The Sun. — London, England, 1869-12-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. There was not much doing to-day on the Stock Exchange, but we have no material alteration to mark in the prices of Government Securities. In the foreign market there is still improvement going on, but in American Securities we have to record a fall of fully 1 per cent. in Elie. In railway shares prices are firm, but in telegraphs symptoms of a fall are apparent. Consols are now at 92 to 924 for money; ditto, for Account, ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 1/14 2 ; New Three per Cents, 914 2 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, 5 prem. ; June, 2 7 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, prem. ; June, 2 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent., 237. India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1111 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, per Cent., 1051; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 25 prem. Not much business is doing in English Railway Shares, but prices are tolerably well supported. Groat Northern is 4 higher, at 108 to 109 ; and au inprovement of 1 is also marked in Great Wes tern, at 554 to 56 ; London and Brighton, at 47t to 48; and London, Chatham, and Dover, at 151 to 15/. On the other hand, Great Northern (A) is I lower, at 1091 to 109/ ; and South Eas tern 4, at 774 to 771. Caledonian is steady, at 77/ 781 ; Great Eastern, 374 to 374 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 126/ to 1274; London and North Western, 92 to 94 ; Metropolitan, 83 to 83/ ; Midland, 119/ to 1201 ; and North Eastern (13erwick), 122 to 1224. Bank Shares are very quiet, and the only change in prices is a decline of 1 in Imperial Ottoman, the price being 24 to 2/ prem. Agra (A), is quoted at 104 to 11; Alliance, 121 to 134 ; Anglo-Aus trian, 11 to 13 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 314 to 321 ; Consolidated, 44 to 44 ; London and County, 474 to 481 ; London and Westminster, 584 to 591 ; Oriental, 411 to 42 ; London Joint- Stock, 314 to 321 ; and Union of Lonlon, 37 to 38. The only feature in Foregin Mining Shares is St. John Del Rey, which is in request at 19 to 20, being an improvement of I. Telegraph Shares are dull. Construction and Maintenance is a shade lower than at the opening, at 35 to 354 ; China Sub'narine is quoted at 4 dis. to par; Indian Extension is dealt in at par; Anglo-American, 19 to 191 ; and French Cable, 141 to 15. The Foreign Market is very quiet, but the ten dency is a litt!o more favourable than at the open ing. Turkish Five per Cents. are 431 to 44 ; do. Six per Cents., 66,i to 67 ; Spanish, 271 to 271; Egyptian, 78i to 781; Peruvian, 831 to 831 ; Mexi can, 131 to 131 ; Argentine, 854 to 861. In American Railways Eries are quoted at 171 to 171 ; Illinois, 991 to 99; ; Five-Twenty Bonds, 86 to 861; 1865 Bonds, 84} to 85 ; 1867 Bonds, 834 to 841 ; and the Ten-Forties, 821 to 821. The sum of £22,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. The Nyanza, from Alexandria, has brought £151,500 ; the llolsatia, from New York, £2,000, and the Dover Castle, from Port Phillip, i'16,320. The Atrato, for the West Indies, has taken out 160,000. A Bavarian loan of 18 million florins, or about millions sterling, has been concluded with Messrs. Von Erlanger and Sons, of naukfort, and three of the principal Bavarian banks. Advices from Lisbon state that the new taxes recently levied are well met, and that the sales of the State domains will begin immediately. The New York advices mention the resumption of business by Messrs. Lockwood and Co., one of the largest banking and commission firms brought down by the revulsion consequent on the recent gold speculation. " The conduct of the different members of the house in turning over all their pri vate property to the assignee," it is said, " greatly facilitated the adjustment, snaking all the creditors desirous on their part to treat the firm with libe rality and indulgence." The Peninsular and Oriental Company have just concluded a contract with Messrs. Ca r,.1 and Co., of Greenock, for the construction of two screw steamers. of 3,400 tons and GOO horse-power nomi nal, the engines to be upon what is known as the compound or high and low pressure principle. Messrs. Caird and Co. have already nearly com pleted one steamer of the tonnage and character for the service of this company, while similar vessels, the Deccan and Hindostan, built by Messrs. Denny and Co., of Dumbarton, and Messrs. Day, of Southampton, have recently been despatched to India. These additions to the company's fleet re present 17,000 tons and 3,000 nominal horse power. The steamer Colorado, which sailed from San Francisco on the 3d inst., took £85,000 in gold for England via Panama, which may be expected by the next West India mail. Indications accumulate that the success of the Suez Canal will rapidly bring about a solution of the question of the practicability of a ship canal to unite the Atlantic and Pacific. The Nicaragua route seems at present to attract the most attention. As to the raising of the necessary means, which have been estimated as high as 20 millions sterling, much will depend upon the pecuniary results of the Suez Canal. If these should be satisfactory the affair may perhaps come to be entertained even as a private enterprise. Otherwise State aid may be invoked. In one form or the other there seems little doubt that the American people will force the accomplishment of the design. The dividend to be recommended at the half yearly meeting of the Crystal Palace Company, on the 30th inst., is one and a half per cent. on the ordinary stock (Is. 6d. per share), in addition to the dividends on Preference and Debenture stocks. The stoppage is announced of Messrs. Hamil ton, Graham, and Co., of Bradford and Manches ter, a house engaged in the home trade, with lia bilities to the amount of about £25,000. Mr. William Wilkinson, lasting manufacturer, of Ha lifax, has also suspended ; his liabilities reach nearly £7,000. At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Nicholls and Co., cloth merchants, of Leeds and Morley, the unsecured liabilities wen stated at £23,000, and the assets at £6,300. A committee of investigation was