The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-02 00:00:00

MONEY lUARKET AIID :.!OMMEROIAL INTELLTUEN(.7t; CIIT, Two O'CLOCK. The Stock Exchange re-opened this morning, but business still partakes of a holiday tone, and few transactions have been effected. The tone is not un favourable, but dull, with steadiness in the English Funds', and a further improvement in the stocks of the leading railway companies. The Foreign Mar ket is quiet. Some abatement is apparent in political anxieties, but, so far, it has not produced any decided reaction. The Money Market remains quiet. The trade bills on offer are few, and those of the " fourth" are apparently provided for. The supply is also small. The minimum rate is per cent. Consols are rather firmer, at 92 to 92k for money and account. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 91k to 92 ; India Five per Cents., 1104 to 111} ; Bank Stock, 239 to 241 ; Exchequer Bills, 235. to 28s. prem. The only improvement in Foreign Stock is a re covery of in Mexican, at 151 to 15/. Italian of 1861 are heavy, the present price being 44/ to 44i ; Greek are -the same, at 111 to 12i ; New Three per Cent., 331 to 34i ; Turkish (1865), 321 to 321 ; Portuguese Scrip, Ito prem, and Old ditto, 39 to 39g.. The New Honduras Loan is I 1 prem. ex div. American Securities are steady :—United States Five-twenty Bonds are better, at 72i to 721 ; Erie Shares, 48 to 49 ; and Illinois 89 to 90. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures remain steady, at 20 22, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds at 18 19. The heavy priced railway stocks continue to im prove. This morning there is a further recovery of 1 in Midland, at 104} to 105 ; of I in Great Northern A, at 109 to 110, and in Diancashire and Yorkshire, at 1231 to 1234, and of inMetropolitan at 1154 to 1161 On the oth er h an d t h ere i s a re l apse of 1 in Sheffield at 444 to 451 ; and of in London and North-Wes tern, at 1134 to 1141 ; in Great Western, at 44 to 44f ; and in Brighton, at 48 to 481. South Eastern shares are steady, at 66} to 67 ; Great Eastern, 31 to 311 ; and Great Northern (A) 109 to 110. There is no change in Bank Shares. London and County are 54 to 55 ; London and Westminster, 68 to 69 ; London and Joint Stock, 341 to 351 ; and Alliance, 111 to 10i dis. _ _ _ General Credit Shares are 21 to 21 dis. ; Lon don Financial, 23 to 22 dia.; and Credit Foncier, 3i to I die. CITY, TWELVE o'CLocir. Bar gold to the value of £33,000 has been sent into the Bank. La Plata takes 500 sovereigns to the West Indies. The Maria Pia is announced from Lisbon with £19,515 in specie. The meeting of the City Bank is announced for the 21st inst. The Port Philip and Colonial Gold Mining Com pany have called a meeting for the 21st inst., to receive the report of the directors and to declare a dividend. Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co., announce an ISRUC of £1,000,000, 7 per cent. bonds, of the Panama Railroad Company at par. The bonds will be redeemed in thirty years. The committee of the debenture holders of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway have issued a long report, in which they state that they have secured the reconsideration of their claims, and that they have ao apprehension of the result. The biddings for £200,000 in bills on India took place yesterday afternoon, at the Bank of England, and £125,000 were allotted to Calcutta. The mini mum price was fixed at is 101 d on Calcutta and Madras, and tenders at and above that price will receive in full. No tenders on Bombay were invited. These terms show a further diminution in the demand for the means of remittance to the East. The particulars are published of twelve bonds of the Buenos Ayres Six per Cent. Loan, and of sixty bonds of the Three per Cent.. Loan, together amount ing to 228,400, which have been drawn for redemption at par. The following is the concluding paragraph of Messrs. flanker, Offor, and Co.'s freight circular :—" Although dangerous at all times to assume the office of a prophet, we anticipate better freights during the pre sent year on several grounds. The production . of ships in this country, our North A mer i can Colonies, and the U n it e d St a t es h as b een ver y li m i te d durtng the l as t t wo years , an d a t th e same t i me l osso f ship ping by casualties has been unusually heavy. We need only refer to the cyclones and hurricanes in India and the West I n di es i n p roo f o f thi s ; but not only has the amount of tonnage decreased, but our commerce, which has suffered so long through over-trading and financial di s t ur b ances, may now b e expec t e d t o revive, and create a m ore ac ti ve d eman d fO r s hip p i ng , with a reduced supply ; these considerations, combined with the facts that the carrying trade must exist, and that it cannot go on unless made remunerative, warrant us in looking forward to a season of steady prosperity to the shipping interest." The following is Messrs. Edwards, Eastley, and Co.'s review of the market for Linseed during the past year :—" Linseed has been unusually steady since our Last annual was issued, and the course of prices has assimilated very closely to that of 1866. 67s c.f. i., and sound bags, was the value of Calcutta on the first of last January, and stocks being very light it improved is 6d per quarter by the end of the month. An increased supply caused a decline of 2i to 3s per quarter during February, but the decline was recovered in March, and again lost in April, when 6Gs was current value, from which it scarcely varied until the end of June. The great scarcity of spot seed caused a reaction to 68s in July, and from then until now that has been the actual value ; with an occasional fluctuation of 6d to ls, the tendency generally being upwards rather than otherwise. To-day the price is 68s, and stocks in warehouse " nil, " and at mills, with few exceptions, very short. Prices for seed on the way and for shipment were quoted from 3s to N lower than for ready seed, during the spring and summer months, but that ex cessive difference has lately disappeared, and they are now more nearly on a par, owing to the relatively larger quantities on the way. In Black Sea seed a considerable trade has been done at about relative fluctuations in price to Calcutta, but the difficulty of estimating quantities on the way continues to increase, by reason of the large supplies now sent forward by steamer s , so that there is less opp ortunity than formerly for speculative operations, and they are consequently becoming more and more circumscribed. 663 6d was . 7 anuary's value, followed by a decline of 5s the next month, and a recovery of 4s in March, at which time the cargoes were delayed by continued easterly- winds; a decline to 61s occurred on the arrival of the ships, and there was afterwards little variation until June, when 64s was again paid, and from then until now Is to 2s per quarter has been the extreme fluctuation, the tendency, as with Calcutta, being always to a re covery of any temporary depression. Very little of this quality offers on sale to-day, and 66s is nominal value. The lowest quotation for seed for shipment was . 59s Gd (in June), and the highest 67s Gd, which price was marked in October, when for the first time for many months forward seed was not purchasable except at en advance of is to is 6d per quarter upon the spot value. The demand for seed has remained through out the year somewhat in excess of the supply, and so long as such a state of thin - tinues high rates must naturally be expected. Qu ilities of all sorts continue satisfactory, and the "Association" has reason to be well satisfied with the fruit of the labour bestowed on its formation, and the persevering efforts to bring about the result which was, and is, its primary object. For next season large supplies are everywhere reported, and from the Black Sea about 120,000 quarters have already been contracted for, for Spring and Summer hipment, at from 62s to 60s per quarter, ae- Fording to periods of delivery." 