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The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-18

GUILDFORD ELECTION.

GUILDFORD, Monday.
The nomination of a representative for the borough of
Guildford to the House of Commons, rendered vacant by
the elevation of Sir W. Bovill to the judicial bench, took
place to-day. The candidates were Mr. Pocock and Mr.
Garth. Tho proposers of the respective candidates ad-
dressed the electors, and afterwards Messrs. Pocock and
Garth made their political declarations, amidst much
noise and confusion. A show of hands was called for,
which the returning officer declared to be in favour of
Mr. Pocock.

A poll was domandod on the part of Mr. Garth, which
was fixed for to-morrow morning.

MARKETS.--..This day.

HAY.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 55; clover,
£4 lOs to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load.
A moderate demand.

CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 5s Od ; clover,
£4 lOs to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 188 to £2 5s per load.
Trade steady.
WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 5s ; clover,
£4 lOs to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load.
A fair inquiry.

_..are has been hardly any business reported;
operations having been deferred until to-day, when about
3,210 packages will be offered, all being printed withoul
reserve.

SUGAR.—In the private market there has been a fair
demand for West India, at fully previous prices. There
have been no public sales. Refined goods aro generally at

full prices.
COFFEE.—Thera has been a good inquiry for superior
qualities of Plantation Ceylon, and in seine instances en-
hanced prices have been obtained. Other descriptions
have remained without change in values.
RICE.—The market has been dull, and the few dealings
reported in cleaned descriptions have been at about pre-
vious quotations.
SALTPETRE.—A very limited business has been done,
and quotations generally are unaltered.
TALLOW.—The market has been steady during the week,
with a very moderate amount of business doing, and prices
remain without alteration. The price of tallow at St.
Petersburg for next August delivery was rather higher,
and was last quoted at 50k silver roubles. The exchange
was 31id. to 32d. To-day the market is steady at 445. for
the month ; 445. 3d. January, to March ; 445. 9d. to 455.
March ; 455. Gd., October to December. On the spot N.Y.C.
is sold at 445. 3d. ; old, 435. 9d. ; South American, 455. 6d.,
Australian, beef, 435. ; town tallow, 435. 3d. net cash.
London, England, 1866-12-18

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LONDON, TUESDAI, DEC. 18, 1866.

It seems from the news brought by the City of
Baltimore from New York, on the Bth inst., that
the state of affairs in Mexico continues to occupy a
good deal of attention from the Government of the
Uhitel States. Mr. SEWARD has sent instructions
to Mr. CAMPBELL to proceed to the seat of the
Government of JUAREZ, and to furnish the Ameri-
can Government with information respecting the
condition of affairs, but to be careful to enter into
D 9 stipulations with either AlAximmlAN or the
French. Mr. SEWARD adds that the United States
desire neither to conquer nor to purchase Mexican
territory, but only to see the country relieved from
foreign military intervention. The American Go-
vernment haveapparently determined to support the
cause of JUAREZ unreservedly. General SEDGWICK
has been ordered to Washington, to be tried by
court-martial, for violation of orders, in occupying
Matamoros. According to despatches from Wash-
ington, published in the New York papers, which,
however, are by no means unexceptionable autho-
rities, state that Mr. BIGELOW has telegraphed io
his Government:to the effect that he is convinced
of NAPOLEON'S good faith, and that he believes he
London, England, 1866-12-18

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

The market opeus very strong. Sales probably
15,000 bales or more.
-

MR. DOULTON AND HIS CONsTITCENTS.—The
Spectator caustically remarks that in regard to the
late shameful scene which occurred on Mr. Doulton's ap-
pearance before the electors and non-electors of Lambeth
—According to one account they were roughs, according
to another workmen, but whichever they were they be-
haved disgracefully. If Mr. Doulton had committed all
crimes,
hianvse a right to b
teadofniereley voting against a V
heard, and those who
conceivablesuffrage,
he
e would
refuse it show that they lack the first qualification for
electors, the power of listening to unpopular statements. -
MR. HENRY PHILLIPS.—We are sorry to see that
the friends of Mr. Henry Phillips, so long our most re-
doubtable bass singer, find it necessary to appeal to the
public in his behalf, a subscription having been announced.
MADAME RISTORI'S success in America seems to
have overpassed all expectation.

THE Two SMITHS.—A-gentleman, with the same
Christian and surname, took lodgings in the same house
with James Smith. The consequence was eternal con-
fusion of calls and letters. Indeed, the postman had no
alternative but to share the letters equally between the
two. " This is intolerable, sir," said our friend, " and you
must quit." " Why am Ito quit more than you ?" " Be-
cause you aro James the Second—and must abdicate."
KEBLE MEMORIAL.—We hear that the diocese
of Toronto has unanimously decided to combine their con-
tributions with those of the college scheme. Various plans
for raising a local memorial to Mr. Keble had been dis-
cussed, but the Oxford college was considered the best.
The amount of this fund already reaches the sum of
£31,000.
THE EmmEss EUGENIE intends, it is said, to
hold two retrospective exhibitions of her own during the
next year ; one in Trianon, the other at lialmaison. At
Trianon all the furniture and things that have any refer-
ence to Marie Antoinette are to be brought together ; at
Malmaison those referring to Josephine and Hortense.
They will be, to a certain extent, loan collections, as the
Empress is going to address herself publicly to the pro-
prietors of all suitable relics. The two palaces will be
decorated exactly as they were in the life-time of these
illustrious personages. A "guide," with a historical intro-
duction and a complete index of all the furniture, dresses,
jewels, linen, 4c., is said w already in preparation.
London, England, 1866-12-18

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Do. York
Do. Carlisle
Do. Stock. St Darling
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North London
Do. do. 1864 5 . .
Do. do. 1860
North Staffordshire
N. Az S. W. Juuotion
Scottish Central
Scot. N. B , Aber. stook
Do. Scot, Mid. stack
Shropshire Union
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London, England, 1866-12-18

Now ready, in Bvo., with Illustrations, 15s. bound,
MY PILGRIMAGE to EASTERN SHRINES.
By ELIZA C. BUSH..
Hurst and Binckett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,

CIIRISTIE'S FAITH.
By the Author of
"No Church," "Owen," " It tittle," &c.

