The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-26 00:00:00

ritnbt E, Jan. 25. ds this worn- ly Churchill, 2rladstone left This Day. S SCE:qt.-gr. mings-row; sP complaint of tnlawfully and )10 in his house. 0 13th inst. be m up stairs be two of therg. are eight other 'and there were vas drunk was ale a man was Lying the house iting the house and a soldier i fighting. On lefendant that in front of hem out of the ur afterwards, very great dis- for permitting the other sum- Irunkenness hat the poli ea I in the mean- Alfred Vine, a rse in an unfit ;e on the cab erved that the I found to have bout it, and in 3ociety for the the horse wag ?II in the stable rinary surgeon 3e the swelling ) horse should ed it would do •ts of evidence •tainly had not The defendant he worked the the society's e owner. n, a boy about inson charged rs in breakiug noney-taker at lackwall Rail- Railway Com , 4 K, said the in the tempo an inmate of ies were com a Chamberlain brothers wero sday, the 14th , bas been in d his eenteneo repeated the Liam Rea, now Dys secure the is robbing the 3g any ogress ho, aged 3 0 Mr. Benson A 3 glass in the Postern-row lisorderly and nights ago, in the house I off her boot • Its value the prisoner that was so lie remanded e office of the 3 real value of '. Benson ex nditioned and ', ought to Le re empowered , wer said that [mtuary juris onths' impri- PROPERTY.-- rough-looking ng a quantity ,heeting. the Windsor last evening, the two pri 2duced him t 0 of the women r of the party e things they o the Surrey. )n watched to ithin view of station. At 'ife came in. qa there was a • and having bed contain rs, 52 towels, r linen, some " S. A. • Wilkinson t seven that s pointed out Tatson, when fine sort to Tilkinson has a week. fE.R7. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocz. WQ have a dull market to-day, but prices are maintained for all descriptions of securities. The demand for money is steady, at 21 to g, Consols are 931 4 for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 931 g ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 931 1 ; New Tkree per Cents, 931 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent. 2421. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 2111 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1124 4-; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct , 1888, 1021 ; ditto Eufaced Paper, 5 per Cent., Jan., 1872, 1051, In the Foreign Market business has been so in active that we have no alt3ratioa in any of the Continental securities to quote, and prices remain as follows :—Spanish, 32 to 33 ex div. ; ditto, 1867, 31 to 311; ditto Deferred, 301 to 311 ; Swedish, 1868, 931 to 931 ex div. ; Turkish, 1854, 82 to 84; ditto, 1858, 63 to 64 ; ditto, 1862, 62 to 63 ; ditto, 1863, 58 to 60 ex div. ; ditto 5 per cent., 38 to 381 ex div. ; ditto 1865, 60 to 61 ; ditto 4 per cent., 103 to 105 ; Venezuela 3 per Cent., 12 to 13 ; ditto 1862 and 1864, 23 to 25 ; ditto 11 per cent., 6 to 7 ; Austrian, 50 to 52 ; Dutch, 561 to 571 ex div. ; ditto Certificates, 811 to 891 ex div. ; Italian, 1861, 534 to 534 ex div. Egyptian 7 per Cent. Loan of 1868 is 72 721 ex div., and the Honduras Loan is 86 88 ex coupon. In the railway market the quotations are as fol low :—Caledonian, 781 1 ; Great Western, 50f 4 1 , ; Great Western, 411 s ; Great Northern, 1071 81 ; ditto A, 1081 91; Lancashtre, 1291 30 ; Metropolitan, 109 1; Midland, 115 1 ; Sheffield, 471 81 ; Brighton, 511 21 ; North British, 34/ 5 ; North Western, 1151 164; North Eastern (Ber wick), 103144-- ; South Eastern, 81; 2 ; Chatham and Dover, 171 1. American Five-Twenty Bonds are now 751 to 751. The Bonds of 1885 remain at 73; 4 -' 74, and Ten-Forties at 721 721. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures have receded to 431 451; and Eries remain at 25i 261. Great Indian Peninsula Railway New Four per Cent. Debenture Stock is 90 91 ex div. In Banking and Miscellaneous Shares prices re main stationary. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The Liverpool and River Plate steamer Halley, from Buenos Ayres, has arrived with £2,120 ; the Etna, from Halifax, with £2,000; and the Her mann, from New York, with £BOO for London, £35,000 for Paris, and £2OO for Bremen. The shipments of specie from New York, for Europe, on Saturday amounted to £200,000. The export of gold from Melbourne, for England, during the past month represents £350,500. The latest telegram from Bombay quotes ex change upon London for bankers' drafts at 2.i.. This advance is attributed to the recent improvement in cotton at Liverpool. _ _ The committee appointed in November last at a public meeting in relation to the proposed forma tion of a council of foreign bondholders have pub lished a report showing the objects contemplated, and the rules and regulations to be recommended at a meeting called for on the 2d of February, at which Mr. E. W. Crawford, M.P., will preside. The movement thus far has been regarded with general approval, and may be made to confer equal benefit on the holders of bonds and on the nations that are their debtors. To honest States it will be of especial advantage, since they must be gainers by every plan that tends to keep the dishonest out of the market. The London directors of the Italian Irrigation Company (Cavour Canal) have announced that the necessary funds have been remitted to them to enable them to pay the coupons of the bonds due on the Ist inst. ; but that the other coupons now in arrear will have to be capitalised in terms of the Concordat whereby the concern has been taken out °f bankruptcy. _ . The second ordinary general meeting of the lado-European Telegraph Company (Limited) is Convened for Feb. 23. The half-yearly meeting of the North Stafford hire Railway Company is convened for Feb. 12, at the City Terminus Hotel. Vice-Chancellor Mains has appointed Mr. W. J. White, of King-street, interim official liquidator (in conjunction with Mr. C. Greenwood) of the Hercules Fire, Life, and Marine Insurance Com pany (Limited). Vice-Chancellor James has appointed Mr. James hole, of Gresham-street, to be official liquidator of the Jamaica Commercial Agency Company (Limited). . A circular from the Chontales (Nicaragua) Gold Aliniag Company shows that, according to a report of Mr. Belt, £lO,OOO will yet be required to com plete the explorations in progress and bring the mines into full working order. _ . The report of the General Credit and Discount Company (Limited), to be presented on the sth of February, recommends a dividend for the half-year at the rate of five per cent. per annum. The accounts exhibit a considerable progress in the com pany's business and position, the deposits, loans, &c., being £2,491,551, against £763,097 at the same time last year. The claims against the Lon don, Chatham, and Dover, and the South-Eastern of Portugal Railways are alluded to. As respects the former, it is stated that an answer was filed by the Chatham Company on the 7th instant, but that it is not of a nature to change the opinion which the directors of the General Credit Company have always expressed as to the justice of their claim. Nothing practical has yet been concluded with reference to the claim which the South-Eastern Railway of Portugal has on the Portuguese Govern raent. The traffic of the South-Eastern Railway stands at an increase of £1,512. The traffic return of the Great Western of Ca nada shows an increase of £3,589. No change has yet taken place in the hop trade. English hops of fine quality are getting scarce, and such bring former rates ; other descriptions are ne glected. The importation of foreign hops has;be come more steady ; the receipts from various ports last week amounted to 1,645 bales against 1,704 bales the previous week. Fine parcels only find Purchasers. Malt dull, at drooping prices. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. G OVERN MENT FUNDS. ° per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 1 por Cent. Reduced 9344 per Cent Aew Si per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. per Oen t J 9.11.187 3 Annuities, 50 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885.,, • ... Do (Red Sea TeletAraph), Aug., 1908,,, _ j44 ehequer Bills, £l,OOO, qlpor Ct. Do, £5OO Do. £lOO k £2OO - Rank of England Stock, 4par Cent Do. account — , `', anatla 4 per Cent. Bonds — 4 4ter-Colonial Uranium ~. INDIAN jOVERNAIENT SECURITIES India Lock, 104 per Cent., April 11.874 2114 Do. Opening, for Account .................. -- Po. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ............... 112 i 4 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1885 ............... 1021 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced rapei 4 per CAut ............ Do. 5 per Cent., Jau. 187/ . .............. 105; Do, 5,1- per Cs-It. May 1.879 ............... Da 5 per Ceut., Rup. Deb. 1872......... Do. do. 1877........ -- , Do. do. 1882 ......... "-. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ...... Do. Bo n d s , 4 p e r Cent. , £l , OOO ......... 20 pm 1)0 . under £1,030 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. r,entino Republic, F per Cent ...... 75 4 31 , A Dc., Scrip £45 paid A uitri an Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 — , than 5 per Cent 0 ~.‘ p 0 . I 4 er Cent., 1852 — uo, do. 18.)8 — V°. d o , till;t _ D,,. doIBV-i 1)0 . 5 per . (2ent., 1805 13 D 0 Account .enos Ayres 6 per Cent. p l. ", 0 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 0 : 4 )0., 6 per C en t. Man 6 per Cent — 130 . 41 per Cent 934 Pin pin Do. 3 per Cent., — Do. 6 per cet. 1867 — 1 o. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo übian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 Danquian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 3 per Cent., 1867 — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent o;gyptiay, 7 per Cent — c Se.;oad issue 00. 1:: - vi(. Bonds — Do. £10t) Bonds ..... 84 1)o. 1864 Do. Account Do. .C5OO Bonds Do. 410 G Bonds 9Uf English Scrip,7.lBGB, 721 i Do do. £45 pd — Government Railway Debentures GraeK 5 per Ccat., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Ajecuut Do. Coupons Do. Account Sta,temala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 1U p. Ct.., all pd It9iian 5 per Cert., 1865 — Do. Account • — Do MAremmana Railway — q,,x 'car> 3 per Cent - Ditto for Account D. 1864 — Do q per Cent. Anglo-French — onievidvat. 6 per Cent. . — c Drish imperial 5 per Cent cow Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 761 Do 41 per Cont. (Uribarren) Do 4f per Cent., 1862 Do Account P. rtaguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9, '60 7 '2,'3 36 1 Do. do. 1P67 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent , 850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds , 9 1 4 Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9ll Do. do £B4 155. do — Do Nicolas Railway 67 Sar I inian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con .: —_ Do. Acc , Junt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferrea 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. ,. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1856 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent 1862 Do Account Do .£lOO Bonds Do 5 per Cent. 1865 DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (leet:lre:9 Venezuela 3 per Cent.. Do. Account Do 6 per Cont. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable iu Austrtatt 5 par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4i per cent., Ex. 251. Dutch z 4 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gui', Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... BBl Do. Account French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 201 . Italiati 5 per dent. 1831, E. Z5l. DJ Account CLOSING PRICES. Cansols, Money .93i Do. Account, Feb. 4.... J3 a THE MERCHANTS COMPANI. ANOTHER ALLEGED COMMERCIAL FRAUD. Mr. Richard Stuart Lane, Mr. Horace Edward Chip man, and Mr. Frederick John Holbert 'Holbert, late directors of the Merchants Company (Limited), at tended again this morning before the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion House, to undergo further examination upon the charge of conspiring together to defraud the public of large sums of money, by making false statements with regard to the position and aflAirs of the above corn- party. Mr. G. A. Capes, the provisional liquidator appointed by the Court of Chancory to wind up the Merchants Company, proved that he ex:unined the books and papers, and all the documents relating to the company, but he was unable to get possession of those relating to the firm of Lane, Hankey, and Co., although be made application for permission to do so, and iustructed his solicitors to do the same. The defendants were all upon the list of contribu tories to the Merchants' Company. The company was wolmd up upon .the petitions of Mr. Henry Moore and Mr. John Somerville, two of the shareholders, and a creditor of the company. There ware 7,229 shares allotted to the public. The number of shares applied for by the public was 9,034, but only 7,229 shares wore allotted upon these appli cations. The secretary of the compan, Mr. John Lang ton Butcher, applied for 200 shares, and only 100 were allotted to him. Mr. Horace Chapman, one of the defendants, applied for 500 shares, and ho was allotted 450. Colonel Daubeney applied for 250 shares, and that number was eventually allotted to him. Mr. G. Lewis objected to this evidence, and contended that it really had nothing whatever to do with the case and did not in the slightest degree show any criminality on their part. Mr. Humphreys said that Colonel Daubeney was a relative of one of the defendants, and his object was to show that the shares had been fraudulently dealt with, and had been transferred when a call became necessary. The Lord Mayor said, if it was proved that when the company was in danger the shares were transferred from a solvent person to some one else who was unable to pay the calls, he considered the evidence was admis sible. Mr. Capes then stated that, in May, 1866, Colonel Daubency transferred the whole of his shares to Mr. Helbert, one of the defendants. A call Lad been made in the previous month of December, but the call had not been paid. Mr. Humphreys observed that, according to the articles of association, shares could not be transferred upon which calls were in arrear. Mr. Capes was then examined as to the money that had been received: from Mr. Lane in compromise of calls, and stated that he had received £6OO in cash and a promissory note for £9OO, which was now overdue, but had not been paid. Mr. Lane, it appeared from the papers of the Mer chant's Company, on the 28th of Feb. received £129 16s. as director's fees, and on tFe sth of April the sum of £lO6 The examination of this witness on this point occupied the Court until its rising, MARKE7 8-IMS DAY. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. At these markets to-day there is a large supply of nearly all descriptions of potatoes (home and abroad), with a fair demand. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET. Shere is a rather large supply of hay stuffs ou sale this morning, with a fair trade doing at former quotations. COLONIAL. Sugar.—The inquiry is not quite so active 13 last week, but prices remain very firm. The market is firm, with a steady demand, and as there is but little offering 44s has been paid for common dried goods. Coffee.—Few transactions are reported, but prices are firmly maintained, and there is inquiry for some quali ties of Ceylon. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January N.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. The market Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Amanita and New Zealand, via Southamptoa.....Jan. 30 Ditto, via Y r amines ........... —........ . Ja a Ditto, via NA. ama Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Feb. 3. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verds. by Brazil packet ...... . Feb. 3. Cape of Good 11,pe. Ascension, and St. nelena Jan. 27. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Jan.. 3o . Litbraltar, via Southampton .. Jan 30 [ndia,via Southampton Otto, via Marseilles Feb. 1. Malta, Egypt, Jzo. Jan. 30 Ditto, Marseilles Jan. 27 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Sc uthamston ' " Ditto, Marvellies Feb. 15 `:ewfoundla Ld ...... ....... Ftb .0 Vortugal Feb. 3. Uuited States. t anach, GAlifornia, &Q., by British packet Ditto, by Canadian packet ..• • ..... • Ditto, by 1. tiled States packet Jan 27 Ditto ditt( (Baltimore) West Coast 01 Africa, Madeira, and Tenet-In Fob. 3 QUEENSTOWN, JAN. 25.—The National Steam ship Company's steamship England, from New York, ar rived off here at 10.30 p.m. to-day, and having landed her passenge; s she proceeded for Liverpool. All well.—Reu tcr's Telegram. DARING BURGLAP.Y.—On Friday afternoon, at six p.m., the residence of a respectable family in Leam ington-road-villas, Westbourne-park, was entered from an adjoining vacant house, and a quantity of valuables, wear ing apparel, and other property stolen. The burglars forced open the front door of the empty house with a crowbar, went upstairs, and effected an entrance next door by the front windows, from one balcony to another, on the first floor, and escaped before an alarm could be given. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, 1869. 811 ARE LIST. )1 - ;DINAIa ,dl - lArf.ttib AND STOCIth .)hare itailwaya, raid. Closing Susiness enue. clout. at Brlatol and Exeter ...... 100 at Caledonian -- • . lu3 113;„ 76 78 781 :781 78; s 79 81 19 7.: 7 9 2) Cornwall ali st Dublin & Belfast June st Dun„Perth,& li.b.Juuz lO5 2 , East Luudou 1111 all 4(.) i)o ,8 Do 10 3 Glasgow AS. Western lO. P b $7 .t Great Eastern .. , t , 42 421 411 2 .3 Do. E. Augl. 100 7 9 st Great Nortnoi Scotland MO 15 .6 st Great Northern lOO 1074 1094 1(81 74 st Do. A stock st Do. 11 awe's. IOU 124 la st MS, and W. el Ireland lts Dr, lUJ is , lit. IVestern ItO 511 311 51 t Do. South Wales lOO 57 14 B- DO. W. ,Lid.-Oicloro lOO L 4 a s, , 1)0. Newport LOU 78 11 et Lancashire& 1 orketurt lOO .31 301 Isol et Lou., Brigh.,A, S.Coast lOO 511 51 1 ilk 0) Do Scrip - - 81 Lou., Chat., and .11.;,vei.. 102 17 17) st Do. •Iletrop. Es- A.... 100 - - - et Lou. A Norm 100 1111 117 1101 16 st Lou. & South Western,.. 110 bb 90 8J) 9) st Mau., She)., A Lincoln.. 100 171 48 st ... • 1(,0 1184 :184 1094 1 st Do ExteusiJn 100 1!)8 1.4 1141 10 1)0. New r 1 .. 1() 19 11 st Metropolitan District. all 6) 61 10 Metrop. St. John's 11 oo 1 6 - 51.d.aud st Do, iliriuiu. A Dcerby st N.,rth British st Do. Ed., 11.11., & Dun lO3 - - st Nor.lilastern-Berwiek lOO 103 103 IC4 25 Do. :+.E purohetse 10.13.4 - st Do Leeds. ...... ...• lOO 50 48 st Do York st Do Carlisle . 1(0 115 130 st Do Stoe.t. & Darling 1(0 129 131 1301 st North Lonlon 10 Do thew 1868 st North Staffordshire . . 100 56 b 7 564 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 1114 10 Do New £lO shares 7 st Ithyniney st Shropshire Union 1 0 67 48 st South Devon st South Eastern lOO bl 4 82 82 at Staines, Wok'hain, A Wok all I'4 13 nt 'Vail vale lOO 148 150 - Do. C - ateriord & Kilkenny .. lOU -- Waterloo A Whiteha:l.. 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERILNOE SHARES AND STOCLS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO at Do. Scot. N.E., 4) per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gull, 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at Dc. do. Ordinary lOO 79 $1 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... ... 20 Cornwall, 1 per cent gua all Ist; Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Du. let Class preference lOO ... .•. st Glass. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lO9 ••• ••• at llt.Eastarn, E.C. Ex. No.l 180 93 101 st Do do N 0.2 100 97 100 at Do do 6 per cent 100 105 10$ at Do East Anglian p. c. 100 100 10/ at Do do B 6 do. 109 ... ••• at Do do 0 7 do. 100 ••• at Do do No. 1, 1 p.c. 101 100 109 at Do E. Union 4p. e. gun. 100 69 71 at Do Norfolk i p.e.Ex.1646 ••• at Do do p.c.Wive.Val.lB47 100 ... ••• at Great Northern, .5 per cent 18 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 101 ... at Do 4 i do do do 100 at Dub do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... ... sti Gt. Nrtli of Scotland, Ist p 1 100 ... at. Great South. an .1 Westerd (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at Gt.West.—Orig.&Jut.-Rent chg., per gua.s p.c lOl 103 105 at Do. orig. (IL &11. Ex). 5 p.e 10) 90 10J st Do do 4, per cent. 1550. 10J 87 a 9 at Do do 4 do do st 1.0 do 5 per cent. rc,len lOO 54 9 i at Do do Birmingham gun lOO 6) 72 at Do do do pref loJ at Do do Chester gee lO9 st Do do do a per cent IBJ 10* 150 at Do do do 5 do 100 90 100 at Do South Wales, gum. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 4) p.c lOO ... at Do do 4 4 1155 100 at Do do I at Do West Mid. Oxford lat g 10) 107 PI at Do do 2d gua. 100 108 103 at Du Newport, Ist g. p.c. 10J 85 92 st Do do 20 do 100 1...0 11.13 at Do gua. .51 per cent. 18G3 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. lth) 1 1 135 at Do Barnsley, £1 Os 100 p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 11)0 140 1 at Do 41 (Blackburn purel). 100 95 102 at London & Brighton, sp. C. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ... at Do 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2. 100 ... at Du 6 do do lOO st Do b do NO. 4. 100 st Do 7 per cent st Do 6 du (W.E. & C.Y.) 100 at Do 4 du 1859 lOO ... at London, Chatham, & Dover I per cent lOO ... at Loudon and !LW., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 101 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge._ 100 8 91 at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO 88 91 at London and 6.-W. 7 p,e late Fl shares, lOO 143 146 2e ca. Do (Purtsin. perp ans. 256 d) all at Man., She., &Litwin. 6 p.c lOO 110 117 6 Do st Do 31 per cent lOO 6J 65 10 DJ redeem. 0 percent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. C 10) 130 135 st Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 2 Ito st Do 41 per cent. redeem lO 97 j atl Do 41 per cent. irredeein lOO 97 91 at Du Leicester & li'chu, 4 p.c lOO 8) 91 st North British, I p.c. No.l lO'J st Du E. &G.4p.c. S. & D IOU at Du N. 13., N 0.2, 0 per cond lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cous. 4 p.c..— 100 86 8i at Do 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 95 97 at 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 Du Stektu &Drliug. A 5 p.c lOO 101 1W St Do W, liartlepool H. and R lOO 87 8.1 20 North Staffordshire lOs S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101 lea Do Tavistoek Auus., 10s all 9 10 108 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9. 10.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 221 at Do 41 per cent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 pc. 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. b i t t Caledonian D Do Scot. sEe:os: pec4ralunipr.4re min.o g dp u oe er ta.7e p . a!t : 1 .00 0 1: 0 1 :7. . :7. 8. ... i ••• .: it Do 4 p e N co e n w . l is a s o u , e l d B a: 3. B . o 1 : 0 5 I,s 9 : 7 ; t 0,14 i i" t t Great D p st Do 5 do, 1862 100 $ 7 i i : t t G r D e :,t No r th d e o r n ii , I d p o * c l i B r 6 r 4 a 10000 !t4 — IS -at Do Permanent 5 per c en t. 1 00 ... st Great West., W. 31id1., a is p 6so B 2 ittt s) DDD D 000 0 Bj V i a is 'l i t e :: N ui - Pet:Pee each tire. peril. r:elP.dde.l;4l s lB p P66e c 11 : 1 1 a 000 00 1 200 l 1088. . 1 . 48 . 9 . 1 151.9 2 . . 0 . 20: 0 3 . 1 18°934 at Sent Coast, till j . 6 1 y p , e l r B c 7 e l n . 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per -* ”. st Lund., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1 . 853 100 1 • 1 St Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ... ....". st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 st Do do 41 du, 1363 100 **. st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 *** st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 *** *" st Du No. 7 6do D o do C 6 p.c st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c 0 Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.e - •** st London& N. Western, 5p c 100 1 . 