The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSpAY, EVENING-, DECEMBER- 7, 180.

SHARE MARKETS,—This Day.

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Closing I Business
Share' Railways, I Paid.' price. done.

Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Cambrian
Cork and 8and0n......
Cornwall
Dublin & Belfast June
Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc
&London, ter ip Certi
Do.
Glasgow & S. Western
Great Eastern, Ord. stk.
Do. E. Angl. st. No. *t
Great North of Scotland
Great Northern
Mi. A stock
Do. B stock

92 94
125 27
94 96
13 15
41 5i
68 72
71 73.

94
1254 6

113 115
44 15
71 81

'27k 129
147 146

Do. .tew, is. at 25 pn.
GtS. and W. or Ireland
Ut. Weßte n Original
D . Val. Rail gua.
Do. South %Vales ....
Do. W. Altd.—Oxford

92 OS
62 t 2

60 62
41 43
15 40
04 106
122 123
88 90
104 105
36 38
50 b 2
124 126
90 97
6,4 6
136
3 lip
11P
1031 1046

Do. Newport

Do. Bei eford ........
Lane ishire & Yorkshire
Landon and Blackwall
Lon., Brigh., & S Coast.
Lon., Chat., and Dover
Do. Met rop. x. A..,
Lon. & Aorth Western
Lon. & South Westert,'
Man., Stmt., as Lincoln
Metropolitan.

Do. New
Do Extension
Metropolitan District
Do do. do
Do. and St. John'sW'd
Mid'and
Do. £9 Share

124 125
IA 2
94 £6

Do, Birmin.. & Derby
%lid Kent ...
North British
Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun
Nth. Eastern—Berwick
Do. (.N purchast
Do. Leeds .....
Do. York
De. Carlisle .....

601 61

8' 29
1101 111;

71 72
10 108

Do. Stock. & Darling.

Do. do. 1860-61 -
North Londou
Do. do. 1864 ..

36 37
10 It p
126 128
2 2•p
2 tip
74 76
11 12
148 152
67 69
112 114

Do. do. 1865
North Staffordshire
N. & S. W. Junction
Scottish Central
Scot. N. E Aber. stock
1)0. Scot, ➢iid. stock
Shropshire Union
South Devon
mouth K.stern

55 67
78 79
8 9
148 152
3 t p
102 104

Staines, Wok., & Wok
Taff Vale
Do. C
Vale of Neath

Waterford & Kilkenny
Waterloo & Whiteha
West Cornwall

49 51

BRITISH P

Atlantic & Bt. Lawrence
Bom.,Baroda,

Du. 5 per cent...
o. 1! shares
Buffalo & Lake Huron
Do. Preference
Buff.,Brant, do Goderich
5 p.c. 1872-3-' I
Calcutta & S. E., lim
::ape Town dp Dock, gu 1
Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi
East. Bengal, gu., 5 do
East Indian, gu. 5 p.c.
Do. J Extension
Grand Trunk of Canada
Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds
1 charge 6 p.c
Do. Ist Pref. Bonds
Do. do. deferred
Do. 2d Prof. Bonds
Do. do. deterred
Do. 3d Pref. stock
Do. do. deferred
Do. 4th Pref. stock
Do. do. deterred
Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e
1 0. Gua. 5 per cent
Do. New gua. 5 p. c
Gt. South of India

20i
10
100

gua. 5 per cent
D 41 per cent
Do
Great Wes. of Canada..
Do. New .
Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873
Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8
Indian Branch, limited
Madras, gua. 5 p.c
Do. 41 do
Do. 43 do . .
Do. Fifth Extension
Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds.
Mel. Az Hudson's Bay..
N. Rl.C'da, 6pc lstpf.bs.
Scinde
Do. Delhi
d
Do. do
Do. Puniaub p,n
Do.lndus

COLONIAL GO VER]

