Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-04
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE NOON DISPATCHES
COTTON AND GOLD QUOTATIONS

| lO7; 5-2O's of '62, coupons, registered
lOS}@lOss; 5-20's of ga, registered
l062; 520's of GA, coupons, registered
lO6s@lO6a coupons of 65, l07s@lO74
new coupons, ss@sa; lO.4Os, lOO@lOO4
sevens, lst, 81; sevens, I'd, 5s@54; Mis-
souri, skies, S9@9l; -four, Zoe lower
receipts, 1900 barrels; wheat, dull ant
drooping-receipts, $4,000 bush. corn
dull and declning-receipts, 1900 bush
els; rye, heavy; oats, dull and heavy
pork, dull and lower-mess, $20920 25i
lard, very dull; whiskey, quiet; cotton
quiet at 1904; freights, firm.
LONDON, December 3.-The great Re
form demonstration took place to-day
and was participated in by all trade So
cieties. 1t was the most important af
fair of the kind ever witnessed in this city.
Fully fifty thousand people marched
in procession to the place of meeting,
and there would have been thousands
more had the weather been fair There
were forty-seven societies in line march.
| ing together, with various branch So
cieties of the Reform League, all d.
vided into four grand divisions, with
bands of music, banners, notices, etc.
Seven platforms have been erected, from
which more than fifty speakers have ad-
dressed the masses. The stores all along
the line were closed, but the streets were
alive with people, and the windows filed
with spectators. Great enthusiasm was
manifested, but the immense crowds we're
orderly. No disturbances occurred
The Stars and Stripes were borne in the
procession, and, among the airs played
by various bands, was the wearing of
the Greer"
LONDON, December 3, pm. John
Bright was present at the great reform
demonstration which took place in Lon
don to-day. There were twenty-five
thousand people in the procession in
spite Of a heavy rain, only a por-
ton of whom could gain admission to
the grounds where the meeting was held.
Resolutions we're passed amid great en-.
thusiasm. At the conclusion the people
dispersed peaceably. Mr. Bright will
address an immense audience tonight.
The Fenian Senator, Meany, who was
arrested this morning, was taken to Dub.
lin. No evidence of treason was found
upon him.
1t is stated that the United States au-
thorities in Italy had telegraphed to
Malta to arrest John Fl. Surratt, one of
Lincoln's assassins, on the steamer
touching there, and the attempt had
failed. They, however, expect to effect
the arrest when the steam err arrives at
Alexandria.
LIVERPOOL, December 3.-The bread
stuff market closed to-day unchanged.
LONDON, December 3.-Consols closed
at S6i this evening. American securi-
ties, U. S. 5-2Os, 7Ol. Illinois Central,
II. Erie Railway, 4G.
LIVERPOOL, November 4th-noon-The
cotton market opened steady, at yester-
days quotations.
The Manchester market is quiet and
unchanged.
LeSDoy, November lth--noon. The
following are the opening quotations for
United States securities 5.20's of '62,
7Olci h-20's of '65, 69sc; Erie railway,
46ic; Illinois Central, lie.
Dispatches received from Berlin,
Frankfort and Hamburg, quote United
States bonds firm.
The acceptances of Abraham Troost &
Sons have been protested.
NEw YORK, December 4.-Arrived-
steamer Ellen S. Perry, from Newbern
steamship Manhattan, from Liverpool
10th, and Queenstown, 2lst
Wheat, heavy, red, t5@S0c; -four, in
active and heavy; corn, steady; oats,
dull at 55@56c; provisions, dull and
nominal; groceries, inactive, downward
tendency; whiskey, very dull.
WASHINGTON, December 4. = Orders
have been sent to Admiral G oldsborough,
via the cable, to send one of the United
States feet now cruising in the Mediter
ranian, TO bring Surratt direct 10 Wash
ington.
The resolution which was introduced
yesterday by Mr. Latin, requiring the
Committee on Printing to report bill
to provide for the election of Superiu,
tendent Of Public Printing, will ulti-
mately have tho egee. Of ousting Mr..
Wendell aad rsinstating Mr.. Defrees.
There Ia no doubt a bill for this purpose
will be pushed to an early passage, as
there has been much feeling among Rad
icals in this matter.
II is probable that caucus Of Soma
tors viii remove Mr.. Dooliiils from the
Craftsmanship Of Indian affairs, Cowan
from patents, aud Dixon from the Post
oifica