The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-01 00:00:00

a t 013 E . .:nr.:10 7,7771, 7i) t11^.!: thr.:,n7 i 7 7,1 TiN 14: 47 4 . 44.0 .64. AU Jab. ,aa cortlip ye!k.r. The citizens of Parma have sent 1,520 fr. towards the expense of the 100 guns of Alessandria• AND FT-LAp,s7s mAPTcppg—(rhis Day.) :r~. SWEDEN. A grand public banquet took place on the 18th at Stockholm on the occasion of the unanimous re jection by the Diet of the bill for striking out from the constitution the law on the liberty of the press. In the Chamber of Peasants, M. Nils-Olsen pro posed that every Swede from 22 to 45 should be liable to military service. "If this proposition be adopted," said M. Olsen, " we might in a moment of danger immediately have under arms an army of 500,000 men, who, with 200,000 others to be fur nished by Norway, would form a total force of 700,000 men." The motion of M. Olsen was adopted unanimously by the Chamber of Peasants, which has already on more than one occasion during the present session strongly insisted on the necessity of the two united kingdoms being always prepared to oppose any aggression. EkiiiW i. Y 6. Ihr. !Paid. it 9i RAILWAYS. 11 1 all Closing Price+ this day. BIIIIIIIOSS done this day. 41 IT :2 all 5 all 6 all St. 25 100 ,Psad.l 1100 I'lo all 1130 all 100 93 i 37f THE BRAZILS. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Camilla, Captain Curlewis, arrived to-day at 11.30 a.m., from the Brazils, where she has been employed in tercolonially, and has cone home for repairs. Not being the regular mail-ship, she brings little news and but a few packages of cargo. She has five passengers. Her dates of sailing were :—Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 18 ; Bahia, 25 ; Pernambuco, 28 ; St. Vincent's, Dec. 10 ; and Madeira, the 20th. This steamer experienced fine moderate weather until her arrival off Cape Finisterre, when she en countered a very heavy north-westerly gale, which lasted 48 hours, the ship being hove t o for that time. From Bahia we learn that the arrivals of sugar had been insignificant, and there were no lists of importance in the market. The favourable ac counts received from Europe had caused a brisk demand at higher prices, sales having been effected at 2,900 reis per arroba for browns, and 3,500 reis for whites. Superior qualities for the southern markets were likewise much inquired after at con siderably higher prices. In coffee and cocoa sup plies had come in very sparingly, and quotations remained unaltered. Stocks of cotton were nearly exhausted, and the price was firm. In hides dealers could but with difficulty complete their contracts for delivery made some time ago ; prices remained firm. Rum was without alteration. Ex changes were quoted—London, at 60 days' sight, 27i to ; Paris, 345 to 350 ; Hamburg, 650 to 660 ; Lisbon, 98 to 100. A vessel had been char tered for Liverpool at 325. 6d. per ton freight. At Pernambuco, on the 26th of November, ex changes were quoted as follow :—London, 60 days' sight, 27id. ; Paris, 343 res. In the sugar-market there were several purchasers ; prices paid, 2,700 reis to 2,750 reis ; 2,820 reis to 2,900 reis for better sorts ; and 2,950 reis to 3,000 reis per arroba for clayed. Whites are scarce. There is no political news by this arrival. Madeira was in a healthy state and business brisk. On the 18th of November, as the Camilla was leaving Rio Janeiro harbour, she passed her Ma jesty's brigantine Spy, from the northward, bound to Rio, and the Portuguese screw steamer Dorn Pedro 11., from Lisbon, entering the harbour. The French war steamer Flambeau arrived at Bahia on November 23, from Rio, and was to sail for Europe on the 25th. The French screw steamer L'Avenir, of Havre, from Europe, sailed from Bahia for Rio on the 23d, at 6 p.m. The English screw steamer Norman, from Rio, arrived at Bahia on the 25th. The ship Melbourne, from Sydney, sailed from Pernambuco for England on the 27th of Novem ber; and the bark Floating Cloud, of Liverpool, arrived at Pernambuco on the 28th. Her Majesty's ship Actwon and the gunboat Dove sailed from Madeira ou the 18th of December for China. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Avon ar rived at Madeira on the evening of the 19th of December, from Lisbon, and proceeded on the 20th, at 6 a.m., for Teneriffe. The Avon was hove to for two days in a south-westerly gale off Ushant. The Tyne arrived at St. Vincent's, and proceeded on the 23d November. The Camilla exchanged colours on the 24th ult., in lat. 40 42 N., long. 11 45 W., with the English brig Volumnia, standing to the north-west ; and on the 29th, in lat. 48 4 N., long. 6 20 W., with a British barque standing to the southward, show ing third distinguishing pendant, No. 2,740. 94i 4 351 6 THE SUN, LONDON, TITURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1857 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 1 k 7 4. '4"6 1) r Mbttion (.:7ompan, Closing Prices this day. Basineaa this day SUN OFBICE, Six, o'Clock. pm : POLICE LNTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBO ROUGH-STREET. DARING ROBBERY.—Fanny Sullivan, a young woman of masculine appearance, was brought before Mr. Bing. ham, charged with stealing a valuable gold pin, the property of Mr. Henry Easthope, of No. 17, Sloane street, Chelsea. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor that, about ten o'clock on the previous night, he was proceed ing along Piccadilly, on his way home, when the prisoner and another woman, not in custody, came up and asked him if he could put them in the way of getting an omni bus to Chelsea. He referred them to the White Horse Cellars, and walked on. They overtook him, and again accosted him, by asking him the way to Marlboro'- road, Chelsea. He pointed out the way to them ; not feeling inclined for any more of their society he turned down Cl2.rges-street, in order to get rid of them. The prisoner, however, kept close to him, and asked him to give her a shilling to pay for a cab. This he refused, and she then, with an oath, said he was not going away like that, and all at once she put one arm round his throat, and with the other hand tors the gold pin pro duced from his scarf. He asked to have the pin restored, but she refused to give it up unless he gave her 2s. 6d, While he was endeavouring to recover his pin a constable made his appearance, when the other woman ran away. He detained the prisoner, and gave her into custody with the pin in her possession. The prisoner, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was committed to the House of Correction for four months with hard labour. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING. The United States mail steam ship Atlantic, with advices from New York to the 20th ult., is off the port, and may be expected to arrive about noon. CRYSTAL PALAOIL—One Shilling Day.—Wednesday, Dec. 31.