The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGRN!.It. CITY, Two o'CLocx. Very little change has taken place in the Stock Markets. The Consol settlement is making progress, without causing any variation from the final prices of yesterday. Railway Stocks are moderately firm, with perfectly unimportant alterations except in the case of Caledonian and London and North Western Stocks. The former have advanced 1/ per cent., upon the anticipated issue of the report. Foreign Stocks are quiet, at yesterday's prices, there being no news to affect them. The Discount Market is quiet, with rates nomi nally at to 2 per cent., but business is not re fused at 14 per cent. The supplies of money are large, and they will be increased by the payment of the dividends, which commences on Wednesday next. Consols are steady, at 92} to 92f for delivery, and 92; for account. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 92 to 921 ; India Five per Cents., 1101 to 1111 ; Bank Stock, 239 to 241 ; Exchequer Bills, 22 to 27. In the Foreign Market the Scrip of the Por tuguese Loan is quoted at 1 to I I prem ; Mexican is lower, at 151 to 151 ; Greek, 12 to 13 ; Italian, 411 to 411 ex div. Railway stocks are in several cases rather above the opening prices, and they are generally steady, though business is perfectly inactive. The prin cipal feature is an advance of l per cent. in Caledonian Stock, which is now quoted at 71! to 72 i. A slight improvement has also taken place in London and North Western, the price of which is 113/ to 1141. Great Eastern, 30i to 31. Other stocks are without change. American Securities are qu i e t. U n ited States Five-twenty Bonds are i lower, at 721 to 721; Erie Railway, 48 to 49 ; Illinois, 88 to 89. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have risen 1., to 211 to 22, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 18 19. The Now Honduras Loan is 4,1 prem. ex Coupon. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The steamship Syria takes out to-day £10,645 in silver for Shanghai, £372 in gold for Point de Galle, and £3OO in gold for Alexandria. The steamships Russia and Virginia have, together, brought £256,000 gold from New York. The Cala bar has £13,000 in gold from the West Coast of Africa. The sum of £7,000 in sovereigns, received from Lisbon, were sent into the Bank yesterday. The general meeting of the Ocean Marine Insurance Company is called for the 30th inst. The total amount of the dividends paid by British mines in the year 1867 was £268,258 9s. The subscription list for the issue of £1,000,000 of mortgage bonds of the Panama Railroad closes : to day. Annexed is an extract from the monthly Bullion Circular of Messrs. W. C. Sillar and Co. of Cornhill Business remains generally without any improvement, though transactions in bullion have been to a fair extent, but without any material alteration in prices. Our imports consist of £2,301,198, and our exports of £1,009,186, showing a balance in favour of this coun try of a million and a-quarter, the bulk of which has been sold for the Continent, but having only arrived within the last day or two, it has not yet had time to appear among our exports. The details of the month's im ports and exports are as follows :—lmports--.£942,000 from. West Indies, £640,000 from Australia, £500,230 from America, £75,808 from Alexandria, £09,110 from Brazil, £6, 200 from West Coast of Africa, £61,830 front the Continent. Total, £2,301,198, Exports--£27,800 to Alexandria, £65,818 to Brazil, £ 3 0,900 to China, £30,000 to Cape of Good Hope, £l,OOO to Bombay, £7OO to West Indies, and £851,978 to the Continent. Total, £1,008,196. The shares of the Anglo-Argentine Company are quoted ato prem. BRIT IS FUT UN D S.—CL 0 SING PRICES. . GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 4 6 per Una. C onso l s 1 Do. Ac coun t , $ per (:/mt. Reduced 9ll 4 l 4. New 3 per Cent oi 2 Row 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 por Cent. ..1 an. 1873 • Annuities, 30 vrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. fo r 30 yrs, asp i re sth Ap r il 1885 l2l 4 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), An,., 1908 — Dxcholuer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 k2i pin- Ct 2 .2 6 pna Do £5OO 22 6 pin Do. £lOO St £2OO 22 6 pin Bank of England Stock, D 41 per Cent o. A ccount INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. todiau Stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. A ccount Do. 5 p er C en t . J u l y, 1 8 80 Do. 4 p er C ent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 84 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 _ Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. L o per Cent., 1852-58-60 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 751 i 44 51 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 43 21 Cuba, 6 per Cent. Ouilian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent., B Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip £32 paid 0 )I ,, mbi an , 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 par Cent, 1825 Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent Do 8 per C en t. , 1867 —_ Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cont — 47ptian, 7 per Cent Do. Second Issu e ................. Do. £5OO Bonds Do. .£lOO Bonds Do. 1864 Do. £fsoo Bonds •••.•..•..••.... , —. Do. £lOO Bonds .. 88 Government Railway Debenture s . ... ... 921 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex C0up5.....,, Do, Account .. 12 Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — lionduras GeT. Rail. Loan., 7p. Ct., £l5 pd pm It9iian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account Do. Maremmana Raiwa — Mexican 3 per Cent Y Ditto for Account Do, 1864 Do 6 pe r C ent. Anglo-French _ Montevidean 6 per Cent. Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent . — 99 New Granada 114 Do 3 per Oen, — Do. Deferr e d Peruvian Do Land Warrants (H ec t ares ) 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account — D 0441 per C en t . (U ribarren) — 1 per Cent.. 1862 Do Account Portiliguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,%-i Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 4 } per Cent. 1850 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO B o nd s BB Do, do. £B4 15s. do. Do, 13 °.) 1866, £lOO Bonds B7l 4 do. ardinia,n, 5 per Cent £B4 15s. do — —.B panish 3 per Con — Do Account Do New Deferred Do Passive 251 1 Do Account TlDiureloci C sAh o c ra c6o . u o n e t rt. of Coup. n o t fu n d e d per Cent. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account .. 591 Do £ l OO Bonds — ~Do 6 pe r Cent , 1862 Do Account . Do £lOO Bonds 6l Do. 1863 — DCent.,o 5 per 1865 — Do Account32l Do G per Cent., 1865 „ .. 1210 4 p or C ent. Guaranteed v Imozuela, 3 per ' Cent. — -Do Acco unt 12 Do 6 per C on t. , 1862 - .L , Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — IDividends on th e a b ove pay:t ol e i n L on d on . Itrelach Rentes, 3 p er C ent., Ex. 251. — %hall 5 per Cont. 18G1 Ex. 2sf. Do. Ac count ' THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money! 