The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARNE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENi:I CITY, Two oCLoca. Business to-day was active, and Consols improved a further rise of both for money and the account. The improvement extended to the Foreign Market, and Railway Shares also partobk of the favourable turn. There was a fair demand for money in the open market, but it could not be obtained under 2i to 3 for first-class paper. Collet!)ls are 921 for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 921 4 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 921 ; New Three per Cents, 924 India Stock, 10} per Cent., April, 1e74, shut ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1024 ; ditto En- Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent., 914 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 15 prem. ; ditto under £l,OOO, 20 prem. In the Foreign Market business was on the improve. Turkish Five per Cents. and Greek Bonds are better, at 404 and 13 respectively; Mexican is 151; New Spanish Three per Cents. at 301 to 31 ex div. ; and Italian at 54 to 541 ex div. The Honduras Loan is quoted at 8G to 87 ex c oupon. Egyptian Seven per Cent. Loan is firm at 741 . . Italian Scrip is 3f prem., and the last Russian Loan, 1 dig., par. In the railway market the following stocks have have improved :—Caledonian i t , Great Western +, Great Eastern 1-16, Metropolitan f, Midland it, Sheffield f, North British k, London and North- Western, f, North Eastern f, South Eastern k, Metropolitan Extension f, Great Northern Original Shares are f lower. The prices are : Caledonian, 751, 6; ; Great Western, 48, f ; Great Eastern, 401 j ; Great Northern, 1051, 1061 ; ditto A, 1071, 8 ; Lancashire, 128, 1 ; Metropolitan, 105, 1 ; Midland, 114, + ; Shef field, 47, f ; Brighton, 421, j ; North British 33 f ; North Western, 1121 13 ; North Eastern, 100 f ; South Eastern, 791 1 ; Chatham and Dover, 171 I ; Metropolitan Extension, 99f 100 f. Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per Cent. Debenture Stock is 94 95. American Five-Twenties have risen f, to 741 741 ; the Bonds of 1885 I, to 73f 731 ; and the 10-40 Bonds are firm at 711 711. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are 411 424, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds 431 444. Eries have improved nearly Ito 25+ 251, and Illinois Central Stock is I better at 951 951. Iu Bank and Miscellaneous Shares prices are as last quoted. The sum of £25,000 in gold was taken to the Bank on Saturday. The Oneida, telegraphed at Lisbon from Brazil and the River Plate, will bring £45,817. The Pera, from Alexandria, has £37 ; 000. The assumed pacific tenor of the Emperor's ad dress on New Year's-day has created increased con fidence. It is now universally believed that the Turco-Greek question will be adjusted without a resort to hostilities, and therefore all ground for apprehension is removed. A general meeting of the shareholders of the City Bank is convened for the 19th inst., to receive the directors' report, and declare a dividend. The report of the London and Brazilian Bank (Limited), to be presented on the 14th inst., shows a loss from the lat of January to the 30th of Sept. of £38,953, which will absorb the reserve of £11,645, and leave a deficit of £27,308. This has been caused by exchange and gold transactions during the nine months at Rio, where the directors have iu consequence just appointed a fresh manager, Mr. Gordon, hitherto manager at Bahia. The portion of the bank capital locked up is in process of im provement and recovery, a reduction of £6,000 a year has been made in the expenditure, and no call is eith?r required or contemplated. It is understood that the directors of the City of London Brewery Company are about to convene an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders, for the purpose of limiting the company's reserve fund to £50,000 ; which amount, if further augmented by £l,OOO per annum, is considered sufficient for all purposes intended. A general meeting of the New Consolidated Dis count Company (Limited) is convened for the 18th inst., when a dividend i 3 to be declared. It is understood that owing to the extraordinary delay of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company in putting in their answer to the bill of the General Credit Company, filed nearly two years ago, the General Credit Company have felt it neces sary to take tho extreme step of sequestrating the property of the Chatham Company, and that the writ of distringas issues immediately. In recent statements at New York it was repre sented that the shortest time in which the passage eastward to Japan can be made is 60 days, while on the opening of the Pacific Railway it will be performed westward in 35 days. The calculation was inaccurate. '1 he Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's time is—from London to Hong Kong 41 days, Shanhai 46 days, and Yokohama 52 days, in cluding all stoppages and intervals for tranship.. merits, which occupy about seven days. The stop pages and transhipments on the San Francisco route do not seem to have been taken into account, although it way be assumed they will quite equal, if they do not exceed, those by the Eastern line. According to the New York Journal of Commerce it is rumoured that Mr. Vanderbilt has made an offer to the Great Western Railroad Company of Canada to lease that road for ten years, with the right of purchase at the end of the lease, and that should his offer be. accepted the Great Western Railroad will, to all intents and purposes, become a part of the New York Central Railroad. Certain persons in Germany who style them selves " bankers" are pursuing the old practice of alloting shares in the Austrian State lotteries to parties in England whose names they insert in letterpress in a formal certificate without any consent or application. It is discreditable to the Austrian Government that the annoyance should be permitted, since there is reason to assume it could be easily stopped by a refusal on their part to allow these people the position of agents or sub scribers. The English Scrip of the Egyptian Government Seven per Cent. Loan of 1868 will be exchanged for Definitive Bonds, with Coupons attached, at the London ageuoy of the Imperial Ottoman Bank, on and after the 9th inst. Messrs. Townend Brothers, of 9, Mincing-lane, intimate that Mr. Charles Bovet has been admitted a partner in their firm, which from this date will be conducted under the style of Townend Brothers and Bovet. It appears from the c:rcular of Messrs. Browne and Eagle, warehouse -keepers, that the imports of colonial wool into Breat Britain from all ports showed an aggregate increase in 1868 over 1867 of 91,857 bales. BRITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. UOTERNNIENT FUNDS.; 3 per Cent. Console 921 1 xd IDitto for Account, ... ................ 921 A xd Nper Cent. Reduced 92i ' ew 3 per Cent ........................... lO2/ i Now 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — De. I per Cent. nan. 1873 —. Aanuities, 80 yrs, expir e sth Jan.,. 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1886 Do (Red Sea Telo‘raph), Aug., 1901 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOl, 2 per Ct — De. £xo000 De. £llO k .