The Sun. — London, England, 1869-12-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CO3IMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocz. There was an improved tone prevalent on the Stock Exchange to-day, and prices generally may be reported firm though not higher. The arrange ment of the Turkish matter has led to an improve ment in that particular stock, but in Railway shares the quotations were not so good as yesterday. The demand for discount was not very great, 2f being the price for bills at three months. Consols are now at 92 8 Ito 92 for money; ditto, for Ac punt, 92/ ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 92 ; New Tkree per Cents, 92 f Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, 5 prem. ; June 2 7 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, prem. ; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent., 238 9. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1111 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 4 ; ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent., ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, prem. ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 25 prem. In the Foreign Market there has been an im provement in Turkish and Egyptian Stocks, the Five per Cents. have advanced to 441 to 441, and Egyptian 1868 Loan is now 78f to 78q, a rise of 1 ; Italian are steady at 54f to 541; Spanish, 27f to 271 ; Mexican, 131 to 131 ; Peruvian, 834 to 811 ; and Argentine, 851 to 86. In the Railway Market Shares is heavy. Great Northern is now 1061 to 1071 ; South. Eastern, 761 to 76k ; Metropolitan, 831 to 84 ; Brighton, 47 to 471 ; London and North Western and Great Northern (A), 122 to 1221, and 108 to 109 ; Midland, 119} to 120 ; Great Western, 551- to 561 ; Great Eastern, 371 to 371 ; Caledonian, 781 to 791 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 15 to 151 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 126} to 127 ; and North Eastern (Berwick), 120 to 1201. American Five-Twenty Bonds are dealt in at 854 to 86, being a recovery of 1. Eries are 20 to 201, and Illinois 99f to 100. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance are now 34 ; French Cable, 154 to 151 ; and Anglo-Ameri can, 191 to 191. At Mark-lane this morning the attendance was very moderate and the trade opened dull. The supply of English wheat was moderate, but the de mand very slow, and prices remained without quot able change. Foreign wheat hangs heavily on hand and business quite of a retail character, leaving quotations nomiaally unchanged. Flour a dull sale at late rates. In Bank Shares Agra are quoted at 101 to 11 ; London and County, 461 to 47i ; Imperial Otto man, 2i to 24 prem. ; Alliance, 121 to 131 ; An glo-Austrian, 10 to 12 ; Chartered Mercantile, 31 to 32 ; Consolidated, 4} to 4; ; London and West minster, 581 to 591 ; Oriental, 41 to 42 ; London Joint-stock, 31 to 32 ; and Union of London, 37 to 38. A further sum of £56,000 in gold was sent to the Bank yesterday. The Pera has brought, i❑ addition to the £539,333 already referred to, the sum of £25,000 recovered from the wreck of the Carnatic. The total supply of Australian gold in the market this week there fore amounted to about £564,333. The report of the African Steamship Company for the six months ending the 31st October last, states that there is a balance of £6,299 10s. 10d. at the credit of the revenue account, out of which the usual dividend of Bs. per share is recommended, leaving a balance of £1,614 Bs. ld. to be carried forward. A circular has been issued announcing the failure of Messrs. W. and G. Needham and Co., Ware housemen, 30, St. Paul's-churchyard. The liabili ties are estimated at £25,000. The books have been placed in the hands of Messrs. Lovering and Min ton, accountants. The Manchester courier thus alludes to a small failure in Manchester :—" The failure was reported yesterday of Messrs. Rawstron and Phillips, Spring-garden., a small home-trade house. A meet ing of creditors was held this afternoon, at the offices of Mr. Evans, solicitor, Albert-square. The liabilities proved to be £1,083 16s. Id., And the assets £312 18s. Rd. ; deficiency, £770 17s. sd. An offer was made of 7s. 6d. iu the pound, ss. to be paid down. The offer was not accepted, and the meeting was adjourned." In Mincing-lane a steady tone has prevailed, although transactions in most articles have been of very moderate extent. The cotton market has been decidedly steadier. It is now stated that the Government have arranged to take over the telegraph system on the 31st of January, and that the payment of the £5,715,048 compensation money to the companies will be made some time between the 28th of Janu ary and the sth of February. The Levant Herald of the 30th ult. contains the official notification of the Sinking Fund for the Consolidated Turkish Five per Cents. having been applied as mentioned on the 7th inst., by the burn ing of the selected number of bonds. The directors of the Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour) Company are now issuing official notices with regard to the drawings, and the English direc tors have also received information that satisfac tory arrangements are in progress for the prompt payment of the coupons due on the Ist of January next. The announcement of the acceptance by the Khedive, in every respect, of the terms imposed by the Sultan, and his proposed visit to Constantinople to show his allegiance, has been received with great satisfaction, and tended to mitigate the distrust occasioned by the attempted floating of fresh '1 rea- Bury Bonds in Paris. It is stated that the divi dends for the various securities are provided, and that they will come forward in regular course. Large investments have been made in Indian securities in connection with the Commissioners for Greenwich Hospital, &c. A report is in circulation that the new Turkish Loan will be introduced next week. The French steamer Lafayette is announced to have arrived at Brest with specie to the value of £17,200. The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the Bth of Dec. gives the following results when compared with the previous week : Rest Pullin deposits Other deposits 17,600,162 ..; Decrease ... 56,795 On the other side of the account : Government securi ties £13,811,953 ... No change. Other securities 16,397,604 ... Increase 227,137 Notes unemployed 9,910,680 Increase ... 593,225 The amount of notes in circulation is £22,872,810 being a decrease of £362,400 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,767,610, showing an increase of £239,279 when compared with the preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols and French Rentes with the corresponding week last year : At Present. Same Week last Year. Bullion Reserve Notes in circulation 22,872,810 ... 23,200,140 Rate of discount Consols French _Routes The following is the official return of the cheques and bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-house for the week ending Wednesday, Dec. 8 : Thursday £11,382,000 Friday Saturday... . hlouday 12,959,000 Tuesday Weduealay 8,740,000 62,314,000 FIjNBIS—T O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, Jan. 6 92i 3 per Cont. Reduced 92 New 3 per Cent N cw 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cen ,au. 1873 elunuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Dille, 41,0QQ, 21p. ct.biarcis pus 1 D‘). 