921 4 +. .c. Do, Account TT. lunds 'ss of I by this SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY ciIIARES AND STOCK& Cl o sing Business friailwaysPaid.!Prize. done. - elf Thrust-Of and'Exeter :...' .. 1 - 00 82 84 st Valedonian ' - 100 701 71 70 11 a2l 11 at Canibrian .. 100 20 30 - Cork and Bandon - - - - 20 Cornwall. all 2 4 at Dublin & Belfast Juno. 100 741 751 st Dun„Perth, & Ab. Juno 100 70 72 100 ftl.Loncion, bcrip C9f id. all - - Do. 100 - - d at cHasgow &S. Western 10u 95 07 et Great Eastern, Ord.stk, 100 301 311 3)1 a. at Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 100 7 8 at West North of Scotlawfl 100 13 6 at Great Northern lOO 107 'O9 107 at Do. A stock .. lOU Obi 1094 1091 81 et Do. B stock lOO 123 145 st Do. New, is. at 25 pin 10u -- - et GtS, and W. of Ireland 100 96 98 at Gt. Western -Originai 100 44 444 44 1 et Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. 100 - - -t Do. South Wales - - st Do. W. lltd.-Oxford 100 25 30 271 7 a t 4 _„i. Newport lOO 29 31 a t D o . I ::: , reford lOO - - at Lancashire .e Yorkshire 100 12; 124 123 at London and b'laCYWall 100 - - et on., Brigh., &S. Coas?.. 100 48 49 481 a et hon., Chat., and Dover 100 18 19 at Do. Metrop. F.K. A lOO - - at Lon. & North Western VO 114 115 114 a et Lon. & South Western 100 75 77 at Man., Slid., & Lincoln 100 40 151 et Atetropolitan. .. all lib 117 1151 1 at Do. New lO - - et Do. Extension all 102 103 et ( lletropolitau District all - - 10 I L)o. do. do. 10 - - 10 Do. and St. John's W'd 6 - - et Ilicitand - Do. .£9 Share 7 - - et Do, Birmin.. & Derby 100 72 74 - ?lid Kent . - - et North British et Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. 100 - - at 4th. Eastern-Berwicif 100 98 99 99 25 Do. G.N•I6 purchase 16.12.41 - - st Do. Leeds ..... at Do. i9rk lOO 90 22 et Do. Carlis:e . . ... - - et Do. Stock.& Thorling. all 120 132 15 Do. do. 1860-61 lB --- p at North London - Do. do. 1864 5 . - - 10 Do. do. 1886 5 1 14p at North Staffordshire et t. &S. W. Junction - ,cottish Central - - • Loot. N. B , Aber. stocl lOO - - - Do. Scot, Mid. st Jck - - at Shropshire Union et 4 oath Devon lOO 42 (4 at Irouth Eastern 20 Raines, Wok., & Wok all 84 04 et Caff Vale lOO 145 150 10 Do. C . - - - t ale of death ' 100 - - - Waterford & Kilkenny lON - 10 IVaterloo & Whiteha , 6 - - , West Cornwall i 100 - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1872.... 100 - - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 - a'•6 p. O. Feb. & Aug lOO 101 113, 994 --. 00. sp. C. Mar. & Sept, 100 101 103 - 130. sp. 0. Jan. Ac July 100 90 92 861 71 - Do. sp. a. Inscribed ski 100 89 91 - Cape G.Hope, 6 p. 0.187 3, 100 102 104 .... 1)0.Apl.&Oot .1890-1900 100 106 108 - Do. do 1880-90 100 104 106 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9. 100 107 109 - Do. 5 per oent. 15 April andls Oct., 1900 lOO 00 25 17 1- -- Ce_ylon, N0v.1 868 , 6 p.c - 1)o. 1878, do. 100 110 1104 - Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1878 ... .. ~ .... - Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.15 100 105 107 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 107 109 - Natal Gov. 6 per cent lOO 104 106 - N.B.Gor.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 103 105 - N. S.W. G0v.5pc.,1866 100 -- - - Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 08 09 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 100 974 941 951 61 - New Zealand , 6 p. cent' 100 - Do. 5 per cent...• -. Nova Sootia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O IC2 104 - neenaland GoV. 6p. c lOO 103 105 - :.Aus.Gov. 6 p. 0.1868-9 100 - _ - Do. 1878 & upwards lc 0 110 111 - Vio,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 - _ - Do. do. April & Oct lOO 110 112 , 1101 1 BRITISH YOSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic& St.Lawrenoe all 63 15 et;Rom.,Baroda, As Cen.ln. 100 If 4 105 1021 1 gu. 6 per cent.. ...... 20 Do. le shares lO p }p 10} Buffalo .14 Lake Huron all 34 4 10 Do. Preference too 1 Butt,Brant, &Goderieb 1 5 p.c. 1872-3-1 lOO 68 71 at Calcutta &S. E., Bin lOO at Jaffe Town & Dock, gu lOO 18 52 100 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pt all 99 162 at East. Bengal, gu., sd , lOO (03 164 103 at East 'lndian, gu. 5 p.c lOO 110 110,1. 108} 20 Do. J Extension at Grand Trunkof Canada 100 17 18 15} 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 83 85 100 Do. let Pref. Bonds all 50 52 100 Do. do deferred 100 , De. 2d Prd. Bonds all 10 45 100 Du. do. deterred - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock— all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deterred at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e lOO 107 108 IC6i 93 1:0. Gua. 5 per cent lB 2 4 £0 Do. New gua. b p.c 6 2 P et Li t. South of India gua. 5 per cent ' lOO 100 10 st Do. 41 per cent lou 92 94 94 at Do 2 204 Great Wes. of Canada all 15} 14 204 Do. New ..... - 100 Do. 6p. c Ilia. pay. 1873 all 95 97 100 Do. 5; do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 87 10 Didian Branch, limited 3 f id et /4adrae, gua. 5 p.o .... 100 100 10'41 102} a at Do. 4} do lOO 93 95 at Do. 44 do lOO 89 91 2') Do. Fifth Extension 5 at Ilelb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnda. 100 50 '1e1.46 Hobson's Bay all et .1H .C'da,6pc Ist pf. by 100 83 85 [ 4 at 'cinde 100 100 101 101} at Do. Delhi jg a 100 1004 1014 101 :,-.: 20 Do. do .. ci, 1 5 t i p at Do. Puniaub.... n.t 100 09 100 sr , Do.lndus St. Flor 40 100 85 87 /MIMI/ MINES. - am. Consol. Gold, Um. 1 'hivertan 'lifford Amalgamated BO 51 64 - evon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 420 430 rakevral Is 2.1.0 i'ast Bassett (Illogan) 29110 12 :East Caradon 2.11.' 6 6 o:ast Cara Brea 2 21 , a st Grenville 11 2 .. - East Gunnislake East Loved 3O 0 8 9 E. WI Russell (Tavist 11.7.6 14 2 Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen . 66 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited all 17 18 Great South Tolgus 0.14. - Great Wheal Bas y 14.9.1 - G. Wheal Vor (fielst.th 40 17 19 Grenville 9.0.6 11 14 Herod's Foot 8.10.0 35 37 aingston Downs 5lO . 21 21 Ilargaret (Uny Le1ant,13.17.. 6 Marke Valley 4.10. 41 51 4 ilwyndy iron Ore, li 31 24 1/ - e7V 8 ton ▪ North loskear 6.Wh Bassettallogan 1.4.0 North Wheal Crofty 2.13.0 2 3 t'rosper United....... 8.11. 2 24 er,,videnee Uny Lelan 10.6.7 29 31 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 393 410 south Condurrow 1.2.0 # 4 —i. Wheal Fran. allogan 18.18.9 374 426 )tray Park L'ln Croft 9 1 3 14 .-71g,ra and Clogan, lim all - West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 12 10 12 West Chiverton ll 66 68 West Seton 474 195 205 Wheal Bassett flllog.;an 54 85 95 Wheal Buller (ftedruth i 16 16 13 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 18 20 —. Wheal Setou Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 6 8 YKEFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, Orig. Viper cent.. 78 PREFERENCE STARES AND STOCKS. Midland A and B £5 per cent., 104; LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL!. Midland, Bradford Fref. stock, 92i FORM GN ttAILWAYe. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 Bah►a and San Francisco, gua. 7 per oent., 14 ,ruat Luxembourg, 84 San Paulo, 11m., gua. 6 per cent., 19 FOREIGN MINES. Auglo•Brazilian Gold, 6 (loniales Gold and Silver Mining, 3 5-16 Don Pedro, blorLh Del Key, 2 ¢ pm DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 51 BANIiI3. Ara, lim., A, 7 Alliance, lira., 131 Chartered .kler. of India, London,[and China, 281 Consolidated, lirn., 4k Impertai Bank, lim., 10k Imperial Ot:oman. 88 4 London Chartered bank of Australia; 23 London and estmluater, 70k Ditto, Scrip, 40 I New South Wales, 46 MISCEL L AMA() Li b. Anglo American Telegraph,.l9 Agio-Mexican Mint, 161 Atlantic Telegraph, 524 Ditiv, 8 par oeut., 981 Their Reyal liighnese.s Prince Arthur and Prince Christian, attended by Lieutenant-General the lion. C. Grey and Major Elphinstone, honoured Sir John and Lady Simeon with a visit at Swain ston, near Newport, to-day, and afterwards went out shooting there. MURDEROUS GAROTTE ROBBERY.—At the Not tingham Police-court, yesterday, Francis Hattewell was charged with garottiug Mr. Henry Clarke, gentleman, in that town. The prosecutor was returning home late at night, when he was attacked by two men. The first struck him a tremendous blow under the chin, from which he fell, and they then both kicked him most savagely. Blood flowed freely, and he was becoming insensible, when assistance came up, and the ruffians made off. The prisoner, however, was pursued and captured. A valuable watch belonging to the prosecutor was nearly smashed to pieces in the struggle. The prisoner was committed for trial at the Assizes. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 1100 per cent. At this rate there s no profit on the importation of gold from the United &atm • hare THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1868. FURTHER, .EXAMINATION OF TILE lENIAN COL. BURKE. BOW-STREET-THIS DAY. This morning the examination of Colonel Burke, Theobald Casey, and Henry Shaw, alias Malady, on a charge of treason-felony, was resumed before Sir T. Henry. Mr. Giffard, and Mr. Poland appeared on the part of the Crown. Mr. Torr and Mr. M'Donald defended Burke, and Mr. Lewis attended for Casey. The first witness called this morning was Benjamin Fordhani, police constable C 33, who said---On the 20th of Nov. last I was on duty in Tavistock-square in uniform. In the evening In spector Thomson spoke to me, and afterwards I slw Burke and Casey in Woburn-square. 1 and Mr. Thomson went after them. Mr. Thomson went up to Burke, touched him on the shoulder, and told him he held a warrant for the arrest of Richard Burke. "You I know to be that person, and I shall consequently take you into cus tody. You must consider yourself my prisoner," and come to the nearest police-station. Burke said, " You've made a mistake, I'm not the person at all ; I'm a medical student, my name is George Berry, and I've just arrived from Hamburg. Thompson said, " Whether you are Berry or Burke you must go along with us." We both took hold of him, one on each side. Casey at this time was at the side of Burke. Burke made a resistance until we got to the end of Woburn-square. Casey interfered to prevent us arresting Burke, and struck Thomson and myself several blows, and tried to get our prisoner away. Casey said, " What do you mean by taking my friend like that ?" When we got to the end of Woburn-square Burke struck Thomson with his umbrella. Thomson then drew his revolver, and told Burke if he attempted to run away he would fire on him. Berke said, " Don't do anything desperate." I had hold of Burke's cuff with my left hand. I drew my truncheon, and then Casey interfered again, and said we should not take his friend. I told him if he did not keep away I would strike him. Casey called upon the bystanders, as we were in Russell-square, to rescue Burke. He shouted that we were arresting his friend without any right. Thomson called a cab in Upper Montagu-street, into which Burke was placed, notwithstanding the attempts of Casey to prevent it. After we had got Burke into the cab Casey tried to prevent us shutting the door. Inspec tor Thomson, however, succeeded in shutting the door, and as we approached Bow-street we obtained assistance, and Burke was locked up in the police station. After Burke was locked up 1 saw Casey inside the station. He was then detained, and eventually locked up. I was in uniform, and the inspector was in plain clothes. Cross-examined by Mr. Torr—l suppose Thom son had the warrant to arrest Burke iu his pocket. I did not see it. By Mr. Lewis—l don't remember exactly the words. They might have been, "This is a mistake, it is an illegal warrant," but I think the words used were, " This is wrong ; it is illegal to arrest a gen tleman in this way." Mr. Torr (addressing the magistrate)—Burke's sister, sir, is in attendance outside, and I have to ask that she may be admitted to court. Mr. Lewis made a similar application for the sister of Casey. _ _ Sir Thomas Henry—Let them be admitted. Mr. Giffard—Before they take the trouble of corning into court, I have to apply for another re mand. I had expected an important witness from Birmingham, but as he has not arrived I cannot proceed further to-day. _ _ - Sir Thomas Henry remanded the prisoners until Thursday. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—this Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO CAB PROPRIETORS AND DRIVERS. Samuel Trigg, a cab-driver, charged by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with cruelty to a horse, by working it in an unfit state, appeared before Mr. Knox on re mand, and Martin Eatwell, cab proprietor, of No. 1, Charlwood-street, appeared on a summons for causing the horse to be ill-treated by allowing it to be worked. Simeon Seth, officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, having deposed to finding the horse in a very low condition with its knees distressingly cut and quite unfit for work, Mr. Chevy, the Government veterinary surgeon, said that the cuts on the horse's knees were recent injuries on other ones. lie had advised the owner of the horse to have it destroyed, and he had done so. lie considered the driver culpable in driving a horse in such a state. Mr. Brond, a veterinary surgeon, said that, in his opinion, the horse had had a knee which bad been broken a few weeks previously, but which had not healed over, and th e new granu l a ti on had given way. The horse had been put to work too early. Mr. Knox said that to an unprofessional eye the wound on the knee was a ghastly one. As the horse had been destroyed he should discharge the defen dants, and he wished the officer of the society to understand that in doing so it was simply on the testimony of the gentlemen who had been called, and who stated that the horse had been sent out too early. WESTMINSTER. JUVENILE OFFENDERS WORKING AT CASE. — Henry Harding, 15, and Frank Pearse, 14, asso ciates of thieves, were charged before Mr. Arnold with unlawfully possessing five pairs of braces, five pairs of gloves, two ladies' vests, and a towel, and not giving a satisfactory