The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1860.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADIIMIALIT, DIIO. n—PaominfoNi AND AP-
to w Naniames.Polllllllloll.—Liselmeale W. Codling too and C. E. Bock*

MoSislll.l. Boodupe
.tito Aboukir ; sad H. T. ann.
abhistosoirmul to the
to the Narcissus ; nod C.
Tusher, tOtretrados, for service in the Forth.
floonad Masters E. liievest, to the Edgar; sad G. Harr*
to the Narciesne.

Mehemet-Surgeon J. Cruickshank. to the Pbilomel.
Acting AssietimitAurgeon R. E. Fisher, to the Aboukir.
Masks% Amistsnie W. J. Seymour, to the Impregnable,
for servise is the Nautilus ; R. H. Hunter, to the Emerald ;
R. A. Rummy and G. D. Moody, to the Nile; C. H. Stoat',
to the Senspereil ; R. Carlyen, to the Pliilomel ; E. S. Clapp,
to the Inunornilitvi ; li G. Ito., to the Narcissus, for ser-
vice in the Penguin ; W. C(4110121, to the Impreguabk, for
service in the Nautilus ; W. L. Harrison and W. P. Haynes,
to the Narcissus.

rust Class Assistant Engineers J. Harwood, to the
Philomel : T. A. Clarke, to the Indus, for charge of the
machinery of the Prospero ; and W. H. Steil, promoted to
the fknk of first class assistant engineer, and appointed to
the Narcissus.

Sec.:;nalfrUs Assistant Engineers G. Tidcombe, to the
Narcissus, fur charge of the machinery of the Penguin ;
and W. H. Creep, to the 'wins, for charge of the machinery
of the Sheldrake.

Acting Second Class Assistant Engineer W. H. Crosall,
to the Philomel.
Third Class Assistant Engineers W. P. Gurail W.
to
01k., to the Narcissus ;J. C. Gray, the ;J.
Hall, to the Cumberland. as supernumerary ;W. H. ichol.
sou and J. Kay, to the Narcissus, for service in the Penguin.
Acting Third Miss Assistant Engineers W. T. Bray, to
the Narcissus ; E. Rennet, to the Bulldog ; S. G. Hill, to
the Philoinel ; J. Torkiogton, to the Hero; mid J. Clink.
skill, to the Emerald.

WOOLWICH, Mc. 23.
The whole of the workmen euiployeal at the
several departments of the Royal Arsenal hare been
panted a holiday on Monday and Wednesday oo condition
that the time lost is made up by working overtime. The
Lords of the Admiralty have also on the same conditioos
granted Rowley as a holiday to the artirans and labourer.
employed at the dockyard and steam factory.

CHATHAM, Dec. 23.
Admiralty orders were yesterday received direct-
ing the whole of the e,talilishments in the dockyard to he
clued tomorrow, u well u Christinai-day. and the work-
men granted two days holiday. The will, however, be
required to work extra boon during the week to make up
for the holiday on Monday.

On Monday lad • 12-pounder Whitworth (not •
62 pounder) wee dispatched to Shoeburyncee for trial, to
commence as soon am the projectiles follow, which we trait
they will at an early opportunity.—Army and Nary
Ga.-ette.

Lieutenant Hammier, R.N. line been appointed
a naval mail "Lento° the Southampton: station, Lieutenant
Percival, IL N., naval mail agent, on the same station, has
been peonotod to the rank of commander.

Gamoim. Osbia.—Hosea GOARDOI, &W., Duo.
2L.—The undermentioned oflow has passed tbe asandem.
non for admission to the senior division of the Staff
for a residence of one year only, tinder th=
the Staff College mill:aims published with the general
order No. 74:5, dated 23rd January, ISGO, viz. : Captain G.
A. Wilkiasou. Royal Artillery, 1,a4 marks ; 01111LiZ1111114
3,350. By order of his Royal IFlighnam, the General Com-
=MID in-Chief ; Jas nne YOBIJI &ARUM'. Adjutant.

