The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-16 00:00:00

MONEY MARKEi Axp COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The arrangement of the last half-monthly ac counts has passed over in a most satisfactory man ner. The differences were in many cases large, and it was feared some of the weak operators might have to be declared. It now appears that the great ma jority have exercised prudence, and that the con sequence has been a steady adjustment of diffe rences. The quiet arrangement of the Turco-Greek question would have a beneficial effect in preserv ing credit. The Parliamentary deposit on the proposed new line to Brighton has not been paid, and the project has thus, for the present, been abandoned. It ap pears that as many as five petitions against the bill, on the ground of non-compliance with stand ing orders, has been lodged iu the Private Bill office of the House of Commons—one by the Brighton Company, one by the South-Western Company, and three others nominally by private individuals. The subscriptions in Paris to the Madrid Muni cipal Loan have been stopped by superior order. The reason for this measure is not definitely known. By seine it is attributed to the lottery that is associated with the loan, and by others to political causes. The success of the Brazilian forces against those Of Paraguay induces the public to believe that the war is entirely at an end. It is now generally ex pected that the trade of Brazil and the Argentine Republic will be speedily developed, and that the effect will be very favourable. There is a rise in the shares of the Brazilian Bank consequent upon the encouraging nature of the intelligence. Telegrams from Paris announce that the French West India packet due at St. Nazaire, with £600,000 in Mexican dollars, partly on English ac count, has met with bad weather and an accident to the machinery, and that her arrival is not expected till the 19th. At the annual meeting of the General Credit and Discount Company (Limited), on the 4th of Feb., the directors intend to recommend a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The report of the Imperial Bank (Limited), to be presented on the 19th inst., recommends a divi dend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The report of the Fore-street Warehouse Com pany (Limited), to be presented on the 19th inst., recommends a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. Per annum. At the general meeting of the East and West I ndia Dock Company, a dividend of 3 per cent. and bonus of 1 per cent. was declared for the past ball -year, free of income-tax. At a meeting yesterday of the Peel River Land a nd Mineral C om p any ( Li m i ted) a dividend was ueelared of 1-1- per cent. for the six months, making total payment of 24 for the year. The half-yearly meeting of the Scottish Austra all Investment Company (Limited) is convened for the 29th inst., to declare a dividend, &c. the half-yearly meeting of the Electric and In ternational Telegraph Company will be held on the 6t h of February. The half-yearly meeting of the British Indian , e a Company (Li m it e d) i s ca l led for the Ist of Fe bruary. e The petition for the wi n di ng up of the London °- Operative Commissariat (Limited) is to be card before the Master of the Rolls on the 23d instant. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. 8 UOVERNMENT FUNDS.' kr Cent. Consols 8 Ditto for Account, t i , a per Cent si,w . fli per Cent. Jan. 1894 _ -.. ,A -°- . per COll L. J an. 1873 ~.,„ -111:1uities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — - ge• for 30 yrs, expire sth April 188.5 — 4` 1 „2 (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — D n - ' 4o q,lier Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot — .£5OO .13 Do £lOO &X2OO — , • ' 4l k of En g l a nd St oc k , 4 plor Cent p 4 1/0. account .I; 4. 4 ada 4 per Cent. Bonds — `l4r- Colonial Oninium "la Mock, 101 per Cent,, April 1874.., ~ J:),0. Opening, for Account - h"'°. 6 per Cent. July, 1880 `' r ,o• 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ',,e• Certificates — 1%10. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent — 1 7. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 11°' 5 1 per Cent. May 1879 — -' 5 per Cent., R d u o p . . Deb. 1872 — Do, 1877 — Do D • do. 1882 — ODo o eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 0. u. Bondernds, £ per Cent., £l,000 000 A rOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. -,ra. . (j e o llt i ( !le Republic, .6 per Cent ... . gn i *? Qcrip £45 paid .. atriau Bonds 5 per cent .., II Do. 1859 z ilan 5 - 3. A , per Cent — o 9- per Cent., 1852 — b o ° : d o. 18.;8.... ............. D o do., 1860 — 11,. , do., 1863 — s b" 0 per Cent., 1865 0 Account 79i 80} ..eposb Ayres 6 per Cent. r`ii " 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) -- 0 ''', 6 Per c f , , ' .4 It , Ili. ,)' 4 6 Per Ceti t — b o c "' `, 1 ,1 Per Cont.., t o : u Per Cent., . • • p 6 per co L 1867 931 ton °. 7 Per Cent. 1866 I)ibiKn, C per'Cent Do '.1.4 Pr incipalities, 7 p..-r Cent — 0 11 , ,' Per Cent., 1867 k,' 4 uor N :' . Opti an New Consolidated, 1 per Cent B„ , I per Cent iy.. lzecoad issue B2 .1)`-c '45(6. Bonds ' '4IOO D0.80nd5........................ • 0 Ile 1864 I\ 12/0 ...,,) / - • Account 0 0 : ~!'" Pond, I. .T.llle, p .vn glis , ,onds D° Scrip,:lB6B: 7l d o.pd — dis 141.3 ett " 0 er " 161 31, Railway DeLentures, 954. D°. Per Cent. 1 824 . 5 :, ex Coups v. 4 . ,.., , ‘,4•lllat CITY, Two oCLocK. Business showed an improvement to-day. Consols advanced slightly, and the favourable turn which showed itself extended to the foreign market. In the house money can be had at 11 per cent. on Gc vernment paper. Consols are 93 2i- for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 92i-; Thre© per Cent. Reduced, 931 j ; New Three per Cents, 931 j ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 244. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 102:1 I ; ditto Enfaced Paper 5 per Cent., May, 1879, 110 - ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 22 prem. In the Foreign Market Turkish of 1858 and 1862 have advanced f per cent. ; ditto 1865, s ; Egyp tian of 1864, f ; and Italian 1861, k. Prices are quoted as follows :—Brazilian of 1865, 791 to 80 ; Chilian of 1867, 93 to 94, ex dividend ; Egyptian of 1864, 87 to 88 ; ditto of 1868, 701 to 71 ex div. ; Italian of 1861, 53,1 to 531, ex div. ; ditto Tobacco Loan, 1 to 11 pron., cx div. ; Mexican, 151 to g ; Peruvian of 1865, 771 to 77, ex all ; Russian of 1866, 90f to 91 ; ditto Nicolai, 661 to ; ditto Orel, 80 to f ; ditto Moscow, 78f to 79 ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 79 to f ; Charcow-Krement schug, 79 to f ; Spanish of 1867, 301- to ; Turkish of 1858, 63 to 64 ; ditto of 1862, 621 to 631 ; and ditto of 1865, 38,1 to ex div. In the railway market there is a reduction of r ; per cent. in Great Eastern, viz., to 421 to 1. Lon. don and Westerns are 1151 to ; Great Western, 491 to 1; Midland, 114 i to 115-; South Eastern, 794 to 80 ; London and South Western, 88 to 90 Brighton, 514 to 52 ;, Metropolitan, 109 to 1; Great Northern, 107-f to 8 ; ditto A, 1081 to 4 ; Caledoan, 771 to i ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 17 to 1. American Five-Twenty Bonds are quoted 74i to 75i ; Illinois Central Railway Shares, 924 to 931, ex div. ; Erie, 261 to 264 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 411 42 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 451 to q 7 being lower. Banking and Miscellaneous shares are without variation, the dealings being upon a very limited scale. Do. Coupons Do. Account .