The Express. — London, England, 1867-12-13 00:00:00

EAST INDIA IRRIGATION AND CANAL CuMPANY.-i TMLS DAY.) A preliminary meeting of shareholders was held this afternoon at the Laudon Tavern, to take into con sideration the proposal of the Secretar y of State for India to purchase the Orissa works for a sum in cash equivalent to its paid-up capital, and to concert measure, for protect ing the lights and interests of the company. preparatory to the general meeting to be held on the 18th inst. Mr. dons Dieoessort, who, considering the terms .threes inadequate, bad been mainly instrumental in calling the meeting, was voted to the chair, and ex - o m i tte d the purposes of the meetings' detailed in the circular, b e add they had recently (yesterday afternoon) received in the re p ort, of the directors much additional information, that he thought it well to confine himself to that. There were many widows, retired officers, and °theta who had made great sacrifices to pay up their calls in the hope that when the works were completed very large profits would result which would amply compensate them for the priva tions they had so incurred. In 188.1 a parliamentary piper was issued which he imagined contained the basis of the calculation, showing that irrigation works in India paid ;al, and often much more per cent. ; and in the case of the Corberry works an investigation which bad been made proved that they paid 119 per cent. to the government net. Two years ago Colonel Rundell pointed out that the ryot made a profit of 2/. an acre on his land when irrigated ; but Colonel Han dell had understated the matter, inasmuch as he had taken the produce of rice too low, and had omitted to take into account the fact that inOriosa there were changes in a cycle of years, periods of entire failure when the land unimgated ; and upon information he had received he . was believed the net profit to the ryot upon irrigation was •21. while the company's charge for irrigation was only fie. per acre. It was unreasonable that they should be asked to give up the prospect of such ample profits as must ensue if they were left =interfered with. At the same time be was not indispose.' to such a change in the con stitution of the company as should authorise a division of profits between the company and the government beyond ten per cent. He could not estimate the profits of the undertaking at less than 30 per cent., if the whole scheme were carried out. As regarded navigation, he should make the calculation two or three times as high as Colonel Rundell made it. When the company first went to India it was welcomed by Lord Canning ; and the government, having mince induced them to under take works which they did not desire to con struct, now called upon them to complete, and refused to advance the requisite funds. He denied that the official hostility of the government was shared by the Indian public, and he thought it would be absurd for them to part with the concern merely for the paid-up capital. He strongly advised the shareholders not to accept the offer of the Secretary of state for India—(cheers)—and to resolve to defend their rights as well as they could. SHAREHOLDER ;aid theme 000ld be no doubt that the offer of the government was in itself a ridiculous one, but the question was, whether it was to be regarded as a threat._ _ _ _ The CHAIRMAN believed that the company had incurred no penalty which would justify the government in taking possession of the works. The SHAREHOLDER wished to know what authority there was for that statement. The enAlau.or could not give any authority. Mr. Timor recommended the shareholders not to refuse hard cash in the hope of realising fairy visions. He preferred the nimble ninepence to the deferred shilling. The natives would not buy the water though it was at their doors ; they would steal it, but that was sll. Water had been hired for 9,000 acres, and it had ken stolen for 13,000. (Hear.) The report of the directors did not overstate the facts. The company could only raise 1•20,0001. more by calls, and be believed that if this good otter were refused it would not be easy to Ilnd money. If they broke their contract the government would ky every rule of equity have a right to enter. (Oh, oh.) In order to proceed they mast raise 1,300,0001., and who would advance such an amount? (Hear, hear ) ?The meeting was proceeding when our report left.] In order to show the revival of church festivals in France, the Lyons papers give an account of a manifes tation of clerical, and women in honour of the fete of the Immaculate Conception. The authorities of that city, taking their cue probably from the late debate in the Chambers, promoted and encouraged illuminations. It is reported that some " miraculous " manifestions have taken place in various parts of France in honour of the protection which the Emperor Napoleon has thrown over the Papacy. - - ETON CoT.LEOE. —ETON, FRIDAY.—To-day the school closed for the Christmas vacation, which will last till the berth January. The Great Western and South. Western Railway Companies ran special trains from the Windsor termini for the convenience of the scholars re turning to their homes. DESTRUCTION OF • PARIS THEATRE BY FIRE. The suburban theatre of Belleville was burnt to the ground early yesterday (Wednesday) morning. The flames were discovered and the alarm given at 3 o'clock, and the fire men from the neighbouring barracks, and also the soldiers from the barracks of Prince Eugene, were soon after on the spot. Six engines were set to work, and the inhabitants' of the vicinity lent willing assistance. The colonel of the firemen and the municipal authorities directed the operations with zeal and intelligence ; but by 5 o'clock the building was totally destroyed. The contents of the cub safe were got out ; but we regret to state that Lieut. Fournier, of the firemen's corps, received such severe inju ries from a mass of falling timber that he died shortly after being taken to the nearest hospital. Five other fire men were badly burnt, and one is missing. It is feared, also, that two persons employed about the theatre bare perished in the dames. Nothing is known concerning the origm of the disaster.