3 do. June Do £lOO, £2OO ct .C5OO — pm Bank of El,gland Stock, 44 per Cent Da. opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds Inter-Colonial Omnium I. ADIAN UOVERNMENT BECURITIEB Unli L `i Lock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 Shut Do. Opening, for Account Do. 0 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Pape, 4 per Cent..,..,.. — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ..... ... — Do. 54 . per Cent. May 1.679 — Da. 5 per Cont., Rup: Dell, 1872.. — Do do 18rel — Do. do. 1882 ..... UO. D 31.). 5 per Cent., Aug. 187 3 Do. Bo 14 4 per Cent., £l,000 Do. nn for £l.OOO — FOREIGN FUNDS— TITO O'CLOCK. Argentine liepti bite, 6 per Cont. %ultrian Bonds 5 per cent .. — Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — OD. 44 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858 — Do. at, 156 ' — Do. do., 18;3... — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Dc. Account Buenos Ayres 6 per Cont. DJ 2 per Cent. (Deforr-A 3 por Cent — 3:1 , .pi., 6 per Cent. lu , ltan 6 per Cent , 'o. ti per Cent 7ll i Do. 3 per Cent~ Do. 7 per Cont., 1866 Do. 6 per cent. 1867 — 3 lotobian, 6 pei Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 — Danubian Principalities, 7 'or Cent Bsi Do. Acccunr - • Do 8 per Cent., 1867 951. Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent... — Da Secoed Issue •• — Do..£sut Bonds — Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. t5OO Bonds Dv 4106 Bonds Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 . ... Do. £10t) Bonds . •••• 78,1 Government _Railway Debentures ~... 99 i Groei 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups Do. Coupons - Do. Account Ga stemala:o per Cent . — Honduras Gov Rail. Los tn., 10 p.,Ut., all pd 85 4} Itiiian 5 pee Cert., 1865 — Jo. Account .... Do Mareminana Railway — liexicaL 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1861 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — kiontevidcau C per Cent. .. — gocrish Imperial 5 per Ceut New Granada — Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peru - rian 5 per Cont. 1865 - — Do Account B3k f _ Do 44 per Cent. (Ui.'iarren) - Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portliguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,';: 31 Do. do. 1867 3l Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 . ear Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cent 1850 - Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 5 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 'do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO BondE,„ Do. do. £B4 los. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 921 Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 66 51 Sardinian 5 pea. Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . — Do. Acc',unt ~. Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 Turkish 6 pa Cent Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account - Do #lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account 671 4 Do £lOO Bonds 694 84 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 — Do. Ace. ant D) 1 per Cent., Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent. 1864 - - Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Dividends on the above payable iu Lontiot. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch '2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates 854 French Rontes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Omit. 1831, 1.11 . .. 25f. Do Account . MI 4 71 Tr • • 4 4fAl3K. JonFols, Money 921 4 xd Do. Account., Jan. 6 (194 4 id STATE OF TRADE. BRADFORD, Dec. 9.—Great quietness pervades the wool market to-day. The dark foggy weather is un favourable to the sale of wool, and, in consequence of this, Messrs. G. and W. Townsend, wool brokers, have postponed their monthly sale of English wool. The demand during the week has been confined to very choice sorts, including lustre, demi-lustre, and Irish, and the operations, very limited in character, have been for the purpose of assorting stocks and covering pressing requirements. There is no disposition on the part of staplers to press sales. Stocks are low and prices are generally very firmly maiuteined. Medium sorts of wool have been in rather better request. There is a fair business doing in mohair yarns, and spinners are well em ployed. Prices in all classes of yarns are gene rally well maintained. Where stocks are held a slight concession will be made. There is no change to report in the piece trade. There i 3 only a limited business done. Prices are steady. THE FEMALE SCHOOL OF ART. The annual exhibition of the prize-drawings of the students of this school opened to-day at the College, Queen's -square. Miss Julia Pocock has taken the Queen's gold medal and a National book, prizes for drawing, and a prize of £5 ss. for modelling, given by Mr. Alexander Macarthur. Her Majesty has purchased one of this young lady's drawings from life. The National Silver Medal has been won by Miss Whiteman Webb ; and national book prizes have been awarded to Miss Alice Ellis, Miss Emily Slous, and Miss Amy Messenger ; and besides these, nineteen third-grade prizes and eight vacation prizes to various students. Miss Gann, the directress, says the progress of the school, in regard to proficiency, is this year beyond the average. PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and vie short exchange on London is 251. 15c. per £1 sterling On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 lia.loid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold at the above price is slightly ,dearer in Paris than in L3ncon. SHIPPING INI ELLIGILSCE. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. No arrivals. Sailed—Sir R. Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk; Vigilant, steamer, for Calais; Schwalbe, steamer, for Bremen ; Dol phin, steamer, for Antwerp ; Delegente, for Terceira. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Seine and Tamise, screw steamer, No. 1, from Paris, for London. Staff-Captain Valentine G. Roberts (assistant master-attendant at Sheerness Dockyard) has been appointed Queen's Harbourmaster of the ports of Chatham and Sheerness, under the Dockyard Ports Regulation Act of 1865 and Order in Council of July 29, 1868. LUXURIANT AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR.—MRS. S. A. ALLEN'S WORLD'S HAIR RESTORER OR DRESSING never fails to quickly restore Grey or Faded Hair to its youthful colour and beauty, and with the first application a beautiful gloss and de lightful fragrance is given to the Hair. It stops the Hair from falling off. It prevents baldness. It promotes luxuriant growth, it causes the Hair to grow thick and strong. It removes all audruff. It contains neither oil nor dye. In large bottles—. Price Six Shillings. Sold b) most Chemists and P rfumers Depot, 266, High Holborn Vifty million envelopes aro sold annually, and stamped with the crest and address from upwards of 15,000 steel dies, at Parkins and Gotto's, who make no charge for stamping or cement ing, and, having only one price, undertake to supply the nobility and gentry with every description of writing paper and envelopes of the best and m os t f ash i ona b le ki n d , a t e xtraordinarhy low charges. Monogram s , crest, or address dies cut at less than half price, Coloured stamping reduced from 2s. to ls. per 100. Arms, monograms, and crests emb'azoued. 