• Guatemala 3 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 853 It.iliau 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account . — Do Maremniana lia.ii , :vay — ‘loxican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do a per Cent. Anglo-French — , :ontevidQau 6 per Cent. . — Aoorish Imperial 5 per Cent N'ew Granada — Do 3 per Con, 351 Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants ((lectares) 1 — Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account - .. 764 7 Do 45 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 43 per Cent., 1c62 -, — Do Account -- •. Port:ig,uose 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,"r 365 Do. do. 1867 364 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cent , 1850 Do 4-5 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutcs, 1864, £lOO Bonds 9l * 5 Do. do. £B-1 15s. do. .. -- Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9l Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 665 Sar linian 5 per Cent 715 Spanish 3 per Con .- .-. Do. Account . 32 1 Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferred — . Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 - 925 Do do, Scrip — Turkish 6 per Ce n t. — . . 11) -... Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 634 3 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 -- Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 GO 59 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 1 — Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 45 per cent., Ex. 251. Dutch z 3 per Coot. Ex. 12 Gail,. — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account — French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 23f. — It9.lian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 2sf. Do Account 5 35 5 i CLOSING PRICES Consols, Money 921, 3 Do. Account, Feb. 4 .. 924 3 30} THIS DAY. I The further hearing of this case was pro. ceeded this morning before the Lord Mayor and Alderman Gabriel, in the Court of Queen's Bench, Guildhall. Mr. Barrow, a magistrate of Derbyshire, said that in consequence of reading the prospectus of the company he purchased 200 shares at between two and three prem., and since the windiug-up he had paid two calls of £2 10s. each. He was in duced to purchase these shares by believing the statements in the prospectus were true. If he had known the actual condition of the company, he should certainly not have purchased aqy shares in it. Mr. Holme, a gentleman residing near Carlisle, gave similar evidence. lie purchased 120 sbares, and paid £l5 upon them, and £2O for calls. Ile was greatly induced to buy the shares by the belief that the Gurneys were highly honourable men, and incapable of fraud. Mr. Peek recalled. It will be remembered that on the former occasion it was proved that this wit ness had paid £84,000 on account of the prices of the shares and calls. 11e now added to his former evidence that he was induced to purchase the shares by the statements in the prospectus, and the belief that the directors were honourable, trust worthy men. Mr. Howell was then recalled, and stated tha during the ten days in May previous to the stop. page the Gurneys and Mr. Barclay drew out £llO,OOO from the coffers of the limited company. When the stoppage occurred £41,000 only re- mained to their credit. Mr. Harding, an accountant, carrying on busi ness in Old Jewry, one of the liquidators of the limited company, stated that at the time of the stoppage the amount of money paid by the share holders was .E 1,200,000. The total capital would have been £1,500,000, but a number of shares were handed to the directors in part payment of the good-will (£300,000), upon which, of course, no money was paid. Since the stoppage, the amount paid upon calls was £1,642,000. The total amount they owed the company at the time of the stoppage was £2,970,000, and this would be in addition to the amount that was due upon calls upon 8,000 shares. Mr. Lewis said the fact was the directors sold 8,320 of these shares at from £4 to £5 premium, and they could not sell any more, but they paid no calls upon the remaining shares. Mr. 'larding said the calls would have produced £160,000, which would be added to the amount of their indebtedness. The limited company had been benefited by the private estates of the directors to the extent of £695,000, and there were other assets of a miscellaneous character which he estimated would produce about £lOO,OOO. The proposed call of £5 per share was not in, any way caused by the costs of the present prosecution. The examination of this witness occupied the court until its rising. 111A1?ICE1 S-1 HIS' DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January 1 6.—Sales probably 15,000 bales. Marko very firm. ' HA Y. Prime clover, from 120 s to 1303 ; inferior ditto, 85s to loOs ; prime hay, 110 s to 120 s; inferior, 85s to 95s ; straw, 26s to 38s. COVENT GARDEN. Fruit and vegetables are abundant, and prices barely kept up. Almeira grapes are exceedingly fine, and worth from 88 to 10s par 121bs. Very fine onions are arriving from Bordeaux at 123 to 14s the cwt. THE PROSECUTION OF 7HE DIRECTORS OF 0 VEREND, GURNEY, AND COMPANY (LIMI7L,D). THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL 211 EMS. Miss Nelly Moore still remains seriously unwell. Mrs. R. lionner, once the star of the old Surrey Theatre, is also suffering from severe indisposition. Miss Elise Holt's burlesque company has met with great success in America. Miss M. Simpson has joined the company at the Prince of Wales"Theatre. Mr. Watts Phillips has written a new piece for the Holborn, Queen's, and Adelphi. Mr. Barry Sullivan has been very successful in his Irish tour. A new burlesque, entitled " Claude Duval," is announced at the Royalty. (From the Musical Standard.) A monument is to be erected at Eisenach to Bach. Since our last the illness of Madlle. Lucca has unfortunately proved fatal. The cantatrice died at St. Petersburgb. The Royal Conservatoire of Music and Declama tion at Madrid has been suppressed by a decree, and a new school of music is to be substituted in its place. Strauss has composed a quadrille on Motifs from " Les llorreurs de la Guerre," which will be accom panied by two hundred singers and discharge of firearms. Madlle. Nilsson has received from the Philhar monic Society of London a magnificent piece of plate. The llermes, third-rate hulk, late the Minotaur, in No. 3 dock of Sheerness dockyard has been com pletely broken up by men hired for this especial purpose. The men have laboured under great dif ficulties, the timbers of the ship being as sound as when first put together. The Devonshire, third rate, is next in turn to be broken up in Sheerness dockyard. T P. SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EV-WING, JANUARY 16, 1869. C:7l 1 , 14 , T I Crl, JuDINAILY StiAArlb AND STOCKS. Clo Bing Suable Pe Price. 6.611 e. : , hare Railways. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 8683 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... .., st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... ... at Do. Aberdeen, gull 6 p.c lOO ... ... st Do. do. 7 per cent ill ... ... st D 9. do. Ordinary lll 73 80 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroatk 100 ... ... 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gull_ all ... 