The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET A ND COMMERCIAL NTELLIOEN-Gli. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 68f. 65c. The Stock Markets show little variation from the prices at the final close yesterday. The Funds are steadily supported, and in the foreign market American securities have rallied and are rather higher than yesterday, but Turkish and a few other speculative stocks have receded a point. Railways are generally steady, with few fluctua ti9os, and on the whole the tendency is rather favourable. The principal feature in the Mining Market is a fall of £lO per share in St. John del Re y, owing to the telegram announcing the destruc tion of the works by fire. The supply of money is being considerably aug loented by the disbursements now taking place on all hands, at the same. time the trade demand de clines. I n Lombard-street the minimum rate is quoted 1 to 11 per cent. Consols are steady, at 92k to 921 for money and account. New And Reduced Three per Cents., 92i to 921 ; India Five per Cents., 110.1 to 1111 ; B ank Stock, 240 to 242 ; Exchequer Bills, 225. to 27 8 . Fit The only change in Foreign Government Securi ties is a relapse of i per cent. in Turkish (1865) Bonds, at 29/ to 30. Mexicans are steady, at 151 to 151 . Greek, 12 to 13 ; Spanish, 34,1 to 35 ; Italian (1861), 41k to 414 ; Portuguese Scrip, k to I Prem. ; Egyptain Railway, 89k to 901 ; and Brazilian (1865), 75 to 76. The New Honduras Loan is steady at 4 to 1 prem. ex coupon. American Securities are firm at an advance of -I, United States 5-20 Bonds are 4 higher, at 71i to 72 i; Erie Railway, f better, at 48} to 49} ; and Illinois, I, at 88 to 89. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures remain steady, at 22 to 23 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 18 to 19. The Home Railway Market is steady. Great Northern are k better ; Sheffieli, 4 ; and Midland, So uth-Eastern, and Great Western, j. On the other h and, Lancashire and Yorkshire and Great North ern A are 4 lower, and Caledonian, Metropolitan, and Brighton, if each :—The quotations are : Lancashire and Yorkshire, 122 k to 123 ; Midland, 102. to 103 ; South Eastern, 67k to 68 ; Great *Western, 44k to 45; Great Northern, 106 to 107 ; ditto (A), 107 to 108 ; Brighton, 48 to 48f ; Shef field, 44 to 44f ; London and North Western, 113 f to 114 ; Metropolitan, 1141 to 115 ; Caledonian, 72 i to ; and Chatham, 17.1 to 18i. Great Eastern are 27 to 271. Lombardo-Venetian railway shares are a further flower, at 14k, on the report of a new issue of capital. Great Indian Railway Shares are 1064 to 1074 Great Indian, 108 to 109 ; Grand Trunk, 15 to 15 4 and Great Western of Canada, 16/ to 165. London and Westminster Bank Shares are quoted 7 0 to 71; London and Coucty, 54 to 55 ; and Union of London, 345 to 354. A provisional agreement has been made for the transfer of the business of the Rugby Bank of Messrs. Butlin and Son to Lloyd's Banking Com- Pall of Birmingham. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. It Yesterd ay £ 38,000 in bar go ld was sent i nto the . p''` t ) and £3,000 i n co i n was w ithd r awn for export 41 ‘(,)r t he week th ese o p er ations have resulted in an ,ition of £53,000 t o t h e s t oc k o f b u llion. he Sein e i s en route from Li s b on w i t h £66,400 in s "- necie from the Brazils. The following are th particulars of the Australian d ships on heir way to Europe, the total of which as a t lready transpired :—The Kosciusko ; with 40,500 ; the Winnuera, with 12,625 ounces ; alt; Yorkshire, e with 6,000 ounces ; the Sarah • Grice, with 3 ' 625 ,, ounce s ; t h e J . M . J oshua, w i t h 5,3 75 ounces ; ""e Australia, with 20,125 ounces ; the ith 1 6,375 ounces ; and the Star of Peace, with 0,750 ounces. ,The steamers which left N ew Y or k yesterday took ..c,i00,000 in specie for Europe. T he Tasmanian leaves to-day for the West Indies kith XB,OOO i n s il ver , an d £2 ,450 i n go ' d. A f a 'r extraordinary general meeting of shareholders o i t ae Atlantic T e l egra ph Company has been called the 24th inst., for the purpose of exercisi ng th e V w ,, e rs Conferred in the Company's Amendment Act, 8 7 1 1 ) BO fa r as re l a t es t o t h e i ncrease o f th e cap it a l b y - 1 81 ' 4 0 1 £1,300,000 ; suc h new c a pital to be ap plied in making the payments prescribed by the agree rlat betwe en th e A t l ant i c T e l egrap h C ompany an d th e viglo-Ainerican Telegraph Company, on the terinina tpn thereof, and attach to such new capital a preferential t i l l vi deod of 10 per cent, per annum, and in addition c,,ereto participation in the surplus profits of the r e ",, l lanY, and also for the purpose of passing such ' 44 atiOLIS to effect the above objects. dividend (on account) of 25s per share, less le will be paid by the Anglo-American graph Company, on the 29th inst. , s 4 second call of £2 lOs per share has been made 6 1 0 tae shareholders of the Linoleum Manufacturing 'Pa y (Limited) payable on the 20th of February. di v . A ue London and Westminster Bank announce a 1 4 , 1 1 ; e uti of 16 per cent. for the past six months, „ ... 111g 3v per cent for the year. for t he Union Bank of London recommend a dividend, Lae past six months, at the rate of 15 per cent. er a nnum, h e r t ile bill for putting an end to the amalgamation t r; " . ,eell the. Edinburgh and Glasgow and North "ish Railwa s and . for separating the two com- Patie s h , r it a w , as been withdrawn, along with five other aY bills. The railway business in Parliament L. . be lighter this session than any time during the last years. the'ul following Littl e d a l e an d C ompany ' s Circular contains :—" The Atlantic cable is rapidly creat tne.•na revolution in the cotton trade. We know that f42:bsiaige,esadviveisriengreceived here on Tuesday last from the execution of orders transmitted bTaa Liverpool the d ay b e f ore. Many sales, we have a f a:n to believe, have been l a t e ly ma d e t o arr i ve r ? the cotton was purchased on the other side. or Sou ndd anger ' „ principles of business and fraught with The following is from Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite Co.'s 'Weekly Circular :—" The market in Loudon Vt: United S tates ' Government securities has been injuriously affected by the various propositions ..,11,1ch have been made to alter their character, , vi ther by redemption in currency, or by new bands supersee those extant, and although the attempt to ray off i n currenc y h as f a i led, Yet the propositions of the finance committee for the substitution of new bonds in lieu of those now current has produced an unsettled feeling, and led to many sales of bonds ; the induce ment to sell has been increased by the rapid advance of the premium on gold, amounting to 3 per cent. a during the week. The result of these causes has been full of per cent. in the 5-20 Bonds. Illinois shares h ave given way 1 pe r cLit., closing 38 to 88k. Erie remain steady at a b out 48, with few transactions. Th e P anama Railway Seven per lent. Loan, at p ar , for £569 ,800 hai all been subscribed for, and commands a Premium. c ' to 1 per cent." The follv.iing revi ew o f th e r i ce market for the P month is from Messrs. Jackson and Till's Cir r east elan During th e rema i n d er o f l ast month the _e m arket continued i n a d e p resse d s t a t e , an d i n ;u9ost cases rather easier rates were accepted in the let,nuted transactions that occurred, the approaching i, lose of the year and Christmas holidays tending, as 12, 11 a1 at that period, to contract business operations t '„":' a very small compass. Since the opening of the 4 'l Year, h ,-"ever, a much better tone has existed, ren t the active PaA th ' u gu at Present higher prices have not been ewed demand advance in the corn market, and a for cleaned rice, lead us shortly to P e et a revival in rough ; and with the very short 'Ystock of soft grain rice as compared with this time last ear, there being only 11,023 tons against 27,757 tons, estimating that out of the total quantity now afloat ti t Y theta 7,000 tons are likely to come here, the posi a,°,_,a of this description appears prominently favourable. x'"i a moderate advance in price is more than probable. 