The Sun. — London, England, 1869-12-06 00:00:00

I r I ,jll MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. On the Stock Exchange to-day the occurrence of Several favourable circumstances strengthened the market for public securities. There is no change in the funds, but the foreign market is better. Ame rican bonds are buoyant, and purchases to a large extent have been made. Consols are now at 922 to 92+ for money; ditto, for Ac.:ount, 928 I ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 92 ; New Tree per Cents, 92 f ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, 5 prem. ; June, 2 7 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, prem. ; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 + per Cent., 238. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 212 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1114 21 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1008 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, Gf per Cent., —; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, '2O prem. In Foreign Stocks Turkish, Spanish, Russian, and Brazilian are fto I higher. Otherwise previous prices are current. The present quota tions are : —Argentine, 841 to 85+ ; Brazilian, 84+ to 841 ; Egyptian (1868), 771 to 778 ; ditto Railway Debentures, 99 to 991 ; Viceroy's Seven Per Cents., 81 to 811 ; ditto Nine per Cents., 94+ 95 ; Italian, 538 to 538 ; Peruvian, 831 to 84+ ; Russian (1862), 86 to 861 ; Spanish, 278 to 274 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 431 to 44 ; and ditto Six per Cents., 651 to 661. The Bucharest and Giurgevo Railway Loan is firm, at 1 to 11 prem. United States Five-Twenty Bonds are very firm, with an active demand in anticipation of an early return to specie payments. The Five-Twenties bade been as high as 86 to 16i ; but are now 86, or f better than on Saturday. Eric, 20+ to 201 ; and Illinois, 99+ to 991. The Market for English Railway Shares is very quiet, and the alterations in prices are few and unimportant. London and South Western is 1 lower at 93 to 91 ; and Caledonian and Great Pastern are f worse, the former being quoted at 78:1 to 79+ ; and the latter at 364 to 361. Other descriptions, with the exception of North Eastern Berwick which is I higher, are steady. The fol lowing are the quotations :—Great Northern, (A), 108} to 109; Great Western, 551 to 558; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 126 k to 1261 ; London and Brighton, 451 to 451 ; London and North West ern, 1214 to 1211 ; Metropolitan, 82 to 83+ ; Midland, 119 to 119+ ; and South Eastern, 76+ to 761. Bank Shares are extremely quiet, and prices are little altered. Agra is quoted at 101 to 11 ; Alliance, 121 to 13; ; Chartered Mercantile, 301 to 311 ; Consolidated, 48 to 4+ ; Imperial Ottowan, 2+ to 21 prem. ; London and County, 471 to 482 ; London and Westminster, 581 to 591; London Joint-Stock, 311 to 321 ; and Union of London, 371 to 381. Business in English wheat is being concluded at extreme of late rates to is advance, though 1s to 2s rise is asked. The llammonia, from New York, has arrived with £5,202. The Ceylon left for Alexandria, with £47,700, of which £27,700 is in gold, and £lO,OOO in silver for Bombay, and £lO,OOO in gold for Alexandria. A prospectus has been issued of the Anglo- Prussian Mining Company (Limited), which is formed for the purpose of working two mining properties in Rhenish Prussia.. The present pro rietors have, it is stated, already raised some ore at a profit, and will dispose of the property to the company for £6,500 in cash, and £20,000 fully paid-up shares. The capital required is £50,000, in 50.000 shares of £1 each. With reference to the Egyptian Government Railways Debenture Loan for £3,000,000 sterling of the year 1866, it is notified that series A was drawn on the Ist inst. for redemption on the Ist of January. The particulars are published of 562 bonds, amounting to £24,220 of the United Danubian Principalities Eight per Cent. Loan of 1367, which were drawn on the Ist inst., and are to be paid off at par on the Ist January. Creditors of the Metropolitan Railway Ware housing Company (Limited) are required to send the particulars of their claims to the solicitors of the liquidator by the 31st December. Creditors of the River Steamer Company (Li mited) are required to send the particulars of their claims to Mr. Robert Fletcher, of Moorgate-street, the official liquidator, by the 30th of March, the 16th of April having been appointed by Vice-Chan cellor James for adjudicating upon them. The report of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company, to be presented on the 10th inst., shows an available total of £88,107, and recommends a dividend of 3 per cent. for the half-year (making With that declared in June 6 per cent. per annum), Which will require £Bl,OOO and leave £7,108 to be carried forward. The loss of the Carnatic has ab sorbed £90,300 of the sum of £120,000 annually apportioned to the underwriting account, which has been further reduced by other charges, so that the balance of this account to be carried to the general reserve fund is only £18,607. A new ship, named the Australia, is being constructed for the company at Greenock, and tenders have been invited for two additional vessels of 3,000 tons each, " which are to combine the speed and other requirements of the mail and passenger services with a large capacity for cargo." In the last annual report a consider able portion of the amount available for dividend was stated to have been derived from the Abyssinian expedition, but on the present occasion the profit has been chiefly from ordinary sources of revenue. The ordinary general meeting of the Oude and Rohilkund Railway Company (Limited) is called for the 22d inst. The ordinary meeting of the proprietors of the London and River Plate Bank (Limited) will be held on the 20th instant, to declare a dividend. A call of £4 per share has been made upon the £22 Five per Cent. Preference Shares of the Midland Railway Company, payable on the Ist or January. Vice-Chancellor James hart fixed the Bth instant for the appointment of an official liquidator of the United Ports and General insurance Company. Messrs, T. Haviside and Co. despatched on Saturday the Leith, of 1,408 tons register, which is understood to be the first steamer from London that will make use of the Suez Canal for a voyage to India. She is destined for Bombay, and her cargo includes copper and other valuable goods. She is expected to make the passage under five weeks, and will draw about 16ft. 10in. water. The Manchester Guardian reports the failure of Messrs. Henry Briggs and Sons, manufacturers, of Newchurch. The liabilities, which fall chiefly upon Oldham spinners, are only about £3,000. A meeting has been held of the creditors of Messrs. Massey and Sheldon, of the Lancashire Floorcloth Works, Chorley. Messrs. Nicholson and Milne, accountants, produced a statement of affairs, showing the total liabilities to be £4,704, and the assets £3,247, leaving a deficiency of £1,457. It was resolved that a composition of 15s. in the pound should be accepted, payable by in stalments extending over the next two years. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO IS'OLOOK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, Jan. 6 -/‘ 3 per Cent. Reduced 9 New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 - Do. 5 per Con J 9.12 . 