Patrice sou SoLoma& —Under the approbation
01l the °Meer commanding the Royal Artillery quartured la
Plymouth Citadel, Schoolmaster-Sergeant Staunton bon by
the aid of Bombardier J oh n dealt ins, who resided eemond yam
in Prance, anal:dished, within the lest month, a Fringe elms
of thirty artillerymen ; and Own are Dow so Easy tabors
=mons to ieluizirknowledge cities language that a mead
!!rainy.y expected to be fanned January.—
Morning tim,

Riniroscsszarrs Fos Nsw Zsurss. —The
Bombay 110•411Milini. possum with Met:meek= from
Wand, have chartered tie Castn, 1,064 tons, at 241. per
bead, and the Star Queen, BIS toes, at 191. 10a. per head,
for the oonveyanos of bee Majeety's 57th Repaint from
Bombay to New Zealand. The Star guess maned on 24th
Novrmber, with Major H. Bettor, Breve‘MajorJ. Harvard,
Captain W. E. Brown, Capitals J. B. Orimatese, Lieu-
tenants B. C. Haynie'', E. B. Hated, B. A. H. Cox,
Ramses A. Wellatock, P. 11. Melte, B. B.
It. Murray, Assistant-Bergson .1. Davis, and three h=
and thirty-five men of the 57th Regiment. The Castilian
was expected to sail norm afterward.. Whilst acknowledg-
ing the promptitude with which the Bombay government
hsa earned out its instructions, wo regret to learn that great
hardship was indicted upon the officers And men of WM.
64th Regional, who were first placed under orders, which
were countermanded, but not until they had disposed of
their India kite and made preparations for the voyage to
New Zealand.—Anstreliar• wad New Zealand Gazette.

THE POLIUE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DA Y.)

Two o'Otocw.

To-day is observed as a holiday in nearly all de-
partments of business. The Stock Exchange is
shut, by order of the committee.
The private letters from New York are marked
by • very gloomy tone. It is beginning to
be perceived more clearly that the present
crisis in the United States arises from political
and not from oonunervial causes, and that the
ordinary commercial safeguards are therefore de-
prived of their remedial effect. The very duration
of the agitation attests its serious character, and
leads to great apprehension as to the ultimate
results.

The demand for money in the discount market
and at the Bank of England on Saturday was active,
though not pressing, in consequence, partly, of the
intervention of holidays on Monday and Tuesday.
Little or no business was done below 5 per cent.
In the Stock Exchange money was again in active
demand, at 5 per cent, for short loans on English
government securities.
The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks will commence on Wednesday (" continua-
tion day"), and terminate on Friday.
Theimports of specie last week reached only
about 20,0001. This is exclusive, however, of the
supplies of silver from the Bank of Fiance.
The Australasia, which sailed from Liverpool on
Saturday for New York, took as much as 17010001. is
specie, drawn chiefly, no doubt, from the Liverpool
branch of the Bank of England. This makes the
total shipments to the United States during the
last three weeks 1,482,0001.
The shipments of specie by the next steamer for
Bombay are expected to amount to about 250,0001.,
the greater portion in silver.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday
amounted to 12,000 bales.
Subjoined is a statement (from Mr. Slaughter's
Weekly List) of the railway calls falling due in the
month of January. The total appears considerable,
but more than half of it accrues upon shares in the
Portuguese railways, of which only a small number
are held in England.

Amount per Share.
Dos Already Number
Doe to Jae., 1001. Data. Paid- NIL of Shorea Total.
Bombay. &rods. &a,
Mon
lam! sad Marks II 10 I 0 0 35,655 £lll,llO

1 110 0 thisows.
Lamfeatigt sal _ _

titl=psessol Prod 1 SO 90 0 0 /,SOY SUDO
sad Terk-
el*, ilisslibers Pos.