13 4 Pliblie sale 18,000 bags Siam rice sold at 12s to 13s broomert., being its full value, the quality of the bulk a.g inferior in colour. In Liverpool considerable ,i.aileation. has already prevailed, followed by an advance • i 4 ad to 6d per cwt., t h at mar k et L av i ng thus anti the l ea d o f ours i n t h e upwar d movement we ab ytei pa t _ e 4 The stock there has also turned out to be no °:''' 2,000 less than was estimated. The quantity Sai afloat for Europe is 54,370 tons, inclusive of fi Cg° l l rice; against 12,571 tons last year, and the eic k here i 8 17,210 tons against 29,332 tons." BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. 130 VRRNME NT FUNDS. a Pir • Consols 8 1)0 . Ac count, Fob. 6...___ N T Pel' Cent. Poquerd n ziew Y I.lr er t;63 e a la t t. ,Tan. „„„„ 94 I 92 i + n2± yes- 4o uise brief ) have M.G. on of the Tdon, eland. ghter Bri4 army [Aland For- gubse- Pon 6nd of Cam- 'ance ; 40th Anted medal Vit- Nialta forces raltar ernor d the class, ,mp to May on of augh rried, Stoke ter of trquis army :elder Dot. ; iano iagen ), in- Luna, [BO9 ; usaco and inted iajor eute- taica, -bar d the acid 849; Dold er in froin :eived I one ;, the f St• , tittle Dal- Bal f Mr. Born er of Laud ; me a !al of toyal ;lasps anca, ), for ler of f the a the erica ebas p, as ; was cl of spec- July, imis f the Land the ustos eived , the 1 the rand es in up to rn iu trried tde a ,nded turn ; very, class, 1 sub iarter in the Thus, syl um 544 at ) close ose of under n wall bakers .0 the 0 than 7 fined I cost similar y case should —Mr. [eland John ler, G. )re, to , to be r; Mr. :other- -office, RY. -- e feed ngors, nation e as a swill s kept laugh- or the on the ght as :ore.— your a few Do. 5 per Cent. dart. 1873 — annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Au 6 ~ 1908 — E tchcquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 & 21per Ct —pm ' Do £5OO — pm Do. £lOO & £2OO — pm_ Bank of England Stock, 41- per Cent — Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 — xd Do. Account Do. 5 per Gent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per. Cent... Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5,. per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 lO3l Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1573 •••• •• . ' :,). Bowls, 5 per Cent., .f.:1,000 ~, ender .£1.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSINC PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — A•Litriln Bonds,. 5 per Cent. 1859 BraAian 5 per Cent — 73. If per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1813 D.). 5 per Cent., 1865 'Jo Account. 7 51 i 1 i Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — 1) i 2 per Gent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) C.iba, 6 per Cent. 0...1ta,11 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent t.lo. 6 per Cent., B Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 18C6 Do., Scrip £32 paid C ) nibisn, 6 per Cent. Danisti 3 p:ir Cent., 1825 D inubfan Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 Eplador New oousolidated, 1 per Cent... 61} 6gyptial., 7 per Cent B6 'o. Se, odd Issue ....., .. .„ Bs} D s. (5 )0 Bonds Do. .£IOC Bonds — Do. 1864 ')o. t 5 i 0 Bonds • B7 16} Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 88 1 9 Government Railway I).b.epures .... 90f 90 1 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ox Coups. .-- Jo. Account , . 121 Do. Coupons 851 6 Do. Account I,,tfmeth. h per Cent . Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 7p. Ct., 15 pd 1 pm It tau a per Cert., 180 Do. Account ~ Do. ISlarommana Raiway — Di xicaz 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — De g per Cont. Anglo-French dontevidean G per Cent .. — N.oorish Imperial 5 per Cent — Yew Granada — Do 3 per Cen 29/ Do. Deferral Da Laud Warrants (Hectares) Periviau 5 per Cont. 1865 — Do a ccoun t 694 9 -4 Do 41 per Cent. (Erribarren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 Do Account 1 3 ,, , tsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 38 II tssian 5 per Cent, 1822, £ St 854 6 Do 44 per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent, 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent, 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds BBl Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds...- Bl Do. do. £84155. do B3l SA -iiinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per den Do Acc , Jivat DJ New Deferred ...... ..... . Do Account Do Massive Do Acc. ant Do Corn. Cert. of Cott_ . not fu'lded Do Account Tu Irish 6 per Cent. Co Account Do 6 per Cont. 185 A Do Account ... 58i Do £lOO Bonds 63 Do 6 por Cent., 1862 Do Aomunt Do .£IOC Bonds 57 8/- 1 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 D , Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 ... D , 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — D., Acconn.. I lo 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above pay itule in London. Austrma o por Cent. Ex 10 Florins 13.42-ian, 4 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutrth •i* per ('Ant. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4 per Cont. Certificates ..... — French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex 25f. — Italian 5 per Cont. 1831, En. 25i. Do. Account 4l/ THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93 1 Do. Account SPECIAL CONSTABLES. Special constables for various parishes in the Tower Hamlets have been sworn in during the last three days at the Thames Police-court by Mr. Benson. Among others, the workmen in the service of Messrs. Owen and Muton, of the chemical works, Millwall, and of Furze and Co., brewers, White chapel, have been enrolled. Yesterday, Mr. Col lett, the general manager of the London and St. Katharine Dock Company, and Mr. Mumford, the superintendent of the dock company's police, waited on Mr. Benson to inform him that the people in their service, 3,000 in number, and 500 more at the Cutler street warehouses, wished to be sworn in as special constables. He wished the magistrate to name a day on which he could attend the docks to swear in the men. Mr. Benson said this great manifestation in support of law, order, and authority was highly gratifying, and he would do all in his power to assist. He should see his colleague, Mr. Paget, and make the necessary arrangements. At a meet ing of the special constables, Major John Holt, the superintendent, said that he had received a letter from Captain Donald Munro, the superintendent of the special constables in Mile-end Old-town, recom mending a demonstration of the force already sworn in, and he wished to take the opinion of the meeting on the subject. The proposed demonstration was objected