0; 110 at London& S. Western, 41 p c 100 t)4 ya 10 Alan. shef.& Lin., 5 pc, 1e65 all abi st Metropolitan 5 per eeut w in S to ha u ree ia 16 -41) st Midland, A 5 per cent pref. 106 107 1 . 4 it I) 0 B 5 do 100 106 108 is D o 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 11 1 i i fp Stk., Aug. al, 1372 Bl 1 lfp St North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent .• lOO t Do XlO guaranteed, 1861 We 2 18 2 r o I: c p o n e T . con. Ne 4. Do E ., p., St Dun., 2d, 4pc 106 i ' l Do E. 3; U , No. 2, 4 p.c - "' b ' Do N. 8.• b p er cent, 1862 100 „. "' at •• t Do .3; (J., No. 3, 5 p.c i t E. G., (Ordiry) cunt c 101 i * ; Ei 0, Do E. st North Eastern, 41 per lO5 I , 799 r p ce . n " t 100 111 111 100 104 103 at North Staffordshire 5 p ... ... at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100, ... ... 5 du 1661 100 .., . st Do . . 10 st Do 5 do, 1364 .. at North No p ( r m o th a S x ' L t . o ia k p d: r t e D i r ) p i.e* * .... 7 - _____------------ sio::::t.(4sohp.inii, Cross) c0, 1 4 8 p 63 100 ...... ...... h i t t ViDetoor RAILWAYS.-LISES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, aX N 4 at ir- 1 "" e " 100 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 st Buckinghamshire lOO 02 pi 95 at Ckester and Holyhead lOO 64 it; st Do. 51 per cent. lOO 118 12 0 a t Do. i do. lOO 111 113 a t Clydesdale, guara nteed 100 „, ••• at Colchester Stour Valley lOO at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c 100 154 136 20 Gloster and DOOM Forest a ll „,. a Gt. Easn., Newm., 6:c., 5 p.c 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 60 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 60 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Horef 100 95 97 50 Hull aid Selby all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle 100 211 913 st London and Hlackwall lOO 93 96 at Do. 41 per ce nt a t Loudon, Coat., &c. , 41 p C lOO „, ~„ Wt Du. Coin. Fund, sdo 100 at London and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO „, at London, Tilbury, & South 100 73 b 0 at Lowestoft, guit 4 per cont lOO 70 83 at Do. do. 6 do. 51 Munch., Buxton, &Malik all .5 6 4 5 1-16 at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 9 4 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northernk b per cent all ba bs 50 Du. do. I do. all at N. Eastern—Hartlepool at N. West. A perp. p. C. 100 10 1 . 10 at Do B minimum 11 p.c lO5 ~) at Notting. 6:Grantli. lt.S; C lOO 92 ‘4 25 Preston and a% yre. all 44 43 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 13:1 1;14 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 Ds 10 Do do 21 p at S. Yorksh. aid Liver Dun 100 93 109 at De 4 per cont gua lO 79 81 it Do k do at Viet. Station and Phalicu lO4 175 ISO at West Cornwall 25 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 z 0 Du du 5 all 20 Du du C all 64 ", at Weymouth and Portland._ 100 at Wilts and Somerzet LOCKS. st East and West India IDO 117 11) st Loudon and St. Katherine 100 51 53 100 :D °Deb. stock, 4 per cent all ... ... Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 32 st Southampton lOO 7. 7.i st Surrey Commercial ...... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share NAME. Paid. 10 Agra Limited, A all i 9 Dv B lO LO Albion _ 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, list all 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1666, limited 10 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 20 1)0 issued at 2pm ~.. 5 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, Hm. 25 Bank of South Austraqa all 60 Bank of Victoria, Australia, 25 10 Bank of New Zealand all 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China all 25 Chartered Mere, of India, London, and China all 20 City 1) - - 100 Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, lim. iv Delhi and London, lim So East Loudon, lim 6 20 English and American, lint 10 20 English Bank of lilo do Ja- _ neiro, lim 1• 20 English, ....euttish, and Aus . tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 281 Do new Si 100 Imperial, lira 2O 20 Imperial Ottoman lO .5 lonian all 25 Do new 6 20 Lnd Mortgage of India ' lira 4 100 Do 5 p. c. De bud/WI, 80 all 76 80 irondon Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 20 Do new 71 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 25 Do new 10 20 London Chart. of Australia all 50 London and County 2O 20 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll 60 London Joint 5t0ck........, 1 20 London and South African al 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 60 London & Venezuela, lim l2l 100 London and Westminster 2O 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim 2B 10 Metropolitan, lint all 100 Midland, lim. li National of Australia 28 National of Liverpool, lim. 16 100 National Provine. of Eng'd 42 10 Do . , 42 50 National. a• N NOW South Wales all 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 60 I'royine. Bank. Corpo., lim 1• 100 Provrincial of Ireland 26 10 Do now. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 25 Union of Australia all 100 Union of Ireland, line b 0 Union of London Closing business Price. done 11i 12k 41 81 6 12 13 12; 101 17 31 111 19 2 3 6 Fi 83 8 11 1, 83 • 0 - 31 a 37 6 i 17 12 i 2 61 201 211 211 28 301 11 1! 12 4$ 4: 71 1 •1 1I pr 161 171 I I 17 1$ 1 11 27 29 pr 1p St $t 7-16 75 76 6 4 14 f 32 26 61 41 7 9 11 If 221 231 23 21 491 401 84 E 6 10 12 ••• ••• 621 6.4 41/ 7 61 71 14 pr 2 3 a 1 d 46 48 42 43 43 I4g ; 6 Ail $9 $1 ••• ••• 15 is 44, 491 8( in MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Tel., lim all Anglo-Mediter. Tel., Rm.— 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all Atlantic Telegraph lO Do. 8 per cent. lOO Australian Agricultural Australian Mort. Land and Fin:lace, lint. Baugarah Tea Estates, lira Berlin Water Works, lira all Do. New 6 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. Bombay Gas, lim. Do. New 4 British American Land 44 B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lira lOO British Indian Tea, lim all British Ship Owners 7l Canada Company all Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lira 2l Ceylon Company, lim. Do. A shares City Discount, lint 5 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 City of Milan Improv. lint all City of Moscow bias, lim all City Offices, lint 2l Colonial, lim. Do. Commereia: Union (Assur) 6 Company of African Mer chants, lint. Continental Union Gas, lim all Copper Miners of England, prof. 71 per cent. Corporation of London Bands, 1877, 41 per cent. all Do. 1878, 4 i per cont. all Do. 1832, 41 per cent. all Credit Fon. of England, lint. all Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO Crystal Palace lOO Do. Preference lOO Do. 6 p. c Pexpetual Deb lO9 Darjeeling, lim. Eastern Assam, lim. 6l East Indian Land Credit _ and Finance, lira. East India Irriga. & Canal all Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. Egyptian ti per cent. V'roy GUI. by Egypt. GOT all Egyptian Corn. & Trad. lint 8 Electric & Inter. Telegraph 109 Do. New - S Eng. & Aug, ra.l. Copper, lim 21 English and Foreign Credit 7i Eng. and Scot. arine, lint 8 Fairbairn Engineering 5 Fore-streetWmehouee,lirn l2 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £.35 all Gelliva.ra, lira. 2O General Credit & Die., Um. 71 General Steam Navigation 14 Horns &Col Marino lu. lien Hong Kong and China Gas all Hudson's Bay all Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lire. Indo-European Tel., lim. 10 Interns.. Financial Soc. line. 6 Interns. Land Credit, lice 6 Italian Land Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all Do. 6 p. c. Bds., redeem MO, issued 20 all Land Securities, lira g London African Trading lO Lon. & Caled. 3larine, lira 6 London County Land and Building, lint - . - 4 Loud. Provincial Tel. lim all Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all Loud. Financial Asso., lint fitt Lond.Gen.Onmibus.Co.lim. all Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. 