54 Dundee, Pertk, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 11l st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... ... st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO ... .. st Gt. Eastern, E.C..Ex. No.l 100 98 11l st Du do N 0.2 100 97 100 at Do do G per cent 11l 100 103 at Du East Anglian Asp. c. 100 100 103 St Do du B 6 du. 100 ... ... at Do do C 7 d u . 103 ... ... st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 10 100 103 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gull. 100 60 71 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1546 100 st Do du .5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cunt 1$ st Do 5 p.c., rd at It/ p. c. pm. 100 st Du 41 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at .5 p. c. pin lOO st Du Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO sti Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 54 Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 06 97 st, 0 t.West.—Orig.& Jut.-Rent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 102 104 st Du. Orig. (B. & 11. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 10J et Do du 4, per cent. 1650 100 S i 83 at Do do 4 do du ... 100 7.. i 73 st .i. o do 5 per cent. rodent. 100 9:3 95 st Du do Birmingham gull.. 100 65 72 st Do do do pref... 100 ... ... st Du du Chester guy 10) ... ... it Do do do 8 per cent lOO 150 160 it Du do du 5 do 100 9.3 103 it Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... .„ st Du do 44 p.c lOO ... ... st Do do 41 1350 lOO ... ... at Do du 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g 10) 107 109 st Do do 20 gull lOO 106 103 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 83 92 st Du do 2,1 do IUO IJU 101 st Do gull. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... ... 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... „. st Lancash. & lorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 105 at Do Barnsley, £5 Os 10d p.c. 100 ... _. st Du 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 102 st London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ... ... st Du 5 per cent. gull. No. 2 lOO ... ... st Du 6 do do lOO ... ... st Do 5 do Na. 4 lOO ... I/ ... et Do 7 per cent 1 . ... ... at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.t'.) 100 ... . st Do 4 do' 1859 lOO ... ... st Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ... ... st London and 11. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 8 91 at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO 88 91 st London and 0.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 141 146 2s 6d. Do (Portsm.perp ans. 256 d) all ... ... st Man., Sher., &Litwin. 6 p.e lOO 111 117 6 Do £6 all par 1 pin st Du 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Du redeem. 6 per cent 5 ... ... st :did. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 13U 135 st Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c... 100 1 0 133 st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 99 at] Do 41 per cent. irredeetn lOO 97 99 103 is at Du Leicester & Irchn, 4 p.c lOO 80 91 st North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO _ ... at Du E. &G.4p.c. 8. & D... 100 ... at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per con.t 1 0 0 ... - at Do Border Union, 51 p.c... I m o ::. _ : at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c.... 100 86 iS st Do 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 115 97 at Do U.N.E. 4 per cent.,...... 100 ... ... 17 Do Berwick capital ......... 8 13.4. .. '25 Do York, H. &S. purchase. lu 16 iiii Jot 11 2 00 0 : DDNooorT;ahixvSeisattao4ffelokprdeArsnlienierenel ....... 0 " " 8. . ... .. ... a a a il l 11 l 2 ,8 0 at Du Stektu & Drliug. A. 5 p.c. 100 100 110 st Do NV, Hartlepool IL and IL 100 37 8) 10s S. Devon Annuities, 1 5... all 91 101 1 2 0 : 1 0. , Do F 6. 8 .La i s: 0 . d i p ( 1 1 4 ea d e . A r . e n . .e n l 0 5. i , .1 . .. 0 . . ...) i a o l o l 22 23 s s t t I Waterford a o ff 4 v l a p i e e r N c v e n i t .. ........... .. ...... 1 1 0 0 0 •• 0 ••• • ... ... st& • .na ' - • lkenny, 6pc 100 1 41 1 43 41 43 ... ... 1111 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at d saab tttt e iDIDDIio:O,I u 1 - 1 ia u 4 1 p c gu,46, :Nper4ool.t .c7po. : u . , . r.sirsicdulio'.:(,o. en 18617 0..4. i . P . .. t 8 1.110.00.01000j0 100 1 vi. ;.....i......91. 71....::::: at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 at Do b do, 1 862... 100 87 0 at Do Nosy 5 do, 1863._ 100 Li 90 st Do do 5 do, 1 864... 100 84 88 at Great Northern, Sp c irred. 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ..... :.*: at Do Boston & Sleatd, 41 pc 100 ... st Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 Bt * i 90 st Do Joint perpe. 5p c, 1865 100 85 90 st Do do 6 c irred., 1866 10U 103 105 20 Do Vale North perp. 5p e all 191 201 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 8... 100 ... ... k 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871..,,,. I I at Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1855 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• ... at Du do 41 do, 1861 100 a t Do do 41 do, 1863 100 **. ... at Do do b do, 1865 100 * at Do No. 6 6 do, 1866 BS) * at Loud . Chat., &C., 2d, 6 p,c ... 100 *- ..- at Du Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c ... 100 *** —Do do C 6 p.c ... 100 .... Loudon& N. Western, 5p c 100 107; 110 at st London et S. Western, 41 p 100 94 06 10 Man. b hef. & Lin., 5 pc , 1 865 all sgi s t Metropolitan 5 per cent ...... 100 ... . _. midland, A 5 per cent pref. 100 106 108 do at b' Do B s 100 108 118 Do s p c opt. to cony. j; 13 Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 18 all 11 1? n 3 IP au „,) 5p c con. into Old :2; `' l) ° s t l : 1 . e , ° A I l u T g . . : r l e . , 'v 18 8 72 12 ....... : 1 8 6 1 1 ' 1: North British, E. and G) at No. L 5 per cent ... ... It, . .. xlO guaranteed, 1861 100 ** • at D o , E. p. , &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 at i' Do ° E. 's, u r , No. 2, 5 p.c ... 100 at ~,,, N 8 .. 5 per cent rD , at ."`" N. uNo3 5 p c 100 ... ••• ..„ at Do E. -,,. 6 tu : * (Orth'iy) 4 . 1 p * C 100 65 67 Do 1863 100 •• .• do (Ch. Cross) ... ... 13 18 C 6 - 1 . 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . at 133 :th a 5 :S . d ta:1; i ir t; d 4 s o h A ire d 5 0 li abaSS. t t tttt S NN O oD°D ll (rr t oott h :s'' E t. ti: : : :n t ktPc : ;e : : : lll: : "': De444 ! tp P pl. eet re , le 8::: 1 100 06 10 . . 2 : 1 . ?4- : •-• at s: Victoria St.& Pimlico, 4$ pa 100 ... ... RAILWAYS. —LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALs, at irkenhe 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 st Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 5 6 st Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 133 13; 20 Gloster and Lean Forest all a Gt. Easn., Ne &c., 5 p.c 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 60 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West, W. Mid., Herd 100 95 97 50 Hull and Selby all 109 111 _ st Lancaster and Z.;arliale lOO 211 213 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Gnat., &c., 41 p c lOO st Do. Coin. Fund, 5 do lO ••• •.• st London and Cireenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO st London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 b 0 at Lowestoft, gua, 4percent lOO 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. 