The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-14 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Mo.rket steady, at about Friday's rates Sales,
Probably about 6.000 bales.

c UE RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE,—An ear
N.'e 'tellt appointment has been made by thieebDeruyk(olaotef
ofea'tle in the nomination of Mr. George
A
the F orei•gn-o—CO, FR 1 f.O the Presidency of the island of
Vriali:slithlornisa, the West Indies. A long stay in those regions
et ',ru he fulfilled previously the functions of Comptroller
together with a perfect knowledge of the local
pro and of the habits of the people, make him a "fit and
Person for that post." /No man probably possesses
labol'e the faculty of instilling into them us much. tas.te for
1,,-ttr as they are capable of receiving. And this, in.the
bye
state of distress of our manufacturingdistricts, might
40e°4e a paramount advantan. For, let it be known, that
ter,',°,ll in the world is more favourable to the growth of cot-
-1,e7 Lean that of Anguilla, and that there are lying there
00.'"lected thousands of acres of waste land which might be
410:erted into splendid cotton fields. About 1,000 negroes
1:,(14 th.e island, who, if properly trained and duly. Annu-
al., 'wil make tolerable labourers. There is the soil, there
tti " handS to cultivate it. Every think is ready, and,
tae; the mt._
uof Prometheus only awaits a sparkle of the
of the: to kindle life into' it I The presence at the head
4r Aslarid of a man as energetic and as iutelligent as
""41.1rY Will brinc, it,

SHARE MARKETS,—This day,

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuF.S.

Share Railways. raid. closing Business
Price. done.

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.

Closing
Alan
100 atlantic &St Lawrenet all 59 61
Sk Bom.,Barodaer.Cent Ind 100 1( 6 107 1065
Gu. 5 per oent.
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares
205 Bulialo and Laxe Huron all 6 64
10 Do. Prelerance ...• • • all 84 04
,c,c, Buflalo,Brant,&6lodriel,
15 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
500 Do. do. July 1, 1870 100
(00 Do. do. June 1, 1,,,;1 100
st Cleutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin., 100 103 105
st Cape Town & Dock Scrii 100 101 103
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 108 109
stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1065 1474 1061 75
20 Do. do. Cl Ext lO 1513
20 Do. do. H do.
stock Grand Trunk of Canada No 20 21
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 72 74
100 Do. ao. deferred all 58 61
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds., all 66 69
100 Do. do. deferred all 50 53
100 Do. 3d ef. stock
100 Do. do. deferred all 38 42
100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 26 28 28
100 Do. do. deferred all 22 14
stook Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c 100 118 109
20 Do. New gua. sp. o l2 14 15
20 Do. January, 1862
stook Gt. South.of India(Lim
guaranteed 5 per cent 100 105 106
205 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 9/ 10
205 Do. New ....... 18 11 104,
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt all 92 95
100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8..
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 #p
stock Madras. guar~ sp. o.
stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 100 101
stook De. 41 do lOO 06 100
20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 --
stock slelb.Corp. 6p. et. Buds, 100
50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59
100 Do. 7 p.c. along. Bds. all
20 Newßrunswick&Cands
Class A and B all 3 5
N.ll.l.C'das pc lat gt bds 100 82 84
stock Scinde ••• (100 106 107
stock Do. Delhi 44-: 100 105 106
au Do. do L4 5 2 5 5p
at Do. Punjaub c; all 1044 1055
Do. Do. ........ , ,100
8 ook Do. Indus. St. Flo.) i 100 101 103
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECU
'hum% o p.c.J .t.J ui)
, 1877-81 .....„........ 100 103 105 105
Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 102 .04
Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 104
Do. sp. c. Jan.StJuly. 100 91 23 92
, Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 91 93
,Cape G.Hope. 6p 0,1870 100 106 108
Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 109 11l
Do. 1890 100 109 111
-
Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114
Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112
Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 146 108
'Natal Gov. 6 per cant.. 100 147 109
N.B.Gov. 6 p.a./ a.&J ub 100 001 106
Do. 6p. u.Ap. & Oct. 100
N. S. W. G ov. 5 p 18,4 100 100 102
Du. sp. 045,1 to 1.82 i 100 101 102
I Do. d0.,1888 &upwdt 100 101 102
- ,New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 D 2
,Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.
sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106
Queensland Gcv. 6p. e lOO 111 113
S. Aus G6p.e.187&& up lOO 111 113
,Vlo.Gov. p.c. Ja.StJuly 100 107 109
'Do. to 60.0. An..trOnt.. 100 1085 109111095 9
BRITISH MINES.
2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 a Id
afilord Amalgamated.. 33 31
Devon G. Com, (Tavist.) 1 550 660
East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 07 60
1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 52. 5d par
East earadon ...... 114.6 26 27
East Cara Brea.
E. WI Russel (Tavistk )! 8 9.0 4i 5
Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen ) 581 8 10
jareat South Tolgus l7s 45 41
IG. Wheal Vor (11eleton 40 114 It 4
!Grenville 6.16. r 45 1/
8.12 38 40
tlingston Downs 4.18.0 1/ 25
Lady Bertha
Margaret (Clay Lelant 94 14 16
Marke Valley..
4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim.; 211 15 f
New Setun l6l 96 100
• North Downs <a 15 14
S. Wh '1 tiaseet (111o4an 3.1.0 25 24
North Wheal Crotty
Par Consols (st. Blaze)
20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 42 14
South Caradon(St.Cleer; 14 405 115
S. Carn Brea (1110 *an) —
S.Wheai Fran. (Illogan, 18.18.9 60 65
Stray Park 30.17.6 30 32
5 CamarSilv.& Lead Min. 44
grin Cron 9 18 19
West Basset (Illogan) l4 95 105
—e, radon (Liskeard) 5 18 20
West Seton
Wheal Basset (Illogan) 55 874 925
Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 225 275
Wheal Kitty (13.Lelant) 2.0.6
WhealLudeott
Wheal Mar yAnn (Men ) 8 115 12
Wheal 3eton 584 140 170
, Wheal Trelawney (Lis ); 7 21 22
I
Wheal Union 13.17 , 25 3

