The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL -INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

After a short deliberation the Bank of England
directors have not deemed it advisable to make any
further alteration in the rate of discount. The un-
favourable turn within the past few days of the
foreign exchanges, and the outflow of gold to the
Continent, have no doubt influenced the decision of
the authorities. The demand for accommodation
to-day is active, on account of the settlement at the
Stock Exchange, and the best bills cannot be ne-
gotiated under and 6 per cent.
At the general meeting to-day of the shareholders
of the London and Venezuela Bank, a dividend for
the half-year was declared at the rate of 5 per cent.
per annum, free of income-tax.

The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under :

1865. 1864.
Great Western £69:290 £64,185
North Western ... 110,022 106,311
South Western ... ... 19,161 18,705
Brighton ... 17059 15,954
Midland... 49,146 46,428
South Eastern ... ... 19,015 18,069
Great Northern
... 36,879 35,676
Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 38,660 34,133
5
Bristol and Exeter
... ,871 5,668
North Eastern ... . 70,265 67,172
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 21,268 18,764
Great Eastern . 31,158 30,906
London, Chathana, and Dover ... 7,285 6,163
These returns, when compared with the correspond-
ing period of last year, are in most instances of a
very satisfactory character. On the Great Western
there is an increase of £2,105, on the North-Western
of £3,711, on the South-Western of £456, on the
Brighton of £1,105, on the Midland of £2,718, on the
South Eastern of £996, on the Great Northern of
£1,203, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £4,527,
on the Bristol and Exeter of £203, on the North-
Eastern of £3,093, on the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln of £2,504, on the Great Eastern of
£252, and on the London, Chatham, and Dover
of £1,122.

Two o'CLocx.

The market for English Stocks has been steadily
supported to-day, and prices have generally re-
mained at previous values. Consols are 891 1 for
money, and 881 88, less the dividend for the
account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities
are 871 ; Exchequer Bills for June, 9s. to 4s.
dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 1051 ; India Stock, 219 ;
and Bank of England Stock, 247 249.
Foreign Stocks have varied very slight. Mexican
are 25/ 26 ; ditto, New, 241 1 ; Turkish Consolides,
481 1; Greek, 24* 1; Spanish Passive, 281 4 ; the
Certificates, 14* 4 ; Italian, 641 1; the Confederate
Loan, 8 9 ; and Brazilian Scrip, n 3 prem.

American Securities have continued steady.
-United States Government 5-20 Bonds are 64f ;
Erie shares, 57f j. ; and Illinois, 83 4.
_ _

Business in the Railway Share Market has con-
tinued very inactive, and prices have not varied to
any important extent. North Western have de-
clined 155., and Midland, ss. ; while Great Eastern
have improved 1.

The Foreign and Colonial lines generally are a
shade firmer. Sambre and Meuse have advanced
; South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, * ;
Great Western of Canada, ; and Grand Trunk of
Canada, 2.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, and
show little change in values. London and West-
minster have declined to 97i ; English Joint Stock,
to 11 14. London Joint Stock have improved to
504 ; and 0 verend, Gurney, and Co., are flat at
21i 22. Naples Public Works Company shares are
quoted 4 prem. Bank of Turkey, 221 prem.
The Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England (old)
shares, 4* 41 prem., ex all ; and the new issue,
4 4* prem. ; the St. Saviour's Wharf Company
(Limited) shares, 1 1i prem. ; the Anglo-Swedish
Steel and Iron Company, n 3 prem. ; the American
Oil Wells Trading Company, 21 4 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 Der Cent. Consols
Do. Account, Dec. 7 BB
3 per Cent. Reduced 874 I 1
New. 3 per Cott 874 I 1 1
New 31 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
March Juno
r4lelleguer Bills, £1,000,3 sk per Cent. dis
Do. £5OO — 9 4 dis
-Do £lOO and £2OO
Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent
Do Account : —
INIVAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 104 per Cent., AprillB74 219 16
Do Account , —
uo- 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. Account
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 _
Do.
4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO pm
O. under £l,OOO
, FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
•Tistrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 ... —
43razilian 5 per Cent 941
Do. 44 per Cent, 1852-58-60
Do. 1863 —
, Do. 1865
•"' lle
L'e- Scrip, £25 paid
nos Ayres 6 per Cent —
`-' r-
au_ ,1)(> 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
ian 6 per Cent
Do. 3 per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent. —
Cuba, 6 Cent.
r,a
3per
ru•
.-, sh per Cent., 1825 —
Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 —
Do. 5 per Cent. 1773-77 £25 paid —
Danubian Principalities ''
„ —
Aquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do., Provisional Land Warrant —
g'''`i'Ptian 7 per Cent
Do., Second Issue
Do £lOO Bonds 931 i
Do. 1864 924
Do £lOO Bonds
(hook 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do, Account
Do. Coupons
Do Account
ttuatemala 5 per Cent.
Do £B6 paid —
Do. 1839 and 1850 _
Italian 5 per Cent, 1865
Do. Account
Do. Maremmana Railway 664 4
Do 1865
Do Scrip, £674 paid —
1.1;5"° per Cent, 1864 —
/2.ican 3 per Cent
0. Account
Do 1864 241
D 0 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
I' 0 Preach Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c •
rv,
eD
—"II 41 per Cent
D
o. Account
1:)° scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds
Do `,,',Per Cent. (Uribarren) —
D -.i per Cent., 1862
port° Account e
Do/iguese 3 per Cent., 1853
ti° 3 Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
% Account
RUssia
j) p 5 per Cent., 1822, £St —
3
b° '9
- per Cent. 1850 - 9}

