The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-07 00:00:00

THE LETIATLIAN. Saturday was the worst day with regard to the trogress of the ship which has occurred since she first commenced her tedious journey towards the water. The men were all at work by eight ;:n the morning, and with the first pressure the Leviathan slipped some eight or ten inches, but beyond this, for some unaccountable reason, it was impossible to move her. All the screw jacks and all the hydraulic machines were worked simultaneously and strained to the very utmost, and every expe dient which could induce a start resorted to, but in vain. The ship remained as immovable as a mountain throughout the entire day, and notwith standing the tremendous pressure applied along the entire surface of both her cradles, it was past 4 o'clock before another slip took place. This hitch doubtless arose from two sources—first, that the fore part of the Teasel had descended many inch es further than stern, and so twisted the cradles in the ways as to require double the amount of pres sure to overcome their friction, and, secondly, that the vessel itself is now at least 60 feet from the strongest of the hydraulic rams, and this distance necessitates so many joints in the beams which push from them to her that the force of the ma chines is either lost in the compression of the wood, or, when that is overcome, that the beams themselves give way laterally. The latter occurred often on Saturday, and in the delay occasioned in refuting the beams the greater part of the day was lost. This contretemps was the more to be rg gretted as there was an unusual number of scienti fic and distinguished visitors in the yard on Satur day, and during the early part of the day Mr. Brunel and Mr. Yates had the honour of receiving no lam illustrious a visitor than the Princess Royal hermit Her Royal Highness, attended by the Duchess of Atholl, Mr. Ormsby' Gore and an Equerry in Waiting, wen t over th e entire yard, and all the pondrous apparatus for lowering the largest mass and greatest weight the t has ever yet been moved were duly pointed out, and their action explained. Her Royal Highness seemed much struck by the immensity of the drums and breaks, and the hundreds of tons of massive chain cables which were wound around them. Tho enormous solidity and strength of the basis required to resist the backward strain of the hydraulic presses seemed also to amaze her Royal Highness, who examined and inquired into every detail, inspecting the hydraulic machines, the construction of the cradles, and the double purchases, which, working from the land to the moored barges, drag the vessel towards the river. As we have said, while the Princess remained it was unfortunately impossible to move the vessel ; but this loss was almost compensated by all the apparatus for moving her being quite at rest, and so enabling her to ap proach it nearly, which, of course, had it been iu action, and with a full strain upon all its great system of beams and chains, neither Mr. Yates nor Mr. Brunel would have allowed for fear of danger. He. Royal Highness quitted the yard shortly before 1 o'clock. As we have said, it was past 4 before any move ment was made upon the ship, when the pressure applied was so great that the "yield" could be distinctly felt upon the whole series of timbers which support the rams. After this she moved with more or less difficulty in short slips and with rather tedious intervals between, so that at dusk the signal boards only showed a progress of 88 inches forward and 72 inches aft, her mean being 6 feet 8 inches. During yesterday no attempts were made, but in order that no further loss of time might be occa sioned the rams were advanced nearer to the ship. The efforts will be resumed to-day, and with all the advantages which the change of machines will afford great progress is likely to be made. Trot man's anchors appear to have got hold of the centre of gravity ; for, in spite of the severe strain upon teem, 'up to the present they have not yielded an inch. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. On Saturday the first draught of the new cavalry levy, in the service of the East India Company, marched from Warley barracks to Brentwood, and thence proceeded to Tilbury and embarked oa board the screw steamship Gertrude, for Calcutta. The number of rack and file who embarked was 450, with five officers. On Saturday next the second draught of cavalry recruits will be despatched to the same destination. When this body (500 strong) has left the barracks, recruiting for the East Endia Com pany's cavalry, which has been suspended in conse quence of Warley barracks not affording accommo dation for a large number of men will recommence. The Bth company of Royal Sappers and Miners, under the command of Captain W. F. Lambert, Royal Engineers, is under orders t• leave head quarters, Chatham, and embark for China, the order for its embarkation for India having been counter manded. The Bth company has been augmented to its full number, and is now 120 strong, including non-commissioned officers and men. The following appointments to the Staff of Om Indian depot battalions at Chatham have been made by the Duke of Cambridge :—Capt. L. Side. bottom, Adjutant, to the Ist Battalion; Captain T. J. Grant, late of the 58th Regiment, Inspector of Musketry, to the 3d Battalion. During the whole of yesterday and also on Satur day large gangs of s hi pwr i ghts and labourers were busily engaged in efforts to raise her Majesty's steamer Cuckoo from the position iu which she sank off Chatham dockyard. Several of the largest lighters employed in the service have been sent to Chatham to be used in floating her, but they have but partially succeeded. On Saturday the large force were employed in removing the sunken steamer from her former position and placing her stem more towards the dockyard, whereby she was considerably eased of the immense strain to which she had been formerly subjected. Yesterday re newed attempts were made to lift her, and a num ber of additional chains were passed beneath her keel and made fast to six large lighters. As the tide rose last evening it was found that the steamer was being lifted and hopes were entertained of being able to remove her at high tide last night. A party of 120 men have left Colchester Camp for Great Clacton, to relieve a similar number of recruits who have bean stationed at that place for zitia practice. Considerable numbers of recruits continue to arrive in the camp, the command of which has been assumed by Major. -Gen. Shade. Recruiting is actively going on at Lin.'oln for the Royal Artillery, Ist Royal Dragoons, 91st Foot, and 10th Foot. We have good authority for stating that a forth coming Gazette will announce the appointment of an Admiral of the Fleet, and that Sir Chas. Ogle, Bart., the Senior Admiral of the Red will be the recipient of this honour. Sir Charles's father, Sir Challoner Ogle, Bart., died Senior Admiral of the Navy in 1816, and his grandfather died Admiral of the Fleet in 1751. The screw steamer Balaklava, from Woolwich, arrived at Southampton on Saturday, with stores for the Abeona steamship, about to sail with troops for India. The Hannibal, 91, screw line - of-battle-ship, hav ing been refitted at Portsmouth, has been removed from dock, and taken out of harbour for the work ing of her engines._ The trial o? the Diadem, 32, Captain Moorsom, C. 8., having proved so satisfactory under the in fluence of Griffith's improved screw and pitch, Admiral Sir G. Seymour, Commander in -Chief, took a cruise in her on Saturday to observe the working. The Cnro9oa, 31, Captain Mason, was undocked at Portsmouth on Saturday, and removed into the fitting basin to be masted and rigged. The newly instituted quarterly examination of nominees for entry into the navy concluded at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, on Saturday, when the following passed and received certificates: —For Naval Cadets—H. Studdy, C. A. Blake, J. Bradford, J. A. Dashwood, C. B. Wadcotr, 0. Churchill, J. T. Kilgour, E. Wickham, W. A. Hudlestone R. W. Evans, A. W. Whist), F. Gar nault, E. Hicks, J. B. Haye, W. B. Inman, E. A. Bolith o , H . P. Karney, T. H. Fraser, C. Krng, G. H. Jervis, the Hon. H. E, Ellis, G. It. Beadon (the above wire between 14 and 15 years of age), J. C. Higgineon, R. W. St o pf or d, 1 1- H. R a i n i er, A. H. B. Bradshaw, H. L. Ryder, Loci%.Maclean, F. Gaskell, J. H. Butt, 0. P. Tu d,oore,. C. Holland, N. F. Gye, G. V. Story, G. M. S. L. Osborne C J C Clair G. E. Somerset, T. w . C. J. C. and 14 years of Haweis (these were between 13 For Masters' Assistants—J. C. Boulton and 11 ukenson, ft ona Greenwich school. 