"This story is well worth reading, for other thln2s than
nut e anauseinent."—A theuleum.
The interest of this story is en thralling."—Slin.
llurst anti Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY.
Nowt eady, 36th Edition. in i vol , with the Arms beautifully
encraved, 31s. tid., handsomely bound,
L ODGE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE
FOR 1867. Corrected by the Nobility.
" The best peerafze and baronet ,ge "—Herald.
Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1866-12-18

EAII-DE-VlE.—This Pure PALE BRANDY,
18s. per gallon, is very superior to recent importations
of Cognac, recommended by the medical profession, and ex-
tensively used in hospitals. In bottles, 335. per dozen, or in
a case 305., railway carriage pal :i.—HENRY BRETT and
CO., Old Furnival's Distillery, Holborn, E.O , and 30, Regent-
street, S.W. Established 1829.
London, England, 1866-12-18

PANISH FLY is th© acting ingredient in
K.. 7 ALEX. ROSS'S C ANTHAR IDES 0 I 1.. which speedily
produces whikkers and thickens hair, 2s 6d, 5s (Id, and Ms 6d ;
sent by post for 84, and 144 st•amps.— ALEX. ROSS, 248,
High Holborn. London, and all Chemists.
London, England, 1866-12-18

LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN
EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels
or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad-
mitted to be the best medicine tor immediately relieving
coughs, colds, i:onfirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con-
sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty
pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which
provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption
its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or
even lying down for tear of suffocation, may depend on re!ief
in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared oniy and sold by
W. LAM B ER r, Chemist. 8, King-William-street, Charing-
cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 130., and
three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask
for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address are
engraved on the stamp.
London, England, 1866-12-18

rIiEFERENCE bHARIG6.
Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent stock, Bii 5
Caledonian Quarters, No. 2,
Do. Scottish N.E., Aberdeen stock, 75)
Great Western, 4 per cent irred 72
Hid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock,
Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 1`..7)
I'REFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
London, Chatham, tO., Illetrop. Ext. B, 6 per cent., 301

LINES LEASED 'AT FIXED RENTALS.
London and Blackmail, 80
London and Chatham, 4i per Cent., 65
Nottingham and Grantham It. and C, 90 1
Wilts and Somerset, 75
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Great Luxembourg, 117
Namur and Liege, gni. 6 per cent. pi., 18}
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, Iti it I
FOREIGN MINES.

Cobre Copper, 1
Port Philip, 1
St. John del Itcy, lim., 471 I
Yudanamiltana of South Australia,

DOCKS.
London and St. Katharine, 67 6
BANK. 3,

Alliance, Urn., 181 17/
Chartered fifer. el India, London, and China, 32 1i
City, 16
Colonial, 201
•
Consolidated Bank, lim.,4} 1
English and Swedish, Bin.. 131
Imperial Ottoman, lim. 9/
Land Mortgage Bank 01! India, lim., 21
London and River ['late, 43
Ditto, issued at 11 pm.,
Ditto, ditto,lBl
London Chartered Bank of Australia, 201
London and County, 641 31 /
London Joint. Stock, 421
Midland Bank, lim., 17 1
New South Wales, 411
Oriental Bank Corporation, 44
Union of Australia, 491 /
Union of Ireland, 12
Union of London, 431
MISCELLANEOUS:
Anglo-American Telegraph,".l6l 1 1
Atlantic Telegraph, 40
Dit 0, 8 per cent., 721
Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 41
Ceylon Company,
Ditto, A shares, /
City Discount, lim, 2 1/
Commercial Union, Insurance, 4/
Credit Foncier of England, lim., 21
Crystal Palace, 37
Ditto, Preference, 110
Di:to, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 110
Ebbw Vale, 10
English and Australian Copper,
Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., S 1 I
Hudson's Bay, 161
International Financial Society, lint.; 24
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour),
Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1'270, issued 90, 57
Land Securities, lim.,
Nr.tional Discount ompany, lob I
Peninsula and Oriental steam,

•
Ditto, new. 55i
Royal Mail Steam, 97i
Thames and Mersey Marine, insurance, lim., ti
viceroy Zgypt, lautgage, Loan, T4l
London, England, 1866-12-18

THAMES.

DARING ROBBERY ON THE RIVER.—A young, shabbily-
dressed man, who gave the name of Georgo Sullivan, and
afterwards Daniel Thomas, but who described himself last
night as Thomas Fraser, was brought before Mr. Paget
charged with stealing 20 bolts of canvas, valued at .£7O,
and with being in tho unlawful possession of a horse and
cart.

inspector Hathaway, of the river police, said that abolit
three o'clock yesterday afternoon his attention was called
to a punt lying near the Newcastle Arms dry dock, Isle of
Dogs, Poplar. He directed three constables to watch the
punt and stop any one who came on board. He remained
by the punt for half an hour, and on his return he found
the: prisoner in custody. The punt contained 19
bolts of canvas, which he suspected had been stolen
from a ship or barge in the Victoria Dock. He
afterwards found another bolt of eanvas which had been
landed. The punt was named the George, and belonged
to a Mr. Nicholls, a barge owner and lighterman, of Lime-
house. It had been made use of without the ownot's per-
mission to convey the stolen property from the place where
it vats stolen to the Newcastle dry dock.
James Terry, a Thames police-constable, said ho heard
a horse and cart driven down to the place near where the
punt was lying. He saw the prisoner on board the punt,
and watched him. A bolt of canvas was taken out of the
punt, and was being passed into the cart by the prisoner
and another man. He then gave chase to the thieves, and
captured the prisoner. The other man got away.
Mr. Paget—ls there any owner for the canvas ?
Inspector Hathaway—Not at present. I have no doubt
I shall find an owner if you remand the prisoner.