£2OO 1 .4.51 i of En g l an d S tuck, 4 por Cent 2411 Pal Do. accouat Canada 4 per Cent. It9nds litter-Colonial Unwitint INDIAN dOVEANMENT 61:CUltri list, In lia stock, 10i per Cent., April 1574 Shut Do. Opening, for Account Do. a por Cent. July, 18110 _- Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. llss • Do. Eufaced Papui 4 per Cent Do. st,- per Ot,it. Alay 1679 DJ 6 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — De. do. 1877 — D Do. do. 188 2......... _.. Deb., 6 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~.... Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO D 0 under £lO 15 FO 00 REIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Argentiu t Ropu bile, li per Cent ... Do., Scrip X 45 paid • . ...... . Austrian Bonds 5 per cent .. Do. 1169 Brajlian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 185" -- Do. do. 1858.... Do, do., 1800 — Dp. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Amount 79 It eLos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) -- Clem, 6 per Cent. o,Adiun 6 per Cent De. 41 per Cent — Do. 8 per Cont., — Fo. 6 per cent. 1867 To. 7 per Cont., 1866 C lo übian, 6 per Cent. Dan'sb, 3 per Cont. 1825........ Datribian Principalities, 7 per Cent 73} Da 8 per Cent., 1867 .. 81 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent P.4yptian, 7 per Cent Du Second Issue .. .. .... 81 Do. .£s'll, Bonds — Do. £10,) Bonds a • ••• ." Do. Du. 1844 -- Do. Accou n t Do. £5OO Bonds Do. #.IOC Bonds B6f English Scrip, - 1868 Do do. £45 pd — Government Railway Dobentures Groot 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Account Du. Coup on , Do. Account Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd lti ;jai, 5 per Cert., Iki6s Do. Account • — Do Itlarernmana Railway — Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account ' l5l Do. 1861 B4 Do g per Cont. Anglo-Freuch — il ontevidiPau 6 per Cent. New Granada — Do 3 per Celt — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) I — Peruvian 5 por Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 76-i 74 P •rtsgu ese 3 per C t., 1853, ' 6, 7,'9,'60,'1 Do. do. 1867 — . Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — R issian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per C en t , 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 por Cant., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bond 9l Do. du. £B4 los. de.... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do .£B4 155. do — Do Nicolas Railway — Sar linian a pt.r Cent 7ll Do 41 per Cent. (Uri barren) Do 44 per Cent.. 1862 - Do Account Spanish 3 per Cen .: — Do. Aceffunt — 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.' ....... Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do .£lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account .., Do -CIO(' Bonds Do 5 per !;ant. 1865 .. Da Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 , ...... 601 I Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed ........ .... _ Venezuela 3 per Cent.: Do. A.cc. ant, Du 6 per Cont. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 : 24 Divideuas on the above payable in Louie,. Austrian a per Cent. Ex 10 _Florins Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... ........ French Rentes, 3 per Cent., E x . 251. Do Account . Itslial, 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. zsf. ......... CLOSING S 9 42 i PRICES Do. Account Consuls, Money Do. Account, Jan. 5 921 4 xd 301 631 21 64- MARKE7 S-2 MS DAY. AIARK LANE. At Mark-lane this morning the attendance of the trade was not very large, but the general tone of the market was very good. The gradual advance which we have reported for the last fortnight has resulted in a rise of is to 2s per qr. in the quotations of English wheat. Foreign sells in the usual retail parcels at is more money. Country flour is is per sack dearer with a good inquiry. Malting barley is very firm at an advance of is to 2s. One very fine parcel has this morning been sold at 58s per quarter. Oats are firm, but not quotably dearer. Maize is steadier, and cannot b e p urc h ased for the same money as last week METRO ?OLITAN CATTLE. There was only a very moderato number of beasts on sale to-day, but they met a very dull sale, and, ex cept for quite the primost qualities, rates ware lower. In all 8,680 were at market —MB being from Scotland, 4 0 from Ireland, 2,012 from vorious parts of England, and 710 from abroad. Of sheep there were 19,870. The demand for prime was good, and rates firm, but coarse qualities were saleable only on lower terms. Veal very source and dearer. Only 27 calves at market, of which 13 worn foreign. Pork brought higher rates, with a brisk sale. At market 210 p'gs all English fed. Quotations : —Beef, 3s 4d to 5s 6d; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 6d; veal, 3s 8d to 6s 4d ; pork, 3s 6d to 5s per stone of 81b, sinking the offal. BOROUGH HOP. The market opened this morning with a steady inquiry for all descriptions of English and foreign hops at pre vious quotations. Pale ale hops aro much wanted, but are scarcely to be bad. COLONIAL. The colonial markets are steady this morning. The transactions in sugar on the spot are still limited, but there is a continued good inquiry for floating cargoes. Coffee is quiet, but firm. Cotton continues to be actively inquired for. NEW SMITHFIELD AND LEADENUALL. The dead meat trade is steady, at previous rates. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The demand is moderately active at the following rates :—English regents, 6)s to 130 s; flukes, 100$ to 150 s; Scotch regents, 602 to 1306 ; French, 40f to 80s. per ton. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January 4.--Salos probably 15,000 or 20,000 bales. :Market firm and advancing. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—This Day. Mr. Besley drew the attention of the Court to the case of John and Jane Smith, charged with stealing £lO, the moneys of John Taylor, in a dwelling-house, and the said Jane Smith being an accessory before the fact. He said he had reason to believe that the prosecutor was being kept out of the way. He (Mr. Begley) thought it was a case to which the attention of the grand jury ought to be drawn. The Assistant Judge gave the required order to the officer of the court, Mr. Hornell. Frederick Johnson Stevens, 30, blacksmith, was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling house of John Parnell, and stealing therefrom a waistcoat and other articles, value £BO, his pro perty. The prisoner pleaded fluilty and was sentenced to be kept in penal servitude for five years. THE AMERICAN AND CANADIAN MAILS DUE AT LIVERPOOL THIS WEBK.—There are three steamers due at Liverpool this week, with the American and Canadian mails. On Wednesday next the Inman Com pany's steamer City of London, from New York, with dates to December 26th, and the Allen Company's steamer Nestorian, with corresponding advice, from Portland, may be expected to roach the Mersey. On Saturday next the Cunard steamer Australasian, with advices from New York to December 30, will no doubt reach Liverpool. The outgoing mail steamers from Liverpool this week are :—The City of Antwerp, for New York, on Wednesday ;• the Peruvian, for Portland, on the following day ; and the Java, for New York, on Satur day next. REFORMS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.—It is currently rumoured that the present accountant-general of the navy, Mr. James Beeby, with the assistant-general, and several clerks of the first-class iu the accountant-general's department at Somerset-house, are to be superannuated; that Mr. IL W. R. Walker will be accountant-general of the navy ; and instead of the clerks being in classes as heretofoze, they will be appointed clerks of sections and assistant clerks.