The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-23 00:00:00

NEY MARKET N 0 AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two oCLocx. Business was active to day, for prices in nearly all securities, railways included, advanced a trifle. Combs are 9ei for money; ditto, fir Ac *mut, 93i ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 93i 4 ; New Three per Cents, 933 j ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 4 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 4 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 2 421. India Stock, 103 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 3; ditto En faced Paper, 53 per Cent., May, 1879, 110; ditto Bebentures, 5 per Cent., 104 i ; ditto Bonds, £l,OOO, 22 prem. Egyptian 7 per Cent. Loan is 72 3 3 72i ex div. ; and the Honduras Loan 86 87 ex coupon. In the railway market the following are the quo tations :—Caledonian, 781 ; Great Western, 49; 50 • - - , 'rent Eastern, 421 1 ; treat Northern, 101 1 1081 ; ditto A, 1081 1091 ; Lancashire, 1291 30 ; Metropolitan, 108/ 1; ditto Extension, 103 4 ; Midland, 1141 15 ; Sheffield, 471 81 ; Brighton, 611 521. ; North British, 34 1 ; North Western, 1151 16 ; North Eastern, 103 k 4/ ; South Eastern, 81 11 ; Chatham and Dover, 171 1. • G. In the Foreign Market Italian Five per Cents. are 53k 531, and Greek Bonds at ni 12 ; New Spanish Three per Cents., 31 31k ex div. ; Turkish Five per Cents., 38; 381 ; Mexican, at 151 lot ; and Confederate Cotton Loan is called 8k 9. Lombardo•Venetian Railway ,Shares have risen to 19k 191. American Five-Twenties are 751 to 751, in the Bonds of 1885, 73 74. Eries remain at 26 26i, and Illinois Centrals at 921 93k. Great Indian Peninsula Railway New Four per Cent. Debenture Stock is 90 91 ex div. The report of the National Bank, to be presented on the 26th inst., states that the directors will re commend the usual dividend of 8 per cent. per 4111 MM. The report of the New Zealand Loan and Mer cantile Agency Company, to be presented on the sth of February, proposes a dividend of 10 per cent, for the year. The report of the East London Bank (Limited and Reduced) to be presented on the 28th instant, states that the directors will recommend a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The report of the directors of John Crossley and Sons (Limited), to be presented at the:general lueeting, recommends a dividend of 15s. per share (le - is income-tax). At the annual meeting of the British and Irish Steam Packet Company, a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum was declared. At the special meeting of the shareholders of the Great Western Railway of Canada Company, a resolution approving the proposed arrangement Made with the Colonial Government for settling the advances made to the company was unanimously adopted. It is stated that the directors of the London, Chatham, and LDover Railway Company, in the report to be presented at the half-yearly meet ing next month, will give as full an explanation as possible of the present position and pros- Deets of the company ; that in the meantime an offer has been made to the Finance Companies to refer all matters in dispute with them to arbitra tion, and that every effort is being used to press forward the decision as to the tg priorities," which depends entirely upon the time Mr. Church, the C hief Clerk, is able, with his numerous engage ments, to give to this intricate question, without 'Which decision, it is considered, no disposable funds C an with any safety be made available for division among the various claimants. It is affirmed also that none " can deprecate more earnestly than the directors the unnecessary litigation that is being carried on by parties over whom they have no con trol whatever." Under this explanation it would alapear that in a great degree the ruinous continu ance of confusion and delay is chargeable to the Court of Chancery. The bill filed in Chancery against the Metropo litan Railway is by Mr. Salisbury, of Chester, for raerly M.P. for that town, on behalf of himself, a large holder of the deferred shares, and other share holders. The bill arises out of transactions between Messrs. Kelk and Co. and the railway company, a nd its petition is that the company be restrained fr om applying any portion of capital in payments Or allowances on account or otherwise to Messrs. B elk and Co., for the purpose of payment out of /la id capital of dividend on the Extension Stock, t ic' that the agre e me n t bet w een Messrs. Kelk and sa • and the rail wa y com p an y be declared illegal so far as regards said payments or allowance. , 4 According to telegrams conveying news from Rio e Janei ro v i a Gib ra lt ar, muc h a l arm h a d b een 'cau sed l at Rio by a g r e a t fi r e at th e C us t om -h ouse. nainess was at a standstill. L A telegram, dated Lisbon yeste r d a y even i ng, Mat es, that the political crisi s is o ve r, th a t th e :Iniaters previously in office have resumed their 'rtfolios, and that the chambers are to be dis olved. The contract for the principal portion of the new o !_ 1 . 14 to be erected by the Chartered Gas Company b "I* land near Barking Creek has been taken Mess s. Aird and Sons, of Lambeth. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 QOPERNMENT FUNDS. D l. Cent. Consols ,Di for A ccoun t , I.er Cent. Reduced 931 4 ki . ~,! fr !, Per Cent l' h 4 1 - per Cent. Jan. 1894 4.h '•• per Cent J an. 1873 Do.eies, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — h for 30 yrs, expire sth April Ilt x ',° (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 , b e Zoquer Bill s, £l,OOO, 24t,por Ct. D o .£590 D ° , £lOO k £2OO 4 /5 1. of Engl an d St oc k , 4 per C ent t; e. account 1kt 4 44 4 per Cent. Bonds — r-C lonial Ornnium lio•ll4blari dOVERNMENT SECURITIIIb 131, Opening, 104 pe r C en t., Ap r il 1874 — L I • u pening, for Account - 0 0 °5 Per Cent. July, 1880 p ' 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 oo• Certificat es — b e . Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent — ti, Per, Cert., Jan. 1872 0 '2l* Dee Pr Cent, De Cent. May 187 b. 9 1872 llO - o, Rup. do. 1877 — D O' do. 1882 — • 6" ' neb., 5 p er C en t., A ug . 1873 ~.... 1044 D O. Bonds' 4 per Cont., £l,000 ti ' finder .£l,OOO 4rk,h4iFOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES._ , (-)-ft'llle Republic, 6 per Cent 704 1 4 .11 1 t -p i crip X. 45 paid ..• an' Bands 5 per cent 4 4Aii ; Do• 1859 621 00 .. 444 ~ _• or 4 , . P Cent — D O. 'S Per Cent., 1852 — do b o. . 1858..... — b o. do., 1860 — 1) do 1863 — o. 5 o 13 Per Cent., 1865 — t I:,„ A ccount BO 4 i.), - ;"'„ 4 Ayres 6 per Cent. „‘40),; 'PerC ent.(Deferred 3 per Cent ) v • , % I ..... 4 14 4 Kyr uent /0 0. ,,- Per Ce n t b e. it Per Cent... — D o 6 Per Cent. ~ b e 7 Per coot. 1867 93 `.' I • ' Per sent., 1866 D, cb . l Abia o 33 lua l , 3 Cent e 44 ubi' m P 1 1 , 3 r , 1825 .01, D o 8 _ l i ncipalities, 7 par Cent —BC4 oadorLUent., 1867 Opti a , -1.40 W Consolidated, 1 per Cent ;Jo f; - " Per Cent -eood Issu £1 D' • 460 C 110 e 834 13. „ • „._ nds 811 i)000 Bonds • • ••• 1864 — P o o. 4 11 5 15 0 *„ _ Account I) , '' BC: 1 1AS -.•-• 411 1.14 to d thril l o .. 4 8 9Ol 4 1 3 , icrip,- 186 8. 714 1 4 ° die 4 over t , do• £45 pd — ree k 6 Inent ItAilwav _Debentures ..., 954 6 D o. 4 Per ent. 18245, ex Coups _ Do, , c ount ' 4to: t,oilpoir. ............................. . —...._ 4 1 ,, Aeoon_, ............................ . • It:11 - ‘ , t om a ,u; . 41 14 8G ' Per Cent . ltrt clvatail.Loan. 10p. Ct., all pd 87 Do . Per rett 18 - ' D • Aeeon s *, 6 ° k"44 " • , .............................. . ek.ic4. el:ex:aorta Railway 541 1) 14 0 1 3 Per Cent . , or 4.,c,„.._ .14 g un. ',let kLt -, o - Pot. 0 1864 ................ o„Ndoa,s7;• Anglo- French v tlet t iz a ".Per Cen Cent...... P e nal 5 per New Granada l5 Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 764 i Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 - Do Account Portliguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'+30,'2,'3 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, .#: St Do 44 per Cent , 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ,. 864 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO BondE , Do. du. £B4 15s. d 0.... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9l Do. do £B4 15s. do — Po Nicolas Railway 66} 4 Sar linian 5 per Cent 72 Spanish 3 per Cen .: .— 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 do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cent. 31} Jo Account Do 6 per Cont. 1838 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1E62 Do Account ... Do £lOl Bonds . Do 5 per Cent. 1865.. D.) Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 6Ol Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Lr.uu Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Ace. unt Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Lon.lo Austrian o pr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. . . . Dutch 2;A per Cont. Ex. 12 Gail, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. ltaliaL 5 per ont. 1831, Ex. z5l. Do Account CLOSING PRICES. CanFols, Money 931 Do. Account, Feb. 4 0 VEREND, GURNEY, AND COMPANY. This case was resumed this morning. Mr. Edwards, the official assignee of the Court of Bank_- ruptcy, was recalled, and ho stated that during the year 1864 he did not do any business for the firm of Overend, Gurney, and Co., but he believed the Atlantic Royal Mail Company was working in that year; but it came into liquidation in July, 1864. The written agreement entered into by the witness with the firm was then put in. It was to the effect that the partners in the old firm agreed to pay him £5,000 a year for five years in consideration of doing all the ser vices that might be required of him in connection with the business of the company vnd its accounts. The Lord Mayor—And under that agreement the wit ness was paid £lO,OOO for two years services that had been performed, and £lO,OOO for two years in advance. By Mr. Lewis—This agreement was only signed by Mr. David Ward Chapman, but all the other directors acted upon it. He was principally consulted by Mr. John Henry Gurney in reference to the Mill wall works, but he could not state what was the subject of the consultations. He should say that they related to advances, but he only spoke from an idea, and not from recollection. Sergeant Ballantine said he hoped his lordship would take notice of this statement by the witness, that he only spoke from an idea. (A laugh.) The witness wont on I o state that he commenced act ing for the firm in 1862. He could not recollect what particular business he did for the firm in 1863. He re membered acting as umpire on a business matter in 1863, but be could not say whether Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co. were interested in the matter. Mr. Lewis—You were receiving £5,000 a year from the firm, and these are matters of very great importance ; do pray be frank with us, Mr. Edwards. Witness—l wish to be so. (He then said that Messrs. Ovorend, Gurney, and Co. were no doubt interested in the result of the arbitration ; but ho did not recollect whether he made any affidavit in the matter.) Sir T. Gabriel said it was extremely unfortunate that he could not recollect anything. (Laughter.) The witness said he had a very bad memory. (Renewed laughter.) Sir T. Gabriel—Well, but surely you can remember hose important matters. Mr. Lewis—Can you tell us what you did in 1863 and L 864? Witness—l cannot remember. I have no recollection upon the subject. I cannot say whether it was so early as the year 1861 that 1 acted as umpire in this matter. It was not so late as 1866. Sir T. Gabriel—You can surely recollect something more upon these important matters ? Do tell us the truth, Mr. Edwards. Examination continued—He was aware that the At lantic Mail Company owed Overoud, Gurney, and Co. £BOO,OOO, but ho did not remember having any conversa tions with the defendants upon the subject. (Laughter.) The Lord Mayor—Why, you wore a director of the At lantic Royal Mail Company, and you say you were watch ing the affairs of the company, and were aware they owed £BOO,OOO, and do you mean to say that you did not have any communication with the defendants upon the subject ? Witness —He knew that Mr. Birkbeck accused him in rarher coarse terms of having been the cause of a certain loss. He was paid £2,000 commission for negociating the sale of two ships from Overend, Gurney, and Co. to him. He acted as the agent for Overend, Gurney, and Co., and was paid £2,000 commission. (Laughter.) Sergeant Ballantine —And at this time he was receiving £5,000 a year from Overend, Gurney, and Co., for giving them good advice. The witness, in answer to questions put by Sir T. Gabriel, said that although the £20,000 nominally stood in the books to his credit, to be withdrawn at four teen days' notice, there was an " understanding" that he should not withdraw the money for a certain time. He said he could not recollect the exact terms of this " understanding." (A laugh.) He was to be paid six per cent. interest by the old firm, but the limited company would not pay him higher interest than the bank rate of four and a half per cent. The old firm agreed to pay him the additional amount to make up six per cent. At the rising of the Court the case was again adjourned SHARE LIST. OXDINABY tiliAA/1113 AND STOCKS. p aid. Closing SUBthedi Share Railways. Frit*. done. t Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 78 7$ it Caledonian lOl 7i 711 7)) a:. Cambrian 2) Cornwall-- ....... all 3 14 st Dublin & Belfast June leg 71 31 at Dun„rertli,& Ab.Junc io. 71 72 2 East London. all 7 9 t 0 00 15 2r Do 10 st Glasgow &S. Western lO2 05 17 at Great Eastern .. et Do. E. Aug]. No. 2.... 100 7 9 et Gust North ot Scotland.. 100 15 ;6 st Great Northern lOO 1071 .081 108 at Do. A stook st Do. B stock lOO 125 1.:7 at Gt 6, and W. of Ireland lOO 08 100 45 tit. Western —Original lOO 491 004 40; At Do. South Wales lOO 57 LS a. Do. W. Mid.—Oxiord lOO 25 27 25 at Do. Newport lOO 28 31 at Lancashire & Yorkshire lOO 1291 1301 130 291 al Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO ,514 124 811 O.? Do Scrip at Lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 17 171 st Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO st Lon. .2 North Western lOO 1161 1101 116 151 et Lon. .2 South IFesteru lOO 88 90 st Man., Shet., .2 Lincoln lOO 471 48 at Aietroooll tan ..... lOO 1051 i(,81 108 1 at Do Extensiill 10 Do. New rd st Me.;roooistan District. all 02 61 10 Metro?. at. J 1/1' oo 1 6 at I.l.a.ausi at Du , ilirruiu. & Deroj lOO 8 s st Nina British at Do. Ed., rth., & Dun .. 100 at I' or. it:astern—Berwick.. 100 103 101 104 21 Do. 1. N.E purchase-18.13.4 st Do Leeds. lOO 56 18 st Do York lOO 91 9 at Do Carlisle . st Do Stoc c. is Darling llO 129 131 at North Lon ion .. lOO 122 121 10 Do New 1888 . ..... 2 11 2 p at North Staffordshire." lOO 55 87 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 116 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 at Rhymney st Shropshire Union 1 0 57 6) st South Devon st South Eastern lBO 811 811 at Staines, Wok'hanaok Wok all 10 13 134 st Do. C Waterford & Kilkenny lOO 10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l 6 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Busikiess Share NA.I.IZ. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 10 Do B lO 41 31 41 60 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 23 Anglo-Austrian 23 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 17 16 11 29 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 3 10 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 6 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 18 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 6 ... ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 31 33 60 Bank of Victoria, Australia 26 ST 30 19 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 30 British North America' 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China all 201 211 25 Chartered Marc. of India, London, and China all 29 30} 20 City 100 Colonial 94 4$ 44 10 Consolidated, lim. 53 Delhi and London, Um SO East London, lim 3 15 01 20 English and American, Um 10 ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO 10 pr 91 20 English, ccuttish, and AllB tralian Chartered 28; Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... 281 Do new 55 1 1 100 Imperial, lim 2O 17 18 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 1 11 ,5 lonian all 27 29 25 Do new 3 pr 1p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 3: 3i 100 Du sp.c. De b 5.1861, 30 all 76 75 7.5 80 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 32 28 20 Do now 71 ei 55 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 7 9 26 Do new 10 11 11 20 London Chart. of Australia all 221 231 23 60 London and County 2O 491 604 601 20 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ... 60 London Joint Stock 1 35 86 85 20 London. and South African al 19 12 94 100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 ... ... • 50 London & Venezuela, lint l2l ... ... 100 London and Westminster. 20 65 '66 611 35 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 621 64 100 Merchant, lim 10 Metropolitan, lint all 61 71 100 Midland, 1im...... 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3 1 d 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... '" 10 Do • .... 42 ... ... 41 511 National.. Se 46 48 20 New South Wales all 42 44 20 North-Western 7l ... . . 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 4 . 31 43 21 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lll 6 61 4, 1 100 Provincial of Ireland 26 19 91 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 26 15 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. to ... ,„ 26 Union of Australia all 48,1 491 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Unioa of London CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, FRIDAY, January 22. The papers wear a dismal appearance. The Conference has relapsed into one of the " slowest " of political ques tions, and, with the exception of the liveliness in Turkey and Greece, the world is absolutely stagnant. Endless columns of extracts from the Blue-book—the report on the position of the Empire—take the place of readable news. The book is mostly devoted to foreign affairs. That portion treating of the internal condition of the country contains some remarks on the press laws and the new statute on pubic meetings, announcing that the first trial of these m , asures has not been wholly free from excess. It regrets that the public meetings have not been greatly devoted to questions from which benefit might be derived, but that communism, socialism, and other doctrines which under an enlightened despotism ought never to be men tioned, have frequently been brought into court. The law of 1864 on coalitions has produced good results. The free discussion of wages has led to excellent arrangements between masters and men, and agree- ments by mutual concession have become far more common ; strikes much less frequent. Then comes an immense exposé of foreign affairs in their relation to France. Some of the comments consist merely of empty wishes and dreamy hopes, but one or two im portant notifications are made. It will be interesting to your readers to learn officially that the works which France, Russia, and Turkey have undertaken for the reconstruc tion of the cupola of the Holy Sepulchre are completed. " We mention with pleasure that the monument raised over the tomb of Christ will remain as a proof of the senti ments of concord and tolerance which inspired the arrange. ment agreed upon by the three Courts, whose perseverance has produced a result so satisfactory to all Christian come munions." The Government announces its inten tion of neglecting no effort to secure satisfaction to French creditors from the Tunisian Government. With regard to the war on the River Plate, the French as well as the English Government has pre- served neutrality, taking care only to preserve the river free to French commerce. Lastly, and most important of all, the book contains absolutely no allusion to Germany ! Whether this is a favourable or an unfavourable sign is a question respecting which the journals here are sure to quarrel. The exposé contains a great deal about the army, but I need mention only the active army numbers alto- gether 448,771 men, and that the whole of the forces on a "peace" footing make up an aggregate of 1,028,980. M. Gamier-Pages has announced to his friends that on account of the state of his health he will not present him• self at the approaching elections. M. Darimon also intends, it is said, to withdraw from the representation of Paris. The loss of both will be felt in the Corps L4gislatif. The Opposition will find much difficulty in replacing the former ; its numbers are already meagre enough. The presence of journalists in the Corps Legislatif has been decided at length in the affirmative. The press is to have a special desk. En passant I hear that none of the laws— they are few—which are to be presented to the Corms Legislatif this session are yet ready. M. Emile 011ivier is about to publish a book which will command a widespread sale. It will be in the form of a memoir, and will contain a political history of the period since the Revolution of 1848. M. 011ivier has obtained permission to publish some letters from the Emperor to M. Rou h er. The rabbit's tenure of existence under civilised life is becoming very precarious. English farmers will be delighted to hear that the Imperial Court of Lyons has just decided in favour of classing rabbits in warrens as noxious animals. Proprietors who have suffered from them are permitted to hunt them with ferrets at all seasons. The rabbit and the agriculturist never agree. In England the animal is a nuisance, and in Australia it is deemed t 1 most destructive of vermin. M. Wilfred de Fonvielle has published a work entitled "La Science en Ballon." The author was one of the passengers in the famous voyage of Nadir's balloon, the Geant. He is an experienced aeronaut, and some of his remarks are exceedingly interesting. The most im portant of his arguments is to the following effect. There is one point which admits of no die. pute, viz., that if the aeronaut cannot direct his balloon horizontally at pleasure, he can at least change his altitude at will: he is undisputed master of the vertical, within the limits of the size of his vehicle and the ballast he has at command. Instead, therefore, of seeking contrivances for directing the balloon, all of which have hitherto failed to accomplish their object, M. de Fonvielle is of opinion that, for the present at least, all the attention of aeronaut, should be turned to the great object of improving the means of rising and descending along the vertical, whereby the traveller may be enabled to find, at some altitude, a current that will convey him in a desired direction. The writer mentions several contrivances which have this object in view. It is notorious that when gas is let out of a balloon its tendency is to descend ; but then the gas which has once escaped cannot be got back. The ascending power of the apparatus is crippled to the extent of the gas which is lost. The writer suggests that the gas, instead of being allowed to escape, should be with drawn into a condenser by a tube, so that it can be used again and again at pleasure. THE WEATHER TABLE-THIS DAY. POLICE _INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WESTAILN STER. COMMENCING BUSINESS EARLY.