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Eastern, E. C. 6 per cent. pref., 127
London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 99

PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
London, Chatham, Jrc , 6 per cent. 2d pf., 72
Scottish Central, 4i per cent., irrd. pf., 1031

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81
Dutch Rhenish, 181
Great Luxembourg, 11
San Paulo (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 81

Ditto (fill), 2lt
Turin ana Savona,
Ditto (all), 11

FOREIGN MOM
St.
Don
e°Pdhendhlld°eX.l.lNic-taoeur; h(11113:mocil), (lira.), 58
Valium:um Gold, lim , ;
Alliance Bank of (um.), 44
o2rstiuguese, Um. 71
Anglo Austrian, andvorT;STOCLKiveßrpAoNolliS.
Brazilianßank oEagrdp
East London, Bin., 74
Imperial Ottoman, 18& IR
Laud Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4
London, Buenos Ayres, and River
?late, 60
London Chartered Bof Australia, 274
Merchant Bank, lim , 7ank el
Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 22
Union of Australia, 55,E
Union of London, 404
Southampton, 66

DOCKS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
British Indian Tea, lim., 3
Crystal Palace,
Discount Corporation, limited, 61
Egyptian Commercial and Trading, Um., 31
Gen. Crt dit and Finance of London, Dm, 61
Inter:14001ml Financial Society, lim.,
Joint •stock Discount, 61
London General Omnibus Company, lim., 2:
Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 81
Peninsula and Oriental Steam,
Ditto, new, 51

DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS.—As a plough-
man was at work on the farm of Mr. Hunt, of Arrow, near
Alcester, on Saturday, his plough turned up a human skull
Further and deeper diggings have since been made at the
spot, and have resulted in the exhumation of no less than
24 human skulls. No other bones were found, and the skulls
appear to have been placed with the face downwards.
A letter from Hanover states that a military riot
had taken place in that city. A number of sol-
diers traversed the streets crying out, "Down with
the Danes!" " Lead is against the enemy!'
Several civilians were insulted and windows broken,
and the officers only succeeded with groat difficulty
in quieting the soldiers.