account of the possession of the same. Police-sergeant Squire White, 11 B, deposed that Pearse's father said he should not trouble coming to the court about him, and the other had no fixed home. At 7.30 last evening he was with P. C. Taylor, 200 B, in Sloane -street. He watched the prisoners half-an-hour outside a fancy jeweller's shop : they were " working at a case." Witness went up and asked them what they were doing, and Harding said he did not know Pearce. As the latter appeared bulky witness asked him what he had. He replied Nothing,' and witness unbuttoned his coat, in doing which two ladies' vests fell out on the pavement. He was further searched inside the shop, and then at the police-station a pair of gloves were found upon him. He said he had worn them three months, but they were quite new. The glass they were watching at the jeweller's had been broken a week ago, and Harding was seen about the place. Constable Taylor, 200 B, said he watched them with Sergeant White, and heard Harding say, " Here come two slopes." Mr. Arnold asked what " slopes" meant ? Taylor said it was a thieves' term for police. Mr. Arnold thought they were always called " bobbies." Taylor continued—He found a pair of braces and gloves on Harding, and he said he bought the braces for Gd. at a shop in King's-road, Chelsea, and the gloves belonged to his father. They were new, and had been ordered for the purpose. The braces found on both were of the same make and pattern. Harding, in an impudent tone, said that he bought the braces from a man in the street for Gd., and Pearce said he picked up the things found on him in Knightsbridge. They were remanded for a week. " THAMES. TIIE CUSHION OF BACON.—JUVENILE CRIME. —Robert Clark, a boy aged 12 years, and Jane Quarreil, the widow of a lighterrnan, aged 44 years, of No. 5, London-street, Ratcliff, were charged, the former with stealing, and the other with feloniously receiving, known to be stolen a cushion of bacon, weighing 121b5., and valued 95., the property of Mrs. Rhoda Hill, a shopkeeper of No. 10, Bull-lane, Stepney. A boy, named Patrick Sullivan, is in custody, charged with being con cerned in the robbery, and has been remanded. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, defended Mrs. Quarrel. On Wednesday night last Mrs. Hill left her shop to warm her fingers by the parlour fire, and in her temporary absence a gang of daring young thieves surrounded her shop, and one of them entered and took a cushion of bacon off a butter tub, ran out of the shop and gave it to another boy, and the whole gang scampered away in opposite directions. The alarm was given by an honest boy named Thomas James Bennett, and two police-constables on duty opposite the Commercial Gas Works, pur sued the gang. Only one was cAptured. Yester day the prisoners were arrested, and the bacon was discovered in the apartment of Mrs. Quarrel], i❑ Loudon-street. She admitted that she purchased the bacon for 2s. 6d. Mr. Stoddart said that Mrs. Qiarrell was a re spectable woman, who had incautiously bought the bacon of one of the boys. It was dirty when brought to her, and she did not think it was of much value. She was not aware it was stolen. Mr. Paget—The bacon is quite clean now. It is worth 95., and you admit you bought it for 2s. Gd. It is a most serious offence. Mrs. Quarrell—l scraped the bacon of ter I bought it. That makes it look clean. Mr. Paget said he should remand the prisoners until the 9th instant, when the boy Sullivan would appear. He hoped the whole gang of young thieves would be captured. Mr. Stoddart said the poor woman, who had a baby in her arms, and eight other children, re gretted exceedingly what she had done. He hoped bail would be taken. Mr. Paget—l will not take any bail; other people have babies and children, and I must protect them. It is such urchins as these who fill our reformatory schools and convict prisons, live upon the blood and tears of others, and foster crime. She will go to prison. THE OYSIER FISHINGS IN THE FIRM OP FIRTH. The Law Committee have given in a report prepared by Mr. Marwick, under a remit from the Edinburgh Town Council, to consider and report as to an application to the Board of Trade for a grant of the oyster-beds in the Frith of Forth be longing to the Crown, and lying contiguous to those belonging to the city. In the report was the following statement :—" It is apprehended the Magistrates and Council would have no difficulty in satisfying the Board that a grant to the city of the neutral ground would enable them to regulate the fishery in such a way as materially to increase the supply of oysters, and to benefit the public. It will be for the Council to consider whether any ap plication that they may make for a grant of the neutral ground should not be preferred on the footing of the Crown receiving a rent or royalty according to the profits actually made, or the quan tity of oysters purchased or sold by the promoters, or those by whom the fishery might be conducted." The Lord Provost said that the oyster fisheries in the Frith of Forth had been spoliatecl for many years, and it was their bounden duty to adopt any measure that would have the effect of protecting . them. Mr. R. Wilson said that there was a new com pany applying for powers to take the whole fishings out of the hands of the Council, including the neutral grounds. He read a letter on the subject by Mr. Jameson, fishmonger, Edinburgh, of which the following are extracts :—" Previous to the years 1837 and 1838, the price I paid for the best oysters was fourpence and sixpence per 100. At that time the Town Council let the oyster scalps to an Eng lish company, who brought down a fleet of twenty to thirty large smacks, each working four or more dredges. These vessels were kept constantly em ployed for at least one season lifting brood and oysters, and shipping off one vessel after another as fast as they could be loaded, for which I believe the town never got a penny; since which time, oysters have every year got scarcer and higher in price, until now I pay three shillings and sixpence for oysters not equal to those I formerly got at fourpence per hun dred." Mr. Jameson thinks the ring at present. used as the gauge is too small, and says :—" The plan I would propose is—have a ring of two inches and a half in breadth (inside measurement), allow the fishermen to dredge as many oysters as they please that will not pass through that ring, compel them to throw overboard, on any part of the city's scalps they consider most suitable, all the oysters that will pass through that ring." Baillie Skinner said that the council sent their officer to Newhaven iu 1865 to make inquiry into this subject ; and he now held in his hand a return showing that in one month oysters to the value of no less than £1,431 Gs. Bd. were taken away from the Frith of Forth, and sent to London and other places. He thought it was high time that the Town Council were taking steps to look a little better after the oysters. The produce from a single parent oyster was immense, it having been calculated .at no less than from 800,000 to 8,000,000. The report, Mr. Jameson's letter, and the speci mens of oysters were remitted to the committee.