60 stampers, die sinkers, and engravers being kept upon the premises, all orders are exe cuted with great despatch. Dance programmes, invitations, at home notes, MSS. books, return thanks, bordered and overland papers, dish, dessert, and bouquet papers, and every description of fancy and household stationery. Parkins and (lotto, Mimi acturirg Etatigors, 24auci 25, Qxfoi-otrot, W. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1869. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY 811AREL3 AND STOCXIS JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Busines Share; NAME. Paid. Price done 10 Agra Limited, .A all 101 11 10 Do B lO 31 4 9; 50 Albion l5 10 8 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, Biz all 22 22/p 221 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 12 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm._ ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 161 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 17 18 17 1 25 Chartered Mere. of India, Loudon, and China all SI 32 311 20 City lO 10 11 100 Colonial '2s l 41 10 Consolidated, Jim. 50 Delhi and Loudon, lint 50 East Loudon, liin b 2; 11 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro, But 20 English, zreottish, and Aug. trallan Chartered 4 all 161 16 , 1 171 281 Hong Bung and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 23 281 Do new lll 4 5 100 Imperial, lim '2o 15 16 20 Imperial Ottoman lB 24 zi 11 1 :5 lonian Lnd Mortgage of India, all 19 22 28 Do new 5 6 3 inn 4 31 100 Do 5 p.c.Debs.ls64, 80 all 76 76 1 0 100 London Bank of .Mexico and South America, lint. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 4i 80 30 31 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 Loudon &River Plate, lim. 49 11 13 25 Do new 10 1j 2 p 121 20 London Chart. of Australia all '231 241 20 London and County 2O 491 591 50 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. It ••• ••• London Joint 5t0ck..,,,, . 311 321 London and South African al 8 9 100 Loudon c& S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, Jim l2l ••• ••• 100 London and Westminster 2O 571 581 591 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pin 100 Merchant, tiro 10 Metropolitan, lim 00 Midland, lim. 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3d 1p 00 National PTO Ville. of Eug'd 42 ... ... 10 Do • ... .. 42 ... ... 50 National...... 39 ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provinc. Batik. Corpo. lim l5 64 8 # 30 Proviueial of Ireland ' 10 Do new.. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 11 1.1 100 Do issued at 6pm io 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 46 43 lOU Union of Ireland, lim ... ~. 00 Uniou of Loudon l4 37 11131 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. .ekt`" - igV)-Ancwican ei.,litn a lot 201 191 10 Anglo Mediter 1 , 4 17 , st Atlantic Telegraph lO 14. 151 st Do. S per cent. st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 178 1t , 3 st Electric dc Inter. Telegraph 10E4 23S 2i3 10 Do. New 8 12 Lip 25 Indo-European Tel., 10 Id pr 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 3i 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 1 1p 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lint all 6i 71 25 Reuter's Telegram all 7u 81 20 Societe Transatlant., lint.., all I 4 151 151 at Submarine Telegraph l5O 243 235 1 Do. Scrip all 11 11 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint, all 7 n 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 41 p ACTIOI. AGAINST A LONDON NEWSPAPER. The case of • (Palter v. Pickburn" was again before Vice- Chancellor Stuart on Thursday. It was a motion for an injunction, made on behalf of the proprietors of the Times newspaper, to restrain the defendant, the proprietor of a paper called The Clerkenwell News and London Times from using the words and London Times as a part of the title of his newspaper. It was stated for the plaintiff that the defendant ori ginally published his paper with the title Clerkenwell News simply, but in 1866 the words and London Times were added in small type. In October last these words were printed in large type, and became a very prominent part of the title, the words Clerkenwell News being in smaller letters, and, in fact, entirely dwarfed by the large words London Times. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant by the assumption of this title attempted to pass of his paper in the colonies and in America as the plaintiff's paper. The two papers were not alike in appearance, and no one, looking at them together, would mistake one for the other. Evidence from officials at the Post-office was to the effect that confusion had been caused in the delivery of letters by the similarity of the letters and the two rapers; and that it had been necessary to order that all letters addroned "London Time., Fleet-street," should be sent to the defen dant, because be had a branch office in Fleet-street. Other evidenee went to chew that mistakes had arisen in the insertion of advertisements and the sale of papers by news agents. Since this motion was pending, the defendant had sent round to various newsagents for the London Times and in every instance had received his own paper. The defendant ; in his affidavit, said he had never intended to pass off his paper as the plaintiff's, and did not know that the plaintiff's paper was ever called the London Times. His paper had no circulation abroad or in the country, and was intended as an advertising medium for persons in humble life. Mr. Dickenson, addressing the court for the defendant, said this was the first time an application had been made to the court to restrain a person from using a name which he had used for several years. The defendant had used this title for four years, and although the proprietors of the Times had thought it worth while to proceed against a halfpenny paper, and had ransacked the country and the colonies for evidence, they had been unable to bring for ward any single instance in which inconvenience had arisen. The Vice-Chancellor : There is the Sunday Times and the Law Times, and if you had taken any name which did not apply to London particularly I should quite understand your view. But this is like the case of the Penny Bell's Life, in which it was held that it was at tempted to make the public believe that Bell's Life was to be had fora penny. You put a prefix of which the plain tiff complains, because he says if you had taken a more limited title—say the Clerkenwell Times, or the Watch makers' Times, or the Washerwoman's Times, it would have been quite right. (Laughter.) Before the conclusion of the arguments in reply, an arrangement was come to between the parties, the defen dant agreeing to discontinue the words " and London Tunes" from his title, each side paying its own costs. Eatlwaye. p ad. Closing I.ansinsee Price. deny. et Bi jet 41 and Exeter ...... 100 73 75 at Caledonian —.... 100 79 796 et ciiinorian 20 Corn wall all 2 et Dublin di Belfast Juno lO9 et Dun„Yerth, 00 70 72 2J East London all 5 7 661 20 Do 20 Do et Glasgow .3; S. Western.. 100 105 107 st Great Eastern ...... lOU 37 as 174 at Do. E. Aug]. No. 2.... 100 Oi 7 at LireatNorthol Scotland.. 100 10 16 st Great Northern ... 100 107 .1,6 at Do. A stook st Do, B stock— . 1(10 126 1..8 at GtS, and W. of Ireland lov irB 100 at (it. ‘Vestern -Original HJO 00 064 56 61 st Do. boutit Wales at Do. L: lOl at Do. Newport lOO 32 at ct Lanuashire lorkahirt ICU t 264 27 1164 at Lun.,Brigh.,a S.Coabt iCt 47 478 i 73 64 o‘.) Do 6crip - 01 1 on., ,;118i.., alto i. 144 .54 15 ,t Aleut+. tea. A lOO 11 13 t Lon. 10: 1414 22 1214 24 3; Lull. o ouuttt N ett.l.L Jt a 03 145 lb _ 411v1., di Lincuth.. it:t 53 3s} st Attrui.olitun .....lb6 t 4 14 ! st Do Exteusiau ioU bli 5 Du. New rd -- st MeLrupolitau Disti t. all 30 ?2 31 30} lU Metrop. at. Joliu's 1. oo I 0 st Mini said st DO, dirtniu.. Os, ui .