dime ea
Loackka
1 6 1 0 0 107,610 107,610
sad _ _ _

New Shame l6 n 1 0 0 44,164 66,164
MamebeeMe, illtalleld,,
and Uaoola Ale Fret
4 per neut.
BMW °arena Capital 1$ dept. 018 0 16,000 12.000
Newry and Arrnagh Ex-
tension Shares, god
teen 8 1 0 0 Unknown.
Perterteee lellwaye
isc 810,000
Vlaad Elso Fraactsco 11%3"1: 012
0 6111 110,000
Moaktonand Derilocton
New an Shares, 1860 1 dept. 2 0 0 13,320 26,640
Wert Midland Newport
• per cent. Pre! 1 7t 210 0 6,077 15,192
Whitehaveo and ni-
nes Jane. Pref. 110 1 16 6 0 0 760 3,760
Total in January
- - - -

. .
The agent of the Scinde Railway Company at
Kurrachee, after adverting to the expected opening
of the line in the early part of next year, reports
on the 21st November that " the amount of real
business now going on in connexion with Kur-
rachee is, this year, at least five times what it was
last year. Our trade and traffic prospects are of
the best possible kind."
The half-yearly meeting of the London acd
Greenwich Railway Company is called for the Bth'
January, when a half-yearly dividend of 11. 6s. Bd.
per cent, or be. 4d. per share, clear of income tax,
will be recommended on the ordinary stock.
The first annual meeting of the London and Medi-
terranean Steam Navigation Company is called for
the 31st inst.

A general meeting of the Commercial Dock Com•
pany is called for the 11th January, to declare a
half -yearly dividend.
The half-yearly dividend, at the rate of 8 per
cent. per annum, is declared payable on the stock
of the Commercial Bank of Canada.

The half-yearly interest, due the let January,
is advertised on the Seven per Cent. Bonds of the
Btanstead, Mefferd, and Chambly Railroad Com-
pany (Canada East). A limited number of thaw
bonds are now offered in this market.

The Agents General for the Crown Colonies an-
nounce the dividends due the Ist proximo on Vic-
toria Government Debentures (Waterworks Loan.)
The annual dividends are announced on the pro-
prietary capital of the Britannia Life Assurance
001111Ian7.
The dividends are also announced on Michigan
Central Railway Six per Cent. Sterling Bonds.
With reference to the causes of the adverse Ame-
rican exchange, the following is extracted from the
Money Market Review of Saturday :
Next let us glance at the money results of the figures
given in the preceding article relative to the movement in
grain in the American porta. We have shown that the in-
cense in the shipments of grain from Na. York for the
twelve months ending Sept. 1 (as compared with the cor-
responding period of the present year) was 9,434,848
bushels ; that the increase for the fourteen months ending
Nov. 1 was 17,790,9:37 bushels ; and that the increase for
the fifteen months ending Dec. 1 was no less than 21,590,937
bushels. The money result is that, at 6s. a bushel, we have
increased our orders for American grain to the extent of
six and a-half millions sterling ; and, what is equally im-
portant the great bulk of the increase has occurred within
the last three months. Finally, it must be observed that,
whilst we are drawing over American produce at this rapid
rate, the American purchases of our goods are completely
paralysed by the Cilia on the other side. This is the hur-
tles of all the reports from our manufacturing districts.
To render the balance of trade between the two countries
still mesa adverse, we are relieving American holders of •
very large amount of public securities at the present re-
duced prices. In face of these facts, to expect a permanent
recovery in the American exchange to • point that will ad-
mit of specie flowing back would certainly appear to be an
over-sanguine view.

SATURDAY ETENLNO.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 93, " sellers, "
ex div., for the 10th January, were alternately
" buyers" and "sellers " to-day at 92;i, and closed
"buyers "at that fraction. The official business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for account (Jan. 10), 93, 92k, 921, ex div. ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 02, ; New Three per Cents.,
921, I ; Bank Stock, 235 ; India Bonds, 55., Bs.
dia.; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. " enfaced " rupee
paper, 101/.
The Indian Five per Cent. rupee paper remains
dull, at 94f to 90 ; and that of 1868, at 101 f to
1021. India Bonds were quoted 8a to sa. tris.
and Exchequer Bills, ss. to 25. dia.
The foreign stock market was likewise very in-
active. There was a relapse of to per cent. in
Turkish Bonds : the Loan of 1854 closed at 71f to
721, and that of 1858 at 58 to f. Mexican Bonds
met with a few inquiries.
Scarcely any alteration occurred to-day in the
market fur Bank shares. London Chartered Bank
of Australia remain flat. In the miscellaneous
share market there was no movement.