16 of the cadets sod from the preparatory naval establishment of Mr. T. Eastman, IZ.N., Siuthsea. The Persian, 12 guns, s l oop, Corarnlnder J. li. Chads ' sailed from Sheerness yesterday at 9 35 a.m. She i 3 under orders to stop at Plymouth pre vious to her departure for the West Coast of Africa. The new screw steamship Renown, 9 1 guns, Capt. A. F or b es , iu the fitting basin at Sh eerness, is masted and tops are over the masthead. Exer tion is beino• made to expedite her fitment. The following officers have taken up their commissions and appointments and joined her :—Commander B. Lethbridge, Lieuts. S. F. Douglas, R. Sterne, and the Hon. F. W. Charteris; Mr. J. R. Andrews, paynraster ; Mr. W. W. Thompson, assistant-sur geon ; Mr. C. Osborne naval instructor; Mr. C. M`Kern, cle r k ; Mr. 1 1 . W. Govett, assistant-sur geon ; and Mr. F. B. Williams, assistant-clerk. A commission dated Dec. 3, 1857, will be laid be fore the Queen, appointing the following named gentleman cadet to be second lieutenant in the corps of Royal Marhaes—viz,, Gentleman Cadet IL I The United States'mail steamship Adriatic, Capt. West, arrived off Point Lynas at 9 p.m. on Thurs day, after a run of ten days four hours, from New York, having left that port at noon on the 23d ult. Had she proceeded to Liverpool direct the passage between the two ports would have been made in 10 days eight hours, mean time, but Capt. West, pro bably in consequence of a strong gale from the westward, deemed it prudent to lay to during the night, and did not get under way till nearly high water of the next flood tide. We have not received any official particulars of the trip, but we under stand that the Adriatic's performances during the voyage were considered by all on board to be highly satisfactory. It is reported that the supply of coal fell short. We were told by a passenger that the highest rate of speed in 24 hours was 330 miles, and that occasionally she logged 15 knots per hour. In taking the passage at ten days eight hours some allowance must be made for this her first trip, for there is no doubt that when her machinery is in good working order she will improve in her rate of speed. It may not be out of place to state that the first passage of the Persia from New York to the Liverpool bar occupied 10 days seven hours ; but this was made in Feb., 1856, the worst season of the year, and on that occasion she made a con siderable detour southward to avoid the ice. Her quickest run eastward was made in eight days 23 hours, to the Bell-buoy. On Friday morning intelligence was received that the Adriatic was outside, and a steam-tender was despatched for the mails, which were landed at 11 o'clock. In the meantime, notwithstandiag the remarkable increase of late years in the size of ocean steamers, crowds of people assembled on the piers and landing -stages to witness the arrival in the Mersey of the long-looked-for steamer. It was not till 2 o'clock, amid a crowd of outward-bound shipping, that the Adriatic was seen off the Rock Lighthouse, and, as the weather was fine, a good opportunity was thus afforded for viewing the stately vessel as she steamed against a four-knot ebb tide to her moorings. She appeared to be under easy steam, going at the rate of nine knots per hour, and yet, so keen and fine are her lines, there was scarcely a ripple p erce ptibl e a t t h e cutwater,: while aft there was an entire absence of that turmoil of waters which distinguishes the "sea-bruisers," the pet models of the old school of naval architecture, in their laboursome pro gress a t sea. O n approaching the Sloyne the Adriatic displayed the English en sign and saluted the Cunard steamers Canada and Persia, a compliment whioh was promptly returned by these fine vessels, each of which had the United States' ensign at the fore. Viewed from the piers, the Adriatic appeared to us less graceful on the water than the Persia, and differs but little from the other steamers belonging to the Collins line, having the same upri g ht s t em and neatly rounded stern. She has two light masts, with topsail yards on the foremast, and two lofty funnels, placed fore and aft, slightly raked. The Adriatic was constructed in New York by the late Mr. Geo. Steers, who also built the United States' screw-frigate Niagara, and was launched on the 7th of April, 1856. Her extraordinary delay in that port was caused by frequent alterations in her machinery. According to the American mea surement she is of 5,900 tons capacity ; but if mea sured in accordance with the English standard we presume this calculation would be considerably re duced. The length of the Adriatic over all is 354 2-3 feet, while that of the Persia is 390 feet. The breadth of beam of the former is 50 feet, being five feet more than that of the latter. The depth of hold of the Adriatic is 33 1-6 feet, and that of the Persia 32 feet. The tonnage of the latter is given at 3,600 tons, with side lever engi nes o f t wo cylinders of 100 inchec diameter each, and 10 feet stroke of piston. The machinery of the Adriatic consists of two of the largest oscillating engines that have evsr been constructed, which were manu factured at the New York Novelty Works. They have two cylinders, each 100 inches in diameter, with 12 feet stroke of piston, and are of the tech nical horse-power of 1,500, but they are considered in reality equal to 2,800 horse power. The dia meter of the paddlewheels of the Adriatic and the Persia is the same—namely, 40 feet. The Adriatic is considerably larger than the other American steamer, being 700 tons more than the screw frigate Niagara, 800 tons more than the Vanderbilt, and 2,000 tons more than the Atlantic. She is alto gether a splendid specimen of naval architecture, and will doubtless prone to be by far the fastest vessel ever constructed within the United States The total cost is estiraated at little short of a quar ter of a million sterling. The New York Times , speaking of the departu re of the Adriatic, says 'The departure of the steam ship Adriatic on her first voyage across the At lantic, is an event in our current history entitled to a special notice. It does not, indeed, mark the commencement of a new era in navigation, as the first trip of the Clermont up the Hudson or the first passage of the Sirius across the Atlantic did, but it marks an epoch in the history of steam navi gation. The Adriatic is not only the largest steam ship afloat, but the largest vessel of any kind that has been launched, as she is believed to be the best in all respects. She is, therefore, at the present time the champion of the seas, and is likely to con tinue so until the L ev i a th an hall be launched and afloat. Then we shall, of course, assign the ocean belt to Great Britain, but until then we may be allowed to claim the d stinction of having sent to sea the largest and finest vessel that ever clove the waves of the boisterous Atlantic. The Adriatic's engines are the largest in the world. There are eight principal boilers, each with furnaces ranged side by side, so that the whole number of fur naces is 48. Besides these there are two extra boilers, to be used when desired. The vessel will carry, for the supply of her boilers during a single passage across the Atlantic, from 1,200 to 1,500 tons of coal. She is supplied with. patent condensers, the cold water running through 12,000 circulating copper pipes, condensing the steam in its course, saving, as it is said, nearly 75,000 dollars per an num in fuel and wear and tear when the ship is running. The piston rods are 15 inches in diathe ter, of solid wrought iron. The furnaces require from 50 firemen and coal-passers, and no less than six engineers will be required to attend the engine-. The wheels are each 40 feet in diameter and 12 feet face, and hive a dip of from eight to nine feet. What the Adriatic may accomplish rerea ne to be proved, and, as we shall soon know the results of her first voyage, it will be idle to boast of her speed and safety now ; but we know her beauty of model, the unequalled elegance of her interior arrange ments for passengers, the superiority of her dimen sions over any other vessel afloat, and the grace and loveliness of her lines as she sits upon the water ; we know, too, what her perfoim ances were on her trial trip, and we may confi dently anticipate, setting aside the accidents which all ships must encounter, that she will fully justify all that her admirers have predicted of her. In all her cabin arrangements she is greatly superior to any other vessel that has been in our harbour, and not only has everything been done to add to the comfort and even luxurious enjoyment of the passengers at sea, but everything that will tend to secure their safety and prevent the occasion of acci dent... She is abundantly supplied with lifeboats, light, arid, am ong whlal7he carries at her foretopreast head, other new arrangementm, the calcium another veYssele will ton' d ai:ecurity against a collision with discover objects at ual.'d'i?Y'stt enabling the look-out to in the dark, will greatly le ssen of three or four milt s has a ccomm odations the, chances of acci dents at night. She ha Y for about 400 passengers, 300 of thera ial first-class. Her matet., , ii..eadivided as _urgeou,. 