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. -- Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 p. Ct. March pm Da. 3 do. June De. £lOO, £2OO & £5OO — pm Bxnk of England Stock, 41 per Cent D: , .. opening - - Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — luter-Colenial Omnium INDIAN GOVERNMENT bECURITIE: , indiA . itcelc, 10f per Cent., April 1874 212 . _ . Opening, for Account — D o . D per Uout. July, 1880 - Do. 4 per: Cent. Oct. 1888 - Do. o.3rtifica,tes Do. Enlaced Pape& 4 per Cent., : ... -- Do. 5 per Cat., Jan. 1872 w.. Do. 5} per Cent. May 1879 llOl Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — .T.)o do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — U... Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — Do. Bonds, 4_per Cent., £1,000 Do. under'.£l.ooo FOREIGN MU:3— TWO O'OLOCR.. Argentine _Republic, 6 per Cent I tritrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 15 . 9 — Bratilian 5 per Cent — 03. 44 per Cent. 185'2 — Do. do 1858..... 7 44 Do. ot.• 186 f, 73 2 Do. do., 18 1, 3 724 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Dc . Account B .enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. ()Lillian 6 per Cent — Po. 44 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cont~ Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Do. 6 per cent. 1867 lombian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 Dan ,, bian Principalities, 7 per Cent Ba Do. Account Do 8 par Cent., 1867 — b7cusclor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent on Second Issue .. ........ ido..Csut, Bonds . Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. ADC Bonds . BB 7 Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 ..• • Do. £lod Bonds • •••• Government Railway Debentures ..... GreeK 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups -- Do. Coupons Do. Account u Ltemala. 5 per Cent .. — liondurasGov Rail.Loan.,lop.,Ct.,allpd 851 4 Its ,ian 5 per Cert., 1865 — Do. Account ~ — Do Alaremmana Railway — 51 , ixicaL 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1863 — Do R per Cont. Anglo-French — doutevidcau 6 per Cent. .. — Mc crisp imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada l7i Do 3 per Oen, — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account , .. 84 1 31 Do 4i per Cent. (Eh :barren) Do li 'per Cent., 1862 Do Account.. Portuguese 3 por Ct., 18153, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'b Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent. , 182, .£ St Do 44 per Cent 1850 _ . Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ... 86 1 Do :do, Scrip Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 92i Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 651 6 Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen . Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Defema Do. Account Do. Passive 271 i Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do. Account svedisli Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent Do Account - Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account . 641 Do XlOl l Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. Acciunt Di 4 per Cont. ' Guaranteed... ... „, Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in Londoi. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Ratites 3 per Cent., Ex. nf. Italian 5 per dent. 1831, Ex. - 45 f. Do Account IWO 04LOOK. 661 I 68-17 Oonsols, Money Do. Account, Jan. G 1)21 ad 2HE VOLUNTEERS. Colonel Aikman, V.C., presided on Saturday evening at the annual dinner and distribution of prizes of the 2d City corps, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street. There was a large attendance of the members of the corps and their friends. After dinner the usual loyal toasts were given and responded to, and it was shown that the regiment since its present colonel had taken the command was rapidly increasing both in strength and efficiency. The principal prizes were awarded as follow :—The Challenge Cup, presented by the Worshipful Companies of Fishmongers and Joiners, to Captain Remington, best shot of the battalion ; first prize in the first series to Sergeant 'Wiltshire, and in the second, third, fourth, fifth, and eighth series to Private Hinde, Colour-Sergeant Franklin, Private Boyes, Sergt. Newman, and Corp. Wheeler. The silver company badges were awarded to Pri vate Love, A Company ; Quartermaster -Sergeant Jenkins, B Company ; Corporal Thomas, C Com pany ; Sergeant Kershaw, D Company ; Corporal Isom, E Company ; and Captain Rimington, F. Company. A large rumber of prizes for attend ance at drill were also presented, the two best being taken by Colour-Sergeant Morgan and Corporal Engledew, both of whom had attended 84 drills during the year. On Saturday a rifle contest was held at the me tropolitan ranges at the Scrubbs, among members of the City of London Rifle Brigade, London Scot tish, 20th (North-West) Middlesex Rifles, City of London Artillery Brigade, and 3d Middlesex and 3d Essex Artillery, for a series of prizes presented by the Railway Clearing-house, Euston-square. The prizes were divided in the ratio of two-thirds for Enfield rifles and one-third for carbines, the ranges for the former being the usual 200, 500, and 600 yards, and those for the latter 100, 200, and 300 yards, five shots. More unfavourable weather for shooting there could not have been, for the wind blew with the full force of a gale from the north east, rendering the taking of a correct aim al most an impossibility. The shooting was got through before dusk, but the highest score made did not exceed 34 points with the Enfield rifle, and 32 with the carbine. The winners were :-- Rifles-Ist prize, Sergeant Davidson, 20th Middle sex ; 2d prize, Private J. D. Campbell, 20th Mid dlesex ; 3d prize, Sergeant P. A. Sherlock, 20tIr Middlesex; 4th prize, Private T. Reed, 15th Mid dlesex (London Scottish) ; sth prize, Lance-Cor poral Mapple ; 6th prize, Private Clutton ; 7th prize, Lance-Corporal Crump, all of the 20th Mid dlesex ; and Bth prize, Private M'Leod, Loudon Scottish. Artillery —lst prize, Gunner Harding, Ist City of London ; 2d prize, Gunner Maisey ; 3d prize, Gunner flare ; and 4th prize, Gunner Foskett, all of the 3d Middlesex Artillery. The above competition was held at the ranges of the Queen's, the use of which had been granted for the day. The Sergeant-Instructors of the 20th Middlesex also fired on the same day for a series of prizes at 200, 500, and 600 yards. The first was won by Sergant-Major Box ; the second by Sergeant Instructor Crowther ; and the third by Sergeant Instructor Grime. On the previous day, No. 15 (Messrs. Shoolbred's) Com pany of the Queen's (Westminster) held their an nual prize meeting. The first and second prizes, in the first series, value £l4, were won by Colour- Sergeant Robinson and Private Howell, 34 and 31 points, and the first prize in the second series by Corporal Elliot, 35 points. Tuesday next is fixed for the annual prize meeting of the 13th (St. Mar tin's) Company of the Queen's, and Saturday next for the fresh contest among the South Middlesex, West Middlesex, Paddington, St. George's, and Queen's, for the " Bath" cup. [ADVERTISEMENT. I—Flolloway's Pills —Excellent Pills. —The resources of medicine and chemistry were . long and fruitlessly tried before they yielded a remedy which could overcome disorders of the stomach and nerves, till Profes sor Holloway discovered his purify in g and tonic pills. They are the safest and surest correctives of indigestion, heartburn, flatulency, torpidity of the liver, twitchings, nervous fancies, despondency, low spirits, and declining strength. Holloway's pills supersede all irreg ular action in the body, and so strengthen and support the system that disease departs and leaves the patient not at all shak en ; this is the grand aim and object of medical art, to regulate disordered functions without damaging the constitution by tho remedy, and admirably is this end attained by Soho- Way's pills. fiiP, MIN, LoNiitifl, _Mthii.D.ki _ . t - Vtliti4o, ._iitl6'lBthi.,._,..