—Galignani. Co-OPERATIVE PROVISION STORE.—At a meeting held last evening in Wilcocke's Assembly-rooms, West minster-road, it was resolved to start a co-operative pro- 1 vision store for the sale of pure goods, at a moderate profit, to the inhabitants of Lambeth. It was proposed that the capital should imnaiet of U. shares, payable by easy instal ment of 611. per week, that 5 per cent interest should be paid on the deposits, and that any profit beyond this should be divided in the usual way. THE STRIKE IN THE IRON TRADE —Yesterday, both the new works of Mr. Barningliam, at Darlington, and the fikerne works were in operation. At the latter a full agreement has been made to go on at the proposed reduction of 10 percent. At Messrs. Barningham's lar gge works the finishing departments only remained to be settled with, but these are expected to be arranged by next week. The men bare been induced to go in by the example set at Siiddlesbro', and no doubt now that the disagree ment may be considered at an end. In Wales, however, a reduction of 10 per cent, is being made by the masters. This may still further dislocate matters in the north, as the reduction just made in the latter district was to enable masters to compete with those of Wales. It is feared, there fore, that the present basis of arrangement may not be considered finaL—Lucie Aferrare. FIRM IN THE NORTH.—Two fires, causing the destruction of a large amount of property, have occurred in the north during the last day or two. On Wednesday morning, the extensive woollen factory of the well-known firm of Dickson. and Minim, at Hawick, was the scene of j a destructive fire—which completely gutted a large I spinning mill of four storeys in heig ht. Fortunately by great exertions the flames were prevented from obtaining any serious hold upon the many and valuable subsidiary buildings, but the damage done is estimated to amount to 10,0110 f. Yesterday a fire broke out at the jute factory of I Messrs. Slathers and Chalmers, Dundee, by which damage to the amount of 15,0001. was caused.—Leeds Mercury. Justt:B AND FRANCIS.—Lord Macaulay tacitlyad wits the inferiority of the acknowledged compositions of Francis, by laying so much stress on the argument that "every writer must produce his best work, and the in terval between hi s best work and his second best work may he very wide indeed." True, but here a long series aE wfiti n s is to be compared with a long series, and the similarity is denied. If such an argument may weaken ieguive evidence, it cannot supply a ffi rmative ; and con clusive affirmative evidence would have been produced long ago if the Franciscan theory were sound. Francis' brat wife died in 1806. He married his second, the clas;liter of a clergyman , towards the end of 1514, soon after the publication of Junius Identified ; and (without expressly committing himself) he did his best to persuade her that be w , s Junins. "Some circumstances," she says in a letter to Lord Campbell, "he always regretted ; one was losing the fame of being known. His first gift after marriage was an edition of Junius, which be bid me take to my room, and not let it be seen, or speak upon the selt;ret : and his posthumous present, which his son found la his bureau, was Junius Identified, sealed up and directed to me." It would have been more to the purpose if he had siren her the " mitt " bound in vellum, or one Of the eons in blue paper, which he received from Wood fall. Or the production of Woodfall's private letters would have platsol the coveted title to the authorship be yond dispute. We must be excused, after this, from attiching the smallest importance to the contents of his library, or the condition of his books and manuscripts. Trifles light as air are to the theorist, what they are to the leakma, "confirmation strong as proofs of Holy Writ." Witness the provincial antipathy which Lord Mapulay has , ligrested to fix on Francis, for lighter reasons than bad led Prior to torten it on Barks ; or the burning of the Jesuit books story, told by Mr. Merivale in his Historical Stsdos, which has suddenly collapsed. Francis could not have been in Paris in 1761: there is no proof that Junius wrote the letter signed Rifrons, in which the incident is mentioned ; whilst the best proof that Francis wrote it seems to be that it contains an allusion to MoliUre, and that the Paris 1718 edition of Moliere was in his library! This is bow nine-tenths of the coincidences, flung in se make- Weights, We got up. These things . , however, are at best but th e f a ili ng props of the fabric, which must depend *Dora the solidity of it foundation ; and the foundation will he rudely shaken, if not fatally undermined, by this freshly es:committed evidence of the utter disagreemnt and Majority between Junius and Francis, in character, Position, age, habits, modes of thought, opinions, in tared,. connections, tone, taste, language, genius, and "Pmitg.—Fruacr's Magazine for December. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1867. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) The receipts of home-grown wheat fresh up to M.irk• lane to-day were only moderate, and in but middling con dition. As the attendance of millers was limited, the demand for both red and white parcels was wanting in activity, at Monday's quotations. The quantity of foreign wheat on the stands was good. In all descriptions sales progressed slowly, but no change took place in the quotations. On the whole, the floating cargo trade was quiet, at about stationary currencies. The supply of English barley was limited ; but there was a fair show of foreign produce on the stands. Fine malting parcels, being scarce, were easily disposed of at the late advance ; otherwise the trade ruled quiet. Malt moved off slowly, on former terms. The market was fairly supplied with oats, in which sales progressed steadily, at improving prices. Beans were in moderate supply and fair request, on former terms. Peas commanded but little attention, at late rates. The flour trade was heavy, and American barrels, in con sequence of large arrivals, were rather easier to purchase. On the whole, the seed market was wanting in activity, at about late quotations. Cakes met a slow sale. CURRENT PRICES. Per QL ammo Ent, rod, '66 w '67 60 to 66 Do. Irate, '66 to ~ 67 CO to 72 Iloilo& and Llocoln red Per (tt one. S. i. scotch= me to 36 Irish, „ white St to 20 =ANIL Mangan Tick 44 to 48 Barrow Pigeon 5l tu 52 TEAL _ _ Malting Distilling Grinding 33 to 38 Grey 44 to 46 Maple — to White 49 to SO Dollen low Norfolk, and &dolt Mood= and Wu* 06 72 to 70 to 75 Brown ___ 68 to ot ATI. Now T.. 46 to Tower owls: isill* SS lbs. Nosositold SS to 89 No 14 to IA Norfolk Sad Beloit ex alp if lie 11 oats. lastlab. teed 24 to 28 potato Poach, teed row Per yr. WIIIIAT. S. a. Dentists and Konigs berg Rostock it Heckles- TOW 80 __ _ _ Per Qr. OAT& s. Danish and Swedish 23 to 2 7 Russian Bins. _ _ ---- -- Data SS to MS 1 Ramian, hard soft American, red — to „ white BARLIT. Grinding Distilling Malting — to OATS. _ . . . . Daniell Efintilm Maple Bullets DIDIAN Coaw. White 47 to 48 Yellow _ FLOOR. hack per sack—. 46 to t 2 Sponbh „ r 2 American, per bd. .. 34 to 33 ' Canadian .. 34 to 33 INTO LONDON BY WATER THIS WEEK. Dutch brelping -- .. Uto 30 teallit7 .... 28 to 81 I ARRIVALS OF GRAIN, te.. CARRIAGE Wheal Beteg. 1 Mall oats. Mar pm qr. en. ogee. brie. 'meet =lab aadleolalt 1570 15.10 WU 30 .. 1710 I 9701 .. . Ihwelga .. I 43310 13910 i .. 43150 f:L - 0 1 3:0 ---- Total ! 44890 15440 ' TWO 1 64150 ' 43200 2010 F. • Zalreme. Sea' B. Z. W. W. H. I to 12 D. it. — N sirn Aberaeon 5u.0341 N.W. 1 7 N.W. rb 0.011 S Leith - Antrum= Greentattle .23145j W. 2 4 N.W. re 10.17 - Valenti& Cape Cle a r 30.444 81 W.N.W. 4 S N.W. co I Zoehe'4 Point 30.41'421 W. 3 5 N.W. c 3 Uverpool 2,461 W. 413 W. 0 'ROI 2 Holyhead 45151 Z. 6 N.N.H. — Drat lorieet .36411 N.W. 2 2 N.N.W. ob i , 2 loobefort .O 45' N.W. 2 1 N.W. o' Plymouth Weymouth .10.374 4, A.W. S 4 N.M. be 1 Portsmouth- 121.30 40i N.W. 6 3 N.N.W. Guidon - Yarmouth 20.00 42 W.N.W. 6 6 IC.N.W. , Searbornugh .1145 N.N.W. N.W. be Shields .0.1241 N.N.W. 2 3 N.N.W. c I — Helder 10.134144 N.W. 6 - eI - Boa Bar7a:l7l:p.s. Do. iharts....— It lake an Havoc Do. Protomm 444,3464,440d0rkai I per mot 187244 ta. loakon Sp. as.' Cops T. et Doak 6p. e. ras{ ° mirk...or gu. P rit , Do. do. L d 0... fast Indian go. I d 0... Do. L %rand Trio* of Canada! Do. LI alp. M. DAV. ot Do. la pest Donde .. Do. lad preL Bonds., Do. Srd pest Stock.. Do. oth pre. Stock... Glroof Indian nolasal.,* Do. VA. I pot mai ' Do. Few do. Do. Now B of ladlts — . Do. df par Nat 3t. WOBWITI of . D e o.L.Hdapay.lB76 Do do. do. 1177-8. obakalted‘ Madras gum 6 p. mat Do. do. di do Do. do. di MU do. Do. Rztenal Mel& dad HoSood'allay pay.l Do. I p. it. pay. K.R.nfean.ao eiotp.B. Oudatßobilkond,g 6 Do. shares do Nothatao Wads. goo 6 par mot D D o. do. Do. do. d 0..... Do Pludelb do. Do. Wed Pt. ik4.10. 9 10 4 2es 10 7 di* 09 71 , 28 30 pra: 10 7 4441 9 7e.1 0 7 1414 par, Ti - 1111 id SI 89F 3811 faCbAST M: MOM. 410,000 St. 411.000 et. 1303874 Itt. 1018211 St SltB3o St 118,710 St 1001006 St tt,ail no. Ift 10 11 Anglo-Aameicen s slss TeL(L. I 0 all Asifisfeia WM ill Anandla Telegraph lllll 16 16 m fr.= oanl rit.e ( NO N Australian dita.ll 1 I 10 BaaarparahTea Belated: 0 10 Berlin Weterworks (1)i al 10 Do. New 100 Bolekow Vaughan (1 ), 10 I Bombay Yew (Umilel )l all 1 Do flea I S 60 Brittall ' American Land' 44 St. B. &I. Mag. TaL (L. ) lOO 1101 Canada Company s all ID 10 ICanadianLoan& Inv ( L) 11 Ceylon Company N Ditto Ashore' 9 10 CliinaBt.Ship&LCoalL • 111 10 'City Dimount, Ilnalled. 6 116 ,CityofLoodonit.Pro.(L) II N lON NILUan Irapro.(L) IS O 0 I Do. IS , eft of Woecow Om (L) sil SO IClty Ofaces (Um.) l6 0/ 'Colonial (Limited) IA , 1 0, Dz.. SO erelal Union(llm) I 110 'Coax. of AD4aanlier.(l4 S 10 'Continental Un.Oes (L. t 17 10 1 Do. .. IS ,C10p.11.24 . .,Wa1iep.a al 100 Coet Len.lid.lB77,elp.e. NI 'lOO I Do. do. 1070, do. sll 10 C. roan of England il, ? •0 SO Do.of 'laminas (L.) lO N. Crystal Palace .. lOO N. Do. Preference —— _ 1011 1 11l De. 6 et. Perp. 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Provincial llarls.-1 1 in. i Ifsdraa Drina. & trial, I bp. et.ghylndlanGlov. 100 N Mauritius Lend, &o. (L I I 110 WNW. eaten. Te 1.11..) 1 ell 50 Matehant Shipping (L `1•11 1 IN Nfllwall P.14.&Doekj1:1100 ISO 111111 wall Iron Works. *NI 10 I !Natal Land &Ool.C. (IL I 7 25 'National Dia. Com. (L. 6 so fliallasalProv.3fortmeLl 4 10 NatloaalBmain Ship L. an I so reelteddeCoal&lrmet, il a 10 ewConeolldat.D . ia.(L , _, S 6 Veer traelwees. linalred /ill 100 N.Zealand Auckland', 6 I 1 p.o.l."l&Seerles,llof, all 10,000 ! 15 , !Cabstand L.eital.A 4 .o. 1 si 10,000 . Sli N.Zealand T.& Loaa (1-:1 I 14,000, 10 Northern Anam'Tsa(L), 4 16.006 10 Do. B I ' lll /1167,171 54. IN.Brianuarakialaa (L ' IN 40,000 60 14.11rit.&Warean. ImiL 1 11l 60,000 SS Omen Mario. (Disarm)! I 10.005 50 OrientalllnendalAML , U NANO 1 Oirleowilaaa(Llmilel) las 100 0W 10 5 1 0 4 . 0. New • 1 OW & fl th land Invest t ' 10,000 1 ,Olartmen Om (WNW ; all woo 10 Parties* B.IL Steinale , all 10,114 1I Do. do. 0600,000 St. ireelßiv.Land&lllsilL; 106 90,000 10 'Peninsular & o.4tears ell 10,000 00 ' Do. do. New 1067 , 5 10.000 60 nhymney Iron , NB 10,000 16 Do. New . on 14.0 05 26 Itio.l.Cltylmproe.(l)- 1 all all 50.000 10 kilo Janeiro Om (WOO 16,000 leo Royal Mall Steam OO £O.OOO 86, ;toot/extra. Invest. (L ' 116 00,000 10 loe.l , lnan. crestypre (L), 10 10,000 50 8. African M.