Do n per Cent., 1860
44pex Cent. 1859
4;
5 per Cent. 1862
144547 5 CpeenrtelenB6t
'7, 1 93 2
13- Ace

—count
Tallish Ditto accountantr C
441- 5
_
-1)0 New Deferred
_
D° Account
o Passive
281
R 'Jo Account
151 1 i
-t'allish Cert. of Coup not funded
_
Do Account
_
edish 4 per Cent.
_
'l'l)P,°'
ias 4i Per Cent. 1864
_
-h per Cent. 1854
_
''-i;° Account
75 4}
'.'h° 6 per Cent. 1858
751 f 6
`-',° Account
78
Do £lOO Bonds
_
o 4 per Cent
_
Dog, per Cent. 1862
741 * ,4-10 Account
uo 4100 Bonds
_
I)r,° 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent 1865
—l-10 Sett), £35 paid
,---0 Account
, lio .£1.(0 Bands
v enezuela 3 per Cent.
Do
Account
Do. 6 per Cent., 1862
ik-uo• Account n
1• -Dividends on the above payable in L-
ondon.
is,.l/411, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins -___
D,:b?4, 4.1 per cent, Ex. 25f.
'lje' 2i Ivr Cent Ex. 12 Guil
~
t,. 0. 4 per Cent Certificates —
Loi. 'llOl Itentes 44 per Cent —
4'ar, 5 per CenC. 1861, Ex. 25f.
Account '
.......................
Consols for money •......... O'CLOCK
87i 8 X
Do• ACcOUnt, ex div

43i 4
~ 44f f

PREFERENCE SHARER
Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pf., 1021
North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rai1.,;814
Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent., 51
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOWELL
Midland A and B £5 pf, 1 6/
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
London and Chatham, 4} per p Cent.,
Ditto, Com. Fund stock 5 per cent., 100
South Staffordshire, 874
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antwerp and Rotterdam. 10 91
tireat Luxembourg, 15, I
Namur and Liege gua. 141. per annum, 9}
Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 10
Sambre and Meuse, 71 8
San Paulo, lim., gua. 6 per cent., 171 f
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 14
FOREIGN MINES,
Cape Copper, Um., 12}
Capul, Silver,l4
Cobre Copper, 24-1
Frontino and Bolivia Gold. lim., 21
Scottish Australian, lim.. f I
St. John del Rey, lim., 511 2
United Mexican, Urn., 3.
Washoe Gold, lim.,
Ditto, (X 4), 71

BANKS.
Agra and Masterman's, Um., 57 61
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 241 2-
City, 110
Colonial, Rm.. 421
Consolidated Bank, Um., 101 1.
Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., lit
European Bank, lim., 12 1 1
Liindustan, China, and Japan, Ilm.,
Ditto, issued at 2 pm.,
Ditto. new, 171
Imperial Bank, lim., 291
Imperial Ottoman, 161
Land:Mortgage Bank of India,
London Bank of Mexico and S. America, 1im,,141
London and River Plate, 60
Ditto, issued at 11 pm.. 144
London Chartered Bank of Australia, 241 4
London Joint Stock, 501
i.ondon and 11 estminster, 974:1
National Provincial of England.
Ditto, d and :id issue, 454
Union of Australia, 544 4
Union of London,:s3