1 24carpenters, 1 botswain, working force, numbering 4 :— qu l art co e m rm ma as is t ii e l r e s r , , p fo u ll rs o e u r ts , 36 seamen, 1 engineer, 3 assistants, 6 superinten- , r brf'.? LO 1V DO rV L,, CRUELTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS. ......,—.... ! dents of fires and boilers, 4 oilers, 2e° gincers' storekeepers, 24 firemen, 36 coa l- passers, 1 steward, 3 assistants, 36 waiters, 3 stew ar d esses, 2 i r d m i be theel plat. store keepers, 1 barkeeper, 1 barber, 1 c hi e f- coo k , 1 assistant cook, 1 baker, 2 pastrycook s , 2 eng i neers ' le ssmen, 2 keepers of lamps and oil, 1 h ose k eeper. " IL . , "ee New York J ourna l o f C ommerce thus de s the . hull of the Ad r i a ti c :—" T he Adriatic a .1. Niagara are modell e d on substantially the s with a studious a d ap t a ti on of shape to the c'ffizse of the w a t er w h en c l eft b y the P except tot the Ni agara i s much sharper,but' wig less dead rise on dead flat, preserving her stabitY amidships ; and both v esse l s h ave many po i n t s of resemblance with the America. The c ule a d t u t h r e r o t u o g w h a o r u d t s "ji b he s e t n e t r i n re , keel, for instai:ce, tt is ia c there is a rise of a b ou t w le h n i g le th a , t b t u h t e woitthheritextremity nine feet to the water-line, commencing 100 feet back. Some said to Mr. Steers that in making his ship so sharp she would go under, but he antici pated a result exactly the reverse, conceiving that the effect would be to throw her out of the water, so that the more rapid the speed the more she would rise, diminishinc , the displacement. Actual expe rience has confirmed his theory. The frame of the Adriatic is all of live and white oak, locust, cedar, and chestnut, put together in the strongest possible manner. The ship is plentifully furnished with patent metallic boats. The principal anchors each weigh 31 tons, and the cables, each about 100 fathoms, are 21 inches thick." EVEILIJNIJ 413 POintel F. Strong to be Second Lieutenant, and to the Chatham division. The following appointments and promotions take place in the corps of Royal Marines, dated ti. 2d ult., viz. :—First Lieutenant E. H. Cox, of the Artillery Company of Royal Marines, to be Cap tain, and appointed to the Plymouth division, vice M'Callum, removed to the half-pay list en appoint ment as Barrack Master. The post of Captain Instructor of Gunnery at Woolwich, vacant by the removal of Captain Henry Hotham M`Carthy, on his appointment as Barrack Master of the Royal Marines, has created a vacancy in that de partment, for which a number of applications have been made to Sir C. Wood. It has been announced in reply to the application that the vacancy has been filled up, the appointment having been con ferred on a senior officer. The successful candidate (it is reported) is Capt. P. H. Fellowes, late serving on board the flagship Indefatigable, Rear-Admiral H. Johnstone, on the south-east coast of America. The appointment will probably not be made known until the candidate shall have passed a series of examinations on board the gunnery-ship Excellent at Portsmouth. 'lO A few hours after the arrival of the store-ship Rhadamanthus, Master Commander Sturdee, at Woolwich, on Friday evening, the casing of the boilers was discovered by the engineer in charge to be on fire. An alarm of " ship on fire" was in stantly given through the yard by the police on duty, when a number of riggers were collected, and assisted by portions of the crews from the various ships in basin, together with the Fisgard's men, the floating fire engine was got under way and the fire extinguished. The-damage is not very con siderable. The disaster is accounted for by over heating the boilers with the view of putting the ship to her highest speed, in order to arrive at Woolwich before nightfall. THE ADRIATIC STEAMSHIP. LIVERPOOL, Dsc. 5. An investigation into the circumstances of al leged cruelty at sea by the captain and mate of the Liverpool barque Elizabeth, belonging to Messrs. Tobin and Son, which is said to have caused the death of a Portuguese seaman on board named Francisco Roderigo. terminated to-day, after hav ing been adjourned on several occasions. The first witness called, who gave his evidence on Saturday last, was H. Renshaw. He said :—I was a seaman on board the barque Elizabeth, and sailed in her last about the 27th or 28th of Jan., for New Calabar, on the coast of Africa. Capt. Pickering was the master of the vessel. On arriving at Cala bar there was a change in the command, and the prisoner, Captain Christie, was made master of the Elizabeth, I think, about July. Captain Christie brought three of the . crew of the Faith, the vessel he bad previously commanded on board the Elizabeth. Their names were Joseph Mitchell, Francisco Roderigo, and Mateo Trook They were all able seamen. The crew consisted al together of 21 souls on the homeward voyage. We left Calabar on Aug. 24, with those three men on board. At that time Roderigo was in the best of health, stout and robust. He was always in good spirits, and kept the crew laughing. He did not appear to be labouring under any disease. He was was probably 27 or 28 years of age. He told me he was a native of Malaga. He did not complain of illness, but did his work willingly and cheerfully. When we had been at sea from 40 to 60 days, one evening, from 6 to 8 o'clock, I saw the captain seize the deceased by the neck, and throw him with violence on the deck, with his face downwards. He kicked him repeatedly over various parts of the body—head, breast, and right thigh—using the most diabolical language. Roderigo begged of him in the name of God and the Virgin not to kill him, his language being half Spanish, half English. Re said, "Por Madre delDios, don't kill me !" The cap tain continued to exclaim, "G— d— you, you worthless fellow, I will kill you 1" Roderigo came forward as well as he could, partly crawling and partly walking. He said to the crew, " I think something broke ; I no straighten my back ; I wish you look." He said, Ah, by gar, I think Capt. Christie want to kill me ; I feel something broke." He was moaning, and continued to moan all that night. When he went forward he could not stand upright, but hung forward in a stooping position. I examined his body that night. He said, "Harry, my back feel very much sore ; please little rub my back." I did so, and he groaned more and more, and said, " Harry, rub easy ; you hurt me too much." One of the joints of the spine of the back was sticking out like the joint of a bent finger, and his body was discoloured in various places. He complained to us all the next morning that he was unable to turn out. He remained in his bunk ; and either that day or the day following the captain came in the forecastle door, and sung out, " Now, you lazy Russian, what are you doing there ? Come out of that, or I'll clap a watch tackle on you and g bouse' you out." Roderigo then came out on to the deck, apparently in a feeble state, lame and stooping. Ho complained of his teeth being loose, either then or a short time after. He had been spitting blood on the previous night after the kicking. I never saw him spit blood before the kicking, but he continued to do so afterwards until his death. When the deceased went on deck the cap tain told him if he caught him in the forecastle again during his watch on deck he would serve him as he had served him before. The captain told the second mate to give deceased some we rk, and the mate gave him some "sinnett" to do (plaiting rotes). Either that clay or during the 24 hours when it came to Ro derigo's turn to go to the wheel he complained that he was unable to do it, and a dayafterwards scarcely passed that he did not get a rope's-ending from the captain ; and I frequently heard the deceased cry out, " For God's s Ike," or " For the Holy Virgin's sake," not to kill him. The captain used to make pretty nearly the same answer—that be would kill Roderigo, and that he should not live to see Liver pool. One evening, from 4to 6, when Roderigo was at the wheel (probably about a fortnight after the first kicking), the captain said to him, with an oath, " Why don't y ou k eep th e s hi p s t ea d y ?" Roderigo made no reply. The captain walked up and down the deck a few times, and then said, again swearing, " If I have to speak to you again, I will give you a little more of what you got the other night ;" after a few more turns he went in front of him and said with au oath, again, " You will have it, then ?" He raised his foot to kick him, the man stooped, and the captain kicked him twice in the face. I could not say whether he had boots, shoes, or slippers on. The effect of the kicks was that his lips ware swollen and one of Lis eyes was disfigured. Roderigo made the usual prayer, "For God's sake" not to kill him. I remember the prisoner Millard, the chief mate, coming into the forecastle about a fortnight after the last kicking. He came to the forecastle door about 12 o'clock at night and inquired if the look-out was relieved yet. Oa being answered " No" he asked who's look-out it