&,igooi. Closing Beanelii Share] NAME. :Paid. Price done 10 Agra Limited, A /all 101 11 10 Do B lO 31 4 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 22 221 p 221 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 12 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm._ , 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia , all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 87 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 161 60 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, end China all 17 15 25 Chartered Mere, of India. London, and China all 21 32 20 City lO 10 11 101 190 Colonial 25 3G 37 421 10 Consolidated, lim. b 0 Delhi and London, Bin 50 East London, Inn 5 21 11 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim is pr 1p 20 English, icottish, and Aus tralian Chartered .4‘ all 161 181 28j How , Kong and Shangh a i Balk Corporation all SG 38 2SI Do new lll 4 6 100 Imperial, lim 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 21 21 121 1 25 lonian all 19 12 25 Do new 0 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 3: 31 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 76 80 100 London Bank: of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lira. 45 35 30 20 Do new 71 b 41 100 London &River Plate, Um, 40 11 13 25 Do new 10 11 '2 P 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 241 23 20 London and County 2O 401 001 471 8 60 Do now, iSB at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ... London Joint Stock__ •„811 311 London and South African al 8 9 100 London & S.-Western, Urn, 20 13 11 50 Loudon & Venezuela, bins l2l ... ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 671 561 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O ... ... 100 Merchant, lint 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 71 SI 00 Midland, lim.. b National of Australia 25 National bf Liverpool, Um, 15 11d 1p 00 National Provine. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do . . .. 42 ... ... 50 National. BO 20 New South Wa1e5............ all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., Jim lO G 1 b 1 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 90 02 89; 1 10 Do new.. all ... ... 100 D Stand. o of Brit. issuedS. Africa, 6 poi ica,lim 1 2 8 8 i 5 11 I l i 100 25 Union of Australia all 46 4 1 100 Union of Ireland, Um 50 Union of London l5 B6l 37j TELEGRAPH COMPAN I ES. Anglo American lim all 191 20i 191 10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,11m.... 10 17& 171 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 14/ 151 et Do. S per cent. at B. and I.lll:tgnetic Tel., lim lOO 178 183 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 258 263 10 Do. New 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., lira lO ld pr 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 31 I 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all I p 10 INlediterra. Exten. lint all gi 7i 25 Reuter's Telegram all 79 8 1 20 Societe Trausatlaut., hm all 15 151 15 1 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 I/ 5 17. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 7 1 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 41 f) p MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Auglo-Mexican Mint all 141 15 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Rm o 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, limn, all 141 141 1.1 10 Do. New all 100 Boickow Vaughan, limn. 5 Bombay Gas, lint. 5 Do. New 4 1 1 id 5J British American Land 44 14 17 20 British Indian Tea, lira all 21 si 20 British Ship Owners 7l ... ... 29 Canada Company all 63 t 6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint 2l .. ... 20 Ceylon Company, lint. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 _ _ 25 City of London Real Pro perty, limn 9 51 445 30 City of Milan lmprov. lim. all 6 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint all 50 City Offices, lint 23 23 22 a 50 Colonial, lint. Do. .. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 pr i . p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union ()as, lim all 20 27 261 1 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. IN Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 4/ per cent. all 1041 1054 100 Do. 1882, 4 per cent, all 103 104 10 Credit Fon. of England, Bin. all 21 21 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritiuslint lO 31 215 st Crystal Palace lOO 21 23 211 st Do. Preference lOO 95 100 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Del) lO9 107 il2 20 Darjeeling, lint. 10 Eastern Assam, lint 6l ... ~,d, 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lien. 20 East India irriga. & Canal all • • • • 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, line. 100 Egyptian J per cent. V'roy. Grua. by Egypt. Gov all] 94 15 15 41 20 Egyptian Coin. & Trail. line. 6 • • 3 Eug. & Austral. Copper, I iiu 21 1 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 4; 34d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, • 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 3 24 20 Fore-street Warchuuse,lim l2 1 2 p 100 Fur. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £SS all SS 90 901 50 Gellivara, lion 'lo 10 General Credit & Die., line 74 1} 1.1 61 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 50 Home & Col Marino lu. line. 5 21 2d 10 Hong Bong and China Gas all ... ..• 20 Hudson's Bay all 121 13 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, line. 20 Interna.FinancialSoc. lint 5 2 11 20 Interns. Land Credit, lint 6 6 4 d 50 Italian Land 5 1,1 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued ana Ironand G Ship,l m 50 Land Securities, Bg. En 25 London African Tradi ng lO 7 Id 25 Lou. & Caled. Marine, line 6 ••ed 10 London County Land and Building, 1int...... 50 Loud. Financial Ass o . , lien 30 22 21 4 Lond.Gen.Onmibus.Co.lina. all 2 2 4 50 Loud. 21 16d 20 Loud. & Provincial M ar i ne 2 id pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl . G ua. 5 p. e. by India Go v , 100 104 108 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, ......11 15 Id 50 Merchant Shipping, line..., all 82 37 60 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 125 ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion CO., line. 25 National Discount Co., lint S 1 1 4 11 4 25 National Prov. Marine, lent. 4 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 20 Nerbudda Coal& Iron, lint. 6 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint. 3 5 New Quebrada, 4.8.0 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer. ca.ntile Agency,lim 25 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 10 Northern Assam Tea, inn. 5 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., line_ 100 60 North Brit. & Mercan. 6 4 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 50 Oriental Financial, 5 Oriental Gas, lint all 5 Do. New. 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lim '5 Ottoman Gas, lint 10 Panama, Now Zealand and Australian R. Mail lim 5 Do. do et Peel R. Land & Minerl, lint 100 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 50 Do. Now 1867 lO 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City 1 1 , 1 .Ji m a ll Do. Gas, lint all 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO Do. 6 p. C. Guar. Pref lOO Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint to Societe Gen.de l'Empire 01 S N S. African Mort. & Inv., rim. 6 25 South Australian Land all 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), line 2 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lien Bl 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 3 _ 50 Union Marine L'pool , lint 5 1. 