— Henry Long and Geo. Smith, two boys, 14 and 15 years of age, were charged as follows: Mary Powell, 8, Queen's-road, East Chelsea, said— Prisoners had lodged in that house, where she was servant. On Thursday night her bonnet was safe in their bedroom, and on the following morning she missed it. Yesterday they were spoken to, and denied all knowledge of it. Pic tures and other things were missed from that room, which was always kept locked. Sergeant Lucas, 1 B, said that he was called to the house to take the prisoners into custody. They would not agree to be searched. On their way to the station wit ness thought Long walked lame, and on feeling his legs discovered a silk umbrella in each leg of his trousers with the trade marks still on them. Prisoner Long—l found the umbrellas in the King's• road. Mr. Benson—Oh, yes ; they grow there, I suppose. What's known of these boys? Sergeant Lewis—They are lodging together, and there's no doubt about what they are. They work, us they pre tend, at a wood-cutter's, at Brentford, live at Chelsea, and get up at 9orlo in the morning to go to work. there were a great many halfpence found upon them, which is doubtless a till robbery, and there were handkerchiefs and other things found upon them, for which we may find owners. Mr Benson—There is very little doubt about their being thieves. They are remanded for a week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN AMATEUR DETECTIVE.—WiIIiam Crane, a young man, was charged before Mr. Knox with picking the pocket of a female. Mr. Thomas Butler, of Lupin-street, Birmingham, said that while being in the Alhambra Music-hall, Leicester square, with some friends, he saw the prisoner several times push against a lady, and suspecting that he was attempt ing to pick her pocket he watched him, and saw him take something from her pocket and then ruu away. He followed the prisoner, and when near the enclosure seized him and took from his hand some money, and at the same time noticed that the prisoner made a movement of his hand, as if he threw something into the enclosure. On a constable coming up he handed the prisoner over to him. Mr. Robert Warde, of Constitution-hill, Birmingham, a friend of Mr. Butler's, gave somewhat similar evi dence, and proved picking up an empty purse inside the enclosure in Leicester-square, near where the prisoner was caught by Mr. Butler. Police-constable Portch, 28 C R, said that on the way to the station the prisoner said ho did not think the were watching him. The prisoner made no defence. Mr. Knox, in committing the prisoner for six months with hard labour, remarked that Mr. Butler had done great service to the public. THAMES. DARING ROBBERY AT A RAILWAY STATION.—William Rae, a led about 16 years of age, was charged with steal ing about £2 lls. from the Limehouse station of the Blackwall Railway Company. The same station had been robbed of money three times, and the prisoner is supposed to have been the leader of each adventure. The case having excited much alarm and excitement, In spector Russel of the railway company's police, and Inspector Briden, 12 division, were directed to make inquiries, and elicited the following facts : Mr. Saunders, the booking-office keeper and money taker, at the station, is very infirm. He has had occasion to leave his station without charge several times, and on each occasion his office had been entered and money stolen. Last Monday afternoon he was absent about three minutes only, and in the course of that time the prisoner and two other boys closed the outer doors, shut out the boy who sells newspapers on the line, and while two of the boys secured the doors and prevented any ono from entering, Rea got over the counter in the office, and took all the money he could find. He then came out, and the crew dispersed. Mr. Saunders came back immediately afterwards, and, on discovering his loss, was so much affected that he took to his bed, and was afterwards removed to the London Hospital, where he now lies in a precarious state. An operation has been performed upon him, and he is not expected to live many hours. Mr. Paget, accompanied by Mr. Pyer, chief clerk, having taken the depositions of Mr. Saunders in the hos pital, returned to the court, the prisoner was put into the dock, and a shoe-black boy named Geo. Durrant, who was in the secret of the whole plot, gave evidence againt the prisoner briefly. He also said, I have seen the prisoner since ; he asked me if I had been with the police, and said keep quiet or you will get us all transported. Inspector Briden—l expect to have the other two boys in custody shortly. Mr. Paget—l shall remand the prisoner for a week. MARKE7 8-21118 DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January 23. Sales probably 12,000 bales. The market unchanged ; quieter. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 19} ... 11 19 3 - Do Rotterdam — .. 12 If ... 12 1 Antwerp .... 25 35 ... 25 40 Brussels Hamburgh ... 13 10 ... 13 10} Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120 ... 120} V ienua — ... 12 25 ... 12 30 Trieste — ... 12 25 ... 12 30 Petersburg Copenhagen ......... .. Berlin Madrid. Cadiz — ... 48 ... 48; Leghorn Milan — ... 27 5 ... 27 5 Genoa - 27 0 ... 27 5 Naples - 27 5 ... 27 5 27 5 27 5 Palermo Messina Lisbon — ... 52 ... 52} ". 52 ." fr 2, Oporto Rio Janeiro — ••• ''''' woe - New York — •• -- —. -- The hearing of the case of Mrs. Lumley in the Court of Criminal Appeal has been postponed until next term. REPRESENTATION OF NORWICH.—NORWICH, Fri day Night.—At a late hour this evening Mr. Edward Warner issued an address as a candidate in the Liberal in terest for the vacant seat for this city. Mr. Warner for merly represented N orwich. CONSERVATISM IN SCOTLAND.—A large and en thusiastic meeting was held at Glasgow on Wednesday night, when stops were taken to organise a Working Men's Conservative Association. Sir James Campbell was appointed president. —Edinburgh Courant. AN EMPTY TRAIN.—On the arrival of the morn ing train from London at Warrington on Thursday, rather late, it was found there were no passengers going on to Liverpool, and therefore the train did not proceed. The London papers arrived in Liverpool about 3.30. The delay caused some alarm. • THE MILD WINTER.—I cannot conceive what is coming to the weather. I suppose the clerk thereof is in disposed, and cannot attend to his work. Warm Januaries like the present are by no moans desirable. During the present month the temperature has been unusually high. The thermometer marked at Vienna, on the 7th of December, 15.6 centigrade (60 Fahrenheit) above zero. So high a temperature at this period of the year has not been observed in that city since 1775. Warm Januaries have, however, occurred before. We read that the January of 1662 was as warm as the middle of May or June, so that a fast was proclaimed, and prayers read in the churches for more seasonable weather. Apples were growing at the time. My own opinion is that the Gulf Stream has got into a kink, an the sailors say, somewhere. —Frank Buckland, in Land and Water. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1869. RAILWAYS—PB,EFERIs;NCE SHARES AND STOCIC. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cont. 100 16 SS at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 BA at Do. Scot. N.E., 4¢ per cut in at Do. Aberdeen, gm, 6 p.c lO9 at Do. do. 7 per colt lss st Da. do. Ordinary lll 78 II st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gull.