DOCKS.
London and St. Katharine, 81 1
MISCELLANEOUS-
Anglo-Mexican Mint, 171
Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 3
Canada Company, 94
Ceylon Company, 101
Credit Ji'oncier and Mobilier of England, 91 f
Ditto, new, 41
Ebbw Vale, 131
Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lira., 3
Ei glish•and Australian Copper, 15
Financial Discount, lim., 71 8
Fore-street Warehouse, lim.tll/
Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lira..
International Financial society, lira., 61 6
Joint Stock Discount, Um., 95 f
London Financial Association, lim, 211 1
M idras Irrigation and Canal,
Ditto (all). 185
National Discount ( ompany, 11m.,175
Nowgong Tea, lira., if
Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 22 if
Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 741
Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Urn., SI
Union Marine Liverpool, lim., 25
United Kingdom Telegraph Co., lim., 31

COURT OF PROBATE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
JOHNSON V. KERR.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Bay.

. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.)
THE QUEEN V. CORBETT.-THE SHENANDOAH.

The ease for the defence was opened this morning by
Mr. Edward James, Q.C. The learned gentleman denied
that Capt. Corbett had been guilty of any infringement of
the Foreign Enlistment Act, or that he had done anything
contrary to the law of the land. He then called witnesses
to hear out his version of the case. One of them, the chief
mate cf the Sea King, denied, in many particulars, that
spoken in evidence for the Crown. He admitted that, on
arrivingat Madeira, he ran up a signal for the Laurel to come
beside the Sea King, which signal was answered by those
on board the Laurel.

The Lord Chief Justice to the witness—Who told you
to run up the signal ?

Witness—l did not say I ran it up alone; I meant to say
I assisted in doing it.
The Lord Chief Justice—Well, who told you to do it ?
The witness hesitated to answer.
The Lord Chief Justice—You may as well answer the
question at once, for I will have an answer.
Witness—l assisted to run up the signal.

The Lord Chief Justice—Who told you to do so ? On
your oath you don't mean to say that you did not hoist the
signal without being told ?
Witness—l don't know who gave the order; I assisted
in pulling it up, and that is all I can say.
The Lord Chief Justice—Who assisted you ?

Witness—The captain of the Sea King.
The Lord Chief Justice—On your oath now, answer
this question. When you sailed from London did you
think you were going to Bombay ?
Witness—Yes.

The Solicitor-General cross-examined the witness very
minutely on other points in the case ; those relating to the
selling of the ship, and other matters relative to the pro-
ceedings on board the two vessels, the Laurel and the Sea
King at Madeira.
The case will not close to day.

For this suit the probate of the will of Joseph Pryor was
opposed by his next of kin, on the ground of alleged in-
competency on the part of the testator.
Dr. Spinks said tho testator died in I R 64, and when the
will became known it was disputed by the relations
because the testator had taken other views than those
which they thought he ought to have taken. The property
in dispute at the first had been very small—between £2OO
and £3OO ; and the sum that had already been spent in
contesting the validity of the instrument had materially
lessened that.

A number of witnesses were called to prove the state of
mind of the testator. The case was a most interesting one
as far as the ~petitioner was concerned, and seemed likely
to occupy the whole of the day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

Petition of Right.

O'MALLEY IRWIN V. SIR GEORGE GREY, BART,

Hi SI6,N, LONDON, TIRTRSIDA'Y EVENING, NOVEMBER 20, lE€

The Loss of H.M.S. Bulldog.

The following is a list of the killed and wounded in
her Majesty's ship Bulldog, during the engagement
with the batteries at Cape Haytien, on the 23d of
October :

Mr. John Painter, third-class boatswain—killed
—round shot wound of loft thigh, requiring imme-
diate amputation at the hip ; died within two
hours.

John Glencross, private, Royal Marine Light
Infantry—killed—gunshot wound, right arm
carried away, right thigh desperately injured, ab-
domen laid open ; died within half-an-hour.
Michael M‘Mann, gunner, Royal Marine Artil-
lery—killed—gunshot wound of left thigh, amputa-
tion performed immediately ; died within two
hours.

John Donnelly, second captain of maintop—
wounded severely--splinter wound penetrating the
left orbit and destroying the eye, also deep wound
left side of neck and several smaller ones about the
face and forehead.

James Green, second captain of foretop—severely
—gunshot wound of left thigh above the knee ;
amputation probably necessary ; sent to United
States' ship De Soto.
Benjamin Richardson, A.B.—Severely.-- Splinter
wound of left forearm, carrying away the muscles
from posterior part and fracturing the ulna ; am-
putation necessary ; sent to United States' ship De
Soto.