to as impolitic and useless by Captain Barrett, deputy superintendent, and others, and the unanimous feeling of the meeting was against the proposal to march through the streets in procession. At the same time, Captain Donald Munro received a well-deserved encomium for . his public spirit and loyalty. A resolution was then moved and carried that a notice be printed and circulated throughout the hamlet inviting the inhabitant householders and others to attend at the Thames Police-court this day, to-morrow, and Saturday, between 11 and 4 o'clock, to be sworn in and enrolled as specia constables. It appears that altogether 540 special consta bles have now been sworn in at Colchester. The local court of Foresters has presented to the magis trates the following resolution :—" That this court views with horror and indignation the late atrocious outrages committed by a disloyal sect known as the Fenian Brotherboo ; and, taking into consideration the circular issued by the mayor of this town, call ing upon the male inhabitants of a certain age to enrol themselves as special constables, does most cheerfully offer its services to assist in preserving peace and order." In Blackburn the authorities have met with the greatest readiness on the part of all classes of the population to respond to the invitation to enrol themselves. It was the original intention to limit the number to 1,000, but this number has already been exceeded, and the diffiulty now arises where to stop. All the principal mills are represented, the workpeople acting in these cases, under the direction of their masters ; the tradesmen of the town have come forward in large numbers. The whole of the men employed at the gas works are also sworn n, and among the specials are numbered over 200 Volunteers, the fire brigade, lamplighters, &c. In addition, there are offers from the congregations belonging to one or two Catholic chapels in the town, who are anxious to display their loyalty iu this manner. The completeness of the arrange ments which have been made has done much to allay the feeling of apprehension recently prevailing, for it is now confidently felt that Blackburn is in a posi tion to take care of itself. There are several thou sands of Irishmen in the town, and although the number of known Fenians is small, yet it is no secret that money is often raised among them for the aid of the conspiracy. Among the lower classes of Englishmen there is a growing and ill-disguised disposition to take the law into their own hands and deal summary vengeance in the event of any Fenian atrocities being perpetrated. ETON COLLEGE. --The Christmas vacation_ will terminate on Wednesday next, the 15th inst., with the return of the Lower Boys, the fifth and sixth forni3 arriv ing at the college on tho following days. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY 'MARES AND STOCKS. p. 1,4.1 Closing Business share l Railways. I Pricy?. done. st Bristol and Exeter —7lOO I 83 65 et Caledonian ....... 100 72 73 721 31 21 st Cambrian .... 100 • 20 30 - Cork and Bandon...-. - - - 20 Cornwall all 2 4 st Dublin & Belfast June 10(1 743 751 st Dun„Perth,& Ab. Juno lOO 70 72 100 E.London, scrip Corti all - - Do. 140 - d st Glasgow &S. Western 100 95 07 at Great Eastern, Ord.stk. too a7l 2i 28 71 1 I at Do. E. Ang,l. at. No. 104 at lireat North ol Scothay4 100 15 16 at Great Northern lOO 105 0? 1051 at Do. A stock .let 107 103 108 at Do. 11 aluek lOO 123 123 at Do. :New, is. at 25 pm 10) - - at WS, and W. 01 'rebind 100 96 93 at lit. ‘Veatern -Original !CO 44 111 15 4f at Do. 6. Val. lsail. gua. 100 - - At Do. South Wales - - at Do. IV. alid.-Oatorn [OO 25 30 st Do. Newport at 00. 11:N:ford ..... 100 - at l.airc:raliiredt Yorkehira 100 i 22 124 123 at Laudon and Blackwai; 100 - at Lon., 13r1g11.,..a S Coital itla 43 4! 4 8 1 at Von., Chat., and Dover 103 id 19 st Do. aletrop. Ex. A.... 100 at Lon..& North Western 100 11 4 116 ill at Lon. South Western 100 ; 6 at Man., & Lincoll, 100 14 i 4; 1 1 2 at Atetropolitan. at Do. New lO - - at Do. Extenaion at iletropoltLan District all 1 20 110. do. do. 10 - 10 Do. and St. John's W 6 - - at Alidiand - Do. Z 9 Share 7 - - at • Do, dirmin.. AL Darby 100 71 7.3 - aid Kent . . all - - at North British ...... 100 33 35 34 at Do. Ed.; rth., & Dun. 109 - - at Nth. Eaatern -Berwick 100 98 99 25 Do. Gaai•E purohroar• 16.13.4 - - at Do. Leads . 100 59 61 st Do. York roo 90 92 at Do. Carlisle ..... 100 - - • at Do. Stock. & Darling. all 110 132 45 Do. db. 1860-61 lB - at North London .. lOO 113 115 - Do. do. 1861 5 . . lO - 10 Do. do. 1866 at aorth Staffordshire at S. &S. W. Junotion - acottiah Central - 'cot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 - Do. Scot, Mitt. stack lOO - ahropsnire Uaion at South Devon lOO 42 14 at ,oath Eastern . lOO 661 67 20 itaines, Wok., & Wok all, 8i 91 at Vail' Vale lOO 145 i5O 10 Do. C - V ale of Neath - - - Waterford & Kilkenny 100 10 Waterloo & %Manila 1 6 - - .Vest Cornwall , 100 - - , EXAMINATION OP THE FENIAN COL BURKE AND CASEY. BOW-STREET--THIS DAY. The further examination of Colonel Burke, Theo bald Casey, and Henry Shaw, alias Mulady, was proceeded with to-day before Sir T. Henry. The police arrangements in the neighbourhood of the court were again further strengthened to-day by a double line of constables being placed both above and below the entrance to the police-court. The constables in the interior of the court, and about the dock in which the three prisoners were standing, were each armed with a loaded revolver, which they carried openly in their hands. Mr. Gifford, Q.C., and Mr. Poland appeared on the part of the Crown to prosecute. Mr. M'Donali, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Torr, appeared for Burke, and . Mr. Lewis for Casey and Shaw. The first witness examined was, Henry Fisher, a shipping clerk, who said—l was formerly in the employ of the railway company at Curzon-street Railway Station, Birmingham. I was so employed on the 9th, 10th, and 11th of De cember, 1866. I loaded certain goods, and knew them by the figures on them. The cases spoken to by the witness were those containing the En field rifles purchased by Burke of Mr. Kylock. The prisoner Shaw brought the goods to be shipped. Mr. Lewis—You are now speaking as to your belief ? 'Witness—That is the man that brought the goods to me. Mr. Giffard—l now propose that the depositions taken against Burke and Casey be read, in order that they may be taken as against Shaw. The evidence of Massey, the approver, and the other witnesses was then read, but neither Mr. M‘Donald nor Mr. Lewis asked any questions in cross-examination on the part of the prisoners. Mr. Lewis asked that Corydon might be recalled as he wished to ask him a question or two. His reason for doing so was that he (Mr. Lewis) was not instructed when he was first examined. Sir T. Henry—Certainly ; let him come into the box. Mr. Lewis—Have you given any evidence against Shaw in Ireland ? Corydon—No. I identified him as Mulady in gaol. Mr. Lewis—Have you sworn anything against him ? Corydou—No ; he was not tried there. Mr-Lewis—l know that. Have you sworn any information against him ? Corydon—No. He was arrested in March. The prisoner registered his name as Henry Shaw. Sir T. Henry—Where? Corydon—ln Ireland. He was arrested the day after the rising. I saw bim in Kilmainham Gaol. The names of the witnesses who have given evi dence, amounting to 35, were then called over, and each having answered, Mr. Giffard