was, and some person answered that it was "the Russian's." The mate, swearing at Roderigo, asked why he had not relieved the 100k -out. The deceased said "Me no save (I didn't know) my look-out," when the mate seized him, threw him o n d ec k w ith grea t v i o l ence, and kicked him with all his force. Roderigo said, " Do not kill me, or kill me outright ; get a hat chet and cut off my head." The mate replied that he would kill him if he did not go and keep the look-out. He crawled on his hands and knees up the forecastle ladder, groaning all the time, and went on to the topgallant forecastle. I went up to him, and he said, " Oh, Harry, I no can see ; the blood keep coming to my eyes !" I went to him three or four times. The first time he was sitting on the " bit-head ;" the second time he was half lying and half-reclining onlais side. He was groan ing all the time. .1 told him if the mate caught him in that way he would give him some more kicking, and he replied, "Oh, Harry, Ino can see; two time I fall down ; ray head go round and round." I never saw him stand upright after that. To the best of my belief he was relieved at four bells. I helped him down before the watch was over. I helped him down, step by step, into his berth. He said, " All the time I spit blood come ; all my inside broke this time." He said, "Me save (I know) I die—me save I no live to see Liver pool !" He was moaning all night. The captain came to him either on that or the following night while he was in his berth. Using similar language he told the deceased that unless ho came out he would "house" him out with the watch tackle. Roderigo crawled out as well as he could, and sat down on some spars which were on the deck. The captain said to him, " If I catch you in that fore castle again during your watch on deck I will give you some more ; and he told the second mate to keep him at work—on the look-out, if he could do nothing else. After this he was unable to take the wheel, and lie could only just shuffle one foot be fore the other. To the best of my belief the cap tain did not strike him for 10 or 15 days after, but frequently swore at him, and told him to move quicker. One morning, about a fortnight after wards, I was at the wheel from 6to 8. Roderigo was employed, with the second ma•e and another man, heaving the log. After the log had been hove and Roderigo had reeled up the line again he was taking the log reel acrass the deck, help ing himself along with his Land on the edge of . the poop, in a very feeble state, when the c sp tam called out to him with an oath, " Do you come upon my quarter-deck to act ? Get on quicker, or I will hurry you." He got hold of him by the back of his head, threw him on the deck, an I commenced kicking him all over the body. Roderigo could not move quicker ; he was in a dying state then. I was relieved at the wheel, and the captain was still kicking Roderigo. About ten minutes afterwards I saw Roderigo crawling on the deck on his hands and knees, falling flat every minute. Some one said, "Ah, my poor fel'ow, you have been catching it again ;" and he said, " Ah, the capitaine no kick me any more ; I die now." 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This I bad not been able to do for four years previously, and dur ing the last two months of this time not in any measure ex cept at the imminent risk of in) life, though the greatest care was used in the selection of w h at was taken ; sleep bad nearly forsaken me, this has now been restored to mc, and I am now, after having taken the R evalenta for some ti me, able to perform those functions of animal life wh i c h b e f ore h a d b een nearly suspended in me. I have seen it produce effects in oth er equally good cases among some of my friends to whom I have recommended it, but to ex plain all the benefit which I have received from it would be to fill a pamphlet.—l am, Sze., JAMES CHAPMAN. Dr. Gattiker ; D r. Wnrzer; Dr. Ingram ; Supported by testimonials from the c e l e b ra t e d F ra f essors o f Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Ure; D r . Sh orland ; Dr. Harvey ; de Decies; the D owager Countess of Cast'e g, and many o th er respe c tabl e persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other sL D toiaar r. . dCt;asm Major - o ; em Thomas Kin means of cure had failed. Suitably packed with full in. structions. In canisters, 11b, 2 s. 9d. ; 21b, 45. Gd. ; 51b, lis ; 1.21 b, 225. The 121 b cani s t ers are sent carriage ix ee, on receipt of Post-Office order. —Barry Du Barry, dr Co., 77, Regent-street, London. IMPORTANT CAUTION against the fearful dangers of spurious imitations :—The Vice-Chaueels for , Sir William Page Wood, granted an I n j u nction on the 10th March, 1854, against Alfred Hooper Neva], for imitating Du Barry's ßondenta Arabia Food." MONDAY • died on Sattu•day night, live or six days after. Ile called to me that evening, and said, •' Harry you Catholic, me Catholic, too ; you save my mother, live in Malaga, poor woman ; my father die ; my mother very poor woman. I think I die. Please time you go to Liverpool speak to Spanish Consul, get my money, and send to my mother, Maria Roderigo, at Malaga. If I die and no live to see Liverpool, by Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mother, have justice ! ' I told him that I would : and he told me to put my hand on my heart and promise before God that I would do so, and I did. The inquiry was resumed to-day, the first wit ness examined being Daniel Gillespie, a seaman on board the bark Elizaboh, who corroborated the strikings'and kickings of Roderigo by the captain, when the deceased was at the wheel. The wit ness also described other rope's-endings and beat ings of Roderigo, and also the effect of this course of treatment upon Roderigo's person and health. He also spoke to blows and kicks given by Millard, the mate. Dr. Thomas Inman was next called. He said he had hoard the whole of the evidence in the case. In reply to Mr. Tyndal, Dr. Inman said the in juries stated would be sufficient to cause the death of an otherwise healthy person. Mr. Wm. Wall, house surgeon to the Northern Hospital, agreed with the opinions expressed by Dr. Inman. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. Snowball_ addressed his worship on behalf of the mate. Mr. Bleck next addressed the Court on behalf 0: Captain Christie. Mr. Mansfield said the case was invested with some difficulty. He did not think it proper, with the evidence before him, to commit the captain for trial on the charge of murder, but ho should com mit him for feloniously killing and slaying —in other words, for manslaughter. The case against the mate, he thought, was very much diminished in magnitude, and he should only commit him for an assault. On being cautioned in the usual way, the captain reserved his defence fur the jury ; but the mate stated that the occasion on which he struck the de ceased was not for not keeping the look-out, but because he found him in bed when it was his turn at the wheel. On the application of Mr. Snowball, the mato was admitted to bail, himself in 1001. and two sure ties of 501. each. The grand jury at the assizes had been discharged before the case closed, so that the prisoners will be tried at the March assizes, unless the case should be taken at an earlier period before the Central Criminal Court. SERIOUS CHARGE. PRESTON, FRIDAY. To-day Mr. Monk, surgeon, a boroughand county magistrate, was brought up at the Town-hall in custody on the charge of forging a will. The case excited great interest, and the court was crowded. Mr. Ascroft, the town clerk, and Mr. R. Segar, barrister, prosecuted ; Mr. R. A. Cross, M.P., barrister, instructed by Mr. W. Blackhurst, being for the defence. On Thur s d a y a coroner's inquest was held, arising out of the same matter. Ed. Turner, reedmaker, St. Paul's-r oa d, di e d on t h e 25th Sept. During his illness he was attended by the pri soner. He died in a fortnight, awl at his death it was found that the prisoner had succeeded to de ceased's effects, which amounted to about 1001. after his debts were paid. The rumours which were circulated led to the exhumation of Turner's body at the cemetery, and to the transmission of the stomach and intestines to Professor Taylor for examination. Professor Taylor's examination is not yet finished. The inquest on Thursday was adjourned after the evidence of Alice Chadwick, the housekeeper, had been given. That evidence showed that deceased during his illness was at tended by Mr. Monk, who in an hour after his patient's death demanded the keys and removed money and books from the house. The man died on the Friday and Mr. Monk ordered the funeral for the Sunday, on which day he took some silver spoons away in his pocket. Subsequently he dis posed of the stock in the workshop, and the house hold furniture. The inquest was adjourned till the 11th inst. immediately after the inquest Mr. Monk was taken into custody by the superintendent of the police, and lodged in the lock-up. To-day there