51 Mauch., Buxton, &Matlk all b 51 st 3lidland, Bradford, Pref ]oo 92 94 10 Mid Kent Gray Line) LU Northeruk, East., 5 per clout all 5E .56 50 Du. Jo. 6 do. all •• .90 at N. Bus tE,ra —Hartlep00l st N. West. A perp. prey, gi p. C. 100 10J 110 tit Do B minimum 1-1 100 ___ ut .N otting. &Uranth. li..v, C IUU 92 91 23 Preston and ti yre. all 41 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 133 135 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 160 133 135 14 Do du 8 24 ;Lp fit S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 98 100 st Du 4 per Cent gnu 16 , 70 31 st Do 0 du all 97 99 ut Viet. Station and Pimlico PM 17.5 180 ut West Cornwall 26 West Loudon, Class A ull 14 14 20 Do do B ull ... .., 20 Do do C all GI 74 at Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset ... ... 1 00 u DOCKS. st East and West India lO6 117 119 j st London and St. Katherine lOO 53 65 101 ;I) oDeb. stock, 4 par cent al . .„ Millnrall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 32 st Southampton lOO 7i 76 at burroy commercial 111 OUP s t Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 75 71 st Caledonian ---,.... 100 774 7d 784 4 st C , nurian. . 20 Cornwall all 3 ; 4 at Dubiiu & Belfast June lOO 79 81 6t Dun„l'erth, &Ab.Jun2 lOO is 72 2 , East London :0 Do 2z Do 10 st Glasgow &S. Western too 93 95 at Gres,. Eastern at Do. E. Augl.. No. 2 lOO 7 8 st tirzat North 01 Scotland lOO 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 107 08 at Do. A stock st Do. .i 3 stock lOO 124 1:6 al GIS, cud W. of irk:rand lOO 83 •87 sc. 6t. 2tiestern -Original leo 4/ 404 at Do. South Wales leo 53 Se et. Do. W. Mid.—Wizorc l3O 14 26 s'• Do. Newport WO I's 'A. st Lanuashire ,V, 1 orkshire lOO ilO4 SU 12 4 st Lon., Brigh.,az S.Cosst lOO .5,1 504 514 214 0) Do Scrip .... ll.l st Fon., Chat., and Dover.. 100 17 17 1 et Do. Metrop. Ex. A.... 100 - at Lon. & North Western.. 100 1t34 144 110 j 4 st Lon. 4 South Western.. 100 be 0u 89 st Man., Shei., & Lincoln.. 100 474 474 at Metropolitan ...... lOO 104 109; 10 48j at Do Extension .. .. 100 VA 1 5 10 Do. New rd .. .. 10 10 1;•4 st Metropolitan District. all (1.1 61 60 10 Metrop. St. John's 11 001 6 - st Maliand st Do, Birn2in. & Derby at Nina British . ..... at Do . Ed., l'th., & Dun lOO st lc or. I, 4tatern—lierwies 25 Do. 4. N.E purchase 16.13.4 at Do Leeds .... 100 56 38 st Do York st Do Carliize .... . lOO 125 1,,0 at Do Stoec. & Darling lOO 129 131 at North Loirlon 10 Do New 1868 . 2 14 '2 p st North Staffordshire . 100 55 57 at North and S.-W. Junction iOO 103 105 10 Do New .010 shares 7 ... .. at Rhyznney st Shropshire Union lOO 55 53 at South Devon .. at South Eastern lOO 794 in 20 Staines, Wok'hani.,oo Wok all 12 lit • • at Lau a ale lOO 145 150 10 Do. C ... 6 3 4 st Waterford & Kilkenny lou - 10 Waterloo & Whitehail 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SITA HES AND STOCKS. ... •' MISCELLANEOUS. 4 15-16 10 Anglo-American Tel., lira all 211 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim IO i fl 3 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 29 31 st Do. 8 per cent. 24 Australian Agricultural ..• 201 161 171 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 yd 10 Berlin Water Works, Um all 1:31 I 1: 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Boickow Vaughan, lira. 5 Bombay Gas, lint, Do. New 4 11 Id 5J British American Land 44 1G 13 st B. and!. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 167 172 20 British Indian Tea, lira. ull 2 3 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 64 63 10 Canadian Luau and Invest ment, lim 2l 21 14d 20 Ceylon Company, 3d 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 41 5 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 41 310 30 City of Milan linprov. lim all 510 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint— all 2 3 50 City Offices, lim 25 21 23 d 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercial Jnion (Assur) 6 i p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 18 19 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of Loudon Bonds, 1877, 4! per cent, all 104 105 100 Do. 1379, 4, per cent. all 104 1051 100 Do. 1332, 44 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fou. of England, lien. all 24 21 2 9-11 50 Credit Fou.of Mauritius lim lO 31 240 st Crystal Palace lOO 11 21 st Do. Preference lOO 93 98 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 102 107 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lim• 6l ...d 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lira... 8 6 4d 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy (lea. by Egypt. Gov all 91 92 elf / 20 Egyptian Cum.& Traci. lint 6 44 45 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 238 24 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lint 21 4 / 15 English and Foreign Credit 7$ 6 45 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lint. 8 ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 14 115 20 Fore-street Warehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 83/ 841 50 Gellivara, Rm. 10 General Credit & Die., lint. 71 2 14 If 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 e 50 Hums &Col Marine In. litu. 5 41 31.1 10 H lloolgonlios liy a ng a and China Gas all 20 3.41 134 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar_ seilles, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lint.., .10 .. 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lint 5 . 11 11 20 Interna. Laud Credit, litre. 6 6 4d 50 Italian Laud 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 31 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 63 (15 50 Land Securities, 1int.....,, 5 31 234 25 London African Trading.., 10 7 5d 25 Lou. & Calod. Marine, lint, 6 ... ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lint. 5 Lond. Provincial T e l . all 34 33 1 Do. Prefer. 10 p er cent. aIIIP 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lira 30 23 221 7 4 Lond.Gen.Omuibus.Colim. all 13 2 2116 SO Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, .......... 25 22 17d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 15 pr et Madras Irriga. &Canl. Gua, sp.c. by India G0v..... 100 105 107 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1int....... 14 14 t , ld 10 Mediterra. Exte n . Tel., lint, all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping, nut._ all 33 38 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. ............... 9 3/ 215 25 National Discou nt Co., lint 5 113 1 25 114 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 84 91 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 3 25 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint. 3 11 15 5 New Quebrada, .......... 4.4.0 41 31 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer. cantile Agency,lim ......... 21 4 IP 25 Now Zealand Trust and Loan, 1iui................... 11 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, ... 5 7 10 Do. B .................... all 1 2 st North Brit. Austral., Rm.—, 100 48 53 50 North Brit. & Mercan. 1n... 61 19 191 191 25 Ocean Marine (I nsurance) 5 143 151 201 23 50 Oriental Financial, 1int..,,,, 11 ... ...d 6 Oriental Gas, lint, ............ all 71 73 5 Do. New ................... 1 81 ) 2 10 Otago and Southland In • vestment, 1ie.,,,,,,,,, 2 id 1p 5 Ottoman Gas, 1int.......,. all 13 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint all 11 14 5 Do do. ............ all 111 et Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 30 32 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 50 49 181 60 Do. New 1867......... 10 2 115 25 Reuter's Telegram ............ 24 27 3ep 50 Rhymney Iron ............. all 181 191 20 1 5 Do. New .......... all 51 6 25 Rio do Janeiro City Im.,litn. all 17 18 20 Do. Gas, 1itre,,,,,, all 231 243 241 100 Royal Mail Steam ........... 