—Broad Arrow. Madame do Paiva, wife of the late Portuguese Minister at Berlin, is said to be placed by the death of her husband in an embarrassed pecuniary situation, and to have been obliged to apply to the Government of Lisbon to un dertake the expense of his funeral. PAUPERISM AND TILE POOR LAWS.—We are requested to state that the adjourned discussion of the Economy Department of the Social Science Association on "Pauperism, Chati4 and the Poor Laws," at which per sons interested arelinvited to attend, will be held this evening at the 'Whittington Club, Arundel-street, Strand, at 7 o'clock. TILE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1869. SHARI?, LIST. 'JWINAIfI dtiAlit66 AND BTOCIEb , hare Hallways. --- CO Do: 100 i at Do York it Do Cirlia le .... • lOO 121 Est, it Do Stocs. 8 Darling lOO 1..7 120 it North Lon Jou .... 14 Do :New 1868 . 2 11 2 p it North Staffordshiro lOO 115 57 it North and S.-W. Junction 100 10i 101 10 Do New .1;10 shares 7 ... .. it Rhyniney it Shropshire Union loo 44 14 it South Moron it South Eastern lOO 701 eh nt 20 litainsa, Wok'huzi, It Wok all le 13 it 1:.,. ~ Ale .. 11), 141 Ise .0 Do. C . it Waterlorcl & Kilkeur,) t 0 Water luo & Whlteha.l 6 RAILWAYS-PREFER/OWE SHARES AND liTO6 114. it Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 $6 63 it Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO it Do. SeGt. N.E., 44 per cent ,„ et Do. ♦berdeen, gua 6 p.c lll „, et Du. do. 7 per coat 100 it Do. du. Ordinary lOO 7$ se et Du. ilidland , ••• it Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 „, 20 Cornwall, I per coat gee.., all ..„ ,„ sti Dundee, earth, and ♦ber deeu Junction lOll 106 107 it Do. Ist Claes preferei.ew 149 it Glam. & S.W. guts. i per et lOO it Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 190 03 It 1 st Do do N 0.2 106 97 100 it Do do • per cent 194 11$ 113 it Do East Anglian Aip. c. 104 100 111 it Do do B 6 do. 100 ~, ~„ at Do du is 7 du. 1011 it Do do No. 1, 6 p.o. 100 140 101 at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 109 WO 71 at Do Norfolk p.c. Ex. 1841 ,„ it Do do i p.c.WaY.YR.1.1147 „, it Great Northern, I per cent 10 „, it Do I p.c., rd at 10 p. c. put. 104 ■i Do 4 4 do do do 104 at Doe do at sp. c. pm. 100 ~, „, it Do Lead., Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... sti Gt. Nrtla of Scotland, Ist pf 100 et, Great South.. and Western (Ireland) 4 por cent lO4 94 07 atj Gt. West.— Orig.& Jut:Rent chg., per gua.6 p.c lOO 102 104 at Do. Orig. (B. st H. Ex). 5 p.c 100 01 104 at Do do 4, per cent. 1150 lOO 11 63 it Do du 4 do do i. odu I per cent. rodent. 100 0: 01 93 et Do do Birmingham suit.. 103 66 72 it Do do do pref... 100 „, st Do do Chester gua lO4 at Do do du is per coat llO 11$ 100 it Do do do 5 do 100 06 100 it Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 104 „, at Do do 44 p.c lOO ~, ~, it Do do 4 t WA— st Do do 6 it Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g 10) 1117 it Do do 20 gill lOO 104 143 at Do Newport, lst g. p.e lOO it 02 it Do du 20 du 100 1/0 101 it Do gua. 14 per cunt. 1363 101 ~, „, 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 4,1- p.c. all at Lancauh. & Yorksii. c p.c. 100 1 1 135 it Do Barnsley, la 3a 10i1 p.c. 100 it Du 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 160 134 at Do 44 (Blackburn porch). 100 93 112 it London & Brighton, Ip. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ~, ~, it Do i per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO ,„ it Do 6 do do lO9 it Du 6 do N.. 4 lOO ~, ~, it Do 7 per cent 1 :0 it Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ~, ~„ it Do 4 do 1159 lOO ~, at London, Chatham, & Dover 6 per cent ,„ it Loudon and U.W., C. and Nuneaton a per cent lOO 106 110 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 8 VI it Do Shreersb'y & Welchp'l lOO 13 91 st London and s.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 143 144 28.61 Du (Porttan. perp aus. 2s6d) all it Mau., chef., &Linens. 6 p.c lOO 111 ' 117 6 Do it Do 44 per cent lOO 60 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent it Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c it Du Bristol& 6p. c lOO 1 u 133 st Do 44 per cont. redeem lOB 97 so at, Do 44 per cent. irredeem lOO 97 9) it Do Leicester &11.*chn, 4 p.c lOO 30 91 it North British, ii p.c. No. 1 lOO it Do E. ,Sc U. 4p.e.S. & D lOO it Do N. 8., N 0.2, 6 per cen.t lOO —* r ttt Du E u ß als i t . t e r — 4 U ( p i e o o t ill 1 4 ( 1. 0 4 :11, P ; :1 0 0 0 ! 86 is 2sit Du y 4 4:L c ie , r u e . o:t s ..redoem 100 96 17 So 2107 Np l u r ll e tv ;;;; T k ioer c pd a; h i i t ipti a rue l and u lOO 8 - 7 . at D s ‘ e t eviottnn Annuities & Drl u. . r ,k1 . 5 49 ; 8 8 . 8 10 e. 11 0 0 : 4" 1 iO4 10 10 l Q 0 1 1 a ix T e is a t o 4 r. p0 A r n e n e a L i t , aaall: 29:4 2110114 Lat DD S DIOs D.oot zed ea ( R r i ke tt t . Anus., 1.0.6) l a oo 4 oo l l l l ! . 3 9 . 2 2 1 at Vale No p i er cent at Watorford & liilkeuuy, 6p e 0 41 " it Taff ~, ••• 100 141 111 RAILWAYS.-PitEFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. ... at Do 44 p irrodeern at Do 4p c con. issued at 160 65 ... ... at Great Lasteru 41 per cent. 100 77 81 at Do at D o 6 do, 1862 lOO 117 ..• at Do New 4 d o, 14 63 lOO 514 90 du S do, 1664 lOO 8 4 68 at Great Northern 6p c irred ,100 at Do Perznanent 5 per cent lOO ... ... at Do B oston & Sleard, 41 pc 100 ... .... . ... at Great West., W. Midi., 6p • 100 86 VO at Do Joi nt yerpe. 5 p c, 1865 100 84 90 2t D o odo6 p c i rred., 1666 100 101 105 J DVale Neath perp. 6p • all 14 201 it Kent Coaat, 6 per cent, B lOO ... ... 4 Lane. and York. New 44 per cent till July, 1871 ......... 2 at Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1851 100 at Do do 4 do, 18 60 100 ut Do at Do do 41 d o , 1861 1041 ... do 4i do, 111 63 100 ... at Do d o i do, ... 1 865 100 ... ... .. at Do No. I 4 do, Isoo 100 at Do No. 7 6 do .. ... .. 100 ... ... at Lond , Chat. , &c., •2d, 6 p.c ... 100 ... ... at Du Metr o p. Ex., it ti p.c ... 100 Do du C 6 p.c ... 100 ... ...... ... at Loudon & at London S. N Western, 41 p • 100 114 !I 10 Man. hef.,t Lin., 6 pc, 1865 all 8 at Metropolitan 3 p er cent. ..... 100 St ... at .. st Midland, B IA 6 per cent pre. 100 100 103 Do do ls Do 5p o opt. to cony. to 144 1"1•d Ord. Utk., Now Sept. Si 1, taroo 41 1566 lall 11 1#1) 1 ls Do Do Inconv. 6 p o con. i nto Old 11 1 . 22 stk.., Aug. 21, 15 72 ..... 8 4 1 11p at North Britian, 16 . s o d c i j, NO. 1, 5 per coat ... .. ... at Do E X .1,01,., guaranteed , Dun., old , 148;?; 1141 • • ... ... ••• Do st 4: G No. 2, 6 I).* . . 140 8 Do .h. , 6 Do N. 8.. 5 per coat, 1 66 . 2 100 „. „ at Do E. g : U., NO. a, 5 1 5 .0 ... 190 • at E &ci , (Ordiry) 41 p • 100 ii 4; at .- Do E . • North Loudon„ at m e p a r cam) ......... boo 102 104 at South Ewa. 5 do 1561 100 Do 00 at 5 d o (Ch. Crabs) 1863 100 , do, 1864 : s a : 8 1 11 North N p -D( o oha ‘: L S Et. t o : : : .t .:o Eastern, D h 4 4 4 i r i i ai r e p ' )P1 . 5 : 0 r : D p i ce C s :. 4 . . 1'4 1 9 . : 11 1. 11 00 00 : 1161 19173 at Do - .-•• ii 4. p• 190 • s t ,t ,-ini co, • st 'Victoria . t 1 90. ... RA . th wAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED lENTALS, et Birkenhead el 4 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 it Buckinghamshire at Ckester and Holyhead lOO 64 ;: it Do. 14 per cent. at Do. a do. lib Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ib Colchester Stour Valley it East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 143 13; 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ..„ I Gt. Easu., Newm., &c., i p.c 100 .:** s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6 1 7; it Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 69 72 it Gt. West, W. Mid., lieref lOO 66 97 60 Hull and Selby all 109 111 it Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21, 21S at London and Blackwall lOO ss ab it Do. 41 per cont lOO it London ' °nat., &c., 41 pc. 100 it Do. Com. Fund, I do. 100 it London and Greenwich ub Do. do. Preference lOl it Loudon, Tilbury, & South 100 7s t 2 it Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 70 83 it Do. do. 6 do. 61 blanch., Buxton, &Malik all 6 at Si idland, Bradford, Pref lOO 1 0 2 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 60 Nortkern& East ,i per cent all 64 60 60 Do. do. 6 do. all ••• ••• ib N. Eastara —Hartlepool N.West. A perp. prof, ep. e. 101 As 110 w 0 llv 1.1 minimum 104 ct Notting. &UrAatli. It. & 110 VI 94 2i PreAtom And 1% yro. All 44 44 ... itoyaton, hitch., aud &lop 100 123 184 ht SArewbbury and lierdford lOU 122 ];;6 li Do do II 21 2 .p at 6. Torksh. sad River lltut 109 in 10 at Do 4 per cant gua le 79 it at D o 6 do all 97 22 st 'Viet. Station and Pimlico 10 176 140 at West Cornwall 20 Woat Loudon, Cititit A all IS 14 20 Do do 1$ all 20 Do du C all 6i it pa; Weymouth awl Port lob wt Wll,O aid Solueraot 100 tl " DOCKS. at East and West India lOO 117 ILO st London and St. Katherina 100 63 66 100 1) oDeb. steel:, 4 par cent al. Mil!wall Ireahoid Land Dock lOO 34 36 st Southaanpton IOO 71 76 St Surrey cotthatercial AI CPO raid. Closing Zasinens Price. tone. et Bristol and Exeter ...... 10i 75 4 .77 76 at Cs.leclunian ..... ........... 100 71,- 7 1 7b: 61 s. c.inoldan 2 i C o rn wall all 21 14 it Duolin A Bellast Juno lO9 77 ;0 et Diin„Pertli,,i db.J line.- 100 76 72 2. East Lyndon..... 20 Do 15 - - 2 / Do lo - - 't Glasgow St S. Western livi CO 01 it Great Eastern .. it Do. E. Augl. No. s.. 100 7 0 'it limit North of Scotland lOO 15 4 of Great Northern liit , 108 ler at Du. A stock • Do. li stoat lOB 114 1:6 at tits, and W. of Ireland lOO 90 07 at. (it. Western -Original lOll 171 I$ st Do. South Wales lOO 64 58 ir. Do. W.•Mid.--(ixtort lOO 14 26 • it Do. Newport lOO 18 11 it Lancashire st Yuri:shin- 100 128 121.4 st Lou., Brig - b.,61. S.Coitst lOO 494 ill 4)1 I Iv, Do Scrip - - 4t I on., Chat., and D:Aer iu,i 17 17 ) 17 16; 17 4 Liu. ldetrop. Lx. A lOO - -.- it Len. * North Western lOO 111 12} 11tf 11 .4 Lou. At South Westurn lOO b 7 IA 854 a 74 t Man., silo., .1 Lincoln leo stf 4:1 st ) , I , treuolitan ..... lO6 1(54 sr 104; 44 4 at Do Extansi in .. .. 190 tii 1 1 Ithi 4 10 Do. New rd .. it Matrupolitau District. all - 10 Metrop. nt. John's l'i oo 1 6 - st M.ll,tuti it Do, Simla. a Derby lOO 81 83 at North British ...... it Do. Ed., Pth., A Dun lOO - it l' , or. Esstern-Berwics - 100 ' 108 26 Do. (1. N. S purchase -16.13.4 - - st Do Leeds . __ Closing, Stoniness Share NAME. Paid. Price.) done 10 Agra Limited, A all 12 121 121 12 Do B lO 41 41 4, 5 40 Albion 100 Allianc3, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 17 li /20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1669, limited 10 7 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. I ••• ••• 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 26 Bank of South Australia all 31 32 10 Bank of Victoria, Australia 26 67 4.1 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 13 II Bridal' North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra .., lia, .nd China all 2$ 21 11 244 Chartered Mere, of India, Loudon, and China all SO SO 291 20 City 100 Colonial 26 40 4t 10 Consolidated, lint to Delhi and London, lint 40 East London, lim I 20 English and American, lira 14 JO English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro, lim lO 90 English, :coltish, and Atm trail:tit Chartered 231 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 281 Do 11017 if 100 Imperial, liin lO 20 Imperial Ottoman lO zi lonian . all 24 Do new 4 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 100 Do sp. c. Deb s .l,6 4, 10 all . 71 SO London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 44 20 Do new 71 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 26 Do new 10 20 London Chart. of Australia all 40 London and County 2* 20 Do new, its at 20 p. ra, 16 pd ll 60 London Joint Stock 1 20 London and mouth African al 100 London & S.-Western, lint, 10 40 London & Venezuela, lint l2l 100 London and Westminster II 100 Do Scrip, lee at 10 pm. 2l 100 Merchant, lim tit 10 Metropelitin, lint all 190 Midland, lint.. I National of Australia 26 National of Liverpool lint l4 100 National Provin c . of Eng'd 42 10 Da • 42 t 0 National. 6O 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 7l 24 Oriental Bank Corporation all 40 Proyinc. Bank. Co rpo., lira ls 100 Provincial of Ireland 24 10 De new. 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Afriea, lint 24 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 26 Union of Australia a ll 41 40 491 100 Union of Ireland, lim 60 Union of London 1 / et 3i 14 pr 164 irk 4 17 1$ II t 7 t 9 pr 1p Si 1 78 8 7 St $2 6 $j 7 9 11 11 121 961 10 11 gb to 1' 12 In ia 7 1 el 7f 7} 7 li pr V I 1d 1$ 44 44 42 46 411 411,1 L 3 II Ai 01 RS 14 12 MISCELL.IisiNOIIS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim n all 211 211 21 10 Anglo-Moditar. Tel., lint.,,, 10 b 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 14 14 111 at Atlantic) Telegraph lO 26 28 at Do. t per cent. lOO 70 74 26 Australian Agricultural 24 1 4 17 26 Australian Mort. Land sad Finance, lint. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint, 0 7 id 10 Berlin Water Works, line, all 151 14 131 10 Do. New 1 • 4/ 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint, I Bombay Gas, lint, I Do. NOW 4 14 Of Si British km irican Laid 44 la Is at B. and I. M.i;netie Tel., ha lOO 107 172 20 British Indian Tea, lint. all 2,1 Si 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint el 2 4 licl 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint i 44 /4 24 City of Loudon Real Pro perty, lint 8 44 Sid 80 City of Milan Improv. list, all 1 10 21 City of Moscow (las, lint._ all 2 4 60 City Ofilces, lint 26 21, VW lOf 40 Colonial, lint. Do. 10 Commercia; Union (Assm) 6 1 fp 5/ 1 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim 21 Continental Union Gas, lint all 17 i ls id 171 26 Copper Miners of England, pre. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1577, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1373, 4t per cent. all 104 1061 100 Do. 1852, 4t per cent. all 1021 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 24 60 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lint lO • • d st Crystal Palace lO 11 21 st Do. Pr.ference lOO Da at Do. Ip. c Pei petual Deb lO9 142 107 20 Darjeeling, lint. 10 Eastern Assam, lint. Oi 10 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lint. 20 East India Irriga, L Canal all 17 1$ 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lien. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gus. by Egypt. Goy all 18 83 901 20 Egyptian Com. & Tntd. lint • 41 4d at Electric et Inter. Telegraph 100 238 243 240 10 Do. New $ 10 12p X Eng. 6: Aust r.tl. Copper, lira, 24 f I la English and Foreign Credit 7} 1 4d ,00 Eng. and Scot. M arine, lint. S ..• ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 4 If 11d 20 Foress trent Warehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 13 100 For, & Col. Goy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .C 46 all 831 341 84: Gollivara, lint. '2o General Credit & Die., lint. 71 2 If 51 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 llom set Col Marine In. lim i 41 SI d Hong Kong and China Gas all Hudson's Bay all 13t 13i 13i 4 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. Indo-European Tel., lint. Interna. Financial Soc. lint 6 Interns. Land Credit, lira 6 Italian Land Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all Do. 6 p. c. Bds., redcoat 1870, issued 20 all Land Securities, lint Loudon African Trading lO Lon. & Calod. Marine, lint I Loudon County Laud and Building lin t . 4 S Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all 60 Loud. Financial Asso., lint 10 4 L ond.Gen.Omaibus.Co.lim. all 60 Loud, and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gust. p. c. by India Gov. lOO 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1int.,..~ 10 Mediterra. E x t en , T el., lint, all 60 Merchant Shipping, lint..., all 10 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint 25 National Discount Co., lint 6 23 National Proy. Marine, lint. 4 10 National Steam Ship, lin'. all 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint, • 10 New Consolidated Die, lint. 8 I\o'n , Quobrada, 1int . ....... 4.4.1 24 New Zealand Loan & Mer cantile Ageucy,lint 2l 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint le Northern Assam Tea, lint if 10 Do, B at North Brit. Austral., lint lOO 10 North Brit. it Mercan. Ia 64 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 6 ie Oriental Financial, lint ll Ai Oriental Gas, lint. 6 Do. New 1 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lint 2 1 Ottoman Gas, lint all le Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mail lima all 24 S Do do, at Peel R. Land as Minerl, lint 100 14 52 32 Se Peninau. it Oriental Steant all 49 61 41 Se Do. New 1867 lO id 26 Reuter'a Telegram 24 27 10p IS laymney Iron 15 Do. New 26 Rio de Janeiro City Ina.,lins all 1 7 11 20 Do. Gas, lint all 23} 24} 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 44 48 44 at Scottish Aust. Invest., limn lO5 ; 157 112 1091 et Do. I p. c. Guar. Pref lOO 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypti, lint l5 7 44 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot, S 3 4p SO S. African }Serf. & Inv,, lint. •••• •• 25 South Australi an L and ..„ all 261 • $ 6 4 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 14 20 Telegraph Con. & Ma i n.,lim all 14 17 lei 1 20 Thames and Mersey Maria (Insurance), lint 2 21 21 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Hat— 31 10 Trust & A.gency of Aus.,lint. 1 1P le Do do. do.: all ••• ••• 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada 6 Id p SO Union Marius L'puol, line, 1 4 4fp 20 Union Steam Ship, Um 14 United Discount Corp., Inn I li 514 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira all Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 111 84p 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lim, 5 1 lip 01 i 10 Upper Assam Tea, 10 Van Dieznan's Land 90 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan.- all 75i 76 4 77/ 60 Warrant Finance, 60 West India and !twills Steam, lint. 25 4 34 20 West London Wham' and Warehouses lO 25 20 20 50 20 100 11 11 3 11-11 6 41 11 1,1 31 4 62 ilb 3f 2f d 7 t 1 S} of i fP 21 22} 7 li 2 2 1-li 22 17d 14 pr f fiP 11 11 7 1 I 47 8! 181 191 181 141 16 71 f iP Id fp 11 Si ou tom 1 ,, L (.1 tit 1 British Columbia, 6 Per Oent., 1572.... -Uo . 1805.. l3O Can.tiov.6p.c.Jati.t&July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb, & Aug he 193 It 7 - Do. sp. a. Mar. & Sept lOO 114:14e - Do. sp. a. Jan. £ July lOO 83 94 - Do. 6p. c. inscribed it ICO go 82 - cape U. Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 lOO 102 141 Do.Apl.&oo 1990-1900 lOO ni 113 - Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 to - Do. Jan.&July, 1891 - Do. 5 per pent. 15 April and 16 Oct.. 1900 lOO 100 102 Ca y lon, Nov 1878, 6 P.O lOO 108 110 - Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 - Mauritius, 6p. o, 1872, - Jan. and July - Do. 1878 . - Do. 1882,May and Nov... 100 106 108 - Do. 1815. Feb. & Atm.... 100 106 Oa - Mribourne Curporetu.,.. 1867-75, 6 per nu,: 103 - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July.. 160 102 104 - Natal 6 p ot, Apl 0ct...&100 - Do 6p a. 51.:y & Nor lOO 108 108 - N. S. W. 5 p•c. ' '7l to '7O lOO yg 101 1812 - Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 18110 lOO op toe - Do. 5 p.c. rd. '37 to '75 lOO Jr.) 101 - N.Zcaland, 6p. 43.1801 luo Do. b per cent.... - DoJan,Ap , 0 t 100 973 984 91 6p c. Mar & zept '9l 1(0 108 110 107 Do June & Deo , 1 , 91 - Do Prov. 1 At.c.ld. 1 &2, 1:06 j 1 : 0 - Nora Sootia 6p. c.Jan... - and July, 1375 - Do 13,.6 l9O 101 11.4 Quecnalnd. Op. c. 'B2 100 lt. 8 109 - Do 181, .„ ...• .. ••• • • 100 1064 1084 1081 - S. Austral. 6 p 0.186 J 77 lOO _ Do 11,78•91 lO3 108 110 Do 10931908 20.1 197 108 - Tasmanian pc. 1995 lt,o lu6 le7 - Do rd. 1093 to 139/. lOO 127 109 - Vittoria Bp.c. Ja.AJuly lOO 1801 lOO 112 113 - Do. do. April& Vol lOO 101 110 113 THE DEAN OF WESTMINSTER AND THS POST OFFICE VOLUNTEERS. On Sunday the 49th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, a corps composed exclusively of employ6s of the General Post Office and its branches, paraded at Somerset House, for the purpose of attending morning service at Westminster Abbey. The sermon was preached by the Dean of Westminster from Ezekiel i. IG-24. Dr. Stanley addressed his discourse specially to the volunteer regiment before him, speaking first of the spirit and life of the institution with which it was connected, and, secondly, of the spirit and life of indi vidual members of that institution. He com pared the General Post Office to the working of the "wheel hi the middle of the wheel," moving with the motion of the " living creatures," as described by the prophet, and enlarged upon the blessings conferred upon mankind by a postal service within reach of the humblest. To Persia, on the authority of Herodotus, he ascribed the honour of initiating the system of the transmission of let ters which had now spread throughout the civilised world, and pointed out that the first instance recorded is in Esther, where it is stated that Ahasuerus " sent letters by post on horseback and riders and mules, camels and young dro medaries." The first seeds of Christian freedom were sown by the thirteen letters of the great Apostle of the Gentiles, and it had since been secured by numberless letters of sages and saints. Considering how much might depend upon the safe delivery of a single letter, the work of the Post Office afforded an example of the dignity of human responsibility. There was a singular coincidence in the assembling of the servants of the Post Office for Divine worship within the walls of Westminster Abbey. St. Martin's-le-Grand was formerly a priory or convent exactly coeval with the Abbey in its foundation, and the priory having been merged in Henry Vll.'s Chapel, William of Wykeham, one of the earliest deans of Westminster, became also chief of St. Martin's le-Grand. The distinction had long since disappeared; but now, once more, after a lapse of 300 years, he welcomed back St. Martin's -le - Grand to those ancient and once familiar walls. Referring to the duties of a public servant to his fellows and to the nation, Dr. Stanley spoke of the late Chief Commissioner of Police as one who died honoured and lamented alike by those under whom he served and by those who served under him. With reference to the Post Office Volunteer Corps, he urged its members to make this new wheel within the greater wheel