were eight magistrates on the bench, Mr. Ainsworth being chairman. Mr. Segar briefly stated the facts, and expressed the pain and embarrasgment he felt in being engaged in the wise. He called Mr. William H. Hinder, of the Consistory Court, Lancaster, who produced the will alleged to have been forged. The Rev. Thomas Clark, surrogate, said he re membered the 26th o f September. The prisoner came to his house and said that a man named Turner was dead, and money was wanted to pay his workmen's wages ; that he had been to the bank, and they declined to give him any without proper authority on his part to receive it. He said there was no will found, or words to that effect, and that there were no relations to deceased known nor likely to be heard of, and therefore letters of administration could be granted to him, as prin cipal creditor. He further stated that he had bad repeated conversations with the deceased, and knew exactly what he wanted to do with his money. The housekeeper was to have ss. a week paid to her as long as she lived. He applied for letters of ad ministration, and witness read him the follow ing instruction which is given to surrogates : "No creditor can obtain administration without first issuing a citation, and obtaining a decree of Court." Mr. Monk then wished him to apply at Lancaster for that purpose. On the following Tuesday he came again, and witness told him he had an answer from Lancaster. The prisoner said no answer was required, as a will had been found. He produced a will, and witness administered the oath to the prisoner as solo surviving executor. [The will in question bequeathed 3s. a-week to the deceased's housekeeper, and the remainder of the effects to the prisoner. It was punctured in the margin, contained legal phraseology, and was dated February, 1855. Mr. Segar said the paper on which it was written was evidently the blank outside of a draught. It purported to bo signed by Edward Turner, the deceased, James Holden, and Joseph Wilkinson.] Witness stated further that he afterw ar d s re manager of the L ancaster and gave it to e th ei e ve Mr. John Fish er , d prisoner,the p pro from e paid dm the L a c n h c a a r s g t e e s r . , Bank in Preston, proved that on the 26th of Sep tember the prisoner applied for Turner's balance at the bank, 561. odd. He produced a sheet of letter piper containing writing, •n which witness declined to pay him the money. He paid it on the 2d of October, on the production of the will. The paper in question on which payment of the balance was refused was net produced, the prisoner pleading that he had not time. Robert Farnworth said he knew the deceased's handwriting. The signature in the will was not his. He did not know such a man as Holden. Never heard deceased say anything about a will. Worked for him five years, and knew him well. Joseph Wilkinson said the signature of his name in the will was not his handwriting. He knew nothing about it. He was acquainted with Tur ner 14 years. The prisoner was then remanded till Tuesday next. Bail was refused. The prisoner is the senior alderrnan of the borough and a deputy-lieutenant of the county. He was Mayor a few years ago, and was spoken of for the office at the last election. DE. CEIV BE It 7, WELSH IRON TRADE. NEATB, DEC. 4. serious disagreement has broken out between the colliery proprietors and ironmasters of the Aberdare Mineral district and the colliers and workmen which has led to a strike of some thou sand ironmen, who are now " at play," refusing to accede to the terms offered them by their late em ployers. The colliers have already proceeded to acts of intimidation, and it is said that a requisition has been sent for the military. As the district is accessible by railway direct from London, a few hours would be sufficient to bring down a regiment to Aberdare. The 'cause of this state of things is the sudden stagnation in the iron trade, the price of rails hav ing, in a few weeks, fallen from 8/..105. to 5 7 . ss. per ton. There is no demand either for America or India, the two best marts for Welsh iron, except the home trade, and consequently the ironmasters found the necessity of reducing the wages of the men. These reductions on the Aberdare Valley are to the amount of 20 percent. at the ironworks, and 10 to 15 per cent. at the collieries. At the old prices a good workman could earn 265. to 30s. per week, and the reduction proposed would have still left him a fair weekly income, but in the Aberdare district the colliers have one and all refused to ac cede to the reduction, and are out on strike, and with little prospect of a return to work. Daily meetings of the workmen have been held on the mountain this week, at which they have resolved— " 1. Not to accept any reduction of wages. "2. That the men employed to look after the pumping and ventilation and other underground work in the pits should not be allowed to work. "3. Not to pay the various shopkeepers and tradesmen the debts owing for provisions had by the colliers during the past month." It should be explained that the practice is very general in this district for the shopkeepers to give credit to the colliers, the accounts of the latter being paid monthly or fortnightly, as they receive their wages. One shopkeeper alone in Aberdare states that his Nov. accounts for provisions supplied to the men are all unpaid, and they amount to at least 3001. Men of this class are generally very improvi dent, and live " from hand to mouth," so that there is already great distress among them. Some of the disaffected have gone so far as to threaten to help themselves from the shops if the shopkeepers refuse them the accustomed credit. On Wednesday night a number of colliers visited the different pits, and renewed their threats to the engineers working the pumps, and yesterday morning a number of them in a state of perfect nudity amused themselves by running races directly in front of the house of one of the masters. The most serious part of the business is the stop page of the engineers. These men of course have not had their wages reduced in the proportion of the colliers, but the colliers have by their threats prohibited them from working. The consequence is that the pumping engines for clearing the pits of the hourly accumulating water have been stopped the workings are fast becoming flooded, and in many instances this is so serious that it would take weeks and months to restore them to their former workable condition. The Aberdare ironworks, belonging to Messrs. Fothergill, have been compelled to announce a re duction of the "sale" coal wages 15 per cent., and of the coal raised for the ironworks 20 per cent. These terms the colliers refused to accede to, and consequently the blast furnaces in these works have been blown out, but the forges, giving employment to 600 men, are still at work, the coal being pro cured from other sources. All the colliers (about 900) employed on these works are on strike, and not a ton of coal has been raised for some days. At the Gadby's works about 500 colliers are em ployed, and about 20,000 tons of coal are raised monthly. The colliers having struck, the furnaces are out and the forges at a stand. At the Blaengwawr collieries about 500 or 600 tons of coal are usually raised daily, and from 800 to 900 men are employed. All the colliers are on strike, and all the works stopped. The Cwmgrach iron furnaces have also been blown out some days , and the c o lli ers on s t r ik e. In the Rhondda Valley the colliers have also turned out. The colliery proprietors, being at this time at loggerhead s w ith the Taff Vale Railway Company, with respect to the transport dues along that line from the collieries to the shipping port, are in no hurry to resume operations. At Merthyr the colliery owners and ironmasters having resolved upon a reduction of wages of 20 per per cent., the men held a meeting and came to the determination to accept the terms for the present. It is hoped that they will adhere to their wise deci aim], and not be influenced or coerced by the opera tions of the colliers of Aberdare. TEE " SEPOYS" IN THE COUNTY WEXFORD. I DUBLIN, Thursday. —The Irish traitors who have for some months been exhibiting their disloyalty by placard ' ing tho walls of various county towns in Ireland with exhortations to sedition, seem to be gro wing more anxious to elaborate their compositions. Tie following atrocious production, headed with piker, swords, and guns, was taken down from the pillars of Castlehrielge, Wexford, on Sunday, by the Rev. Mr. Stafford, and has been sent by him to the press : "Liberty. Equality. Fraternity. Hurrah for Liberty I Down with the Oppressors—down with the Tyrants ! Down with England ! ! ! A voice from the East shouts liberty I Let us answer it. Let us be ready. Sharpen your pikes, and look to your rifles, ye brave and true. He is a coward who despairs now. Without sympathising with the bloody Sepoys, let us still hope for freedom. Let all who love Ireland unite to drive out the stranger, but without unity there is no strength. Let my sons like the leaves of the shamrock unite, A partition of sects from one footstalk of right, Drive the demon of bigotry home to his den, And where Eaglaud made brutes let Erin make men. By the Rev. Dr. Drennan. Erin Go Bragh." Not content with this poetical incendiarism, the " Sepoys " posted the subjoined on the walls of the town of Wexford on the same day, from which it was Om by the constabulary:— "IRISHMEN " Who wishes to be free? " WhO will prove himself a true descendant of brave fathers ? " Who wishes with us to free his country I " The time is at hand—let him be ready. " Liberty approaches—Sad and sorrowful she asks, Is there hop• left for the land of numberless sorrows ? " Let us answer her call. Let us arm, once more in the cause of freedom ! " The wrongs of 700 years are yours, 0, Irish people —you are strangers in your own land ! I I " Who robbed you of your country—who murdered your patriots—who brought slavery on you—who mocked and jeered you when dying of famine, and said —Now will the Irish be exterminated I "Who, I say, who, but England 1 !