60 44 46 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lint. 100 107 112 at Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 ... ••• 20 Societ6 Fin. d'Egypte, lint. 10 7 65 20 Societ6 Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 3 4p 60 S. African Mort. & luv., lint, 6 25 South Australian Land ... all 351 361 at Submarine Telegraph ...... 100 92 97 1 Do. 5crip............ all 411 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim. all 161 17 164 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint 2 21 23 43 20 Trinidad Petroleum, 81 10 Trust & Agency of Aus„lim. 1 'p 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 15 p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 14 United Discount Corp., lint 6 11 0/5 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint, all 54 6 6 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 31 33p 20 Universal Marine(lu.), lint 6 1 11p 43 10 Upper Assam Tea, litre all 2/ 01 30 Van Dieman's Laud 283 7 6 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 74 75 743 50 Warrant Finance, lint. l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lint 26 4 as 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872.... ...... 100 ...- DO. 1805 l9O Cs.n._Gov.6 p.o.Jan.tdsJulv 1877-84 Do. 6p. 0. Feb, & Aug lOO 105 107 Do. sp. 0. Mar. it Sept lOO 104 It6 ;Do. sp. c. Jan. it July lOO 93 9/ 94 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk lOO 99 92 Cape (..I.llope, 6 p.c.1873 lOO 10 2 10* Do.Apl.B/001 1890-1900 lOO 11/ 113 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 .. 100 103 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c.. 100 108 110 Do. 1872, d 0. ... 100 105 1 0 7 Alauritlus, 6 p. 0, 1873 ,.. Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb.& Aug.... 100 106 108 Mdbourne Corporatu.,.. 1 607-75, G per cot .. 103 _ N.13.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&Ju ' ly.. 100 102 10i Natal 6 p ot, Apia/ 001... 100 Do 6p c. Mmy & Nov lOO 106 108 N. S. W. 5 ire. ' '7l to '74 lOO 99 1 0 1 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 lOO 99 wa 95 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 lOO 99 101 N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891 lOO Do. 6 percent.... DoJan,Ap - I,Ju:y, 6.t lOO 974 084 Dla Do 6p c. Mar &Sept '9l lOO 108 110 Do Juae Sc Dec, 1,91 J Do Prov. , i At.o'cld. ) 1. 0 itriei 1 8/4 1 c96.•• DIOVA Scotia 6 Q. o.Jan... an 1 Jnly. 1875 . Do 1666.. .... . Queenslnd. fp. c. 'Sz 5 lOO to 5 106 Do 1891 . Do. 1891 Gp 0.1869 lOO Do. do. A 3...... 100 108 110 Do rd. 1603 .......... Victorla9p.o. ~ 100 106 107 Closing liuidlne33 Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 12; 10 Du B lO 41 LI 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Auglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 17 18 18 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Auglo-Italiau 186 G, limited 10 8 5 40 Australasian ....... 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 put ~.. 6 ... ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 31 83 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 67 30 10 Bank of iN ew Zealand all 17 19 SO British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, .nd China all 204 211 25 Chartered Mere. of India London, and China all 29 301 20 City 100 Colonial 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and London, lint so East London, lim 6 14 01 20 English and American, hut 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Riu deJa uoiro. lim 20 English, : cottish, and Ana • traliau Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do new" of 8 I 6 f i 10u Imperial, lint ......ew 20 17 18 II 20 Imperial 0tt0man........". 10 11 11 !‘5 lonian ............................. all 27 29 25 Do new 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 34 34 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all k 76 75 78 77 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 9 7 100 Loudon and Brazilian, lint. 45 31 32 20 Do new 74 6 4 5 4 100 London & River Pl ate, lim. 401 7 1 9 1 25 Do new 10 1-1 14 111 1 20 London Chart. of Australia all 224 234 50 London and County 2O 491 501 20 Do new, issat 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ..• 41 4 50 London Joint Stock 1 35 36 34, 5 20 Loudon and South African al 1 , 12 100 London it S. - Western, lint, 20 . 50 London it Venezuela, lint_ 121 ... ... ... 100 London and We s t m i nster 2O 63 65 64f 4 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 61 63 621 100 Merchant, lint 10 Metropolitan, lint all qi 7f 71 100 Midland, lirn.. 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 1 1 d 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 10 Do ;50 Nati0na1....,.....,..... ... ....... 30 46 48 20 New South Wales all 42 48 20 North- Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 50 Proviue. Bank. Corpo., lint. 10 6 51 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 89 91 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 13 13 100 Do issued at 6 pm. I* ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 481 191 44 100 Union of Ireland, lien 60 Union of London CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. PARIS, FRIDAY, January 15. Save only the Conference, home politics are decidedly dull, although we may expect an impetus after the open ing of the Corps Ldgislatif on Monday. The official announcement of the ceremony is published. It will take place at one o'clock, in the great hall of the Louvre Palace. Nobody, knows, of course, what will be the result of the speech concoction which has occupied the Emperor and his ambassadors so long. I should think the speech must have given more trouble than usual this year. Had it not been for the Conference, the Emperor might have discoursed very benignantly, for there is peace and prosperity—the extraordinary number of bankruptcies being, of course, no business of the Emperor's —to enlarge upon; and then there is the candid confes sion of M. Aragne on the Budget report to take credit for, and many other small things which might be made fairly large in an Imperial speech. But the Conference is a very awkward affair. The public is easily satisfied ; but then it is also easily disgusted, and this last blow to the prestige of the Empire cannot fail to cause annoyance. France, which professes to exercise more influence beyond her boundaries than any other State, is unsuccessful in every attempt at foreign policy. Since the war of 1859 the Emperor has had nothing as he desired it. We shall see how he will extricate himself from the difficulty in which the failure of a Conference which meets in his capital must involve him. The two most likely candidates for the seats in the Academy vacant by the deaths of MM. Berryer and Viennht are M. d'Haussonville and Count Frantz de Champagny. It was stated that M. Rouher aspired to the dignity, and there is no doubt he was asked about the matter, but be answered that if he succeeded his success would be deemed only personal, whilst if he failed it would be interpreted as a check to the Government. Therefore he declined. TheCorrectionalTribunal of Marseilles has just condemned M. Royannez to three months' imprisonment and a fine of £BO for publishing a pamphlet entitled "La France sous Napoleon III." Of course, the title is a sufficient descrip tion of the contents. The Marquis de Moustier is considerably better, so much so, indeed, that the doctors have at last been able to consent to his removal from the Foreign Ministry. He was carried away yesterday in a sedan chair. Prince Napoleon is quite recovered, and has issued invitations for a dinner. Several Englishmen have visited the chateau of M. Berryer, with the view of purchasing