5 p. c. by India Goy, lOO Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint... ll Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lint, all Merchant Shipping, lint all Millwall Iron Works, lint l2l Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. National Discount Co., lint 5 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 National Steam Ship, lint, all Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 New Consolidated Dis. lint 3 ew Qu ebrada, lien 4.4.0 New Zealand Loan & Mer. cantilo Agency,lint 2l New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint Northern Assam Tea, Inn. 5 Do. B North Brit. Austral., lint., l9O North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l Ocean Marine (Insurance) b Oriental Financial, lim Oriental Gas, lim. Do. New 1 Otago and Southland In.. vestment, lint Ottoman Gas, lint all Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail liaa all Do do. Peel R. Land & Minerl, lint 100 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all Do. New 1867 la Reuter's Telegram all Ithymney Iron Do. New Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lina all Do. Gas, lint all Royal Mail Steam 6O Scottish Aust. Invest., limn lOO Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint. le Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. Si S. African Mort. & 1n.., Inn South Australian Land all Submarine Telegraph Do. 5crip.........,, all Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all Thames and Mersey Maria, (Insurance), lint 2 Trinidad petroleum, /11 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 Do do, do. all Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada Union Marino L'pool, lira b Union Steam Ship, lint all United Discount Corp., liar 6 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira all Do. 10 per cent. Prof all Universal Marine(lu.), lint b Upper Assam Tea, lint, all Van Dieman's Land 2lll Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. ( Mortgage) Loan.., all Warrant Finance, lim. l2 West India and Pacific Steam, lint. 2O Wost London Wharves sad Warehouses l9 22 22} :21 12t 13f 13; i 13 lbf 111 33 gb 34} 8J 85 161 17} - 7 id 111 14 8 $1 7 10 81 4 If ld 16 13 167 172 2 6 64 6; 64 2f 11d Sit 3 2 d 41 8 41 Sid b 1, 2 3 31 21 21 d 4 3 1p Fl p 13 11, 181 4 7 101 105 104 10 103 k 1041 2) 23 2 7-18 31 21d 6: 1J 21 20/ 91 P 9 165 1050 6 4d 17 1$ 181 121 d 911 221 021 2 4f 4d 218 24f 10 12p 13•.6 4 4d 11 11d pr 1p 831 841 07 2 If 51 2d 29 4k Is} 4(1 U gi 4 . 31 63 66 6i 3/ 214 7 bd 31 3-1- i IP 23 22 lk 2 2 3-16 22 17d ' ld pr 1} 104 105 f id 4 41 32 37 al 21d 11 f 121 4 ad 81 91 4 ad 11 ld 4/ a/ I tp 11 11 7 8 1 2 48 i 3 19 191 101 141 161 10f I ill id JP 11 2k 11 11 1 11 36 22 48 50 48 21 11d 68 63 161 191 61 6 17 16 11 1 231 241 43 45 75 $5 80/ ..• •.. 7 6d 3 4p isl 361 94 N 9 1} 161 17 18 21 21 4/ TP ••• ••• id p 4 22 ip 24 ld p 6 1 61 6} 3 1 3 11) 1 lip 21 ai 7 741 751 N6l 12 10d 2} 11 COLOSIAL GOVICUNMSNT Sis:CURITIES British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872.••• 100 16v5.. lOO - Can.Gov.6 p.o.Jun.'&J my 1877-84 Do, 6p. 0. Feb. & Aug lOO 165 10 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept lOO 114 106 Do. sp. 0. Jan. dc July lOO 13 91 94f Do. sp. c. Inecribed alt 100 91 12 Cape h. Hope, 6 p.c.1873 lOO 102 104 Doako.6,oot 1600-1000 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 197 199 Do. Jan.&July, !S9l Do. 5 per oeut. 15 April and 15 Oct., Ixoo lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Dlaurttius, 6 p. a, 1873, Jan. and July lOO 10; 106 Do. 1878 ... Do. 1882, Ble,y and Nov lOO 106 108 Do. 1805. Feb. 4; Aug •• lOO 106 196 Melbourne Corporate., 1667-75, 6 pc: cent lO3 N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.SLJuI) 1(0 102 104 N a:al 6 p a', Apl Oct— lOO Do spc.3l .y Nov lOO 103 tes N. S. W. 5 Ire.. '7l to '7O lOO VO 101 Do. 5 p.o. 1/48 to 1896_ 100 99 10 0 I Do. 5 p.c. rd.'47 to 1 00 39 lot N.Zcalcnd, 6p. ot. 1801 l6O -- - Do. 5 percent.... - DoJzin,Ap I,Ju'y, 0 t 100 97.1 984 98} - Do 0p c. liar &Sept '9l lOO 108 110 -- Do Ju,:e & Dco , 1-01 —f Do Prov. i Aecs Id. 1 0 (11., ovA Scotia 6 p. ant July, 1875 - Do 18L0.. ... . Qaccnaind. 6p. C. 'B2-5 - lOO 1 5 106 :051 6 Do 189 Do. 6 p ea A 2 .. 100 IN 110 Do rd. It• 10) 107 1( 8 Victorla9p.o. .... 11,0 tub 107 CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENti PARIS, MONDAY, January 25. The MoniteuF, the most mischievous of journals, has once more raised an alarm respecting an Austro-French alliance. lam able to state that the Emperor and Prince Metternich are constantly in communication, and that frequentinterviews take place. To this the Moniteur addi that the substance of these conversations is regularly telegraphed to Count Beust. Is an alliance on the tapir? In a well-informed quarter the deposed official paper learns not only that such an alliance is under cc n siderati'n, but that it has been decided upon, and is, in fact, already drawn up. The Liberte, which is as much in favour of war as ever, strongly opposes this idea. An alliance with Austria, says M. de Girardiu, would infallibly bring Russia to the assistance of Prussia, and thus the struggle would no longer be con fined to Germany. let us fight by all means, urges the editor of the Libera, but let the war be one fur the left bank of the Rhine only—a war between Germany and France: France, with its thirty eight millions, against alike number on the part of Germany. Such is M. de Girardin's pro gramme. But this ingenious writer would probably view matters differently if he were save the mark ! installed at the Tuileries. The expose of the situation of the Empire shews an increase in the number of criminals. The figures of 1868 are higher than those of 1867, and these in turn present an increase on 1866. Neither in England nor in France can crime be kept down, it would seem. The friends of the Pope and M. Berryer are endeavour ing to clear them from the stigma of Freemasonry. All the journals have published a statement that Pio Nono was a Freemason whilst a youth in Philadelphia. The Monde Maconnique has instituted inquiries in the American lodges, but it has not been successful, and the question seems to remain undecided. On the other hand, the friends of M. Berryer are positively indignant at the imputation that he joined the society which is so proud of itself. M. Frederick Terme, however, proves conclusively in the Epoque that M. Berryer was installed in the first two grades of the masonic hierarchy. M. Terme was present. He said: " I recollect very well that on the occasion a slight depar ture was made from the puerile and symbolical tests, as well as from certain antiquated doctrines, which form part of the philosophy of the Order. I may add that M. Berryer, in his declarations, appeared to me to be very anxious to reconcile his Christian faith with the liberalism and the sentiments of brotherhood which Free masonry in France has the pretension to represent." Prince Napoleon is about to resume his travels. This time he is going to travel to seek a complete restoration from the malady which, there can be little doubt, was brought on by the excessive perambulations of last year. The Prince has determined to reside at Sorrento for a few weeks. According to news from Cairo, the Viceroy is straining every nerve to give the Prince and Princess of Wales a fitting reception. Near the Great Pyramid of Gizeh a grand caravanserai has been built for the express purpose of accommodating the Prince and his suite. The Viceroy's steam yacht will also be at the disposal of his guests for a voyage up the Nile. The Viceroy's friends must cost him rather dear just now. Entertaining the Prince and Princess is no great burden, but the Egyptian semi sovereign is expected to support Turkey against Greece, and he is doing it. According to all accounts, Egyptian men and money will be at the service of the Porte. Some bones, the relics of an antediluvian mammifer, have been found at Neufchatel, in Switzerland. 