—Bloody Eng. land I ! "Be ready then, I say, be ready, for the prophesied ,me is at baud. " ROSGOATH.A." Cornwall Church, in the Basle district, was likewise desecrated by the following, which wai placed upon its walls in the full sight of the congregation : 'AN ADVICE: "Wexford men, if you are Men, if you be men, arise in the defence of your Country. Down with the Protestant Church. England is defeated. Hurrah for the gallant Sepoys of India. .g Now is your time. Strike for your Country. For God is on the Catholic side, Aed the Devil on the Pro testant side. "They send our men off; they send English Devils here. " Arise at last and avenge your ancestors of '9B, Now is the time, defend your country with [Here are figures of guns, pikes, pistols, &c.] Take my advice, arise whilst Eegland is engaged. "I remain your's a Man, and if every Irishman was ike me Ireland was free." rADVEATIEBNENT. j— SIGHT AND HEARING SPECTACLES—. POWERFUL TELESCOPES OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES.—S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe —opposite the York Hotel, W. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and ex traordina7 improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances. These Telescopes possess such extraordinary power that some, three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three-and-a-half miles' distant and an object from 16 to 20 miles. For the waist coat-pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. The Royal Exhibition, 1851. A valu able, newly-invent e d, very sma ll , power f u l , Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the si ze o f a wa l nut, by which a person can b e se en an d known one and a-h a lf m il e di s t an t . Th e y answer every Country pur pose on the R ace - course an d a t th e Opera-houses. scenery and ships are c l ear ly s een at 12 to " 14 miles. They arc invaluable f or s h o oting, deer-stalking, yachting, to ' Opera, sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and ki tourists. Camp, Persp ec ti ve , an d Race-course Glasses,cle Lenses of the with wonderful powers. - Invaluable preserving Spectacle greatest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this invention is, that vision impaired becomes pre served and strengthened and very minuteery aged to employ their sight at the most lessgo persons aro enabled magnify ins power—and see with those lenses of a muc h they do not require the frequent changes to the dan gerousurtber powerful assistance. Persons sanbe sueiffteecleth of f at the most, remote part of the world by sond lug one of the es out at their spectacles in a letter, a n d stating the from the eye they can read small p r i n t with it, and dist gla nice " thosewho have not made use of spectacl es b y s t a ting their age. Deafness.—New Discovery.—The O ignu i e Vibrator, an extraordiranly powerful, small, newly-invented iustrurueut for deafness, entirely different from all others, sur passing anything of the kind that has be e n , or pro b ably can , be produced. Being of the . same colour as the sk in, is no t perceptible. It enables deaf persons to h e a r di s ti nct ly at churchand at public assemblies ;' the unpleasant sensatic n of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed, and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired. -39. .Aloe suarle•stroet, Piccadilly,,Opposito tivi York Hotel, W, •~ ~~ PRICES Or 04 From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 4, 1857. CANALS. ~ ! i • Dividend Names of r , Dividend panies. .:,,;- per Th .„.... Companies. Z , per ' Price . Com 4 Annum. '`'''' cr, Annum. m -- ------ X ! X Ashtn &Oldh 93 71. p. et. !Peak Forest. 78 M. 08. Birmingham 40 41: 883 ,Regesit's.• •. 30 17s. 16 Coventry.... 100 111. 193 'Rochdale.... 85 41. 80 Derby ..•• •• 100 61. 15s. IStfird &Won 140 281. GrandJunctn 100 21. pr. et. 49% Stocrbrldgc. 1 45 121. 10s. Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 6/, pr. ct. Severn and') Grand Union 100 7s. 6d . Wye Ranj 26 I L 165 ' """ Kennt & Ave 40 6s. 6% Warwick & Leeds &Livrp MO, 251. 501 Birming. 3 (0 0 2 1. 24 Leicester.... WO 61. Warwick & 1 Leicstr &Nth 83 11.55. 13 Napton.. j 100 21 * 9 Loughborogh 143 701. Worcstr & i Macclesfield. 100 21. 10s. Birming. 78 10s. 16% Neath ...• • • 100 161. ,Wilts & Brks 7s. Od. 0xf0rd...... 100 106 1 Name of Company. Berlin .... •• . East London Do. 4 per Cent Pref. Do. 5 per Cent Pref. Grand Junction ...... Do. New :: :: •: Kent •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Lambeth .. New River Company.. Southwark & Vauxhall West Middlesex .. Do. Do, Name of Company. ilungerford.... •• .... Southwark .......... Ditto New of 7% p.c. Waterloo..... ........ Ditto Old Ann. of 81. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall ............ Name of Company Commercial • • • • •• •••• Do. Preference East and West India.. Grand Surry D. & Canal Do. Loan Notes Do. 5 per cent. Pref. London ..• •. •• •• ..1 - • • St. Katharine •• •• •• •• Southampton ........ Victoria •• •• •• •• •• Ditto New •• •• •• •• Name of Company. Albion •• .... • • Alliance Brit. and For, Ditto Marine ....... Athenaeum .......... krgus Life ........... British Commercial .. Church of England .. City of London Gen. Life County Crown .... .......... Eagle .. Equity and Law...... European Life Family Endowment General .... .. • Globe ...• •• •• •• Gresham:Life Do. Do.. Guardian Imperial Fire......... Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.... Law Fire ... •• Law Lite............. Legal and General Life London •••• •• •• London ti Marine... Med. Invlid & Gen. Life Minerva •• •• •• •• •• •• Monarch New Equitable Pelican •• .••••• • .. •• Phcenix Professional Life •• Provident Life Rock Life Royai Exchange Sun Fire •• •• •• Ditto Life ..... United Xingdom .... Universal Life Victoria Life ... Name of Company. WATER-WORKS. Dividend per Annum. Paid. IPe 51. per cnt. 61. per cnt. 4/. per cent. 5/. per cent. 41. per cnt. 11. per cnt. 41. per cent. BRIDa Dividend per Annum. •• • • 106 per cenl IL 12s. Od. 11. is. Od. 280% DOCKS. Dividend per Annum. 51. pr cent. 11 I 61. pr cent. 41. per cent. 51. pr „ cent. 4361. per mt. 4 per cent. 51. Os per c. MANCE CO: Dividend per Annum. I 71. per c. 71. 14s. 6d. Si. p.c. & bs, 15s. Od. & bsi 41. per cent. 7 . 1. 10s. 71. 1 els: 5 pr bs. 14/._ per share, 14 18s. 5% per cent 41. per cent. 6 per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cont. 121. per cent. 143. 51. p. ct. & bs. 2s & 2s bons. 211. per sh. 4s. per share] 18s. & bs. 4% per cent 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 6 X iv' cent Si p. ct. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 12% per c. Bp. &bs p.c & bs 11. 14s. 41. & bonus. 51. & bonus. Si. & bonus. lINT-STOCK Dividend per Annum. Amount Share. s. (1. 10 0 0 Stock. 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 61 0 0 5 1 8 Amount of Share. X s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 Lt. 50 0 0 100 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 70 10 3 Amount of Share. s. d. Stock. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 Stock. 3tock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 :PANLES. Amount of Share. a. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 a 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 5000 100 0 0 20 0 0 too 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. r 20 0 0 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 6 5 0 00 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 2000 100 0 0 1 ANKS. Amount of Share. Bank of Egypt Bank of London . British North American Ch. Bk. Ind. Aust & Ch. City Colonial Commercial of London. Eng. Scot. & Aust. Ch. Gond. Char. Bk. of Ala. Do. New .. London and County .. Lon. & Eastn. Bnkg. C. London Joint-Stock... Londn dad Westminstr sat. Provincial of Eng. Ditto, New _ . aE s. d. 40 0 0 25 0 0 1100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 ;100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 2S 0 0 25 0 0 201. per cent. 51. per cent. 9 per cent. 41. per cent. Si. per cent. ~, 71. p. c. & bs. i 4i. per cent.; 51. percent. leg. per cent. , 61. per cent. 28 per cent. 8/. per cent. 16pc.