The owner of the horse and cart said the prisoner came
to him, used the name of a respectable man with whom
ho was acquainted, and said he had some goods to remove.
Mr. Paget—Yes; the bolts of canvas which have been
stolen.

The prisoner said he was a paid labourer, and did not
know how the canvas had been stolen.

Mr. Paget—Next Tuesday is Christmas-day, and I shall
remand you on the charge of stealing 20 bolts of canvas,
until Wednesday, the 26th of December.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—It has been
arranged that the oration in honour of the memory of the
late John Hunter shall be delivered on the 14th of Feb-
ruary next by Professor Hilton, F.R.S. Henceforth an
oration will be delivered in alternate years.

It is a curious fact connected with deep mining
that from the hours of 12 at night and 3 in the
morning, the disturbing influence in the bowels of
the earth obtains increased activity. At that time
it is observed by miners that water falls from places
where none is observable during the day. The
volume in the wheel is perceptibly increased, the
atmosphere is charged with gases which often pre-
vent the lights from burning, and small particles
of earth and rocks are observed to fall from the
tops of the drive. Whether this phenomenon is to
be attributed to the diurnal motion of the earth or
other causes, it is worthy the attention of the curious.
—Geelong Aclverti,yer.
London, England, 1866-12-18

THE SUN, LONDON, TIJEStm Y E V FLING, DECEMBER 18, 1866.

SHARE MARKETS,—This Day.

Share! Railways.

Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Cambrian
Cork and 8and0n......
Corn wall
Dublin & Belfast June
Dun„Perthot Ab. June
.London, bcrip Certi

Paid.

85 S 7
118 123
40 15

20
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100

4 6
65 68
70 72

Do.
Glasgow 45 S. Western
Great Eastern, Ord. stk.
Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2
Great North of Scotland
Great Northern
DJ. A stock
Do. B stock

114 .16
261 27
5 6

114 116
124 125

Do. New, Is. at 25 pm
(it S, and W. of Ireland
Gt. Western -Original.
Do. S. Val. Rail gua.
Do. South Wales ....
Do. W. Mid.—Oxford

90 02 '
601 fila

30 3i
3) 3,

Do. Newport
Do. Hereford
Lancashire& Yorkshire
London and Blaokwalll
Lon., Brigh., & S Coasts
Lon., Chat., and Dove
Do. Mctrop. Ex. A
Lull. .5; North Western
Lon. .5; South Western
Man., Shet., .5; Lincolnl
Metropolitan....
Do. New

1241 1241

81 87
154 18)
10 20
1174 1171
70 VI
47 18
123 124
16 2p
10 II
83 85

Do. Extension...—.
3.tetropoiitan District.
Do. do. do.

Do. and St. John'sW'd
Midland
Do. £9 Share

121 f /24
If 2 p
89 JO

Do, Birmin.. & Derby
Aid Kent .
North British

Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun.
Nth. Eastern—Berwick
Do. G. 11•11 purohasti
Do. Leeds
Do. York
D. Carlisle .....

35 36
14 18
103 1t

65 66
97 9)

Do. Stock. & Darling.

Do. do. 1860-61
North London
Do. do. 1864 5 .
Do. uo. 1866
North Staffordshire
N. & S. W. Junction
Scottish Central
Scot. N. E , Aber. stock
Do. Scot, Mid. stook
Shropshire Union
South Devon
south Eastern
Staines, Wok., & Wok
Pail' Vale

34 35'
9 10 p
116 120
1 2p
1 2p
70 72
114 118
148 152

42 44
C 4 66
S 9
150 153
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110 C
Vale of Beath

Waterford & Kilkenny
Waterloo & Whiteha I
West Cornwall

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

2Y. I 7

IClosing I Business
Price. done.

116 15
126 5 i 41 i

166 311 4i 4
London, England, 1866-12-18

£684 2 6
18 5 0

-- 702 7 6
... ... £l4 16 4

NEW EDITOR FOR THE MIS-CALLED " FORT-
NIGHTLY."-Mr. John Morley has succeeded Mr. G.
Lewes as editor of the Fortnightly Review —a periodical
which, despite its name, is to appear in future once a
month.