appointed. At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. E. and W. Tinker, of Manchester, their liabilities showed £9,000, while the assets show about 4s. in the pound. The estate is to be wound up under a deed of assignment. It is announced by the committee of shareholders of the late Agra and Masterman's Bank (Limited) that an arrangement has been made under which the Agra Bank (Limited) have agreed to take over the interests of shareholders in the surplus assets of the former bank, at the rate of £4lss. per share, by an immediate cash payment, which will be open for the acceptance of shareholders resident in Europe up to and including the 31st instant. At the meeting of the proprietors of the Delhi and London Bank (Limited) it was resolved to re duce the capital to £500,000, and the shares from £5O to £25 each. We are informed by the Train Railway Com pany that Sir George BJwyer, Bart., has resigned the chairmanship of the company, in conse quence of a difference of opinion between him and his colleagues as to the duties of the chief en gineer. The Master of the Rolls has appointed Mr George Scott official liquidator in the matter of the National Widows' Fund (Limited). BRITISII FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT itiNDS. g per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, Jan. 6 — S per Cent. Reduced 9ll 2 New 3 per Cent Now 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Com Jan. 1873 &unuities, SU yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Led Sou Tolevaph), Aug., 1908 — / Ercbefir...;,- - Mils, .C1,.000, 2f p. Ct. March D.. 3 do. June 7 De £lOO, £2OO ez .C5OO. 2 pm Bank of England Stock, 4i per Cent — D 3. opening — Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial °annum INDIAN ijOVERNMENT SE.CI.7ItIIIEE , Indi L Stock, 10f per Cont., April 1874 Shut Do. Opening, for Account — D.). a per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. C irtificates Do. Enlaced Pape., 4 per Cent....., — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ..... ..- lO5l Do. 84 per Cent. May 1879 — DJ h per Cent., Ilup. Dete. .1.6;;;.- - Do do lgri — Do. do. 1882 — t.);,. Deb., 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873 Do Boucle, 4 per Cent., £1,000 Do. under .Cl.OOO — FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. ir.coutine Republic, t per Cent Au Arian Bonds 5 per cent . — Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4} per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858.... ............. Do. no 1860 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 De. Account B ienos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. Cagliari 6 per Cent 'o. 4} per Cent.... Do. 3 per Cent., Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Do. 6 per cent. 1867 0 lombian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 Dan" bian Principalities, 7 l er Cent -•••• I'o. Acccunt Do 8 por Cent., 1367 . s 95 F.ouador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent.... Pc Second issue Do. .C5Ol, Bonds B3 Do. 1864 Do. Account ... D. , . 1500 Bonds Dc. Al Bonds _ _ Do. 7 per Cont., 1868 ...., Do. £lO6 Bonds ..... Government Railway Debentures — Greet 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala"s per Cent .. — flondurasdoy Rail.Loen.,lop..ot., all pd Do. Account B6 51 Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account . 86 Do Matemmana Railway — Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 186* — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — dontevidsan 6 per Cent. O. liccrisli imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cern, — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hoot:trot:) Peruvian 5 per Cont. 1865 Do Account .. 831 Do 41 per Cent. (Ut:harren) ...... ...... Do 4} por Cent. : 1862 .. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent.,1862 — Por txguese 3pr Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,''L.'2 34 Do. do. 1867.. — Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail 864 Russian 5 per Cent., 182; £ St - Do ii per Cent 1850 Do 41 per Cant., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do :do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds 9l/ Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9ll Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 6t; 5f Sardinian 5 pc‘r Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . — Do. Account — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferrou — Do. Passive — Do. Cone. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 — Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent •• .... Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOl3 Bonds — Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do. Account 67 Do £lOO Bonds l:9 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 -- Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 8 — Do. Account I. 66i D) t per Cent., Guarantee,.... — Venezuela 3 per Cont. — Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in 1 .orlon Austrian 0 per Cent. Ex 10 Fiorillo Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil • — Do. 4 per Cent. Oertificateb French Rented, 3 per Cunt., Ex 25f. — ltlliab 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. zof Do Account 55 CLOSING PRICES. Jonsols, Money Do. Account, Jan. 6 .. 924 f xd Bank of France. PARIS, Dec. 16. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : Dec. 9. fr. C. 182,500,000 DEBTOR. Dee. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,315,949,050: 1,350,527,520 Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight 47,365,401 95 46,835,692 44 Treasury account cur rent creditor 219,870,156 42 218,758,168 66 Current accounts, Paris 36J,355,747 90 354,199,034 70 Do. branch banks 44,554,989 45,779,808 Dividends payable 825,004 851,473 Discounts and sundry interests .. 9,365,453 74 8,826,378 39 Rediscounted the last six months 991,660 38 991,660 38 Surplus of receipts not di . stributod - Sundries 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 - - 9,347,427 95 9,703,541 69 Total CREDITOR. Dec. 9. Dec. 16. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. Branch banks Commercial bills over- duo Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 319,067,353 94 302,625,805 Do. branch banks 285,933,929 292,125,580 Advances on deposit of bullion 2l 616 000 , Do. branch bank s 1,803,080 Do. on French PubHo Securities 22,619,400 Do. by branch banks 8,895,700 Do. on railway shares and debentures 39,619,600 Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Fonder Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) 60,000,000 -- Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Relates Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 1C0,000,000 100,000,000 •-• Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed propel ty branches Expenses of manage ment Sundries 339,784 37 2,869,744 74 22,457,800 - L 1,'W9,880 - 22,642,700 - 9,051,800 - 39,180,10 - 3`1,946,170 -- 1,134,900 - 1,131,800 - 1,299,400 - 1,299,000 -- 60,000,000 - 9,057,681 - 9,048 897 - 2,541,841 43 2,554,010 93 7,116,007 57 9,995,002 42 Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Dec. 1.7.---The market for shipping yarns is very strong, and again a large business has been done at very extreme prices, spinners being very full of orders, with contrasts extend ing some time forward. Spinners not only ask very full rates, but they have a difficulty in tak ing orders, except for delivery weeks hence. Home trade yarns are not selling briskly, because spinners require an advance of id. per lb. on the prices of yesterday, which is not obtainable. Our cloth market has been exceedingly firm since Tuesday, with a good inquiry. The advance in cotton and yarn has resulted in an increase of quotations by makers of cloth, which it is found that buyers aro extremely unwilling to pay. Producers, however, are very firm, in consequence of heavy engagements. To-day the advance checks business, but it is main tained, and where sales are made it is in some mea sure exacted. ALLISON and Co.,Regent-liouse, 238, 210, and 242 Regent-street, W. (near the Langham Ilotel).—lrish Pop lins, Spitalfields Silks, Lyons Silks, and Velvets, Droning and Ball Dresses in Tulle and Tarlatan, Broche, Grena dines, and Muslin de Soie. P.S.—All the above are first class and specialities of the above establishment. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1869. Closing Businei Share' NAME. Paid. Price dorm 10 Agra Limited, A all 101 11 12 Do II lO 41 61 4 1 1 5 1 50 Albion l5 10 8 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 22 22/p 221 20 Anglo-II unitarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia,, all 1 2 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm.— , 6 6 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, Aim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 10 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 30 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 161 50 British North American 29 Chartered of India, A ustra ha, end China 25 Chartered Mere. of India. Louden, and China 20 City If 14 11 100 Colonial 26 i 43 10 Consolidated, tins 4 i 1 80 Delhi and Loudon, lint ~, 25 ... ... 80 East London, Him 20 English and Anwrican, lint 10 ... ... 30 English Bank of Rio tie Ja neiro, lint 20 English, ;": cot halt, and Aux. traliau Chartered ..; all 161 161 231 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation...... all 34 ; 33 231 Do New ~ 111 4 100 Imperial, fin ............... 24 18 li 20 Imperial 0tt0m a n,........... 111 21 2f 12f ti lonian all 10 22 25 Du new Litt/ Mortgage of India lint 4 SI II 1 100 Du sp. o. DebN.l364 , S o all 76 76 II 100 London Bauk; of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 6 4 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 34 30 20 Do n ew 74 s 41 100 London &River Plate, lint. 46 11 1:2 25 Do new 10 11 2'p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 241 20 London and County 2ll 491 601 471 ili II 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m,16 pd. 11 ... .. London Joint 5t0 c k ........, 311 X 321 Slf 2 Loudon and South African al 8 I 100 London & S. - Western, lint, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lim l9l ... ... 100 London and Westminstr 2O 874 464 501 100 Do Scrip, iBB at 10 put 2ll ... ... 100 Merchant, hut ........... 25 61 64 10 Metropolitan, Aim.,. ...... ."' ... all 71 74 Si 60 Midland, lim.. S National of Australia 28 National of Liverpool, Aim l5 I d 1P 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 lO Do ...... . ....... 50 National.. .............. . 20 Now South Wa1e5......,,..., all 41 48 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provinc, Bank. Corpo., Aim, 10 61 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 2B VJ VZ 10 Do new, all ... .. 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Afric a , li nt 26 14 .14 100 Do issued at 6pm lO s 6 26 Union of Australia all 46 41 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London lb Si 31 TELEGRAPH COMPAXI HS. 11:r At — 4 - .)-American Tel., lint all' 1v - 19k lvt I 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., lint.— is 17+ 17i 171 I at Atlantic Telegraph lO 121 131 at Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. 31agnetic Tel., Ihn lOO 179 193 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2a3 2 0 4 10 Do. New * 12 12p 24 Indo-European Tel., lint lO Id pr 4 Lond. Provincial Tel. lira all 31 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 1,1 p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint all gi 71 24 lteuter's Telegram all 79 81 10 Societe Transatlant., lint all Is in at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all it it lU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 7 n b Do. 10 per cent. Pref all ii 6 p MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo Mexican Mint all 141 143 26 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, lint. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lira 6O 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 111 143 10 Do. New all 100 Bolekow Vaughan, lint. 30 13 14 6 Bombay Gas, lint. .5 Do. Now 4 11 id 50 British America nLand 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lint. 20 British Ship Owners 99 Canada Company all 44 t 6 10 Canadian Loan and In vzst 'tient, litu 2l 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint g _ 25 City of Loudon Real Pro perty, lim 9 53 410 30 City of Milan Impror. lint all 6 6 26 City of Moscow Gas, lint all 50 City Offices, lim 24 23 22 41 40 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 6 pr pSI 10 Company of African Mer chants, lilt. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all ad 27 26 Copper Miners of England, prof. 71 per cent. 10$ Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 43 per cent. all 1031 1011 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent, a ll 1041 1083 100 Do. 1882, 4f per cent. all in 2 101 10 Credit Fun. of England, lint. all 21 23 SO Credit Fon. of Mauritius lira lO 31 23d at Crystal Palace lOO 21 23 at Do. Preference ;00 95 100 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb /109 Is 7 112 20 Darjeeling, lim. 10 Eastern Assam, lint $0 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lint. 20 East India trrigs.. & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lilt. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gus. by Egypt. Gov alll 94 5i tit 20 Egyptian Cum.& Trad. lint, * 3 Eng. t Austral. Copper, lint 21 3 I 16 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 34d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, litn. 9 ..d 10 Fairiatirn Engineering b 3 2d 20 lore-street Warehouse,lim l2 1 p 100 For. S.; Cul. Guy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .t.:84 all 08 10 92 50 Gcllivara, km. 10 General Credit & Dis., Hut 71 13 10 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 99 60 Home & Col Marine In. lint. 5 21 ad 10 Hong Kong and China u,,. 3 all 20 Hudson's Bay 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seines, lim. 20 Interua. Financial Soc. Hui. 6 2 1 2 20 Interns. Land Credit, lim. 6 6 44 50 Italian Land 20 Italian Irri. (Canal C avour) all 3 33 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds. , redeem 1870, issued 90 40 Land Securities, li nt 26 Loudon African Trading lO 7 bd 26 Lon. & Caled. Marina, lira 6 ... 10 London County Laud and & Caul. (ilia. Building, lim. 60 Lond. Financial Asao., 30 22 21 4 Lond.Uen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 2 1 60 Lond. and Glaug. Engineer and cs, f .r ProvincialS by iu h d i p l: l u t nom. a: 1 2 02 6 0 1 2 034 1 4 1 1 6 0 ;1 8) * 2O l I 3 ' .l o S a u t p l d r: as Irri 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and 50 Merchant Shippi ng, li m Agency, lint-. 40 Millwall Iron Works, lint l2lColonis ation... 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. ............... 9 $3 43t1 4 all 32 n 25 National Discount Cu,, H ui 5 lei 11 25 National Prov. Marine um. 4 ••• • • 10 National Steam Ship, u m , a ll i 101 20 Nerbudda Coal& Iron lim. 6 31 3d 10 New Consolidated Die. lim. 3 13 11d New Quebrada, lim ...... ... .43.0 43 44 25 New Zealand Loan & Iler. cantle Agency,liun ......... 23 1 1 1 4 24 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim ......................j 11 II 10 Northern Assam Tea, Rm, i 7 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lint... 109 48 53 40 North Brit. & Mercan. 1n.., 61 J 9 191 26 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 6 13 14 50 Oriental Financial, ...... all 7 8 Oriental G ew as .. 1 1 IP 10 Otago and Southland In• vestment, lint ............... id 1p s Ottoman Gas, rim ............ 7 .1 2 4 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lien S Do. do. • -.. .......... at Peel R. Land &Miner!, lim 10 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 643 60 Do. New 1867 ......... 10 11 10 60 Rhymney Iron ............... all 27 22 1 Do. New ............. all Si 7 2 Rio de Janeiro City Itn.,lint. all I 3 10 181 Do. Gas, 1int...... all 24 253 190 Royal Mail Steam ............ 60 46 SO 47 6 Scottish Aust. Invest., lien. 160 76 83 Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint. 10 7 id Societe Gen.de l'Enapire Ot. i 21 33 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 24 South Australian Land all 33 34 20 TelegraphCon.&Main.,lim all 321 331 35/ 20 Thames and Mersey Maria* (Insurance), lim 2 21 3 41 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint 3l ~ 10 Trust & Agency of Aus. - ,lins 1 * y ip 10 Do do. do. all ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 6 40 Union Marine L'pool, lim 43 r, 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp.,lhn g 11 1d 20 Universal Marine ( ln.), a 4 si 9 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all ji 3 r 30 Van Dismay' , Laud 2 Bl a 7 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan.., all 01 en 60 Warrant Finance, lint. l2 11 led 40 West India and Facile Steam, Urn 2O 5 3 20 West London Whams and Warehouses lO COLONIAL GOYBRNAMST BkeUILITIIe6 Britbib Columbia, 6 per SO 11 0. • • •••••••••• • 100 .... • - 1)0. 1 80 lOO - (lan.Gov.6 p.0.Jan. , 4 July 1877-84 -- • lOO 1041 107 1 - Do. 6p. 0 7cb. do Aug lOO 102 104 - Do. sp. 0. Mar. 4 Sept lOO 102 104 - Do. p. O. Jan. h July lOO 921 an 07 - Do. sp. o. Inscribed st *CO 9 0 02 - Cape (i.lloPe. 6 P• 0 •117 3•• 10 6 102 lei - Do.Apl,4oot 1890-1900 lOO 111 lli - Do. do 189040 lOO 107 109 - Do. Jan.4July. 1 1 10 1 •••• 100 108 116 - Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 0s 100 - C.)_7 lon, Nov 1878.6 p.c lOO 100 110 - Do. 1872. do lOO 105 101 - hlauritina, 6 p. 0, 1871, ICO 100 100 Jan. and July .. 100 145 tO6 iu oo 106 11500 - N MID) . 00lD B 3:1;1 . 1 1; 881 0 7528r v 5:.n . :31 6 Fe6 p eeepb . y o °: rra J &Pu a . °dA • r t ce n t ...... aNu e • • 1 0 0 103 104 - Natal 6 p ct, Apldc 0a... 00 ..._ - Do 6p o. Hay Jr N0v..... 100 106 108 - N. S. W. 5 irc., '7l to '74.. 100 Sia 101 1011 - Do. S p.o. ltiaB to 1896.. DO 99 100 104 - Do. 5 p.0.rd.'07 to '75.. - N.Zealand, 6p. 0t.1891.. 100 - Do. 6 per cent.... ..... 100 DoJan, Aprl,July, Oct... 100 91 92 91 - Do 6p c. Mar Sept '91.. 100 108 110 - Do June Dec., 1891 .... 100 109 ill - fDo rrov.( 1 Auald. ~v - ' - r - il e s.: 1 8;o:o l i t y t i . a 1 2 8 6 7 p 1 1 8 . 9 2J " ; n 110 - Do 18 , 6 lOO : 10 - gulensind. p. o. 