instinct with its own life and spirit. It has been said that every new language a man acquired made him so many more times a man, and the same might be said of every new pursuit which opened a new field for ' thought, raised new motives for economy of time, and resistance of temptation to drunkenness, gambling, and vice, and introduced new bonds of love and duty to other DONCASTER RACES. The corporation of Doncaster, at their annual meeting, were asked to increase their grant to the September race meeting from £1,500 to £2,000 annually. The grant has been repeatedly increased in the course of years, the receipts from the races increasing, however, in a far greater ratio, until they have reached £B,OOO at one meeting. A minute was read from the Race Committee of the corporation, recommending that Mr. Richard Johnson, the clerk of the course, should be empowered to draw up a programme for the present year's meeting in accordance with the increased grant. A letter was then read from Dr. Vaughan, the vicar of Doncaster, who is also chaplain to the corporation, protesting against the proposed augmentati.m. He took the opportunity of remonstrating respectfully but firmly against the per petual renewal of the attempt to levy a heavier burden upon the borough fund. He did not stay to inquire whether the corporation could legally make such a grant whilst rates were being levied in the borough, but wished to point out the immorality and crime consequent upon the race meeting. In his opinion the best friend to the permanent interests of Doncaster was he who laboured to turn the intelligence and energies of the inhabi tants into channels where there was the least possible en couragement to vice. In conclusion, he entreated the mayor to use his influence against a proposition which he was sure did not meet with the support and wishes of the independent and disinterested townspeople. A long and somewhat warm discussion followed the reading of Dr. Vaughan's remonstrance.—Alderman Hatfield said the I corporation were just in this position—the races had been bequeathed to them as an institution of the town, and whatever might be the individual opinions of members, they were bound to make the best of it. Either they must continue to manage the races themselves, or they mubt lease them to somebody else ; but only let them talk of abolishing the races and they might as well vacate their seats at that board at once. He reminded them that had it not been for the races the corporation could never have made the grants to the churches, chapels, and schools of the town which they had done—grants including one item of £lO,OOO to the re building of the parish church alone.—Mr. Councillor Wellborne observed that all classes of the inhabitants were either directly or indirectly deriving benefit from the races, and fully ON out of every 1,000 people would hold up their hands in favour of them ; and it was his own individual opinion that Dr. Vaughan's interference was quite unnecessary.—Alderman Sir Isaac Morley said that though he was opposed to the races, he should make no proposition against the increased grant ; he simply moved that Dr. Vaughan's letter be recorded on the minutes of the council.—Mr. Councillor Waite seconded this.—Mr. Councillor W. C. Clark moved as an amend ment that the letter be not so noticed, and this was seconded by Mr. Wellborne.—The amendment was carried by a small majority, and the grant was unanimously increased to £2,000 a year. CONSECRATION OF A MsHop.—At the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, on Sunday morning, the Very Rev. Tienry Alexander Douglas, late Dean of Cape Town, was consecrated to the bishopric of Bombay, vacant by the resignation of Bishop Harding. CHAMBERS OF AORICTJLTURE. —A year since the number of Chambers of Agriculture established in Great Britain was thirty-six ; now it has increased to seventy. At the close of 1867 the aggregate number of members enrolled was 10,000 ; now it has increased to 16,000. The Paris journal Le Menestrel mentions a new invention which should earn for its author the gratitude of millions. It consists of an apparatus, which, applied to any piano, will deaden the sound emitted. There are few persons who have not been sometimes distracted by the practising of some too persevering player, and who would hare paid any price for such a "mute " as that described. The Attorney-General for Ireland has issued an address to the independent electors of Mallow, asking for re-election. He says :—" If I am returned again to Parlia ment as your representative, I shall be faithful to you and to that great Liberal party which zow sways the destinies of our country, and which has inaugurated a policy that commend itself to the feelings and sympathies of our people." THE BALLOT. —At a meeting held at Derby in support of Mr. Evans, the Liberal candidate for South Derbyshire, the Hon. E. W. K. Coke, brother of the Earl of Leicester, who occupied the chair, referred to the means by which the last election in the county was lost by the Liberals. Amid loud cries of " The screw," he de clared that he believed the statement was correct ; the election was lost by the screw. Certainly at one time he was not in favour of the Ballot, but after the last election he was decidedly of Mr. Gladstone's opinion, that, come what would, and they might call it what they pleased, there was required a system of independent voting. THE SPECIAL SERVICES AT ST. PA UL'S. On Sunday evening the special services under the dome of St. Paul's were commenced, under the auspices, for the last time, of Dr. Tait, now Archbishop of Canter. bury. It was thought that his grace would preach the first sermon of the course, and that his discourse might be regarded in the light of a farewell sermon to the diocese of London, but his grace, although in good health, hardly considered himself justified in undertaking so arduous a duty, and he therefore substituted the Right Rev. Dr. Atlay, the recently-appointed Bishop of Hereford. There was a full choral service, Mr. Goss pre siding at the organ. It was announced that the sermon next Sunday evening will he reached by the Rev. Dr. J. C. Miller, vicar of St. Alphege, Greenwich. THE LATE LORD BROUGHAM AND THE GREAT SEAL. —Mr. M. D. Hill communicates the follow ing incident in connection with Brougham's acceptance of the Great Seal :—" In May 1831 I was counsel for Lord Althorp, then Charc Alor (,f the Exchequer, at the election for Northamptonshire, which lasted a fortnight, during which time I mere than once dined, and spent the evening with him c-a-Yte. We conversed respecting the rumours then afloat as to Lord Brougham having forced himself on the Ministry. Ile said the rumour was in direct opposi tion to the truth. 'My colleagues,' be continued, ' know ing there would be difficulty in persuading Brougham to abandon his position in the House of Commons, which he had just strengthened by becoming member for Yorkshire, laid upon me as his intimate friend the task of inducing him to accept the Great Seal, and a harder task I never had In my life. He alleged his objections with his usual power and fertility of argument. I determined not to be led into controversy, feeling certain that if I did I should be worsted. I limited myself, therefore, to assuring him ;hat unless he would consent to fill the office of -Lord Chancellor the party could not form a Government ; and this claim upon him I reiterated in every pause of his eloquence. The interview was a very long one, but I con- Quered at last." 101 107 # id 4 4f 83 Si Si _21(1 li 14 12 4 ad Si liOf it 2cl 14 1d 4f 8f- --- POLICE LYTELLIOE.NCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH- STREET. SINGULAR CASE.