— all at, Dundee, rank, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... ••• st Glaa. & S.W. gua. S per ct lOO st Gt. Eastern, E.O. Ex. No.l 11l 93 101 st Do do N 0.2 10$ 97 10U st Do do 6 per cent DO 105 113 at Do East Anglian A. sp. c. 100 100 103 atj Do do B 6 do. 100 ... at Do do C 7 do. 100 ... st Do do No. 1, 6 p.c. 100 100 108 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 101 69 71 st Do Nor folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1346 Iss st Do do 5 p.c.Wa.v.Va1.1847 100 st Groat Northern, 5 per cant 16 lit Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 10$ st; Do 4 ) do do do 101 st Do i do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... otl Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 'EI Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOl 96 97 st) 0 t.West.—Orig.& Jnt.-Itent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 103 105 st Do. Urig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 WO at Do do 4 4 per cent. 1850 100 87 S 9 st Do do 4 do do lOO 79 80 at Do do S per cent. reclaim 100 94 Si st Do do Birmingham gua.. 100 63 72 st Do do do pref... 100 at Do do Chester gua los st Do do do I par cent IOU 150 I.o* st Do do do 5 do 100 95 11l at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 44 p.c lOB at Do do 4 1 1859 lOO ... at Do do i st Do West Mid. Oxford tat g lOO 107 109 at Do do 2d gua. 100 106 103 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 83 92 st Do do 2 d do 100 100 103 st Do gua. 54 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 44 p.c. all ... at La.neash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 I 1735 at Do .Barnsley, L 5 is 100 p.c. 100 ... st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 4k (Blackburn purch). 100 93 102 at London lit Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ... at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 ... at Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do No. 4. 100 at Do 7 per cent lOO ... at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P ) 100 at Da 4 do 1859 lOO ... at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover S per cent lOO st London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 106 110 at Do Bedford & Cambridge DO 8 91 at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO 88 91 at London and 0.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 141 146 2s 6d. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2560) all at Man., Shef., 41 .Linclu. 6 p.c lOO 11 a 117 6 Do £6 all par 4 pm et Do 31 per cent 100 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent. 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 et Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 2 135 st Do 41 per cent, redeem lOB 97 Sh. et; Do 41 per cent. irredeem IOU 87 92 st llu Leicester dr irchn, 4 p.c lOO 80 91 st North British, 5 p.c. No.I lOO st Du E. &U.4p.c. S. & 100 at Do N. 8., N 0.2, b per cen.t IOU at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern--Cons. 4 p.c lOO 86 Si at Do 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 95 97 st Do (1 N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. . . . 25 Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 101 at Do Stcktu 8 Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 103 110 st Du W, Hartlepool H. and R lOO 87 8) 20 North Staffordshire 10s Devon Annuities, I a all 91 101 10a Do Tavistock Arms., 108 all 910 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 1 0.6. S. oast. (Read. Aims., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pe 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Cen. mm. 7p c lOO ... ... at Do 41 p irredeem all ... ... st Do 4p e con. issued at 80 63 ... .. at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 at Do 6 do, 1862 IOU 17 a• at Do New 4 do, 1863 lOO Li 90 at Do do 6 do, 1164 lOO 84 83 at Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO ... at Do Permane n t 5 per cent lOO •.. ••• ••• st Do Boston & Sleatd, 41 pc 100 86 . st Great West., W. Slid!., ap c 100 IN at Do J oint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 83 92 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 105 20 Do Vale North peril. 5p c all 101 201 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York '". New 41 p er ••• cent till July, 187 1 2 i 1 at Loud., Brig., &c., 4/ pc, 1833 101 ... ... st Do do 4 d o, 1860 100 •••... at Do do 41 d o, 1 861 100 ... "•st Do do 41 d o, 1863 100 ... ... ... at Do do 5 d o, 1865 100 ... st Do No. 6 5 do, 1 8 66 100 ... . at Do No. 7 sdo st Loud , Chat., &e., 2d, 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c st London &N. Western, 5p c 100 10, 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 94 96 10 m a n. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1863 all 884 ht Metropolitan a per cent at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 100 10 . 3 . at Do B 5 do 100 100 103 15 Do 5 p C opt. to cony. to Aug. 31, 1872 Ord. 4tk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 11 lip is Do Inconr. New Share's 16 1 i 3 c con. into Old No. 1, 5 per cent ... Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 191 *** at E., P. & Dun., 23, 4pc 10 ... .. at 22 K l o ) ra l ii p ritish, E. and (.1- Do t Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 . lOU ... ... a E. &(1 No. 3, 5 p.c st Do E. &CI , No. 2, 5 p.c . . 100 ... : at Do *, g ttt Do E.& G., (Ord . iry) 41 p c 105 N or th Eastern, 41 per coat IUO t 7 a at Do Stoc— k& Dad. D ... 101 11l 113 i ;; , . at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ... ... n , at South Eastern, 4 1 pc, 195 9 100 .. ... " at Do 5 do 1161 100 ... at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ... ... st Do .5 do, 1864 lOO st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 'h pe 100 ... ... RAIL WAYS.--LINES LEASED AT FLICED B,ENTAys, st irkenhea 4 94 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 64 6g at Do. 51 per cent. at Do. I do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley 100 at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c llO 133 135 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all s Gt. Easu., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 101 ..„ „, s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 101 6 J 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref 101 95 97 51 Hull aid Selby all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 211 213 st London and Rlackwall lOO 98 95 at Do. 41 per cent lOO et London, Chat., &c., 41 pc. 100 „, at Do. Com. Fund, b do. 101 at London and Greenwich st Do. do. Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 7$ sO at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. 61 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all 6 61 at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 82 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 63 66 60 Do. do. 6 do. all ,„ at N. Eastern—Hartlepoel at, N.West. A perp. prof, b p. c. 100 106 110 at Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO ,„ ,„ at Notting. & Granth. R. & C lOO 92 94 25 Preston and W yre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 133 135 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 134 135 10 Do do 21 2,p at S. Yorksh. aid Riser Dun 100 83 100 at Do 4 per cent gua lO / 79 81 at Do I do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 ISO 1774 at West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 29 Do do B all 21 Do do C all 6j 7; at Weymouth and Portland lOO ,„ st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lO9 117 119 st London and St. Katherine lO9 - 11 51 50 109 1„.1) oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all Millwall Freehold Land st Dock IOD 31 St 32j st Southampton lOO 7 t 75 st Surrey Oclnraergial MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Aiglo-American Tel.,. lint all 211 21f 221 1 I 10 Auglo-Mediter. Tel., lam— 20 11; 12f 12, 1 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all is 14 et Atlantic Telegraph 1.6 34 35 34 1 st Do. 8 per cent. 23 Australian Agricultural 26 Australian Mort. Land aid Finance, lira. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lira a 7 sd 10 Berlin Water Works, lira all 134 14 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 6 Bombay Gas, lima. 6 Do. New 4 11 Id 61 British American Land 44 16 13 at B. aid I. Magnetic Tel., lint lO5 167 172 20 British Indian Tea, lira all 2 8 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 84 68 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2/ 21 lid 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares ,d 10 City Discount, lim 5 41 31 1. 26 City of London Real Pro perty, lim S 41 21d 30 City of Milan Improv. Rm all 8 as 25 City of Moscow Gas, lima all 2 3 50 City Offices, lien 25 21 23 d 50 Colonial, lira. Do. 60 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 a 1 ! 51 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 18 19 26 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of Londoi Bonds, 1877, 4/ per cent. all 104 102 100 Do. 1875, 4,t per cent. all 104 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 1034 104 i 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 21 21 1 60 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 21 2/c1 st Crystal Palace l O9 14 21 et Do. Preference lOO 93 33 at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 154 108 20 Darjeeling, lim. ••• ••• I 0 Eastern Assam, lim 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 13 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gus. by Egypt. GOT all 911 525 20 Egyptian Com. &Traci.. lim 6 41 4d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 238 24:3 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. 6; Austral. Copper, lim 21 i ri 15 English and Foreign Credit 7 1 8 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim. 3 .. ..d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 6 If 11d 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 121 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at 436 all 331 841 60 Gellivara, lim . 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lim. 71 2 ' t 11 15 General Steam Navigatiaa 1 1 . OA 211 50 Homo &Col Marine in. line. b 41 Sid 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 131 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... ... 20 Interim. Financial Soc. lim 6 11 18 20 Interns. Land Credit, lira 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 11 Id 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all Si 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 20 all 63 116 64} 1 50 Land Securities, lim 6 31 214 26 London Africam Trading lO 7 bd 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim 6 ... ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lirn 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 31 84 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all i 1p 60 Lond. Financial Asso., lira 30 23 224 4 Lond.Gen.Onanibus.Codim. all 14 2 2 f 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, line 25 22 17d 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 104 106 1041 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1im...... ll / id 10 Mediterra. Even. Tel., lim. all 4 44 50 Merchant Shipping, lim all 32 87 60 Miliwall Iron Works, lim l2l ... ... 10 Natal Land and Colonise, 2 2222405 5 6 NNNNeaee t Ler i wtwoi National bno n au ntnaziCalZea l anddeelol aaAipln , Discount icarg l ima , 0.. 1 3 11 1 2 2 r 10 Na ti onal te.L ll .:: of :S .liari:u r i n s. u p , t.t e ,: . .mi. l l ai i . M m n .en. r l a .d a 6 4 2 1 4 14 4 4 8 14 1 4 391 3d t i iii p 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 11 Id n 6IN ew Quebr ad a, lima 4.4.5 41 Si 10 Northern Assam Tea, lima. 5 7 5 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., liar— 150 48 63 60 North Brit. & Moreau. In 6l 19 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 6 141 151 191 50 Oriental Financial, lira ll ... ...d 5 Oriental Gas, liin 6 Do. New .. 1 / ir a. 19 Otago and Southland In vestment, lima 2 id 1p 5 Ottoman Gas, lira all 11 2/ le Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lima all 1} 14 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl, line 100 II 32 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 Si 60 Do. New 1867 25 Reuter's Telegram all 53 63 60 Rhyraney Iron 25 16 Rio d p e o lan N e p r e . r w o c.cia C o ity su,a i rim m . .1,.,1.rira.e..r 100 1 1 1 2 1 .3. 7 5 3 2 1 : 8 6 .4 25 Do. 100 Royal Mail Steam 65 4.e 46 at Scottish Aust. Invest., lima lOO 95 100 20 't Socie p t o e . F 6 in. d'Egypte, lim le 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Erapire Or , 3 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Lay., lima. 6 .. ... 25 South Australian Land at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 4 14 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,ina. all 161 17 1411 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), line 2 21 2f 20 Trinidad retroleuna, Um Si ... ... 10 Trust dt Agency of Aus.,lira 1 4 1P A Do do. do. all ... 20 Truet ez Loan Co., U. Canada 6 I d P 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 3 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lian 6 111 od 6U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 61 61 5 Do. 10 per cent. Prof all 31 31p 20 Universal Marine (In.), lira 8 1 11p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 21 31 30 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 7 3 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 741 75/ 751 50 Warrant Finance, Rm. l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pacific+ _- ' . gieam,liii, - 20 21 14 90 WestLondou Whence awl Warehouses l6 ••• 91. ;uLuisliaL GOV.b:IINMENT SECURITIEt- t3ritirh Columbia, 6 per 100 , Do. 1805.. l9O Can.Gov.6 p.c.Jan. , &J uly 1877-84 Do. sp. 0. Feb. & Aug lOO 105 1(.7 Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOO 194 106 1051 Do. sp. o. Jan. .4 July lOO 93 al 84 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk lOO 99 92 Cape G.Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 lOO 102 194 Do.Apl.&oot 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 Do, do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 ' Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oat., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 fie Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1878, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.... 100 106 to Melbourne Corporatn.,.. 1067-75, 6 , r cent - 100 pe, - N. - .13.110v.6 p.o.Ja.AJuly 100 102 lel Natal 6 p ot, Apl k Oot 100 Do 6p o. May 411 t Nov lOO 106 108 N. 8. W. 5 p•o., '7l to '76 lOO 99 101 Do. 6 p.c. 1888 to 1596 lOO 99 109 91 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 lOO 99 101 N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891 lOO • Do. 5 per vent.... . . - Do Jan, Aprl, July, Ott lOO 974 984 994 - Do 6p o. Mar la bept '9l lOO 108 110 Do June lz Deo , 1 , •91 —j Do Proy..l Atotld. 1 0 bcrio4l.k 2, 1696... Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jan... and Jnly, 1875 - Do 15.6 lOO 101 103 Queenalnd. 6p. c. '82.5 lOO 1(5 106 1054 Do 1891 . 5 Do. 1891 ,)13.186) lOO _ Do. do. A ...... Do rd. 1893 ..... 197 1011 ▪ YlOtor l 9 9 P.O. 1895„. 300 300 sOr; Saturday, Jan. 23, 8 a.m. Nairn_. Aberdeen Leith Shields Scarborough Yarmouth Helder Cux haven Skud ear:lms Axdr ossan Green castle* Holyhead Liver pool Valentia Cape Clear Roche's Pt Penzance ~ Plymouth Weymouth Portsmouth London C'peGrisNez Brest L'Orient Roch e fort Blarr itz Corunna Brussels Paris Strasbourg Lyons .. Toulon Heart's Con tent (9 a.m local time) METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. 30'09f. 30'10f 30'12f, 30'07f, 30'24f. 30'29f, S.W. 8. W. N.W. 8. W. S.S.W. S.E. Extreme ^ 1 2 2 2 2 6 N.N:W. W. S.W. S. N.B. B.E. E.S.E. S.E. S. S. E. S. S.E. E. E N.E, E.S.E. E.S.E. S E. E.N.E. N.R.W. s. w.s.w. E.N.L. S.S.E. S.E. g.k, E. E.N.E, EXPLANATION Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The letter r, rising ; f. falling ; s, steady—indicates direction of motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; c.