'B2- 0 lOO 07 1081 110 - Do 1891 - Ttlinnanitill 6 per e 800 • 107 102 - Do 4.893 9/ ~ lOO 'OB 109 - Victoria 6 per cout.lBlll lO6 ;14 115 Do. April and Qcl WO 11l 119 SHOCKEVG _POWDER MILL EXPLOSION. At five minutes rest one o'clock on Friday afternoon a terrific explosion claimed the visitors of Hounslow, Twickenham, Feltham, &c., which turned out to arise from n accident at the Gunpowder Works of Messrs. Curtis :And Harvey, at Hatton, near Hounslow, by which three un fortunate workmen have lost their lives. Two brothers-iu law, named Hodges and Walters, one a resident in Feltham, and the other of Hanworth, and a man named Rutter, who resided at Wellington-road, Hounslow, are the unfortunate victims. They were all at work in a corning-house, where the explosion originated. The destruction to property at the works is considerable. The corning-house is completely destroyed; the machinery and other contents being scat tered about in all directions. One of the barrels was blown to a considerable height and lodged in a poplar tree, whore it may be seen from the roadway. Hedges has worked at the mills almost all his life, and leaves a large family to lament his loss. Rutter was also a married man. The shock was felt for miles around, and the scene the gates shortly after the explosion was hcartrbn.,...„, the number of persona employed in various departments being considerable. The injuries received, however, by those employed elsewhere than in the corning house wero not serious. The last explosion that took place at the Hatton Mills was about ten years ago, and until recently the inhabitants of the neighbourhood were of opinion that green charges only were worked, and that they wore then removed to the Haworth Mills to undergo the corning and finishing. The cause of the ex plosion cannot be accounted for, and it is probable that the only persons who could throw any light on it were the un fortunate victims. SHARE LIS7. otLDINAUY eiLIAILSB AND STOCKS. raid. Closing ;Bastniii krioe. dom. at Brist.il and Exeter ...... 100 73 76 st Caledonian ....... 100 781 721 at Cawurlan lOO to 20 Cornwall. at Dublin aft Belfast June... 100 - Dun„Pertlidt Ab. June... 100 70 72 2; East London all 6 20 Do 15 - - 2) Do 10 - - et Glasgow wS. ‘Vetitern lOO IC4 107 rt Great Mater]: .. 'O9 37/ 33 33 74 f at Do. L. Aug). Au. 100 C 1 71 81 at West North of Scotland lOO lo lo st Great Northern lOO 107 :NV it Do. A stock. it Do. 13 stook et GtS. and W. of Ireland lOO 18 Du at t. Weiteru ILO 1.1 40 15/ tt Do. Soutn Wales PA; 67 60 it Do. W. Mid.-Ualord too 34 26 at Do. Newport lOO 32 31 at Lancashire .% 1 taitantru lOO 1101 2:1 L 27/ ii Lon.. Lrigh.,se S.Cuait lOO 474 4i 474 - Do Scrip - • lon., (;hat., and Del .1 lvo 11 111 161 at Do. aletrop. Lx. A lOO 11 Is it Lou. at Aorth Westert lOO 1211 22 Ill; at Lon. a South Western ICU vz :4 PSI 4 Man., Shel., a Linuulu ho 13 631 at Atttrupollt an 61 Do Extothii.o 82 12 I Du. Now rd all - - at Metropolitan Dlstrist. all 80 12 10 bletrop. St. John's W 001 i - - et IC.1; and at I, 49, Wristlet. a Dry b st North _British ISO 141 141 34, it L -.1C0., di Dun lOO it Nor kiastern-Berwlet„. 100 26 D. G. N.K - - et 1), Leeds .... 100 71 80 et D oYork .. lOO 1181 1111 1111 it 1) oCarlirle - - st D •Stock.& Darling lOO 160 ttO st North London 10 Do New 1868 . 4 11 2 y it North Stuffordshirs lOO 61 03 at North awl Junction 100 V 9 101 10 Do New £lO ihares 7 ... et R1 , . - ymney et Shropshire Union lOO 69f Guy it South Devon:.. at South Esatern lOB 771 771 it Staines, Wok'huna,& Wok alli 13 11 st Tad Vale lvu 164 1 68 -- Do. - - Waterlord .k Kilkenny lOO - 10 Waterloo it Whiteha.l 6 Railways 1211 122 i 122 j i RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND kiTOCIAL at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.ceut. 100 86 itB at Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 2 lOO ... et Du. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lllO at Da. Aberdeen, gnu 6 p.c lOO ... at Do. do. 7 per cent ll O... at Do. do. Ordinary._ 100 73 02 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 0 per cent gua all x 4 Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 at Do. let Claws preference lOO ••• at Glas. it S.W. gua. b per ct lOO „.. at 14t. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l lee 95 lOU 90 at Du de No. 2 101 17 10 at Do do 6 per cent 111 lit 113 at Do East Anglian A b p. c. 101 ••• at Do do B 6 do. lie at Do do C 7 do. 100 it Do do No. 1, b p.c. 100 at Du E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 68 72 at Th./Norfolk bp.e.Ex.1646 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 at Ureat Northern, 5 per cent 100 at Do b p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 D e 4 do du do lee at Do I do at sp. c.p,u 101 at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at Ut. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 at Ureat South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 95 at Gt. West.—Orig.&Jut.-lient dug., per gua.s p.c lOO 106 1(.8 1081 at Do. Orig. (E.& H. Ex). 5 p.c. lav 95 100 at Do du 4, per cent. 1920... too 10J I+2 at Du do 4 do do ... 100 SU 52 st Du du 5 per cent. rodent. luo a 7 th, at Du do ISirminghain gua 100 to 72 at Do du du pref... 100 at Du do Cheater gua lO9. 85 OJ at Do do du I per cent. too „, et Do do do 5 do luo 1/4 Isb at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. lou „, at Do do 41 p.c lOO a t Do do 4; 1650 100 st Do do b at Du \Vast Mid. Oxford lstg lOO 116 118 117 at 1)o do 2,1 gua. 100 1 3 115 at Do Newport, Ist g. p.c. 100 y t ; as at Do du 22 do lOU .•• •• at Du gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all „. at Lancash. & Yorlcsh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 132 at Du Barnsley, 1:5 Is 100 p.c. 140 at Du 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) Ina 11) La at Do 41 (Blackburn parch). lot us 100 at; Loudon & 13righton, p. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO all Du 5 per cent. gua Nu. 2 l9O ,„ et Do 6 do du llO ••• ••• at Do 5 do NJ. 4 luu ''• at Du 7 per cent lee •• at Do 6 du (W.E. & OA' ) luo „, at DJ 4 do 1952 lOO ,„ at London, Chatlnun, it Dover S per cent ICO all Loudon and 11. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 111 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrcvcsb'y & Welcup'l low • at London aud a W. 7 p,c. •▪ .. late 3d shares, lOO 14b ISO ■ Do (Portaiu.perpans 2s6d) all ,„ a Man., Shut., & p.c IOU Do a Do 31 per cent lOO 64 66 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent I at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. 100 130 135 a Do Bristol& thrill., op. c lOO 1 a 14 a Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 108 IVO a Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO PS 100 a Du Leicester& p.c lousy 91 at North British, 5 p.c. Nu.l lod at Do E. it U. 4p.e. S. .ft u* „.