said, on the evidence adduced, he had now to ask that the prisoners be committed for trial on a charge of treason-felony, and as the acts proved had extended to various parts of England and Ireland, yet as the principal overt act, and the foundation of the substantial case against Burke was the purchase of arms at Birmingham, he should ask for the committal of the prisoners to take their trial at the next assizes to be held at the county of Warwick. Sir T. Henry—Yes ; I think that Warwick is the proper venue. Mr. Macdonald—l don't rise to oppose, although I think that Burke would receive a fairer trial in London. The trial at Warwick cannot take place for at least two months, and it was a great hard ship for Burke to be detained for so long a time, especially as he had already been in prison for eight weeks. You, Sir Thomas, have the power to com mit them for trial in London. Sir T. Henry—Yes, I know that, and I think I exercise a proper discretion, as the principal overt act took place in Birmingham, in sending the pri soner for trial,at WarwL;k. Mr. Lewis—The effect of such a proceeding on Casey and Shaw would be to greatly augment the expenses of the trial. They, intend to call a large number of witnesses. • Sir T. Henry—There is a provision for that Dow. Mr. Lewis—There is the expense of sending counsel so far. Sir T. Henry—That I cannot help; the chief witnesses come from Warwick. Mr. M'Donald—There are witnesses from a great many places. Sir T. Henry—l am quite aware of that, but they must be remitted to Warwick Gaol, for trial at the Spring Assizes, and I direct that all the witnesses be bound over in the sum of £lOO to at tend and give evidence at the trial. Mr. Lewis—Will you allow me, Sir Thomas, to remind you that Casey was at first only charged with the assault on the police officer, and— Sir T. Henry—lt is perfectly useless to repeat the application for bail. I cannot take bail in such a case as this. It is right that I should ask you, Mr. M'Donald, whether you wish to call any wit nesses? Mr. M'Donald—l understand that there are a great number of witnesses, but I do not propose to call them now, as I feel nothing would induce you, sir, to alter your decision of committing the pri soner for trial. Sir T. Henry—No, you are quite right upon that point. The prisoners were then removed from the dock closely guarded by police. Foreign Mail Packet List• MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via S-outhamptol.....Jan. 19 Ditto, via Marseilles .. Jan. 13. Ditto, via Panama Jan. _B. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video .. . Jan 5. Ditto, by French packet . Jan 21 Cape Verde, by Brazil paotet ........ Cape of Good Hope, Asoension, and St. iielena....Jan. ;7, China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southam2ton—Jan 1) Ditto, via Marseilles Faikland Islands dribraltar, via Southampton.. ..... ... • Jan. 13. India, via Southampton Ditto, via &Israel es Sitalta, blgypt, .t 3. . • ••••••••.•.• .. • • .• • • . Jan 9 Ditto, Marseilles Jan. 7. Mauritius, Cape of Good IL)pe, and Natal, Via Southampton Jan t ) Ditty,Marsei des Jao. 13 \lewfoundla nd Portugal . Jan. 5 Ditto, by L Lited States packet Ditto ditto' New York) Ditto oitto Nt.w York) Ditto ditt( (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet ....................Jan. —. Ditto, by p r is ship to Oporto Ditto z .tto to Lisbon United States, Canada, California, &e., by British packet .... West Coast of Afri,a, Madeira, and Teneriff J. 13 Weet Indies and Pa:..•1110 (except Mexico and Balui- mas) Cuba and Mexico J 23. ihha:nac, via New York Bermuda, via Halifax THE HOUSE OF PEERS.—The House of Peers at present ccnsists of one Prince, two Royal Dukes, three archbishops, 26 dukes, 33 marquises, 160 earls, 33 viscounts, 27 bishops, and 161 barons—the total number of Peers being 449. TI e Bishop of Bath and Wells also sits as Baron Auckland. The following clergymen hare also seats in the House of Lords as lay Peers :—The Rev. A. E. Hobart, Earl of Buckinghamshire; the Rev. Wil liam George Howard, Earl •of Carlisle ; the Very Rev. William John Broderick, Viscount Middleton; the Rev. William Nevil, Earl of Abergavenuy ; the Von. Frederick T wisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, D.C.L., Lord Saye and Sele, the Rev. Alfred Nathaniel H. Curzon, Lord Scarsdale, The heir presumptive to tho title of Lord Arundell and Wardour is his brother, the Rev. Everard Aloysivs Gouzaga, a Jesuit priest. There are 107 Peers of Scotland and Ire land, who are not peers of Parliament; there are 224 mem bers of tho Privy Council ; and the archbishops, bishops, colonial bishops, bishops of the Episcopal Church of Scot land, and retired bishops, number 99. There are 865 baronets 474 civil and military knights, 137 noblemen and baronets, who are Knights of the various Orders, 131) Knights of the Order of the Star of India, 751 Knights Companions of the Order of the Bath, three field marshals, 578 general officers in the army, 312 generals in her Ma jesty's Indian army, 329 admirals in the navy, 56 judges in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 174 Queen's Counsel and Sergeants-at-Law in England, and 93 in Ireland. There are 162 deaths recorded of those whose names ap peared in "Who's Who 2" and who died between the 30th of November, 1866, and the Ist of December, 1867, with the dates of their birth and death.— IF7O Who, 1868. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SINGULAR CASE.—Charles Becknell, a strange looking man, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and disorderly. Police-constable Timberlake, 129 A R, said that on the previous evening he saw the prisoner, who was drunk, following a gentleman in Green-street, Leicester-square, and annoying him, and he then took him into custody. The prisoner said he wa3 acquainted with Inspector Thompson and the police at Scot land-yard, and had been ordered to arrest a General connected with the Fenians, and be cause he had not done so he was told that he would be charged as a Fenian. le asked the con stable to assist him in arresting the General, and the constable refused to do s), and on his . telling the constable that he would report him to Sir Richard Mayne, he made the present charge against him. Mr. Knox said he did not believe that the Pri soner was employed in any such way as he stated. The prisoner said that if the magistrate doubted it, he could ask the Secretary of State. Mr. Knox said that he should not think of troubling the Secretary of State in such a matter, and if the prisoner had any complaint to make against the constable he could report him, and he should have his name for the purpose. Sergeant Shillingford, 4 C, said that when he went to put the prisoner iu the cell, he said, " You are not going to put handcuffs on me. You will have to put me in a madhouse before that. You can't do it, because I belong to the United States Federal Army, and I am in England now." Mr. Knox asked the sergeant whether he thought the prisoner was in his right mind ? Sergeant Shillingford said he believed he was, but he bad been drinking. Mr. Knox asked what was the prisoner's conduct in the cell ? Sergeant Shillingford said that while in the cell ne talked all the time to himself. Mr. Knox asked the prisoner whether he could refer to auy one who knew him. The prisoner said that he had been employed by a person in Chancery-lane as a process server. Mr. Knox said that if the prisoner's statement had been such as to have justified him in think ing that he was not in a sane state of mind, he would have committed him to the House of Deten tion that he might be examined by the doctor. lie would deal with the case as an ordinary case of drunk and disorderly conduct. The prisoner said he was neither drunk nor dis orderly. Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 103. or seven days, and as the prisoner was leaving the court he said he was simply doing her Majesty's duty by the Secre tary of State's orders. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 'British Columbia, 6 per oent.,Deo.3l, 1372 100 -- Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. &Aug l,O 100 102 -- Do. sp. a. Mar.- & Sept 100 100 102 Do. sp. a. Jan. & July 100 86 88 b 64 6 Do. sp. e. Inscribed sk 100 85 87 Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 102 104 Du.Apl.&ool, 1890-IVOO 100 106 108 Do. do 1880-90 100 104 106 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 35 V Ceylon, N0v.1868, 6 p.( 100 Do. 1878, do lOO 113 1104 _Mauritius , 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . 1)0. 1882, Kay 15, N0v.15 100 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 107 109 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 IC4 106 N.B.Gov.6p.a.Ja.&July 100 103 105 Y. S.W. Gov.s p•a., 1866 100 -- - Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 100 974 984 95 6 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 - - Do. 5 per cent.. ... 100 98 99 Nova Se ,tia Gcv. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l2O IC2 104 'lueensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 1(.5 1. Attl.Gov.l p. 0.1808-2 100 - - Do. 1878 & upwards 1( 0 110 111 Vio,(l ov. p. 0.3 a & July 100 Do. do, April & Oct lOO 110 112 111 BRITISH rossiosioNs. A.tiantio&St.Lawrence all 53 65 itom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. 100 104 105 1(24 gu. 5 per cent... !O Do. F shares lO p 4P :04 liutralo & Lake Huron all 34 4 10 Do. Prelerence all 5 6 ‘lO tied" Brant &Goderieh . ( p.c. e 72-- 1 lOO 68 71 ualcotta &S. E., lint lOO - - it t. c Town & Dock, gu lOO 18 52 00 , )eincrara, 7 p.c. per. p all 99 It 2 it _:ast. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 L 3 IL4 103 . ;! t Ea o s o t . l.l j di c at x t, te g n u s . io s n p..c l Ol 3O ILO I_l o 6 MI it .rand Frank ot Canada 100 17 18 00 Jo. Equip. Mort, Bond; 1 charge p.c all S 3 85 WO Do. Ist rrof. Bonds all 5.) 52 WO (Jo. do deferred ... ail - - 100 De. 2d Pr.f. Bonne all 40 45 ICO to. do. deterred 100 Do. ld ?rel. stook.— all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred - - 100 Do. 4th Prei. stook 100 Do. do. deterred - - at )It. India Pen. gua..sp.e 100 107 108 107 /3 o. Gus, 5 per cent lB - 2t. 0 Do. New gee. sp. c 6 - I . at t. Seir-h ut India ges. 5 per cent at 44 per cent (o,i 92 91 204 ;reat 13' , s. of Canuia all 154 154 204 Do. New .. - IJO Jo. 6p. o 13(.5. pay. 1873 all 95 97 (00 Jo. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 e 7 tOl 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 2 4 ,1 at Iladras, gee. 5 p.o 100. 100 102 it Do. 41 do at Do. 14 do lOO 89 91 20 Do. Filth Extension 5 - - it Meth. Cot 6p. c. Enda. 100 - - 50 Mel. & Hobson's Bay all - at N. Itl.C'da,6pcs Ist pt. ha 100 83 85 at dcittde 100 100 101 91 Do. Delhi 20 Do. do . 4 ,5 1 1 1 0 5 0 100 4 4 101 1004 1001 1 100 at Do. Punlaub..... =.l 100 94 100 1004 1 it Do.lndus St.Flot 100 85 87 BRITISH MINES. Cam. Cousol. Gold, Um 1 - Uhiverton - Jlilford Amalgamated SO 54 64 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 4:0 430 - tirakewalls 2.1.0 4 2 - East Bassett (Illogan) 2114 10 12 - East Caradon 2.11.6 2* 6 - East Cam Brea 3l 2 21 mast Grenville - East Gunnislake 8.3.0 1 - East LOvell 3.9.0 8 9 - WI! Russell (Tavistk 11.7. t; 14 2 - lam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 4 treat L.txey, limited all 17 18 - 61reat South Tolgus 0.14.0 - :Ireat Wheal Bo ay 11.9.0 - Wheel Vor (Helstfin 40 17 19 - xrenville 9.0.6 14 14 - Ilerod's Foot 8.10.0 35 37 - ilingston Downs 5.10.6 24 2f Ilargaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.0 6 a - tlarke Valley 1.10.6 43 54 4 I.wyndy Iron Ore, lint Si 24 14 - New S ton - forth toskear . 3B' 5 7 4.Wh Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 - - - North Wheal Crotty 2.110 2 8 i'rosper United 8.11.0 2 24 l'rovidencekUnyLelant 10.6.7 29 31 Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 390 410 - South Condurrow i.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 424 - itray Park . 35.15.6 4 6 - I:In Croft l3 14 Vigra and Clogan, lim all - - West liassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 11 10 12 - West Chi rerton ll 66 68 65 - West Seton 474 195 205 - Wheal Bassett ( Mogan 54 85 95 Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 16 19 _ Wheal Mary Ann (Hen. 8 18 20 - Wheal Seton _ Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 6 8 PREFERENCE S London and S.-Western 44 per cen South Eastern 4i per cent. 1853. 83 r'OLIEiGN KAILWAY; !labia and San Francisco. Ihn., gun. 7 per:" rest L u xembourg, 8 7-16 nt., j4l south Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 131 FOREIGN MINES, Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, :Ilin., 34 1 von Vedro. Nor Del Rey, 21 poi St John dol Rey, lira , 45 -WOKS. AND S rOcKS t., 89f East and %Test India, 124 i BANE Alliance, Consolidated, 1im.,11 Imperial Ottoman, London Chartered liana of Australia, 23 London and County. London and 1.% cstialUSter, _ • Ditto, Scrip, 40 National Provincial of England, Ditto, Zd and 3d issue, 39} bilSO OLL AN EOCki. Anglo American Telegraph, 194. Atlantic Telegraph, 531 4 Lit o, 8 par cent., 1021 Berlin Water Works, am., Li Bombay Gas, lirn., 41 British Ship Owners, 41 Commercial Union. Insurance. 41 Corporation of London Bonds, .5 4; ler cent., 101} Credit Foncier ot Niaraira, lira.. 3 East India Irrigation and Canal. 17 Fore-street Warehouse, lirn., 111 1 Gen. Credit and Discount, tin., 5 3-16 Hudson's Bay, 14i International Financial Society, lira., 3 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour). 3 London Financial Association. lira., National Discount Loran:my, 11} 11 National Steam Ship, lim., 71 Ocean arine Insurancc), 21; oriental Gas, lim. 6 1-16 L'eniusula aud'Oriental Steam, C 6 Ditto, new•, 1807, 5I Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, 11m., 4 11-16 United Kingdom Tel graph Co., Um., 3 5-16 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per oeut. (Mortgage) Loan, 63 I MUSICAL GOSSlP.—Rubinstein, the pianist, is creating great enthusiasm at Munich. A new opera, en titled " Ondinn," by Lortziog, has just been produced in Paris. The violinist and composer, Alfred Holmes, who is on a tour through Holland, is meeting with brilliant success. Mr. Frederic Clay, the amateur composer of•some slight theatrical music, is writing a new operetta for St. George's Hall. A grand now Mass, written by M. Bour gault-Ducoudret, was performed at the Church of the Ma deline, Paris, on Christmas morning. The solos were sung by the Baroness de Caters (daughter of Lablache), and M. Faure, with telling effect. The composer has al ready carried of a prize from the Conservatoire at Rome, and the music of this Mass is spoken highly of. A magni ficent silver tea and coffee service has just been presented to Mr. J. J. Carrodus, of London, by the inhabitants of Keighley, his native town.