it. Three have already bid for it. An extraordinary tragedy of starvation and cannibalism has terminated in Algeria. An Arab was found guilty of murdering and eating six persons in less than a month. He was sentenced to death as far back as October last, but was executed by - shooting only on the 4th of this month. Whilst on this cheerful topic, I may mention that the Vienna tribunals have condemned to six weeks' imprisonment an individual who carved out for himself the special career of bunting down and killing dogs, especially hound. The flesh of these animals formed his regular subsis tence. In his dwelling were found the smoked hams of dogs, cutlets—in short, a complete butcher's shop. In addition, there was a large collection of sauces for the dressing of the delectable viands. A tunnel under the Straits of Dover, as well as a bridge over them, is under the consideration of the Government. A mixed commission, comprising naval officers and scien tific men of various grades, have reported in favour of this still more stupendous project. The cost is estimated at twenty-five millions sterling. The Avenir National mentions a circumstance which may give rise to some little trouble between the Dutch and Prussian Governments. A Dutch merchant ship was boarded by a Prussian war-ship. This act, the Arenir I National concludes, was intentional, for the Dutch captain made all the usual signals, and it was open day. Not content with hauling 'up the Dutch vessel, the Prussian captain finished by insulting the crew, exclaiming that they would speedily suffer the fate of the German Principalities. The Dutch captain replied that Prussia might do as she pleased with Germany, but Holland she would never touch. After a little more silly recrimina tion the two vessels sheered off. But when the Dutch ship entered a Prussian port, it was at once boarded by the police, who preferred a charge against the captain of an "outrage to his Prussian Majesty !" The captain appeared according to summons the next day, and was invited first of all to deposit a bail of £BOO, being forbidden to leave the port until the security was given. The captain replied somewhat testily that he should go where he pleased. The authorities, not liking, it is to be presumed, to apprehend the captain in person, seized a debt of a few pounds which was owing to him at the port. This is the story; it remains to be seen whether the Dutch Government will tolerate the insult. The arrogance o; Prussian officials is notorious throughout Europe. TILL• WEATHER TABLE.-THIS' DAY. lIIETTOROLOCIC.AL RETORTS. .11 ill 1 - (O.PULI TAN G OSSlP—lf'riday. NAVAL AND 111ILI7ARY INTELLIGENCE. The double-screw composite gun-vessel Lynx, 2, Commander James W. East, left Plymouth, on *Wednesday for the West Coast of Africa. The Fly, 4, Commander Hugh H. Knocker, was ap pointed to follow her yesterday. The machinery of the gun-vessel Hart was tested on Wednesday in the basin of the steam-yard at Keyham. The gunboat Clinker, tender to the Indus, was placed in the wet slip at Devonport dockyard on Wednesday to have her bottom examined. Upon inspection of the bottom of the screw steam frigate Liffey, 31, Capt. John 0. Johnson, now in the dockyard at Devonport, it was found t h at injured. Richard sheets of her copper were Richard Connell, gunner on board the Cossack, was tried by court-martial at-Devonport, on Wed nesday, on a charge of drunkenness, and was sen tenced to be dismissed from her Atajosty's service. Agreeably to instructions issued from the Horse Guards by the Duke of Cambridge, the undermen tioned removals of detachments of Brigades* of Royal Artillery have been ordered to be effected forthwith ---Nmeteen gunners and two non-commissioned officers of the 4th Brigade, two non-commissioned officers of the 7th Bri gade, two non-commissioned officers of the 11th Brigade, and four non-commissioned officers of the Depot Brigade will proceed from the head quarters of the 2d division of the Depot Brigade on the 16th i ns t., to Shoeburyness, for the purpose of going through a course of instruction at the School of Gunnery. A detachment of 200 gunners and drivers of the 3d division are also to be removed from Warley to Sheerness, on the 15th inst., to reinforce the Ist division of the Depot Brigade, which latter has been considerably reduced below the authorised establishment, in consequence of the numerous detachments of Royal Artillery lately fur nished by the division for the different Indian Pre sidencies. The Sharpshooter, screw sloop, which is an un armoured and iron vessel, has been brought down into Portsmouth harbour and placed in dock for survey. The Formidable, old sailing 84, late the flagship of Vice -Admiral Sir Baldwin W. Walker, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, having under gone an extensive survey at the hands of the officials connected with the master shipwright's department, and a report of her condition being forwarded to the Controller's Department at the Admiralty, the intention to pass her over to the shipbreakers has been abandoned, and she is now to be brought for ward as a training ship, and to be stationed at one of the Scotch ports. The Formidable is well adapted for the purpose for which she is intended, and will require but a comparatively small amount to be expended on her to fit her for the service. The Cumberland, old 70-gun sailing two decker, late the flagship of the steam reserve squadron at Chatham and Sheerness, is to be removed from her present moorings in the harbour to Stangate-creek, in the Medway, to take her place with the other old sailing and steam ships of the reserve, pending in structions from the Admiralty as to the ultimate intentions respecting her. She is a fine roomy vessel, with lofty 'tween decks, and would appear to be well adapted for a hospital ship at one of the foreign stations. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty:—Lieutenant Henry M. Oaimaney to the Duncan, Lieuteuaut Francis R. Bromilow to the Victory, Sub-Lieutenant Richard F. Ilatkyn to the Rodney; John Oliver, inspector of machinery afloat, to the Minotaur ; and Alger non W. Winn, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Caineleon. ' Contrary to the expectations of the Conservative party, they have succeeded in retaining their seat in South Derbyshire, after a contest of the usual severity. There are two incidents in connection with this election which ' are worth mentioning. The first is that the Times has ignored it. It ignored the Wareham election, presumably for the same reason—because it was won by a Con servative. Little interest was felt in the little Dorset shire borough, but the very strongest interest was felt in the important midland county, and I can see neither fairness nor wisdom in suppressing all mention of an event which every politician anticipated with much eagerness. It can scarcely be good policy for a journalist to drive his readers to seek for their news in other journals than his own. The second incident is that Canon Gregory's absence from the election of the new Bishop of London was due to no dislike of Bishop Jackson, as some persons may suppose, but to the fact that he went to South Derbyshire to support Colonel Wilmot. The Canon has been one of the most zealous supporters of the Con servative party in the division, and at the general election of last year, when the High Church party were resolving to withhold their support from Mr. Rowland Smith on account of his ultra-Protestant views, Mr. Gregory urged them to support Mr. Smith, and materially helped to