—Admissions on payment, 978 ; do. by season tickets 482 ; total visitors, 1,460. _ ___ THE SHOCKING MURDER OF THE Two CHILDREN BY THEIR MOTHER. —Last evening Dr. Bushell waited on Mr. Elliott, and informed him that he had just come from Horsemonger-lane gaol, where he had visited Mrs. Martha Bacon, the poor woman wbo had just been examined before his worship on the preceding evening on it charge of murdering her two children. He (Mr. Bee hell) had been taken to the ward in which the poor woman was, under proper care, placed by Mr. Keane, the governor, who on seeing her said, " Mrs. Bacon, I have brought this gentleman to see you." The poor woman, whose appearance was not altered, looked vacantly at him (Mr. Bushell) and said, " Ob, yes ; I know this gentleman ; I saw him at the magistrate's court." The poor woman (continued Mr. Bushell) seems in the same state of indifference that she exhi bited when before your worship, and there cannot be the slightest doubt as to the disordered state of her mind. Mr. Elliot observed that to every person who saw her this fact must be quite apparent. MURDER OF A CHILD AT WING, FUCKS.—On Tues day evening much alarm waa caused in the village of Wiiug, in the county of Bucks, in consequence of the murder of an infant, aged eleven months, by its grand mother. It appears that the culprit, whose name is Maria Beckett, is a widow, 66 years of age, and that since her husband's death she has been residing with a married son at Littlewortb, in the parish of Wing. A few weeks back she expressed a wish to live with a mar ried daughter, who resided close by, and accordingly went. On Tuesday afternoon, while her son was gone to Leighton Buzzard market, she returned to his house and told his wife " she had come to kill them all ;" and after uttering same incoherent remarks, took a razor from her pocket, and attempted to kill her with it. Some workmen who were in the house rushed in and secured her before she could accomplish her purpose, and took the weapon from her. Thus foiled, she returned to her daughter's house, and, snatching up a knife, went to the cradle, where a female infant was sleeping, and cut its throat, severing the windpipe in two, and causing instant death. Having been at once secured, she remains in custody, awaiting the coroner's inquest. No motive can be assigned for the perpetration of the act. A ROYAL SHAKEDOWN.—As the Prince of Wales and his tutor were travelling lately, incog., in the West of England, the landlord of a certain hotel, having reason to expect a visit from his Royal Highness, prepared his best rooms in his best style, and then waited day by day in feverish anxiety. One afternoon a gentleman and ayouth arrived at the hotel,and asked if rooms could behad for the night ! All the servants were in a bustle immediately, for the landlord was sure he discerned the young prince and his tutor in the newly arrived travellers. So the best rooms were speedily given to the guests, and every possible comfort was added to make them happy, while the landlord, with a certain knowing look of bland satis faction, behaved to his royal visitor with the utmost deference, and yet without any open acknowledgment of his rank, as he knew it was desired to keep this con cealed. Later in the evening, and when almost every room in the house had been filled, there arrived three more travellers, two gentlemen and a boy. When they asked for bedrooms, the landlord said, "Very sorry, gentlemen, we h ave on ly room f or t wo of your party ; but perhaps we can manage to ma k e up a bed for the Young gentleman on the sofa." This was done, and in the morning it was found that the youth who had slept 'on the " s h a k e d own " was the heir of the crown of zngland, while the boy wbo occupied the bed meant for the Prince was only Master —, travelling with his lather. —Bath Chronicle. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES UNDER THE NEW ACT.-- The following companies have been incorporated during the Month of December under the act :—Calcutta Public Sale C tionaf Money - office Ritton Castle Minin g Company, Na. Re e ks ?neY - office Company, Littl e D own an d Ebber Mineralng, Mining Company, Li ver p oo l Oil C r u s h- Tin Mining Manufacturing, eCompany, Melthain Gas Company, Market Corn Exchange Company, Llangyncg United Mining Company, the pang, ri lranV, Nixon's Patent-Rudder Fitting ondo sse car Flour and Provision Company, City of L Commercial Stationery Printing and Bookbinding C li o p res m s P.V e y, Sedgwick Gunpowder Com pany, Free L -o igh w t sp e aper and Printing Company, Swineshead Gas Company, Todd's Patent oga n n t y Union S ju te e a e n m i-s o la o ip r Porcelain Company, Ruarden om)anySurrey Metal Company, Cambrian Slate e e _C le o% Company, Company, Chees wring Granite Company, Rhosyd ham Waterworkli Hematite Iron Company, Mons orny, Workington .Brompton and Gilling F te c ri o es Company, L Newspaper Company, Stamford Corn Exchaaltipgaen,yWreaxw ham Loan and Investment Copper and Sulphur Mining ' C m o P m a p n a y, Ballymooneir wedd .Le a d Mi n i ng Company the Liv n e P y; Triddllech , Liverpool Rect. tive Comp an y, B ris t o l an d Fo rest of Dean Coal ca. Com pany, F or t B owen New Campa ny , Llandudno Pub lie Baths, Timbridge Wells Indurated Stone Com pany, Br i d gewater Shipping Company, Tewkesbury Corn Exchange, the Newchureb Building Company, the Oriental Inland Steam Company, and several Gas and Water Co mpanieP. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. There was no change of importance in the Liver pool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were rather firmer. The sales were 10,000 bales. The usual French mails have been detained for the Overland Mail, but the letters are expected in the course of the afternoon. The John Bunyan arrived from Sydney, bringing 27,000 ounces of gold, valued at 108,0001. A further portion of the gold per Red Jacket, viz., 64,0001., has been taken to the Bank of England, and, although the next weekly return will no doubt show a decline in the bullion, owing to the late efflux to Ireland, its successor may be expected to exhibit an augmentation. There is still, however, a good demand for the Continent, where an active business is yet carried on in silver ; but as these operations are almost certain to continue a steady exportation of gold from this side is fully antici pated. During the year which terminated yesterday some very remarkable events connected with finance and commerce have occurred; but although many of these have been of an adverse character, and at the time exercised a powerful influence, it is satisfactory to know that the course of trade has been uninterrupted, and, that in spite of a serious monetary crisis, the general state of credit is unim paired. The failure of the Royal British Bank, and the Tipperary Bank, as well as the greatly deplored frauds of Redpath and Robson, are cir cumstances which check the feeling of satisfaction which would otherwise result from a rapid glance at the progress of affairs during 1856 ; but at the same time, when we consider the immense facilities that exist, there is cause for congratulation that such fraudulent transactions are not more frequent. The Board of Trade Returns show an extraor dinary expansion of business, and as the list of mer cantile failures has not been above the average of former years, it is reasonable to infer that remune rative profits have been secured. The Revenue, too, is highly encouraging, and the returns just published have excited general satisfaction. During the past twelve months the cessation of the war naturally acted as an incentive to specula tion, and at one period