—Marie Poirier, a Frenchwoman, was charge I before Tyrwilitt with stealing a gold watch and chain of t':e value of £l2, the Property of Alexis Tout-lex, a waiter, living at No. 3, Rupert street. M. Albert intcrpreed. The prosecutor said that on Saturday morning, last about half-past one o'clock he met the pri soner and took 11,2 r to his place, where they had some bran ly and champagne. lie after wards fell asleep, and the prisoner, under the pretence that she was suddenly taken ill, wanted to leave the rocm. He opened the door and let the prisoner out and followed her down stairs. She then left the house and he returned to his rocm ; a suspicion crossed his mind that she might have taken his gold watch and chin out of the pocket of his waistcoat which he had hanging in his room and he found that that was the case, and that the watch and chain were gone. Last night he met the prisoner with her "bully" in Coventry-street, and on giving her into custody the " bully" struck him in the presence of a constable. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the prosecutor whether the prisoner said anything when she was given into custody. The prosecutor said at the station she said they could send the police, but would not find anything. A person was in court who saw his chain in the prisoner's " bully's" possession. The prisoner asked the prosecutor whether he was sure she was the same woman. The prosecutor said he was, and that he par ticularly noticed that she had a mole on her forehead. Barnes, the gaoler, removed the prisoner's ha and found a mole on her forehead. henry Poix, a Frenchman, proved seeing a gold chain like the procacutor's in the possession of the prisoner's bully, who had made off as soon as the prisoner was taken by the police. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner, who denied all knowledge of the prosecutor, for a week. WESTMINSTER. A VERY AWKWARD POSITION.--Alfrel C. Piper, a young man about 25 years of age, well dressed, was charged with being fount on the balcony of a house iu Colchester-street, Pimlico. Mr. Foot, a gentleman residing in Colchester street, said that at half-past 1 this morning he was awoke by his wife, who said she heard a noise like a man sweeping a chimney. He thought it very unlikely that such a process could have been going on at that unseasonable hour. While he and his wife were discussing the point they beard a fresh noise and saw the shadow of a man reflected from outside the house. Witness jumped out of bed, an I on going to the win‘low saw the prisoner on a balcony two or dire.) doors off. Ile calle Ito him toknow what he dil there, ani told him ho should give hi►n into cus'm ly, which he Sergeant Walker, 23 B, said that half-past one he heard cries of " Police" fro:n Colc!lester-street, and went there, when he found prosecutor and pri soner standing together in the balcony. Witness asked him what he was doing there, when he re plied it was all right, he wanted to see some one. He declined to say to what house he was going. Au instrument, called a " knuckle-duster," was found upon him. Prisoner said he had had some words with a lady with whom he was keeping company, and she went in-doors. Seeing a light at her drawing-room window he stupidly climbed the balcony two or three doors off, and was going to her when prose cutor stopped him. Mr. Selfc said that unless he could fully satisfy him of his respectability he should remand him until Wednesday. If he produced witnesses he would bear them. He did so, and was liberated on his own recognisance. THAMES.. The charges of drunkenness this day doubled those of last Monday, which followed Boxing-day on the previous Saturday. Mr. Partridge, who officiated, soon dispo.ied of thetn, and in SOUL! cases attended with disorderly cmduct, infficie 1 the ordinary fine of ss. The others were discharged. John head, an Irishman, was charged with violently assaulting Mr. Guutop, a green grocer, in High-street, 13ow. The prisoner was intoxi cated on Saturday night, and he accosted the com plainant, and after abusing him without any pro vocation whatever he struck him on the mouth and dislodged one of his teeth, putting him to serious pain and inconvenience. The prisoner made a long d e f ence about his drunkenness, and a variety of subject s , b ut made no allusion to the assault. Mr. Partridge said he could not pass over such a violent assault a s this without severe punishment, and sentenced the prisoner to a month's imprison ment and hard labour. SHIPPING INTELLIVENCE. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 3.—MeHotta, from Guernsey ; Panama, from Cuba; Augusta, from Stockholm; ,Reward, from Guernsey; Bilboa, steamer, from Barcelona; Seine and Tamise, steamer, from Paris ; Maid of Glenwere, from Nassau; Palmyra, stermer, from Valentia. Arrived, Jan. 4.—Prido of Wales, from Kurrachee ; Delphine Elizabeth, from Caen ; Furet, from Gravelines; Leal, and Orion, steamers, from Antwerp. Sailed.—Vigilant, steamer, for Rouen. HEAL, Monday Morning. Anchored—lsabella Blyth, from Mauritius for London ; Achilles, screw steamer, from London for Syra (got into collisun with the ship John Allan, on the 3d inst., and received trifling damage); Maria P., from Newcastle for Ancona. The Price of Gold. The quotation 01 gold at Paris Is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 2M. 200. per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Hint price of .C 4 lis.loo. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold h about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. The course of exohmige at New York on London for bills at 0 days' eight was cu the last date about 1 , 93 percent. At this rate ►here is no profit on the importation of gol3 from the Uni.cd Stater. Foreign Mail Packet Liar. MAILS DUE. +Sharans. and New Zealand, via Bouthamptoa Jan. 2. Ditto, vta Marseilles Jan 25 Ditto, via Pa.. anaa Jan 23 drain. Bueno■ Ayres, and Monte Video Jan. 4 Ditto, by French packet Cape Verdi. by Brazil paotet ...... Cape of Good Livpe. Ascension. and St. Helena Jun. 12. China, Penan g , and Singapore, ♦ia Southampton. Jan 2. ti►braltar, ♦ia Southampton Jan 2 India, via Southampton ...... .......... ..... .• • •Jan. 2 unto, via MarbeiLes Malta, t4cypt, &a. Jan. 2. Ditto, Marseilles.. Jan. 8 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, ♦ia southatn ton Ditto, Marseilles ~ Jan. li Newfoundland ,„ ....... ....Jan 13 Portugal .... United States, Canada, California, he., by British packet ,.......Jan 2. Ditto, by Canadian packet Jan 1 Ditto, by L fitted tatcs packet Ditto ditto ( Baltimore) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, sad Tenerife 4 West Indies and Pa:Alio (except Mexico and Baha mas) Jan 13 Falkland Islands Cuba and Mexico .............Jan. 13. Halifax Bahexas, yla New York . Jim H. Jan. THE CHINESE MISSION TO EUROPE.