2;t:
Cruirt rvit.
11211Str eilrtular

13.14.1 Mr., Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 81 HER MAJESTY.
25 ;Blythe and Tyne.
10 i llost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Lio all 8 81 •
at Bristol and Exeter .... 100 81 83 821
st ICaledonian .. 100 1171 1;81 WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 12.
50 ;Cork and Bandon all
20 Cornwall
A gets no dig
10 Do A all Princess of Prussia and Princess Helena dined last
tin paidn.
10 i Do. B been to 8.1 all night with the Prince and Princess of Wales, at
50 ;Dublin & Belfast Juno.; all 38 40
25 ;Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.; all 16 17 Frogmore.
at ;Edinburgh & Glasgow.l 100 04 96 The following ladies and gentlemen were honoured
at Glasg. and S. Western.; 100 107 109
at IGreatEastern, Ord. ste lOO 49 50 49 1 with invitations :—Countess Hohenthal, Baroness
st 1 Ditto A stock ; ; 100 45 47
Von Dobeneck, Count Furstenstein, Major Von
at 1 Ditto East Anglian at; 100 7; 81
at 'GreatNorthot Scotland 100 Schweinitz, Colonel Hon. A. Liddell, and Lieut.-
at ;Great Northern... lOO 124 126 124
st I Do A stock
at I Do Bdo
st Gt. S. awl W. of Irelan,, 100 96 OS
at ;Great Western
at i Do Str Val gua. stock 100 ! this morni
st ,LancashiBe & Yorkshire 100 1081 1091 1091 8/ ng.
at London and Blackwall 100 71 73 7,1 His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia,
st ;Lon., Brig,t.,& S. Coast 100 1 107 109 1081 71
at !Lon., Chat , and Dover 100 1 43 41 attended by Major Von Schweinitz, went to the
at iLon. & North Western 100 1 1051 le6l 10f1 i 7
st ;Lon. & So•,th western 100 101 102 1011 1 Royal Military College at Sandhurst.
at ;Man., She., & Lincoln. 100 471 481 1481 Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Princess of
50 Maryport and Carlisle. all
121 Do t shares.
atMetropolitan all 1111 1121 1111 121 111
Midland
4.4.0 Do New
at Do Birming. & Derby 100 96 68
SO Mid. (it. W. of Ireland all and the Hon. Caroline Cavendish.
25 i Do. 1 shares
25 ;Mid Kert
10 I Do Cray Line
at North! British
at lEdin., Perth, & Dundee 100 24 t 6 244 Lodge, Green wich-park.
st 'Nth. Eastern—Berwia 100 101 1011 1011 100 k
25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 —— 0 , Mr. George G. Adams, sculptor, had the honour
at Do Leeds lOO 58 581 on Monday last to submit, for her Majesty's inapec-
at Do York
st Do Carlisle...., lOO tion, his busts of the late Field-Marshals Lord
at North London
10 Do New
'9•16.4 North Staffordshire
n, N. and S. W. Junction all It 111
at Scottish Central
at Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 42 44
at Do Scot. Mid, stock lOO 98 100 from her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales for
10 Shrews. and Welohpooi all her portrait.
at ,Shropshire Union
at South Devon lOO I 311 221 Mr. Dowling has also been honoured with another
at ;South Eastern
at South Wales
sitting at Frogmore from his Royal Highness the
!
at IS. York. and River Dun 100 97 19 Prince of Wales.
20 staines, W ok., an d Wok. all 91 101
25 Stockton & Darling-ton all a7l 371 Mr. Norton Edwards, commissioned to execute
25 Do l7 9 10 p
85 Do New, 1800 8 71 74 p a bust for the town and corporation of Toronto,
at Taff Vale
10 Do B 8 5 51 1.
10 Do C 3 21 31 p The Right Hon. Sir Henry Bulwer, her Majesty's
50 Ulster
25 Do
12.10 Do
st Vale of Neath
at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 170 175 Minister from Columbia, were severally introduced
st Waterfbrd & Kilkenny; 100
st West Cornwall , 100 by Lord Russell at audiences of her Majesty today.
st W. Hartlepool Har.&R , 100 DEC. 13.
at West Midland -Oxford; 100 I
at Do Newport 100 The Queen, their Royal Highnesses the Prince
at , Do Hereford 100 and Princess of Wales, the Crown Prince and Prin-

The Queen, their Royal Highnesses the Prince
and Princess of Wales, the Crown Prince and Prin-
cess of Prussia, Princess Helena, Princess Louise,
Prince Arthur, Princs Leopold, their Serene High•
nesses Princess Hohenlohe and Prince Leiningen,
and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, attended
Divine service this morning in the private chapel.
The Rev. Dr. Stanley preached the sermon.
His Royal Highness Prince Arthur arrived at
the Castle yesterday.
The Countess Blucher and the Rev. Dr. Stanley
also arrived.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.
WINDSOR, Dec. 13.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales visited Windsor Castle this morning, and
lunched with her Majesty the Queen.
The Prince of Wales, accompanied by his Royal
Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia, walked
down from the Castle this afternoon about half•past
four o'clock, and attended Divine service at the
Chapel Royal of St. George. The sacred edifice
was filled to overflowing.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN AND ROYAL FAMILY
will, on Thursday, take their departure for Osborne.
THE CROWN PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA
with their infant family will, on Tuesday next, take leave
of her Majesty and leave the Castle on their return to
Berlin.

THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE PRINCE AND
PRINCESS OF WALES will remain at Frogmore Lodge, but
will shortly afterwards visit her Majesty at Osborne, and
be present at the Royal Family dinner circle on Christmas
Day.
THE Ex-EMPEROR FERDINAND OF AUSTRIA has
had a fall which compels him to keep his bed,
THE EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA, it is said, is in an
interesting condition.
THE HEREDITARY PRINCE OF AUSTRIA has been
ill for several days past.

- -
PRINCE JULIUS, younger brother of King Chris.
tian IX., and major in a regiment of Prussian hussars, has
left Dusseldorf for Denmark. It is said that he will leave
the Prussian service and take a command in the Danish
army.
The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia may
probably visit Malta shortly, on their way to Egypt and the
Holy Land.

His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and
the Countess Apponyi entertained at dinner last night, at
Chandos House, his Excellency the French Ambassador,
his Excellency the Netherlands Minister, his Excellency
the Saxon Minister, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston,
the Dowager Countess of Tankerville, Sir Henry Lytton
Bulwer, the Marquis and Marquise de Cadore, Mr. and
Madame Merry del Val, Mr. Henry Greville, Prince Ysen-
burg, and Count Kalnoky.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland remove
from Li'withal', Salop, on Saturday, to Trentham, Stafford-
shire.