FOREIGN TRADE OF 1866.—1 n the first eight
months of the year 1866 the exports of British and
Irish produce and manufactures reached the unpre-
cedented value of £125,265,820. Foremost in the
return stand the exports to the United States—
£9,4B3,oB4 in the first eight months of 1865, and
£19,893,445 in the corresponding period of 1866.
The exports to British North America also advanced
from £3,203,499 to £5,407,253. China (including
Hongkong) also presents a remarkable return--
£3,284,242 in 1865, and £5,151,695 in 1866.
France has taken of us in the eight months of 1866
merchandise to the value of £1,500,000 more than
in the same period of 1865 ; the trade with Turkey
shows an increase of more than £2,300,000 ' • with
Egypt more than £1,600,000 ; with Brazil
more than £1,600,000. Our trade with India
and Australia has not advanced by such an
extraordinary stride ; but, nevertheless, has reached
the respective values of £13,075,871 and £8,883,838.
The trade with some parts of the continent of
Europe has, as might be expected, declined
in this year, many of our customers being
otherwise engaged. But the whole result is an
advance in the trade with foreign countries from
£70,229,031 in the first eight months of 1865 to
£89,080,404 in 1866 ; and with British possessions
from £32,171,665 to £36,185,416. The increase in
our exports to the United States has extended to
all our great staple articles of commerce, and is
very marked in cotton piece-goods, of which we have
in the first three-quarters of this year despatched
to that house of King Cotton 92,398,850 yards—a
million yards in every three days. Of linen piece-
goods we have also sent thither in this year
87,744,821 yards, of worsted stuffs 63,135,367
yards, and of woollen cloths 4,391,621 yards. In
the increased trade with other countries also our
cotton manufacturers have got the lion's share ;
they have sent in the first nine mouths of 1866
123,020,062 yards of piece-goods to Brazil,
123,051,313 yards to China and Hong Kong,
156,220,400 yards to Turkey, 160,232,122 yards to
Egypt, 443,176,474 yards to India. In the first
three quarters of this year we have sent abroad
more than 1,902,000,000 yards of cotton piece-
goods —nearly 7,000,000 yards a day. The exports
of coal, of iron, of tin plates, of earthenware, and
of haberdashery have increased greatly this year.
The exports of British and Irish produce and manu-
factures now average in value more than £500,000
a day,
London, England, 1866-12-18

CONTRACT FOR BEECH WEDGES.

Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 14th Dec, 186 G.
•
rruE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
uNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND,,, Do hereby give NOTICE, that on TUESDAY,
the Bth January next, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready
to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract
for supplying Her Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth with
liewed Wedges of Beech, under a Contract for twelve
calendar months certain, and further until the expiration
of three calendar months' warning.
The average annual consumption, together with a Form
() the Tender and Conditions of Contract, may be seen in
the Lobby of the Storekeeper-General's Department,
Admiralty, Somerset House. No Tender will be received
after Two o'Clock on the day of Treaty, nor will any be
noticed unless the Party attends, or an Agent for him duly
authorised in writing. •
A„Eve iralry
ty Tender
bear must
in addressed to tho Secretar of the
, be
left
the lefand corner the words
me
Tender for Beech Wedges ;" and must also bo delivered
stt the Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty,
"cunereet House, accompanied by a Letter signed by two
responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the
b
• arson tendering in the sum of £2OO for the due perfor-
tuance of the Contract.

By Order,
ANTONIO BR AY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public
Securities.

rilU GUN M. AKERS and Others.
The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
,`eceivine: PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
44EECII-LO &DING RIFLES, either repeating or not
repeating, which may replace the present Service in
future manufacture.

The following aro the conditions considered essential in
railitary non-repeating Rifles :
A. WEIGHT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.

B. LENGTH.
To be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the
hollow of the butt-plate to muzzle.
C. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
21ust not exceed Mb. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for
service.

D. CARTRIDGES.
Must carry their own ignition.

E. SIGHTS.
The foresight must be such as to admit• of a bayonet
"led according to the present system.
F. STOCK.

llust be such as to carry a light metal cleaning-rod, and
allow a sling to be used.
G. RECOIL.
Must not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than
10 per cent.

IL THE ARM AS A WHOLE.
Artist be as little liable to injury by long-continued firing,
rough usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
breech-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
also, of being used without accident by imperfectly trained
Pen, auualitil of being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
'OM qy.
1. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
Must be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
!,nd exposure in all climate as th Boxer cartridge for
Eliier's converted Enfield rifles, —alsoe as little liable to acci-
dental explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of
being manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
quality. x. CALIBRE.
Optional.
L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
Optional.
Optional.
London, England, 1866-12-18

Mr. WHITE. 228, Piccadilly.

A Sine'le Truss, los., 215., ?6s 6d., and 31s. 6d Postage, Is.
A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 42s , and 525. Gd. Postaue, 18. Bd.
An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d.
Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-
office, Piccadilly.
NEW PATENT

VLASTIC STOCKINGS,
PJ KNEE-cA. ps, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases ut
Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, 4prains, tc. They are
porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on
like an ordinary stocking*. Price 4s. dd., 7s. 6d., 105.. and 16s.
each. Postage. 6d.
JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1866-12-18

WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured
in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CH IROPO.
This preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours,
removing the very root. Price 4s; sent by post for 60 stamps.
—248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists.
London, England, 1866-12-18

ON SATURDAY, the 29th of December, will
be published, at No. 112, Strand, "THE WEST-
MINSTER GAZETTE," a new Catholic Weekly Paper,
supported by a large number of known and approved
writers. Its two main objects are, first, the exposition of
Catholic principles on all those great questions—ecclesias-
tical, philosophical, and social—which are now agitating
the intellect and heart of the country; and, second, a
truthful statement of facts as to tha condition, political and
religious, of Catholicismin the various countries of Europe.
Foreign writers of note in France, Italy, Germany, Austria,
Switzerland, .and Spain are engaged as contributors to
" The Westminster Gazette." The true interests of Ireland,
its struggles for its unquestionable rights as a Catholic
nation to a Catholic system of Education, shall be dis-
cussed always in a spirit free from the prejudice or passion
of mere political partisanship. An important featuro of
the New Paper will be the large space especially allotted
to reviews of books, both English and foreign, non-
Catholic as well as Catholic.