0 0 v ti t t N l m T ß l x l3:l l. u P N II D N s . D S—T WO O'CLOCK . aper tient. Consols 92 1i 21 Do. Account, 8 per Cent. Reduc"4..............."—**---- 9nil 2 New 3 per Cent ... ................ 3` 24 -11 2 1i New 2} per Cent. Jan. . Do. 5 per Cent. can. 1873 ............ .... ... Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., - . 18W 7... Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885._ Do (Red Sea Tele6raph), Au„., 1908 ...... E tchcquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 & 21, per Ct 23 pin Do £5OO 23 p ia Do. £lOO & £2OO 23 p ia Bank of England Stock, 4} per Cent 239 Do. Account INDIAN CIOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ndiart stock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates • — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B7 Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5, per Cent., May 1879 lOBl f Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 187•) Do. do. 1877 Do, do. 1882 .. m lo3i Do Deb., 5 per Cent., . ug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO • 35 pm Do. under £1.000 FOREIGN FIIITDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Itopubltc, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian .5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Da. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 75 f- D0...£100 Bonds 751 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent B5l Di 2 per Cent. (Defer'.s(l 3 per Cent ) Cal" 6 per Cent. C-dian 6 per Cent — Do. 4f per Cent — 1.)o. o per Cent., B . Do., 181;7 Do., 7 per Cent, 18:6 Do., Scrip' £32 paid C ounian, 6 per Cent t )•tnisn 3 p , r Cont„ 1625 D not.i:th t-Yncipalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 pm. Cent., 1867 — El; ador New cousoli , tAted, 11.,1 - Con 6gtital:o', 7 per Cent B4l 5 to. S, Oil tssne D'. 15 to Bowls - Do. £IOC Bonds — .1, 1861 ();), 1 5 , 0 itorrls — Do. £lOO Bonds... Guyon:lLL.-IA Bali w•ty D, , t,,,,1 ore, (}reek, 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ex Coups Do. Account Do. Coupons . . Do. Account ••• • Glarernala 5 per Cent .. Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 7p. Ct., £l5 pd pm It tii,u o pt.!' Cet t., 1865 Do. Account Do. 3.l.arommana ltaiway IA , xicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 Dr R per Cont. Anglo-French .11onteN 7 cioan 6 per Cent. . N1. , )0..i5h Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada lll. Do 3 per Con Do. Deforrad• - -- Do Laud Wutvants (Hectares) Peraviau 5 por . dont. /865 Ito Account Do 41 per Cont. (Uriharrou) On -I} wr.Cont., 1862 Do Account P•yoignes'e 3 perCt:. 1853;'6, '7; '9,'60,',. , .,% — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, .E, St — Do 4} per. Cent..-1850 Ito 4} per• Cent., 1860 Do 3 poi Cent., 1859 ' Do 5 pet Cent;, 1562 .. Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1661, £lOO Bonds BB Do. . , chi. £B4 153. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds... Do. do. £B4 15s. do., — S3..4tinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen — Do Accwut .. Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive 251 1 Do Accpunt Do Com. Cert. o Coup. not funded Do Account Tu:kish 6 per Cep t. — 1)o Account .— Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 6l. Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 soi Ve D n o ezte p l Do Account o a r , 3 Ce p n e t r ., C G ea u t a . ranteed Do 6 per Cent , 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Routes, 3 per Cent., a. 2 x 5 . i 251. • It ta . u. A s e p a e o r un O t ent. 1831, E TWO trOLUCIi. Consols, Money' 92 Do. Account THE FENIANS. Conic, Tuesday Evening. A large military party is to be stationed in the city again to- night, and the banks and public build ings will be carefully watched. No outrage is reported since the arms robbery yesterday. The Irish Americans who infested the streets last week are not to be found though sought for by the police, but they are believed, to be secreted in the city ready for outrage. No arrests have been made. MACK ON A HOUSE BY AN ARMED BAND. ONE MAN SHOT. CORK, Jan. 1. Yesterday morning an armed party attacked the residence of Mr. Charles Mathew, brother of the late Father MAthew, at Lehena, in this county. They were fired on by the inmatvs, and one of them was shot, but he was carried off by the in surgents, who retired. ATTEMPT TO BLOW GP THE - WORCES- TER GUILDMILL. About 6 o'clock on Tuesda y evening a malicious and wicked attempt to blow up the Worcester Guildhall with gas was discovered. The hall-keeper, Birch, went to the gas meter, a very large one, stationed behind the doors i n the lower hall, but encased with a sort of cupboard, when on going to turn on the gas for the purpose of lighting the chan deliers he found to his dismay that the plug was drawn, and the gas escaping in alarming quantities. It should be here remarked that a meeting of special constables was announced to be held at the Guildhall at seven o'clock, and it is supposed that the design of the villains was to let the gas escape in such a quantity as to blow up the Guildhall and those assembled. It is evident that the person who attempted this diabolical act was ac quainted with the working of gas meters, for the pipe from which the plug was extracted was the one on which the whole pressure of the gas rests, the other one being a mere feeder. When Birch went to the meter to turn on the gas with the handle or turn cock, the gas was escaping with a hissing noise. Happily for himself and some portions of the hall he had no light with him, and his presence of mind pre vented a most serious explosion. The defect was imme diately remedied by the gas company, and the meeting referred to was held. A great deal of sensation was excited on the intelligence becoming known, and great concern was manifested lest another attempt might be made. Whether this was the act of Fenians or not it is difacnit to say, but it is strongly suspected that these people are on the alert for mischief in Worcester.— Birmingham Gazette. The Bank Returns.; The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the public and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 7th December. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ended the 4th December (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notesin the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month : No Dec. 7, • 1867. 1867. Increase. Decrease Bank of England 21,755,19.i1 't 3,8.'0, 4 1 7 4 1191,319 Private Banks 7,966,0,9; 2,851,311 i 1!1,717 Joint-stock Banks 2,41 ,88 2,332,416 86,143 Total in England 30,149,170 20,017,473; ; 1.02,436 Scotland 4,711,69 5,055 ,• 91 3 3,925 Ireland 6,511,2 0 6,116,3 )1 127,969 United Kingdom 41,426,30) 10,61v,779 906,530 United Kingdom. 41,426,30) 10,61",7;1) And as compared with the mouth ending the Bth of December, 1866, the above returns show an increase of .£1,092,151 in the circulation of notes in England, and au increase of £1,145,051 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks the following is the state of the circulation:— The English private banks are below their fixed issue ... ••• ••• £1,169,248 The English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue 406,172 Total below fixed issue in England ... X 1,575,420 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 1,306,523 The Irish banks are above their fixed issue ... 