The Duke and Duchess of Grafton have left town
for Wakefield Lodge, Northamptonshire.
The Duchess of Argyll left Stafford House, St.
James's, where the duchess has bees staying with the
Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland, for Staffordshire, to meet
the duke on their way to Inverary Castle, N.B.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield arrived in
town on Friday from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness
of Bath, at Longleat Park, Wilts.
The Earl of Mount-Charles arrived in town on
Saturday from visiting Viscount and Viscountess Dupplin
at Dupplin Castle, Perthshire. The countess has returned
home from visiting Lord and Lady Southampton at Whit-
tlebury Lodge, Northamptonshire.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston enter-
tained a select party at dinner on Saturday evening at
Cambridge House, Piccadilly. Lady Palmerston, later in
the evening, received a select circle of the diplomatic corps
and the nobility in town,

The. Earl de Grey loft his residence in Carlton-
gardens, on Saturday, for Hickleton Hall, Yorkshire, on a
visit to the Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood.
LORD AND LADY WILLIAM LENNOX have left
Berkeley Castle on a tour of visits, commencing with
Fawley Court and Hitchin Priory.
Viscountess Dungannon and Miss L. D'Arcy
Irvine have left 31, Dover-street, for Paris.
'rho Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli
have returned to Grosvenor-gate from Stowe, Bucks, where
they have been on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Buck-
ingham and Chandos.

1110 US.

THIS DAY.

SPHEROIDAL CONDITION Or LIQUIDS.—Onr
readers may recollect certain curious experiments
we mentioned many months ago, by which Professor Tom-
linson, of King's College School, London, showed that
certain liquids, when carefully deposited from the end of a
glass rod upon a watery surface, would spread out into a
film, which however would be terminated by an outline
peculiar to each liquid, which outlines he called cohesion-
figures. He has now communicated a paper to the Philo-
sophical Magazine, in which he considers the spheroidal
condition of liquids at common temperatures. If, he tells us,
a single drop of an essential oil, for instance, be deposited
on perfectly clean water in a chemically clean glass, a cha-
racteristic film or cohesion-figure will he formed, and so
much we knew from his former experiments; but, he adds,
if a second drop be gently delivered to the surface of the
film, "it will rest or roll about upon it. without contact, in
the spheroidal form." Some time ago M. Meunier described
cases in which liquids assume globular shapes on surfaces
of their own kind ; this is the case with alcohol upon alcohol,
but the globules do not last loug. Ho also showed that if
alcohol were dropped upon tincture of iodine, which is
strongly coloured, the globule, during
its momentary exis-
tence, does not take the colour, from which he argues that
there is no contact between the globule and the tincture, a
conclusion which, we think, does not absolutely follow,
since it requires a very experienced eye to discover an in-
ppraeatre state
inin of
g :
in-
finitesimal line of colour on a minute sphere in constant
motion. Professor Tomlinson has carried his researches
further,
rough approximate
and
ox finds
imto in
method the
gl
oofbu determining their
age;tial o
for
the
the fresher the oil is, the longer it persists in a globular
shape at the coumon temperature. To exemplify this, he
stares that he took turpentine as purchased at an oil and
colour shop, mid delivered a drop
of it upon water from the
end of a glass rod; the film of course spread over nearly
the whole surface. A second
assumed a spheroidal form, retaining it for an ave-
ragedrop, being delivered upon
the film, i
period of 15 seconds, Iramediatey afterwards he sub •
jetted the oil he had bought to distillation off caustic potash
and repeated the above experiment with the fresh distillate,
when he found the average duration of the globule to bo 36
seconds ; so that the fresh globule, compared to the old one,
lasts more than double the time.

THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1863,

The Great Christmas Cattle Market,

A remarkably fine season for the production of live stock,
a very high range in the value of food, an abundant supply
of grass, turnips, &c., in most parts of the United Kingdom,
and a continued increase in the demand for butchers' meat,
notwithstanding the amount of distress which has so long
prevailed in the cotton districts, combined to produce one
of the finest shows of beasts for Christmas consumption in
to-day's market almost ever witnessed. Perhaps, indeed,
we are justified in saying that the supply, taken collectively,
was never equalled. Much has been said of the value and
importance of the now extended system of crossing, both in
a productive and monetary point of view. We fufly admit
that judicious crossing has produced important results to
the country generally ; nevertheless, we were much gratified
to find the pure breeds of the country so well represented,
because we may still calculate with safety upon purity and
stamina for future breeding purposes. From the large
number exhibited, we may, in the first place, refer to the
short-horns as a distinct breed. They were certainly quite
equal to all former shows, both as regards symmetry and
quality. With a very few exceptions, this distinctive and
important breed showed signs of great weight. There were
fewer " staggy" animals amongst it than on some previous
occasions, and the prices realised for them were, in our
opinion, highly remunerative. It will be perceived, there-
fore, that the shorthorns have supported their great reputa-
tion as wonderful stock for general consumption.
In dealing with the Devons, we find much to be satisfied
with. They were in somewhat greater force than in the
last two years, and well suited for West-end consumption.
Perhaps the best portion of the supply were 40 North
(Jevons, the property of Mr. Senior, of Broughton House,
near Aylesbury. These arrivals weighed from 140 to 200
atones each—an unusually great weight for North Devons
—and excited the admiration of the most experienced but-
chers. There were a few what may be termed middling
beasts from the west of England, 'but the supply from that
quarter, as a whole, was remarkably fine.
The show of Herefords was unusually prime, and the
number was rather on the increase, especially from our
best grazing districts.
With Scots from Scotland the market was well supported,
indeed, we may observe, that thin breed exhibits points of
great excellence. As usual, Mr. M'Combie, of Tillyfour,
was a most important exhibitor. That gentleman for-
warded no less than 62 pure Scats—viz., 37 to Messrs.
Maidwell and Hoyland, and 25 to Messrs. Giblett and Son.
The were no young animals amongst them, and the whole
found buyers at high quotations. The Norfolk and Suffolk
horned and polled Scots came to hand in splendid condition,
and were easily disposed off.