Orders received by all booksellers and news-agents, and
at the office, 112, Strand, London. Price 265. per annum.
Single copies, sd. ; stamped, Gd.
London, England, 1866-12-18

Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols..
CHRISTIE'S FAITH.
By the Author of
"No Church," "Owen," "Mattie,"
"This story is well worth reading for other things than
lucre amusement."—Athenaeum.
"The interest of this story is enthralling."—Sun.
Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

NEW AND REVISED EDITION OF " LADY LISLE."
This day. thoroughly revised and in parts re-written, uni
form with Library Edition of Miss Braddou's Novels,
price 68.,
LAD y L I SL E.
By the Author of "Lady Audley's Secret," dm.
" Miss Braddon has written nothing stronger or fuller of
human interest. . . The story is intensely readable to its
last line." The Globe, Dec. 8, 1866.
Ward, Lock, and Tyler, Paternoster-row.
London, England, 1866-12-18

rIpHE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
Lome to tho 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer
ban 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected ;tom
want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have
been sent away in five years.
The new home the Committee wish to form would be for
young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who
have been led astray from the path of virtue.
Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary,
Yin .'tniel Cooper, g 5, Queen .street. Cheapeldez or by Itessr4
Barclay and Co.. Lombard-street.
London, England, 1866-12-18

assembled. He called out, " I am not being hanged ;
lam being murdered." The drop fell—in a short
time the men were dead. Burgess appeared to die
instantly, without a struggle ; Levy suffered two or
three slight convulsions ; Kelly allowed signs of life
the longest. While in gaol an ingenious attempt
was made by Levy to convey a note to Burgess, of
which the Colonist gives the following account :
" One of the under-assistants in the gaol had
been attending on Levy at breakfast, and Levy
asked him to take a small fish to Burgess, for his
breakfast. The man was proceeding to do so, when
one of his seniors stopped him., and on opening the
fish found a small billet artfully concealed within.
It was couched partly in slang, but its main pur-
port was to the effect if he and Kelly were to put
their heads together to endeavour to get off Burgess
must bear them-out in what they said. The con-
cluding part of the note stated that Levy was puzzled
how to account for the £2O, or the money he had
about him when he was apprehended ; and that if he
could only do that it would be hopeful, or some ex-
pression of a like nature. When Levy learned that
the note had been discovered he became greatly agi-
tated, and implored the officer to return it, saying
that he would not on any account that the Rabbi
should know he had written such a note, as it would
cause the Rabbi to think worse of him. He was
told that the note was already in the hands of the
authorities, and that the Rabbi would certainly
know its contents. Levy on this became as pale as
death, and trembled violently. He was supplied
with restoratives, which he could not properly con-
vey to his lips."
London, England, 1866-12-18

MARCH.

Liverpool Spring
Grand Military
Chertsey
Malton ..... 13
AP.
York l7

RIL.
1 Kildare Hunt

Sevonosks

MARKETS.--.This day.

HAY.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 ss; clover,
£4 lOs to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load.
A moderate demand. _ _ .

CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay. £3 Os to £4 5s Od; clover,
lOs to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 18s to .£2 5s per load.
Trade steady.
WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 5s ; clover,
£4 10s to .£5 15s Od; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load.
A fair inquiry.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—Thero has been hardly any business reported,
operations having been deferred until to-day, when about
3,210 packages will be offered, all being printed without
reserve.
SUGAR.—In the private market there has been a fair
demand for West India, at fully previous prices. There
have been no public sales. Refined goods are generally at
full prices.
COFFEE.—Thero has been a good inquiry for superior
qualities of Plantation Ceylon, and in some instances en-
hanced prices have been obtained. Other descriptions
have remained without change in values.
Rim—The market has been dull, and the few dealings
reported in cleaned descriptions have been at about pre-
vious quotations.
SALTPETRE.—A very limited business has been done,
and quotations generally are unaltered.
TALLOW.—The market has been steady during the week,
with a very moderate amount of business doing, and prices
remain without alteration. The price of tallow at St.
Petersburg for next August delivery was rather higher,
and was last quoted at 50} silver roubles. The exchange
was 3lid. to 32d. To-day the market is steady at 448. for
the month ; 445. 3d. January, to March ; 41s. 9d. to 455.
March ; 455. 6d., October to December. On the spot N.Y.C.
is sold at 445. 3d. ; old, 435. 9d. ; South American, 455. 6d.,
Australian, beef, 435. ; town tallow, 435. 3d. net cash.
London, England, 1866-12-18

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before Sir J. P. Wilde.)
MELFORD T. MELFORD.-JUDGMENT.

This was a suit instituted by the wife for a dissolution
of marriage on the ground of her husband's cruelty and
adultery and the case was heard before the learned judge
without a jury, but judgment was reserved.
His lordship delivered the judgment this morning. He
said that, after mature consideration of the evidence, he
could not pronounce that the question of cruelty
alleged was established, although the adultery was fully
proved. Although no.doubt the wife might naturally be
anxious to sever her connection with a man of adulterous
and drunken habits, still a clear case of cruelty must be
made out before the Court could grant a petitioner relief.
It appeared that during the ten years of the cohabitation
only four cases of cruelty were alleged as having been in-
flicted on the petitioner, but it did not appear that these
injuries were of a nature calculated to endanger her life or
her bodily health. One of the principal of these acts was
that the respondent had put a pillow over his wife's head
with a view to smother her, but the evidence did not
satisfy him there was any such intention on his part. He
believed that a great portion of the misconduct of the re-
spondent towards his wife was occasioned by her-
self. For instance she insisted on ono occasion
in walking to Exeter against his wish, and she was
in the habit of speaking to him about looking at
a woman he had not seen for two years. There must be
violence calculated to compromise the wife's safety to con-
stitute legal cruelty, the ground upon which the Court had
always acted. He must therefore grant the petitioner only
judicial separation on the ground of adultery.
On the application of Dr. Spinks, it was made part of the
order that the petitioner should retain the custody of the
children for the present, the husband to have reasonable
access to them.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder).