61,807 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 4th December was £22,062,761, being a decrease of £706,592 as compared with the previous month, and au increase of £4,235,227 when compared with the same period last year The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 7th December : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks ... £2,922,954 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,535,028 £5,457,982 Being an increase of £305,522 as compared with the pre vious return, and an increase of £172,028 when compared wit the corresponding period last year. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. -- --s-- GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrrived—Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp ; Cologne, steamer, from Rotterdam; Patricia, from Jamaica. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, Jan. I.—Jungfrau, for Yokohama; Melba, for Dominica ; Electra, for Trinidad—all from London ; 11 , 31,13. Pylade, from the River, for the West, THE SUN, LON D'oN, THURSDAY EVENING, JAN VAR Y 2, 1868. SHARE LlST.—This Day. -- --=~-- .OiDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Ihare tlailways. ! p aid ) Closing Basines, : Prior. 1 &me. -- eri — firisirit and Kketer .... 100 82 64 at Galedoni•in at t.laisibrian - Cork and Bandon.— - - - t 0 ' Cornwall- at Dulslin 2; Belfast June lon , 7)4 7351 it Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc .‘lo 70 72 100 E. London, scrip Cr:'..,. all -, - 1)0. ' 100 - - d it IGlaagow 2; S. Western 100 93 07 at Great. Kastern,Ord.stk. ion 304 314 31 4 at Do. E. Augl. at. No. 2 100 7 S at (irr.a,Northoi Scutlati4 100 15 6 • it Brest Northern lOO 107 09 -at Du. A stuck ..l 100 1644 1091 103 - at Du. LI stock i 100 123 1.5 at Do. New, is. at 25 pm 10 • - at lit S. and W. of Ireland 10v 16 93 at tit. We-teru -Origins. 1,,0 41 . 115 11. 1 at Du. 5. Val. Rail gua. 100 - - 1. . Do. South Wales lOO - - at ' Do. tV. Mid.-Oxioro 100 25 30 at Do. Newport at Do. llereiord . ... 100 at Laucashlre u lurksbirc 100 1224 +`4 . 3.: 1234 3 4 at I.,)ndon and Blackwaii 100 - - at Lon., lirigh., & S Coast 10•.• 43 4J j 484 i at 1-ou., Chat., and DJ - vv., 10,) 18 11l at Do. Metrup. Ex. A.. 100 - - at Lun. & North SVesteris 100 113 il-1 1.45 414 at Lon. & South Wester" 100 ;5 77 761 6 7 .. it Man., Shel., & Lincolt. 10v 414 154 45: 4 at Metropolitan-. ...... all .15 117 116 151 144 at Do. New lO - - . at Du. Extension...- all 102 103 at Iletrupolitan District all -.-- i 26 Do. do. to. 10 - - 10 0.,. and St. John's W'd 6 - - at Alidiand - Do. £0 Share 7 - - at Do, Birmin.. & Dart)) 100 72 74 - Bid Bent . - - • ' at , North British st Do. Kd., Pth., & Dun. 109 - - at Nth. Eastern --Berwic , 100 98 99 '984 25 Do. G.N•II pun:Alas , 16.13.4 - - at 1)o. Leeds it Do. York ioo 90 92 92 14 •''' - so Do. Carlisle . .... - -,- . . at Do. Stock. 4 Darling all 160 132 25 Do. do. 186041 lB -• •- p . , at North London .. too 113 115 •• - Do. do. 1861 5 . . 10 - - 10 Do. to. 1866 . 5 1 lip - • at 7iorth Statiordshire .., tile 5) _6l . , .. a' N. &S. W. Junction - . J - !Scottish Central - -:-- • --- •-•• - !soot. N. .K. , Alper. stool: inn -••-• - • • . . _-- . • tJo.Soot,Alici.st.)ok lOO t i Shropshire Union -at • .youth Devon NO 42 44 at c houth E-istern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 55 •94 . . , at • Tait Vale l.OO 145 ':5O 10 • Do. 0, . - - • • ' - Vale of Neash - -. ... - IVatertord 24 Kilkri en _ 10,: lt) Waterloo hr Whitcha 1 6 - - '.. • -ire-4•loruwati lOO - - oLv2IIAL GOVEHNAik.;NT SECUI;ITIE.S. !British Columbia, 5 per oent.,Deo.3l, 1872 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&J uly 1877-61 ;Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug l.O 101 11.):3 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept! 100 101 103 00. sp. 0. Jan. & July 100 90 92 871 1 Do. sp. e. Inscribed ski 100 89 91 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.0.1873i 100 102 104 Do.Apl.&Oot. 1800-1900 WO 116 108 107 Do. do 1380-90 100 101 106 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-0: 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 95 17 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. k. 100 Do. 1878, do. 100 ID 1103 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. lOO 106 108 • (Lo. 1882, Mayls, Nov. i 5 100 105 107 103 j Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 107 ithl Natal ( lov. 6 per cent lOO 114 106 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 113 105 N. S. W. Gov.s pv.,1866 100 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 98 09 97 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1895 100 973 953 96) 17 63 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o. sterling, 1875 l9O 1(2 104 ;Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 103 Its 1031 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 1868-0 100 - - Do. 1678 & upwards it 0 110 111 1071 Vlo,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, n prll & Oct lOO 110 112 111 10) 11 BRITISH rOSSESSIONS. lot AtlantiO&St.Lawrence all 63 65 Bom.,Baroda,N.Cen.ln. 100 104 105 1(2 1 I gu. 5 per cant.. 20 Do. F shares lO p 31 , 103 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 33 4 10 Do. Preference Bud.,Brant, &Goderich WO 6 p.c. 672-3- 100 68 71 et Calcutta &8. E., lim lOO st ,a, c Towu & Dock, gu. 100 18 52 .00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p: all 99 102 it last. Bengal, gu. sdo 10 ,03 104 st Indian, gu. ' s p.o. 100 110 1101 109 8) 40 Do. J Extension .. 15 st ,randTrunkof Canada 100 17 18 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 0 p.o all 83 85 100 Do. let Pref. Bonds all 50 52 100 Do. do deferred ail 100 De. 2d Pruf. Bonds all 10 45 100 Do. do. deterred all 100 Do. 3dl'ref. stock all 32 34 100 • Do. do. deferred 100 Do. Ith Pref. stock .. al: 193 20,, 100 Do. do. deterred .... all tit. India Pen. gua. sp.e. 100 107 108 I(6j 7 o. Gua.. 5 per cent.. 18 21 , 20 i)o. New gua. 52. 0.. 6 2t' et .it.SouLtrof India ...... • gee. 5 per vent st D 41 per cent .•l at Do.. 203 .neat ti ~ s. of Canada all 151 isi Lei 2)1 Do. New . LO O .'o. 6p. o 14(.5. pay. 183.. all 95 17 100 .? , o. 5i do. pay. 1677-6.. all 65 ' 7 10 Indian Branch, limitel 3 2 Si Madras, gua. 5 p.o „1 100 100 8 5 21 1023 1. at Do. 41 do I 100 93 et Do. 43 do lOO 69 91 2') Do. Fifth Extenilot 5 at Melb. Cor. 6p. o. Buds lOO 50 .Mel. & Bobsou's csay., all 14.111.C'da,6p0 lst pf.ba Lou 83 85 soinde .100 100 101 a. Do. Delhi 20 Do. do gyp. 1 5 at Do. Puniaub lOO 09 100 at Do. Indus St. Flo , 85 87 81i1T161.4 MINES. 'am. Cowan. Gold. lim. 1 - - 'hiverton 'lifford Amalgamated SO 5} 64 • evon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 4,0 430 rake walls 2.1.0 4 2 East Bassett (Mogan). • '294 lu 12 East Caradon 2.14.6 6 6 East Carn Brea 3l 2 21 -- East Grenville East Gunnislake 8.3.,, 1 4 East Love,l 3.11.0 8 V —• B. W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 lf 2 (. 4 am.dt StAubyn((l wen. 66 1 5 4 Great L•txey, limited., all 17 18 17/ Great South Tolgus 0.14. - - Great Wheal Busy 11.9.1' - - G. Wheal Vor (Heist .0 40 17 19 Grenville 9.0.6 11 11 flerod's Foot .... 8.10. 0 35 37 liingston Downs ...... 5.10.' 21 2/ Margaret (Uny Lelant, (3.17. ' 6 8 M larke Valley 4.10.11 41 51 4 %lwyndy iron Ore, lit* 31 21 1/ xelv S ton North loakear N.Wh Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 • North vfheal Crotty l'rosper United 8.11.0 2 2f l'r,videncse ,Uny Lelan t 10.6.7 29 3l ..... I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll no 410 South Condurrow h.2.0 1 4 _ Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 37f 424 Stray Park . 35.15.6 4 6 fin Croft V 13 14 .... Vigra and Clugan, lim all West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Ltakeard 1t 10 12 West Chiverton ll 60 68 west Seton. 4 71 145 205 . Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 85 9 5 Wheal Buller (itedruth 16 16 19 .... Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 18 20 Wheal Seton = Wile,' Ti c , lawnev ;Li 5 .17.0 6 8 ettErNltlCNt:t bbAhr. UtMestern, Wt. Hidland, Oxford Est guaranteed. 