There was a good sprinkling of beasts from Sussex, in
full average condition. We had hoped from the appearance
of the show yard, to see a larger number of young animals ;
but we found most of the stock, though wonderfully ripe,
not well suited to first-class consumption. In our opinion,
Sussex, though not what may be termed a great stock-pro-
ducing county, could turn out year by year a large num-
ber of beasts from 2to 3 years old. Many of the beasts
shown on the occasion were 6,7, and 8 years old, and had
evidently been worked.
There was a large and fine collection of Welsh runts,
when compared with previous seasons. It is satisfactory
to find this description of stock coming forward more freely
to meet consumption. We our elves are at a loss to
imagine upon what grounds the breeders have partly
abandoned so important a breed, unless they find it more
advantageous to adopt the crossing system, and thereby
produce early maturity.
The stock from Ireland presented no room for special
comment. As usual its quality was but middling, and
sales progressed slowly.
The number of crosses considerably exceeded all former
years. Almost every county in England—but more espe-
cially Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire, was well re-
presented in this respect ; whilst at least two-thirds of
the best from Scotland were cross-breeds. The display
was certainly a wonderful one. Even quality and fine
condition were the leading characterists ; but in our opi-
nion the most valuable crosses were those between the
Scots and short horns, which, in numerous instances, rea-
lised as much money as the pure breeds.
The following return shows the number of beasts exhi-
bited, and prices realised for them on the great days in the
last 22 years :

Years. Beasts Shown. Prices.
1841
1842
1843 ....... 4,510 • 2 8 to 4 4
3814
1845
1846
1847
1818
1849
1830 ...... 6,341
1851 . 6,103
18,2
3853
1854
1855
1856 ....... 6,748
1857
3858
1859
1860
1861
1862

currencies.

Mr. Geerge Dickson had many large consignments of ex-
cellent animals from Scotland. They were forwarded by
Messrs. Martin, Knowles, Wishart, Kidd, Longmore, Sto-
dart, Beddie, Reed, Frost, Mitchell, and other extensive
graziers.

Mr. Vorley had a very prime show of stots from Scot-
land, Norfolk, &o.
Mr. Thomas Martin's stand was well filled with fine
beasts, among which were three short-horned steers, bred
and fed by Mr. John Gamble, of Shouldham Thorpe, Nor-
folk.
Besides those above referred to, Messrs. Giblett and Son
had on sale some remarkably prime Scots, forwarded by
Mr. A. Mennie of Aberdeenshire and other graziers.
At the stand of Messis. Morgan and Allday we observed
a noble eollection of stots, chiefly from Norfolk.
Various other salesmen had a fine show of beasts, but we
must observe that there were fewer heavy animals amongst
it than in some former years. On the whole, however, the
supply was remarkably even, considering the enormous
number in the market.

Rye—
Barley—Grinding
Malting
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk

The exhibition of sheep was extremely good as to quality
and the number was a fair average one.
Messrs. Lintott and Son had some superior sheep—
Hampshire Downs—the property of Mr. Paul, of the Isle of
Wight. Other prime sheep were forwarded by Mr. Bates,
of Harpenden, Messrs. Fraulls, Hoare, &c.
Mr. John Wall exhibited some very prime sheep from
Hertfordshire and other counties.

Mr. Charles Burrell had on sale some splendid Hamp-
shire Downs from W. B. Conning, Esq., of Devizes ; Earl
Darnley, Kent; Lord Lucan, &c.
Mr. Garrier's stand was well filled with Cotswolds from
the flocks of Messrs. Hewer, Craddvell, and others; also
with some very superior Dutch sheep, the produce of a first
cross with Cotswold rams.

Messrs. Eland and Son, .Zr. Woodward, and Mr. Han-
cock had an excellent show from Lincolnshire and other
counties. The weight of some of the animals was enor-

Mr. Dodd exhibited some very good Hampshire Downs,
belonging to Messrs. Wetherington, Highton, Reading,
Hodges, Dodd, and Beesley. Mr. Mawer exhibited three
superb Hampshire Downs. The same number was shown
by Mr. Lathbury from the flock of Mr. W. F. Bennett, of
Chilmark, near Salisbury.
Mr. B. Weall had some very
quarters. good sheep from various

Brown
Kingstown and Ware

Chevalier
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeditr,
6•
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding

Beano--Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
White....
Boilers ..............
flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk
Stockton and Norfolk...—.
•
American, per barrel

NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.