the dealings at the Stock Exchange were immense. Latterly, however, the markets have become more tranquil, the restrictive measures of the Bank having dictated caution in the prosecution of speculative dealings. The range of fluctuation in Consols has been 10 to 11 per cent. ; in some of the English Railway Shares it has amounted to 20 and 25 per cent. As there are now deciled symptoms of improve ment in monetary prospects, and the Directors of the Bank have been enabled to extend their dis- counts and modify the terms, there is reason to believe that additional ease will now be experienced, and that the course of commercial operations dur ing the new year will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. One of the firms to whose embarrassments we alluded yesterday is that of Mr. G. B. Rocoo, and the liabilities are estimated at 50,000/. The other establishments will, it is hoped, be enabled to arrange their difficulties and continue their trans- actions. The market for English Securities is firmer, but the transactions are still very limited. The favour- able Revenue Returns, and the general expectation of additional ease being felt in the Money Market before long, have imparted a slight degree of buoyancy to the market. Consols have been 941 for the present account, and 94i I for the February account. The New 3 per Cents. are 94i. I, and the Reduced 94k East India Bonds have been 2s. discount to 2s. premium, and Exchequer Bonds under 5001., 981. Very f®w transactions have been entered into this morning in the Foreign Stock Market, but prices have ruled steady, and Turkish 6 per Cents. slightly improved, being marked 95i to 96. Portuguese 3 per Cents. ex. div. are 431. Russian 4i per Cents. 95/ ex. div. Spanish Committee's Certificates 6, and Dutch 2/ per Cents. 64 ex. div. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi can, 21i 2; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 77 9 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 94 6; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 41; ditto Deferred, 231 4i ; ditto Certificates, 51 6 ; ditto Passive, 51 6. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up o this day, are in round figures as under :- 18b6. £29,377 1855. I 11 £23,904 I 1.: Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton 12,752 11,073 Midland South-Eastern Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 6,111 7,653 Chester and Holyhead Lancaster and Carlisle Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 1 0 , 104 9,501 1 11 North Stafford North London Shrewsbury and Chester Edinburgh and Glasgow Scottish North• Eastern Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 13,075 11,018 Northern of France There has been a good business done in the - Railway Share Market this morning, and prices have ruled very buoyantly. An improvement of about to per cent. may be quoted on some of the cheap lines. East Lancashire, Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, Great Northern, North-Wes tern, Midland, North Eastern Berwick, and South- Eastern, are about ss. to 10s. higher, and South- Western and North Eastern York, 10s. to 11. Od. Paris and Lyons have improved about li., and Lombardo-Venetian, 1/. ; Great Central of France ss. Grand Trunk of Canada are 57 57i, and Great Western of Canada 25. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares rule very well. Ottoman Bank improved Electric Telegraph brought 91, being a decline of 11., and Peninsular and Oriental New Shares are 141. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY (From the Officza List:) _ . . . _ . Rnsinesb done 3 per Cent. Reduced Annnities New 3 per Cent. Annuities indiß Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO d 2 p Consols for Account 941 1 exchequer Bills, W. £l000 Brazilian Fonds, OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS 9B DAY. a w Active, t s iv i e 3 , r 2} per Cent. Guatemalao. Bonds, 5 per cent G_reznthaanNe 1 i ean Account p c o e o u r u d n e s t e 4 nt i 3Ol 21i Ditto Account per Cent p p r Cent 55 7 Ditto Peruvian 211 per Cent., Con. 1841 —7 - 8 i. Portuguese Bonds, 5 Ditto 1853, 3 pussian Bends, 1522 Ditto, , q per cent'. £ St., 5 per Cent — Span i s h Committee Ce r t. of C oup. not fun 9e, x d Turkit.ti I.onds, 6 per cent .. Ditto Account .............. ; .. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cen .. i . . ... 0. 1 . : d . Le l o ' sna 9 6o s : l . : s : d Ditto Account —lol3 ,3 , p , , f • e ndia on the above 0a;Z . 1 .. , .."'-'4 ex 25f. 20c. French o 3 Renter, pere 4 nt l . ..... "... .. .. .. ........... 7sc . Dutch Exchange, 2 per Ccn ;., 12 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols ........... ........................ Ditto Account (Jan 8) ..................... 94h f x d family, and suite The Earl and Countess of M iltown, have arrived at No. 15 , Upp er Fitzwilliam-street: Dublin, from Russborom:, , h. THREE BOYS KILLED BY THE FALL OF AN ARCH. —O n Monday afternoon three boys, aged from 9 to 11 year s , were killed instantaneously while playing under an arched stable at Blackburn. It appears that a large quantity of sand ha l been removed from under the arch to the depth of six feet, and three feet below the founda tion, and the boys were playing under it when it fell in upon them, along with the stable floor. The y appeared to have entered thrlugh an opening which was made for the purpose of throwing out the sand. A person saw the arch give way, and called out to the boys, but they were unable to get away in time. A horse that was in the stable also fell upon them, but it was not much in jure,l. The boys were extricated as soon as possible, hut 'hey were all quite dead.— Manchester Examiner and Times. Ambg. No ttng. Boit and Rastn. Junct. 3elfa.st & Ballymene. !Birming. Wolverb Stour Valley Birkeand. Lancsh Cheshire Junct..... , Do. Chesh. & Birk., Do., do. Blackburn Blyth &Tyne origint ,425 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exoter.. Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & PasF- Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dubliu&BelfastJunc Dun. P. & Aber. Jnc. East Anglian Eastern Counties.. East. Union, A Stl Be., B. Stock Do., New East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & Glasgo v. Edinb. and Peebles.. E din. Prth &Dunde , Forth & Clyde Jane . Furness Glasgow & S. Westrn Great N. of Scotind. Great Northern Do., A. 5t0ck....... Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai, Gua. Stk llrish South-Eastern ,Lanesster Sic Carlisle bo., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksh . Do., Wst. Riding Lin. Do. Southport London & Blackwall Lond. Bright & S.Cst . Lond. and N. Westn IDo. Fifths I D 0.101. Do. Eighths,. London andS. Westn. Lndmirry&Coleraine , Lndndrry. & Ennisk Wanch.Shof.& Lindh) Wetropoli tan ...... Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland )o.Birmng. & Derb Widld. G. West. (Ire. ) ,)o. Half Shares iswcastle & vipt.Aberg. &llrfd iewry & Enniskillo Jewry, Warronpoint And Rostrevor.... orfolk s'ortbn.Countiesi7t North British 'Jth Devon Rail Si Dock Stock Jo., A Stock.. )0., B Stock . Eastern—Berwic k 00. do. Extension .. Do. do. G.N.E. lurch Do. Leeds Do. York tiorth London v.