THE ALLEGED FRAUD AGAINST THE MANAGER OF THE
JOINT-STOCK DISCOUNT COMPANY.

The indictment against. James Proofing Wilkinson,
under the act of Parliament passed some years ago,
wherein it was provided that whoever, being an
officer of any company, shall appropriate to his
own use any of the property of the company
should be guilty of misdemeanour, was postponed un-
til next session. It will be recollected that the
defendant was the manager_ of the Joint-Stock Discount
Company, and he was indicted for appropriating two
cheques, one for £4,000 and another for £BOO, which he
reported as having been lent to Messrs. Gaffer. Messrs.
Caffer denied this, and affirmed that they wero given in
payment for certain shares which they had purchased from
him. On giving the cheque for £l,OOO defendant stated the
money would be paid to him by a person who was to supply
the funds for the shares, and by his direction no interest
was charged, as was always done in the case of loans.
London, England, 1866-12-18

RECEIPTS.
Proceeds of the sale of real estate and invest-
ments of the dividends by the Accountant-
General in Chancery ... ..-

PAYMENTS.
Plaintiff's solicitors costs. £449 14 2
Defendant's solicitor's costs 204 8 4

Fees of taxation of costs ...

Leaving a balance of
Jfanchester Examiner.
London, England, 1866-12-18

NORTH BRITISH.

A meeting of shareholders and others interested
in the North British, Border Union, Carlisle and
Silloth, and Port Carlisle Trailways, was held on
Thursday at Carlisle to consider the propriety of
memorialising the North British directors as to the
appointment of a director at their board resident at
Carlisle or in the neighbourhood. The Mayor (Mr.
R. Creighton) presided.
Capt. FERGUSON gave an account of an interview
he and two others (who formed the deputation from
the Silloth board) had with the directors. The depu-
tation represented, Ist, the amount of shares held in
the neighbourhood of Carlisle—nearly half a million;
2d, the very considerable amount of traffic put on
the line by the merchants and traders of Carlisle,
and the importance of their having some one there
with whom they could confer; and finally, what
was the chief point, and concerned the whole of the
shareholders throughout the kingdom—that con-
sidering the large amount of traffic interchanged
at Carlisle in the interests of the line, there should
be some director resident there. The chairman of
the North British told them there were only three
vacancies, but if the Carlisle shareholders would
agree in selecting some one possessing the necessary
qualifications, with a large stake in the line and time
at his disposal, they would giv- the matter a fair
consideration before filling up the next vacancy.
He now moved, " That in the opinion of this meet-
ing it is desirable that there should be a director of
the North British Company resident in of near
Carlisle."
Mr. J. ROPE seconded the motion, which was
unanimously agreed to.
After some discussion, Mr. John Irving, a member
of the late Committee of Investigation, was elected
by the meeting to represent the interests above re-
ferred to at the board of the North British Railway
Company, and the proceedings terminated.
London, England, 1866-12-18

GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA.

The report of the directors of this company on
the Buffalo and Lake Huron agreement states that
the Buffalo Company had unanimously accepted the
Act legalising and confirming that agreement at a
special meeting held on the 25th of October last.
Explanations had from time to time been afforded
to the bond and stock holders of the Grand Trunk
Company since the special meeting held on the 9th
of June, 1864, when the heads of the arrangement
with the Buffalo and Lake Huron Company were
approved, and the directors now added that the ex-
perience of the working of the agreement made them
regard it, all things considered, as mutually satisfac-
tory ; and were it not for the notion entertained in
some quarters, that the American Bonding Actmight
be suspended, little question could arise. Taking the
figures as they had been from time to time stated in
the report and accounts, they showed that in two
years ending June last £63,536 had been the total sum
paid to the Buffalo Company under that agreement,
and that the net receipts on the Buffalo line
amounted to £51,282, or a loss of £12,251, and to
which must be added some loss on a portion of the
through traffic. The traffic, however, which origi-
nated on the Buffalo and Lake Huron line, and was
transferred to the Grand Trunk, or originated on
the Grand Trunk, and was transferred to that line,
and which might not pass over any portion of the
Grand Trunk at all unless this company had the
control of the Buffalo line, must be calculated and
taken into credit on the other side. In addition to
to this, the agreement enabled the Grand Trunk
Company to make arrangements for through traffic
passing between the eastern and western States of
America by interchange with the New York Cen-
tral and Erie lines via Buffalo. It secured, in short,
to this company a rapid and " all rail" communica-
tion between the west and New York and Boston
and other eastern cities, and so assisted in maintain-
ing their position as owners of a great trunk line,
available for the traffic of the United States as well
as of Canada. The Buffalo and Lake Huron line
was 1611 miles in length, the Grand Trunk 1,131;
miles, and the Champlain 84 miles, making the total
of the united system 1,378 miles ; thus the Buffalo
mileage was one-eighth of the united Grand Trunk
and Buffalo and Lake Huron mileage. The distance
between Detroit and Buffalo by the Buffalo and
Lake Huron line was 259 miles, as against the dis-
tance from Detroit to the suspension-bridge of the
Great Western of 229 miles ; thus practically the
Buffalo gave as good a through route for cast and
west through traffic as the Great Western of
Canada.
London, England, 1866-12-18

FINISHING SHOP.