56.449 '
45s 6d to'
—s Od
2,175
45,73 N
1,715
63,87,5
470 V"

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1861.. 463 3,630 • • 391 .. 12
1860 .. 368 .. 4,039 .. 124 .. 61
1869 499 .. 3,702 255 .. 69
1858 678 3,424 .. .. 141 .. 121
1857 555 .. 4,756 375 • • 48
A. statement and comparisori of •the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Dec. 15, 1862, and this day.
Monday, Dec. 14, 1863.
Per 81b. to sink tho offal.

Dec. 15, Dec. 14,
1862. 1863.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 6. 3 6to 3 10
Second quality do 3 8 4 0 4 0 4 6
Prime large oxen ............ 4 2 4 8 4 8 5 0
Prime Scots, 85c. 4lO 5 0. 5 0 5 2
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 8 4 0 4 0 4 6
Second quality dn. .
Prime coarse-woolied ao llO 5 4 5 4 5 8
Piime Southdown do.
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs .......... 3 4 310 3 6 4 2
Neat small porkers.. 8,430 ......... 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 8
Beasts .. ............ 5,540
Sheep and lambs .... 20,900
173 19,280
Calves
430 310
Pigs.. 340
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Dec. 16, 1861.—Beasts, 8,040.
sheep, 26,300—calves, 202—pigs, 460.
DEC. 17, 1860.—Beasts, 7,830—sheep, 29,550—calves,
210—pigs, 515.

MARK-LANE.
The demand for wheat in the country markets, held on
Saturday, ruled inactive, and prices had a downward ten-
dency. Barley, oats, beans, and peas were a dull inquiry,
and they changed hands at, in some instances, somewhat
easier rates. In flour, a limited business was transacted, on

former terms.
On the continent, the trade generally is quiet; neverthe-
less, prices rule tolerably firm. The exports from New
York continue very moderate.
' '

The amounts of English grain up to our market, last
week, were moderately good. The imports from abroad
amounted to 19,268 quarters of wheat; 34,211 barley ;
10,560 oats ; 2,850 rye; 5,416 beans ; 7,984 peas ; 3,453
tares; 11,015 linseed; 1,040 oilseeds; 1,350 maim; 300
sundry seeds ; 1,201 sacks, and 7,450 barrels of flour.
Fresh up to our market, to-day, there was a moderate
arrival of wheat from Essex and Kent, but the condition of
the produce was very middling. Generally speaking, the
trade was in a sluggish state. Good and fine dry samples
barely supported last Monday's quotations ; but damp par-
cels could only be disposed of by submitting to a reduction
in the currency from this day ee'nnight of one shilling per
quarter. A portion of the supply of dry wheat was taken
by buyers from Yorkshire; nevertheless, a clearance was
not effected at the close of business.

The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was
by no means extensive. All good and fine descriptions were
held at previous rates, otherwise the quotations had a
downward tendency. The amount of business transacted
was very moderate.
Floatiag cargoes of grain were in slow request, yet no
quotable change took place in their value.
The show of home-grown barley on offer was moderately
large, and with foreign descriptions the market was exten-
sively supplied. Fine malting qualities, owing to the few
samples on the stands, commanded previous rates ; but in-
ferior produce was dull, and rather cheaper.
•

The malt trade was dull and prices were is to 2s per
quarter lower than on Monday last.
There was a fair supply of oats on cffer. The demand
was by no means active for any description, yet prices were
supported.
Beans, the supply of which was moderate, moved off slowly
at late rates.

Peas were in fair supply and slow request, at previous

In the value of flour no change took place. The demand,
however, bcth for home and foreign descriptions was by no
means active.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
%Vilest—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 41 s to 44s
Ditto, old 398 42s
Ditto, white, 1863 443 501
Ditto, old 423 483
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old Ns 423
Ditto, 1863
Talavera,
32s 33s
26s 28s
28s 393
60s 663
508 54s
608 668
66s 688
188 22s
23s 26s
163 238
178 248
208 233
303 32s
37e 42s
338 3413
378 338
368 38s
36s 38s
368 40s
288 308
27s 291
.218 26s

- •
There was a large supply of town and country-killeel
meat at these markets to-day, The trade, generally speak-
ing, ruled inactive, but good and prime beef and mutton
commanded high prices.
Per 81b. by the carcase.
stied e d
Inferior beef .. 3 2 3 4 Middlingmutton 3 10
Nliddling do. .. 363 10 Prime do .. 4 6
F rime large do. 4 0 4 2 Veal.
Do. small do. .. 4 4 4 6 Small pork 4 4
Large pork .... 3 8 4 2 Lamb
Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 8

s d
4 4
4 8
4 8
4 8
0 0

The Murder in the Waterloo-road.

EXAMINATION AND COMMITAL OF THE

PRISONER.

SOUTHWARK POLICE COURT (THIS DAY).