&S.Wstrn.,liarn , stsal, and City Jn,. North Staffordshire , North Western +l.t S. Westrn. June Wore., & Wolv. ortsmouth Rhymney • •••• •—•••' sottish Central Scot. N E.Abrdn St. Do. Scot. Mid. St ropshire ITniem Sitingbourne &Sheer. 4ontii Devon 3onth Eastern , 'iouth Wales 4. Yrksh. ds Riv. D-ai Do 4taines, Wok. &Wol• Stockton & Darling Do., do., 1554 Do., do., 1855 itoekton Gs Hartlep raff 'Vale no. Prof., No. 1 rhames Hay. D.& B Vale of Neath Waterfil. & Kilkenn: Naterford&Linteric Wost Cornwal' Nest End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wimbleol & erovAnn .tom bay, tsaroaft, nhd Cen.lndia, g. 5 p. c Do. Ceylon A shares Do. B. do 9 aut eran Eastern Bengal Beast Indian A and B, g. sp. Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do Geelong It Melbourne guar. 5 per cent... Gel. Trunk of Canada Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. Do. Comp. 6 /3. c., do. Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 p. c. Do New, guar. 5 p. c kit. Western of Canadz Do. New Do. Bda., payable 'Si Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, withon' option.. Ifadras, guar. 4 p.c Do. do., 5 p. c. Do. 44 p. c. Exten Do. 3d Ex., g. 5 p. c Scinde, guar. 5 p. c Do St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) ~. COLONIAL. FOR. tntwerp&Rott rd, Ardennes Belgian Eastn. Juno. Ileriers to Graissessse Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. Carrneaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry I)utch Rhenish Eastern of France . )o. New Euphrates Valley . tat. Central of Fran,. e 'Treat Luxembourg... Italian Junction...... Lake Const. & Baslp Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca & Pist. 5 p. c.p. Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons as Moditerran. Maria Antonia Do. do. New qamur di Liege Do. do., 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France. NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife & San. Fran , (Pornam.) g. 7 p. c Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish , Sambre and Meuse , Do. 5i p. cent. Pref Southern of France , West Flanders Do. 5A per c. Pref W. & N. W. of France Western of Austria... West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden . Do. 8 per cent. 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DERBY. 20 to 1 agat Bird in the Hand (taken) 40 to 1 agat Anton (taken) 40 to 1 agat Magnifier (taken) MANCHESTER RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Tom Perkins St. Julian Four ran. THE CITY STEEPLECHASE. Dangerous Janus Only 2 passed the post. , Won by 4 lengths. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—(This Day.) The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty this day : Masters—Henry A. Martin, t) the Cyclops ; John H. Allard, to the Simoom. Naval Inspectors—Gustavus Dittman and Charles Stark, to the Excellent. POST.OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS FOR MAURITIUS. Information has been received that the Government of Mauritius have made arrangements for the conveyance of mails once a month by steam packets, between Aden and that colony, in connection with tho Ovorland Indian Mail despatched from London via Southampton, on the 20th, and via Marseilles, on the 26th of each month. The regular mails for Mauritius will accordingly be made up and despatched from London, in future, on the 20th and 26th of each month ; bat, in order that advan tage may be taken of any intermediate opportunity that may offer of communicating with the Mauritius, via Aden, supplementary mails will also be made up, for conveyances as far as Aden, by the packets leaving Southampton on the 4th of the month, and by the route of Marseilles on the 10th of the month. By command of the Postmaster-General, RoWLAND HILL, Secretary. General Post-office, Dec. 31, 1856. ALTERATION IN RATES OF POSTAGE ON BOOK PACKETS FOR AUSTRALIAN COLO- NIES. On the 13th January next, and thenceforward, book packets between the United Kingdom and the Colonies of New South Wales, South Australia, Western Aus tralia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, will be sent through Egypt, and will be liable, in lieu of the rates of postage, heretofore chargeable, to the following rates, via.:— Not exceeding lb. in weight, Bd.; above lb. and not exceeding 1 lb., ls. 4d. ; above 1 lb. and not exceeding 2 lbs., 2s. Bd.; above 2 lbs. and not exceeding 3 lbs., 4s. No book packet exceeding the weight of 3 lbs. can be sent to New South Wales ; but on books, &c., addressed to any of the other colonies aboveraentioned, the postage for heavier packets will increase by two rates of postage for every pound or fraction of a pound, without limit. The regulations under which these book packets are forwarded through the post, as detailed in Instructions No. 10, 1855, remain unaltered. The book post not having been yet extended to Vic toria, book packets for that colony can only be forwarded At present at the ordinary letter rates of postage. By command of the Postmaster-General, ROWLAND HILL, Secy. Genesal Post-office, Dec. 30, 1856. COMPULSORY PRE PAYMENT OF POSTAGE ON LETTERS, Sto., FOR THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. All letters and, newspapers addressed to the Austra- Xian colonies, including Tasmania and New Zealand, posted on the 13th Jan. next, and thenceforward, will be forwarded (unless otherwise especially directed) via Suez, by the new line of contract packets established to run once a month between this country and Australia, and will be liable to the following rates of postage : Via Southampton.—Letters—Not exceeding oz., 6d. ; above j oz., and not exceeding 1 oz., ls. ; above 1 oz., and not exceeding 2 oz., 2s. ; above 2 oz., and not exceeding 3 oz., 3s. ; above 3 oz., and not exceeding 4 oz., 4s. ; above 4 oz., and not exceeding 5 oz., ss. ; above 5 oz., and not exceeding 6 oz., 6s. ' • above 6 oz., and not exceeding 7 oz , 7s. ; newspapers, Id. each. Via Marseilles.—Letters—Not exceeding 1 oz., 9d, ; above oz , and not exceeding oz., is. ; above oz. and not exceeding oz , is. 9d. ; above oz. and not exceeding 1 oz., 2e. ; above 1 oz. and not exceeding 11 oz., 3s. 3d. ; above 11 oz. and not exceeding 1 oz., es. 6d. • above 1. oz. and not exceeding 1 oz., 3s. 9d. ; above 12 oz. and not exceeding 2 oz., 4s. ; newspapers, Bd. each. Under a new arrangement with the Australian colo nies, the present regulations for the optional pre-pay ment of postage on letters to and from these eolonies will cease on the 12th January next. After that date the postage of all letters, as well as of newspapers pasted in the United Kingdom, addressed to the Australian colonies (including Tasmania and New Zealand), must be paid in advance, or they cannot be forwarded. The postage also of letters, &c., posted in the Australian colonies, addressed to the United Kingdom, will be re qu ired to be pre-paid by the senders. The payment made upon letters for those colonies will be regarded as an indication of choice of route (whether via. Southampton or via Marseilles), on the part of the sender, and letters will be forwarded accordingly. The regulatian heretofore existing, under Instructions No. 21, 1854, for the transmission by private ship direct, of all letters for Western Australia, when not specially addressed to be forwarded by packet, is now cancelled, and letters, &c., for that colony will hereafter be for warded by packet via Suez, as a rule. By command of the Postmaster-General, ROWLAND HILL, Secy. General Post-office, Dec, 10, 1856. SOUTHWARK. CHARGE Or SHOPLIBTING.