„ ,▪ „ at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t 10i) ,„ at Do Border Union, 04 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Ceua. 4 p.c lOO 87 8a at Do 41 per cent. redeem IJo 17 U 9 at Do U N.E. 4 per cent., lOl „, 17 Du Lerwick capital 11.1 3. 4 . Do York, H. it S. purchase lO 10 luj Do Stektu it Drling. A 5 p.c 101) 107 101 at Do W, Hartlepool 41. and It 100 80 8$ kit 20 North Staffurdwhire all 202 111 10s S. Devon Annuities, Los., all y 10 101/ Do Tavistock Anna., 105 all SI 01 10a Do Fixed 41 per cent all S 8i 1.0.6. S. East. (lload. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO at Do Fixed -11 per cent lOO • ••• ..• at Tall Vale No.l lOO 154 150 at Waterford it Kilkenny, 6pc 10* *" ''' RAILWAYS.--PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With DiTidencle contingent on the ProMs of each separate year bt Caledonian 44 p c gas.. ■t Do Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c lOO at Do 4} p irredeean all at Do 4p c con.. issued at 80 65 .., at Great Eastern 45 per cent. 100 7; Su at Du 5 du, 1862 lOO 87 t►o at Do Now 5 du, 1863 IOU 84 88 at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 83 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 ... at Du Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston & Sleafd, 45 pc 10e at Great West., W. 31id1. , 5p c 100 at Do Joint porpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 IPC at Do do 6p e irred., 1866 104 ILO 112 20 Do Vale Neath peril. 5p c all .„ at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, U lOO Lauc. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1p et Loud., Brig &c., 45 pc, 1858 100 at Du du 4 do, 1860 100 at Do du 41 do, 1861 leo et Do do 45 do, 1863 100 at Do do 6 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 5 do at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., 136 p.c 105 ... ... Do du C G p.c 100 at London& N Western, 5p c 100 103 11l at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 , 3 05 10 Man. Sher. & Lin., 5 pc, 1805 all V P at Metropolitan 5 per cent WO 100 104 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 WV et Do B do 18 Do 5p c opt. to COOT. to 100 107 10) Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 184 all 20j 211. 18 Du Ineuny. New Shares all IV 19/ 22 Dud p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 11, 1872...... 81 11 it North Bride'', E. and (k No. 1, i per cent ... „. 100 . et Do £lO guaranteed, 18;11 100 Do E ,P.olcDun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... it Do 141. &(.1 , No. 2, 5 p.c it Do N. 8.. 6 per cent, 1369 100 at Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c ... 100 at Do E. G., (Ordiry) 41 p • 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 00 1 sfi at Do Stock. & Dart., D 105 113 116 114 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent] st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ... st South Eastern, 4i pc, 1858 100 ... . ... at Do 5 do 1861 100 ... "' st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1866 10f . et Do I do, 1564 at Victoria St. di Pimlico, 4f pc 100 ... ... RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS' at Birkenhead lOO 91 93 08 Do. 44 per cent. Prefer.., all 13 101 it Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead llO 54 6 at Do. if per cent. at Do. 6 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed loo at Colchester Stour Valley it East Lincoln, gun. 6p. e lOl 139 13 f 2/ Gloater and 1: eau Forest— all a Gt. Easst., Newm., ac., 6 p.c 100 a Do. E. U. Marwich, 4 p.c 100 at Do.do.Woodbrg.Ez., do 101 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Hera 100 97, 99 28 61 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222 2 0 at Loudon and Blackvrall lOO 93 96 at Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Chat., &c., 41 p. c lOO it Do. Coin. Fund, 6do 100 ,„ at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lei at London, Tilbury, a South 100 83 hs at Loweatoft, guy, 4 percent lOO 78 31 at Do. 4*. 6 do 101 51 Mauch., 8r... • Ma . all •.• ••• at Midland, Bradlord, Pref.,. 100 92 94 11 Mid Kent Cray .Lim.) 50 Nerthernt East., per cent all 43 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastara—Hartlepool 100 at N. West. A porp. prof, ap c. 100 107 109 at Do B minimum 11 p.e lOO „, at Nutting. k.)-rauth H.& 0 lOO 91 i 4 25 Preston and %V yro• all 44 46 ltoyston, Hitch., and Shop lOO 132 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 106 132 194 10 1)0 de Y 2 hp a S. Yorks!). and Eixer Dun 110 "7 99 D 4 per cent gua lBl 74 68 ", do at 'rid. Station and Pimlico.— 100 . at West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 21 Do do B all 240 Do du C all ,„ at Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. ■t7 East and Weal:mills lOO 123 125 gacaLondon and St. Katherine lOO ill 51 491 100 D olhb. stock, 4 par cent all Elillwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 23 18 st Southampton lOO 71 76 et Surrey couttaarcial lOO 00 110 THE OUTRAGE IN KING'S COUNTY. Moro details aro to hand of the extraordinary and bruta, outrage in King's County, Ireland. On Wednesday night, whilst the family of Mr. Daniel Bailey, JX., of Moorock House, Kling's County, was at tea, a man called to say that the house of Mr. O'Connor, of Moorock Lodge, had been attacked. Mr. Bailey and two of his sons ran out, taking with them two revolvers and a double barrelled gun. A third son ran across the fields to the nearest police-station at Ballycumber. Mr. Bailey first discovered two men, who had concealed themselves in a ditch. One of the sons jumped on to the lawn of Mr. O'Connor's house, when he found him self in the presence of seven men. He called out to his father, "Here they are!" The men ran away, and Mr. Bailey called on them to stand, and threatened if they did not do so that he would fire. One stood still, but the others continued to run. Mr. Bailey and one of his sons rushed on the man who re mained, wrenched a pistol from him, and knocked him down. They then took him to Moorock House, and locked him in a cellar. They then went to the house of Mr. O'Connor, and found that ho had been fearfully mutilated, his nose having been cut off. It appears that whilst Mr. O'Connor was sitting with his wife, a man knocked at the door. Mrs. O'Connor asked who was there, when the answer was given, "A letter from Mr. Bailey." When the door