This morning, in coLsequence of its being known that
Samuel Wright, who stands charged with the murder of a
woman in the Waterloo-road, was to undergo an examina-
tion before the magistrate sitting at this court, the pave-
ment in front of the building was crowded by idle people,
the majority as is usual in such cases being of the most
questionable character. As soon as the court was open to
the public a rush was made for admission, and in a fow
minutes the place was crowded almost to suffJcation.
On the prisoner being placed in the duck he gave the
name Samuel Wright. .

The chief clerk then informed the prisoner that he was
in custody on a charge of wilfully inurderinz-a. female
witned Maria Green, otherwise Fanny Wright. He
gave a slight shudder as the dreadful crime was
mentioned, but immediately assumed a cold and sullen
look, which he maintained up to the close of the examina-

lion.
The first witness called was

Harriet Ireland—She said I lodge at No. 11, Waterloo-
road, and knew both the prisoner and deceased. They
occupied the second floor front room. I live on the first
floor. I saw them both about eight o'clock on Saturday
night, and then they appeared to be on very good terms
with each other. I heard nothing more of them until
about four o'clock the next morning, when I was awoke
by hearing a scream and a knocking on the floor. The
noise continuing, I partially dressed myself, with a view
of going up stairs to see if anything was the matter, and
as I opened my door 1 met the prisoner coming down stairs
with his shirt sleeves turned up. There was blood upon
tb.em, and also on the prisoner's nose. I asked him what
was the matter, when he replied, "you had better go up
stairs and see." I proceeded to his room and asked the
cause of the noise. The deceased, in a very faint voice,
said, "He's cut my throat." I then looked in and saw
deceased in a kneeling position, and blood flowing from
wounds in her throat. I ran down stairs to put on my
clothes to fetch a police-constable. While I was so
engaged, the prisoner came up stairs again and
knocked at my door. I told him I was going for
policeman, when he said, " All right,'' and went
up stairs again. I afterwards went into the street and in-
formed the first police constable I could see, and told him
what had occurred.
Police-constable Newton, 76 L, said he was on duty
in the Waterloo-road on Sunday morning. In consequence
of what last witness told me I went to the house, 11'
Waterloo-road. On going into the second floor front room
I found the deceased on the floor bleeding from a
frightful wound in her ; throat. I said, " Whateve r
is the matter," when the prisoner replied,
"I have
done it, and it cant be helped." In a few moments after-
wards he said " Whatever becomes of me you'll be sure to
lot my friends know." I looked round the room and found
a razor (produced). It was open. The blade and handle
were covered with blood. I took it up, and, having closed
it, put it in my pccket. The prisoner, having taken some
water out of the kettle and drank it, turned round and said
"There's a razor lying about." I told him I had it, and then,
pointing to a knife which was lying on the table, he said
" That's what she took up to me." I told him he must come
to the station-house, to which he made no objection. When
the charge was entered, he merely said "That's all right."
Mr. George Harrup, assistant to Mr. Dodd, 191,Waterloo-
road, said I was in attendance on the unfortunate deceased
at about ten minutes past 4on Sunday morning. The pri-
soner was then standing in the room near the window, and
the woman was lying in a pool of blood on the floor. With
the assistance of the constable, I laid the deceased on the bed.
She was then dead. I found two deep wounds on the throat,
one had entirely severed all the main arteries, and nearly
detached the head from the body. The wound was from
left to right, and extended from behind the ear in the wind-
pipe. The other wound was from right to left, but not so
extensive as that just mentioned. The razor shown to me
would inflict the injuries which had caused the death of
the woman.
This being the whole of the evidence,

The prisoner, after being cautioned in the usual way,
was asked what he had to say in answer to the charge of
wilfully murdering Maria Green, but he made no reply.
The Magistrate then fully committed the prisoner for
trial.

The depositions having been signed, the prisoner was im-
mediately conveyed to Ncwgate, and as the sessions of the
Central Criminal Court commenced this morning, prisoner
will in all probability be tried on Wednesday or Thursday
next.