—Lord Cla rendon and the Hon Anson Burlingame have, we are in formed, agreed upon the basis of the future policy of her Majesty s Government in relation to China. First, that it is necessary to observe existing treaty stipulations; st•coLtllv, that all negotiations shall be conducted with the Central Government at Pekin, and not with provincial Lauthorities ; and, thirdly, that when any differences arise, before war shall ensue, they shall be referred to the llome Government for consideration. Lord Clarendon has instructed her Majesty's agents in China to act in this spirit and with these objects, and to caution all British subjects to pay duo respect not only to the laws of China, but to the usages and feelings of the Chinese people. The aggregate number of patients relieved at the Metropolitan Free Hospital, Devonshire-square, City, during the week ending Jan. 2, was—Medical, 737 ; sur gical, 533; total, 1,270 of which 69 were new cases. THIRD EDITION, SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocx. ' xi PORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day (BY ELECTRIC, TELECIRAPH.) MANCHESTER RACES—Tms DAY. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Lady Lycra w.o. Sky Mae._ Kate Terry CITY STEEPLECHASE, Three ran. Gleaner refused. TATTE3SALL'B—rws Nu bt:itlg. RACING FIX I' JRES FOR 1869. LTARY. FEBII Streatham 11, 12 1 Lincoln ll3, 17 Harrow lB, 19 1 Mansfield 18 Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford... 25, 26 Derby Spring 25, 26 Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury spring 5, 6 Warwick. 9, 19, 11 Kingsbury l ,, 13 - Northampton l6, 17 C H. Bromley 1, `, Aldershot l, 2 Oatterick Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk ... 6 7 Streatham 8, 9 West Drayton lB, 19 West Somerset 18, 19 Margate Durham 23 29, 30 Epscnn :::0, 31 iIL. New market Craven...l2, &c. Eastbourne l9 Lewes 9 0 21. Croydon... 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring _ Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St. Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 '2 - 6, Croydo❑ O, 3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Afoot.. .....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer l5, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 IWest Drayton l 7, 13 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 2U, 21. Croydon 20, 21 Harpenden 2l Epsom Summer .....25, &c. 'NE. Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Kingsbury . 9, 10 Pontefract 12, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egtiam lO, 11 Wolverham p ton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 I St. Albans Stockton lB, 19, 20 1 I Newcastle 22, '23, 21 Oldham 22 Ninny Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 2t Chelmsford Sutton Park .....29, 30 LY. lloading 15, 1G Huntingdon 2O, 21 Southampton 22 '23 Stamford ... '22, 23 Goodwood 27, 23, 29, 3U UST. Oxford Canterbury ...... 24, 25 York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth ...26 NViudsor August l2, 13 Derby Summer —3l, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1. SEPTEMBER. Warwick... 7, 8 1 Western (Ay r)........22, 23 Abingdon 9, 11 1 Kingsbury . 2s, 24 Doncaster l4, 13, 16, 17 1 Monmouth... - . 23. 24 Richmond 21, 22 1 Newmarket ! St 0ct....28, ctc. Lichfield OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9, 20 Eliot, I urgli 6 , 7 , 8 West Drayton 2l, 22 Leicester 7, 8 I Hereford 2l, 22 Newmark e t 2d 0at...11, &c. Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9, 20 1 Newmarket ll'tun —.25, Ste. NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 SLrewsbury 15, S t e I Liverpool 9,10, 11 . 12 Leamington Hunt ....23, ,to lItISII. 3IARCIT. Baldoylo First Spring.. 18, 19 MAY. Baldoyle Second Spring,. 11, 12 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. FEBRUARY. Birmingham . 9 1 Harrow lB, 19 Lincoln lG,'l7 Derby •• 25 MARCH. Liverpool 3 Cambridgeshire 31 13 Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 I West Drayton lB, 19 Kingsbury 12, 13 Crewkerne lB, 19 APRIL. Aldershot 1, 2 I Croydon 22, 23 Bromley 1, 2 M IY. St. Albans JULY. Kingsbury AUGUST St. Albans.. OCTOBER. West Drayton Powderham Everleigh Club, Wilts 3 . Rufford Open, Lancashire . Cardington, Beds Wenvoo Castle Ludham, Norfolk . 3, eza. 3 4. U, 12. Brampton, Cumberland Waterloo (Altcar), Lancashire MARCH _11; 11. ~.17, &c. Ashdown Park, Herta 2, &c. Fourth S. Lancashire (Champion) County Louth (Champion), Ireland 18, Jw• Scottish National Open, Lanark 3O, Sc. OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Ornacsby 19, eto. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. NOVEMBER. Sundorne, Salop Cothan and Eston ~ 9, dcc. WATERLOO M ;E TING —FEB. 17. Altcar.) . the Earl of Sefton. ,600 in specie, by subscription winner to receive .£5OO, and (Over Patron-Right Hon The Waterloo Cup, value .£!, of £25 each ; 64 subs; the the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. F. Allison 33. 3lr J. Ingleby 2. Mr J. F. Armistead 34. Mr R. Jardine 3. Mr J. Bake 35. Mr F. Johnston 4. Mr W. J. Barden 36. Mr J. Johnston 5. Mr F. Bartholomew 37. Mr H. B. Jones 6. Lord Binning 38. Mr W. J. Legh 7. Mr J. Blackstock 39. Mr S. C. Lister 8. Mr J. S. Bland 40. Mr J. Lonsdale 9. Mr G. Blanshard 41. Lord Lurgan 10. Mr W. G. Borron 42. Ur S. Mallabey 11. Mr T. Brocklebank 43. Mr C. E. Marfleet 12. Mr J. Brundrit 44. Mr W. H. Massey ]3. Mr R. B. Carruthers 45. Sir C. Molyneuz 14. Mr a J. Chesshyre 46. Hon. C. C. Molyneux 15. Mr W. 13. Clark 47. Mr T. Neville 16. Mr E. Croft 48. Mr IL Paterson 17. Mr J. Cunningham 49. Mr T. L. Reed 18. Mr W. D. Deighton 50. Dr Richardson 19. Mr James Dunlop 51. Mr J. Savage 20. Mr J. Evans 52. Mr N. Saxton 21. Lord Garlies 53. Lord Sefton 22. Mr J. Gibson M. Mr T. Smith 23. Mr W. M. Gilmour 55. Mr J. Spinks 24. Col. Goodlake 56. Lord Stair 25. Mr A. Graham 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 26. Mr 'l'. Green 58. Mr S. Swinburne 27. Mr C. A. Halley 59. Mr G.A. Thompson 28. Capt. Hathorn 60. Mr It. Todd 29. Mr J. Haywood 61. Mr B. W. Tiinder 30. Mr J. Ilodson 62. Mr R. C. Vyner 31. Mr J. Hole 63. Mr R. H. Williams 32. Mr J. Hyslop C 4. Capt. Wyndham The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from the Cup Stake, for the 32 beaten dogs in the first round for the Cup; the winner to receive £lOO. The Waterloo Plate, value £lOO in specie, taken from the Cup Stakes, for the 16 beaten dogs in the first ties for the Waterloo Cup. The Great Waterloo Cup, 64 subscribers, at £25 each the money £1,600-to be divided as under:- 1. Winner to receive ... 1. Second ditto 2. Dogs to receive £5O 4. Ditto ditto 30 ditto... 8. Ditto ditto 20 ditto.. 16. Ditto ditto 10 ditto.. ... ... £5OO ... ... 200 ... ... 100 ... ... 120 ... ... 160 ... ... 160 1,240 The Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plato 360 .£1,600 The Waterloo Pars; for the 32 dogs beaten in the first course for the Waterloo Cup, amounting to £260, to be divided as under:- 1. Winner to receive 1. Second ditto . 2. Dogs t o rece i ve £l5 each... 4. Ditto ditto 10 ditto... 8. Ditto ditto 5 ditto... ... £lOO £260 Tho \Vittorio° Plato for tho 1G dogs beaton in ihu socond ties for the Cup, amounting to £lOO, to bo divided as under: - 1. 'Winner o receive ... £4O 1 cond ditto ... ~ ... ~, 25 2. Dogs to receive £7 lOs each ... 15 4. Ditto ditto 5 ditto ... 20 .- £lOO • Mr. Cummings, of the Newport Express, has in vented a new printing press, intended to print with tne both sides of the sh, kt front a mid awns roll of paper. shears at the end of tae press cutting; off the connected sheets. 21, 22 COURSING FIXTURES. JAN UARY. Border Union (Longtown) .. .5, &c. Kauilworth (Warwickshire) 5, (. Neptune OpAi (Lytham) L tunashirc 6, S:c. Coola (Cork), Ireland Aullan, Dumfriesshire Wi r ctowushire Club 12, &e. Third South Lancashire 13, &c. Altcar Club, Lancashire 13, &e. Mere Down, Wilts B.ildock Club, Hems 20, 21. Spelthorne Club (Ashdown Park) 21, &c. Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire 25. Ridgway Club (Lytham), Lancashire 27, &o. Cruagh Open, Ireland 27. FEBRUARY.