— Land and Water. FISHERY PROSECUTIONS. CONVICTION ON SALMON LEISTERERS.—At Llan syllen (Montgomeryshire) Petty Session, on Friday last, an important case of salmon poaching was brought before the Bench at the instance of the Board of Conservators of the River Severn Fishery District. The following report of the case we copy from the Tinges of Tuesday last :—The process of salmon leistering with the aid of torch and spear has been immortali se d b y Si r Walter Scott in his Waverley novels, and this was a modern instance of the process as cond uc t e d i n N o rth Wales. Ihe de fendant was a farm er , nam ed William Evans, a tenant of the Dean o f St. Asaph, living at a farm with the unpronounceable name of Llanrhaidr, on the banks of the river Tanat, which is an important salmon breeding tributary of the River Severn, where a large quantity of salmon are annually bred, or would be bred but for the nefarious practices of the local residents. Hitherto the farmers have had it pretty much their own way, and annually at this season the spawning fish have been killed on the spawning beds, to the great destruction of the river's produce. The Severn Board, however, determined to put a stop to these proceedings, and a strict watch has been kept on the river. On the night of the 13th ult. three watchers discovered Evans and two of his farm servants, named William Jones and Thomas Probert, burning the water at Llanrhaidr, and hence their appearance before the justices. They could not deny the fact, and pleaded guilty. The magistrates were unanimous in their determina to carry out the law, and fined the farmer Evans in the full penalty of £5 and costs, and the other defendants in 10s. penalty and costs. HEAVY PENALTIES UNDER THE TWEED FISHERIES ACT.—At a Justice of Peace Court held at Jed burgh on Monday last, Robert Graham, William Davidson, and Charles Hogg, all belonging to Hayrick, were charged with a contravention of the 3th section of the Tweed Fisheries Act, or of the 10th section of the act, in so far as they did fish for or take from the water Allan, by means of elicks or hooks, thirty-four fish. They all pleaded guilty of having nineteen fish in their possession, but not of having thirty-four. Mr. Lee, the Pro curator-Fiscal, said he could not accept of that plea, ar.d he would therefore put it down as of not guilty. The Fiscal then said that he would hold them guilty only of a contravention of the Bth sec • tion of the act, and not of the 10th secton, for, ac cording to the statute, the bench could fine them no more thanlOs. for killing a fish,while they could be fined £2 for having one in possession. The bench then sentenced each of them to pay a fine of £5 for the illegal fishing, and £l7 each for killing the thirty-four fish, being at the rate of 10s. for each fish, besides 17s. each of expenses ; and in default of payment they were to be imprisoned for two months. CRIEFF.—Robert Malory was charged with fish ing for salmon in the river Earn during the annual close time; fined £3 10s. and costs. COCKERMOUTIL—We are glad to find that the magistrates in this neighbourhood are dealing with poaching in a manner which is calculated to do much good. In every case where a conviction is obtained a heavy penalty is inflicted, and where the prisoner is not able or willing to pay the fine im posed, a two months' imprisonment has been de- tided by the Cockermouth Bench to be the best means of curing the prisoner of his poaching pro pensities. At the Petty Sessions Court held at this place last week, five convictions were obtained against various parties for using the click-hook. Of these two were fined £5 each and costs ; in de fault, two months' imprisonment : one £3 and costs. At the Sessions held on Monday last, the following cases were disposed of :—John Borwick, J. Hodg son, and Joseph Irving, were charged with having unlawfully taken trout from the river Ellerbeck, which communicates with the Derwent. The bench acquitted Borwick, but convicted the other defen dants, and fined Irving 20s. and costs, and Hodg son 10s. and costs. John Starkie and J. Starkie were charged with having, on the 21st instant, un lawfully- attempted to take salmon from the river Cocker. Mr. Ramsey prosecuted on behalf of the Derwent Angling Association. The magistrate said the bench had decided to convict the defen dants, who, being the brothers of a river watcher, ought to have known better. The sentence was that John Starkie pay a penalty of £5 and costs, in default to be imprisoned for two months ; and J. Starkie a penalty of £3 and costs, in default to be imprisoned for six weeks. MAXWELTON.---POACHING IN THE NlTH.—Three men, old poaching offenders, pleading guilty to a charge of fishing for salmon during the annual close time, with a hang net, in the River Nith. The court sentenced each defendant to pay a fine of £5 and £1 costs, or three months' imprisonment.— Land and Water. SHE LL-FISH FOR MANURE. Every person who understands anything about long line sea fishing, must know how vastly im portant mussels are for bait for the capture of food fishes. Our readers will learn from our sea-fishery columns of to-day, that these invaluable shell-fish are wastefully—we had almost written wickedly— destroyed, for manuring the land. Too much can not be said about this important subject, more es pecially if the advice and the telling will only induce British fishermen, who are prone to trust too much to luck and to chance for their bait, and in conse quence are very often unable to visit their fishing grounds for the want of it—to follow the example of the French fishermen, and instead of wasting and destroying these mollusks, so indispensable to suc. cessful fishing, to protect and cultivate them, and in this manner insure an unfailing supply, by adopt ing the simpler plan of growing it. A dread of being " musselled," makes ~iae British public shy of devouring these wholesome bivalves, hence few are required for food as compared with the con sumption of whelks and the is common de scription of oysters. But it no exaggera tion to say that countless millions are annually required and employed by our fishermen for bait. From some of the natural mussel beds, 300 tons of mussels are often gathered per week, and in one small village in Scotland the fishermen require, during the season, forbaiting their deep sea-lines for cud and haddock fishing, over five millions of mus sels. No one will for a moment deny the commer cial importance of mussels in these days of dear provisions ; not that these shellfish constitute in themselves so important an article of food that their dearth or dearness would prove any very material inconvenience to anybody ; but their value lies in the fact that no other kind of bait is found to be so useful and effective as the mussel for the capture of deep sea fishes fitted for human food. It is well known that the supply of mussels hitherto derived from our own sea coast is rapidly diminishing ; year