0,0 ,'is tinguished savant believes that the annimal a ust have been a mammoth similar to those whose rt mains have heel' discovered in Siberia. The discovery of similar relics iu this part of the world is a fact of some interest. A very curious phenomenon was visible at Chalons the other day. The bridges and quays of the Mau canal were crowded with spectators, looking at an immense number of dead fishes floating on the surface of the water. The cause of this hecatomb was the emptying, on the previous night, of a large quantity of water which had for several years filled the cylinders of the old gasworks. This water held a large quantity of gas in solution, and hence the devastation. Strange to say, the waters of the canal, which are usually very thick, became remarkably clear. The gaseous element had precipitated all the earthy matter ordinarily mixed with the waters. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. MLTTOLOICGICAL RETORTS. Extreme Sea Tuesday, .. 4 I F. 0 Jan. 26, B. T, ,!,.,,0 W. i lto F. D. , W R. to 8 a.m. P' "".' 1 12 1 9 - - Nairn ' 29'6Cf. 19 I - S.W. j 1 2 S.W. C•b• - 1 Aberdeen 29 Id. 32 - W.S.W.. 1 0 Z. c• b. 0'04: 1 Leith - W. 1 2 W. !b f. -t- Shields .. - W. 1 2 • W.N.W. c.f. -( 4 Scarborough 29'821. 33 ,32 W.S.W. 1 3 S.W. cob o'o6' 1 Yarmouth 29'861. 37 i 37 W.S.W. 2 4 S. Wu - 2 Cur harm - - - - - - - - - - _ Skud esuals - - - - - - -- - - - Ardr °snail -IV 74f. 34 1 53 E. 3 2 N.H. b.m,o 04i 2 Green castle 29'631. 39 ,S 6 I S.IV. 4 2 W. r.10;0'111- Holyhead Liver pool Val en ti a - - 3 Cape Clear 29"75f. 45 43 S.W. 3 3 N.E. c. o'lo 2 Roche if Pt. 29171. 45 45 W. 1 5 S.W. r.c. o'7o 1 Penzance Plymoui h Weymouth 29•911. 46 44 S.W. 1 2 S.E. o• - 2 Portsmouth 29"921. 40 38 W. 1 . 4 S.W.- 0-• c; '- 1 London , - 2991/. 18 16 W.S.W. 2 3 B. .I.bo - - ape Gris Nez 29'951. 30 - S.S.E. 5 5 S.W. ;.o. -- 3 Brest .. • 29'9ls. 39 37 E.S.E. 3 7 S . S.E. r.b. o'o4 2 L'Oricnt ~ - E. 5 3 S.E. o.c. o'ol 3 Hoch e fort - 29•911. 36 31 B.E. 4 4 S.E. b. - 1 c li o la r r ti r n i i t i z a 29_1111. _45 4_5 S - - .E. -_ _- _r. o_l3 _5 13rnssels - - - - - - - - - - Paris - Toulon 8Ir" l u , r g . .. 30 - 7 17 t 36 1- 31 : N I . E . : 3 - --- 1 S 1 : 1V . - f - . --- = 4 Heart's Con tent (9 a.m local time) I - - -- ..... __ - _ _ 7/XPLA NA' Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The letter r, rising ; f, falling ; 5, 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 ; b.—hall ; I.—lightning ; m.—misty, hazy ; o.—overcast, dull ; r. — rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted) daring last 24 hours. Bea disturbance. REMARKS. Since yesterday evening the decreas e in pressure has been con tinued at all stations, and the fall since yesterday morning amounts to nearly three-tenths of an inch at Yarmouth. Pressure, though pretty uniform, is still highest in the south-east ; and the reading at Cape Gris Nez is o'32in. above that at Greencastle. Temperature has increased over England and France ; but in Scotland there has been a fall of 10 deg., and readings there are rather low. Easterly winds still continue on the west coast of France. In these islands light south-westerly breezes are general, except in Scotland, where there is hardly any wind. Rain has fallen fa the N. and W., and has been heavy at Roche's Point. The sky is generally overcast in England and Ireland, and clear in the N. of Scotland. A dense fog is reported on our I.E. coast. The Ganlois publishes the following telegram, dated Pera, Saturday evening :—According to a paivate de spatch from Athens the Greek Government, under the pres sure of M. Bulgaria, has decided to refuse its adhesion to the declaration drawn up by the Conference of Paris." Mr. Walker, the great jeweller of Cornhill, has never received his property, watches, jewellery, &c., which were handed over to the authorities of the City of London, at the time of the trial of the men who so impudeutly robbed him. The watches were recovered from the felon, but have since been held by the authorities. Mr. Walker has obtained a rule from the Queen's Bench calling upon the Lord Mayer, aldermen, &c., to show cause why they should not restore the property. The Queen of Belgium is decisively oprosed to the embalming of her son. The loss of the Prince Royal has been received with marks of sorrow and sympathy through out Europe ; at Berlin some fetes have been countermanded, and the Princess Royal of England has gone into mourning; and at Vienna the festivities in honour of the Prince and Princess of Wales have also been abandoned. The Empe ror Napoleon has addressed a letter of condolence to the King of the Belgians. The Systematic Beneficence Society finds a warm supporter in tho Premier. "1 cordially approve," says the right hen. gentleman, in a letter to the secretary, "of the principle involved in a combination, in which each person binds himself simply to do this: to devote to the purposl of alms—that is, as I understand it, of religion and benevolence —a minimum proportion of his income. Ido not under stand that all need fix the same, nor that we need know what ono another fixes ; and the only guarantee would be in the honourable bond to fulfil a mutual engagement." A chic( y do:der. named Joseph Hatfpld, carryin 0 , 1 Lus no s at 0 baldwick a village a few miles from York, was swum ned on Saturday, bel.re the m;gis trates, by the officers of ti.e lulaud lievenue, for not hav ing paid the duty upon 509 en t. of chicory, The duty, it appears, should be I aid immediately en removal from the drying• kiln, or the manufacurer is liable to double penalty. Upon the qutntity named the duty is £GI7 3s. 3d., a..d this amount nut having beeu paid, the authorities sued for the double penalty, £1,231 Gs. Gd. The magistrates granted an order for distrsiut for the sum last named, but allowed six days for payment. On S_v urday Mr. Price, Q.C., - who turtl.e such a hopeleu3 light at in the Conservative interest at the recent election, visited that borough, and had an interview with some of the members of his committee in reference to the expmso incurred in the contest. The Sheffield Indepen dent states that from the result of the interview it appears that Mr. Price will have to p dearly for his whistle. It Lad been rumoured that he would receive assistance to the extent of £2,000 f:•ein the Carlton Club, but the absolute sunt contributed by that body will be arrived at by dividing £2,000 by two. In addition his local supporters have agreed to raise amongst themselves, and from other sources, £3OO leaving Mr. Price the sum of—a mere trifle to a Q.(l-7! £2.897 10.1 d. to liquidate. MADZItiE PACITIEL'S COUSIN. The Independence Beige gives a sequel to the mysteries of Bond-street—that delightful domestic drama which was wound up in a . manner so appropriate by Mr. Commissioner Kerr. The heroine of Bond-street bad a cousin, whom we shall call J. B. This aristocratic personage officiated for some time as bill-poster to Drury-lane Theatre, and afterwards as clerk in a great brewery. He then chanced to make some brilliant speculations in stocks, and thus acquired a con siderable fortune, to which were added the important Pres,:nts " which he meived froin his celarated relative —the lady who took for her motto " Beau tiful for ever." This personage—J. B. we mean—became acquainted with a ballet-girl of the third rank at Drury-lane. The lady willingly consented to a little pantomime in real life, and the two did a little polite travelling together, visiting all the watering-places of Bel gium, and finally settling at Spa, where they dwelt in one of the most elegant chalets of the place. The two emi grants lived high kept horses and carriage, were out all day to return homes only in the even ing, and after dinner promenading in the public saloons—never venturing into the ball-room. On one occasion, indeed, they attempted to gain admission, but either they were known or the out ward and visible signs of their social position were too marked to escape notice: admission was refused. The day after they left Spa, J. B. received news, at the moment of departure, of his gaining a prize of over £lO,OOO in a foreign lottery. From Spa the pair went to Paris, where they installed themselves in a small hotel iu the Avenue of Eylau. Here they made the acquaintance of an actress—by no means in the bloom