• lut i 7 89 st Nor /11 British st 1.3 .2, st or itla4tera— Der iLu 119 23 121 25 D U. N.E pui ch.., Ea), - st D, Leeds. ' • . 10u 73 79 78j st icrk IGG 116 116 11. st U oCarliole st D °Stock. & Darling ILO 176 173 st North London 10 Do New 181,8 et North Staffordshire 100 61 63 62 st North ano 8.-W. Junction Lou 93 101 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... • • st Rfr i niney at Shropshire Union lOO 591 tO4 st South Devon:.. at South Eastern lOO 761 77 77j at Staines, Wok'hana, a. Wok all 13 11 st LauV ale -- Do. (.; .. • 6 Watcrlord di liilkentiy ;(1.1 lo %Vaterluo & Whitehail — RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SIIARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 80 8S Caledonian We., Nu: 2 lOO ... st Do. Sent. N.E., 41 per cent lOO •st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c.— 100 st Do. do. 7 per cent. 190 st Do. do. Ordinary too 78 82 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 •.• 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ..„ stj Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 100 107 st Du. Ist Class preference lOO at Glas. 1; S.W. gua. 5 per et l9O at .4t. Eastern, EC Ex. Nu.l 100 US 101 st Do do N 0.2 100 97 99 at Do do 6 par cent BM 119 113 st Du East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 at Do du C 7 du. 1.10 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4 p.c. gun. 100 63 72 st Do Norfolk p.e.Ex.1116 100 ..• st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.l6l7 100 at (treat Northern, L por cent 10) ..• st Du 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pus. 100 Do 4/ do do do 10) •,. at Do 5 do at sp. c. pin 104 st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ••• at at. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 90 18 at Gt. West.—Orig.&J chg., per gtia.s p.c lOO 108,:j1( 8 at Do. Orig. (B.& 11. Ex). 5 p.c 100 95 100 st Do do 4h per cent. 1850 lOO 90 st Do do 4 do do at Do do .5 per cent. rodeos lOl V 7 09 at Do do Birmingham gun lOO 68 72 st Do do du pref lOO at Do do Chester gua lOO /5 ;.; at Do do do 8 per coot. 100 • . . st Do do do 5 do 100 103 101; at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 4 4 P.e lOO ••• ••• at Do do 41 1151— .100 st Do du at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. lOU 116 113 at du 2tl gua. 100 It 3 114 at Do Newport, Ist g. p.c. 100 06 VS st Do du 21 do 100. •.• .• at Do gua. 51 per cont. 1863 100 „.. .„„ 00 Lancaster 6; Carlisle 41 p.c. all _ at Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1.3 130 at Du Barnsley, .tis Is p.e. 104 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 110 130 1.1.5 at Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 95 100 stj Loudon & Brighton, 5 p.c. Buaranto.3.l, No 1 lOO _ stj Du 5 per cent. guu, No. 2. 100 at Do G do do lee at Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent lOO st Do 6 du (W.E. & 0.1" ) 100 at Do 4 do 1859 lOO ••• ••• st Loudon, Chatham, &Dover 5 per cent lOO •,. ..„ st; London and N. W., C. and Nuneaton .5 per cent lOO no 114 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrewsb'y & We!ehp'l lO3 at London and 6 W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 11.5 150 a Do (l'ortsin.perp tuns 256 d) all ..• a Man., Sher., &Liucin. li p.e. 100 ..• •• Do .t:A; all par Ipm • Do 31 per cent 10) 04 66 1 Do redeem. 6 percent. b st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. e... 100 130 17;5 a Do Bristol& Bina., 6p. c lOl 1i 2 134 • Do 41 per cent. redeem lO6 V 8 100 a Du 4i per cent. irredeeits lOO 1,0 a DU Leieoster p.c 100 89 91 et North p.e. No. L loo st Du 1:.&U. 4p. S. & I. u.) •• st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per een.i lOO • st Du Border Union, 51 p.c loo at N.-Eabterti—Cony. 4 p.c lOO 6/ St; at DU 41 per coat. releem llO 97 99 st Du e N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Ldrwick capital 8.13.4. Dts'York, 11. &S. purchase lO lo 104 Du Su:l;ns . 1 / 4 ; Drliug. A 5 p. e l OO 107 10) st Do \V, llartlepool 11. and 11 100 8j es 20 North Staffordshire 10s li. DOYOU Annuities, all 9 lo lUs Do Tuvistocl: Anus., 10s all St 91 10s Du Fixed 41 per cent all S s A 10.6. S. Last. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 2l st Do 41 percent lOO st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO st Tali Vale NO. 1 lOO Lit 15S st Waterford 4; liillieuuy, 6pc IUU • • .. RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SIIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year at CiblA.)lliall 41 p c gutt. st Du Seot. Ceu. min. 7 p e lOO at Do 41 p irredemn all at Do 4p c eon. issued at SO 65 at Great Eastern 41 par cent. 100 77 80 81 at Do 5 do, 1662 lOO 87 00 at Do New 5 do, 166 J lOO 86 88 st Do do 5 do, 1661 lOO 83 86 et Great Northern, 5p c irred. too at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ... at Do Boston. & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 at Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 at Do Joint perpe. 5 p e,1665 100 86 9 st 110 do 6p c irred., 1666 100 11') 112 1111 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and Yorii New 41 per cent till J uly, 1671 2 1 1p st Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1853 100 st Do do 4 do, 1660 100 ••• at Do do 41 do, 1861 10 st Da do 41 do, 1863 100 ... st Do do 5 do, 1665 100 .. st Do No. 6 5 do, 1666 100 ... • at Do No. 7 sdu at Lund , Chat., &c., Id, 6 p.c st 11 u me,trup. B 6 p.c 100 • Do do C at Loudon& N Western, Ip c 100 106 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 10U ell 00 10 Man. Sher. & Lin., 5 pc, 1665 all V 9 1 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 104 st Midland, it 5 per cent pref. 100 107 100 at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1861 all 201 21/ 18 Do Incony. New Snares all 19 134 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,137 . 2 Bl 11 21y at North British, E. and (./ No. 1, 5 per cent 100 et Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P.,&Duu., 2d,4 pc 101 at Do 11,.&U , N 0.2, 5 p.c 100 at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 st Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c lOO st Do E. & U., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 09 st Do Stuck. & Dark., 100 112 113 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Stanordshire 5p e at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 ... at Do sdo (Oh. Cross) 1863 100 at Do i do, 1861 at Vlctoria. St. & Pimlico, 44 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALA at Birkenhead IUU >7l 93 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all e. 106 at Buckinghamshire et Chester and Holyhead 100 54 ; 6 a t Do. 51 per cent. at D o . 5 du. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... at Colchester Sto...ur Valley at East Lincoln, gua. ap. c lOO 132 al; 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all .., ..„ s Gt. Easa., Newm.,&c., 5 p.c 100 ~ ... a Du. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 at Do.do. Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 „. ~. at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Herd 100 96 9 8 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 216 at London andl3lackwall lot/ us 9,5 at Du. 4/ per cent lOO „, ... at Loudon, Chat., &c., 41 p. c lOO ~„ .., at Do. Cone. Fund, 5 do 100 st London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... ,„ st Loudon, Tilbury, & South 100 83 85 at Lowestoft, gnat 4 percent lOO 79 81 at Do. d b do ..._ lOO „, ... 51 Blaneh., Bt._ 4 Ma all ~ ,„ at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 02 Pt 10 Mid lient Cray Liza) 50 Northern& East.,s percent all 63 La SO Do. do. 6 do. all ... ... at N. Eastora—Hartlep00l .., ~, at N.West. A perp. prat', 5p c. IUO 107 109 112 st Do B minimum 14 p.c lOO ... at Notting. & (*ninth. lt. at C lO3 91 91 25 Preston and W y co• all 41 46 ~. ltuy atoll, Mitch., and Shop. 100 132 13 4 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 106 132 134 10 Do do 8 'la S. Yorksh. and liiver Dun 100 91 Lip D . 4 per cent gua lO i 73 SO 4 ' 5 du st Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all ,„ • "20 Do do -0 all „, .., at Weymouth and Portland, lOO at Wilts and Somerset ..• 81 82 COLONIAL GOVIGRNMENT SECUILITIiiLs DOCKS. et East and Weatindia lOO 122 125 London and St. Katheriuo lOO 49 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all ‘,. Mil!wall Freehold Land at Dock lOO 23 28 st Southampton lOO 72 75 s; S urrey gcuttorciol ~,,,,, in All MISCELLANEOUS. . _ 10 A 25 AnugstieliaenxiAgricultural 25 Australian Mort. Laud and nuance, lim 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, 5 id 1 3 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lira, all 141 141 10 Do. New all 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. 3 0 13 15 5 Bombay Gas, lint. 5 Do. New 4 14 /d 4 50 British American Land 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, 20 British Ship Owners 74 29 Canada Company all 63 t:6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 20 Ceylon Company, lim 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 25 City of London Steal Pro perty, Hai 9 51 41d 30 City of Milan Improvrlim. all i 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, all 50 City Offices, lim 25 23 22 d 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercial llniou (Assur) 6 yr a p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, inn all 24 27 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 4; per cent, all 103 104 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 2/ 50 CreditFon.onlauritiuslim. 10 31 21,1 st Crystal Palace lOO 21 22 et Do. Preference lOO 95 100 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb. 109 107 112 1011 1 20 Darjeeling, lim. 10 Eastern Assam, Sim. 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lice. 20 East India Irriga, & Canal 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Qua. by Egypt. Gov ailj 94 I+9 95 11 1 20 Egyptian Conn. & Tra,i. Ilin. 6 3 Eng. & Lust ral. Copper, liin 21 4 14 English and+oreigu Credit 71 41 31d lOU Eng. and Scot. Marine, litn. 8 ... ...d 10 Fairlmirn Engineering 6 3 2d 2J Fore-street Warehouse, li;n l2 1 2 p 18 100 For. & Col. Coy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at J.:85 all 83 30 50 Gallivant, lim. 10 General Credit & Dig , lira 71 1 3 11 6 3 CSotlealarNiLvfitalii.oall ll5 2 3 21)11 5 1 0 5 I l i c o u n t; 1;11 10 Hong Kong and China (3,s all ••• ••• 20 Hudson's Bay all 14 13 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 20 Interua.Fina.ncialSoc. lim 5 '2 17 3 20 Interna. Land Credit, Bin 6 6 40 50 Italian Land 5 ld p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 33 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued ilo all 67 119 50 Land Securities, lim 23 1 i 25 London African Tradiu 4 lO 7 5d 25 Lon. & Calm'. Marina, hin 6 ••• —d 10 London County Laud and Building, Bin 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lim 30 22 21 4 Lond.Gen.Omuibus.Codim. all 2 23 24 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 21 16d 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 3d pr st Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gus. sp.c. by India Gov. 10 Mauritius Laud, Credit, and Agency,lim .... l4 13 13 50 Merchant Shipping, lim all 32 37 60 Millwall Iron Works, Bin. 121 ... ... 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., Rm. 25 National Discount Co., lim 5 10 / 11 3 11 1 25 National Prey. Marine, lint. 4 ••• .. 10 National Steam Ship, lira. all 9; 103 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lira. 6 3 3 3 d 10 New Consolidated Di s. lira 3 13 l id 5 Now Quebrada, lira 4.3.0 41 44 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer cantile Ageucv,lim l4 1 113 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 5 1} 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, Rm. 5 7 5 10 Do. B et North Brit. Austral., lima— 100 48 53 50 North Brit. & Moreau. In 63 19 193 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 13 14 50 Oriental Financial, lim ii ... ... 5 Oriental Gas, Jim 5 Do. New 1 4 1p 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lim }d 1p 5 Ottoman Gas, lim ll 24 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail Jim -- 5 Do. do. et Peel R. Land & Miner!, lira 100 31 34 60 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 648 191 50 Do. New 1367 lO 11 141 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Ln.,lita all 18 19 Do. Gas, lim all 24 251 25} 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 48 50 Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 78 83 Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref lOO ... ••• Societe Fin. d'Egypto, lim lO 7 6d Societe Gon.de l'Empiro Ot 8 2; 34 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint 6 ••• •• 25 South Australian Land 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,llln all 324 334 331 4 i 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lien 2 21 3 51 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Rm B, 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim l' —1 •lp•• 10 Do do. do. a ll 20 Trust St Loan Co., U. Canada 5 i _ 50 Union ,Marine L'pool, tim 5 41 IP P 20 Union Steam Ship, inn all 22 24 13 United Discount Corp., lien 6 1 i I P d_ a 1 i 2 2100 Upper Universal AAssam s M . a n r , i r n e el , l u n i in ) ~1. i . t 30 Van Diemo Land 231 6 7 100 Viceroy of Egyp t, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan , all 80i Ell 811 50 Warrant Finance, iiln. 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 5 3 20 WestLond on Whams and Warehouses lO ... .... Braila] Columbia, 5 per 5ent.,1872.• • • •...«••• • 100 ,- 1805.._ - _ 100 2"eb. &Aug 100 102 104 p p i .14 : 7 0 647P ; °8 . :° : :6 : 1 1 0 0 0 0 172 1 1 174 1 1081 Do. p . o, Jan. &Ju Y 100 924 931 got Do. sp. c. Inscribed ak 100 90 92 Cape 14-.llope, 6 p. 0 . 1873 106 102 101 - D0.Ap1.&0 4 3 1 1890-1900 1 00 ill 113 Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 Do. Jall.&JulY , 1891 100 108 lie Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 100 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 P.C lOO 108 110 Do. 1372, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6 p. o , 1873, - Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. 1;o. 1882,May and Nc• g,. 00 106 108 D 0.1895, Feb. & ill 106 Pm Melbourne Corporatn.,.. 6 per cent ~. ICO 100 100 N.11.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July .. 100 103 104 100 Natal 6 p et, Apl& Oat... 00 Do 6p o. May et , N0v..... 1;.0 IL 8 105 N. S.W. 5 p•c., '7l to '71.„ 103 99 ICI Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896... 