Samuel Bowden, A.B.—Severely—Rifle wound
of the right knee-joint ; bullet removed from the
posterior part of the leg.
Francis Meredith, A.B.—Severely—Splinter
wounds of the back, hips, and thighs ; sent to De
Soto.

Charles Burton, private, Royal Marine Light
Infantry—Severely—Deep wound of left temporal
region, caused by a handspike in working the gun ;
sent to De Soto.

Wm. Collins, ordinary—Slightly—Left foot con-
tused by side tackle of gun.
Joseph Atkins, A.B.—Slightly—Left foot con-
tused by side tackle of gun.
Henry Brimelow, corporal, Royal Marine Artil-
lery—Slightly—Splinter wound of left leg.
Colin 111‘lienzie, boy, first class—Slightly—Rifle
shot of left ear.

Dated on board thellaytien steamer 22 Decembre,
Oct: 27, 1865.
__.

(Signed) JOHN BR EA KEY, M.D., Surgeon,
late her Majesty's ship Bulldog.
Approved.

(Signed) C. WARE, Captain, late Bulldog.

Extraordinary Charge of Assault.

HARWICH, Wednesday Night.
At the Harwich Petty Sessions, yesterday (Wed-
nesday), the case of Beck v. Captain Jervis, N\P.,
lasted from half-past 12 in the afternoon unfit 7-
at night.
Mr. Orridge (instructed by Mr. Wood, from Mr.
Ashley's, Charles-square, Hoxton) appeared for the
complainant; Mr. Jones, of Colchester, representing
defendant, who is one of the directors of the Great
Eastern Railway Company.
Mr. Orridge, on opening the case, said that he
appeared in the present instance on behalf of the
plaintiff, who was a clerk in the audit-office of the
Great Eastern Railway Company, and he com-
plained of the conduct of the defendant, who had
not only assaulted him in a violent manner, but
had applied to him some most offensive and abusive
language. It would appear from the instructions
of the learned counsel that on Nov. 7th Mr. Beck
was sent down to the Great Eastern Hotel, at
Harwich, to check the accounts, and while he was
engaged in performing this duty he was subjected
to the most gross treatment at the hands of the
defendant. While Mr. Beck was engaged in his
work, Captain Jervis came up to him and asked
him if he came from the office of Mr.
Kearns, who is the auditor of the company. Beck
replied that he did, having been sent down to check
the accounts, upon which the defendant said he was
a " young cur," and desired him to leave
the hotel (which is the property of the company).
Mr. Beck declined to leave until he had com-
pleted his work, whereupon Captain Jervis seized
him by the collar of his coat, and with great force
turned him out of the hotel. For this assault the
present proceedings had been taken, and the learned
counsel said that, looking at his instructions and the
respectable witnesses whom he should call, he con-
sidered that the captain had acted most unjustifiably
both in his conduct and in the vile and improper
language imputed to him.

Mr. Beck then generally bore out the statement
of the learned counsel.

In cross-examination, by Mr. Jones, he denied
that he had been listening to the conversation of
the captain with other persons. He could swear
that the captain called him a " young cur,"
and that great force was used in ejecting him from
the hotel.

The barmaid and manager of the hotel generally
corroborated the complainant in every particular.
Mr. Jones, on behalf of the defendant, said that
this case bad been very much exaggerated by the
complainant. In the first place, Captain Jervis
denied using the language imputed to him ; and in
the second, he only used just so much force as was
necessary to put complainant out of the hotel. He
(Mr. Jones) contended that the captain had a per-
fect right, as a director of the company, to order the
clerk out of the hotel, and it would be proved he
very gently took hold of the collar of Beck's coat
between the finger and thumb, removing him very
gently.
Captain Jervis said that the complainant had
come down to spy upon him, and listened to his
conversation with other persons, upon which the
captain desired him to leave the hotel, and, without
using any bad language, gently removed him, as he
had a perfect right, being a director of the com-
pany, to do.
In cross-examination defendant repeated that he
had never used any bad language.
The evidence of defendant having been corrobo-
rated by evidence, Mr. Jones called
Mr. Owen, secretary of the company, who was
in attendance, and questioned him as to the right
of a director to order a clerk out of the hotel.

..•••• loa•
Mr. Owen said that a director had asg
perfect
right to do so.
The bench (which was fully attended, the Mayor
of Harwich being in the chair) then retired, and
after some deliberation came into court, and, ex-
pressing an opinion that a director of a company
was justified in ordering a clerk off the company's
premises, dismissed the summons.
Summons dismissed.
The case created great interest in the town of
Harwich.