& In. (14 t II 14.200 SS Smith), ustrallan Lend all /0216000 an Mewing Telegraph — l lO6 1 Do Scrip ;an 10 Tel.Conetrue.,ElainlL' an , N 1131121014 Money let.,(L) I 116 rTrust&AgeocyofAtielL 1 1 10 IT. & L Co. et U. OiNla , I N Illm)larine of Umr. (LII • 11 Patted DiaeocatCorp(LP, 0 5 !Ualted X. Teleg. 0o.(1 all I I Do. 10 per cent pref all No I:Novara ia was* ten(L ) , 5 111 ilipper Aare= Tea all INS so li s : s f ord loriso's Lend (L) NI Tgelitlllae4el On I Mb Wanasl AMINO U SO ailingla&PactilatlML 10 • Call pending. 46 47 42 44 6 2 2 99 91 2729 12 11 8 6 Ws, 60 82 6 4 81w I 171 17 1 se 87 1 361 102 106 101 103 101 103 90 92 89 9t 102 104 106 104 104 106 107 100 96 07 109 110 104 106 1094 1104 114 100 106 106 106 107 107 109 104 106 103 106 103 106 93 100 re We 100 101 109 110 107 k as l IC9 110 103 106 103 114 103 106 110 111 112 113 110 112 FAIN. ,i 2 ir - 1 a 11a 14 13 14 1$ 10 414 Ili 6 pal l $44 IS 10 stl 15 le 414 0 1 44 12 141 t; 4 44 10 184 i 0 44 471 2 4 I 31 35 10 111 35 9 10 1: ei '7 l it; 14 141 - - 4141 1031 a - 081 I% 71 971 - 1031 103 1 I I 1124 111 10e i .... IM 1 14 Pd. 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N 46 103 105 S 5 4 C 5 G 9 40 40 97 fr 9 1011 1'64 113 1112 p. 1 14 17 SO 82 44 47 34 Al 21 80 18 20 MI 1112_ pai 1 Ipm 103 10'. 95 97 NI 17 98 100 89 9t m. lob 106 97 99 94 96 10 0 ir 43 61 96 100 SS $6 79 al 106 106 — Par -- Will 107, 106 104} 103} 8 0 111 102 10 8 87 88 ... 112 1 -- 111 i 10i 111 1031 106} ri NO r as 410 41110 10 1 1N Ai ag 11 2 8 ID 4 2 1 14 181 1 , 14 17 1 1 0 1 1 31 4O I - If 5 7 6 A 4s CO 70 is is 2 2* itt Al 393_4W_ ___ ___ 20 2 16 i 4 6 4+ 16 2 Si 16 It 66 67 196 116 90 140 16 19 19 20 95 100 6 8 L prior. 78 78 IM 98 9092 9597 96 96 9294 x 94 99 96 lbi 184 164 164 86 11 4 FY F 6 80 - 71 eas 7 as HI II 2 pla :1 4b 17 21 119 118 04 48 I 1 di. I 1 fi 11lie 15 t Fill; 10 de lok Ile 18; IS 4le 1 die I idb 0 ,1 I 5 &el IS 15 I Mt 6 22 24 98 la 101 7 6di Ti I 1s• 17 le dl .111 152 167 Ms _d b t aldb 10 tdi 491. Plit !Pia 11 Ms 43 28 If 3115 8 111 15 151 Idl , T 8 tie d 3 cl 5 lit 1 di 2 8 98 41 111 7 5dlP 411 14.11 1 2 :4 - 21r.7 If 11 2J 10 Us idio 102 106 le 410 2 t 30 66 30 40 T 6di o lion 4 111 dl. 1-414 1 14. 1 i PM • 4 411: I 5 74k SS 10 16 le 36 16 po. 1U 3.011., 18 9 pH per L it SS 26 60 58 I 1 111. 19 6 0 189 19e 21 20 •11 66 120 , 22 Ti 8 1 ab 115 6 . N 18 as 66_ 76_ il4 14 1 pia Iva ig i t 2 . 42 disi i /Prof d.l b; 11 3 3 11 10 dtaj 41 2 13-16 61 5-16 1 3.16 I 4 13-111 PREFERENCE SHARFS. Great Western, Original 4i per cent, U. North Eastern, O. N. E. 4 per cent., 97. MONEY MARKET.--(THIS DAY.) Om o'OLooz. In the Stock Exchange to-day there is little busi ness, apart from that connected with the fort nightly settlement, which is now in course of com pletion. Consols are unaltered for money, but have declined 1-16 per cent. for the account. A few of the foreign securities are slightly worse, including Spanish New Three per Cents. and Certificates. Railway stocks, however, with one or two excep tions, have improved, upon purchases to cover re cent sales fora fall. The chief rise is in Caledonian. Colonial Government Debentures are inactive, owing to a pause in the demand from the public. The supply of some of these securities amongst the dealers is rather large, as they seem to have taken nearly the whole of two or three of the most recent allotments, in anticipa tion of an inquiry from investors. The money market is quiet, but a somewhat in creased demand is expected during the afternoon, partly in connexion with the Stock Exchange settle ment. Choice bills are quoted 11 to 2 per cent., and short advances on stock, 1} to 2. Consols are quoted 92 1 to 93, e x dir., both for money and the account (January 7) ; and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 94 to 93. Railway stocks are firmer, with the exception of Metropolitan, which has declined per cent. Cale donian is in good demand, and has risen 1. London and North Western, Midland, and Great Northern A have improved to 1 ; and other lines, 1. Subjoined are the quotations : Metropolitan, 115 to 1 ; Great Western, 431 to 44 ; London and North Western, 115! to 1; Mid land, 1111 to 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1231 to 1 ; Caledonian, 75 to ; South Eastern, 68 to ; Great Eastern, 3111 to 0; Great Northern, 108 to 109 ; ditto A, 1111 to 1 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to 19 ; North British, 33 to 1 Brighton, 51} to 52 ; Berwick, 991 to 100 ; and York and North Midland, 94 to 95. Spanish New Three per Cents. and Certificates are dull, and have declined 1 per cent., the pre sent price being 333 to and 191 to 1 respectively. Mexican are also 1 lower, at 151 to 161. Turkish of 1862 are at 611 to 621; ditto, of 1865, 332 to ; Greek, 121 to 13 ; Spanish Passive, 251 to 3 ; Italian of 1861, 4511 to it ; and Egyptian of 1864, 841 to 851, being fiat. American securities are firm, owing to additional purchases. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 711 to 72k, being better ; Erie Railway shares, 481 to showing no change ; and Illinois Central, 90 to rise of 7r per cent. Atlantic Cable shares are firm, at the improve ment of yesterday. Anglo-American, 18i to ; and Atlantic Telegraph sight per Cent. Preference, 41 to Bank shares exhibit no alteration, but Imperial Ottoman have risen 2s. 6d., viz., to to Adis. ; Lon don and Westminster are at 69 to 70 ; Union of London, 36 to 37 ; Alliance, 11 to 10 dis. ; Oriental Corporation, 42 to 43 ; and London and County, 64} to 5.4. Financial shares are inactive. International Financial, 21 to 2 die. ; London Financial, 22i to 21i dia. ; General Credit, 21 to 2 dia. ; and Credit Fonder, 6i to 61 dia. It is notified that the half-yearly dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. on the debt of Ecuador will be paid on the 31st instant. An extraordinary meeting of the Great Eastern Railway Company will be held on the ~",rd of January, for the purpose of receiving the report of the committee appointed at the last meeting. The fifth ordinary meeting of the proprietors of the London and River Plate Bank (Limited), wi➢ be held on the 30th inst., when a dividend will be declared. HALF-PAST ONE 07OLOcK. There is no further movement of importance in the markets for public securities ; but Great Western and Caledonian stocks are inquired for at 44 to and 751 to , respectively. The subscriptions for the Belgian Loan, the nominal amount of which was 2.400,006/., but of which only 1,541,0001. was required, closed on Wed nesday at Brussels, when the aggregate offers amounted to 4,895,2281. It follows that the sub scribers will obtain less than one-third of the amount applied for. The operation, therefore, has proved a decided success. About 11,0001. in bar gold was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for the Continent. The Zeta, from Valparaiso, has brought 20,0001. in specie ; the Bavaria, from New York, 17,0001. ; and the Syria, from Alexandria, 3,430/. The St. Laurent, which has reached Brest from New York, has 67,0001. An advertisement has just been put out, addressed to the holders of Metropolitan Railway Extension stock, from which it appears that application is in tended to be made to the Court of Chancery to restrain the directors of the Metropolitan Railway Company from paying "out of capital" an extra 1 per cent. (i.e., 7 per cent) dividend on Metropoli tan ordinary Mock over and above the rate (6 per cent.) which is paid to the Extension stockholders. The latter will be entitled to share on equal terms in the Metropolitan dividend of June, 1870, and upon the footing of prospective, if not actual, partners, they urge that their property is depre ciated through the additions to the Metropolitan capital account entailed by the payment of a larger dividend to the old stockholders than to them selves. It remains to be seen whether the Court of Chancery will adjudge that they have a locus rtcouli in the matter. The advertisement states that the Extension holders do not object to the payment of a dividend out of capital to both classes of stock to the amount of 6 per cent., upon the ground apparently that it isa received policy tocharge capital with dividend on works in process of con struction. This part of the argument, however, might easily be carried farther, for it stands to common sense that all payments of interest or divi dend on capital during construction involve a cor responding addition to the capital account, either in the price of the contracts or in some other form. And this brings into stronger relief the financial unsoundness of paying so high a rate as even 6 per cent. dividend upon such capital, especially at a time when the value of money is only 2 per cent. This feature of the policy of the Metropolitan Rail way Company illustrates one of the unsoundnesses from which our whole railway system has suffered heavily. Though the anticipation of the results of the large works now in progress, and soon to be brought into operation, of course forms a very im portant element in the prospective value, the pay ment of dividends at 6 and 7 per cent. per annum, and of 6 per cent. and upwards on moneyborrowed, is a policy which, to say the least of it, is open to serious question. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 1,2921. over the corresponding period of 1866; the Lon don and South Western an increase of 301. ; the , North Eastern an increase of 2,465/. : the Lon don, Chatham. and Dover, including the Metro politan Extension and branches. an increase of 3141. ; the Metropolitan Extension, separately, an increase of 19/. ; and the North British an increase of 9201. . . The next ordinary meeting of shareholders of the Imperial Bank (Limited) is called for the 14th January, " for the purpose of declaring a dividend and transacting other usual business." The half-yearly interest on the bonds of the Mexican Railway Company (Limited) is advertised for payment in due course. The numbers are published of New South Wales L. 120, 220. LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (ar TELEGRAPH.) (PROW OUR OWN OORIUMPONDINT.) CorroN.—The market steady at yesterday's rates. Sales probably about 10,000 bales. COR.N.—Moderate attendance at market. Wheat—good business at extreme rates of Tuesday. Flour steady, at late rates. Roans and peas unaltered. Oats and oat- meal dull. Indian corn—fair business at Is. per qr. advance; mixed, 465. 9d. to 475. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) (BY tuxoaarn.) (PROM OUR OWN COBRXBPONDINT.) Wheat held firmly at fully last week's rases, but demand only limited. Barley, beam, and oats steady. MINOING-LAND.—(THDI DAY.) . . SUGAR—The improved demand previously noticed has not been maintained. The sales are confined to small paroels. Berbice, 325. to 32... Gd. ; St. Lucia, 31s. Gd. ; and Mauritius at 29a. Gd. Refined—A fair business is doing at firm prices. Corr= —The parcels of East India brought to public sale have gone off steadily at the full previous value. Plantation Ceylon, ordinary to good ordinary, 545. to 69%. 6d. ; fine ordinary to middling, 71s. to 77a. 6d. ; good bold native Ceylon, 63. to 63a.; Mysore plantation, 87s. to 87s. Gd. ; inferior, 60s. to 63a. Ruhr, TEA, and SALTPITRE remain quiet. iiincrs.—A parcel of African ginger sold at 30a, and 700 bags of black pepper, Singapore, 3 5-16 d. to M. ; Penang, 31.16,1. to nil. RICZ.—A parcel of Madras sold on the spot at lls. 9d. ; and Dacca Bengal, for arrival, at lls. lid. CovroN.—A fair business has been transacted, but prices show a further decline. I,:ticTiisOld for arrival at 171. 10s. to IW. 10a; and 400 bales on the spot, at 181. 7s. 6d. TALLOW MA.RK.ET.—(THIS DAT.) The market is quiet M the annexed quotations. Town tallow, 41s. 9d. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 425. 9d. ; December, 42e. 6d. to 42a. 9d. ; Spring, 43.. to 435. 3d. ; March, 435. 6d. to 435. 9d. HIDE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) LEADZIOULL.