British Columbia. 6 per

cent., Dec. 31,1872.4.
Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.& July
1877-84
Do. 6 p. o. Feb. & Aug.
Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept
1)o. 5 p. c. Jan. & July
Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sk
Cape G.Hope, 6 pm. 1873'
Do.Apl.&001.1890-1900
Do. do: 180-9,
Do. Jan. &July, 1890-9.
Do. 5 per cent. 15 April

and 15 Oct., liroo
Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c
Do. 1878, do
Slauritius, 6 p. c, 1873,
Jan. and July
Do. 1,78
no. 1882, May i 5, Nov it
Do. 1895, Feb. ‘34 Aug..
Natal .4ov. 6 per cent..
N. B. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. uly
N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1861
Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 187 t

Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189!
New Zealand, 6 p. cent
Do. 5 per cent....
Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c
sterling, 1875
..lueensland Gov. 6 p. c
S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-l
Do. 1878 & upwards
Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July
Do. do, n pril & Oct

'OSSEI

100
100
100
all
100
100

100
f 100
2
100
100

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190
100
100
1( 0
100
100

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,SIONS.

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102 i 1034
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61 Oi
10 11

77 62
99 101
65- 70
101 103
102 108
104 105
VP
31 33

88 90
68 70
58 63
58 60
62 57
47 52
42 47
33 35
32 31
103 1(5
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89 91

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95 1;8
96 98
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1(4 106
IC4 106
IC4 105
105 IC7

91 93
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103 105
106 108
104 106
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103 104

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ITIES.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

The proceedings in this court during the early part of
the day were of a rather unusual character, and caused a
great waste of time. In the first place there wero three
cases set down for hearing' before the Lord Chief Justice
and special juries, and his lordship took his seat on the
bench at 10 o'clock. However, only four jurors
were in attendance, and the cases were accordingly
struck out of the list. In the next case, which had reference
to a disputed bill of Exchequer for £l5O, which presented
no feature of general interest, the counsel for the plaintiff
was informed that there would be no defence, but, after he
had called his witnesses, it appeared that a learned gentle-
man had been instructed to defend the action, and the
hearing of the case was resumed. In two or three other
cases either the counsel, witnesses, or solicitors were absefit„
and the Court came to a (lead lock.

His Lordship, in regard to one cf these cases, said that
there were two courts sitting at that moment, and they
had not once case between them, notwithstanding that
there were several on the list, and it was disgraceful that
the time of the court should be so wasted. It was desirable
that parties should clearly understand that when their
cases were on the list for the day they were liable to be
called, no matter the order in which they stood. He would
set the example of allowing cases to become remanets
without necessity, or of the Court rising at half-past 11
o'clock through neglect on the part of persons interested.
A case was then proceeded with, and at its conclusion
the Court rose.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE J. E. BLAGROTE.

This bankrupt was described as a provider of quadrille
bands and clerk to a limited company of music publishers,
at 201, Regent-street, also residing at 32, Langham-street,
Portland-place, and to-day ho applied for the order of dis-
charge. The debts are £637, and the deficiency £573.
Amongst the creditors are several of the band, who had
been engaged to play at evening parties; Messrs. Richard
and Henry Blagrove, musicians ; and Cramer, Wood, and
Co. (limited), the cause of the failure being loss by specu-
lation on a musical tour in 1862. In the absence of oppo-
sition the order was granted.

IN RE SHAKELTON - ANOTHER DIRECTOR OF THE STRAND

MUSIC HALL COMPANY.

The bankrupt, who is a .director of the unfortunate
Strand Music Hall Company (Limited), applied for his re-
lease from custody, he being a prisoner for debt upon lia-
bilities incurred for the company.
There was no opposition, and his Honour ordered the
bankrupt's release.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A BATCH OF JUVENILE PILFERERS.—John Prendergast,
14, Samuel Clark, 14, Thomas Warren, 12, and Charles
Pentney, 11, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing
a quantity of tarts, buns, and cakes from the shop of Mr.
George J. Fidler, confectioner, 315, Oxford-street.
Binstead Webb, 112 0, said that last night he was in
Oxford-street in company of Moss, 63 C, when he saw all
prisoners, with the exception of Warren, go into the shop
of Mr. Fidler. The prisoner Clark then pulled over a case
and took out some cakes, and then they all rushed out of
the shop and made off. He succeeded in catching Pentney
and Warren, and 63 C took the others. On searching Clark
at the station he found upon him a tin shop ticket, with
the words " A Penny a Slice" on it, which no doubt had
been taken from some other shop, as it did not belong to
Mr. Fidler.