of her youth or reputation—and this new friend, who called herself the Countess A— de V—, persuaded the fugi tives to hire a more expensive dwelling. All this time J. B. never thought of returning to England ; in fact, he was " wanted " there. Speculating was all very well, and even running off with ballet girls without pre liminary ceremonial is not within the reach of the law; but the police were anxious to know where J. B. ob tained the money which furnished capital for his speculations. At this point J. B. conceived the fatal idea of getting married; and for that purpose he sought and obtained the papers which are necessary for a marriage in France, but his companion seemed strangely backward in obtaining hers. The "union" was, how ever, effected at last in the Church of the Trinity ; but, when too late, the French police learned that it was illegal. Madame Rachel's promising cousin had been married once already. One disclosure followed another. The police learned the whereabouts of their man. He learned the intentions of the police, and took flight immediately, not deeming him self safe at any distance less than the space between France and the East Indies. It appears that the pair had been received in good company both in Germany and Paris. The story has rather a tragic ending. The not very strong intellect of the ballet girl succumbed to her grief at being abandoned, and she became a lunatic. She also had been married before. THE STOCK EXCHANGE Bulls and bears, dealers and jobbers, have in a social sense all improved marvellously during the last quarter of a century. There is as much difference between the stockbroker of to-day and the stockbroker of the essayist and funny writer as between the walking gentleman of the stage and the gentleman of real life who walks. Nor is there anything wonderful in this. The influences of the time have merely exercised the same influences in Capel-court as elsewhere, and the ameliorations experienced by other callings have softened down or obliterated the exaggerations arid extravagances to which, if our social satirists are to be believed, the stockbroker was especially prone. Mr. Wilkins Flasher is no more. Our typical visitor has probably come into the land of scrip and shares with some lively anticipations as to the treatment he will receive. Paraphrasing the speech of the ancient maiden in the captured city, he asks "when the bonneting is to begin," with real tremor in his voice ; and is barely reassured by the statement that the Stock Exchange has been caluminated, and that a polite request that they will withdraw is the roughest treatment accorded to the unaccredited. Practical joking is fast disappearing, even the excellent humour of surreptitiously tipping off a fellow member's hat, and watching the effect from a distance, appears to have lost its time-honoured attraction. The comparatively recent story of the foreigner who had strayed inadvertently into the charmed circle, and whose . friend wrote to a contemporary complaining of the violence he experienced, was an exaggeration. His apprehensions of bodily violence being quieted, the visitor may pluck up his spirit and look about Lim. He is on the ground from which prices go forth to influence the world, and his first lucid impression is that it is overcrowded. The beadles in uniform, stationed at raised parts of the building, and overlooking the mass of members, are the only men who have elbow-room. Their function seems to be to call out the names of men who are wanted, and to be thus the media of communication between the affiliated and the outside world. The Ex change itself is a lofty chamber, with desks and tables dotted about it, and with cold white walls. Here are the dealers in every kind of stock known to the world, all busy, all talking, all ready to bid, or buy, or sell. Some few are seated, but the majority are on their legs, chatting in little coteries,. and casting curious eyes upon the only stranger present. Once or twice the ominous words "fourteen hundred" go from mouth to mouth, as it seems in jest, but suggesting infinite possibilities when you hear that it is a mystic signal telling of your advent. But you are clothed in an invisible coat, or are strong in the reputation of your guide, and so wend your way innocuously through the throng. A genteel betting-ring in which the bookmakers don't murder the Queen's English ; or a play-ground where the big boys have the best of it, but where there's some little indecision as to what game to begin next ; or a church in which the form of worship is perambulatory—all come to mind as you are conducted through. The great place is more sedate than Tat tersall's, but not nearly so handsomely fitted up. The tesselated pavement, the club-room settees, the ornately decorated walls of the headquarters of the turf, are none of them to be seen at the headquarters of share dealing, and if it were not for the knowledge that you are in a place from which the world generally is excluded, you might find it a trifle, just a trifle, dull. The prices of stocks are being shouted out, and bar gains are struck with methodic regularity. The greater part of the business going on represents, we are assured, the purchases and sales of the public, and it is strange to think of the fortunes affected and the lives altered by transactions taking place between these four walls. Our visit is made on one of the fortnightly settling-days, the first, or " Ticket-day "asit is called, on which occasions tickets bearing thereon the names of the persons who take up and pay for the shares or stocks they have bought during " the account" are required to be passed within a certain limit of time to the brokers of the persons who transfer the securities. This system has been in force fur many years, and it is said that under no other method could the vast business of the public be transacted. As the afternoon progresses the bustle and stir augment. The tables at one end of the room are filled with clerks, who pore over their pocket account books, shout out the name of the dealer or firm they want, or cast nervous glances up at the clock. The reason of this is explained when a rattle is sprung by a distant beadle, and the hum subsides. This chews it to be three o'clock, and that a critical period has passed, and it is amusing to contrast the expressions of satisfaction and disgust on the faces of the clerks who have either escaped or incurred the risk of " selling-out" for their employers.— Daily News. CATIIRDRAL OF SYDNEY.—The Metropolitical Cathedral of Sydney was consecrated on St. Andrew's day, November 30. It is a very large and handsome structure, lighted with gas. Six Australian bishops were present at the ceremony. Tun THIMBLE.—The name of this little instru aunt is said to have been derived from " tbumbell," being at first thumble, and afterwards thimble. It is of Dutch invention, and was brought to England about the year 1605, by John Lofting, who commenced its manufacture at Islington. A curious custom prevails in Lincoln's :Inn. When any member of that learned body is made a serjeant-at law, on taking the coif he has to present the Queen and the Lord Chancellor with rings bearing the legend "Aliud nohis agendum." At the same time he is presented by the treasurer with a purse containing ten guineas, as a retain ing fee in case the society should require his services on any future occasion. The advanced Liberals of Halifax have formed an association for advocating the ballot, the placing of all reli gious bodies on an equality, the adoption of a comprehen sive national system of national education, and the repeal of tho law of primogeniture. At Otloy, an association for rromot log the Liberal interest iu that portion of the Eastern Division of the Riding, and for securing a more liberal county franchise, has also been established. At the Royal Music Hall, Glasgow, while Madame Leopold, a female acrobat, was going a n i g ht or two since through some daring evolution on the trapeze, she somehow missed her hold, and fell heavily on the stage from a height of about 15 feet. She was taken up unconscious, but some two or three hours later, medical assistance haling been ob tained in the interim, she was teportad to have considerably recovered rrcm the effects cf the Ehocl.