—Hidea : 661bs. to 641b5., 21d. to 3d.; 641bs. to 721b5., 3d. to 3hd. ; 721bs. to 801 k.., 34d. to 31d.; 601 b.. to 881 M, 341. tc; did. ; 881bs. to 961b5., 4 id. to 5€L ; 961 b.. to 1041 b.., 40. to did. ; 1041 k.. to 1121 k.., M. to sjd. Hone bides, 9s. 6d. to 10s. 6d. Calf skins, light, 2..:0 4s. ; tall, 7.. BLlXONDSZT.—Bbeepskins : Polled, 6s. 6d. to is. 6d. ; hall-bred., Is. to 6s. 9d. ; downs, 4.. 3d. to 4s. 9d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report a more healthy tone in the market, there being an improved retail demand for both English and foreign at the reduced rates. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) FRIDAY, DECIII3I,II 13, $ 41.11. REM Ar. Ks. This morning the barometrical pressures show a general in crease since yesterday, which is greatest in the north. A slight decrease, however, is reported Iran Helder, aid also from Valentin. Pressure is very high everywhere, hut on the west ooa•t of Ireland it has begun to diminish since last night. Tem perature has decreased at most stations, especially ou the .2tannel coast. Strong w Inds from the westward blew yesterday at the northern station.. This morning there Is a prevalence of light north.we■teily winds. Fog is reported from Valentin and PROPINOIAL SHIIRS staArzra. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 12.—Sala today: Caledonian, 7.1 41 4 }— Great Eastern, 311—Great Western, 44# 3—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1(6.14 sc—London and North Western 1141 le 11l Is 142—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 47—Dietropoliten, 1141 ) 154 1 3—Midland, 111 11 103 114 # I 114 44 - 1 Eastern, 674 48—Grand Trunk of Canada. 17-11.rie, 481-1. nited States 6.20 (1862 , May 1, Nov. 1, 714 —Liverpool Financial Association Ramited, 33 <l—London and Lancashire Fire In. serene., Ile d.—loyal Inflames, 24 1-16 p.—Anglo-Ameriean Telegraph. 134—Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent.. 41—United Kingdom Telegraph company, 10 per cent. preference, 61-- National Steam Shin Company (Limited): t wer Magengsrld, DEC. It — Market rather : a small bad ness doing. Anglo•Amerksui Telegraph Minified), 154 3—At lantic Telegraph Prederame Eigtit per Gent, 64--Ceiedonbee, 744 423 4 f 6 43 — sr, 48 —Great IMetern, 31 I—Great Luxem bourg, 9 1-16 4—Great Northern (A), 1101---Grand Trunk of Canada, 163—Great Western of Canada, 163—Great Western. Ma f 1 f 4 4—Lena/shire and Yorkshire, 1234—London and Cale donian Marine Insurance 'Limited', SI d.—London and North Western, 1144 4—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 471 — Metropolitan, 1144 4 4 f 16 144 I . 34 '1 3 3—Midland. 1114 11 A 11 11 —North Britieh. f—South Eastern. 68 74—tufted States 6:110 Years' Bonds , 711— Ter Five per Cents (1861'. 964. BIRMORAX. DEC. 12.—The tra().actlons to-day included Lloyd's Bank shares, at 64 prem.: Birmingham Financial shares. et 14 dis. ; Birmingham Wagon 'hares, 6 per cent. preference, at 9 ): Gloucester Wagon shares fourth issue, at 2/ Fran.: and Patent Shaft and Axietree shares, at 2.) prem. Closing prices: Initiate' Railway shams, buyers, at 111: Dudley and Weetbrom wit:A Bank, sellers, et 9i : Britannia Mill 'harm buyers, at 14 die Gloucester Wagon shares, at 124 to 131: and Thomas Adams and Co. 'Limited'. at 1 prem, buyers. Denim, Dec. 11.—Three per Cent. Consols, 934—ffew Three per )'ent. Stock, Ml—Ditto kw account, Jan. 7. 921—Bank of Ireland (410. paid). 337—Munster Bank (Limited) ,I.34paid:, s—National5 — National Bank (430 paid., 6.1 f —Royal Bank (LIO paid), 41 31) 4—Great Southern and Western (4100 paid), 961. Qcsawfrrowx, Dze. 13.—The National Steam @hip Company's steamer Eris, frogs Now York, arrived here at 10 a.m. to-day. She leaded paaeonsere, and pro ceeded for Liverpool. All well. SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARD AND STOCK& Sabo today to 1 p.m. Bk. I Pd. I LikawAn lifted mod losite I Wokelama Oarabrlea lOonarrali Dublin and BoitaidJoac IDandaa,PerthotAbd.la last London Do. Scrip i ="sad 8. Weariful dB Eastans Ord. Bt. 31 Do. t Ant. Mk., No.! di Oreattiorth of Scotland 19 Grao3 Norliaara 108 I Do./. JJ Alva no ay. an- i 110 Do.ll I 2118 p. GA; paldßi 123 Do. Ord. DaL Dir. Nook 1311. Boa** Wool (lm) Gnat Wearers Do.StoarValasa.Blli Do. Booth Wald.. Do. W. Yld.—Oztord Do. Do. N Idocaoldr• Y Lonßrg i ta ti tl.Coaal, *Dor 1)=. d.llatan.A6p.a. London NorlA Waste. 81 744 20 2 74 70 _ LondondSonthWinton Mon. Shot, &Lincoln& Do. Itatenoioid . M. dead 6p. et 1670 MotropolllanDMlrial.. Do. de. do. Do. &St. Jobs's-wood Midland--,_._ m. Sr m• North British . I Do. Xdba ,N. laatarn—Bartriok Do. G. N. Leeds & Do. Do. York , Do. Carlisle. Do. Sioolcalie;tl4. , De. do.„ . lowa ,North Landon Do. d 1,1101- • :: North Stol o. f , ordidro-,.. N. & S. Wastras Patti Shro .Soat gahlre Ilatoo South Eastern titalsocutolttoghoe,&o, Taft Vale _ _ _ Watertord & Kilkenny .Welerioe d Whitehall - T6} } $1 16 109 111 126 96 96 691 641 25 00 00 111 Mk Int 61 63 161 19 114 Ili 77 79 46e 47f 116 1151 leii Me 110} 111} 79 91 ni 331 00 100 - Sli * 7 59 61 934 95i 13 , 3 132 114 116 1 le pm 50 61 110 112 164 674 42 44 674 681 145 1:t 100 10 111; I 44 31 41 61f } 181 un 15 1 14 78 471, , 7 116 141 151 1 1 11111 1 2 11 j 12 100 100 100 100 100 pm 901 10) 671 n isarristirtxss Clltford Amal. Dev. G. Con. (Trlstek ) Drakevalls UM Borst (Morn) Ear Grenville East Lovell R. W. Itnerell (rartstk ) Grumbler 3 at. Aube Great Law (Limited) Great Routh Tolosa 0. W. Vor (Balaton) Oren, Herod's loot Mugabe Dowos . liorprot L 7 Norte Vona Un Mound" Iron On Now tiotoo ... Nor Roak;;:r North th Wheel Crott,y g=United cnco (U. Want) 8. Wad= P. Ch llooth Coodurrow er) 'B. W. ?coma (Lltopo) 18trq Tin ~toti Wait Busat finots4 W. Caradon ((bawd) West allvertoa Waft eston Wk. Bawl allogia) Wk. Balk/ (11.adrutk, W,arAnn (Ilenhen ; Wheal Won wh. Trislawnev (Lkk ii 1.16.4 eke /1.9.0 111.7.11 18" a 1.1.• Ot - 71W4 p.a. ilar.eop. 100 G.Ntlin.• p.c. Joao&July 100 110.-0z.,411 p. ot.,Jaa. * July . . 303 Lanc.tYk4p.c.Joa.t.Jly 100 Lou.Drlgit.lp.e.Jais ally 100 L.0.N.W.4p.0.J0a.1 July 100 Do. Jan.