—clouds, detached ; f.— fog ; h.—hail ; I.—lightning ; m.—misty, hazy ; o.—o►ercast, dull ; r.— rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hall (melted) daring last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. There is considerable change in conditions sines yesterday. Pressure has decreased more than four-tenths in the west and three-tenths in the north, and the fall has extended to all stations during the night. Readings are now lowest in the west : that at Cape Clear is o'24in. lower than that at Cape (iris Nez. Temperature is lower this morning on our east coast and in the south-west of France ; but at western stations a recovery of 6 deg. is reported. The winds, while remaining easterly on the south-east and French coasts, have veered to S. In the west, and are blowing fresh in the south of Ireland and the Irish Sea. In Scotland they are light, and variable in direction. Snow has fallen in the east, and still falls at Shields. A little rain has fallen in the west. Overcast and cloudy skies are general, with haze in places. The sea has goes down at Scarborough, and is not rough at Valencia. PRESENTED AT THE VATICAN. A letter from an English lady who has been staying for some weeks at Rome gives the following interesting account of the presentation of herself and her husband to the Pope :—" January 10. We have just returned from an audience with the Pope. We had received an order (which came through Archbishop Manning) for us to be at the Vatican at 11.30 this morning ; so I dressed in black silk, with a veil, and W. in evening costume, and we drove to the staircase indicated. Two or three chamber lains were in attendance, who took W.'s hat and my shawl; and then we waited, with about 600 other people, in one of the ante-rooms. Presently, at a quarter to twelve, the door opened, and we were ushered into a room where the Pope was sitting in a chair, looking very kind and patri- archal. As each person advanced, a chamberlain announced the name and took the invitation paper. On reaching the Pope each person knelt, and the Roman Catholics kissed his foot, and the Protestants a ring on his finger. We all then retired, and made a semi -circle, and his Holiness addressed us (as near as I can remember) in these words, in French My dear friends, I wish to say a few words to you this morning. When our Saviour was a little boy, the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph lost him, and when they went to look for him they found him—not in the drawing-room, or in the theatre — but in the Church. And to all of you, whether you be Catholics or Protestants, I would say, you must seek your Saviour, or you will never find him. And it is not in places of amusement, but in the Church—the true Church that you will most surely find him. Some of you are just beginning life, and some, like myself, have nearly run the appointed course. I desire to bless you all during your journeys here, but more especially for the great journey of life which begins at our birth and ends in immortality." We then retired, and the ceremony was over, it having lasted about twenty minutes. A day or two before this the Pope drove in a carriage and four through the Corso, and as he passed the people knelt to receive his blessing, which he gave ivttll outstretoheihmkh STA 7'E OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Jan. 22.—The market for yarn cloth has been very quiet. Owing to the conti nued activity in the cotton market, neither buyers nor sellers of manufactures can make much pro gress with business. This applies to both export and home trade yarns, for which prices are very firm. Sellers of cloth are asking very full rates, but they are perhaps hardly so inflexible as the holders of yarns. CARDIFF, 21st.—The change that has occurred in the weather will in a few days afford an oppor tunity to vessels entered outwards to arrive at the docks ; and, as there are several orders on the books of merchants and shippers awaiting execution for the mail packet stations, French, Turkish, and Mediterranean ports, a continuance of fair winds may be looked upon as the only essential requisite to place the steam coal trade in a more satisfactory position than it has occupied for the last two months. Orders from the Continental markets are about the average, but from some of the Mediterranean and 'Turkish ports there is a slight increase in the demand. The favourable change in the weather will, it is expected, have an equally favourable effect on the house coal trade, the late gales having prevented the arrival of coasting ves sels bound to this port. Tho iron trade is unques tionably in a more healthy state than it was at this time twelve months, as the hands engaged at the leading iron-making establishments are now work ing full average time. Tin plates command a fair sale, and the prices determined upon at the quar terly meeting are being, as a rule, obtained. LEICESTER, 22d.—The absolute amount of busi ness doing is not large, but a more cheerful feeling pervades the whole of the trade iu this locality. There have been very few sales effected in wools, owing to spinners holding a fair stock, and buying simply to meet present requirements. Rather more has been done with the growers, but the prices asked are mostly higher than the dealers can at present afford to leave any profit. Prices continue firm. A moderate demand prevails for worsted yarns. The inquiry for worsted yarns is still of a retail character, although a slight improvement is notice able. The extreme mildness of the season operates to a great extent against this branch of manufac ture, preventing the usual demand from the re tailers, many of whom have large stocks. A good and steady trade is maintained for cotton hosiery, while at Hinckley ;manufacturers are very busily engaged, particularly in the circular branches, and orders continue to be placed at moderately advanced rates. The elastic web houses are but indifferently employed, the orders to hand being of a meagre description, and, as a consequence, in many cases short time has to be resorted to. Al though a few orders have come to hand, there is not much doing in the boot and shoe trades, and as the leather market is still firm, manufacturers are very indisposed to effect sales at old prices. The difference is chiefly felt on heavy goods, on which a considerable advance will shortly be made. SHIPWRECKS.—On Thursday morning, during a thick fog, the screw steamer Scotia, from Glasgow, while making for the port at Tynemouth, ran ashore at Castle Point. The spot is very rocky, and, owing to the fog land was not sighted until tue ship struck. There was a dead calm at the time, but tito sea rose soon afterwards, and the vessel soon filled with water. The cargo, con sisting of spirits, ale, iron, &c., was got off in lighters ; it is expected that the ship will become a total wreck. Ou the night of the 18th instant, the Lord Coke, laden with firebricks, struck on the Sizewall Bank, which the captain had mistaken for Orfordness. The sea vras running very high ; and in less than five minutes there core seven feet of water in her hold. The crew, with the captain, Mr. N. Muttitt, took to their boats, and were s l bsequently rescued by the Southwold lifeboat , havin g saved nothin g but the clothes they stood in. THE POACHING AFFRAY NEAR SWANSEA.