was opened four men rushed into the parlour, whilst two or three others compelled Mrs. O'Connor to remain in the hall. They then went to one of the bedrooms, and took from it two guns and a sword. They then dragged Mr. O'Connor outside the hall-door, and cut off his nose. The man arrested by Mr. Bailey has been ithittificd by Mrs. O'Connor as one of the men who detained her in the hall. Mr. O'Connor is a Roman Catholic, and is wither a landlord nor an agent THE ALLEGED JETVISII ABDUCTION CASE. In the Lords Justices' Court on Friday, before Lord Justice lard, the appeal was heard in the matter of Esther Lyons, from the decision of Vice-Chancellor James, with regard to the appointment of a guardian to the young lady. It \via be recollected that Miss Esther Lyons is the daughter of a Jew residing at Cardiff, and that sho had become a Christian, and left her father to reside with a Mrs. Keith. The father brought an action against Mrs. Keith, which was tried at Cardiff, and resulted in favour of Mrs. Keith. Some subsequent appellate litigation took place, when the matter came before Vice Chancellor James, who made an injunction against the father on an application for the appoinment of a guardian. It was against this decision that this appeal was now made. Mr. Higgins, in support of the application, read a num ber of affidavits filed in the cause. That of the father of the infant stated that, if she had really become a convert to Christianity, ho would be willing for her to be placed under the care of a Christian guardian as the court might see fit to direct. Another affidavit stated that during the time that Esther Lyons was in Cardiff, in July last, repeated efforts were made by the father and others to get possession of hor person, and that while the trial was taking place, the offices of a magistrate were obliged to be called in, in order to prevent her being so taken. There was also an affidavit by Frederick Yates Edwards, which stated that he was acquainted with Mrs. Keith, who was proposed to be one of the guardians of Esther Lyons. She was a lady of great respectability and wealth, and in his opinion a fit person to be Esther Lyons' guardian. Mr. Bagshawo, for the young lady, said that there was the affidavit of Mrs. Keith, in which she Mated that Miss Lyons had become a Christian without any persuasion or influence on her part, and that she had not tried to induce her to leave her father's custody; that an action had been brought against her at the last Cardiff Assizes by Mr. Lyons to obtain compensation in damages for the loss of the services of his daughter. The action was tried, and the decision of the judge was in her favour. His lordship's judgment stated that the young lady her self had asserted that she was a Christian, and had never known any other religion, although she had kept the fasts. Should he send her back to prison, for it would be doing so if he sent her back to her father's house? He thought he could not do se. Mr. Higgins then proceeded to argue that it appearea very hard thing to the parents of this young lady that she hould be taken from them, because she.might enjoy abetter position. The father ought to be the guardian of his child. There were many cases which affirmed this doctrine. as also the doctrine that children should bo brought up in the father's faith.—Lord Justice Giffard said he could not in this case, but express his opinion that the Vice- Chancellor had exercised the most judicious dis cretion. It appeared that the young lady left her father in 1863, at the age of 18 years, and would be 20 in February next. She appeared to have a great horror of her father, and was of an extremely nervous tem perament, and this would have very much increased if placed with her father or uncle. What the Vice- Chancellor had done was this. He had seen the young lady and heard her statement, and then said that he could not deprive the father of seeing the child, but that he would bind Mrs. Keith to produce the child to her father when he wanted to see her in a proper and legal manner, but he would also restrain the father from acting otherwise. He must con firm the decision of the Vice-Chancellor, and he was glad that Mr. Bagshawe did not press for costs, or he must have given them. The Builder regrets to hear that the state of the Marquis of Westminster's statue in Chester New Park has led to a communication with Mr. Thornycroft from the legal adviser of the corporation upon the subject. The Earl of Crawford and Balearres died on Wed nesday night at the family residence, Dunecht, Aberdeen shire. The deceased lord was born in 1783, and was con sequently in his 80th year. lie is succeeded in the titles aid estates by his eldest son, Lord Lindsay. CRIMPING IN WITHOUT QUALIFICATION.—We understand that some time ago a considerable number of writers" obtained admission into the Admiralty without having previously obtained a qualification from the Civil Service Commissioners. This fact was recently brought under the notice of Mr. Childers, who at once issued an order that the officers in question were to forthwith sub mit to the usual examination. Some, sooner than pass through this ordeal, have resigned.—Civilian. A Cumous MEETING.—The Univers, of which M. Veuillot is the editor, is the Ultramontane journal of France. It has been abusing roundly the Bishop of Orleans !or his views against the enunciation by the CEcumenical Council of Papal Infallibility. The Vatican relates that a curious meeting took place on Saturday, the 4th, in the " Confession" of St. Peter. M. Louis Veuillot, who had just arrived, was praying before the shrine, when the rustle of a bishop's fario/a, as the prelate knelt down beside him, made him look up. It was Monseigneur Dupanloup paying his first visit ad liming Apoitolorum. ANOTHER KIND OF WlNE.