—Musical Manaard. WESTMINSTER. SNOW-BALLlNG—Patrick Madigan, 36 years of age, was charged with throwing snow-balls to the danger of passengers, with assaulting Police-con stable George Wallis, 188 B, in the execution of his duty, and further with doing damage to his helmet amounting to 12s. 6d. Wallis said—At about 8 o'clock last night I was on duty in Marlborough-road, Chelsea, and saw the prisoner and a lot of others throwing snow-balls at the passers-by. One old gentleman had to take refuge in a stationer's shop. I drove them away, and in a few minutes I returned, and they were at it again. I saw prisoner distinctly throw a snow-ball at agentleman who was passing, and Iran after him. He fell at the corner of the street, where I caught him; he struck and knocked me about repeatedly; he tried to bite me, and knocked my helmet about, completely smashing it. I was surrounded by about 30 others, who tried a rescue, and had it not been for another constable I should have been unable to retain my prisoner. Snow 67 B corroborated the last witness, and said the prisoner was quiet after he came up. Prisoner denied zhe charge and said he ran away because the boys did. He was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour. THAMES. ROBBERY IN A DWELLING-II OUS E.—Margaret Collins, a girl about 17 years of age, was brought before Mr. Paget, with stealing four sovereigns, the moneys of a woman named Sophia Dallymore. The prosecutrix is located in that horrible place in Bluegate-fields, Shadwell, and rented apartments at No. 4. The prisoner was a servant to the degraded occupants in the house, and among others Dallymore, who was hocussed according to her account of four sovereigns, a half sovereign, three watches, five gold chains, and other property. She deposited the whole in a box, an 3 put it in her cupboard on Sunday night. The box was locked, but the cupboard was not. Last night she missed four sovereigns from her cupboard. The only reliable evidence against the prisoner was given by a girl named Mary Ann Burke, who said she went out with the prisoner on Tuesday night and stopped with her all night. The prisoner treated her and some young men with two pots of porter, rum, gin, and other things. A. police-constable named Emmerton, No. 483 K, was called upon last night to take the prisoner into custody. The pro secutrix said if the prisoner would confess that she had taken the money she would give her half of it. This failing the prosecutrix threatened her. Em merton was about to state what the prisoner said, when Mr. Paget stopped the case, and said he could not hear the confession after the prosecutrix had in duced her to make it by a promise and a threat. He did not blame the constable, who had done his duty properly. Whether there were ever more than four sovereigns in the box was very doubtful. The prosecutrix had possession of a good deal of money and property there was no question, and he be lieved it was obtained in a discreditable manner. He should not keep up this case, and the prisoner must be discharged. MARKETS—(2 his Day.) METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Although only a moderate supply of beasts was on sale here to-day, the demand for all kinds was extremely in active, and the, quotations ruled almost nominal. The highest price was 5s 2d per Blbs. Sheep met a heavy sale, and in some instances rather lower rates were sub mitted to _by the salesmen. The extreme price was 4s 10d per 81bs. Prime small calves were scarce, and the turn dearer. Inferior calves, however, were rather cheaper. In pigs next to nothing was doing on former terms. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. eded acted Crse & inf. beasts... 3 6 3 8 Pme ore-wool sheep 4 2 4 8 Second quality do ..3 to 4 2 Prime 6'thdowa do 4 8 4 10 Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 6 Large coarse calvcs 4 0 4 c Prime Scots, &c.... 1 10 5 2 Prime small do 4 10 5 6 Crse. and int. sheep. 3 2 3 6 Large hugs .3 4 3 15 Second quality do ..3 8 4 0 Smal: porkers 3 1...) 4 2 Suckling calves, 234 to 27s ; and quarter old-store pigs, 24s to 27s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts B9l Beasts Cows. Cows. .... Hu Sheep .nd lambs 5,2 0 Sheep and 1 mbs Calves 45 k;a yes . rigs 2eo 'rigs NEWGATE AND LEADEND ALL. Beef Mutton 3 0 to t 4 Pork 3 0 to 4 2 Per 81b by the carcase. HAY. SMITRFIELD.—Meadow hay, 55s to 85s Od'; clover, 60s to 105 s ; awl straw, 30s to 36s per load. A fair supply. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 55s to 87s 6d ; clover, GOs to 1053 Od; and straw, 30s to 36s per load. A slow trade. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow bay, 55s to 87s 6d ; clover, 60s to 107 s 6d; and straw 30s t0..36s per load. Au inactive demand. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE -T: 'ay. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Jan. B.—Nora, from Baltimore ; Gem, from Duclair. Arrived, Jan. 4.—Rhine, steamer, from Boulogne ; Ernestid, steamer, from Nantes ; Neva, steamer, from Dunkirk. . Sailed -Delta, steamer, for Oporto. - D., Thursday Morning. Passed—Sir G. F. Seymour, for St. Vincent; Ben Lomond, for Sydney—both from London; Maiden Queen, ship, from Foo-chow-Foo, for London (iri Tow). kailed—SCindia l f9r London. ROYAL rrsn TO LIVERPOOL. The 'weat'her yesterday was very unfavourable for unp dei;Onstrations of gaiety. The sun sc ar cely ever shone at all, and it was so dull and. misty throughout the greater portion of the day that the shops and offices in the centre of the town had to be lighted with gas. Prince Arthur and Prince Christian left Knowsley Park about ten o'clock, attended by Earl Vane, the Hon. F. Stanley, M.P., Lord Barrington, the Earl of Stamford and Warrington, Lord Walden, Lord Skelmersdale, Lord Elphinstone, and Mr. Engelhardt, and drove to Liverpool, where they were met by the Mayor (Mr. E. Whitley), Mr. R. Brocklebank (chairman of the Mersey Dock Board), Mr. John Laird, M.P., Mr. Charles Turner, M.P., Mr. Graves, M.P., and other gentlemen connected w:th the commerce and in terests of the town. They then proceeded to inspect the enormous new works at the Waterloo Dock, at the north end of the town, the various parts of which were explained by Mr. Lyster, the engineer to the Dock Board. They next drove to the landing-stage, and during a royal salute, fired fro , Majesty's ram Viper, embarked on board the Dock -hoard steam-tender Alert, and sailed up the river, passing round her Majesty's ship Donegal, which fired a rod al salute, the Great Eastern steamship, the school frigate Conway, and the other reformatory ships anchored in the Sloyne. Having disembarked, the party proceeded to the Town Hall, where they were entertained to lunch by the Mayor. After 'Amcheon the Princes and their suite drove to the free public library, where they met the Princess Christian, the Princess Henrietta, and a number of ladies from Knowsley, including the Countess of Derby. The whole party then paid a visit to St. George's Hall, where Mr. Best gave a performance on the grand organ. The pro gramme, which had been specially arranged for the occa sion by the Countess of Derby, was as follows :—Wax march (" Athalie "), Mendelssohn ; Air, Cujus animam (" Stabat Mater "), Rossini ; Tema con Variazioni for the organ ( ". T. Best) ; Fantasia on themes from the opera of " Dinorah " (Meyerbeer) ; Overture, "Guillaume Tell," scored for a grand organ by W. T. Best (Rossini). The performance lasted from about four to five o'clock. The visitors, on leaving the hall, drove back to Knowsley. There was very little bunting shown on the river, and the display of flags in the town, the visit being a private one, was a!most nil. The Royal standard floated over the Town Hall, as is customary on the occasion of visits to the town by members of the Royal Family. There were two shooting parties on Tuesday, one of which bagged 980, the other 700 head--Prince Arthur killing 67. RETIREMENT OF THE DEAN OF WINCHESTER.