4 1 5 11 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Dis Count Corp., lint 6 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lien 5 14 ta p 10 Upper Assam T ea, lint all 15 2 • ' 30 Van Themari Land 231 6 7 100 Viceroy of Egyp t, 7 p er cen t. (31ortgage) Loan all 79 E 0 81 } 50 Warrant Fin ance, lint. l2 11 14d 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lint 20 5 3 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO 9e 10} 3i 3d 11 id 4k 4k I 11 4 1/ 11 7 5 9 8 48 53 19 191 13 14 7 8 I 1p Id ip 11 21 I 31 34 6 48 11 1,1 27 29 61 7 18 19 24 f 25/ 25; 48 50 78 81 7 6,1 21 34 33 34 29 291 83 i 21 21 3 •. ... f 1p SHARE LIS7. •►RDINABY tiIiA.E.EB AND STOCKS. Paid. CAMIng 111111111leila '"' Pries. dans. st IL ist)l and Exeter ...... 100 73 75 st Caledonian -......... 100 79 791 at Cambrian 20 Cornwall all 2 3 st Dublin & Belisha. June lOO - - st Dun„l'erth,& Ab.Junc lOO 70 72 2) East London all 6 7 20 Do 15 - - 21 Do 10 - - at Glasgow &S. Western lOO 104 106 it Great Eastern ..• lOl 36 37 34 it Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO GI 7 at Great North of Scotland lOO to 16 at Great Northern lOO 107 108 101 1 at Do. /1 stock lOO 10S ludi st Du. Bowes lco 126 l'S at GAS, and W. of Ireland lts •8 luu at Gt. Western -Original lO4 551 36 50 1 at Do. South Wales at Do. IV. Mid.-Oxford... 100 31 06 st Do. Newport lOO 32 3k at Laneaahire a 1 urishirs lOO 126; ,161 127 at Lou., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 45 ; 451 151 I 00 Do Scrip - - st lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 151 16 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 10 19 at Lon. & North Western lll 131 ;2;1 1211 at Lon. Si. South Western ICU 93 95 91 t Man., Shot., & Lincoln lut) i 3 531 st Metropolitan ... at Do Extensi, a.. 5 Do. New rd .. - - at Metropolitan District. all 03 321 10 Metrop. St. John's W ood 6 - - at Malt and at DO, Sirmin. & Barbi at North _British at I) • .11/d., rtli., & Dun lO3 st Nor tGastern-lierwica lOO 25 D .G. N.E purchase - at 1.); Leeds ... 100 761 74 7TI i at D o York lOO 116 11? at D oCarli•le ...• - - st 1) oStocz. & Darling lOO 136 130 at North Loudon 10 Do ;New 1868 at North Staffordshire loto 57 59 64 11 at North au. , S.-W. Junction 100 9) 101 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... •• at Ith - .inney at Shropshire Union lOO i 4 on at South Devon'.. at SouthEasterh lOO 76i 77 at Staines, Woleham, & Wok all 13 14 at 'fact Vale -- Do. C.. • - Vi ateriord & hilkciauy IOU to W aterloo & Whitehall 6 asuwaya. 1 - 18 119 llil 20 RAILWAYS-PREFEIMIWE SHARES AND STOCKS. tio 88 at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 at Caledonian gra., No. 1 l9O at Dv. Scot. N.E., 4/ per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. du. 7 per cent lOO at Do. du. Ordinary lOO st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all stj Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO st Do. Ist Class preference lOO at Glas. & S.W. gull.. 5 per et lOO at tit. Easteru, E.O Ex. No.l 190 st Do du Nu. 2 100 at Do do 6 per cent 100 al Do East Anglian Asp. c. 11/0 at Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. I'9o st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1619 100 at Do du 1", p.c.Way.Ve.1.1647 100 at Great Nut trdhe rn, 5 per cent lOU at Do 5 p.c., at 10 p. c. pm. 190 Do 41 do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp. c. p,n lOO at Du Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO at. G eat.—Orig. o Jut: Rent chg., per gua. p.c lOO st Do. Orig. (li. 0, Ex). 5 p lOO at Do do 4 1 per coat. 16,u. c lOO at Do do 4 do st Du do 5 per cent. relent lOO at Du du 13trunuguam gua luu st Do du du pref lOO at Do do Chester gua l2O at Do do du S per taut lOO at Du do do 5 .10 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 41 p.c lOO at Do do 4. Mo lOO at Do du 5 tot Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 at Do du 20 gua. 100 at Do Newport, lst g. 5 p.c. 100 st Do do 20 du 10u at Do gua. 53 per cent. 1663 100 00 Lancaster Sr. Carlisle 41 p.c. ail at Laucash. ti Yurksh. 6 p.c. 100 st Do Barusley, .65 Os 100 p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Laueasinre) luU st Do 41 (illackburu porch). 100 st i Loudon S; Brighton, 5 p.c guarantead, No 1 lOO lit; Do 5 per cent. gua No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO at Du 5 do NJ. 4 lOO at Do 7 per coot lOO at Do do 46 du (1850 W.E. ) 100 100 at Do at London, Chatham, Dover S per cent lO9 at', Loudon and C. and Nuueatou 5 per coat— 100 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrowsb'y Sr Welelipl lO5 at Loudon and s W. 7 p,e late Id shares, lOO Do (Portsm.perpaus 2360) all Man., Shef., ti Lancia. 6 p.c. 100 .• Do •• all par / pin 64 66 7S 82 9cl 9S 104 106 20 104 94.- t 2 so b 2 47 sO GS 72 bi - , 94 V. 104, 116 lls lt3 115 96 93 1 3 130 140 1.35 Us 100 Do D 3} per cent lOO 1)o redeem. 6 percent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., Gp. c lOO 1; 135 s Do 13ristol 4 Birin., 6p. c ioJ 1;2 1:4 s Do 41- per cent. redeem lO6 is luu s 1 o 4;1 per cent. irrodeem ltso VS 10) s Do Leicester & p.c 100 co I.+l st North 13ritish, 5 p.c. ti u.l lOO st Do E. &G.4p.e. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, 5, p.c lOO st N.-Easteru—Cous. 100 e 7 Sit it Do 1,1 per cent. redeem lOO yi 1)9 st Loh N. E. 4 per cent., lOO ..„ 17 Do Lerwick eapital S 13.4. ... Do York, u. &S. purchase. 10 10 101 Stektu&Drliug. A 5 p.c. 100 107 100 at Do W, llartlepoul ii. au:111, 100 86 88 20 North Staffordshire lOs ii. Devon Aunuities, Ls— all 5 lu , lua Du 'fivriAock Anna., 10a all S. ill 108 Du Fixed 4 per cent all 3 SA 1,0.8. S. East. (Read. Arens., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO ... ... st - Do Fixed 41 per eeut lOO ... ... at Taff Vale Nu. 1 IUU bi 133 st Waterford it Kiikenny, 6pc 100 .. .. RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOOLS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each eeparate year at Csledonian 41 p c gua. IOU „, at 1)0 Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c 100 at 1)o 41 p irredeein alt.„ ,„ st Do 4p c con. issued at SO 63 ... at Groat Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 8U at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 90 871 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 8,1 88 at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 83 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 .„ at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston it Sleald, 41 pc 101 at Great West., W. llidl., 5p c 100 st Do Joint porpo. 5p c, 1865 100 88 SIC at Do du 6p c irred., 1866 100 110 112 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c „ at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 8... 100 ~, 5 Lane. and York New 41 per • cent till July, 1871 2 1p st Loud., Brig &e., 41 pc, 1858 100 et Do do 4 do, 1860 100 • st Do do 41 do, 1361 100 st Do do 4/ do, 1863 100 ~„ st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 „, st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 ,„ „, et Do No. 7 sdo st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c 100 st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c ,„ 100 st Loudon& N Western, 5p c 100 105 110 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 s 3 95 10 Man. bhcf.& Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all V 91 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 104 st Midland, n. 5 per cent pref lOO 107 1011 et Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to COLIT, to . . . _ Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 18 Do Incony. New Shares all 19 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,1671 Bl 11 21p at North British, E. and (..4 No. 1, 5 per cent 101 at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 101 Do E ,P.,&Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... at Do E.& , N 0.2, 5 p.c 101 ... at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 it Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c 101 at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 tt9 at Do Stock. & Darl., D lOO 112 113 at North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 ... st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 et Do f do, 1864 at Victoria St.& Piuilico, 41 pc 100 110 11 i 145 150 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS - at Birkenhead lOO 91 94 9 $ 00 Do. 41 per cont. Prefer all Id 100 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lO9 Hi 6 at Do. 51 per cent. at Do. I do. a t Clydesdale, guaranteed lOl ... a t Colchester Stour Valley a t East Lincoln, gua. 6 p. c l Oll 14 131 20 Gloater and Dean Forest all „. ... a Gt. Eash., Nevrna., &c., p.c 100 ... ... a Do. E. (J. Harwich, 4 p.c • 109 ... at Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex. , do 100 ''' at Gt. West ,W. M id., Herd 100 96 i j; 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 216 218 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ..„ ... at London, Chat., Sic., 41 p. c. 100 ... ... st Do. Coin. Fund, 5 do 100 „. ... at Loudon and Greenwich ... 100 62 64 at Do. do Preference... 100 ..„ ... at London, Tilbury, a South 100 83 85 at Lowestoft,gua 4 per cent... 109 79 81 at Do. ti• . 6 do ~,,... 100 ... ... 51 Mauch., 13%.... 4 .111,a, all ... .., at Midland, Brwitord, Pref lOO 92 24 11 Mid Kent Cray Liz') 50 Northern& East., 5 percent all 53 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all ... ... at N. Eastera—Hartlep00l at N.West. A perp. pret, 5p c lOO 1417 /69 at Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO ... ... at Notting. & Urautla. It.& C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and tiryre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 132 134 at Shrewsbury an d Hereford 106 132 131 19 Do do 8 2 21p a S. Yorksh. and River Dun 190 97 9 2 1) 4 per cent gua lOl 78 90 4-, b do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOB . _ st West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 26 Do do B all 20 Do do C all ... at Weymouth and Portland , 100 ... at Wilts and Somerset 81 83 DOCKS. st East and Mreat India lOO 122 125 London and St. Katherine lOO iy 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all 87 Millwall Freehold Land at Dock lOO 23 22 20 st Southampton lOO 72 75 • Surrey Commercial --1;OLON1AL GOVXUNIdNNT SECURITIES __ is rout:01:th: :C9oBB°.79lp2ujs.„moit...njb..ani It". ,64j1jujeetur: I.y • ...... • • 100 - .... - t I DD l oo i n . a . 7 6 G 7 p ° - 8 . v : .6 . 7 . e . . b ~ 6. a: TAO .. ui . i8:7 . 3. . .. . • 1 :1 10 :0 00 :00 1 1 1 0 - . 900 4 222 : 17 :+0 7 3 : 1 ;6i __-: Do. CDDsoop.. Do. Ae s sjp: l; in .. . . 11 0 . as ~ . 00jip M onuet e a : yo r 1: . ei: : 80: 8 11 : 08 P .k ; ...• • 1 1 :00 0 00 0 00 11 1 90 0 108 2 1 11 1 1r 0 ,12, 4 3 - Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 - Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 16 Oot., 1900 lOO 93 100 - Ody lon, Nov 1878.0 p.c lOO 108 110 - o. 1872, do- - 100 105 107 - Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1878 •. ••• 100 105 106 - D 0.1892, May and Nc' 1 OO 108 108 ____ ____ LNI Natal aie I 1 . t .1 oba l . G7 8 10. 9 .067 5 rv5 , pn: F 6e6: e pt . e, peroo,l .. .. j a ppcaloeNloa Aug..... Oivtun. o..ti. cent .... : . 11 1 100 9 00, 000 1 11 1 . 6 030 - 1 1 9 10. 3 040 - Do 6p a. May 106 10E. '7l to'73 lOO 99 1 0 1 : N. D 5 0 . . W. 6 . p 5 . 6 . 1888 to 1896... 100 99 100 - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 - N.Zealand, 6p. 01.1891 lOO _ _ - Do, b per cent.... DoJan, Aprl,July, Oct loo 91 92 931 I _ D o 6p o. Mar ,t bept '9l lOO 108 110 10.51 - Da Jove ..8 Dec., 1 , 91 - IDo Prov. ~t Auckld. . ( series 1.t,2, 1895... 0.0 - .. - Nova Scotia 6p. c.Jan - and Jnly, 1875 ...... .• 190 - Do 1816.. .... .. . ..o. NO 10 - Qu'lenslnd. 6p. c. 'B2 G- 100 ',07 1081 - Do 1891 ....., . - Tasmanian 6 per e.l 895 . 107 109 10a .... Do 1893 97...... - Victoria 6r er cent.lBll lOO 114 115 1111 - -.. Do. Ay riland Oct ;,....4. 1 .01) 111 112 1,1 f:::, THE EDUCATION OF IRELAND. There are precise rumours afloat as to the report of the Primary Education Commission of Ireland. One of these rumours is to the effect that the following changes in the Irish national education scheme will be recommended : "Grades in all classes are to be abolished, but vested rights are to be respected. Salaries are to depend partly on classification and partly on results. Pensions are totally ignored. Model schools are to be abolished, except the Central Model, and a Catholic training school to be established. All gratuities for teaching monitors to be discontinued. With regard to the mana gerial grievance, the Royal Commissioners recommend that at least three months' notice be given a teacher before removal. Grants for denominational education to be given where a sufficient attendance of the one persuasion will warrant it ; but the mixed system to continue where there is net a sufficient attendance except of different persuasions." IMPORTANT CAPTURE BY THE POLICE. An important capture of a number of " wholesale burglars, mostly Jews, has been made in London. Within the last month or five weeks burglaries have been com mitted at a jeweller's in the Strand, an optician's in Great Turnstile, Holborn, and a goldsmith's inClerkenwell. The police have captured four persons, named Thomas Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Robert Hart, and Henry Lewis, supposed to have been concerned in the robberies. At the house of a Jew, named Moses Benjamin, in Eagle street, Red. Lion-square, thre was found an enormous quantity of jewellery, opera glasses, and clocks. The prisoner, Moses Benjamin, has already undergone a term of penal servitude, and is reported to be now immensely rich. On being taken into custody, ho offered the officers £5OO each if they would but give him " three hours' start." The whole of the five prisoners were placed before the magistrate at Clerkenwell Police-court on Saturday, and remanded. BANJKING COMPANIES IN CHANCERY. The matter of the Bank of London and National Pro vincial Assurance Association came before Vice-Chancellor James on Saturday, when an application was made for the appointment of a special examiner—in order to save the expense of an appointment in Chambers—to examine a petitioner in the case. The order was made.