100 99 100 109 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'," to '7S.. -• N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891.. 100 Do. 6 per ..... ICO - DoJan,Aprl,July, Oct... 100 91 92 931 Do 6p c. Mar & Stpt '91.. 100 108 110 Du June & Dec., 1 , ,91 100 109 111 IDo Prov. , t Auckld. Itll crie 1& 2, 1895... - Nova Scotia 6p. c.Jan... and July, 1875 - Do 1856.. Qu-ensind. sp. c. 'B2-G.. 100 ',07 1033 - Do 1891 . .. 100 107 194 Tasmanian 6 per e 1895.. . it 7 109 Do 1893 97 . .... 130 108 MI Victoria:6 per eent.lB9l.. 100 114 115 1141 --. pp, Aprilvaltl Coot Lt.... vaQ 111 112 EDUCATION. On Wednesday morning a conference was opened at Leeds of the local auxiliary of the National Education Union, the object of which is to secure the primary edu cation of every child by judiciously supplementing the present denominational system of national education. There was a large and influential attendance. Mr. EDWARD BAINES, M.P., who presided, delivered the opening address. Public opinion, he said, had clearly pro nounced that the state of popular education in England is defective; and the honour and the welfare of the country demand that the defect should be removed, and that the whole people should receive a good education. Two associations had been formed, with the view of influencing public opinion, but the question was happily, not one of party politics. Each might possibly succeed in modifying the views of the other, and, at all events, Parliament might take a medium course, towards which both associations might have contributed. He could not agree with the League programme advocating the principle of free schools; the opinion of the most expe rienced and enlightened educators in every country was adverse to gratuitous education. He believed that it would bo difficult to enforce compulsory attendance at school. Direct compulsion enforced (as it must be) by the policeman, would be very odious in a populous and free country. The indirect compulsion (continued Mr. Baines) recommended by the Union, that is, through the half-time plan of work and school, would be much easier cf en forcement on several accounts-Ist, because the children at work are much fewer than the whole juvenile population of the town ; 2nd, because the employers (who would be answerable for producing the certificate of school attendance) are far fewer than the children employed; 3rd, Lecause the employers are generally well known, stationary, responsible, and intelligent; 4th, because the wages of children employed half-time would help their families, and secure for themselves better food and clothing, and thus the sense of hardship would be removed ; sth, because the system has been partially acted upon for thirty years with success ; and Gth, because the rule not to allow children to work full time till they had passed a satisfactory examination in reading, writing, and arithmetic would be an incessant stimulus to regular attendance and diligent study. Though he attached the highest value to the religious element in education, he was nct desirous to promote what was generally understood as dogmatic teaching. But it seemed to him absolutely wrong to exclude religion from our schools, and the more so from the notorious fact that so many of the poorer parents were auite unable to give religious training to their children. Colonel AKROTD, M.P., read a paper on " Objections to the transfer of the cost of education to local rates ;" and the Rev. S. G. GREEN, M.A., read an interesting essay pleading for the voluntary system. The Rev Canon WOODFORD, in the course of a long and able speech, expressed his hearty approval of the Conscience Clause. It had been extensively tried, and was found workable. Speaking as a member of the Church of England, it appeared to him that they might with safety give up the system of denominational inspection. He did not think they would in the least degree prejudice the character of their schools by so doing. With respect to the religious question, he felt that the schools must be what was called =sectarian. Another conference was held in the afternoon, presided over by the Bishop of Ripon. His lordship thought that in the interests of the country, as well as the interests of those outcasts called street Arabs, it was necessary to adopt some system of compulsory education. He ex• pressed a hope that the question would not be made a party one. A National Education meeting was held in Birmingham yesterday morning. Tho Earl of Harrowby,who presided, denounced the Education League scheme as really fatal to religious teaching. The Bishop of Worcester urged local supervision as the means for supplementing local deficiencies. Education to the poor man's child without religion, he maintained, would be a boon of little value. The Bishop of Lichfield has addressed a pastoral to his clergy, calling on them to state their mind on the main points affecting the education question in view of the probable legislation next session. The chief subjects to be considered are, he says, those :-1. Whether a "conscience clause" should be accepted by all Church schools receiving public support? 2. Whether in any case education should be enforced; and, if so, in what manner? 3. Whether school fees should be abolished in any cases; and if so, how free schools are to -be supported? 4. In general, to consider how to supplement the present system, to meet she case of children at present attending no school. 5. The question of local rates for the support of schools. 13. If a school be supported by local rates, whether it would be desirable to accept a mixed board of managers, to be elected by the ratepayers? The Wesleyan ministers and others have been discussing the Birmingham League and the Manchester Union scheme. The balance of opinion was, it is stated, on the side of the League. Among the supporters of denomina tionalism were Revs. Dr. Osborne, Dr. Rigg, B. Gregory, John Bedford,W. Shaw, Thomas Vasey, G. W. Olver, BA., and Mr. Kay, of Bury; Mr. John Chubb, London ; Percival Bunting, Manchester. On the other side were— Revs. R. Hall, ea-President; W. Arthur, M.A., Principal of Belfast College ; John Rattenbury, Leeds; Tobias and Best, Ireland ; H. W. Holland, 8.A., Birmingham ; Dr. Waddy, Bristol; Dr. James, Hull; Charles Prest, Lon don ; and Sir Francis Lycett ; W. M'Arthur, M.P. ; Isaac Holden. Bradford ; H. H. Fowler, Wolverhampton ; IV. Pocock, Guildford ; J. Howard, Bedford ; and S. D. Wa,ddy, B.A. The Rev. Dr. Lee, whose serious illness was notices a day or two since, is progressing favourably towards re covery. FREE SEAT EXPERIMENT.