--Mary Ann Davis, a middle-aged female, was charged with stealing two pieces of printed cotton from the shop of David Powell, linen draper, New Cut, Lambeth. James Lee, a very intelligent lad, about 12 years of age, stated that on the previous evening he was standing at the corner of the New Cut and Waterloo•road, when he saw the prisoner approach the prosecutor's door and examine several articles exposed there for sale. Her conduct excited his suspicion, consequently he watched her, and saw her take up two pieces of printed cotton, fold them up, and place them under her shawl, when ahe walked away. Witness went after her and told a police•constable what had occurred, when she was taken into custody. The magistrate here told the lad that he had given his evidence with great propriety, and he only wished all would do as he had done, and he was sere there would be a decrease of crime. He appeared, no doubt, a good boy, and he hoped he would follow the same career. A police constable of the L division said he saw the prisoner walking rather rapidly towards the Blaekfriars road, when the lad came up to him and said she had stolen some property from Mr.. Powell's shop. He stopped her, and found the two pieces of printed cotton in her possession. He then took her to the prosecutor's shop, when the property was identified. The magistrate asked the prisoner what she had to say in answer to the charge She replied that she was very drunk, and did not know what she was about. She did not want the property. His worship asked what was known of the prisoner ? The constable replied that she was an old offender. About 12 months ago she was tried and convicted of a similar offence. The magistrate committed her for trial. THAMES. CONVICTION OF A DISHONEST SERVANT GIRL,— Caroline Briant, aged 17, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a half sovereign, a 2a. piece, and a 6d., the moneys of her employer, Mr. William Ran dall, builder, of No. 98, White Horse-street, Stepney. Mr. Randall had been a great loser since the girl had been in his service, but, nevertheless, implored of the magistrate to be merciful to her. Mr. Selfe sentenced the prisoner to four months' im prisonment with hard labour. sporting Intelligence. 'ER GOT. io 6.0 p.m. Dec. Slat. Lord Derweatwater... Lundyfoot Magnifier Marchioness Marmion Melissa One Act Paula Monti ..... Pretty Boy Riseber Saunterer Sir Colin Sly Fellow Sceur de Charite Special License Sprig of Shillelagh Stanhope St. Domingo Sunrise Tyre Vandal Warlock Wee Willie (late Omer Pasha) TEPLECHASE. 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Now 1 a AUB B &Go Ink Cc 3lnth Australia .11 ErnitA of Australia 2 . Do. Now IT •f I. brut.), 50 Unity Mutual W 'micro Bt t f uvrl 100 100 2 100 21 20 al 20 al 20 50 100 50 1 100 2 100 3 20 11 20 ;3 25 al 20 11 100 c 50 i 1 , 100 100 691 i 8 1071 f 7 104,1 soi i 1 12t f i 21i 57 6 834 24 22i 54 25 101 / 108 all angle Californian 20 7 kustralian / - 11 STATISTICS OF AMERICAN SEAMEN. 1 all Baden (Gd• Duchy of „., - ... -...- 50 all Blienar. Iron & Co& ... - ... (From ,the Report of the United States Superintendent of 20 14 British Iron 7i _ 81 Statistics.) 35 261 Brazilianlmp.(iesued at £5 pin.) - li A statement exhibiting the number of American sea -30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 3e men (citizens) registered in the several ports of entry of 20 15 Do. St. John Dolßey 15 - 17 1 6 15 1 the United States during the year ending Sept. 30, i 1 1 OlarendonCons, Min 1856 :- Co. of Jamaica p - IP Native. Naturalised. Total. 40 all Clare Copper , 56 - 58 Maine .. 1,019 23 1,092 5 11 Colonial Gold - .- New Hampshire... 66 - 66 St. all Copper Min. of Env, 30 - 35 Massachusetts ... 3,950 83 4,038 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent 25 - 27 ... le Copiapo. l3 - 15 Rhode Island . 255 4 259 2 all Fortuna - dis a New York 836 42 878 20 all Geneva' ... -'••• Pennsylvania 673 31 704 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg. i - i • Maryland 4,1 all Great Polgooth. 1 - i 3 Virginia 5 all GtWheal Vor United 51 - 54 51 North Carolina - 41 1 all Liberty ••• -- ..• Georgia - 113 3 all Linares 8 ..... 81 Florida 5 11 Lusitanian ld --- P Alabama l5 2 17 1 all ktariquita. e 1 - i . 1 all New Granada -- Louisiana - . 1 all Nouveau Monde - i 2) all Pontgi.ffil•SeLe.Min. 8 --• 10 Total 6 1 Port Philip ..„ -- ••• A statement exhibiting the number of American sea -1 all Quartz Rock - -- men registered in the United States during the last 17 50 all Rhymney Iron. 23 - 25 years respectively, from October 1, 1839, to October 1, 15 all Do. New 7 - 9 1856, distinguishing the native from the naturalised citi -30 151 Santiago de Cuba.. - zi 2 zens :- 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co ll - 11 ••• 1 a ll South Australian „, - ~, Year ending. Native. Naturalised. Total. 1 all Do. Scrip •Sept. 30, 1840 ... 7,951 140 8,091 1 all Do. 10 per cent Pref .. _ . - 1841 ... 9,015 148 9,163 ... 41 Tam. S. & L.ldin. Co. - 1 - 1842 ... 7,738 160 7,898 10 9 Tin Croft 3 41 - 4 - 1843 ... 7,084 92 7,176 281 all United Mexican 3l - 4 3/ - 1844 ... 8,220 147 8,367 1 all Waller •• • - ••• ^ 1845 ... 8,450 129 8,579 1 all West Mariposa it - / - 1846 -. 8,018 105 8,123 1 12e. Worthing Mining of - 1847 ... 6,867 122 6,989 Australia •"•""" . -, : :Fly .. z-4. --1848 ... 8,159 92 8,251 MISCELLANROUS. - 1849 ... 9,848 241 10,084 - 1850 ... 8,998 193 9,101 25 19 ,ustraliari Agrlcalt. 24 _ 26 - 1851 ~. 8,565 171 8,736 10 ail Australn. Royal Mail ... ___ 10 all Berlin Water Works 0- 6 i - 1852 ... 9,863 286 10,149 50 40 Brit. American La nd 40 - 4 45 41i - 1853 ... 9,010 253 9,263 100 3el Canada ................ 1 30 - 135 131 3 - 1854 8,617 302 8,919 ... St. cal 0.G0.6p.e. ....... jab' 110 - 111 1101 - 1855 ... 9,386 300 9,686 St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb & Aug ... _ ... - 1856 ... 7,859 257 8,116 St. 100 De.6p c. Mar & SePt - .4: -...".: 5 all Crystal Pa1ace........ 2 - 2i 21 5 all Do. Preference. si -5i GAROTTE ROBBERY IN DERBY.-On Saturday evening 4 all OrystalPal.of France ... _ .. last, about a quarter past 9 o'clock, as Mr. John Era -1 $ Duston Iron Ore ... _ ..: bery, bookbinder, in the employ of Messrs. Mozley, pub -20 151 Eastern Steam , . - • fishers, was going up a new and lonely street leading out of Bridgegate into Arthur-street, he was suddenly attacked by three men from behind. One of the ruffians St. 100 Electric Telegraph seized him round the neck and put his fingers into his 2 1 55 all aauu GEElneen.cdt.triAiroussTecelocepgoisorLlcr.o.) 9. . 3 1.4 __-__ 9 1 2 1. 91 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... _ . 25 eyes ; the other two seized an arm each. They then 11 all (loners.' Screw Steam got him on the ground and cut oven his trousers pockets, from which they extracted 7s. 6d. in silver, twopence, and a pocketknife. Mr. Embery's mouth was gagged while they were getting possession of his money, so that 2 2140 0 0 ai,1111 5 01 L tvsf o osse u ud d adite o .a n iGraene D n.na i . s st e ot o i.em u No n n. t ai,Tvbie . u . els .. t :. 