Four Fires and Bellows; Blocks, Anvils, Vices, Hand
Punching Press, Forge Tools, &c., &c.
All is held by lease for a term of years, 89 of which are
unexpired, subject to £7O per annum; a portion of the
Land, several Dwelling-houses, which let, reduces the rent
to a very low sum.
The valuable Miscellaneous Machinery, Plant, and S Lock-
in-trade comprises as follows, viz. : —A powerful fourteen-
horse power Condensing Engine and Tubular Boiler ; Saw
Bench and Circular Saw Blades; smaller do.,'and Betty
do. ; several Grindstones, large Lathe for Iron turning,
with all Fittings, Tools, Vices, &c., can be driven by steam
or manual power, by porter wheel ; Taps, Stocks, Dies,
&c. ; Carpenter's Bench and Chest of Tools; Frame, Cross-
cut, and Whip Saws; largo Crane; six Iron Wheelbarrows;
four Wooden do. ; four tons of old Iron Hoops ; Iron and
Wooden Trucks; Fittings for a Metal Water-wheel, includ-
ing two Naves, twelve Segments, and Sheet-iron Buckets;
large Wooden Crane ; three Wooden Rollers ; Stand for
Screwing Bolts, Nuts, &c.; a Frame Truck, on four wheels; a
pair of Iron Gates!: an Oval Boiler, equal to 12-horse power,
three smaller sized do. ; a powerful Metal Sinking Press, a
pair of Grooving Rolls, and four pairs of Shovel Rolls ;
numerous variety of Pattern Shovels, Spades, Forks,
Hooks, &c. ; four tons weight of trap and Old Iron ; 100
Bars of Plating Iron, various sizes; ono ton of Bar Iron ;
one do. Scrap and Iron Bars, and two Groove Rollers.

SHED AND FIRE FOR SINKING SCAVENGING

SHOVELS.

Five tons of Old Metal, or thereabouts; one ton of Steel;
four tons of Coal ; one ton of Waste Spring Steel; Iron
Pallisading ; Plate and Sheet Iron ; some pieces of Elm
and Ash Timber; twelve dozen Spade Handles; twenty
do. Wasters : seven dozen Garden Spades, half finished ;
twenty dozen Sligo Spades ; seven dozen Gravel Shovels,
various sizes ; eighteen Locomotive Shovels ; two large
Beams, Scales, and Weights ; a quantity of Old Iron, in
bar and scrap ; Metal ; Round Timber, &c.,
Side to commence with Leasehold Interest at One,
Machinery, Plant, &c., at Half-past One o'clock; the Stock-
in-trade and Miscellaneous Property immediately after.
Auctioneer's Commission to be paid by purchasers.
Application for Statement of Title and Conditions of
Sale to be made to JOHN MARTIN, Esq., Solicitor, No. 45,
Lower Gardiner-street.

MICHAEL CROOKE, Auctioner,
10, Lo ver Ormond-quay, and Navau, co. Meath.
London, England, 1866-12-18

GEOLOG Y.-ELEMENTARY COLLEC-
TIONS, to illustrate the New Edition of "Lyell's
Elements of Geology" and facilitate the important study of
Mineralogy and Geology, can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50 to 500
guineas ; also single Specimens of Minerals, _Rocks, Fossils,
and Recent Shells, Geological Yaps. lla.mmers, all the rcent
Pub'icalions, tc., or J. TENNANT, Mineralogist to Her
May sty, 119. Strand, London.
Private Instruction is given in Mineralogy and Geo!ogy by
Mr. TENNANT, E.G.S., 149, Strand, W.C.
London, England, 1866-12-18

METROPOLITAN and GREAT WESTERN
ItAILWAYs.—(IIII:IintAS
Trains betwe,it the City, Kinfa-cross. cower-street, l'..rt-
land-road, Itefteot-circus, Baker•strvet, Edgware-r ad and
Paddington, Hammersmith. lien.ingt )n, Shepherd's-bush,
Nottity4-hill, and Westbourne-park.
London, England, 1866-12-18

DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the
skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S
VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal-
lowness, &e. 2s 9d and 7s 4d ; or post for 40 and 100 stamps.
—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Che-
mists.

HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the
heart with this beautifull)-perfumed Wash, in seven
or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, And remains
so by an ooc4sional usin,r. 108 ed ; sent for stamps.—ALEX.
ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists.
London, England, 1866-12-18

THAMES.

DARING ROBBERY ON THE RIVER.—A young, shabbily-
dressed rap, who gave the name of George Sullivan, and
afterwards Daniel Thomas, but who described himself last
night as Thomas Fraser, was brought before Mr. Paget
charged with stealing 20 bolts of canvas, valued at £7O,
and with being in the unlawful possession of a horse and
cart.

Inspector Hathaway, of the river police, said that about
three o'clock yesterday afternoon his attention was called
to a punt lying near the Newcastle Arms dry dock, Isle of
Dogs, Poplar. Ile directed three constables to watch the
punt and stop any one Who came on board. Ho remained
by the punt for half an hour, and on his return ho found
the: prisoner in custody. The punt contained 19
bolts of canvas, which he suspected had been stolen
from a ship or barge in the Victoria Dock. Ho
afterwards found another bolt of eanvas which had been
landed. The punt was named the George, and belonged
to a Mr. Nicholls, a barge owner and lighterman, of Lime-
house. It had been made use of without the owner's per-
mission to convey the stolen property from the place whore
it was stolen to the Newcastle dry dock.
James Terry,. a Thames police-constable, said he heard
a horse and cart driven down to the place near where the
punt was lying. He saw the prisoner on board the punt,
and watched him. A bolt of canvas was taken out of the
punt, and was being passed into the cart by the prisoner
and another man. He then gave chase to the thieves, and
captured the prisoner. The other man got away.