after year, spots, regarded as prolific mussel banks yielding inexhaustible supplies, arc now mere barren wastes by the constant and growing demand for mussels. The old mussels are picked off and carried away, and no persons appear to deem it necessary to rear and provide growing stock to replace them. What should we predict of a farmer who went on and on killing his stock of breeding animals, without ever bestowing a thought about rearing others to fill the vacancies? Nevertheless, this is precisely . what our fishermen are doing in regard to mussels, and, as a matter of course, they are rapidly exhausting their bait-farms. The fol lowing statements will give our readers some idea of the consumption of mussels, although at best it is but a remote approximation to the actual num bers used for bait and consumed as food each year in the United Kingdom :--A bushel measure will contain, at a rough estimate, 2,000 mussels, and, in London only, 50,400 bushels are consumed annu ally as food for the " " One million quarts, sold in the streets by costermongers at one penny per quart, would give a return of £4,000 per annum." The consumption in Edinburgh and Leith, Dr. Knapp tells us, is ten bushels per week ; in all, 400 bushels per year. But even this is a mere nothing when we consider the supply required for deep-sea fishing. We will select Newhaven as one example. There are four l arge d ee p- sea fi s hi ng boats, which generally go out three times a week thirty weeks in the year ; each boat carries a crew of eight men, and eight fishing lines, each line 800 yards in length ; to bait each one of these long lines 1,200 mussels are required. Add to the four deep sea fishing boats sixteen lesser craft that go fishing every day, wind and weather permitting (Sundays excepted), for the annual supply of which 3,456,000 mussels are needed for baiting the lines, and the number of these shell fish consumed each year in Newhaven will be seen to be something enormous. Quite as many, if not more, are used at Mussel burgh, Buckhaven, Elie, Anstruther, and elsewhere in Scotland. Fishermen, we confidently hope, will by and by learn to act like reasonable persons, and, profiting by the good example set them by the in dustrious mussel farmers of Aiguillon, grow their own bait. If warnings are of no avail, and it seems there are no laws by which the pilferers of the mus sel beds can be brought to book, the fishermen will have themselves to blame for the utter extinction of the mussel. Only a fortnight has passed away since we had to record a terrible destruction of young whiting by the Thames fishermen. Thou sands of bushels were caught in a few weeks in the Thames, and sold to the farmers at the rate of six pence per bushel, to be employed as manure. Each fish probably would have been worth twopence if it had been allowed to reach maturity. Sprats, which the consumer has to pay a penny a pound for, have been within the last fortnight sold to manure the land at a few pence per bushel ; and in the face of this waste we know that people are actually perish ing for the sheer want of food at our very door steps ; and then as if all this were not waste enough, we discover now that mussels, upon which we have in a great measure to depend for our supply of cod and haddock, are actually carted of the " natural scalps" at the rate of hundreds of tons per week, simply to enrich land that could be better fertilised with some other material. Surely it is high time that proper laws were made, and competent inspec tors appointed, to put a stop to this abominable waste of shell and food fish. The time will surely come, if this destruction and waste are allowed to go on unchecked, when sea and shell fish will be only things we shall remember and regret.—Land and }Vater. A RACING STABLE PARTNERSHIP.—The Civil Tribunal of the Seine has just been called on to decide a dispute between the partners of the racing stable repre sented by the assumed named of Major Fridolin. The association consists of M. Charles Laffitte, Baron Niviere, and Khalil Boy. The last-named has already formed a demand before the Tribunal of Commerce for a dissolution of the partnership, and the application is now awaiting a decision ; the other partners in the mean time wished to proceed with the annual weeding out of the stable, and had advertised a sale to take place on the 11th of December. That course was opposed by Khalil Bay, who maintained that the sale of such horses as Gon tran (a French Derby winner) was an act of aliena tion of a part of the capital of the association, and would diminish his share in the division of property when a general sale would take place on the 'dissolution of the partnership. He consequently obtained on the 10th of December a judge's order, provisionally suspending any disposal of horses until the hearing of the present ease. The counsel of MM. Laffitte and Niviere, with the object of showing that the sale advertised was necessary for the good management of the general property in the interest of all the partners, read letters from M. Delarnarre and M. Lupin, owners of largo racing studs, to show that it was usual at the end of each year to rid the stables of worth less animals. The Tribunal, however, considered that the sale would be an act of alienation, and maintained the prohibition. SCENE IN A PARIS THEATRE. The Paris Temps gives the following detailed ac count of the disturbance at the Porte St. Martin Theatre, referred to in our impression of yester day :--" On Monday evening, at the first per formance of the Porte St. Martin revue, Mdlle. Silly was upon the stage, and had just parodied, in an apropos song, the tones and gestures of Mdlle. Schneider, of the Vari6t6s. It should be known that parodies of this kind are customary in revues; that they almost always amuse the Parisians, who vehemently applaud them when they are well done, Thus, on every side there was applause and a cry of ' Encore.' A hiss was heard, fol lowed by rounds of cheering. The hiss continued its protest. Up to this point nothing could be simpler. The hisser, doubtless, did not like ➢ldlle. Silly, or he liked Mdlle. Schneider. It was his right. It was a matter between himself and the public, which certainly would have soon made him hold his tongue. For I feel hound to state that up to this time this gentleman had irrieated everybody. Instead of being in his favour, the public would gladly have stopped his mouth. Crowds do not like contradiction. Mdlle. Silly, advancing to the footlights, had already repeated the first few (yards of her soag, when a loud uproar was heard at the very place whence the hissing had proceeded, in the upper boxes. The artiste stopped ; some per sons rose in the stalls. Shortly afterwards we were all standing, and looking, with our backs to the stage. A police agent was parleying with the hisser, who could be distinctly seen, as he was in the front row. Nothing of what they said could be heard, but it was easy to guess by their gestures that the one was requesting the other to leave, and that the other energetically refused to do so. We