6 :1 1: 1 .. .....- : ; .... i sz. g i he was unable to cry out for help, and, being also in a 10 all etexiesn&S.Americu. 3t - : 4 feeble state of health, ho could not make much resist 25 5 Nat. Discount - Co a - lip 6 ante. As soon as the robbers got possession of the 25 1 Do. New ... - iplii money they decamped, two of them running down 10 5 Netherlands Land.- 1 - 16 Henry-street, and the other down Bridgegate. 'O'er. 10 all Do. Do. - 41 mation was immediately conveyed to the police station, 5 3 Do. 8p a P iss at 1 d i - ip 5 1 Do. Do. not yet been apprehended. NSW. G y. S P. .D. :.. - ... 1021 . A gigantic fraud in the shape of a lottery scheme "1 i ..P. c1 13 1 had been discovered at New York. The tickets for this " enterprise" had been scattered widespread throughout 1 .2. 0 1.0 C 1 8 4. 0 1.71 i NNN N.S.W. t w ßh. : B oAf . E:suotrir:a. pl S ae . , ,si L tacz a us . m i . 1 . d . 1 all Oriental Gas ll - 11 the country, and must have cleared for the propriet ors 1 2s. Do. "New S hares " p -q i pm many thousand d o ll a rs. This lottery gave even less 5 all Peel Br. lA. & Minrl. 2i 2i / than the average chances to the subscribers, inasmuch as lA, all Peninsalar&Oriental C 6 - 68 68 there were no prizes at all. Diligent inquiry was made 50 10 Do. Now - 5 I .41 in New York for the chief office of the institution-. 100 60 Royal Mail Stem ..... 69 but it, too, was a blank. A person named Hamilton 1 all Scot. Austral. Inv,eit. IR - 1$ 1 all Ditto New ll - 11 25 all South An T e i r . e s l. c l ri a p l i d 36 --....- 1 38 Manche s te r w aethe nun-resident and C o.,director, thea gents and . a l,he fictitious scheme fi r p m r 0 , f c e a s l s i e e d d to be the " Consolidated Lottery of the State of Dela ware." i THE NEW MARRIAGE ACTS.-To -d ' (Thursday) Iwo ! acts of Parliament, watch received the Royal aeseet on , „ v.v. 40e ... „Lee/ J ul) ,„„ •k t e „, d theithe 29th of July will take effect. . 1 2 0 11 0 0 aa , lll 9 ii i S T D :r o a n b e . : I t t a l D erg i l o l , B m . t l e o al:. , l i s t " .. L b . 2 1... n n . d i 6 1 . :::±: 1%, 121 i 121 12 i 371 81 55k i RAILWAYS. Bedford and Blotchley Buckghanish. Clydesdale •i Col. Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 6 pc. E. Un. H. Sh. alas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.& Du Pr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Sharee. Do. 2 } Shares. Lon.&Greenv Do. Preference Lon., Til., Sr S. Do. Bark. Sh. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlesbro' Redc.g 6 p.c. Midld.Bradrd Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.drEst.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p c Prest. & W yre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef.Roth.and Gooleg. 5 p.a. Shrews. &Her. S. Stailordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&gomrst Do., PREFERENCE SHARES. ' Myth and Tyne 10pel a. pref. (issd. at 501, Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares ... Caledn. £lO 4i p.c. Ches. &Ho. On. 5* pc Do. do. Pref. 5 per a. Cork &Bandonbip.c, Dun.Prth .(kAber.J. E. Anglian Cie. ASh Do. do. Cis. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cls. C 7p. c. LAS. Co.Ex, spcNo. Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. c. St East ITn., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 101. Debentr.SL. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6p. cts E. &W. York. 3. sthF Edin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh Prth.lzDutt.4p.c Furness, 5 p. c. Glas. & S. W. G. 5 p. c. Great Northn. 5 p. Do. 5 p. o. Redeem. at 10 p. o. prom. Do. 4i p. c D 0.5 p. c., Red. at t p. c. pm... ..... Gt. N. of Scot. let Pre Gt. S. &W. (Ireland; Do. 4per a. Prof. Gt. W.(B. tH.Exspc Do. con. red. 4 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4p. C. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref Do. Birm. Prof. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.F. Do. do. 5 p. c. do iDo. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do.. Gan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. 0. Stock Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l Do. P., spo. St.No.2 Do. New Gnar.6 p.•• Do. do. 5 p. c.,N 0 • 4 Lon.kN. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. at ban.St S.W. 7 per et late 3d Shares Lmdy. & Color. Sh. Lonely. & Ennis. Sh 11,5.,86 L.. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 ..... Do. do. 3i per cent. larypt Carl. 4 p o Do. 4.A per cent Do. do. Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Con.Br.Thr. 6 pc Do. 4i p. c. Pref. Ditto L.& H.Pref. St New., Aber., (Sze., pr. 5 p. a. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p at. with optn. till '66 Norfk. Dab, 4 p.c. sh Do.Pref.s p. a. Stnc Do. 5 pa. Ext.,1846 Do. 5i per c.pf.,1847 Do. Wv. V. 5 p0.,1847' North British Do 71. Preference A'. E. Be rw, 4 p.a. Y. Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c ..IsTo.l Do. do. Qra.,1848... Do.Yorklf.& Yur. North Staffordshire., 0x,W0,&W., 6 pc... Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. Scot. Cent. ,New Pref Sc.N.E. Aber. g 6 pe Do. d0.,7 p.c. pf. st. Do. do,, 3t p.c, pf. st South Devon Do. fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 O. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c eh 3. Wales Una. 4 p. 0 Do. do. 4i p.O .3.Yorksh.4p.c.Onar itock.& Dar., p. c De. do. do, Stock. k Hartl. g. 5 p. e. till July 1,'56 Waterfd. & Kilk. 6 p c 6*i :ioo 4a 5 6 64 94 98 109 113 ip - 12 - 124 • eft ''... ... ... ... 75i - 76 • .. ... ifi - 119 109 - 111 102 - 104 G 2 - 64 9i - 101 • •• ..". 6 - ft , 95 - 97 85 - 87 99 - 101 10 -- 100 - 174 1 0 -10 i 73 -- 75 194 -- 20, 9 i -- 104 141 15i' 37 - 139 ••• "-- .... 139,142 118 -. 120 fel, ...". ... j 1 57 - 159 ••• ... i I 6o 70 • Oil ... . , In - 139 98 - 100 89 - 91 1 - li ••• .... ••• 102 -104 92 94 li • I cll I - P 107 : 7 ; 109 114 -- 116 105 -- 110 ii = ii 23 - 24 102 - 105 10k - 101 see ... .., ...• ... ••• 274 2 - 3 P ... ..... ... 3 - 31 MINES. THE C HES' Entries at Chester up Adamas . Aleppo Alice Apathy Brecze Captain Barclay Cotswold c by Touchstone, out of Diphthong Daisy December Early Bird Farmer Aebfield (late Sir Walter) Forbidden Fruit Gemina di Vergy Gilliver Glen Lee Good Friday Greyling Highlander Homily Imperieuae Jack Spring Kingmaker . LIVERPOOL S' Casse Con Emigrant Emulator Escape ...... . Fearless Forest Queen Franc Picard Jean du Quesne Little Dan Little Charley Lough Bawn hlinerva Minos Omer Pacha (6 yrs) MARKET NEWS.—;This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Jan. 1, 1856, made ap from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WITEAT. EASLEY. OATS. RYE. BEANS. PEA 4. 892 81 43s 111 23s 71 1 91 425 41 40s 2d THE SIX WEEKS' AVEItAGE. • WHEAT, I BARLEY. OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS. 613 13 443 23 t 24s 8d 403 7.1 1 44s 2d 413 9d QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 92,296; Barley, 107,336; Oats, 12,749; Rye, 233 ; Beane, 5,767 ; Peas, 2,711 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATZ AND LICADENHALL.—The trade ruled steady, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 01; Pork, 3s 10d to bs 4d per 81bs, by the carcase. SoUTHALL, Dec. 31.