- • The Very Rev. Dr. Gamier, Dean of Winchester, has announced that he intends to bring his public ministry to a close. He graduated at Oxford before the commence ment of the present century, and, although 92 years of age, took his share of the services in the cathedral on Christmas Day. He has been Dean of Winchester twenty-eigkt years, and for seven years prior to that time was a canon of the cathedral. ABSENCE OF CRIME IN KENT.- At the Maid stone Winter Sessions the Recorder was presented with a pair of white kid gloves, therebeing no business. Ile congratu lated the county on this, for the court had generally to be held in Kent when it was not required elsewhere. This was the first instance in his recollection when no assize had been held. He hoped that in these troublous and discontented times good order and peacefulness would continue. A SERIOUS MISTAKE.—A shocking accident has occurred near Alton. A number of gentlemen were shooting in a cover near Alton, belonging to E. Knight, Esq:, of Chawton Park. One of the party steadily aimed at something which in the distance he mistook for a rabbit, and fired, when a loud cry for assistance was heard, on which several gentlemen ran to the spot and found a young man named Spencer, the son of a farmer living in the neighbourhood, lying on the ground seriously wounded in both legs, and weltering in blood. A considerable time elapsed before further help could be rendered, owing to the distance from the village, and the unfortunate man was compelled to remain upon the snow-covered ground to await the arrival of a cart. He was then conveyed home in a benumbed and exhausted condition and re ceived medical attention ; but it is feared that the acci dent, combined with the long exposure to frost and snow, will render his recovery for some time exceedingly doubt ful. No less than thirty shots have been extracted from the legs of the sufferer. A CAUTION.--The fidelity and caution of the troops is illustrated by a singular incident which occurred a few days ago in Belfast. Two soldiers of the 28th were walking through the town about six o'clock in the even ing, when they were accosted by a gentleman, who got into conversation with them on the subject of the army, its strength, and details of organisation. They were not disposed to gratify his curiosity, and resorted to various expedients for getting civilly away, but he kept close to them for two hours wherever they went, and offered them money for drink. At last, sus➢ecting that he wanted to seduce them from their allegiance, they gave him in charge to a policeman. When the charge was being entered at the police-house it was discovered that the gentleman was a very influential person in Belfast, and a member of Ote of the public boards, who takes a great interest in military matters. His name and address were taken, and it was left optional with the soldiers to prosecute him if they thought fit—a caution to people of too inquiring a turn of mind. SINGULAR ACCIDENT TO A MAIL TRAIN.—On Tuesday night a singular accident happened to one of the mail trains running between Edinburgh, &c., and London, on the Lancaster and Carlisle section of the London and North-Western Railway. As the train was proceeding at its usual speed near Oxenholme the tender of the engine, through some cause, got detached from the van adjoining and at the head of the carriages. It being dark at the time, and as no noise was caused through the severance, the engine-driver proceeded ahead, and it was not until a distance of six or seven miles had been traversed that he became aware cf what had happened—namely, that he had left the train. As soon as this state of affairs became known, the driver reversed his engine, the train was reached, and, after being recoupled, the journey was con tinued. The mail was about an hour and a quarter late at Preston. No personal injury was sustained through the mishap. Some time ago a similar accident, attended with rather serious consequences, occurred between Rugby and London. SCENE IN AN IRISH COURT OF JUSTICE. —A very unusual scene has occurred in the Antrim Quarter Sessions Court, presided over by Mr. Otway, Q.C. The jury having handed in a verdict of acquittal in a case of common assault, the judge, addressing the foreman, asked, " What's that you say ?" Foreman : " There were discrepancies in the evidence which—" His worship : " Tut, tut, nonsense ! You may retire ! Stop ! (open ing a law book) I don't know how to deal with that verdict ;itis a perverse verdict." The foreman observed that they had found discrepancies in the evidence; when the judge again remarked that he had power—there was no question of it—to order a jury to reconsider and amend their verdict, when, through the mistaking of evi dence or partiality, it was repugnant:to justice. He did not know whether he would exercise that nower or not. He would allow the verdict to be recorded, but he had never received a verdict from a jury with which he wag so thoroughly dissatisfied. (To the accused.) " Stand up, sir. The jury - - I can hardly call them so—the twelve men who were sworn to try your case—have acquitted you. I do not believe a more guilty man ever stood in the dock than you. However, I will take the verdict—a verdict which may have done more to hinder the administration of justice in this court, and limit the value of its jurisdiction, than any verdict that was ever given. I have told you that I will take the verdict, believing you—notwithstanding that the jury have acquitted you—as guilty a man as ever stood in that dock. You are discharged, I believe the verdict to be partial, perverse, and repugnant to justice. (To the jury) : Go away, gentlemen. You certainly never shall be on a jury again, if I can help it." The jurymen seemed much astonished. SPARE THE LITTLE BIRDS. —An enthusiastic German naturalist, Dr. H. Linck, publishes in a Stutt. gart paper a pathetic appeal on behalf of the small birds, which, he says, are now perishing by thousands of cold and hunger. " Human beings "—so begins the appeal— "be merciful and grateful ! . . . You have perhaps no suspicion of the state of the birds at this moment. But I know, both from a long intimate acquaintance with the animal world, and from observations that I am now making, that days like - the present, when a slow. silent, increasing snow-fall buries the earth and it.; produce, act like a pestilence on the feathered tribe ; I find every morning in my garden chaffinches, gold hammers, tomtits, blackbirds, and robins, dead, starved. rozen." In the hope of remedying this state of things: the doctor begs mankind to " throw off its wretched indolence, if only to order servants to shake the cloth out side the window after meals, and to collect the crumbs of stale bread and the cold potatoes which lie forgotten in odd corners and cupboards, and scatter them to the birds after making them digestible by reducing them to a pulp and mixing the compound with grated carrots." "And you," adds the dpctor, " proprietors of gardens and fields, I have read a hundred times what incalculable services the feathered population render you by the incessant war they wage against the small but powerful destroyers of your seed and fruits. Do not hesitate to wade through the snow to bring them alms and spare their lives. You may then change your boots with the consciousness of having 1 Dexformed a truly vnd and humane action.". DEATII OF COUNT ARNIM BOITZEN- BURG. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) BERLIN, Jan. 9. Count Arnim Boitzenburg, formerly Prussian Minister of State, died at 8 o'clock yesterday morn ug at Boitzeuburg after a lengthened illness. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. BANK OF raANaz PARIS, Jan. 9. The return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day shows the following changes com pared with the previous account : INCREASE. Notes . Advances 330,000 fr. DECREASE. Private accounts ....... 19,800,000 fr. Treasury accounts 16,750,000fr. Bills discounted Cash dank of England An Account, pursuant to .;ap. 32, for the week ending 188 L'S Notes issued .....£85,952,050 turns,—Th's Evening, he Act 7th and Bth Victoria Arednestlay, Ja).. 8, 1868. .I.II.TAIENT. Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion X 35,959,050 £35,959,050' BLNKING DEPARTMENT. Vroprietors' Capi tal! £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 3,650,829 Other Deposits.. 23,416,607 Seven Days and other Bills 645,136 Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £13,869,046 Other Securities 18,300,90( Notes 11,725,195 Gold and Silver Coin ... 1,101,020 £45,496 7 165 .445,496,160 NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty this afternoon : Captain Charles H. May, to H.M.S. Defence, commis sioned. Commander E. T. Parsons to H.M.S. Beacon, commissioned. Commander Loftus F. Jones to H.M.S. Royalist, commissioned. Commanders A. D. W. Fletcher, J. G. Mead, and W.F. Johnson to be Inspecting Commanders in the Ccast Guard. SPECIAL CONSTABLES. ST. PAUL, COVENT GARDEN. Henry White and J. G. Stilwell, Esqrs., sat again this day, and the number sworn in for this district is now upwards of 2,000. Seventy-one members of the Civil Service Volunteers, under the command of Major Hawker attended in a body and took the oath as special constables. They were addressed in a most impressive speech by Henry White, Esq., the chairman of the Bench, who expressed his pleasure at seeing them come forward in the manner they had done to testify their loyalty to their Sovereign, and stated that foreign nations were intently watching the manner in which the English people came forward to support the constituted authorities in their endea vours to preserve order. About 40 of the employes of the Queen's Theatre, headed by Mr. Linton, Mr. Frampton, and Mr. Toole, and about 45 of the Record Office, were sworn in, and a number of Irish labourers also came forward and enrolled them selves. In consequence of the rumoured attempt to be nade this day to rescue Burke and Casey, over 250 ipecials of this division volunteered their services tt the " Old Hummums,l the head quarters of this livision, and were on duty from 9 till 1, either at lead-quarters or at other rallying points in the listrict. Drilling was actively carried on in the rear of head-quarters during the day under the lirection of Superintendent Corscaden. Colonel Sargeant, Lieut.-Colonel Mayne, Major Clarke, awl Mr. New were on duty the whole of yesternight and to-day. Arrangements are being made to form the St. Clement's, St. Martin's, and Covent-garden divi iions into one brigade. The Court will sit again on Saturday from 11 till 3, and on Monday next from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., when a great number of the members of the Have lock Rifle Corps, under George Cruikshauk, Esq., have arranged to be sworn in. Col. Mayne and Mt. New remain on permanent duty at headquarters day and night. AQUA7ICS. THE NEW THAMES YACHT CLUB. Under this thle a new yacht club has just been success fully launched. At a meeting of gentlemen interested in he pursuit of the sport, held at the Freemasons' Tavern It the close of last November, it was proposed by Mr. A. J. Otway, M.P., and seconded by Mr. Charles Marett, and resolved unanimously —" That, having regard to the pros pect of sport on the Thames, it is desirable that a new society be formed for the purpose of encouraging yacht building and sailing on the river Thames;" and the fol hwing gentlemen were appointed as a committee to for ward the object in view :—Messrs. J. D. Lee, yacht Nettle E. Baldock, the Dudu ; G. W. Charlwood, Irene; R. Dames, Violet ; T. Groves, jun., Phryne ; J. H. Johnson, 3inbad ; W. Lake, Dauntless ; J. C. Morice, Marina ; W. N. Budge, Night Thought; James Shoolbred, Coquette; a. F. Smith, Amazon ; C. iMarett, A. J. Otway, 0. R. fatham, Joseph Mills, and R. T. Wilkinson. The result of the committee's labours was declared in a circular addressed to gentlemen who had given their assent to invitations to join, as follows —" That 120 gentlemen had embraced the offer, including owners of 40 yachts." The following resolutions were then agreed to by the committee : " That the society be designated The New Thames Yacht Club.' "That the chief object of the club being the promotion of yachting on the river Thames, and an expensive esta olrisst 2 inndeo members nt not bring b g e contemplated,three guineas, the andeu totrancefeetothe d subsequent members fire guineas. " That the annual subscription be two guineas. "That a sub-committee bo formed to frame a set of general rules at theesandrnegexultamtioeentsing.for the club, to be submitted to "That a sub-committee be appointed to ascertain what reasonable accommodation can be obtained for the use of .lie club, and report thereon at the next meeting." In pursuance of these resolutions, the whole of the pre uiivarios wore brought up at a meeting held on Tuesday night, and presided over as before by Mr. J. D. Lee, who was supported by a large number of gentlem"n interested in yachting. The club was pronounced by general consent f,O be duly launched, hut its anchorage is• not yet deter mined on; a central position in the metropolis, however, will be selected. Mr. It. S. Wilkinson, hon. secretary and treasurer, read the whole list of members; and Mr. C. Latham went through the regulations which aro at pre sent suggested for the government of the club, and which are hereafter to be determined upon. The meetings of the club are to take place on the first Monday in every month excepting August, September, and October. A committee if ten gentlemen was appointed to carry on business pro tem. RACING FIXTI FEBR URES FOR 18€8. Lincoln Spring 'Jarrow 2O I Derby Spring MARCH. Liverpool Spring M 3 ')holnisford Spring M 10 Shrewsbury Spring 10 ;Vest Dray ton l2 Warwick Spring Marg,ato Epsom Spring Meeting 24 Uroxtun Park Nertinunpton APRIL. Northampton (continued) i rifighton l4 B ro mley . - 16 Aldershot Durham I - 13 Think Hendon Newcastle Spring N ewma rket Graven 21 Curragh April 2l Newmarket Ist Spring 27 NEW QUEEN'S THEATRE.—Want of space to-day prevents us from doing more than announcing th e une quivocal success of Mr. Byron's new drama, Dearer than Life," written for Mr. Toole, and produced hero last night. It was admirably performed by every person engaged in it, and the applause at the fall of the curtain was enthusiastic. ~~ [HE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1868.