A considerable fall took place to- day in Virginia
State Six per Cents.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follow :--Ocean Marine In-
suranoe, 3! to 32 prem. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, to 14 prem. ; Universal Marine In-
surance, 1 to 11 prem. ; London and Provincial
Marine, par ; East India Irrigation, 3-16 to 1-16 dia.

RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Ctoca.
The Stoat Exchange being closed to-day, no
business has been done in railway stocks.

THE MAtto.—Expose or Spam, kc.—The Cu-
nard Royal Mail Moamar Aymaralsaias was fleapatched from
Liverpm4 oa Raturday for New York, with the Usitad
States marl North Axuerkaa mails, 40 panzugers, awl up.
wank of 250,000 f.

MINES.-(THIS DAY)

Two o'CLocz.

The members of the Stock Exchange and all the
principal dealers are absent to-day. Business in
mining shares is, therefore, almost at a rtandstill.
From the Stock Exchange the following are re-
ported to us as Saturday's closing prices :
Alfred Consols, 3 to 4• Oanaborne Vain. 31 to 4; Bast
Basset, llb to 120 ; bat Condon, 10j to ll j ; Rest Cara
Brea, 7t to 8 ; Great Betallack, 38a. to 395. ; Great Wheal
Fortune, to 126; Herodefoot, 33 to 34 ; Marks Valley,
tito 41 ; Marilyn, 30s. buyers. ; North Taskerby, 32 to
; Providence MIDIS. 45i to 464;; South Clem Brea,
1 to 34 ; South Planar, 160 to 165 ; St. Ives Whim/
Allen, 5i to GI; Stray Park, 491 to 50 ; West Condom 78
to 79; West Frances, 18 to 19; West Ross Down, to
C wheal Clifford,
Seto; 350 to 360; Wheal Buller, 160 to 170;
Clifford, 210 to 215 ; Wheal Margaret, 50 tc 60;
Wheal Polmeer, 180 to 200.
The Master of the Rolls proposes, on the 15th January,
to make a call of le. 6d. per share on the contributories of
the Nantlle Vale Slate Company.
With reference to Wheal Buller Mine, the weekly mining
circular of Beam. Webb and (leach has the following
" They have a splendid bunch of tin in sinking Keetle's
shaft below the 80 fathoms level ; this shaft is situated in
the eastern part of the mine, and good results are likely to
be derived.
At Tavy Consols meeting, on the 21st inst., the accounts
showed a debit balance of &ff. A call of 4s. per share was
made.

The Garden Mine, on the 11th inst., made a call of 51.
per share.
At a Bale of copper ore, held at Truro on the 20th inst.,
4,770 tons were sold for 28,7331. 16s. Average standard,
134/. 9e. ; average produce 6; ; average price per ton, 6/. ;
quantity of fine copper, 311. tons 6 meta. • average standard,
last sale, 1341. 61. The following amounts were realised by
the different mines :

Tons.
Devon Great Consols _1,857 29,353 4 0
Plionsix
West Caradon
Marko Valley 292
Unlike
Bedford United 2OO
Gunnis Lake (Cht.) ' 160
Devon and Cornwall. 150
Bally Bray 147
Wheel Friendship 14l
Wheal Emma l3l ...... 662 13 0
North Robert
Calstock Consols
Wheal Edward
East Car.slon 120
Bottle Hill 92
Bortridge Consols
Hawkmoar
Partition
Great Trepan Camels... 5

'rola 4,770 826,73316 0
At !Wrath, on the 3rd al Jannary,l2,6o2 tone, will be
offered for aide, vie :—Wheel Clifford, 600 tam ; Went
Beton, 601; North Hoekear, 264 ; South Totem, 224 ; South
SeF=l2oo ; Wheal Brisk WO ;East Bawet,l39 ; Wheel
, 106 ; North Crotty, 104 ; Treserean, 72 ; Potrero',
70 ; Wheel Harriett, 64 ; Wert Stray Park, 56 ; and
Thathellan, 7 tone