—T0-day's market was but mode rately supplied with fat stock, which sold briskly, as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s Od; Mutton, 4s Od to 5s 4d; Veal, 4s Oct to 5s 0d ; Pork, 48 Od to 5s Od per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Deo. 31.—The trade generally ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency. Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s 4d ; Mutton, 48 2d to 5s 6d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; Pcrk, 4s Od to 5s 2d per 81bs. Quarter-old store pigs, —s to —s each. HAY MARKETS. SIIITHFI FlLD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 4/ 4s ; clover do., 31 108 to 61 Os ; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 9s per load. A. moderate demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 41 4s ; clover do., 3/ 10s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 114 s to 11 103 per load. Trade stead ly. WHITEC: turn. —Meadow hay, 21 103 tc 41 4s ; clover do., Si 10m to 5/ ss; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 9s per load. Ssupply m oderate. LLO AD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON , Jan. I.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; light breeze and mild weather. RAMSGA TB, Dec. 31.—Wind perior, fro) n Shields, for Cadiz, leaky and loss of 13211 SOUTHAI itrroN, Dec. 31.—Arrived—Canu ll Yank Marseilles. Sailed—Washington (s.), for New . -Ar. ived—Conque , • d W --Arrive Lomas FALMOUITH, Dec. 3..—Win • . Joaquin, I rom Matanzas. SWANK :A., Dec. 31.—Wind ror, from Coquimbo. Sailed— Adelia Margaretta, for — Arrived—Luzon, Sydney, 2 f. S.W. from ll Q : E L L Y E i ; F t el A p o o D w o' T.,f Dec.or Decl 3 . a l v" n Wind . 31.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—lndian Queen, for Barbadoes. LivEttr•ooL, Dec. 31.—The barque Mary Ann, of this port, to Gibrattmara,swtears aabnaandmonaetde y s e u s b te se rd q a u y en i t n ly sinking w a enton state, but lle board a gain. C ARD IFF, De,!. 31.—The Charles M`Laughlin, Lonna to Martinique, is on the rocks at Barry Island, and will be come a wreck ;: principal part of the materials expected to be saved.. Tlue American ship Garrick, from Antwerp to this port, is o'a shore about two miles west of Barry, but is expected off:, ((PER ELECTRIC TELEOBAPR.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Arrived— Wind SA; r. press, from Itio Bento. Sailed —F ark, for New Orleans. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. .30 wind S.' R. Sailed-I.ntth .n Queen, for Barla hes. (Br BUB MARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.55 a.m. Wind W. :three quarters ebb ; cloudy. ty of Nantes, steamer, for Nantes; Schie dam, steamer, Schiedam ; Lion, Callao ; Faith, Demo. rara. DEAL, Thuriday, 9.38 a.m . Wind W. moderate. Passed in,rts,w—Asiatic, from Calcutta, for London. DINNER TO LORD PANMURE. On Tuesday evening Lord Panmure was entertained at a, public dinnor by the county gentlemen of Forfar to testify their respect for his .Lordship as Lord Lieutenant of the county, and as an acknowledgment of his public services as Minister of War. To accommodate all parties in the district, Arbroath was selected as the most central place of meeting, and the new Market-hall was elegantly decorated, forjthe occasion. The building is constructed after the model of the nave of the Crystal Palace, and when laid oat with tables for a party of 800 gentlemen and brilliantly lit up had a very imposing appearance. The company assembled at 4 o'clock, and occupied every , seat on the ground floor, while 200 ladies filled the galleries. The chair was occupied by Sir J. Ogilvie, Convener of the county, supported on the right by Lord Panmure, Lord Kinnaird, the Hon. W. Maule, Viscount Melville, Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, Col. Ogilvie, Mr. Duncan, M.P. ; and on the left by the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Earl of Southesk, the Earl of Kintore, Viscount Duncan, M.P., the Lord Advocate for Soothed, and William J. Baxter, M.P., for the Montrose burghs. The CHAIRMAN gave the usual loyal toasts, and called for a special bumper to "the Navy and Army," alluding in happy terms to the presence of Admiral Sir Houston Stewart and 'Viscount Melville, the commander-in-chief of the forces in Scotland. The toast was drunk with im mense enthusiasm, the band of the Eorfarshire Artillery corps playing appropriate music. Admiral STEWART, in rising to retarn thanks for tits navy, was long and loudly applauded. He said—l read a motto opposite, "Commerce makes all the world akin_ But let me tell you that if you would have your commoners profitable you must protect it; and if you would have it protected in every part of the world you must be always prepared to uphold your navy. (Cheers.) I see by the newspapers to-day that one of our admirals has been breaking teacups in China, and this shows, when you, view it in connection with protection to your cora merce, how much you have to depend on our British navy. My hon. friend in the chair says the British navy is sufficient for all that can be required of it. He is right. I gladly reciprocate that fact ; for I declare that, after 1 . 0 years' service, I never knew the navy in a more efficient state than it is at present. (Cheers.) It is only deficient in one'thing—we have very few Scotchmen in it. lam very sorry for this, and I can't understand the reason of it. Viscount MELVILLE returned thanks for the army. Ho had no occasion to complain of any reluctance on the part of Scotchmen to enter the army, whatever might be the experience of his gallant friend in regard to their unwil lingness to enter the navy. While there had been no want of recruits for the regular service:there had been a cheer ful readiness to come forward in the militia, especially in that part of the country where they were then assembled. They had drunk with enthusiasm the toast of " the Army and Navy." He was proud of the army. Dis persed as it was all over the globe, it had opportuni ties of active service which prepared it for great emer gencies, and the experience of the late war had shown how important it was to have a sufficient force thus always ready. He did trust that if ever they were again to be engaged in such a war they would guard against the dangers of a divided command, for nothing could be more disastrous than divided counsels, and nothing more essential to suc cess than that one mind should be charged with the full re sponsibility of the supreme command. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then gave the toast of the evening, " the health of Lord Panmure." After eulogising his lordship as the Lord Lieutenant of the county, he referred in highly laudatory terms to his conduct as Minister-at-War. He said he had not displaced but succeeded the Duke of New castle, and he was glad to find that the country was now generously viewing that noble lord's command in its true light, and he felt assured it would yet do him justice. Lord PANMURE, on rising, was received with long con- tinned applause. After remarking at some length on his local connexion with the county, and congratulating the meeting on its present prosperous state, he said—l will now address a few words on the second ground ca which this compliment has been paid. You have been pleased to signify by this great assembly the approbation of mz native county of my public course as a public man. I may safely say that I have rendered these services,of which you have been pleased to approve, without hope of such a reward as this ; and I believe, were it not for the familiar friendship that has inspired this assemblage, that I deserve nothing mere than the man who has simply done his duty in the place to which Providence has called him. (Cheers.) It is quite true, as has been said by Sir J. Ogilvy, I did not seek the office in which lam placed. It was offered me. Cogent reasons were stated for my acceptance, and, among others, my familiarity with the habits of the British army —(cheers)—from having served an apprenticeship as a sol- dier, and from my acquaintance with the management of the British army from having been 6 years Secretary of War. These were the recommendations which were urged as fit • ting me for office. I never hesitated for a moment, from the circumstances of the times, in accepting that office. (Cheers.) I saw, as others did, the state into which, from circumstances over which no man had any control, the army in the Crimea had unfortunately fallen, but I saw, too, that that army was rallying from these circumstances. And I had such reliance on the British soldiery, and on the intelligence and energy of the officers of the British army, that I was quite sure any responsibility I might have with regard to the army itself would be light if I would only trust to the army and those who composed it. (Cheers.) There were circumstances certainly connected with the army in the Crimea which calla for immediate and active measures. I have stated to you, and Sir Johi Ogilvy has repeated it, that the army in the winter of 1854-55 had fallen into a condition which aroused the in dignation and excited the deepest sympathy of the British nation. No man seemed well to know to what ciroum stances to attribute so heavy a disaster ; and I made it my duty, with the consent of my colleagues, to send out two gentlemen to inquire into the nature of these circum stances—not for the purpose of seeking victims for public indignation to punish, for I think that has been some what misconstrued as the intention of the appointment of Sir John Al`Neill and Colonel Tulloch,—but to gain infor mation, so that we might know the errors which had been committed, and be able to avoid them on all future occa sions. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, the people of England are notnaturally a vindictive people ; they desire to see public men properly discharge their public duties ; they desire to see the officers of the army discharge their duties efficiently; but they can make allowances for difficulties. (Cheers.) And now that these circumstances have passed away I trust that justice will be done to the officers, for I do believe that every one of these things in the Crimea arose from circumstances over which no man had control ; and I do hope, now that they have passed, and that we have read the lesson, and studied the lesson, the people of Eng land will let the matter drop asleep, and not avenge on a single individual that which was the result of a system rather than the fault of any single individual. I have not had an opportunity of recording in public the approba tion of the Government of tie report of these two gentlemen. (Cheers.) The information in the report was accumulated under many difficulties, made with great fidelity, made, not with the intention of injuring the feelings of any Bri tish officers, but of telling the truth. And neither Sir John 31'Neill nor Colonel Tulloch, in placing the state ments in my hands, and before the British public, had the slightest intention of injuring the feelings of any one. Having stated this much, permit me only to add one sen tence in regard to my appointment as Secretary of State ; and that is that in all that I did I studied, in the first instance, to follow up what I approved in the conduct of my predecessor, and many things which I worked out took their origin in his administration. (Cheers.) In the first place, it was my lot, with the aid of my colleagues, to make a radical change—and I do not use the term offensively—in the constitution and com mand of the Bri tish army. Already had the Duke of Newcastle been hear . I establishing a distinct department which would • manage the affairs of war in this country. (Hear, ) tis not only essential that such a department should exist in time of war; for, believe me, there are matters sufficient for a very large department even in times of the m os t p ro • found peace. I was accused of applying too stoutly to re f or m during a pe riod of existing war ; but the fact was I found we could not carry on the war without the reform, and I determined, whatever the risk, to accomplish the change . You will readily believe the necessity of this when I tell you that till within a year and a few months the Commander-in-Chief had only the cavalry and the in- fantry under his charge. With the artillery he had nothing to do, and they were placed beside him on the field or in some camp adjoining. I have, with the consent of my colleagues, placed the artillery and engineers of this coun try, as they ought to be, under the immediate command of the Commander-in-Chief. (Applause.) The officer at the head of the army now commands all arms of service. They look to him as their military head, as the fountain of military honour, as the source of military promotion In doing so we have separated between the civil and the military portion of the administration of the army ; and I have taken under the control of the Secretary of State all the civil branch of the administration of the army, which consists in the provision of military material and all the means of carrying on any war, however great or exten sive it may he. (Applause.) I confess that, owing to this divided administration, delays had occurred which ren dered the efficiency of the service almost impossible. And from the moment that one single eye on the part of the military commander was spread over the whole army, and one single eye was spread over its civil administration, we were enabled no sooner to determine than to strike —(ap plause)—and everything went on with greater ease than when lat first assumed the reins of office. Now, gentle men, I think the present Government has only done in this what any other Government would have done if occupying their place. They have had the opportunity, and therefore they have gained the credit—and I say that it is a credit to any Government to have simpli fied and modified the military administration of this country so that—l shall =swat . for it, should due ne cesity call for it—we could embark any number of soldiers this country may be called upon to provide com plete in all their equipments, ten days after the order had been given. There aro some gentlemen—but I believe there are very few—who question the policy of our enter ing upon any war wit h Russia. I am not going back to the times which led to thes e changes in the relations of the two I I 8i I t.l] .0 9.1' 92 1} 77i 7 831 3 84/ i 741 g 83i 7i 7 33 3 331 1100 5 100 100 100 all WO [OO 1.00 [OO St. St. St. St. au} all 100 100 100 1 100 100 17 20 12} 25 20 Elt. 100 all 100 100 all all 20 25 25 12i 1371