&bs Ditto'ditto Natio , ird Bank New south Wales Oriental Bank Corpora. Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland 91 Sl.per cent. 20,!. per cent. 101. per cent. Ditto, New......... lonian. .......... South ♦ustralia .. -... Union of Australia.... 11. p. ct.Scbs. 81. per cent. sd. per cent. 10/. per cant. W. per cent. Union of Hamburg.... Union of London...—. Unity Mutual Western Bank of Loncin. 51. per cent. 15 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 2 10 3 0 10 0 50 0 50 0 0 0 0 2, 0 - 0 10 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.---„,,,,.. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. .-- -- ----- 1. ------ Z s. d. 4 a • • Bank of Scotland .... 71. per cent. 100 C 0 100 0 18710 s British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 215/05 Caledonian Bank .. •• . 81. per cent. 10 0 0 210 31 155 10 Ci o f Glasgow Bank 51. 1 er cent. 10 0 0 10 0 --/ Os ty Clydesdale Bank .... p cent .20 0 0 10 0 121 le Commercial Bank •• li . per cent. 500 0 0 1 00 0 232 2s / 15 Eastern 8ank.....• .. 61. p er cent. 25 0 0 10 0- 121 04 Edinb. 8s Glasgow .. . • 3%1. p cent. 5 0 5 5s 0 41 Os National Bank •• •• •• 63 per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 182 10 North of Scotland Bank 5 1. percent. 20 0 0 2 10 Royal Bank of Scott... 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 1351r,s 0 Union Bank of Scot. •• 81. per cent. 100 0050 0 891 0 Western Bank •••• •• .. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 -1 0 Alliance Fire and Life.. 83%1.pr cent. 100 0 0 11 0 171 Os British Guarantee ..• 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 II 11 s Caledonian Fire Insur. . lOt.per cont. 100 0 0 10 0 24110 s [a City of Glasgow Lite.. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 41 2s Colonial Ltfe ......... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 3 0 71 Os 1 .' Edinburgh Life Instil*. 61. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 281 Os Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51.0er cent. 50 0 0 3 5 41 Is Life Assoc. of Bcotland 61. per cent. 40 0 0 3 0 6/ 15s a National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 4 21 0 s North British Insur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 371 Os u _, Northern Assurance Co. 20 0 0 1 0 , 11 12s Scottish Provincial .... - 50 0 0 2 0 2/ 175 0 Scottish Union Insrnc. 7341. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 11 1 5 s d Standard Life ...... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 1 . 271 5s GAS-LIGHT AND CORE COMPANIES. • --- Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --- Z s. d. X s. d. . British Provincial •••• 71. per cent. 20 0 0 all D Brighton .. ~ ~...• .. 51. per c en t . 20 0 0 - _ I City of London ...... 21. per cent. 50 0 0 all _ cent. 150 0 0 150 0 0 - Equitable.. • • • • • • •• •• 2 - European .... •••• • • • 6/. per cent. 20 0 0 - Great Central ........ 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 - 11% [ Imperial ............ 10/. per cent. 50 0 0 - 70 Ditto New - 50 0 0 12 10 G - Ditto Debentures - Stock 100 0 0 200 4 3 1 1 :1 5 5 5 5 .. 5 5 0 0 0 0 00 4142 15 g o o , ..... Do. Do. 3d Cap. - D D o o . .Cont D in or tal 2 1 d st c C a a p p 41. 10s. 50 0 0 43 10 0 - Do. Do. 4th Cap. 31, 50 0 0 41 0 0 - Independent ......• •• 51. 40 0 0 all - Londov. Parl. Preferen. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 - 47 Thorax .•••••••• •• •• 5)4• parent . Ratcliff ..... s p l e . 20 0 0 16 0 0 - 0 all _ r 60 0 0 52 0 0 34 Surrey Consumers - United General Westminster Chartered 7 per cent. 50 0 0 - 5134 Ditto, New .. •... - - 50 10- Ditto B •• •• •• Western A ... 10 0 0 4 0 0. - • ...... 0 0 0 0 10 al l 0 - MISCELLANEOTS. . ' Dividend Amount Name cf Coll2l3lthy• e p r of Paid. Price. 1 Annum. Share. : -----.......... .........---. 4 B. d. £ a. d. A ca dian Charcoal Iron 10 0 0 2 0 0 - .. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - I .. Assam sea •• -• ••• • • 2 ., i pai . " pt . 50 0 0 - - 1 Auctien Mart•• • • .... 1 % - 25 0 0 19 0 0 2 2 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 _ African Steam Ship .: Australian Agricultur Austrailan Royal"" Mail .... 81. pr cent. cent. 10 (0 0 0 0 0 0 25 allfl 0 - li. 10s. 16 0 0 all 17 1 50 0 0 40 0 0 - A i Australian i g i o . m ox T i c raunMl Land n t . . - British Americ an il.percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 121 Canada ... ••••• • • • •• /. per cen t. Stock 100 0 0 ''' Do. 5 per cent Bonds Si.:t pet cent Stock WO 0 0 - c Ditto, 6 per cent. .. Si. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 - per cent bds si.per cent. Ditto. 5 Ditto 6 pc. bds 1874 it. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 Dltto, 6p c. bds 1876 6/. per sent. Stock 100 0 0 Crystal Palace . 2l. per ce n t. 5 0 0 all - 1% Ditto Preference.... 71 pr. cent. 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 3% IN Crys. Palace of France - 4 all City Navigation Bonds 3% 1. pe r cent - _ - _ Electric Telegraph .. 6/. per cent. Stock. (00 0 0 - Eng.&Aus. Cop. Smelt. - 0 0 a ll PA - Eng.&lris. llag. T. Co. - 50 0 0 all ( , )0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 0 o _- - Equitable Reversionry 5/per cent. 00 0 0 110 0 0 Ditto New .. •• ••.• Gen. Revers. & Invest. 51. p e - and 11 - Gen. I. Sc. Col. (Lim.) 25 0 0 all - C.: Gen.SteamNavigation 10/, per et. & 15 D 0 14 0 0 - London Gen. Omnibus 121. per cent 40 0 all Stock 2 % Hi Hudson's 8ay........ 5/. per cent. Stock Rungerford .......... V. ss. 100 0 0 all - Lou. No. &Na. Alauso. - 10 0 0 all - 111 London Reversionary Si.er cent. 15 0 0 all - Alex. &S. American. . - 10 0 0 all - Nat. Discount Comp.. 25 0 0 5 0 0 2% PA --- N.S.W. Gov.sp.c. Deb. 51. per cent. - 100 0 0 - Nor. Bri. Australasian 6d. W. North of Europ e , Stm. 81 , per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 - Price'sPatentCand. Co 21 0 0 all - 1 Pen. & Ori en t al Steam - Peel River.Land&M - 2 in. 5 0 o all 71. per cent 50 0 0 a" ...- VI Ditto New ••„•,.•_ 50 0010 o 0 1734 1 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4 347. pr cent 100 0 0 all - I r - Ditto New ......., p ie /. pr ce,l. 100 0 0 20 0 - o 0 all 54% I .... Royal Mail Steam.... 4 i . p. share. 100 0 0 6e 0 0 134 I 1:0 Scottish Aus. Inve s t. 151. .er cent. / ,-. 0 all 32% i o South Australian Land 71. per cent. 25 - Trust and Loan Co m p. 734 .. pr cent. 20 0 - Van Diemen's Land.. los, 100 0 0 0 ,28 10 0 1 Do. 0 per cent . Donde i 6 per cent. - 7 1 --- .77 0, I 5 0 0 A Y. d, 100 all Paid. IPa £ a. d, Paid. I Pr! X s. d, Stock. 100 0 0 0000 5 0 0 Stock. 19 JSV 50 0 0 -- 20 0 0 91 14 0 0 , - Paid. 1 Prii s . d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 11 25 0 0 all 5 15 0 25 0 0 50 0 20 0 20 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 50 0 50 0 all 40 0 47 5 0 50 0 0 - 20 0 0 4! 30 0 0 36 3 10 0 r 13 0 0 210 0 - 12 10 0 6Z 2 0 0 12 10 0 - 20 0 - 20 0 0 75 20 0 - 40 0 - 10 0 - 10 • - o 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 all 5 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 Paid. iPI £ ■. d. all 18 15 0 50 0 0 6 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 '2O - 6 50 0 10 0 20 0 35 0 10 0 5 0 22 10 2 O o 2 0 4( 0 O 21 0 O 15 "b 0 25 0 0 Country Markets, DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—DEN. 3. Qrs. Best. Current. Infei i o r 263 Wheat 52s Od 3ss 10d 1302 Oats 2ss 6d 2os 3d 1069 Barley 34s 6d 26s 24d 35 Peas & beans 92s Od ....... .. 403 3d HADDINGTON GRAIN MARKET—DEC. 3. WITEAT. BARLEY I OATS. I 111 9 . First 50s Od 37s Od 1 27s Od 48s Od Second Third 29 s Od 1 20s Od 1 20s Od 135 Od Total quantity of wheat in market, 612 qrs., 574 sold barley „ 989 qrs. 946 sold oats ,; 448 qrs „ , 407 sold _ PP beans ~ 42 qrs., 31 sold AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. • 1 Wheat, 1/. 19 1 5-I2ths 1 Barley, ...1/. 9 3 6.l2ths Oats, ... 11. 3 5 4.l2ths 1 Beans, .. ... 21. 0 3 s.l2tbe 14 ll • ABERDEEN —DEC. 4. Potato oats 401bs Common oats 1 1 t s c o d cl t t o o 18 20 s Od 0 0 d d 1 per bushel Bere 21s Od to 24s Od I 53lbs Barley 21 s Od t o 24s Od f Wheat, red (spring)3os Od to 35s Od , white 3os Od to 455 Od 1 621bs ~ Oatmeal 15s Od to ltis Od per boll. Flour 30s Od to 403 Od per sack. PROVISION MARKET. Beef, per lb 6d to 9d Butter p lb. Os Od to is 01 Mutton, per lb Ed t o 9d ` Eggs, p doz. 150 d to 15 61 Lamb, do., Os 6d to Os 9(1 I Hens, p pair 3s Od to 35 61 Veal, per lb ... 6d to Os 9d I Chickens,do. 28 Od to 2s 61 Pork, perlb...os Od to Os Od Ducks do. , is 6d to 25 01 Salmon, per lb O s Od 1 Ducklings,dols 6d to 2s 0 I Grouse, per b race ..... O s t o Os Turkeys, each 3s Od to 3a 61 Tallow, p stone, Os t o — 5 01 Potatoes, pr pock, --d to 121 Rabbits, each 8d to —d. Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt....84s to 86s Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen RETAIL PRICES. Flour, 141b....0s Od to 2s 2d I Barley f10nr,141b.05 to is 8 1 Oatmeal Os Od t o i s 7d „ dust, ..... Os to Os 104.1 N Beremeal ....Os Od to is 64:1 „ per lb 2d to *1 Peasemoal... Os Od to 2s 4d I Sids, 1 Cheese, per imperial st one , 4 5 . Od. t o 4 s 6d 4-Ib. 10af...6d. 1 2-Ib. 1 0a f...3d. 7(1 13e, DUBLIN, DEC. 4. There was a small supply of all descriptions of grain at market to-day, and Tuesday's prices were about sup orted Indian for wheat, barley, and the best qua liti es o f oa t s . I n Lee, corn very little doing. White wheat, 28s Od to 30s Od ; red ditto, 25s Od to 28a Od; ditto new, —s Od; barley, malting, 15.4 to 18s 6d; grind ing, —s to —s ; oath, old, 12s 6d to 15s; ditto, new, — ll Od to —s Od ; oatmeal, 148 Gd to 16s; here, new, 14s to les Od; rapesecd, 233 Od to 25s Oct per brl ; bakers' flour, 16s Jd to 22a Oct per cwt; Indi an corn , 31 s Od to 34s oci 480 lbs. LOCAL SHARE MARKATS. LIVERPOOL, DEO. 5. STOCK EXCHANGL—The transactions to-day Were 'err 'ew, and prices n o t i m p rove d. S ou th E as t ern, 191 15-16 —London and North Western, 941—Ditto, Shares, 4 d• —Eastern Counties, 11—Blackburn, 9—Sheffields, 3 6 1 -Lancaster and Carlisle, new thirds, 71 prem.—North Eastern, lierwicks, 234 Caledonian, 384—Birkenhead , 681 4—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 91—Great Luxembourg I oonst., 6 116—Midlands, 87 1 c. MANCHESTER, DEC. 5, STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market opened eaiier to-day, and closed firm. Blackburn, 9-1--Lancashire and York• shire, 91. i i—Great Western of Canada, 18.—Dovers, 191' BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 5. • STOCK EXCHANGE.—Business in the market generally flatter, and prices a shade lower. London and North- Western, 944 95j—Birmingham and Staffordshire 251. hares, 47—Midlands, 85. i. 1 LEEDS, DEC. 5. SW= EXOHANGE.—The market to-day more active, p% but ve r y littl e b us i ness was transacted. Midlands, 85:i -Doyen' 191—North West erns , 7s—Leeds, 25A—Lon li don and South Western, 89k—N or th Eastern, York, 41h —Berwicks, 23 5-16 Great Western, 51—Craven Moor, 6s.—Eastern Counties, 11. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RET URNth TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. Hiles opened, 18 57. NAME OF RAILWAY. BRITISH. Aberdeen . • • •• •• • • • •... Belfast and Ballymena ••.• •• •• •• • • Belfast and County Down .. • . • • .. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn,and West York .... Bristol and Exeter • ..... • • •••• • • • • Caledonian........ ••• • • ••••••• • • • •• Chester and Holyhead.•• .• • • •• •• •• •• Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ...... Cork and Bandon .. • • ............ Dublin and BelfastT unction ........ Dublin and Drogheda.. •• •• -••• •• • •• Dublin and Kingstown: •• • • • • •• •• •• •• Dundee and Arbroath • • Dundee, Ferth, and Aberdeen Junctloz Dundalk and Enniskillen.. East Lancashire •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • • Eastern Counties and N0rf01k...... Easternljnion• ••• •• •• .• •• •• •• ••• Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee...—. Exeter and Credlton .. • Furness Railway .• . •••••• ........ Glasgow, and South-Western Great Northern..... Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western ••• • • •• • • •• •• •• Irish South Eastern ...• •• ...• Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • • • • • •• •• .• Lancashire and Yorkshire.... •• •• •• Leeds Northern .. • • .... ..... • • • .. • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.• London and North Western ......... London and London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South Western... • • • • Londonderry and Enniskillen •• •• •• Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. Manchester, Sheffield,and Lincolnshire Manchester and South.Tunction • • •• •• Mdryport and Carlisle •• •••••• • • • Midland • Midland Great Western (Irish) .. • • • • Monklands •••• • • • • •• •• • • " • • • • '• • • Newcastle and Carlisle .... . North British North Staffordshire .• •• ••••• • •• . North-Western •• • • • ... • .. • •• Scottish Central ...• • • ••.....• • • Scottish Midland •• •••••••• •• •• •... Shrewsbury and Birmingham Shrewsbury and Chester ............ Shropshire Union •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• South Devon ,••• •• •• •• •••• •• •• •• •• South Eastern....... South Wales ...... !... South York., Doncaster, and Goole .. Taff Vale •••••• •• •• •••••• •••• •• •• ulster.— •• •••• •••• •.•••• Waterford r.nd Limerick West Cornwall ....... Whitehaven Junction York and Newcastle, and Berwick Sc York and North Midland & Leeds.. FOREIGN: 344 63 Dutch Rhenish •• •• •• •• •• ~ •••• Oa •• Lyons and Mediterranean •• •••• •• •• Montereau and Troyes Namur and Liege .. .• .............. Northern of France •••••• •••• •••••• Orleans and Central .. Paris and Lyons .... •• •• .. ...... Paris and Rouen. •• •• •• •• •• •• •••• •• Paris and Strasburgh •• •• •• .• •• Rouen and Havre...,„„„. .... 2,637 41,738 37,963 . West and North-West of France .. -. SIZE OP FRENOH, ENGLISH, AND RUSSIAN BOWEL- 5 s M. Boudens states that, examining the mnititude of bones at the foot of the mountain at Inkermann v down which the Russians had been precipitated, he found that they were those of men of no great stature, but exhibit iniremarkable strength of structure. The size of a femur or tibia at once enabled him to distinguish the bones of a Russian from those of a Frenchman or Englishman.— Medical Times. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ontmient and Pills. —lncredible cure et bad legs of seventeen years' stand ing.—James Nash, Thursted . Farm, three miles from Chatham was afflicted for seventeen years with invete rate sore legs. There were thirteen wounds in them. He was in St. Thomas's and Guy's Hospitals nearly seven months, all the surgeons concurring that amputa tion was the only thing likely to save him. This was too great a sacrifice, therefore he commenced using Hol loway's Ointment and Pills. which healed all the wounds in a short time, and restored him to perfect health. — Sold by all Medicine vendors throughout the world, at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244 Strand, Lon. don ' • and 80, Maiden-lane, New York; by A. St am p s , Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; and E. Muir, Malta. BIRTHS. CAVENDISH—At 3, Tylnoy-street, Mrs. William Cavendish, of a daughter. Cox—On the 3d inst., at Athol Villa, Maida-hill, the wife of Alfred Cox, Esq., of a son. DAvms —On the 4th inst., at Crickhowell, South Wales, the wife of G. Sydney Davies, Esq., solicitor, of a daughter. Navn.Lx —On th e 4th inst., at Magdalene Lodge, Cambridge, the wife of the Hon. anßev. Latimer Neville, of a son. WOODLEY—On the 2d inst., at Feltham, the wife of M. F. Woodley, Esq., of a son. VALPY-011 the 4th inst., at 30, Great Coram.street, the wife of G. C. Bla n d y Valpy, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES. SITWED—FITZ Ror—On the 3d inst., at St. James's, Piccadilly, by the Lord Bishop of London, assisted by the Rev. Henry Gunning, rector 15f Wigan, George Frederick Sitwed, Cap• taiu in the 3d Light Dragoons, to Cecilia Fanny, eldest daughter of Henry Fitz Roy, Esq. WaysoN— DAVEY—On the 4th inst., at Scarborough, by the Rev. C. H. Collier , M.A., assisted by the Rev. Dr. White ,eEBaciotqne do s i fa d u e cii. v iat i ve c ei ar . Craven-hill-gardens, lAbort ite.det Scarborough, avn eyy T d, h e o E- m psa a cit s .k, C , tmoone Mary,snaitsV Watson, a t t t h sn h o ee us , States at Leeds. DEATHS CJWARD—On the 2d inst., at Skellow, near Doncaster, James Coward, Esq., aged 78, HuNtrunr-LOn the 4th inst., at Tunbridge, John Thomas Humphry, son of Geo. Humphry, Esq., of 21, Colloge.hill, London, and Balham-hill, Surrey. lIUMFREY—On the 2d inst., at Kibworth Harcourt, Leicester. shire, Mrs. Hurufrey, son., aged 94. PAassr —On the 3d inst., at 3, Crescent-place, Burton-cres cent, Arthur Parsoy, aged 67. IVA:Non—On the 3d inst., Thomas James Watson, Esq., Prin• cipal of the Asylum for tho Deaf and Dumb, Old Kent. road, aged 59. VENN—On the 4th inst., at Highbury-park, John S. Venn, Esq., aged 48, - LONDON: Printed and Published by MITRDO YOUNC, of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinot of the Savoy. in tb. "4114 of Middlesex, Monday, December 7, LW' IA 1 67 I% I 22 1 % 1 183% • 1 283 W 203% 465 a - 25 90 486!4 :14 1183% 289% 60 16k 637 Receipts.. 1857. 18.56. 2,714 1,00 AI 6,273 12,719 6,08 6 194 9.593 1,511 2,768 1,030 2.084 - 964 5,433 12,475 5,396 174 223 1,082 1,414 1,157 617 1,076 992 6,17/ 22,402 3,196 3,020 6,646 24,755 6,603 24,974 10,160 713 1,034 29,009 3.734 301% L 234 682 2634 173% 9% 28 567 1,079 250 1,112 1,446 1,227 599 823 929 4,765 21,207 5,208 3,070 6,661 22,495 6,164 25,471 5,651 17,924 53,224 1,1'29 11,8.9 11,549 659 32,216 3,242 4,859 6,589 885 2,502 851 2,051 14,680 6,912 2,851 3,091 5,442 21,524 58,218 1,235 11,684 12,440 686 4,966 6,550 865 2,701 IA4O 2,861