—The inquiry into the charge against the three brothers, David, William, and Joshua Samuel, and the man Jones, for committing a murderous outrage on the keepers in the employ of Mr. T. D. Llewellyn on the Penllergare estate, near Swansea, proceeds but slowly, owing to the number of witnesses to be examined. On Thursday the prisoners were again brought before the magistrates at Swansea, Mr. Clifton, of Bristol, appearing for the brothers Samuel and Mr. Price for Jones. The whole of the day wit; occupied in the cross-examination of Rees and Hughes, two of the injured keepers, and the examination in chief of Superintendent Matthews, who deposed to the appre hension of the several prisoners, not one of whom said a single word thst would in any way crimi na t e hi mse lf.) 'll9 lietwu3s of tee ON Woo turthex adjourne4 'VHIRD EDITION, NOTICE. The Third Edition of " As Sun " of last litlinaing wa s published in time for delivery in town at 7.16 p.m, SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocr. SPORTING INTELLIGENOE—This Da: VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tars DAY, LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 100 to 6 agst Lady Coventry (offered) 100 to 6 agst. Sycee (offered) 20 to 1 agst George Osbaldeston (taken) 20 to 1 agst Cheltenham (offered) 20 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (offered) 25 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (offered) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 9 agst Blue Gown (offered) 100 to 8 agst Paul Jones (taken) 25 to 1 agst Robespierre (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to G agst Fan (taken) 1800 to 100 agst The Colonel (taken) 22 to 1 agst Tathwell (taken) 25 to 1 agst Huntsman's Daughter (taken) 33 to 1 agst Clansman (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Planet (offered) RACING FIXT RES FOR 1869. FEBR Sudbury 2, 3 Lincoln l6, 17 lltrrovr lB, 19 Mansfield 18 MA .VARY. I Pontefract lB, 19 Nottingham Spring 23, 2 Chelmsford 25, 24 Derby Spring 2 b, 26 RCII. Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury spring 5, 6 Do wnpatrick 9 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Hendon l2, 13 West Somerset 15, 16 Northampton 16, 17 West Drayton lB, 10 Baldoyle First Spring I'd, 11 Margate ..20 Be Ye rley 2O Durham 29, 30 Epsom 30, 3j. Abergavenny l, 2 Bromley 1 . '2 Aldershot l, '2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk ... 6 7 liungerford 6, 7 Lichfield 6, 7 Cambridge 7 8 Croxton Park .. 8 SLreatbam B, 9 Newmarket Craven... ,2, dm. Knighton... l3, 14 Ludlow 15, 16 Eastbourne ls Lewes 20 21 Curragh ...20, 21, 24 Croydon._ 22, 24 Newmarkt‘t Ist Spring 26, Oka Chester 4, 5, 6,7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Baldoyle 2nd Spring; 11, 12 St. Albans Li, 14 Salisbury '3, 14 Doncaster 13, 1 . 4 West Drayton l7, 18 Bath yi , is Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon ...19, 21 Harpenden .. ......... 21 Epsom Summer _2s, &a. cE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Curragh 22, 23, 24 Newcastle 0 2, 23, 2 ,4 , Oldham ......... `t2 liibury Club .28 Stockbridge 24, 25 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park ,,,,,D, 30 JL Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle Pontefract Hendon l2, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 AUti Brighton Brighton Club 3, 4 1 Lewes G, 7 Eguain lO, 11 1 Wolverhampton lO, 11 1 Windsor 12, 13 1 St. Albans l7, 18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 1 SEPT. Warwick. 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7, 8, 9 Abingdon ...9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7, 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, (Sze. Chelmsford l9, 20 Kelso 19, 20 N ovi Worcester 2,3, 4 Harrow 2, 3 Liverpool 9, 10, 11, 13 LY. Southampton 13, 1,4 Beading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford ?t, 23 (loud wood 27, 28, 29, 30 UST. Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough ' 4 O 31 Derby Sum mer ...31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31., Sep. 1 Canterbury 3l, Sep. 1 :MBER. Hampton 21, 22 Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon Monmouth....., 23, 24 Newmarket Ist Oct 28, it c . Lanark... 29, 30 BER. Cheltenham l9, 20 Curragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 21., 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket H'ton ...25, &o. :11BER. Shrewsbury 15, tko. Leamington Hunt 23, eto. E FIXTURES. ARY. Morton-in-Marsh lB Harrow lB, 19 Pontefract 18, 13 Boston Windsor 22, 23 St. Albans 23, 24 Derby . 25 13sschurch 26 Ite STEEPLECHA FEBR Wolverhampton 2 Carmarthen 3 4 Edge.vitre Tenby 5 Birmingham 8 7 9 Chippenham 10, 11 Streatham 11, 12 Nowbrioge 15 Lincoln l6, 17 Liverpool 3 S re wsbury 5, 6 Malton Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 Kingsbury 12, 13 AP. Aldershot 1, 2 I Bromley 1, 2 Aberga venny l, 2 Lichfield West Somerset 15, 16 York 17 Crewkerne lB, 19 Chepstow 29, 30 Streatham B7 9 Royal Artily., Woolwich...B Knighton Ludlow l5, 16 . . Southdown Hunt .7 . Tenbury... 2l Cambridge 7, 8 Croydon 22, 28 Cheltenham 7, 8 Co. Louth & Ardee...27, 28 MAY. Limerick Hunt 4 . 13 Eglinton Hunt I St . Albans 6, 7 West Drayt0n............ 17 JULY. Kingsbury 9 AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Halrow 9 , 3 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Worcester 3, 4 I Liverpool St. Albans 5, 6 i Shrewsbury l5, 19 COURSING FIXTURES. FEBRUAItY. Powderham Everleigh Club, Wilts 2, 3 Rufford Open, Lancashire Cardington, Bode ~ \Venvo — e Castle ..... 3, 4- Ludham, Norfolk ll, 12 Brampton, Cumberland ll, 14 Waterloo (Altcar), Lancashire l7, dm MARCH. Ashdown Park, Herts 2, &c. Fourth S. Lancashire (Champion) County Louth (Champion), Ireland 18, &o Scottish National Open, Lanark OCTOBER. _ _ Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6 • Ormosby 19, (to. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. NOVEMBER. Sundorne, Salop WATERLOO ME: (Over :ET ING —FEB. 17. &ltear.) . the Earl of Sefton. ,600 in specie, by subscription winner to receive £5OO, and Patron-Right Hon, The Waterloo Cup, value .£l, of X 25 each ; 64 subs; the the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. F. Allison 2. Mr J. F. Armistead 3. Mr J. Bake 4. Mr W. J. Barden 5. Mr F. Bartholomew 6. Lord Binning 7. Mr J. Blackstock 8. Mr J. S. Bland 9. Mr G. Blanshard 10. Mr W. G. Borron 11. Mr T. Brocklebank 12. Mr J. Brundrit 33. Mr R. B. Carruthers 14. Mr C. J. Chesshyre 15. Mr W. H. Clark 16. Mr E. Croft 17. Mr J. Cunningham 18. Mr W. D. Deighton 19. Mr James Dunlop 20. Mr J. Evans 21. Lord Garlies 22. Mr J. Gibson 23. Mr W. M. Gilmour 24. Col. Goodlake 25. Mr A. Graham 26. Mr T. Green 27.322098 30. Mr 3 ile311ar:11 J. t . .. I HB. A. Haywood a o t d lili s r n alle 3'. 31. Mr J. Hole 32. Mr J. Hyslop 33. Mr J. Ingleby 34. Mr R. Jardine 35. Mr F. Johnston 36. Mr J. Johnston 37. Mr H. B. Jones 38. Mr W. J. -ylgh 39. Mr S. C. Lister 40. Mr J. Lonsdale 41. Lord Lurgan 42. Mr S. Mallabey 545 4 44444 910 8 76543 ... . ID M MI rr i rrr nRJR:0101: Richardson Masseyir o e nd elt lu n s rie " r vage 52. Mr N. Saxton 53. Lord Sefton 54. Mr T. Smith 55. Mr J. Spinks 56. Lord Stair 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 58. Mr S. Svrinburne 59. Mr G. A. Thompson 60. Mr R. Todd 61. Mr B. W. Trinder 62. Mr R. 0. Vyner 63. Mr R. H. Williams 64. Capt. Wyndham SPAIN. (REUTER'STELEGRAM.) MADRID, Jan. 23. The Gazette of to-day publishes a decree of Senor Figuerola ordering a payment to be made on ac. count of 5-6ths of the sum allotted by the Govern. ment for the purpose of assisting the Railway Com.. panies. Another decree has been issued, authorising the public authorities to receive Treasury Bonds of the last Loan in payment of rents due to the State. THE RABBIT QUESTION IN FRANCE.—The Impe rial Court of Lyoas has delivered a judgment which will be well received by persons engaged in farming. By this decision rabbits in warrens are:classified as noxious ani mals, and such proprietors as have sustained damage from them are permitted to hunt them with. ferrets at all seasons. OCY 29 . 99 r. N.W. B.S.E.