97i REF RENCE S iAttEi AN): STOCKS. London and North-Western, 5 per cent., 110 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL E. Buckinghamshire, 94 FOREIGN RAILWAY*. Bahia and San Francisco. Hai.. gem. 7 per Cent — 141 Buenos Ayres, Great Southern , 11m., gas. 7 per cent., Hi lip•at Luxembourg, ti San Paulo, lira., gua. ti per cent., '8 SoUth Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 131 FOREIGN MINNS. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, lim., 31 l'estarena United Gold, lim , 21 SooLtiesh hkubtralian, lira., 1 BANKS. Agra, Um., A, 7 Alliance, hn.., 13* Ant:lo- natrian, Si' Australasia, tit Loudon and Comity, 541 London Joint Stock, 33i London and ,‘ esttuinster, 69 Ditto, Scrip, 37i HISCELLANCOLits Anglo American Telegraph,',l94 Athmtic Telegraph, 51 Lit o, 8 pm' Jent., 95 3} City of Moscow Gas, lim., 10i city offices, lim., 6 Credit ieoncier n s;nglatil. lily- East India Irrigation and Canal, 171 Egyptipio 9 per (.;ent, Viceroy Loan, gua. by Egyp Govt, Ditto, Scrp Kyy prim, ',mi. and Tradinit, km— is ;.; London District Telegi•aphltm., • Ditto, Prderettoe. * London Orenert:. 'trivia) U 8 Company, lim, n reniniula and Orb•ittal team, 55 Ditto, new, 1661, 51 Rhyniney Iron, lad Ditto, new, 5i Submarine Telegraph, Ditto, t United Kingdom Tel, graph Co., Um., 2 !3-16 A thrilling incident in the mission life of Mrs. Ingalls in Burmah is well told in the June number of the Baptist Messer:re?, relating how she was sent for to visit one of the Buddhist hi,h priests, who had been nearly killed ; and how, while in the most holy place in their temple, where none but priests had ever before been admitted, she was permitted unrebuked to use for him the sacred vessels, which none but the 'high priest dare touch, and to even overturn and sit on one of their gods to rest; all through the magic influence of the Pain Killer, called by them the " God medicine," so successfully had she used it in curing their many diseases, some of them considered heretofore fatal in that climate, among which were cholera, liver complaint, dyspepsia, the bites of venomous reptiles, &o. This speaks volumes for the Pain Killer. Be sure you get the genuine, which always has Perry Davis and Son's trade mark, PAIN KILLER on the Government stamp. Wholesale depot, 17, Southampton-row, ii011)Orn (W. 0.) Sold by all chemists.—(432Tx.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. BOW-STREET. ROBBERY AT THE CHARING-CROSS HOTEL.--Fre derick Matiney, a kitchen porter at the Charing cross Hotel, was charged this morning before Sir T. Henry with stealing an electro-plated entree dish, a table spoon, and fork from that establishment. Mr. Higgs, the manager of the hotel, said that the prisoner was a kitchen porter, and had been some years there. He was a Frenchman, and spoke very little English. He had an excellent character, and the heal cook, who was also a Frenchman, had a very high opinion of him. A few days ago in formation was received that the prisoner had given the articles in qu , 2stiou to a woman who was living with him. Witness communicated with the police, and the property was recoVered. It had been missed. It was laid as witness's property, he being responsible to the company. Sergeant Mathews, of the F division, stated that, in consequence of what Mr. Higgs s Lid, he went to the prisoner's lodgings, 30, New Compton-street, and ,saw a woman named Elizabeth Ladd. He told her that he understood she had an entree dish and cover, which Frederick had left with her. She replied, " Yes, but it was not there;" she would take him to where it was. She asked him not to go into the house with her but to wait out side, and she would fetch it to him. She took him to Little Pulteney-street, went into a house there, and came out with the dish-cover, spoon, and fork. Elizabeth Lord stated she lived in the smue room with the prisoner and three other persons. Sir T. Henry—Are you living together as man and wife ? _ Witness—Not as I knows on ; not in particular. There was too many Living in the room. The wit ness 'wept on to say that Frederick brought the articles home on Christmas evening and told her lie had bought them cheap because - they were damaged, :and.he should make her a present of them. ..A.fter ,. Hwards she took them away because a mau.natned , Paul - who lodged with them wanted Frederick to lend them to him to pawn as he was short of money. She objected, saying, that they didn't belong to Frederick now.as he had given them to her. Sir Thomas Henry—What did he want the money for ; was it to pay him for keeping silence ? Witness—No. It was because he was short. He and his wife wanted some money. I believe he has done this out of spite because I would not let him have the things. Witness then said he and all the. rest were the worse for liquor. £hey had been drinking all day in her room. She paid for the drink, at least for the first two pints of rum, and she did not know bow much was had in or who paid for it. Frederick was not there, and when at home he never drank anything, but he had had something before he came home. Sir Thomas Henry remanded the prisoner for a week, remarking to Mr. Higgs that he would have a week's solitary confinement. MARLBORO UGH-STREET. ROBBERY BY A DISCHARGED SHOPAIAN.—CURIOUS CASE.—George Robert Young, described as a shopman, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing the sum of £2O 4s. 6d. in gold and silver moneys, the property of Mr. Jabez Barnard, artists' colourman, No. 33, Oxford-street. Mr. Jabez Barnard said the prisoner was for merly in his employ as a shopman, but discharged about five months ago. On Saturday morning last his attention was called to the state of the premises, an entry having been effected by forcing a glass trap door inside the shop, and 4s , 6d in gold and silver were taken from the till and the cash box. Police-constable George Smith, 133 D, said that about three o'clock that morning the prisoner came to him - in John-street, Oxford-street, and asked him whether he could tell him where there was a coffee-shop at which he could get a night's lodging. He told the prisoner that he would give him a lodging, and that he should take him into custody for a robbery at Mr. Bar nard's, in Oxford-street. The prisoner said he knew nothing about it, and asked him if he was going to lock him up. lie told the prisoner that he was and did so, and then went for the -prose cutar ; and while in the dock the prisoner said " I did not do it myself, but another man did, and we divided the money between us." The prisoner afterwards said, " No, no, I,anight as well tell you the truth; I did all the .work myself, and I gave the other man a pound, which was half the money." On searching the prisoner I found 10s. in gold and silver upon him, and the prisoner said that he hadspent the rest. The prisoner after wards said that he had opened the glass-trap with an iron saw, and that after breaking open the cash box and till, and taking the money, he had left by the means he had entered, and that he wondered he had not been seen. He also said that he had been down to the Docks, and was afraid of being stopped, as he intended to go to New York. The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was committed for trial. vided a California herring for his • supper.