followed this scene with curiosity. Turn him out !' No, no ;' and the usual jokes under such circum stances. People laughed, people shouted, but with out any very well defined object in shouting. The police agent withdrew, and already tranquillity was about to be restored, when in place of the agent a cocked hat appeared, followed by another cocked hat, and the two gendarmes advanced to the recal citrant hisser, and put their hands upon his shoulders. The public down below, which attentively watched the scene, at first let things take their course without saying much. But my gentleman* resists ; he clings to his stall ; the two agents of authority seize him by the cravat, and twisting it round his neck endeavour to take him away, not withstanding his desperate efforts and his hoarse exclamations. By degrees the public grows warm and excited; shouts arise from every part of the house—' No, no !" Let him alone ! let him alone A gendarme merely obeys orders. These carry off our friend bodily, and we see his legs kicking by way of a final and mute protest. Immediately there arose a furious uproar, the like of which I never heard, not even the Gaetana. Shouts of Bring him back !" Let him return !' arc heard amid a frightful uproar. The curtain falls, and the mana ger arrives. He is not even allowed to make his three customary bows. No !" No explanations !' Let him return.' He has a right to do so.' The unhappy man walks from one side of the stage to theother, and endeavours to say an unintelligible word or two, and with a terrified aspect wipes away the perspiration which pours down in heavy drops from his face. After five or six minutes, which must have apperred au age to him, we see him ap proach the stage box of Prince Demidoff, and he appears to ask him what the public wants. After a colloquy, of which we do not hear a single word, he goes out backwrrds, and returns a few moments aftewards, leading by the hand Laurent the actor. The management no doubt hoped that the sight of suh a favourite actor would calm the storm. But the pleasant, simple, and smiling face of Laurents avails nothing against this outburst. The tempest recornmeoces with more fury than ever. They are are no longer shouts—the are roars of anger ; every arm is outstretched ineaacingly towards the two men who seem in consultation, and who work their hands, in despair, like the sails of a wind mill. Another five minutes pass. What was being done meanwhile behind? A deliberation, no doubt was held ; perhaps some one was sent to consult M. Pietri—to know if the law was to prevail. Any how the scene lasted 12 or 14 minutes, and if it had been prolonged the public would have played havoc, so great was its exasperation. At last we hear shouts of 'There he is !' 'There he is !' and my gentleman re-appears, in fact very pale, but with a composed and modest countenance. On every side there then arose tremendous shouts ; in the dress circle the ladies waved their handkerchiefs ; in the stalls his entrance was hailed with three times three. The incident was over. The public had prevailed. We may de rive some useful lessons from this singular story. The first is that crowds have lately become singu larly susceptible. Three or four years ago things would not have passed in this way. The public would not have shown its teeth so easily, and would not have enforced its will with so much ;energy. This little circumstance is a serious symptom. I see in the second place, that though it may be danger ous to resist the agents of authority in the cemeteries, we must defend ourselves in the theatres. Had this gentleman allowed himself to be gently carried off by the gendarmes, he would have passed the night in the lock-up. It was his energetic and desperate resist ance which so thoroughly aroused the sympathy of the public that the police ended by surrendering their prey. Finally, the prefect of police will no doubt remark that it was his agents who caused all the trouble. When ho gives to subaltern servants the authority he attributes to himself, he ought only to have in his service people of intelligence. It is not an easy thing to manage a crowd ; it requires much tact and dexterity. These gentlemen dis played on this occasion much cluminess. As soon as they saw the disposition of the public they ought to have yielded with a good grace and withdrawn discreetly. Whenthe all-powerful and irresponsible agents display in the exercise of their functions a certain rough violence they draw upon themselves the rap on the knuckles they have just received. Have only Talleyrands for police agents, or you incessantly expose yourselves to affronts such as those you were victims to yesterday." THE 48th MIDDLESEX RIFLE VOL UN- TEERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—As the press generally, when alluding to the corps which I have the honour to command, designate it as a " temperance corps," I shall esteem it a great favour if you will allow me to inform the public through the medium of your paper, that al though when first formed it was strictly of that character, such a principle was found to be too ex clusive, and the regiment has not been a " temper ance corps" for several years past ; but has been and now stands, with respect to abstaining or not abstaining, upon the same footing as all other volun teer corps.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, Lieut.-Colonel, 48th Middlesex (Havelock) Rifle Volunteers. 263, Hampstead-road, Jan. 3. THE FENIAN PRIEST.—The mysterious " Father O'Connor" (whose presiding at a Fenian meeting in Lon don was mentioned in the evidence given by Vaughan before the Bow-street magistrate) is a young priest of the diocese of Cashel. lie was sent over to London by his diocesan for the purpose of collecting some funds to aid in the building the tower of the cathedral iu that town, and on his arrival applied for the usual leave to say mass in the diocese of Westminster, which was granted, as a matter of course. From all we hear, he gave great offence to such of the London clergy as he called upon by his de nunciation of the English Government, and seems to have mixed himself up with people and with proceedings which were the reverse of creditable to him as:a priest. Ile left London sonic time ago, having been recalled by his arch bishop, Dr. Leahy.— Weekly Register. • PRESENTS TO SUIT EVERY PURPOSE, TASTE, AND POCKET AT PARKINS AND GOTTO'S.—Photographic Albums a choice of 3,000 ; despatch boxes, writing cases, dressing cases, travelling bags, envelope cases, blotting books, ink stands, desks, book slides, .work boxes, tea caddies, hand bags and reticules, card cases, purses, stationery cabinets, scent bottles, albums for postage stamps, crests, &c.; cigar cases, card baskets, pocket books, electro-gilt and elegantly mounted articles. Bibles, Prayer-books, and Church Ser vices, in every type. Parkins and Ciotto, 25, Oxford street. Thousands of the above articles, all perfectly new and fresh, consequent upon a rapid saI,.—(ADTT.) Al it RD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 6 D'CLocx. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSEURG, Jan. 3.—The Minister of the Interior has ordered that residence in Russia shall not be permitted to foreigners without exchanging a foreign passport against a Russian one. The motive fcr this step is said to be the vagabondage so difficult to put down in Central Asia and the Caucasus of individuals provided with Persian and Turkish passports. NA VAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. In accordance with an order issued by Colonel J. W. S. Smith, C. 8., commanding the Ist Depot Battalion at Chatham, the whole of the officers and men of the battalion wereheld in readiness through out Thursday night to turn out of their quarters for duty whenever their services might be required. The officers and men were accordingly on the alert throughout the night, but no order was given for them to leave their quarters. All the principal military posts in the garrison are strongly guarded by a line of sentries, while guards aro placed within most of the Government establishments which are deemed to require special protection. By direction of General Murray an extra supply of coal has been issued for the use of the troops on guard. The examination of candidates for commissions in the corps of Royal Artillery and Royal Engi neers, under the regulations dated Horse Guards, January 1, 1867, commenced on Thursday at Chelsea Hospital before Major-Gen. Napier, vice president, and the members of the Council of Military Education. A War Department order was yesterday made known at Woolwich, prohibiting the transport of arms and ammunition, in bulk, by the same ship. Orders have been given to remove the whole of the wooden store sheds in and about the vicinity of the Tower, as it has been apprehended that the inflammable nature of the materials might be a source of temptation to the evil disposed. Her Majesty's Indian troopship Euphrates left Suez for Bombay on the Ist inst., with the Royal Artillery and draughts from various regiments, which were conveyed from Portsmouth to Alex andria in the Serapis. A rumour has been current for some days past that two vessels supposed to belong to the Feniaus had been seized by the naval authorities at Wool wich as contraband. It having created some alarm, and correspondence, and inquiry in the offi cial departments, the authorities request that a direct contradiction in the newspapers may be given to the rumour, which is without founda tion. It may have been ascertained to have origi nated in the fact that two vessels which had ascended the river had loitered about the offing under what was pronounced at the time " suspicious cir cumstances," and were questioned by the river guard. They, however, proved to be the French brig of war Beaumanoir, mentioned yesterday, and the chartered transport Annie Forster, from Quebec, with condemned arms and ammunition. Captain Crudelle, of the Beaumanoir, not being sufficiently acquainted with the regulations of the Thames, had taken up his berth to ship ammunition opposite the Royal Arsenal without first reporting his arrival to the senior officer in command at the station. The Beaumanoir, having shipped her ammunition, left Woolwich yesterday on her return to Cherbourg. The Annie Forster was ordered up to the Surrey Canal, and her arms, consisting of 666 cases, con taining 25 rifles each, wore yesterday removed in barges to Woolwich, to be disposed of by War De partment orders. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—J. T►tlock, assist.-p iy master, to the Victory, as secretary's clerk; Aubrey, A. Tauvel, assist.-paymaster, to the Dauntless; W. Trew, assist.-paymaster, to the Cumberland ; W. J. Brown, assist.-paymaster, to the Royal Adelaide, as supernumerary ; F. R. G. Wright, assist.-pay master, to the Frederick William ; George. B. Hill, staff-surgeon, to the Rodney ; Dr. James Paterson, surgeon, additional, to the Pembroke ; Dr. Arthur J. Ireland, surgeon, additional, to the Royal George; Edmund M. Russell and G. E. Tremaine, assist.- psymasters, additional to the Mersey. RES FOR 18C8. TARY. Nottingham Spring ..., 25 Derby Spring (_31'21. Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 24 Croxton Park Northampton IL. Knighton ll Abergavenuy .. •.• 16 Catterick Lewes Spring Tbirsk Curragh April 2l Newmarket Ist Spring 27 AY. - - Salisbury l4 Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer ...—. 1 Hampton Bibury Club 23 Curragh June Stockbridge I Alexandra Park 3O 'LY. RACING FIXT FEBR' Lincoln Spring Harrow 2O MA: Liverpool Spring M 3 Chelmsford Spring M 10 Shrewsbury Spring 10 West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring AP: Northampton (continued) 1 Bromley •• 6 Aldershot Durham Uendon l3 Newcastle Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket Ist Spring (continued) Chester 5 Winchester York Spring 14 Doncaster Spring West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Ascot Summer 9 Windsor Summer Nowton JU. Alexandra Park (con.) 1 Chelmsford Worcester Summer 2 Carlisle Newmarket July 7 Reading 0 diham, l6 AUGUST. York August Oxford Scarborough '24 Derby Summer Canterbury Weymouth Lichfield Tunbridge Margate 3l MBER. liciadou l7 Monmouth . Newmarket Ist October 22 West Drayton 29 Royal Caledonian Runt and Ayr 3O Liverpool l6 Stamford Huntingdon 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor Egham lB Hastings SEPTI Warwick September ~ 1 Abingdon 3 3 Leicester Doncaster September Richmond Kelso Hampton Autumn OCTC Royal Caledonian Hunt and Ayr (continued)... 1 Bedford 1 Bromley Newmarket 2d October 5 NOVI Shrewsbury Autumn Leamington and War IBER. Chelmsford Autumn 13 Cheltenham l3 Ealing Newmarket Houghton 19 Worcester MEER, 9 STEEPLI ickchire Hunt l7 J ANU A: Manchester tiopg,rove (York) 1 Donington hunt FEBIt Carmarthen Birmingham Lincoln l9 Harrow 2O Boston MA: Liverpool Spring 3 Shrewsbury Spring.-- 10 Grand Military War wiel - l7 Chertsey 2O Grant National Hunt (Bedford) R.)y.Artillery(Woolwich) 3 Broniley . 6 Aldershot Hendon 'CHASES. tY, 1868. Loading Monmouth Runt lO Windsor Grand Military and Open Derby Spring Baschurch 2B --- Margate 23 West Somerset 24 Cheltenham ..... 26 Southdown Mut Cambridge lin. Knighton Abergavenny ............ 16 lb Hainblodon Kildare Hunt Croydon Spring R o thbury SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, GRATESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 3.—Willhelmine, from Emden ; Zephyr, steamer, from Oporto; Cossack, steamer, from Pillau. Arrived, Jan. 4.—Moselle, steamer, from Antwerp; Ger mania, steamer, from Hamburg ; Triton, steamer, from Ostend. _ _ Sailed.-11olland, steamer, for Ostend ; seine, steamer for•Boulogue. ARY. ,CII. Ala )use- had ant's royal there istri- rince omit r 3-- L yet eatre 3. OF :now most id in 1 the on of few -I,BSO- ;fish 3edy sty's emit The Lreer sty's 1 tho its it of reat ratic rate, per lpe- ttro. isles :lake with ❑od, the mod —to C-- ilar ;ter, om- Nith ome. tion Loin )use Mr. all- am tre. ple has 3 of on cal. the San ion !ur. of the cial nt ? we an uch as- ns, aY7 Less )n -ish ate !a of of the ,he 3ra flg as- ;he ed, ni- he,