Mr. Paget—ls there any owner for the canvas ?
Inspector Hathaway—Not at present. I have no doubt
I shall find an owner if you remand the prisoner.
Tho owner of the horse and cart said the prisoner came
to him, used the name of a respect iblo man with whom
he was acquainted, and said he had some goods to remove.
Mr. Paget—Yes; the bolts of canvas which have been
stolen.

Tho prisoner said be was a paid labourer, and did no
know how the canvas had been stolen.

Mr. Paget—Next Tuesday is Christmas-day, and I shall
remand you on the charge of stealing 20 bolts of canvas,
until 'Wednesday, the 26th of December.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—It has been
arranged that the oration in honour of the memory of the
late John Hunter shall be delivered on the 14th of Feb-
ruary next by Professor Hilton, F.R.S. Henceforth an
oration will be delivered in alternate years.

It is a curious fact connected with deep mining
that from the hours of 12 at night and 3 in the
morning, the disturbing influence in the bowels of
the earth obtains increased activity. At that time
it is observed by miners that water falls from places
where none is observable during the day. The
volume in the wheel is perceptibly increased, the
atmosphere is charged with gases which often pre-
vent the lights from burning, and small particles
of earth and rocks are observed to fall from the
tops of the drive. Whether this phenomenon is to
be attributed to the diurnal motion of the earth or
other causes, it is worthy the attention of the curious.
—Geelong Advertiser.
London, England, 1866-12-18

IALKNER'S OLD IRISH WHISKY, " Real
Malt." 19s. per gallon, is sold in bottles and jars, bear-
ing his label and trade mark. Most liberal terms aro offered
to the trade for the sale of this genuine old spirit, which is
coming into universal consumption through England.
For price lists apply at Offices, 14, Strand, London, W.C.
Established in Grafton-street, Dublin, A.D. 1780.
London, England, 1866-12-18

TEA IS CHEAPER THAN EVER.—Is. 6d ,
25., 28. 6 1. per lb. are the prices at which PHILLIPS
and CO , Tea Merchants, 8, King William-street, City, Lon-
don. E.C.. are selling good and fine BLACK TEA. A price
current post free. 40s worth carriage free to any railway
tation or market town in the United Kingdom.--,Observe—
Prirwrs and Co. have no Agents or any connexion with
any house in Worcester or Swansea. Sugars are supplied at
market prices.
London, England, 1866-10-15

London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row.

THE HIGH PRICE OF MEAT.
Just published, 250 pages, hoards Is. 6d., cloth 25.,
VEGETABLE • COOKERY, PASTRY, ;
containing Five Hundred healthy and tasty dishes
without he use of Meat. Full of inlormatlon of the greates t
value to every" housewife and OL.ok.
London: F. Pitman. 20, Paternoster-row.
London, England, 1866-10-15

Drury-lane Theatre.

A very crowded audience assembled on Saturday
evening to witness the debut of Mr. H. Talbot, a
gentleman who, we are told, has achieved consider-
able reputation in the provinces from his Shakspe-
rian performances. The selection of the part of
Macbeth was a very- courageous act, especially as
during the last fortnight we have two gentlemen of
established reputation each alternately taking the
part of the Thane of Cawdor and Macduff—viz.,
Mr. Phelps and Mr. B. Sullivan. Mr. Talbot is
young, with a well-set figure, an intelligent coun-
tenance, full eye, and his gestures are expressive,
and his rendering of it marked by intelligence and
taste. With respect to his performance of Macbeth,
it partook of the conventional style ; and on Satur-
day evening last Mr. Talbot seemed too apprehen-
sive of not overstepping certain limits he had marked
out for himself. The dagger soliloquy was well
given, but in the banquet scene there was a want of
emotion that sent the part down to the ordinary
level. We prefer taking another opportunity
before expressing a decided opinion upon
the ability of Mr. Talbot as a tragedian, as We
take it, a first night is not a fair test of the powers
of any artist. However we have the pleasing duty
of holding out the highest encouragement to Mr•
Talbot ; and we hope it will be our pleasing duty to
record his complete success.
On Saturday evening next the long-pronaised
" Faust" will be produced ; and, if rumour can
be
believed, the piece will rival in splendour all the
gorgeous spectacles that have been produced even at
Old Drury.
London, England, 1866-10-15

;1111 s' CI Till
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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Friday.
The Queen went out, accompanied by Princess
Louise, and attended by the Marchioness of Ely.
Baron von Ucchtritz had an audience of her
Majesty and presented letters from Duke Bernhard
and Duke George of Saxe-Mciningen. He was in-
troduced by Sir Stafford Northcote.
Prince Christian and Prince Arthur went out
shooting. _

The Baron von Llcehtritz had the honour of din-
'g with the Queen and Royal Family yesterday

eve Ling.

Saturday.

The Queen went out in the morning, accom-
panied by Princess Beatrice, and drove in the after-
noon, accompanied by Princess Christian.
Princess Louise rode with Prince Arthur, attended
by the Hon. Emily Cathcart, and visited the Duchess
of Aumale at Abergeldie. _

The gullies' ball to the servants and tenants of the
Balmoral, Abergeldie, and Birkhall estates, which
was to have been given on the day of the arrival of
Prince and Princess Christian, took place yesterday.
Dancing commenced at half-past 5, at 8 supper
was served, after which the dancing was resumed,
and continued till near 12.

[er Majesty and the Royal family were present.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Grey,
went to Dover on Saturday morning to receive the
Queen of Denmark on her arrival in England.
Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Thyra
and the Prince Waldemar, and attended by the
Countess of Reventlow, M. de Custenschiold, and
Jantzen, crossed the Channel from Calais on
board Her Majesty's ship Vivid, and arrived at
Dover at a quarter before three o'clock.