-. TI DITIO.N SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. NOTICh. The Third Edition of " Tice Sal " of last Evening was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m.- SCULLER'S RACE FOR £so.—This Day. This afternoon John Coxen, of Surbiton, and William Moffatt, of Hammersmith, rowed from Putney to Mortlake for twenty-five pounds a-side. Both have appeared before. Mr. Wormwald was referee, and betting wasks to 2 on Moffatt. Coxeu won the toss, an I took the Middlesex side of the river ; he went away with the lead, was never headed, and won by t en lengths. LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING• WAR-OFFICE, PALL MALL, JAN. 29. Commissariat Department—D e puty-Assistant Commis sary-General Edwin Lichfield to be Assistant-Com missary-General, vice Petrie, placed on bait-pay ; Deputy-Assistant Commissary-General Robert Dalrym ple Ross to be Assistant-Commi-s.iry-General ; Deputy- Assistant Commissary-General Foster Shortt to be As sistant-Commissary-General. Chaplain's Department—The Rev. E. B. Kitson to be Chaplain of the Fourth Class. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 22. Charles Douglas Shephard, Esq., has this day been promoted to the rank of Staff Surgeon in her Majesty's Fleet. ADMIT ALTY, JAN. 25. In pursuance of her Majesty's pleasure Admiral Sir William Bowles, K.C.8., has been promoted to be Admiral of tho Feet, with seniority of the 15th instant, and in consequence thereof the following Flag Promo tions, also dated the 15th ,instant, have been made:— Vice Admiral on the Reserved List William Hargood to be Admiral on the same List ; Vice- Admiral Sir Robert Smart, K.C.8., K.H., to be Admiral in her Majesty's Feet ; Rear-Admiral Wm. Henry Anderson Morshead, C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral in her Majesty's Fleet; Captain Charles Frederick Alex. Shadwell, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral in her Majesty's Fleet.- COURSE OF EXCHANGE-7his Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 19} ... 12 ' 0 Do Rotterdam — ... 12 1 ... 12 11 Antwerp Brussels Hatuburgn — ... 13 10 ... 13 101 Paris Ditto ..... ... 3 Ms. ... 2 i 321 ~. '25 371 Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120 ... 1201- Vienna — ... 12 221 ... 12 30 Trieste — ... 12 221 ... 12 30 Petersburg Copenhagen . ... ... 9 2u ... 9 Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz Leghorn Milan — ... 26 93 ... 27 0 Genoa .. — ... 27 0 ... 27 5 Naples Palermo — ... 26 93 ... 27 0 Messina Lisbon 591 ... 521 ... - 4 , Oporto 5 -1 52f Rio Janeiro ••• ew York ...._ 24 27 48 481 SPORTIIiG INTELLIGENCE—iris Lay VICTORIA. CLUB BETTING—This DAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 11 to 1 agst Sycee (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lady Coventry (taken) 20 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken) 20 to 1 agst George Osbaldeston (taken and off) 40 t 1 agst John Leach (taken) WATERLOO Ct. P. 6 to 1 agst Lord Lurgan's nomination (taken) 3to 1 agst Dr. Richardson's nomination (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 9 agst Blue Gown (offered-1000 to 80 t.) 1000 to 70 agst-Paul Jones (offered) 20 to 1 agst Robespierre (offered) • 40 to 1 agst King's Cross (taken) 40 to 1 agst Gondolier (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to 8 agst Colonel (offered) 15 to 1 agst Fan (offoresl, take 100 to 6) 20 to 1 agst Sultan (taken and offered) 1000 to 35 agst Q.C. (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Clansman (offered) 25 to 1 agst Huntsman's Daughter (taken and off) 100 to 30 agst Bishopton (taken) 40 to 1 agst Captain Crosstree (offered) 40 to 1 agst Havelock (offered) 2000 to 50 sgst Brick (taken) 200 to 4 agst Tennyson (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1869. FEBRUARY. Sudbury 9, 3 Lincoln l6, 17 Harrow l6, 19 Mansfield 18 MA Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury spring 5, 6 Downpatrick 9 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Hendon l2, 13 West Somerset 15, 16 Northampton 16, 17 Pontefract is, 19 Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford.... 25, 26 Derby Spring 23, 26 ;CH. Abergavenny l, 2 Bromley 1, 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk ... 6, 7 Huogerford 6, 7 Lichfield 6, 7 Cambridge 7 8 Croxton. Park ~ 8 Streatham 8, 9 West Drayton lB, 19 Baldoyle First Spring 18, 19 Margate 9 0 Beverley 9 U Durham 'q, :30 Epsom 3U, SI Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Baldoyle 2nd Springl 11, 12 St. Albans 1 , , 14 Salisbury l3, 14 Newmarket Craven...l2, &c. Knighton... l3, 14 Ludlow 15, 1 : Eastbourne 1 Lewes 2U 21. Curragh ...20, 21, 22 Croydon... '22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring 26, Jce) Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 A soot .. —B, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Curragh 22, 23, 24 IDoncaster 18, 14 1 West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester 19, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 Harpenden 2l I Epsom Summer .....25, Sce. [NE. Jl. , Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle Pontefract , 9, 10 Hendon ... 12, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 Newcastle 22, 28, 21 Oldham 22 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 2b, 26 Chelmsford 29, 80 Suttou Park .....29, 31 AIIG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egha n lO, 11 Wolverhan•pton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans l7, 18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 SEPT: Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCT , Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7, 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9, 20 Kelso 19, 201 NOV: Worcester Harrow 2,3, 4 2, 3 Liverpool 9,10, 11, 12 Southampton 18, 14 Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... 22, 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 36 Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough 80, 31 Derby Summer ...31, Bop. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury ..... Bl, Sep. 1 ST. MBER. Hampton 2l, 22 Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon Monmouth...... 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, C. Lanark... 29, SO WER. Cheltenham l9, 20 Curragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket H'ton ...25, &u. ,MBE R. Sbrevrebury 15, &e. Leamington limit ..„23, &c. CHAMPION PAIR-OARED RACE ON THE TINE FOR .£lOO. —Yesterday afternoon a pair -oared boat race camo off on the Tyne for a stake of £lOO, between James Reu forth (champion sculler of England) and James Taylor on the one part, and Matthew Scott and Andrew Thompson un the other. Renforth and Taylor took the lead, and at the mile lcd by five lengths, Thompson and Scott after a poor race being beaten by 80 yards. FIGHT BETWEEN Tom ALLEN AND BILL NEW YORK, Jain. 13.—Tom Allen, the English pugilist, yesterday in a fight for the middle-weight championabip beat his opponent, Bill Davis, of Ireland, punishing him badly, in 43 rounds. MALTA.—VALETTA, JAN. 25.—The troopship Serapis, from Alexandria, arrived here last night after a rough passage, and left again this afternoon for Ports mouth, where she may be expected on the 3d February. She has on board the 101st Regiment, and drafts number ing 884 rank and file, and six naval officers. Tier Ma jesty's ship E n t erpr i se h as l e f t f or Gibraltar.—Reuter, Telegram. Gulignani says that Mrs. Jefferson Davis, who recently arrived in Paris with her husband, Las been se riously Her medical attendant, Dr. Christopher Smith, however, gives hopes of her speedy amendment. Mr. Jefferson Davis, accompanied by Mr. Slidell and two well-known officers of the Confederate army, went on Tuesday to visit the wird ary school of St. Cyr. He was received in state by the autZiorities, and the pupils man ceuvrod before him. 20-