—Vice- Chancellor Malins was engaged during the greater part of the day with the claims of the Oriental Commercial Bank (Limited), and the Eastern Commercial Bank (Limited) against the European Bank (Limited). The questions involved relate to matters of account, and his Honour, in the course of the arguments and reading of affidavits, expressed some astonishment at the course of management pursued by one or two of the assessors concerned. The cases are likely to occupy the court some AMALC .1 MA TED COMPANIES IN CHAN CERY. Two petitions came before Vice-Chancellor James on Saturday to wind up companies connected with tho Albert In nuance Company. The first petition was presented by a creditor of the Metro politan Counties Association, for whom Mr. Kay, Q.C., appeared. This company some years ago granted an annuity to Mr. Jameson, who had been its actuary and secretary, to be paid to him first, and on his death to his wife, to the extent of £BO per annum. The wife now petitioned, through her trustee, for a compulsory winding up. In 1802, the Metropolitan declared itself to be dis solved, and transferred its assets to the Western Life Assurance Company, which subsequently became amalga mated with the Albert. When that occurred, the peti tioner's trustee gave notice to the original society that he refused to release them from their liability. With the exception of this fact, the case was identical with the Family Endowment Society, on which his Honour had already given his decision. Mr. Fry, Q.C., on behalf of the company, said he was prepared to assent to any order which might be made. Mr. Eddie, Q.C., appeared for the official liquidator of the Albert Company, who had obtained leave in Chambers to oppose the petition. There being an appeal against the decision in the Family Endowment case pending, the liquidator desired to be at liberty to avail himself of any alteration which might be made in that decision by the court above, while in the meantime ho wished to avoid expense by deferring affidavits until they became abso lutely necessary. The respondent also asked his Honour to allow the petitions to stand over until some inquiry had been made into the circumstances under which the annuity to Mr. Jameson had been granted. The peti tioner had received between £1,600 and £1,700, and only £:2O was due on the last quarter. The Vice-Chancellor observed that the only person who could represent the company did not oppose the petition, and the Albert Company would have an opportunity of seeing what debts were proved for which they might bo liable. Ho should therefore make an order for winding up, giving the petitioner costs out of the estate, and leaving the Albert to pay their own. Tho second petition was from an annuitant of the Western Life Assurance Company, and of the assurances amalgamated with the Albert, and referred to in the previous case. Mr. Kay, Q.C., who supported the petition, stated that the Western transferred its property to the Albert in 1855, but the petitioner was never informed of the agreement by which this arrangement was made until very lately, and had never assented to it. His Honour made the winding-up order, and appointed the official liquidator of the Albert, provisional liquidator to receive any premiums which might be paid in respect both of the Western and of the Metropolitan Counties companies. THE A.lt mrDE A C °MIX OF SUDI3 IT ItY.—ller Maj esty has been pleased, on the recommendation o_ Mr. Gladstone, to appoint the Rev. F. R. Chapman, M.A., vicar of St. James, Bury St. Edmunds to the Archdeaconry of Sud bury, in the room of Lord Arthur Hervey, elevated to the Bishopric of Bath and Wells. Mr. Chapman is described as an "active and moderate Churchman." CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—At the County Police Office for the Leicester division, on Saturday, William, alias "Nutty" Miles, a poultry-dealer, was charged with cruelty to a dog and a cat at Rearsby on the 30th ult. Mr. Haxby, who appeared on behalf of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, requested the Bench to send the prisoner to gaol without the option of a fine. The prisoner, it appeared, on returning from Melton Mar ket on the day specified, had gone into the Horse and Groom Inn at Rearsby. When there he took up a small dog which was lying on the hearth and threw it on a large fire. He then took up a kitten and put it in a boiler full of hot water, and closed down the lid. When taken out the kitten was quite dead, and the skin was peeling off. Prisoner pleaded drunkenness as an apology ; but the magistrates sentenced him to six months' hard labour (three months in each of the two cases). The chairman said be regretted that tho law did not allow him to order the prisoner to receive corporal punishment. "POISONING."—Just now, when authors are rack ing their brains for horrible stories suitable for the "jovial" time of Christmas, the following advertisement, which has been inserted in several London and other papers, must be a most seasonable godsend :—" Whereas, it is believed that attempts have for some time past been made to poison a lady in Lancashire, a reward of £l,OOO is hereby offered to any one who may turn Queen's evidence, or who may give such information as may lead to the conviction of the guilty party.—Address to the lady herself, as well as to the constabulary," &c. A "Younger Son" writes as follows :—" If the advertisement refers to my mother, I know what's poisoning her. It's that horrid lager beer she now drinks herself and gives to us all, because it's cheap. In my opinion the chap that sells it ought to be hung right off." A young lady, who signs her name as "Mariana Vere de Vere," says, "There can be no doubt but that this extraordinary advertisement refers to my aunt. She will dress as a young girl, and I am sure the horrid stuffs she puts on her hair and face cause the extraordinary pains she feels. Please tell me where I am to call for the reward, and can I have it all in sovereigns, as I don't under stand paper money ?" AUSTRALIAN DIAMONDS.—ACCOTding to the latest accounts an extensive area of ground has been taken up for diamond mining on the Cudgegong River, New South Wales, the only locality in that colony where diamond mining has as yet been prosecuted on a large scale. The Australian Diamond Company have provided themselves with a steam engine for working their gem machinery. Fresh discoveries are continually reported, and Mullet, Abercombie gold fields, and the river Page arc indicated as places whence precious stones have been received. Another diamond has been discovered recently at Sebastopol, Victoria ; its weight is stated at three carats. Diamonds have been found along the greater extent of the Reedy Creek, at Eldorado, Sebastopol, Woolshed, and higher up at Wooragee. A gem found in the Epsom district was recently forwarded to Mr. Crisp, of Melbourne, who pronounced it to be a diamond; this is the first Bendigo diamond that has been heard of. A Lyttleton (New Zealand) journal states that a miner has brought a number of coloured crystals into Christchurch, and on inspection one stone, about half the size of a pea, was found to be a diamond, but it was so rough and jagged that its intrinsic value when worked up would be very trifling. As the finder declared that he knew where "any quantity" of this sand was to be found, it is thought that something better may be brought to SIIITIIFIELD CA7'7.LE 5110 W 195 197 93 DJ 100 97 90 HO 113 6S 72 THIS DAY. The great annual show of the Smithfield Cattle Club was held at the Agricultural-hall this day. The number of beasts entered is greater than last year, and they all appear to be in excellent con dition. The representatives of the press were not confined to the galleries during the judging, so that a better opportunity was presented of noticing the peculiarities of the animals. The Queen's contribution to class 1, and which has taken the third prize, is a fine compact brown ox, and the first prize in the same class is a much larger animal, but to the unintiated its superiority consists merely in its size. Mr. C. Ham bre's ox, No. 16, is a fine specimen of breeding ; and her Majesty's prize in class 11 is a beast of the best description. The sheep, as a whole, are remarkably fine ; and the pigs, always a great attraction in the show, this year exceed all former exhibitions. They are gigantic cylinders of fat, and, as usual, they seem totally incapacitated for locomotion. His Royal Highness the Prince of %Vales, at tended by Gen. Knollys, Major Grey, and Gen. Kingston, visited the hall, and after inspecting the various classes of animals expressed his satisfaction at the Show. There were an enormous number of agricultural machines on view, but another op portunity will present itself of our entering into particulars relative to them. The following is the result of the awards up to one o'clock DEVON CATTLE. Class I—Devon Steers, not exceeding 2 years 6 months old.