- lie abused her and threatened her, and said if she did not obtain a California herring for Lis supper he would kill her. She said .she had no money for food, and he took up a table and strack her with it. She fell, and he threw th.e table on the top of her. Her screams and the cries. of murder from the inmates brought Police-constable Clarke, 154 K, to the spot, and as he approached the house he saw the prisoner throw his wife from the door into the street. She fell and was insensible for some time afterwards. Patrick Rogers, a boy, said.that Vie complainant was his grand Mother, and that he saw the assault on her. Timothy Cox, a police-sergeant, 45'_ K, and one of the strongest and heaviest men inthe police force, said the prisoner was a violent and.daugerous man, and had ruined one police-constable and. disabled others. The prisoner once knocked 001711 six police men in succeisiou, and as he,approach , Jd him (Cox) he struck him on the head with his truncheon. His stick flew into pieces with the blow. The prisoner was not injured. The prisoner growled out in a coarse Munster brogue that his wife refused to give him any supper, and the police would not leave him alone. Mr. Benson said the police had suffered from the acts of the prisoner, and that he had been severely punished. Those punishments had no effect. He was not going to punish the prisoner for former offences, but for the brutal assalt on his wife last night. He sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprisonment and hard labour, and to find sureties to keep the peace to his wife and all her , Majesty's subjects for six months after the 'expiration of his sentence. The bail reqiiired would be . the prisoner in his own personal recognisance 'in the• sum of £5O, and two substantial householders in £25 each. The prisoner, who is likelyzJai undergo nine months' imprisonment, was then. removed fro.n the. dock, threatening vengeance against his .wife and the police. . , 1:1“: COLLISIONS A T SEA. Of the 2,766 collisions which occurred to vessels on the coasts of the United Kingdom in the eight years ending 1866, 795 happened . by day and 1,971 by night. The increase in the number of collisions reported from year to year is no doubt partly attri butable to an increase in the number of ships fre quenting the coasts and narrow adjoining seas ; but in glancing at the number of casualties under this head, it is important to notice the different causes which led to the total loss or partial damage of such a large number of vessels Out of the 2,766 collisions, 524 happened through a bad look out ; the number of collisions from all causes and the number that occurred through a bad look out in each year respectively was 83 and 349 in 1859 ; 71 and 298 in 1860 ; 74 and 323 in 1861; 73 and 338 in 1862, 56 and 331 in 1863, 64 and 351 in 1864, 86 and 354 in 1865, and 87 and 422 in 1866. The average annual number of collisions in' the eight years 1859-66 was 346 ; the average an nual number which occurred through a bad look out was 74 ; through neglecting to show a proper light, 19 ; neglect or misapplication of steering and sailing rules, 68 ; error of pilot, 3 ; want of sea manship, 16 ; general negligence and want of cau tion, 25 ; so that no less than 205 out of the 346 average annual number of collisions happened from causes which, by proper care and attention, might have been prevented. The average annual number of collisions from want of searoom was 8, from thick and foggy weather 18, error in judgment 24, and from parting cables, dragging anchors, breaking sheer, and fouling, 40. It may he stated that out of the 145 collisions which occurred in 1866 between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., 64 happened when the weather was clear and fine, and 30 when it was thick and foggy ; and out of 277 collisions which occurred between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., 102 happened in clear and fine weather, and 57 in thick and foggy weather. Of the collisions in each of the years 1859-66, the number which occurred by day and by night respec tively was as follows:-92 and . 257 in 1859; 91 and 204 in 1860 ; 80 and, 243' in 1801; 91 and 247 in 1862; 115 and 216 in 1863 ; 88 and 263 in 1864 ; 114 and 240 in 1865,; and ,121 and 301 in 1866. Of the total number of collisions in 1866, 11 occurred between two steam vessels, both under way ; 169 between two' . sailing vessels, both under way ; 85 between two 'sailing vessels oue under way and one at anchor ; 69 between a steam vessel and a sailing vessel, both under way ; 11 between a steam vessel ani a sailing vessel— viz., seven when a steam vessel was under way and a sailing vessel at anchor, and four when a sailing vessel was under way and a steam vessel at anchor ; and 77 happened through vessels breaking from anchors or moorings. Of the 2,766 collisions in the years 1859-66, 373 occurred in January, 341 in February, 221 in March, 146 in April, 106 in May, 90 iu June, 111 in July, 171 in August, 204 in September, 295 iu October, 363 iu November, and 345 in December. 111ARKETS—( 2 his Day.) -0- -- METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts here, to-day, being in excess of the demand, prices of all breeds gave way 2d. per 81bs. compared with Monday. The top figure was ss. per 81bs. Sheep-the show of which was seasonably good -moved off heavily, at 2d. per Blbs. less money. The best Dawns and half-breds sold at 4s. 10d. per Sibs. The few calves on offer were disposed of at full quotations—viz., from 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. per 81bs. Prime pigs commanded full quotations; but large hogs were very dull. The highest price was 4s. 2d. per 81bs. _ _ Per 811 as. to sink the offal. sdsd s d s d Crse & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 8 Pmeors-wool sheep 4 2 4 6 Second quality do ..3 10 4 2 Prime s'tlidowa n 0.4 8 4 10 Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 6 - Large coarse calves. 4 4 4 8 Prime Scuts. &c.... 4 8 1 0 Prime small d0......4 10 5 4 Crse. and int. sheep. 3 2 3 6 Large hogs .3 4 3 8 Second quality do ..3 8 4 0 Small , porkers 310 4 2 Suckling calves. 233 to 27s ; and quarter old-store pigs, 23s to 265 each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts l,lOO I Beasts .... •• • ... 50 Cows iCows: Sheep mod lambs 4,5' 01Sheep sal 1 onlos C a l v es 6 eaves jigs 241 Inge NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Beef Mutton 3 2 to 1 6 Pork 3 0 to 4 2 Per 81b by the earZiase. HAY. SMITZFEELD.--41eadOW hay, ss* Ocrto 85s ; clover, 60s to 105 s ; and straw, Ao§ to 36s per load. A fair supply... CUMBERLAND. 41eadow haY,'sss to Eis ; clover, 60s to 105 s 0d; and straw, 30s to 36e per Ided.. A dull trade. WitrrEcHAPEL.—Meadow hay; 55510878 6tl; clover, 60s to 107 s 6d ; aid straw, 30s to sq f per load. A slow sale. • • . A HERO'S WORK.—,-BY MRS.. DUFFUS HARDY. Three vols.-This story is a . goad one, and well told. From one end to the other it fixes the attention, and closes by leaving a strong iinpression. 'There is a'seeming of reality about the book that is more attractive than powerful writing or exciting plot. We have a suspicion that the authoress has probably drawn her incidents very much from real occurrenqes, and most of her characters are or were living entities. We have seldom read anything so touching as Aduemie's story, especially the concluding part of it.- Pall Mall Gazette. D URIIADI SCHOOL.—Durham School has met with rare success at Oxford in the case of one of her alumni - Mr. John Gent, scholar of Trinity College. His name appears in the first clas in Literis Humanioribus lately issued. His previous honours were-Hertford University Scholarship, 1865 ; first class, Moderations, 1866 ; Ireland University Scholarship, 1866. LADvERTisEHENT.J-Avoid Medicines: they always aggravate chronic complaints: but Du Barry's delicious health -restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, which yields three times the nourish ment of the best meot, saves 50 times its cost in other remedies, and invariably restort s perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, ant , energy to the most disordered or enfeebled. We extract a few oat of 68;( , 00 cures ;-" The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Food. Ciore No. 68,413.