carry that gentleman's election. In 1859 Mr. Gregory rendered a signal service to his party. He polled just before five o'clock, and as Mr. Mundy won by only one vote, his return may be said to be due to the Canon's help. I am told that in all probability Mr. Birley, the Con servative candidate who was returned at the head of the poll for Manchester, will be unseated, in consequence of his being a partner in the firm of Mackintosh and Co., which has contracts with the Government. Should Mr. Birley be able to arrange matters so as to offer himself again, he will have a hard fight, for he will not, as he had on the previous occasion, the minority clause in his favour. The local Conservatives look to the divisions which have broken out among the Liberals as their only chance of success. One party wishes to returtf Milner Gibson, who was with Mr. Bright defeated in 1857 ; the other party consider that Mr. Ernest Jones, the defeated Liberal candidate in November, has prior ' claims. The Windsor election petition has terminated as everybody expected. Mr. Eykyn retains his seat. The case against him was, indeed, so weak that Colonel Gardner abandoned the petition, and will have to pay all the costs. An attempt is being made in very influential quarters to start a third party, which shall make ecclesiastical rather than political matters the primary subject. The idea is to unite the Conservative and the Liberal supporters of the Church, with a view to resist any attempt to alter the status or to divert the revenues of the Church. From what I hear the attempt is not likely to succeed. The Home Secretary, in his address to the electors of Renfrewshire, has pronounced in favour of the Ballot. This is a very important circumstance, since hitherto Mr. Bruce has always opposed this measure, and his opposition to it is recorded in Dod of last year. This conversion will be a bonne bouche for the supporters of the Ballot, who muster to-night in large force. They will shortly hold a great meeting at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Mr. Bruce's return for Renfrewshire is considered safe. A private letter from Rome mentions that the writer and about seventy other persons were presented to the Pope on Sunday. His Holiness gave "a very excellent short sermon." The ceremony lasted about fifteen minutes. The four sculptors engaged on the great Albert Memorial in Hyde Park, which I mentioned in a former letter would cost £190,000, are Messrs. M`Dowell, Foley, Theed, and Bell, who take respectively Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Each sculptor gets £3,000, and they all complain that they will be out of pocket. I would commend to your notice the new magazine Under the Crown, which made its appearance a few days ago. It is published by Groombridge, and contains some really excellent writing by first-class men. Mr. F. T. Palgrave describes a journey which he made to Portugal, together with Mr. Tennyson, nearly ten years ago. Mr. Maclean, F.S.A.,- begins a biography of Sir Thomas Seymour, brother of Henry queen. A story entitled " Little France " is told jointly by Chas. Ross and A. Clarke. Mr. WI R. Greg has one of his able papers on social economy. Consul Cameron has some spirited verses on Magdala, and there are other good articles by less known writers. The staff is strong, but the illustrations are weak. Earl Russell's letter on Ireland will be out in a few days. While on literary matters, I may mention that Mr. Henry Frith, of the War Office, is the author of the verses , on Gibraltar v. Ceuta in this week's Juxly ; and that " Delta," who is advertising for a capitalist disposed to put money in a Conservative newspaper, is the proprietor of a newly-started daily paper in the far west of England, which seems destined to a very brief existence. The Continental news grows worse and worse. The Conference is an utter failure. Napoleon is in a state of wrath ; Lavalette is in disgrace. We now look forward with anxiety to Napoleon's speech at the opening of the French Chambers on Monday.—On the other side of the Atlantic the Alabama question has made good progress during the last few days, and once more seems near a settlement. Extreme Sea Saturday, ' f..... 0 F. 0 -- Jan. 16, B. T. `' W. Ito F. D. WR. to 8 a.m. 12 9 -- -- --- Nairn Leith Scarborough 30'04r. 43 43 S . S . E . 2 6 S. laic o'o3 3 Yarmouth 3o'o7r. 44 44 W. 2 5 S.S.E. r.m. 0'22 2 Cuxhaven — Sku d causes -- -- -- -- Ardr man Green castle 29'721. 49 4B S.S.W. 3 2 S.W. rnro,o'lo 1 Holyhead Liver pool Valentia Cape Clear 29•80f. 51 50 S . W . 5 4 S.W. 0.r.10'56 4 Roch es Pt 29'B3f. 50 50 S.W. 7 8 W.N.W. c.f.r,0•72 5 Penzance Plymouth Weymouth 3012 r. 50 49 ' W.S.W. 1 6 S.W. o.r. ,0'03: 2 Portsmouth 3016 r. 45 44 S. 1 6I W. o.r. ' 0 'O2 [ 1 London C'peGris Nez 3012 r. 45 41 W. 7 8 S.W. r.o. o'os 5 L'Orie IA .... 30'23r. 48 46 S.W. 4 5 W. c.o. 3 Roche fort .. 30'28r. 46 44 W . 4 4 W. o. 2 Biarritz .... Corunna.... Brussels.... -- Strasbourg. Toulon .... 30'27r. 46 W. 3 5 E. f.b. 3 Heart's Con tent (9 a.m. local time) EXPLANATION Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The letter r, rising ; f, falling ; e, 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; ; I.—lightning ; m.—misty, hazy ; o. —overcast, dull ; r.— rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. Since yesterday a change has occurred in the distribution of atmospherical pressure. Readings in England have recovered nearly uniformly to the extent of half an inch ; elsewhere the change is less. In France pressure is now high. A fresh but small diminution has, however, occurred in the west and north since last night. The lowest reading is at Greencastle, and is o's6in. below that at Rochefort. Temperature has increased at all western stations, but has fallen in London. The northerly winds of yesterday have entirely disappeared. Fresh south-westerly winds are blowing in Ireland, moderate south easterly breezes in the north, and light winds in the south of England. Rain has been general, except on our N.E. coast, and still prevails at many stations. The sky is overcast. The sea is rather high at Aberdeen. The weather seems unsettled as pressure has oscillated so much. Another piece of economy is announced by a contemporary. The Lords Justices of Ireland have inti mated by circular to the ministers of the Presbyterian Gene ral Assembly of Ulster that iu futnro tie Regium Donum will bo paid by the Bank of Ireland. The post of distri butor, occupied by the late Rev. Dr. Cooke, is not to be filled up. Some surprise has been created in clerical circles by the delay which has taken place in filling up the vacant canonry in Worcester Cathedral. Mr. Gladstone, it is said, has been besieged by applications on behalf of a largo num ber of gentlemen, all of whose claims are strong, and that he is in a difficulty about making a selection. The names most prominently mentioned are those of the Hon. and Rev. W. 11. Lyttleton, M.A., Rector of Hayley ; the Bev. Dr. Miller, Vicar of Greenwich ; and the Rev. Dr. Irons, Vicar of Brompton. Dr. Miller is already an honorary Canon of Worcester. THE ASSAULT ON THE BRITISH CONSUL AT ERZEROUM.