Miss Fidler, daughter of the prosecutor, said that on the
boys seeing her approaching they dropped some of the ar-
ticles (cakes and buns) and ran out of the shop.
Mr. Knox asked whether the parents of the boys were
present ?
Prendergast's mother said her boy was an apprentice to
a brassfounder and a good boy, and had never offended
before.

The mother of Clark said her boy had a situation.
Mr. Knox said he was the worst of the lot, and the
ticket from some other shop was found upon him.
Pentney's father said his boy was at work ; and Warren's
mother said her boy worked at a saddle-tree maker's, who
would speak to his character.
The boys here sat up a blubbering, as did also the mother
of Warren, and Mr. Knox having ordered them to be taken
out of court, said he should like to see the boys' employers,
and if it turned out that the boys' parents had spoken the
truth, he might at the end of a week remit them to their
parents. He did not wish to do anything harsh towards
the boys, but he wanted to know that they were not young
thieves about the district, and he should therefore remand
them for a week, but the police might make inquiries, and
the boys' masters might attend.

ployed in the engine-room, he was fined at this court on
Monday for smuggling, and on Tuesday he directed the
engineers to make a strict search in the engine-room for
contraband goods. There was an unused oil tank in the
engine-room, and on carefully searching that they dis-
covered the tobacco and cigars produced. Witness in-
stantly communicated with the Customs' authorities, and
hence the apprehension of the prisoner. He, however,
trusted his worship would release the engineers, as his
vessel left the port to-day, and he would not bo able to ob-
tain other engineers in time.

A consultation then took place among the authorities,
when Mr. Beasley consented to the release of th• engineers
on the captain's security to attend on Monday week.
The other prisoners were fined £lOO each or six months
imprisonment.

The Cattle Plague.

DEPUTATION TO THE GOVERNMENT
(THIS DAY). •

A deputation waited upon Lord Granville and Sir Geo.
Croy, this day, at the Privy Council-office, from the Royal
Agricultural Society of England, with reference to the
existing cattleplague.
There were present—Lord Tredegar, Lord Faversham,
Lord Walsingham, the Hon. General Hood, Colonel Kings-
cote, Hon. A. Vernon, Professor Simons, Mr. Holland,
M.P., Mr. Acland, M.P., Mr. H. S. Thompson, Mr. Bran-
dreth Gibbs, Mr. Randell, Mr. Bathroop, and other well-
known gentlemen.

Mr. H. DARE, the secretary, submitted a string of reso-
lutions that had been agreed to by the society for arresting
the plague.
Earl GRAsvn.LE and Sir GEORGE GREY expressed an
opinion that the orders in Council already issued were
sufficient to meet the case, but said they would further con-
sider the deputation's prop osals.
The proceedings then terminated.

AMERICA.

(RE UT ER'S EXPRESS.)

NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (Noon).

Governor Humphreys of Mississippi has sent a message
to the Legislature of that State, recommending as a mea-
sure of vital importance, and as a means of relieving the
State of national troops, the passage of laws admitting
negro testimony in the courts, affording the freedmen pro-
tection in all their rights, giving encouragement to their
industry, assisting in the education of their children, and
taxing them for the support of their own vagrants and
helpless persons.

President Johnson has replied to Governor Humphrey's
request that the national troops be withdrawn from tho
State, that they will be withdrawn as soon as it becomes
manifest that peace and order can be maintained without
them.