—First prize of £2O to No 5, J. 11. Buller of Crediton ; second prize of £l5 to No. 2, W. G. Nixoy, Slough ; third prize of £lO to No. 4, the Queen. Class 2—Devon Steers, not exceeding 3 years and 3 months old.—First prize of £3O to No. 16, 0. Hambro, 11.1'., Blandford, Dorset ; second prize of £2O to N 0.2, C. ISUNiven, Godstone; third prize of £lO to No. 8, W. G. Nixey, Slough. Class 3—Devon Steers or Oxen, above 3 years and 3 months 01(1 7 —First prize of £3O to No. 23, W. Farthing, Bridgwater; second prize of £2O to No. 19, John Far quharson, Blandford; third prize of £lO to No. 22, R. Burton, Broadclyst. Class 4—Devon Heifers, not exceeding 4 years old.— First prize of £25 to No. 29, W. G. Nixey, Slough ; second prize of £l5 to No. 32, W. Farthing, Bridgwater; third prize of £lO to No. 31, C M'Niven, Godstone. Class s—Devon Cows, above 4 years old.—First prize of £25 to No. 38, W. Farthing, Bridgwater ; second prize of £l5 to No. 36, W. Smith, Exeter; third prize of £lO to No. 37, J. Hitchcock, South Molton. HEREFORD CATTLE. Class 6—Hereford Steers, not exceeding 2 years and C months old.—First prize of £2O to No. 42, the Queen; second prize of £l5 to No. 43, P. Turner, Leominster. Class 7—Hereford Steers, not exceeding 3 years and 3 months old.—First prize of £3O to No. 47, J. Price, Pen bridge; aecoud prize of £2O to 44, Earl of Darnley; third prize of £lO to No. 46, H. Botteridge, Wantago. S OliT-HORN ED CATTLE. Class 11—Short-horned Steers, not exceeding 2 years and 6 mouths old.—First prize of £2O to No. G 9, the Queen; second prize of £l5 to No. 71, Z. Stilgoa, Ader bury ; third priZe of £lO to N 0.74, It. Oliver, 'roweestyr. Class 12—Short-horned Steers, not exceeding 3 years and 3 mouths old. —First prize of £3O to No. 80, E:al of Aylesford ; second prize of £2O to No. 82, It. Wood, Thrap stone ; third prise of £lO to No. 75, Lord Perhyn. Class 13—Snort-horned Steers or Oxon, above 3 years and 3 months old. First prize of £3O to No. 84, J. 0 uth %%mite, Cattorick; second prize of £2O to No. 88, Marquis of Exeter; third prize of £lO to No 91, Col. Lindsey. Class 14—Short-horned Heifers, not exceeding 4 years W.—First prize of £25 to No. 9G, Colonel Townley ; second prize of £l5 to No. 104, T. Atherston, Garston ; third prize of £lO to No. 97, J. Baluer, Dornham. Class 15—Short-horned Cows, above 4 years old.- .First prise of £25 to No. 106, Sir W. Calverley ; second prize of £l5 to No.llo, A. and A. Mitchel; third prize of £lO to No. 107, Duke of Devonshire. LEICESTER SHEEP. _ _ Class 35—Fat Wether Sheep of the Leicester breed, 1 year old (under 23 months).—First prize of £2O to No. .120, Lord Berners ; second prize of .£l5 to No. 226, W., Brown, Holm() ; third prize of £5 to No. 225, B. Painter Oakham. COTSWOLD SIIREP. Class 37--Fat Wethor Sheep of the Cotswold breed, 1 year old (under 23 mouths).—First prize of £2O to 230, Sir John Bolt ; second prize of £l5 to No. 231, J. Bald win, Stratford. LINCOLN SHEEP. Class 38—Fat Wether Sheep of the Lincoln breed, 1 year old (under 23 months).- First prize of .£2O to No 233, J. Byron, Sleaford ; second prize of £l5 to No. 234 J. Caswell, Spalding; third prizu of £5 to No. 236, R Morley, Grantham. KENTISII OR ROMNEY MARSH BREED. Crass 39—Fat Nether Sheep.—First prize of £l5 to No 239, W. Birch, Faversham ; second prize of £lO to No 238, J. Newport, Ashford. CROSS BRED LONG-WOOLLED SHEEP. Class 40—Fat Wether Cross bred Long-Wooled Sheep. First prize of 13 to No. 247, T. Harris, Woc,tou ; second prize of £lO to No. 243, Sir W. Brooke. SOUTHDOWN SHEEP. Class 41—Fat Wethor Sheep of the Southdown Broe3.— First prize of £2O to No. 268, Lord Walsinghain ; second prize of £lO to No. 269, Lord Sondes; third prize of £5 to No. 271, Sir W. Frockmorten. PIGS. Class 55—Pigs of any White Breed.—First prize of £lO to No. 393, C. Cattle, Castory ; second prize of .£5 to No. 394, Captain Warren. Class 57—Pigs of any White Breed.—First prize of £lO to No. 401, W. Dunn, Ilungerford ; second prize of £5 to No. 405, Earl of Radnor. BLACK BREEDS. Class 58—Pigs of any Black Breed—First Prize of £lO No. 409, T. Chamberlain, Winchester; second prize of £5 to No. 4CB, J. Coatr, Blandf ord. Class 59—First of £lO to No. 413, T. Chamberlain, Win chester ; second prize of £5 to No. 410, J. Bengorfield, Dlandford. Class 60—First prize of £lO to No. 415, J. Coate, Bland ford ; second prize of £5 to No. 414, Capt. Warren. Class 61—First prize of £lO to No. 419. S. Bruce ; second prize of £5 to No. 418, John Biggs, Leighton- Buzzard. Class 62—First prize of £lO to No. 425, J. Robertson, Hertford ; second prize of £5 to No. 427, John Biggs, Leighton. Buzzard. Class 63—First prize of £lO to No. 427, J. Clark, Maiden head; second prize of £5 to No. 426, J. King, Walling ford. _ _ . (We sLall give the conclusion in a later edition.) 111ARKETS.- 7 his Day. LIVERPOOL COTTON. Dec. G.—Sales probably 10,000 _bales., The marke steady. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 6.—The North German Lloyd steamer Main, from New York, with fourteen passengers, 46 sacks of mails, and 8,000 packages of cargo, has arrived here. She brings no specie. On the 29th ult. she spoke the English ship Athenais, from Montreal for Londoa. At Aldershott, during the past few days, the • severity of the weather has rendered combined field movements and reconnaissances to a great extent in expedient, and cavalry and artillery have been kept to their quarters. On Friday, however, the three infantry brigades were exercised independently in route marching. The Ist Brigade, under the com mand of Colonel H. M. Hamilton (Ist Battalion 12th Regiment), acting brigadier, and consisting of the 2d Battalion 7th Royal Fusiliers, under the command of Colonel J. 11. Cooper ; Ist Battalion 12th Regiment, under Captain Sillery ; 2d Battalion 23d Royal usiliers, under Lieut.-Colonel the lion. S. Mostyn, and the 42d (Royal Highland, the Black Watch) Regiment, under the command of Major M‘Pherson, formed up on the general parade at 10 o'clock, and marched to Ash, halting about a mile beyond the station, and returning to Camp by the same route. The 2d Brigade, under the command of Col. F. R. Elrington (4th •Battalion Rifle Brigade), acting Brigadier, and consisting of the 2d Battalion 13th (Prince Albert's) Light In fantry, under the command of Col. T. Maunsell the 4th Battalion 60th Royal Rifles, under Major Bowles, the 67th Regiment, under Col. J. W. Thomas, C. 8., and the 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade, under Lieut.-Col. Newdegate, fo,nied up ou the brigade parade, centre block, permanent barracks, and marched by way of Bag hot and Ruufold to the Ilog's Back, proceeding thence to Fougham, and returning through Aldershot lligh-street to quar ters. The 3d, or General llonford's brigade, con sisting of the 2d Battalion 3d Buffs, the 35th Regi ment, and the 2d Battalion R . flc Brigade, pro ceeded past the North Camp Church and the Com missariat Depot, across the Canal blidgc, to North Lane and its vicinity, and returned to quarters about 1 o'clock. Capt. F. S. Tremlett hoisted his flag on Friday at Devonport on board the paddlewheel steam fri gate Valorous, 16, which will have a complement of 235 officers and men. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACING FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Derby 10, 11 Newton 25, 26 Harrow 17, 18 Nottingham 1, 2 Epsom 29, a Liverpool B, 9,1 U I 13romley 81, April 1 War wick 22, 23, 24 APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 Lewes ~ 26 2r West Drayton 7, 8 I Croydon 28, 29 Newmarket Craven 18 to 21.1_ I,IAY. Newmarket Ist S 2to 5 1 Harponden 20, 21 Chester IU to 13 I Bath 24, 2 Winchester 10, 11 I Stamford 26, 27 Salisbury l2, 13 , Croydon 26, 27 York 17, 18 1 Epsom. 3l to June; Doncaster 1:., 20 I JUNE. Croydon.. 8, 9 I Newton co 23 Manchester 8,9, 10 I Hampton... 23 ' 24 As c ot ll to 17 Bibnry Club 40 I Winds o r 21, 22 Stockbridge...3o, and July 1 • JULY. Newmarket sto 8 I West Drayton l 4, 15 N o tti ng h a m l2, 13 Eluntingdou l9, 20 Chelmsford 12, 13 Kingsbury 21 , 22 I Reading 12, 13 Goodwood 26 to 29 AUGUST. Brighton 2, 3 I Stockton 17 to 19 Club Brighton 4 O x f or d lB, 19 Lewes 5 6 I York ' O 3 to 25 Egham Windsor 11, 12 I Derby 30, 31. Bromley 16, 17 I Weymouth 30, 31 - SEPTEMBER. Warwick Abi ng d on B, 9 Western Meet. (Ayr) 21, 23 Doncaster l3 to 16 H en d on 22, 23 I Hampton 20 , 21 Newmarket Ist 0ct..27 to 30 OCTOBER. Bedford ~....4, 5 I Newmarket 2nd 0ct..10 to 14 Leicester 6, 7 1 Cheltenham 18, 19 Bromley 6, 7 I Newmarket 1i0t'n...24 to 29 1, 0 VEMBER. Liverpool 8 to 11 I Shrewsbury 14 to 18 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES-1870. E E EIRIJAR Y. Birmingham 8, 9 Harrow Derby 10, 11 I Newton 25, 2 MARCH. Liverpool 8,9, 10 I 8r0m1ey..,...31 and April 1 West Somerset 16, 17 Cheltenham...3l and April 1 Warwick 22 to 24 APRIL: Aldershot 7, 8 ( Kingsbury lB, 19 FR i‘.NCE. TOULON, Dec. 4. The Imperial yacht Aigle, with the Empress Eugenic on board, arrived here last eight at eleven o'clock. ler Majesty was in excellent health. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 4. The Royal Mail Stearn Packet Company's steam ship Arno. returning from service between Rio de Janeiro and the River Plate, via Lisbon, arrived here this evening. LTh7 FOIL TIIE USE OF VISITORS To 771E' ME fROPOLIS. M. I' SE LTMi. Antiqoarian Somerset House. Admission by applicAtion to toe secretary. Botanic —Royal Botanic Society of London. Regent's park. AAniission daily by orders front fellows. Royal Gardens, Kow. Open daily, 1 till 6, free. British—Great Russell-s reet. Open -free on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Prida s. 10 to 4 ; summer months 10 till 7. Closed Ist till 7th January, till 7th May, and Ist till 7th September; al o on all thanksgiving days. City—Guildhall. A collet on of antiquities, Sc. 10 till 5. Geological- Jermyn street. Open daily (except Fridays) tree. India—lndia Office, Charles-street. Asiatic natural his tory, autiquitie3, &c. Open free on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, and ou Thursdays by orders. King's College—Strand. Anatomy and curiosities. 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Cards to view may be obtained front Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street. British Artists—Suffolk-street. April to July. British Institution-52, Pall-mall. Pictures by British Artists, in February, Mardi, and April ; and by Ancient Masters, June, July, and August. Is. Buckingham Palace Pictures. —May be viewed by an order from the Lord Chamberlain. Cartoons of Raphael—South Kensington Museum Mon day, Tuesday, Saturday, free ; other days, fid. Crystal Palace—Sydenham. Modern Pictures and Sculp ture, is. Dulwich Gallery —Dulwich. Chiefly Flemish and Dutch Pictures. Open free daily, except Friday. Flaxman Gallery—University of London, Gower-street. Foundling Hospital—Guildford - stteet. Open Mondays, 1e till f. Gallery of Anciert Masters-49, Pall. Is. Greenwich Paiuted Hall —Greenwich. Mondays and Fri days Free : other days, 4d. Guildhall—City. May be seen on application to the hall keeper. Hampton Court Palace.—The galleries aro open freo except on Friday. Monument —Fish-street Hill. Every day. 6d. National Gallery—'Trafalgar - square. Open free, Mondays Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. National Portrait Gallery-29, Greif. tSzorge-street. free, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Trinity House—Trinity-square, Tower-hill. Models of lighthouses, &c. Daily, 10 till 4. Tussaud's Waxwork-58, Baker-street. Open daily till 10 p.m. ls. SUBURBAN PLACES OF RESORT. • Cremorne Gardens —Chelsea. ls. Crystal Palace . ?ark—Sydenham. Open daily, ls. Satttr days, 2s. 6d. The 3d London, better known as the Red-coated Working Men's Corps, assembled in the Guildhall on Saturday night to receive from Lord Napier of Magdala the prizes awarded for successful rifle shooting during the " Volunteer year," which ended the 30th ult. The Lord Mayor occupied the chair, and when he entered the hall, wearing his robes of office, full military honours were paid to him by the assembled zegiment, which then stood drawn up in the centre of the ball in quarter distance column. Lord Napier, who arrived soon after, and wore the uniform of the 3d City as its honorary colonel, was received with the usual salute, and he at once made a minute inspection of the ranks, which were opened for the purpose. Colonel Laurie, in opening the immediate proceedings of the evening, congratu lated the regiment that the great increase of last year had not been materially altered this year, for there were 871 efficients on the previous year, while this year there were 874, but in the extra efficients there was a falling off to the extent of 10. Thera was, he knew, great difficulty in the way of work ing men going eight, ten, and twelve miles from London to butts at which to shoot their classes, but he thought much more would be done than was done if officers would take their companies down in a body to class fire. He expressed the great pride at the good musters of the corps at the great reviews, and, referring to the action of the late and present Government towards the force, expressed his opinion that some assistance in the way of assisting the rank and file with uniforms ought to be given to a force which for ten years maintained itself without such assistance. Speaking as though he antici pated that the Volunteers who had served during the existence of the institution would now draw the line of their service, be appealed to the old members not to resign, but to keep to the ranks they had so long tilled. The prizes were then presented by Lord Nap ier, and the chief winners of the battalion prizes for marksmen, presented by the Ward of Farringdon, the Skinners', the Merchant Taylors', and the Scriveners' Com panies w e re : —Sergeant A. Jordan, Colour-Ser geant Clifford, Corporal W. Good, Quartermaster Sergeant'lleath, Private J. Jackson, and Corporal Nicholas. The " best shot" o the battalion was Ser geant P. Harvey. Other prizes were presented by the late Lard Mayor, and a " Napier Challenge Cup," presented by Lord Napier, had been won by Captain Causton's company. Subsequently his Lordship made a short address to the regiment and the Volunteers present, in which he greatly com mended the institution of which they formed a part, and expressed his pride at being connected with men who sacrificed so much for patriotism. The Lord Mr.yor also spoke in terms expressive of cordial approval of the fc,rce, and the proceedings terminated in the usual manner.