—Recent American advices state that the churches in Boston are endeavour ing to do away with pew-rents and reserved seats, and that the experiment, as far as it goes, pays well. A church in Cambridge, which last year obtained 1,400 dollars from rented pews, this year received 3,000 dollars by the volun tary contributions of those who occupied. its free seats, and other churches which have tried the experiment find that they ralitpop money jA that FAY Pall?! MINN their—Pawk NAVAL AND .111L17ARY IN7ELLIGENCE. A telegram received from Alexandria states that her Majesty's Indian trolpship Jumna arrived at Suez from Bombay at two p.m. on the Bth inst., and that the Euphrates left that port for Bombay at six p.m. on the same day. Mr. Childers, M.P., First Lord of the Admiralty, accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir S. N. Robinson, K.C.8., Controller of the Navy Captain F. Beau champ P. Seymour, C. 8., Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, private secretary to the First Lord ; and Mr. E. J. Reed, C. 8., Chief Constructor of the Navy, returned to Whitehall from Portsmouth yes terday by the 10.30 a.m. up-train. The United States screw corvette Plymouth has been completed in coaling at Portsmouth, and was yesterday removed from alongside the floating coal depot in the harbour stream to the gre tt soath jetty of the dockyard, where she will complete her pre parations for accompanying her Majesty's turi et ship Monarch to Portland, United States, with the remains of the late Mr. Peabody. The. Plymouth is a wooden-built vessel, without armour ; long, narrow, and deep-waisted, with a small poop and a roomy topgr.llant forecastle. Compared with an English corvette of war of the sane build, the out line of the Plymouth's hull has about it more of the appearance of the clipper merchant ship than would be found in ours. She has finely modelled lines forward gained easily from the narrowness of her beam, and her bows rise boldly out of the water. She has six eight-inch medium Dahlgrens mounted on the after-deck, on iron carriages, very neatly and strongly put together, with two guns of greater calibre in front of the mainmast, an i three small boat and shell pieces. The ship is ex ceedingly well rigged aloft, carrying taut upier spars, and spreading a much larger amount of sail than an English corvette of the same tonnage would do. All parts of the rigging are very neatly and efficiently fitted. Her speed under sail alone is said to be very good. Under steam she will not, it is also stated, much exceed 11} knots. The nominal horse-power of her engines is about equivalent to 350 of English measurement. There will be no absence of respect on the part of the naval or muni cipal authorities towards the body of the distin guished American on its arrival in Portsmouth dock yard on Saturday from London for embarkation on board the Monarch. All naval officers on duty, and all such as may wish to testify their respect for the memory of the deceased by being present, are re quested in an official memorandum, isiuei by Vice- Admiral Hope, to appear in undress uniform. The Mayor and members of the corporate body of the borough of Portsmouth will be present in their official robes, attended by the corporation chaplain and mace. Detachments of officers, seamen, and Marines, belonging to her Majesty's ships at Ports mouth, will be drawn up under arms on the jetty. On the arrival of the body in the dockyard the Monarch will lower her ensign to " half-mast" and display the American ensign abreast of the fore topmast crosstrees. All her Maj sty's ships in harbour will dip their ensigns at the peak to " half mast," and display the American ensign dipped to the foretopmast crosstrees during the time that the Duke of Wellington, as the flagship of the Port Admiral, fires 20 guns at minute intervals. 'When the 20 guns have been fired her Majesty's ships will re-hoist their ensigns at the peak and lower the American ensign from forward, except the Monarch, which will keep the two ensigns flying and dipped. Thebonegal, screw line- of-battle ship, Captain '. Hewett, V.C., will be officially inspected by the Port Admiral, or his representative, at Portsmouth to-day, and will sail to-morrow or Monday for China. Col. E. M. 'Boxer, Royal Artillery, late super intendent Royal Laboratory Department, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, will, it is understood, shortly retire from the service on full pay. The length of time, 14 years, which Col. Boxer has devoted to the department over which he has so successfully presided, has rendered this step almost imperative, the gallant colonel not having performel any mili tary duty since, he was a captain in the early part of 1851, and being, therefore, unprepared to assume the duties devolving upon the colonel of a brigade of artillery. Lieut. Joseph A. Fraser was y,sterday appointed to the Valorous, commissioned. Yesterday the 2d Infarivry Brigade, at Aldershot, under the command of Colonel F. R. Elrington (4th Battalion Rifle Brigade), Acting-Brigadier, formed up in complete marching order on the bri gade parade, Centre Block, Permanent Barracks, and at 10 o'clock proceeded on route-marching duty. The brigade passed along the Farnham-road as far as Heath-end-gate, then wheeled to right over Hungry-hill, and returned to quarters by way of Bricksbury-plain, Caesar's Camp, and the Long Valley. The 2d Battalion 13th (Prince Albert's) Light Infantry, under the command of Colonel T. :launsell, furnished the advance guard on the march out, and the 4th Battalion 60th Royal Rifles, under the command of Captain Pemberton, covered the brigade in skirmishing order on the return to barracks. The 67th Regiment was under the com mand of Colonel J. W. Thomas, C. 8., and the 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade was commanded by Colonel Nixon. The brigade arrived at quarters at 1 o'clock. The 7th Dragoon Guards, under the command of Colonel It. Clarke, also marched out yesterday morning, proceeding through High-street, Alder shot, to Toughatn and the vicinity of Farnham, and returning to quarters by the lower road from the last-mentioned town about 12 o'clock. The tem perature was much milder than has been ex perienced in the neighbourhood of the camp for some days past, but the weather was exceedingly foggy, and the miry state of the roads by no means favourable to rapid marching or pleasant locomotion. The following exchanges of brigades by officers of the Royal Artillery have been sanctioned at the Horse Guards :—Between Colonel A. T. Cadell, of the 17th Brigade, and Colonel Thomas Brougham, of the 19th Brigade; between Captain and Brevet- Major P. J. Campbell, E Battery, A Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, and Captain and Brevet-Major A. H. Murray, of G Battery, 14th Brigade ; 'between Capt. R. C. Henchy, of the 23d Brigade, and Capt. Henry M. Finlay, of C Battery, D Brig ide, Royal Horse Artillery. Captain Sandford, R.E., who arrived home from the Cape some time back in command of the few non-commissioned officers and men who constituted the 22d Company of Royal Engineers, and who was granted the usual leave, has just rejoined the School of Military Engineering at Brompton Bar racks, and has taken over the command of the 39th Company from Lieutenant M'Cartney, who has received leave of absence previous to his embarking for India. Captain C. E. I'Vebber takes the com mand of the 22d Company, which is expected to be the " telegraph 'company," which will be employed by the Post-office. The War Department are anxious to make some arrangement with the Medway Union Guardians for the reception of patients from the new Lock Hospital at Chatham who may have to leave that establishment at the expiry of the fixed term, for their safe custody there, but who m ay not even then be in good health. Mr. Longley, a Poor Law Inspector, has had a con sultation with the Guardians on the subject, which is to be further considered. There are some appre hensions in Chatham that the opening of the new hospital, which will bring more patients of a very undesirable character to the town, and from a wider area than hitherto, ma y i ncrease th e bu r dens on the poor rates, inflicting au injury on a special locality in the carrying out of an act passed to effect a na tional benefit ; but probably the Government will make what arrangements they can to prevent such an injustice to the ratepayers. Revenons a nos moutons.