The Legislature of Alabama met at Montgomery on the
22d inst. Governor Parson's message was read to the
body. It recommends the ratification of the anti-slavery
amendment to the national constitution, tho passage of
laws for the protection of negroes in their person and pro-
perty, and for the punishment of vagrants, black or white.
Several of the agents of the Freedmen's Bureau have
officially called attention to the fact that great suffering
will probably exist among the negroes during the approach..
ing winter, and that the mortality among them is fearful
and increasing. In one district 100 died out of a body of
less than 4,000 within six months. The mortality among
the children and the aged is particularly great. There
have been no further developments in regard to the ru-
moured tendency towards insurrection on the part of the
blacks, but in Louisiana all negroes arrested are generally
found to be armed. It WAS apprehended that they might
become troublesome about Christmas.

An order was issued yesterday from the War Depart-
ment by direction of the President, notifying all claimants
for the rewards offered by Government for the apprehen-
sion of Jefferson Davis and the assassination conspirators,
that they must file their claims at the Adjutant-General's
office before the Ist of January next, and also announcing
the revocation of the rewards offered for the arrest of Jacob
Thompson, Beverley Tucker, George N. Sanders, and
William C. Cleary, Confederate agents in Canada, and
John H. Surratt, suspected of complicity in the murder of
President Lincoln.

James H. Seddon, ex-Confederate Secretary of War ;
ex-Governor Magrath, of South Carolina ; and ox-Gover-
nor Lubbock, of Texas, have been released on parole.
The Secretary of the Interior informed the Commis-
sioner of Patents that he has been instructed by the Presi-
dent that no patent rights are to be granted to residents of
the lately insurgent States unless applicants furnish good
proof their loyalty. •

The President has approved the sentence of death passed
by court-martial in Georgia upon two white soldiers for the
murder of a coloured woman.

The Rev. George B. Cheever, one of the most prominent
abolition clergymen in the country, at a lecture in his
church in this city last Thursday evening, made a most
violent assault upon the course adopted by President
Johnson, with whom he declared the Northern people
were greatly dissatisfied, and who was acting as though he
owned the country and could do with its inhabitants as ho
pleased. The speaker further declared that Mr. Johnson
acted more like a counsel for the rebels than President of
the United States, and that public opinion, which had long
been suppressed, would soon be heard against him.
Sir Frederick Bruce has consented to. act as umpire of
the commission appointed for the settlement of the claims
of the United States against New Grenada, growing out
of the riots at Panama in 1856.

The Prussian Minister at Washington has, in behalf of
his Government, preferred charges against the authorities
of the State of Massachusetts for having, by fraud and
compulsion, induces 'Prussian emigrants to enter military
service to fill the qitota of that State. A military commis-
sion, composed of Major-Generals. Hitchcock, Mott, and
Williams, has been appointed to investigate the charges.
The news from Mexico is even more than usually con-
tradictory. The recent report that the Imperialists had
abandoned the Northern States and were concentrating at
Mexico, Vera Cruz, and San Luis Potosi, to await the
arrival of reinforcements, is effectually contradicted. Vera
Cruz dates to the 13th inst. state that Michoacan and
Oajaca had been cleared of Republicans and guerillas, and
that a force of 600, under General Guzman, had been cap-
tured, and the leader shot in accordance with the recent
decree by Maximilian. The Emperor had appointed Gen.
J. B. Magruder, late of the Confederate Army, Surveyor-
General of Colony Lands. . .
El Paso advices to the 20th October state that Juarez
and his Cabinet were still there, but would soon leave,
as two French columns were moving upon the place. The
inhabitants of the region around El Paso were very
heavily taxed, having to defray the entire expenses of
the Juarez Government. General Mijia held Matamoras
on the 15th November. The Republicans were, however,
still menacing the place, though not in formidable force.
It is rumoured, by way of New Orleans, that Federal Gene
ral Weitzel had refused to deliver to Mejia a steamer cap-
tured by the Juarists above Matamoras, and that the Re-
publicans had suddenly raised the siege of Matamoras in
consequence of the approach of a large French force.