The inquest will be held to-morrow at two o'clock, but
very little, if any interest, will attach to that inquiry, as the
evidence will merely be a repetition of the above.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.
Miles Opened. Receipts.,
Railways. „-..--......,,,--...--.
1863. 1862. 1863. 1862
£ £
Belfast and N. Counties 136 136 2,004 2.126
Belfast and County Down 49 49 599 582
Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 1,654 1,765
Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211 5,514 5,281
Caledonian 23l* ',-.3c, 17,353 15,729
Cockermouth& Workington B4 81 - -
Cork and Bandon 2O 20 405 359
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6 6} 131 146
Cork and Youghal . 32 324 394 249
Cornwall 65 53t 1,203 1,064
Deeside l7 17 315 291
Dublin & Belfast Junction..
Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 1,536 1,514
Dublin and Meath
Dub. & Wicklow and Wexid 9l} 484 2,786 2,0,17
Edinburgh and 4:lasgow 1694 169} 7,900 7.179
Furness, &c 5O 5 , 2,809 2,711
Glasgow & South-Western - 198 198 8,307 8,105
Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union
Great Northern 353 351 30,311 28,577
Great North of Scotland 5B 68 1,787 1.751
Gt. Northn. & Wes tn. (lrel.) 714 661 456 ' 406
9 t.Soutlin. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 3731 329 7,974 7,5)2
Great Western 1056/ 10321 58,347 52.352
Inverness & Aberdeen June 864 861 1,299 1,065
Inverness & Perth Janction 119} - 1,1 .8 -
Irish North-Western 145 145 1,720 1,912
Lancashire & Yorkshire 402 895} 32,250 31.687
Limerick and Ennis... 241 244 197 230
Limerick and Foynes 264 26} 136 124
Llanelly 461 464 5,7 489
London & North-Western
London and Blackwall 54 54 1,665 1,646
London & South-Western
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2614 211 16,158 17.678
London, Chatham, & Dover 72 724 4,003 2 750
Do. Metropolitan Extension 101 54 875 195
Lond., Tilbury, & Southend - 42} 42} 1,049 1,006
Man.,Sheffield,& Lincolnsh .. 239: 2391 16,415 15,371
Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham.. 9} 9} 1,203 1,058
Maryport and Carlisle
Metropolitan - 1,852 ~.-,
Midland (incL N.-Western) 641 6141 43,375 39,54'
Midland Gt. Westn. of Irind 2591 1921 5,151 50
Monkland 7ll 714 1,613 01.315
Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44
2.490 ''
North British, Edin., Perth
and Dundee
N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 1095 10774 55,918
012
3 209 %
North London 9 9 ,
414 4104 11,648
"3 7.861
North Staffordshire 254 252 13,--- 882
1 023
Oswestry and Newton .
n 3,0
Ithymney l9 1,. •1_725 2,149
St. Helen's Canal& Railway 62 54 5'257 4,803
Scottish Central
41,0_ .
,620,
85
8 4,69 4,411
Scottish North-Eastern 338 14 - -
Somerset and Dorset 66 75_, 3.240 2,796
South Devon
South-Eastern 306 5,387 5,031
65
Taff Vale 67 1 1,978 1.827
Ulster 641 f 6 127 142
310- 251 2,360 2,044
Vale of Clwyd
Vale of Neath . ..- . . ........ 3ft 31' 267 282
Waterford and •KilkennY ..... 77 77 1,416 1,448
Waterford and Limerick ••'•' 274271 663 650
West Cornwall .. . r.• .. 48 48 4,211 4.771
7 651 467
NWV.'llhaartvenie,re°altilorar,&bNrlrl"-a".t:.:. 127 12 967 ~
.18
IVhitehaven Junction._G... 35 35
830
Whitehaven &Falle
FOREIGN AND COL0N.,, .. 52 52 1,172, ,
and Antwerp an
...... . ...... 828 828 34_73,, ~015
A.ustrian .......
gas tern Junction.... 261 2r} '., ' 37,012
Beian da, ,/, c en. India 185} 132 i. "5 331
161 i 1611 ,2,1,t,,0 1,2 ,5
BombaY, 13_,Aifake jiuron
Buffalo and 189 180 ^4"6 1,921
1081 1084 -,371 4,741
110 3,460 3,572
Eastern Ben, 1
kgaa nee .......
1167 io 1,798 -
Eastern of r • 81
olluettrohoitnanbedulli.s_ll:laukie
East Indian
Po fe Canada
538 i
1090 - -
d 20,463 19,170
1090
Great Luxembourg l3l 495 8,918 5,046
India Great Southern of
Great Western of Canada 345 79 015 403
a:izilk
Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant r.,;-,I 315 -
Northern of Canada ... ... --- 490 18,027 16,027
Northern of Prance
Norwegian Trunk
Ottoman . ................... 44 14 1,002 025
PParts,aris aLnydoonrsieVisl.e.d.i.i........
16:844
1443814
70,432324
61,272931
errn.... 1805 1670 192,637 133,455
Sambre and Me ..............
69
69
Pernambuco .
Royal Danish ................. 77i
--
559
705 5°5
Meuse....
South Austrian .
Southern of Fr ..
1430 1315 52,069 48,087
anee .. 770 6,50 28,945 24,501
Victorian .. 7 465
Welland
....
196 151 9,°31 ' ..i
408 0
.....
West lil ...
---
......
***
25
25
9.5 901
1,421 1,b77
anders 75 75
_.,,
W. and is w of ,;40 35,947
• . France . 93, 813 4v,..
...- -....10

Coe -stanti journals ---._-----
nople letters and to the 3d
have arrived. The Turkish official journal, the
Dieride-Havadis, publishes the following intelli-
gence from Herat of November 4
" Mohamed Cherif Khan, son of post Mohamed
Khan, had declared himself independent chief of
Herat. Azful Shan's party in Caboul gained
strength, and Chir Ali Khan, the recognised chict
at present in Candanar, is marching on the capital
The Turc answ aided and abetted by Mohamed
Cherif Khan,
h;cl committed great depredations on
Persian territory; and Murad Mirza, the King of
Persia's uncle, had marched with a powerful force to
stop their progress. The British and Persian
Governments ere iu perfect accord on this Tics.
ri,,
co!.