- Rome, July 21, 1866. -The health of the Holy , Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies, he has contlned himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta, \rabies, Food. of which he consumes a RlAte,rai at every meal. I't has PrOniteed a surprisingly bene ficial effect on his health, an,B lds Holiness cannot praise thil2 excel lent food too highly." From Athe " Gazette du Midi, July 25 Cure No. 58,216, of the Marchiones.s de Brehan, of seven years' liver nervousness, with a nervous complaint, wasting away, delalitY , constant sleeplessness, and palpitation all over, bad digeh'ilon, -itation.." Cure No. 1, 7 71; Lord ilia most intolerable nervous ad Stuart de Denies, Lord Lieutenttpl of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia. No. 49,832: Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, co ugh, constipation, flatulency, and vom i t i ng .. Joly."-Cure No. spasms, sickness, 46,270: Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, ,'fiver derangement, and partial deafness. Important Caution: -Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitak ions to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached In tins at ls. lid.; 1 lb., .28 9d. 2 lbs., 45. 6d .; 5 lbs., lls. 12 lbs., 225.; 24 lbs., 408.-BABAY Dtr .BAILAY and Co., No. 77, Aegent-street, London; also Fortnam an, .1 aon, 182 Piccadilly; and at 61, Giracachurch-street; 01144:side ; 63, 150, and 269, Oxford-ntront• 330 Otrand and all gtooks and Ch"ai" WESTMINSTER• A DRUNKEN RUFFIAN.— John Purchase, a stable keeper, was charged on a warrant with assaulting Mary Ann Maudry and Frederick George Knight. The warrant was issued in disobedience of sum mons. Prosecutor Knight, who lives at 30, Bessboro'- place, said—Last Monday fortnight, about half-past one, the defendant came and asked for 141bs. of coals ; witness's partner, Maudry, said she would not serve him, and he then said he would well knock witness's pen down his throat if he came to the door. lie then struck witness and used filthy language, and when Mrs. Maudry came and requested him to desist he struck her also. Mrs. Maudry said the prisoner told the people out side not to deal at the shop, said it was a bad house, and called witness a filthy name, when she went for the police. Emanuel Davis, 234 B, warrant officer, said the prisoner was described as Mr. Burgess on the war rant, and last night, in company with the prosecu tor, whom he took to identify, he went to prisoner's room and read the warrant. Prisoner said he would not go, and_ordered prosecutor out of his room; fol. lowing the order up by striking him over,witness on the nose, making it bleed ; he kicked and refused to go, and had to be dragged by force', and when they got to the station door he caught hold of au old gentle man that was passing, struck him with: both fists, and knocked him flat on his back ; he was drank and resisted very much, besides using very bad language. Prisoner had nothing to say to the first assault, but to the second pleaded drunkenness, and that he ordered Knight out of his room. Mr. Arnold said his conduct throughout the whole transaction was most atrocious, and sentenced him to two mouths' hard labour, at the expiration of that time to find a surety iu £lO to keep the peace for six months. THAMES. A VERY HARD SKULL. Dennis Haydon, a rough-looking fellow, with a most extraordinary countenance, and who is certainly the greatest ruffian that ever appeared in the dock of a police court, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with violently assaulting his wife. The prisoner is a brothel-keeper in that sink of iniquity Victoria-street, Bluegate'-fields, Shad well. He has been frequently convicted of violent assaults, and on one occasion he savagely kicked and beat a police-constable, named Burt, of the K division, who was disabled for ever. For this offence he was tried by a jury, convicted, and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and hard labour. On another occasion he was sentenced to two months, and on a third occasion to fourteen months' imprisonment and hard labour for assaults on the police. He has also been con victed of other assaults and disorderly conduct, and he has participated in more than one robbery. One of his brothers had been convicted of uttering base coin, and is now undergoing a sentence of penal servitude. The two Ilaydons ever since they have left their native country, Ireland, have in dulged in a career of lawlessness and crime. Last night Dennis Hayden quarrelled with his wife, a wretched old woman, bocau.so and had not pro- SPECIAL CONSTABLES. The services of the able-bodied men of the Corps of Commissionaires having been offered to Govern ment and accepted by the Home Secretary, 150 of them, headed by their band, were marched on Mon day last to the Vestry:hall in Covent-garden, and there sworn in as special constables. A considerable number had already enrolled themselves iu various parts of the Metropolis. It. is Understood that this division will act together in a bolk—under com mand of ('ol. Sargent, C. 8., one of the executive committee, and Capt. 'Walter, the founder of the corps, who were sworn in With their men—should any disturbance take place . . A second division, con sisting of an equal number of men, and comprising those members of the corps whose former services have incapacitated them from ordinary work, have been told off to warn the special constables in c use of their being called ouf - , for duty. Several of the principal Government offices are guarded at night by Commissionaires, and th services of the mun are in such request that there is ample employment for a large increase in their present number. Between 60 and 70 of her Majesty's servants be- longing to the Royal mews at Pimlico were sworn in as special constables on Tuesday morning last, before the two coanty magistrates (Ur. Franco and Major Lyon) who sat during the whole of Tuesday in Pimlico, swearing in large bodies of men belong ing to the General PoSt-office, London, Chatham, aad Dover Railway Company, and many of the large firms in the neighbourhood. This district will muster several thousand constables, under the com mand of Captain Philips, deputy-superintendent of the Out-Wards of St. George's, Hanover-square. The St. George's Volunteer Itifi6 Corps -will form a strong body of effective men in the In-Wards. The whole force is under thetornmand of Major-General Newton. In a very quiet and unostentatious manner, the vast body of special constables Which haS been sworn in in the metropolis is btAng. rapidly formed into a well-drilled, army, which will be able to play au important part in any active measures which the Fenians may render necessary. The orders issued from headquarters were that special constables should be instructed with all possible despatch in the preliminary drill taught in the army and Volunteer .force, such as facing, forming fours, right, left, deep and about, and forming and march ing in quarter-distance column. In Marylebone the orders were promptly complied with, and Mr. Superintendent Brown and Drill Instructor Dunri, of the D division, who hal given their services for the instruction of the others, arranged to meet the very marked desire expressed for more advanced drilling and the mysteries of wheeling, countermarching, &c., have been rapidly acquired by all of the D division who could spare the time to attend the parades. In order to suit the conve nience of as many as possible, several squads are formed at different hours on the evenings appointed for drill. On Tuesday evening a parade of special constables was called at the School-rooms, Stafford street, and the attendance was so large that three distinct squads had to be formed and drilled sepa - rately. As on previous occasions, Mr. Superinten dent Browne and Drill-Instructor Dunn were pre sent to undertake instructions of those who desired it. All the men, by special order, wore