—A ham, said to b© the largest ever known, and weighing 721 b., -is now in the possession of Mr. George Osborne. This, it would seem, is the same Mr. George Osborne, the extensive provision merchant, who did so much for the reduction of the price of the food of the people, and, it is to bo regretted, failed in his efforts. He has now opened premises in the Old Bailey, where, whatever may be the hardship of the order from the Vice-Chancellor to restrain the use of his Alma, he certainly displays his wether legs t 9 oyery edyautage for the orders of the public. SEO:e.TING INTELLIGENCE —This Day KINGSBURY MEETING. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HYDE HURDLE HANDICAP. Red, White, and Blue. . Lady Annie Bliss Four raD. KINGSBURY RACES—YESTERDAY. GRAND HURDLE HANDICAP. Red, White, and Bluo David Copperfield Skirmish Six rau THE CUP STEEPLECHASE Whitehall Greenland Northern Light Six ran. UXENDON STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. Relic° - lAredding Peal 2 Frailty •• 3 Seven ran. MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE. Slander Sarney Spreacombe `lenmi. HURDLE RACE PLATE. To,,sy Wild Wood Satanella 1 Sayan ran. WELTER PLATE. Limerick . • 1 My Uncle Baroness Nine ran. RACING FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Derby 10, 11 Newton 25, 2G Harrow 17, 18 I MARCH. Nottingham 1, 2 Epsom 29, 3C Liverpool B, 9, 10 Bromley - 31, April 1 War wick 22, 23, 24 I APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 I Lewes West Drayton 7, 8 [ Croydon 28, 29 Newmarket Craven 18 to 21 1 MAY. Newmarket Ist 5 2tob . I Harpenden 20, 21. Chester lO to 13 1 Bath 24, 25 Winchester 10, 11 I Stamford 9 6, 27 Salisbury l2, 13 1 Croydon 26, 27 York 17, 18 I Epsom... 31 to June Doncaster 19, 20 1 ..11:1 Croydon 8, 9 Ranchester 8,9, 10 Ascot ll to 17 Windsor 21, 22 'NE. I Nowton 22, 23 I Hampton 23, 24 I Bibury Club 29 1 Stockbridge-30, and July 1 JU. Newmarket 5 to 8 Nottingham l2, 13 Chelmsford 12, 13 Reading 12, 13 'LY. West Drayton l4, 15 Huntingdon l9, 20 Kingsbury 21, 22 Goodwood 26 to 29 UST. Stockton 17 to 19 Oxford 18, 19 York 23 to 25 Plymouth 2.5, 2) Darby 30, 31. Weymouth 30, 31 AMBER. Richmond 2O, 21 Western Meet. (Ayr) 21, I'3 Hendon 22, 23 Newmarket Ist U0t..27 to 30 :OBER. I Newmarket 2nd 0ct..10 to 14 Cheltenham 18, 19 1 Newmarket 1i0t'n...24 to 29 ;MBER. I Shrewsbury. 14 to 18 Brighton '2, 3 Brighton Club 4 Lewes 5, 6 Eghaui 9, 10 Windsor 11, 12 Bromley 16, 17 SEPT Warwick Abingdon B, 9 Doncaster l3 to 16 Hampton 20, 21 Bedford 4, 6 Leicester Bromley ii, 7 ti OVJ Liverpool 8 to 11 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Birmingham 8, 9 I Harrow l7, 18 Derby 10, ll Newton 25, 26 MARCH. Liverpool 8,9, 10 8r0m1ey......81 and April 1 W I 'Vest Somerset 16, 17 eheltennam...3l and April 1 Warwick 22 to 24 Aldershot 7,;8 I Kingsbury lr. I`J FRANCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) MARSEILLES, Dec. 9. Yesterday being the festival of the Immaculate Conception, the town was illuminated in the evening. A baud ; numbering about 1,000 or 1,500 per sons, traversed the Et cce ts sh9uting out against the illuminations, singing the Marsellaise," and oreaking the gas-lamps in front of the Bishop's palace, and the hotel of the Prefect. Upwards of sixty arrests were made. ST. PETERSBURG, Dk:C. 9. At the festival of the Knights of the Order of St. George, which was celebrated to-day, the E►c peror made a speech, in the course of which be said :—" God grant that we remain at peace ; but should we be destined to go to war, I am convinced that our laud and sea forces will maiutair the fame of our arms and the honour of Russia." The Bank Returns. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the public and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 6th of Nov. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ended the 3d of Nov. (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month : 1 ) Nv. 6, Oct , v, ) I 1869. I 1869. (Increase. Decrease. Bank of England Private Banks Joint-stock Banks 1 - , 23,940,947 , 43,57 ,520 367,427 I I 2,836.44' 2,712,47 172,943 . 1 2,425,072 2,353,153 1 71,919 Total in England. I 29,241,459. 28,63 ~, 7 0 612.283 S3olland. 4,871,3 Si 4,72 i,6 4 141,714 Ireland 7,381,18 01 6,07, 92 723, 88 United Kingdom, 41,503,957 i 40,023,7661 1,430,1911 AnCl as compared with the month ending the 7th of Nov., 1868, the above returns show a decrease of £483,792 in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of £33,795 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks the following is the state of the circulation:— The English private banks are below their fixed issue ... X 1,157,186 Tho English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue 313,568 Total below fixed issue in England £1,470,754 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 2,122,047 The Irish banks are above their fixed issue 1,026,686 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land. in both departments during the month ending 3d of Nov was £18,831,490, being a decrease of £1,027,016, as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of £883,485 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by tho Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the Gth of Nov.:— Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks ... £2,867,375 Gold and silver held. by the Irish banks ... 2,539,158 £5,406,533 being an increase of £102,802 as compared with the pre vious return, and an increase of £115,652 when compared with the corresponding period last year. Att.tsox and Co., Regent-House, 238, 240, and 242, Regent-street, IV. (near the Langharn Thotel).—lrish Pop lins, Spitalfields Silks, Lyons Silks, and Velvets, Evening and Ball Dresses in Tulle and Tarlatan, Broche, Grena dines, and Muslin de Soie. P.S.—All the above are first class and specialities of the above establishment. H. WALKEICS NEEDLES (by authority), the "Queen's Own," treble-pointed, with large eyes, easy to thread, and Patent Ridges to open the Cloth, are the best Needles. Packets ls. ; post freo of any dealer.—H. WALKEIL i 5 Patentee of the Penelope Crochets, and Maker of Improved Sewing Mai thine Needles, Fish Hooks, Sea Reels, Hooks and Eyes, &c.—Alcester, and 47, Gresham stro--t• London. SCIENCE AND ART.—A striking instance of the immense value a small piece of steel may acquire by the great power of killed mechanical labour is the balance-spring of a watch. From its extreme fineness and delicacy 4.000 weigh not more than one ounce, and exceed in value 11,000. A most interesting little work, describing the rise and progress of watchmakin -, has been published by J. W. Benson, 25, Old Bond-street, and the City Steam Factory, 58 and GO, Ludgate-hill. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices Mr. Benson (who holds the appointment to the Prince of Wales) has also published a pamphlet on Artistic Gold Jewellery, illustrated with the most beautiful designs of Bracelets, Brooches, Earrings, Lockets, &c., &c., suitable for Wedding, Birthday, and other presents. These pamphlets are sent post free for two stamps each, and they can not be too an ongly recommended to those contemplating a pur chase, especially to residents in the country or abroad, who are thus enabled to select any Israel° they may require . and have it forwardai YPith Pah Ctsigti.. I oci u►, 1,4 `l . l° e t ea , r o aw e , to v A g 0 9 St te st 4j. 1 I U 1 i~