From St. Ives, Wheel Allen (Deo. 20), H. Tay-
lor write.:—" Giesler's diked shaft —The°& g lin
neat looks
much the same as when led reported ; ground a little more
favourable for driving. The kale in the 50 west is about 6
inches wide, yielding tin, sad premising to do well. The 40
mat looks much the WOO as -bat week. and is yielding an
increase of water, which is quite conclusive that the lode is
not far from um. We are drawing the water out of the
winse sunk below the 40 by the last workers as fart as we
possibly can. The stones in the back of the 40 east con-
tinue to yield fair quantities of tin. The stems in the
back of the 40 west are yielding very well ; lode 18 inches
wide, and of a very promising appearance. Louisa's shaft
is now cased and divided about 5 fathoms below the edit.
We shall lose no time in completing the casing, &c., of this
shaft to the bottom. Nothing else new."

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)

The weather has been very floe since Friday, with • con-
tinuance of sharp frost, and the wind from the northwest.
The quantity of English wheat during the past week was
very small ; barley and malt lees contracted. Oats, beans,
and peas moderate. A good 'apply of barley
and oats from Scotland, but Irish oat, very
short. The foreign arrivals fell off considerably,
the wheat principally from America, with a few cargoes
of Prussian, French, end Hamburg flour; 10,000 barrols
America; and • few French sacks. A small supply of
barley, Danish, Swedish, sod Prusaian. Oats, nearly all
Swedish, with • few Danish and kuseian. A large cargo of
Egyrtian beans, but hardly any peaa or seeds during the

The English wheat this morning is in better condition,
and selected samples of Kentish have realised 2s. per
quarter more money than this day week. Quotations gene-
rally Is. to 2s. higher, and foreign Is., with a fair business
doing. Barley for malting rather dearer; other deseriptioos
full prices obtained. Oats are lively at 6d. to la. more
money. Beans and peas folly as dear. Flour trade not so
much improved as wheat, but prices fully as high ai last
Monday.
N.B. There will be no corn market on Wednesday.
FLOATING CARGOES -Hardly any now on hand, but
quotations firm.
Wmaar.-English : Foe= and Kent, white, new, 47e. to
58a. ; ditto, fine old. Ms. to 685.; ditto red, new, 445. to 54e.;
ditto, Ike, old, 565. to 64e. ; Norfolk, kc., fine, old, 60s. to
66a; red, new. 475. to 58e. Foreign : Dantaie. 665. to
68s. ; line, 681. to 765. ; Konigsberg, 665. to 68a. ; ditto,
extra, 68s. to 74a.; Rostock, 63a. to 65a. ; fine, old, 665. to
70a.; American white, 645. to 68a. ; ditto red, 60e. to 64k.
p ARIZ!. -English malting. 42.. to 46a. ,• fine, 475. ;
grinding, 30e. to :15..; distilling, 325. to 35e. per ;
foreign-grinding, 295. to 32a.; ditto distilling, 30s. to 36e.
Matr.-English, Essex and Norfolk, 603. to 62% ; fine,
655. to 685.; Kingston end town made, 535. to 685.; fine, 665.
t 0785.; brown, fine, NB.
OATS -English feed, 23e. Od. to 263. 0,1. ; potato,
26e. to 30e. ; foreign, 21s. 04. to 275.
Itima.-EnglisL tick, 33e. to 375. ; barrow, 37e. to 41a. ;
pigeon, 37a. to 411. ; foreign, 37e. to 323.
Para-English boilers, 40a. to 445.; maple, 47e. to 464.;
grey, 365. to 40,..; foreign, 425. to 445.
FLOUIL-English town, 523. to 545. ; ditto fine, :eta. to
57.1.; country, 40,. to 435. ; households, 41s. to 48e. ;
Norfolk and tinfrolk. 41s. to 42e. ; French, 40s. to 475. per
sack ; American, 21k. to 32a. ; Spanish. 445. to 465.