their badges and carried their batons. The rapid . progress that had been made was, strikingly apparent, as in addi tion to the simple facing and, formation of fours, &c., the respective companies went through the more com plicated movements necessary for troops acting as a battalion with great precision. The success of the effort to get the " specials" into something like mi litary shape at very short notice is in great part owing to the judicious employment of the volunteer element. Volunteers in the ranks of the specials are called to the front and formed into a separate company, for the purpose of serving as a practical example to the others. The drills will be continued with regularity until further orders. A meeting of the officers of the division was held last evening for the purpose of so adjusting the district that each officer shall have the command of the men in his immediate neighbourhood. At the Thames Police-court yesterday a large number of persons were sworn in by Mr. Benson as special constables for:: the_ metropolitan police dis trict. Among them were letter-carriers, tradesmen, mechanics, and Irish ballast men, all anxious to do their duty in the cause of law and order. Mr. Pag t, the senior magistrate, was engaged else where in swearing inhabitant householders as special constables. Foreigners have been enrolled in con siderable numbers. In answer to inquiries, the magistrates said their warrants would enable them to act in any part of the Metropolitan police district, a radius of 15 miles from. St. Paul's Cathedral, and that was much better than making appointments for parishes or the Tower Hamlets divisions only. If that had been done, special constables might see a disturbance on one side of a street while they were on the opposite side, and be unable to cross over and suppress it. Captain John Holt and Lieutenant W. A. Barrett, of the Tower Hamlets Volunteers, and Mr. Creer, overseer, have been ap pointed superintendent and deputy-superintendent of the Rateliff special constables, and the station house in Arbour-square, Stepney, has been named as the rallying point in the event of their services being required. Yesterday Ur. J. Phillips and Mr. C. Collambell (two of the Surrey magistrates) resumed their sit ting in petty session at the Vestry Hall, Kenning ton, for the purpose of swearing in special constables, and during the day above 50 more persons were added to the list of " specials" already enrolled. In consequence of an intimation from the workmen at several large firms in Lambeth, and clerks engaged during the day, of their desire to be enrolled as special constables, the magistrates have notified their intention of giving evening sittings for swear ing in special constables. The following have been salected as officers, and have consented to organise, and lead the specials, should such emergency arise— viz., Captain Knobel, head superintendent, and Captains Glubb and Fowlers as deputies; and Cap tains Driver and De Sails, Lieutenants Syms and Hassey, associated with Messrs. A. Long, W. Stiff, and C. Houton, as assistant supaiintendeuts. The corps will extend over seven divisions of Lambeth. The Vestry Hall is to be the headquartas of the --force. Yesterday afternoon the. Mayor of Newbury and I several of the town justices sat at the police-court for two hours for the purpose of swearing in special constables to serve for the period of three calendar months from .the present date. The attendance comprised several prefessional gentlemen and many of the principal shopkeepers, all of whom expressed the greatest readiness to serve, and were accord ingly sworn in. The justices will sit again to morrow for the same purpose, when the constables will elect their superintendent and other officers. The Town Council have met and resolved upon in creasing the strength of the police force by the ap pointment of additional constables for three mouths at least. Another precautionary measure taken iu this town is the removal of the Russian gun from the Recreation-ground to one of the buildings be longing to the corporation, where it is to be securely kept until the Fenian outrages are effectually sup pressed. Last week there was a very full attendance of the magistrates of Coventry at a special meeting called to take into consideration the circular addressed to the Mayor by the Home Secretary, pointing out that in the judgment of the Government it was de sirable that the local authorities should be prepared to meet any disturbance that might arise during the winter, and suggesting the enrolment of special constables. Resolutions were accordingly adopted, and since then the magistrates have been occupied in swearing in special constables. Already upwards of 2,000 have been enrolled. Though the authorities at Coventry have no idea that any Fenian sym pathies exist there, it is very gratifying to find the invitation of the magistrates so fully and promptly .met. The watch committee of the borough have also given their hearty co-operation in the measures taken for preserving the public peace. SOLICITORS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.—Lord Justice Lord Cairns will take the chair at the anniversary dinner of the association this year to be held in Juue uelt , at Willie's Booms. STORAGE OF COMBUSTIBLES, The Wale" Aforning New having commented on the dangerous and illegal practice of storing gunpowder and other explosive compounds in populous towns, the Town Clerk of Plymouth has addressed a letter to the editor of that paper, stating what are the principal enactments, on the subject, abd the penalties incurred by parties offend., ing against them. 1. By statute 23 and 24 Vic., cap. 139, sec. 7, restrictions are imposed on the manufacture of loaded percussion caps, and the manufacture and keeping of ammunition, fireworks, fulminating mercury, or any other compositions, of an explosive 'nature ; and a penalty of £lO, in.addition to the forfeiture of the goods, is imposed on any person keeping - in any place not licensed for the purpose more than the following quanti. ties of the undermentioned articles, viz. Ammunition containing 51b. of gunpowder. Fireworks containing 101 b. of explosive comportat Fulminating mercury or other preparation or composi tion of equally explosive paver-1 oz. dry,- or Soz. mixed with 25:per (eat; of water.. 2. By " An Act for the safe keeping of petroleum" (25 and 26 Vic., cap. GG), any person not licensed by the local authority who shall keep more than forty gallons of petro leum within fifty yards of a dwelling house, or of a build ing in which goods is stored, is subjected to the for feiture of the article and to a penalty. of £2O for each day during which petroleum is kept in contravention of the Act. 3. By " The carriage and deposit of dangerous goods Act, 1866" (29 and 30 Vic., cap. 69), the article called nitro-glycerine, or glonoine oil, is declared to be specially dangerous within the meaning of the Act ; and the Act for the safe keeping of petroleum is extended and applied to nitro-glycerine, save that any quantity whatever of nitro-glycerine is declared to be subject to the provisions of the Act. It results, therefore, that any person keeping even the sm ',Hest quantity of nitro-glycerine within fifty yards of a dwelling-house, or of a building in which gOods are stored, except in pursuance of a license given by the local autho. rity, is liable to forfeiture of the article and to a penalty of £2O per day. The same statute contains Nfurther enactment t o th e effect that any person delivering any article - declared to be specially dangerous under the Ad to any warehouse owner or carrier, or sending such article railway or ship, or in any other public conveyance, without specific notice and description of the goods, as directed by. the Act, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5OO, or