—The Levant Herald gives the following par ticulars of an aggravated assault—described in a Russian telegram as an " attempted assassination" —on Mr. Taylor, her Majesty's Consul at Erzeroum :—" On November 15 Mr. Taylor was dining at the casino, when a quarrel took place between a couple of Turkish employ6s and their servants, who were also present. A captain (one Osman Effendi) interfered, and fell somehow into dispute with Mr. Taylor's cavass, whom he bespattered freely with verbal abuse. The consul came to the aid of his henchman, and succeeded after a time in restoring peace. The brave captain, however, was only silenced for the moment; waiting for the consul outside, he attacked him with his drawn sword, and in the nielje which followed Mr. Taylor himself was badly, and his dragoman dangerously, wounded —several other Turks having sided with the cus-baeld in his attack. Other parties, however, came to the rescuse of the consul, and his assailants were beaten off. On complaint being made to the pasha, six of the guilty parties were at once arrested, but as Mr. Taylor was for several days confined to bed by his wounds, the investigation was delayed. Finally, he, forgivingly, made little of the affair, and the gallant captain and his friends have been let off, we believe, with fi reprimand 9r NIRO other UM= ptnlish. mentiP, - -- . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE --This Day VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tars DAY. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 25 to 1 agst Ean (taken) 33 to 1 agst Orne (taken) 33 to 1 agst Clansman (taken) 33 to 1 agst Brahma (taken) 40 to 1 agst Huntsman's Daughter (taken) 50 to 1 agst Lawrence (taken) CHESTER Cup. 20 to lon the field (offered) DERBY. 33 to 1 agst Ryshworth (taken) RACING FLXTL FEBIV Sudbury 2, 3 Lincoln l6, 17 Harrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 IRES FOR 1869. LTARY. routefract lB, 19 Nottiughaui Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford. 25, 26 Derby Sprig 25, 26 ICII. Liverpool Spring 2, 3, MA 4 Shrewsbury springc, 5, 6 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Hendon l2, 13 West Somerset 15, 16 Northampton 16, 17 I APRIL. Abergavenny l, 2 I S!reatham Bromley 1, 2 i Newmarket Craven...l2 , &o. Aldershot l, 2 I Knighton... l3, 14 Catterick Bridge... ...... 1, 2 1 Ludlow 15, 16 Thirsk ... 6 7 Eastbourne l6 Hungerford 6, 7 Lewes 20 21. Lichfield 6, 7 Croydon . 22, 2A Cambridge 7, I 8 Newmarket let Spring Crorton Park .. 8 26, cto M Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St Albans 11, 14 Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 West Drayton lB, 19 Margate 29 Beverley Durham 2O 29, 80 Epsom 80, 81 AY. West Drayton l7, 1$ I Bath 18, 19 IManchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21. Flarpenden 9/ I - Epsom Summer .....25, &a. ji INE. Croyd 2,3, 4 1 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 gui Newton 2,3, 4 Oldham 22 Aseot Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 Chelmsford Hampton l7, 18 Sutton Park .....29, 31 JULY. Worcester l, 2 Southampton 18, 14 Newmarket July 6, & c. R ead i ng 15, 16 Carlisle Pontefract ,.,,,,.,,9, 10 I Stamford O, 23 Hendon l2, 13 Goodwood 27,26,29, SO I Nottingham 13 , 14 ALTO Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes Egham lO, 11 Wolverharr __J I pton o, 11 Windsor 12, 13 I St. Albans 17, 18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 I UST. Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth l6, 27 Scarborough 80, 31 Derby Summer —Bl, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury ~..„ 31, Sep. 1 SEPT: Warwick... 7, 8 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield Hampton ...21,.. 22 MBE& Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 23, 24 Monmouth... „ 23, 24 Newmarket ist 0et....28, &c. Lanark... 29, 30 OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 ! Cheltenham Kelso 19, 20 Edinbur g h 6, 7, ... 1 8 l9, 20 Leicester 7 , 8 1 West Drayton 2l, 22 Bromley 7, 8 Ilereford 2l, 22 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9, 20 Newmarket li'ton ...25, &o. NOVEMBER. Wor rrow center 2,3, 4 1 Shrewsbury 13, ac. Liverpool '9,1,0, 11 Ha 9, 12 3 1 Leamingt on Hunt ....23, &c. , 1 IRISIL MARCH. Downpatrieic 9 i Baldrylo First SpringlB, 19 APRIL. Curragh 20, 21, 22 'AY. Baldoyle Second Spring 11, 12 JUNE. ..22, 23, 21 SEPTENIBER. Currag h.., Curragh (Royal) 7, SI 9 OCTOBER. - Curragh l9, 20, 21 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. FEBRUARY. Wolverhampton 2 Morton-in-Marsh lB Carmarthen 3 4 Harrow lB, 19 Edgeware 'Foully . 5 1 Boston Birmingham x, 9 Windsor 22, 23 I Chippenham 10, 11 St. Albans 23, 24 Streatham 11, 14 Derby •• 25 I Liucoln l6, 17 l3aschurcit 26 MAUCH . . Liverpool 3 West Somerset 15, 16 - Shrewsbury .. . 5, 6 York... 17 Milton - 18, 19 Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 I Chepstow 29 , 30 Kingsbury 12 13 APRIL. Aldershot 1, 2 f Streatham 8 9 Bromley 1, ' 1 Royal Artily., Woolwich...B Abergavenny . ..... -1, 2 I Knighton. Lichfield Southdown Hunt .7 Tenbury... 2l Cambridge 7, 8 Croydon 2l 23 Cheltenham 7, 8 -I .11111 Y. Eglinton Hunt 6, 71 West Drayt0n......... 17 St. Albans JULY. Kingsbury .9 AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Harrow 2, 3 I Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Worcester 3, 4 Liverpool St. Albans 5, 6 Shrewsbury .„„ 15, 19 IRISH. FE BRT.TARY. Newbricige 15 APRIL. County Louth and A.rdee 27, 28 M 3 Y. Limerick Hunt 4 COURSING FIXTURES. JANUARY. Baldock Club, Harts ...20, 21. Spelthorne Club (Ashdown Park) 21, &c. Barton-on-numb er , Li nco l ns hi re 25. Ridgway Club (Lytham), Lancashire 27, &c. Creagh Open, Ireland 27. FEBRUARY. Puwderham 2. Everleigh Club, Wilts Rufford Open, Lancashire Cardington, Beds . Wenvoe Castle 3, 4 Ludham, Norfolk Brampton, Cumb er l an d ll, 12 Waterloo (Altcar), Lancashi re . 17, dm MARCH. Ashdown Park, llorts 2, etc. Fourth S. Lancashire (Champi on ) Soottieh National Open, Lanark 3O, dm. OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Ormesby 19, &a Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. NOVEMBER. Sundorne, Salop Oothan and Estee • • 9, dm COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 191 ... 12 Do Rotterdam ' ... 12 If ... 12 1 Antwerp — ... 25 35 ... 25 40 Brussels ... 25 35 ... 25 40: Hamburgh — ... 13 101 ... 13 101 Paris Ditto Marseilles ... 25 371... 25 42* Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120 ... 120 f Vienna ••• 12 221 ... 12 3u Trieste ... 112 22* ... 12 30 •• Petersburg Copenhagen.. ......... Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz — ••• 48 ... 48.1 Leghorn Milan — ... 27 5 ... 27 12} Genoa — ... 27 5 ... 27 12} Naples Palermo _ ... 27 5 ... 27 124 Messina ... 27 5 ... 27 121 Li s bon — ... 52 ... 521, Oporto — ••• ' 52 ••• 521 Rio Janeiro New York - •., —.- LuNDON GAZETTE-LAST EVENING. DOWNING STREET, JAN. 14. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Wel lington Cairns, Esq., to be Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Saint Christopher and of the Island of Nevis. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 13. John Fletcher Rees, Esq., has this day been promoted to the rank of Retired Coanninder in her Majesty's Fleet, under her Majesty's Order in Council of 26th June, 1867. MASTER Ok"l'HE HORSE'S OFFICE, JAN. L 2. The queen has been pleased to appoint the Honourable l'r..ierick John Bruce to be Page of Honour to her Ma jesty, vice the Honourable Spencer Frederick Jecelyn, re signed. Mr. W. Carrington, formerly storekeeper at Ja maica, has been appointed storekeeper at Devon port dockyard, in succession to Mr. Elliott, super annuated. The salary (£500) will increase to £6OO, with a residence in the arsenal. The new double-screw gun vessel Growler, built at Glasgow, List from Pembroke, in charge of Staff Commander Williams, arrived at Devon port on Wednesday evening, and is now alongside the jetty at the dockyard, :preparing to be turned over to the Admiralty.