& July 100 L&6.W.4p.e. Jou.a July 100 I Mldlsod,op.o.Jaa.llJuly 100 liaitlah, IL P. * D.8..1 p. et, Fob. t Ame.... 1.011 Nlotro.,4p.o.Jan.aJuly 100 !eo . p.c.119.4040. 00111PAIWIL rd jci 6 9 146 104 _ ~. JOIIIT wn,u& BANKS._ BAAL,. 'PQM 10 - ,Cilif, •0.000 60 000 (00,000 0,000 90.000 80,4100 10.000 ii.iii ifi, — aolo,ooo__ 16,000 03,000, 60,000 10,000 OAK!) f?:°°° ii,iiiii *oil 10.000 10.000 1,000 11,400 10,000 Wok, 6,000 Wiii •___ 10 Aps Bank (La.) A —.I I 10 .. pO. B. 60 Altars 100 Aniance UmOte d 10 Anglo Austrian 20 Anal* Egyptian (Lint, _ fD Au& Italian (16mItad). 10 Bankot BritiabColumblA Do. ii7W, lamed I pm' Bank of Egypt Bank of Otago (Limited) l Bankedifietoria,Autrall Bank of New Zealsad. British N. dairies C. Bk. lad* Ana., Mau l Mara Mt. ad Lakin:4 F2anlal Ilimalldadid Dank (L) Della and Landon ry a ) , lad Loin Lama liztenegid ami Ll ZVI* sod dmairicen ' Bankli.delanalroL 104.800taltitaL Markt HoogKowg&Shan.Corp. Do. Mow . mpo mperi sial al B Ottoman anitareli I ..,.1 londMort. Bk. India(L.), D0.6p.c.Deb..1864, Myra lon.Bk.ofMeaco,its.(L) London and Anginas I Do. New London e BlverPlate(L ) Do. do. do Lott. CM. Bank of Amid London and County. Do. New Do at tO p. S pd Lawton Joint Stook Do.Nevrlaa.lolp.nonepd London /South diatom low. S. Westaga(Lim) I Loudon air e=), London di VI Do.baleLp.wowe gid' Mercesnt Ban=4:l. .1 Mareastiki listropolitan (I.lsnitadl Midland Bank (Liza ) National of anitiralaila National N. Pro. cd Do. Dl 7Wi::. Nidional bank Now &oink NorM Woken °mild Ba look Otaiei.p.(L I Peoria nk=) I Provine. Do. do. Ifew 1 Beath Australia— /Stand. of B. S. Ar7k; Do. do laa at a pad Union of Auatralla _ .. 1 Union of Ireland (Lint.) Union at Dundee —__ ii so as soo on GOVKL.NaLIinT sh oobo. Op. 0t..1871 Al.(k)i .8 p.a. arri:ei.. Do. Operleb..t.lig. Do. tllie,llll3 Do. Sperctlene 944,8011. Do. Operat Ins. foo,ooo Ont4of 41Hopeepgr.1871 d 0.18004010 , Do. do. 10000 , Do. do. 100041 i 234,000 750,090 DlTion.Nov. lr 73, Sakai 1,000,000 Do. lino 40.... 1 360,000 Do. 1888-1883 de._ ege,ooo Maurine. 11e 0i.,1171' 100,000 Do. 000030 Do. 11191 1 3)0,000 Do. 104.000 N0ta1G0v.89.e.Ap.480.3. 100,000 Do. do. IlsykNov. l 110,000 Now BraoaDov.ilporci. 413090 Now Booth Wilis Gov.. I p. 050t.,1871 to 1810 1,171,900 Do. lp. 0.1889 to 1886 814,000 Do.fip. 0.r,1be7 to 1870 190,090 Now Dockland Spar mat.' 1.0011,0001 Do. . _ Iper sont.l 100 .000 Do. II per coot. 1891 114.000' D0.d4.1051,/une&DeO l 200.000 Novo Ikeda Op. 44,101 1.0110.400 Que 4041404 Gm /pal 1,177,450. Do. Do. 1891 .... MAW' S.AustOov. I p.4.,07-77 I De. 1870 and spwsls. WACO V10.4307.0p. 'Jim July 7,005,000, De. Op. 01 £9Bl/4545 i - a pm 71 10 11 101 • 4 die 11 10 4114 12 1?111ni 6 4 dhi 61 63 11 13 4 3Ws as 37 6 d 6141 .... 621 36 - 7 .0. I 4 1 9 8 tV 12 31 11 e 12} 36 38 Pr 1926 s : 1 1:1 1 1 17 1 Ore 81 2 Ms 81 86 - 41 II — 3 311 31 IA ells 0 4 / 111 $ I pro par 1 poi 34 36 i i iis 86» IVEZION JIAILWA ItaawAn ' Mem Mir: = A...4.4 Itztesdoa Dealbwri ftua ithiwah i Wilik2E) ei :24"Castral (L) .Dazdeabourg IdaabarrOursowila(L) Nathan (L) Maira.etlied• t By Um Dad p.a PrL. Bali. N+ of Waned N.Bad. &Ayres 7.p.e Do. Deterre d Pa Trunk PM. !Oitoman gimayroaAldin 'Parla,LytniaandMada. Pans and Origami B. belts t lreruda.l L ) ileyal Sairdnalaa ATI Swedish 7 per oeat. l aanabre and Mean Da. 14 perosat Fret dra Paulo( g. 7 per et (...kaaa&Loaalreostlia Sesta haaL at Yortagal ,Snuthern of France.... Train and earoas west Flandees . I Do. 66 per oent. — PAZ !Resta N. R. of hawse 21 A 2!1 22k IVIMION illfrEs. 111,01.10 Malted) 1011,0001 1 Aello-Draa.Go4d(Llos ) 00,000 110 Austnillaa 111,000, 10 Cape Copper (Ltlte li di 16,0001, Capella 911ver(1,1 110,000 1 f4,eutaleeo.,k 11 la., 10,000 00 Coplapo (United) 16,154 1 Doe Pedro, N. Del Rep &SAO I East Del Rey (Lealtal 45,000 I 'Fortuna (Welted) 00,0011 0 !Froatinorkßolarlalleld 10,000 10 tesseral 01,000 .11aptieda (Limited) ill,ooo abero3llAmited) 7,1127, 'lssatteebus (Limltsti. 10.005 11 IPsaulelllo Come ( KM 5 Pentanes Gold (1.11 re.). 10,1114 11TontW1endSflrerLea4 100.100 5 !Fort Phlltlp 12.001 11 Boyel Cobr• Copper 25,11011 1 Rona G, de 1110,000 1 acettlabAsultraL o ral UMW 11:1 St. Jetta del Rey Ihn. 43,174 11111 Misdealt Um PAD I VidAstlipsels (L) 10,000 Ya m Qrl (U 1050 10 VII 0 11.441100) WOW 5 Maims Cisidabelles 110,000, 1 Wertblas r =tgt .: 70.0004 ' Yorke 15,000 3 Tadausiaelaaa 1 .oso' £lOOOO 3 Government Debentures for 100,000/. being part of the loan of SZNO,UOUL , which were drawn on the 9th inst., and will be payable on presentation at the Oriental Bank on the 31st. The Oriental Bank have also given notice that New South Wales Six per Cent. Treasury Bills for 319,7001. will be pay able on the let January. The following u the official return of the cheque/ and bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-honr► for the week ending Wednesday, Dec. 11. Thursday, Dec. 5 £10,031,000 Friday, Dee. 6 Saturday, Dec. 7 Monday, Dec. 9 Tuesday, Dec. 10 Wednesday, Dec. 11 .k.13,1)42,000 GE(•ftedi DERBTSHIP.E, Chief leipeekw. • Bankers' Clearui f ehutine, Dee. 12. These figures sh w a large falling off from LA week, when, "win; to special circumstances, a total .f 71,203,0001. waa reached. The weekly return of the Bank of France shows the following changes : Coin and bullion Bills discounted Decrease 840,000 Notes in circulation Private deposits Advances Decrease 4,000 Treasury balance The coin and bullion are still increasing rapidly, and, with the addition of 550,000/. now shown, the total has reached the colossal sum of 40,034,900 f. The inferences as to the dulness of trade which are suggested by this unprecedented accumulation of the precious metals are confirmed by the continue& falling off in the discounts. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, Dec.ll, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following changes : Circulation issue 235,563,580 Decrease 219,708 Circulation active 2:1,400,985 Decrease 441,585 Public deposits 5,783,788 Increase 453,054 Otbsr deposits Government securities in ikasikinirclepTart7nent — 12,319,303 No change. Other securities in banking department 17,026,3= Increase 240,320 Coin and bullion in both departments Seven day and other bilk— 53.5,305 Increase 5,104 The Rest .34/36,,181 Decease 2,634 Notes in reserve Total reserve (notes k coin) in banking department 13,262,572 Increase 387.700 The Bank's loan and discount business is beginning to revive, as is shown by the increase of nearly a quarter of a million in the private securities, but the deposits having increased considerably, the reserve has risen 387,7001. The amount of phi, withdrawn from the B a nk f u r exportation during the week was 209,000/., and, as the diminution above shown in the coin and bullion is only 153,8851., • reflux of coin from the provinces, where the cir culation was swelled by the requirements of the harvest, is indicated. This view is confirmed by reference to bankers, through whom these remit tances are made. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account percuror tOtlieAlt Ttitond yth Vie., c. St Or the week esonng on Wednesday, the 11th day of December, 18M. Notes lamed L.3.5.553,:.ba Government debt.. 411,015.101 (Aber mearitlee.... SAVO) Gold coin and W- Ilion !AWNS Silver bullion A 35.60,680 111AMIII41 DI Proprietors' Capital x 14,453,000 Best Public Deposita eluding Each' , Sty. banks, Ootn Ws. at NaUonal DNA, and Dty Atalanta) 5.7^738 Other Deposits Seven di, and other Bala - Governmelat Secu rities 412.319,209 Other Securities Notes Gold sod Silver Let. 008,097 Dec I'2. 18/7. 41.027 1. MAY. Deputy Latakia.. THURSDAY EvENISG. Consols, which closed yesterday at 93, "buyers," sx div., for the 7th January, opened this morning at 93 to 1, and closed at 93. For money the last price was 92i to 93. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 921 to 93. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 921, 3, ex div.; ditto, for account, 98, 1, ex div. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 9.3, 21 ; New Three per Cents., 921, 3 ; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 751, ex div. ; Bank Stock, 2431, 1 India Stook, shut ; ditto Five per Cent., 1121, ~ 12, ex div. ; ditto Four per Cent., 1001, ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent. " entced" rupee paper, 1081 ; ditto Five per Cent. Rupee Deben tures, 1882, 104. The India Five per Cent. stock was more offered, and receded, being last marked 112, ex div. Exchequer Bills remain at 28a. to 31s. pram. The foreign stock market was firmer than yester day, though there was no important increase of business. Spanish Passive, Certificates, and New Three per Cents. were inquired for, and rose 1 per cent. Mexican, Greek Coupons, and Portu guese also improved ; and New Cranadian Three per Cents. and Chilian of 1860, 4. On the other hand, Buenos Ayres Deferred declined 1 per cent. ; Turkish of 1858, ; and Italian of 1861, 1. The Egyptian Nine per Cent. Loin was quoted 1 to 11 prem., and the Honduras Government Rail way Loan 1/ to 11 prem. Very few dealings were recorded in bank shares. London and Brazilian rose 11., and Anglo-Austrian 33., while Anglo-Egyptian declined 10s. With the exception of International Financial, which rose 2a. 6d., the shares of the financial com panies showed no movement, closing as follows : International Financial, 21 to 2 die. ; General Credit, 2i to 2 dis. ; London Financial, 221 to 21} dia. • and Credit Foncier, 6 3 to 6 1 dis. Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference shares improved 2s. tid. to .01., the last prices being 18g to t and 4} to a reapeo tively. Telegraph Construction were steady, at 141 to 151. Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 1 61 to 1 being rather dull ; and National Discount to prem. showing no change. Peninsular an Oriental and Royal Mail Steam shares were offered, and fell U. City of Moscow Gas and Itlivmney Iron (now) declined 10s. ' and Egyptian Trading 2s. 6d., but Upper Assam Tea improved 10s., and Oriental Gas 2s. 6d. London and St. Katharine Dock stock advanced 4 per cent. Colonial government debentures were unaltered, the amount of business being small. The desire of the public to invest in these securities seems to have been satisfied for the moment. _ _ American securities were inquired for, and firm. The 5-20 Bonds and Erie Railway shares rose per per cent., and Illinois Central 1. Prices closed se follows:—ii-20 Bonds, 1882, 712 to; ; Erie Rail way shares, 48i to ; Illinois Central, 84 to 90; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures, 21 to 23 ; and Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 19 to 20. MINE&-(T1118 DAY.) On Moos. This being settling day, there is not much busi ness in British mining shares, but West Seton, New Seton, and East Lovell are in request. Annexed are the quotations :—West Chivert.in, 65 to 67 ; West Camden, 11} to 124 ; West Seton, 190 to 200 ; Wheal SetoiL, 924 to 96, ex div.; Clifford, b 3 to 6 ; East Lovell, B} - to 9 ; Prince of Wales, 490. to Mt. ; West Great Work, to 4 ; West Kitty, 14s. to IGs. ; Great South Tulgus, 20a. to 225. ; North Croft', 2is to 1 ; New Lovell, Gs. to Bs. ; New Seton, G 74. to 721 ; and Wheal Grenville, 275. 6d. to 30s. Foreign and colonial mining shares present no alteration, at the following prices :—St. John del Rey, 60 to 62 ; Don Pedro, 2i to I prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, par to prem. ; Chontsles, 11 to 01 dis. ; Pestarena, dis. to per ; par to 1 prem. ; United Mexican, 11 to 1! ; Port Phillip, 1 5-16 to 7-18 ; Central American, Ito 1 dis. ; and Anglo-Argentine, prem. Quagitsrows,Die.li.=ThaiNational Steamship Company'. steamer Helvetia arrived here at 9 p.m. yester day, embarked paamengera, and sailed for New Yc rt. at 10 a.m. to-day. All well. bad n ,s a est re►t lout the .sti ent. rely' idea aC* Ron, d for %sr% 0 011 : JO in 4 ;Tatiu!l tarclO