at the discretion of the court to imprisonment with or without hard. labour for any term not exceeding two years. MR. CARDWELL AT OXFORD. The anniversary dinner of the Ancient Order of Druids took place yesterday afternoon, in the Town Hall. Mr. Calcutt presided, and amongst the guests were the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, M.P., and Mr. Neate, M.P. Mr. Caerwmee, in responding to the toast of his health, said: The year that has just closed will ever be remembered as memorable in the history of our legislation. It has terminated a long-continued conflict, and it has established a platform for future legislation. - I ou are perfectly aware that if I could have had my way Reform would have been adopted earlier, and would have been more gradually pursued. lam not about to revive any of the controversies to which this question has given rise. They will best be disposed of by the dispassionate judgment of the country, and by the calm and impartial verdict of history. At the commencement of the past year some of us were strong Conservatives, some of us were advanced Reformers, some of us were moderate Liberals, and amongst that number I have always included myself ; but there was amongst us at that time a party whose existence was unknown to us, and no wonder, for it was unknown to themselves. (Laughter.) I mean a body of gentlemen who were undergoing what the surgeons call a capital operation, but they were undergoing it under the influence of chloroform, and when it was.over they found that they had lost the limb on which they had been accustomed is rely, and that they had not expe rienced any pain or even consciousness. (Laughter and cheers.) When Benedick avowed that he would die a bachelor, he never supposed he should live till he was married—(laughter)—and when they avowed their oppo sition to all measures of 'organic reform, they were ex pected to be rejoicing in the consummation of the wisest measure of Reform that ever had been proposed to the British Parliament. (Cheers.) It is a good Englishman's rule to finish any work in which he is engaged ; and, although we have settled the borough franchise, there still remain some things to be: considered in the approaching session. You are aware that the Boundary Commissioners have been amongst . you, and that we shall have to deal with their report and their proposals: In some cases the ques tion will arise as to where the line shall be drawn, and I have no doubt the matter will be settled without much difficulty. Mit - ihei.e — ls One question to which lam anxious your attention should be drawn, because it is scarcely of less importance than that of the franchise. We shall have to provide additional seats for the northern part of this kingdom, Scotland, not merely because of its wealth and intelligence, but because the pro. Portion of its population, of its wealth, of its con tribution to the public burdenee has a right to an increase in the number of its members ; and the im portant question will arise how this increase is to be provided for. In the course of the last session I and others endeavoured to obtain the withdrawal from ten small villages in the southern and western parts of the kingdom of the right of returning members to Parlia ment ; and I think it is a point of considerable importance that when the fitting opportunity arise, the House of Commons should proceed in the old constitutional manner of Reform in withdrawing members from those small villages which have no just claim to return members to the British House of Commons. (Cheers.) When we have finished the question of Reform, the next question that engages our attention is that of Ireland. And T will first say a word with respect to that wicked conspiracy, Fenianism. It can have no other effect than to strengthen our determination to manifest our personal devotion to the sovereign who so frankly and so justly relies upon the loyalty of her subjects, and to evoke a determined resolution to support the officers of the Crown in maintaining the supremacy of the law. (Loud cheers.) But let not the feelings which such unhallowed conspira cies excite at all affect the views with which we address our minds to the consideration of that which is right and just towards our fellow-countrymen in Ireland. Let us address ourselves to those great questions in a manner worthy of the loyal Irish people, and in a manner worthy of ourselves. (Hear, hear.) With regard to one of these questions—the land question—l am the last of all men to speak in the tone of presumptuousness and confidence. It fell to my lot a few years ago to intro duce and carry a measure which I fondly hoped would have been useful and a settlement of the question. But after the experience of several years I find that the measure has been inoperative. A commission has recently been issued to examine into the revenues of the Church of Ireland, intended, as I believe, to deal with the ques tion of the redistribution of the funds of the Church. I do not wish to disguise from you my opinion that that is spermaceti to an inward wound. (" Hear," and laughter.) It will not go to the root of the evil. It will not touch the root of the disease unless some settle ment of the ecclesiastical affairs of Ireland deals not only with the Protestant Church of Ireland, but also on equal and just terms with the Presbyterians in the North, and with that large Roman Catholic population which constitutes a great part of that country. I fully acknowledge the difficulties which surround us in deal ing with this question, but I - feel a7so their urgency and importance ; and when we reflect that a little more than a century ago—at the time of the Scotch rebellion in 1745 — how great a danger and how great a difficulty Scotland then was to the Throne and to the Parliament of the kingdom, let us hope that we in our day may be able to do as our forefathers did in their generation, and that as they have rendered Scotland Gee of the most prosperous, one of the most happy and loyal portions of the kingdom, so it may yet be in store, for us and for our children to see a course of -measures pursued in respect to Ireland which may have the same beneficial results. (Cheers.) With respect to English questions, that which mostpresses for solution is the question of education. I hope at the hands of the Government the question will receive en couragement, and I know that, with the assistance of Mr. Bruce, we shall have the opportunity of promoting the end in vlcw. I hope the time is not far distant when education may be carried home so as to be avail able at the door of - every cottage in the kingdom, and that no child who is born a subject of the Queen shall be denied the blessings of a good and a liberal education. (Cheers.) We know that the religious difficulty is the chief obstacle in the way of those who arc anxious to pro mote education. But I can tell you a little anecdote which happened to myself. I had the good fortune to visit a e a ce urch was superior large school under the control of the Irish Commissioner examined separately in in the Belfast. distinctive e doctrines The children of ourwer e beingcreed, s of Christianity and it appeared a t td iiithhaet t distinctiveeir learning n doctrines the o fe ourvi evidences Church the great schools of this country. ( e_ , b . an opportunity on the same d Catholic eiw present to those given to boys like me when we awrerieleeLlurtle had when the Presbyterian and Roman children were examined, not as to distinctive but as to secular education, and it appeared to me to comprise so much that was moral and Christian within it, that I should have been happy if I could have supposed that the children in our towns were receiving anything like an education of that kind. (Hear, hear.) 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