—There is much waste in London, but we are not sure that the economies of Paris are all to be praised. Here is something new. Oranges, though dearer than in England, arc largely con • umed in the French capital. Of course many are bad, ;urn sour, and for other reasons being unfit for food, are thrown into the streets. But though thu s condemned, they are not lost. The rag,pickers pounce upon them and carry thorn home. They wash the oranges and then place them in a tub of water to be macerated. Fermentation soon begins, and then the liquid is placed in a stone bottle, sugar is added, and the whole is corked down. When the fermentation has strength to blow the cork out, the liquid is dubbed Champagne Mouffetard, and among the poor of tho Rue Mouffetard neighbourhood it has a steady sale. It is the \relive Cliquot of little nurses. We hope it rill not bo •Inorted to England. NAVAL AND AILLI7 ARY IN7 ELLIGENCE During the forenoon of Thursday, and at the time the wind was backing out to the southward and increasing in its strength, her Majesty's line of-battle-ship Donegal, Capt ,in W. Hell itt, V.C., bound to China, and lying at - pithead in company with the Monarch and United States' screw corvette Ply mouth, was iguallel to prcceed to oea. The order was obeyed, and the ship stearnel out to en counter the gale. Eight hours afterwards the Donegal was off St. Alban's head. Storm :ails were split, ports stove in, quarter gallery washed out, and decks filled with water. The ship was strained and leaked very much in her topsides, if not below the water line.. After knocking about in the Channel all Light St. Helen's Roads, beyond which no sane person who saw her get under way from Spithead on the previous day supposed she had gone, was made, and the ship auchurA thane in safety. IVe understand that the bill for making good the total damages sustained by the Donegal will not be much less than £l,OOO. Some one is responsible for ordering the ship to sea in such weather. Who is it Iler Majesty's ship Monarch and the United States screw corvette Plymouth still remained at Spithead up to sunset last evening, and her Ma jesty's ship Donegal was anchored in the neighbour ing roadstead of St. llelen's, all three yet detained by the violence of the weather. The gales which have been prevalent in the Channel from S.W. to W.N.W. culminated i 9 their strength on Thursday afternoon, when the wind blew terrifically from between south and west, with heavy falls of rain. In the evening the wind veered in to W.N.W. under the land in the vicini'y of the Isle of Wight, and the atmosphere cleared ; but all the night and the following (yesterday) morning the wind blew fiercely from W. to W.N.W. Yesterday the wind continued fierce about W.N.W., strong, but with a clearing atmosphere and a steadily rising baro meter. John Brown, a labourer on Chatham Dockyard extension works, has died from an accident while at work. He fell into a hole dug for collecting water previously to pumping it into the river. The accident was not thought to be vLry serious, and the suffererer was taken to his house instead of to the hospital, but next day his injuries proved to be fatal. Col. J. W. S. Smith, C. 8., commanding the Ist Depot Battalion, is now in command of the Chatham district, during the absence of the Com mandant, Major-Gen. Freeman Murray, who has received leave till the 13th of February. Mr. J. T. llawnsley, Deputy-Assista4t Super intendent of Stores, who has been some time sta tioned at Chatham Gulwharf, has ceased to do .luty there, and he is to embark to-day for Ber muda, at which island he is to be stationed for duty. The new Government Lock Hospital at Chatham Itts been handed over by the contractor, Mr. Stiff, of Dover, to the War Department. The staff of nurses, &c., has been engaged by Dr. Baxter, visit ing surgeon for the district, and head of the hos pital. The work of furnithing, laying in stores of drugs, &c., is going ou ; and the hospital will be ready fur the reception of patients by the new year. A few of the Martinillenry rifles are now be ing tested at Aldershot Camp, and after they have been iu possession of one battalion for a mouth's practice, will be handed over to the next for a similar purpose, until they have ' , used through the whole of the infantry regiments. On Monday live men of the 2d battalion 7th Royal Fusiliers, under the direction of the instructors of inu detry, com menced their practice at the Cmsar's Camp ranges, each man firing 25 rounds at distances from 150 to GOO yards. Although the weather was very rough they averaged 48 points—a result which they say would be almost impossible with the Snider rifle under similar circumstances. One man named M‘Guinneks scored 63 points. On 'Wednesday the same men fired 25 rounds each under circuit], stances as unfavourable as on Monday, and with an equally satisfactory re-ult. On Thurs'lay the weather was more favourable, and they fired 30 rounds at ranges varying from GOO to 800 yards. Allowing, that the extra► number of rounds counter balanced the excess in distance, the results may be said to have been about equal to those obtained on each of the preceding days. The soldiers are de lighted with the new weapon, which is a little heavier than the Snider. It is sighted for 1,300 yards, and the men say it will carry a bullet that distance with effect. It is a safe weapon to carry on the march or through jungle, as by a contriv ance under the trigger the latter can be made fast, preventing the possibility of the piece being and dentally discharged. It has no cock, and therefore the infantry motion known as the " support" will henceforth be dispensed with. Three sling swivels enable the soldier to sling it loose or tight, accord ing to circumstances, and it is most likely that it will be carried on sentry as the riflemen carry their arms on that duty. In the heel plate is a cavity for holding oil, sponge, rags, worm screw, and other necessaries to clean the rifle and extract the bullet. Thi s cavity can be covered with the heel-plate by means of a spring. The lock-plate and trigger are varnished black, and only two screw heads are visi ble in the former. A sword-bayonet, which can also be used as knife or saw, can be affixed to the rifle, to which it is a formidable addition. The men are confident that with this weapon a single soldier will prove a match for two cavalrymen in the open field. Col. Glyn, C. 8., 23. Battalion Rifle Brigade, has been granted leave of absence from the 15th of De cember, 1869, to the 30th of January, 1870. Col. Dillon, C. 8., of the same battalion, has assumed command of the 3d Infantry Brigade until the re turn of Major-General Sir A. Horsford, K.C.8., from leave of absence. A hundred men of the 4th Dragoon Guards arrived in Liverpool yesterday from Manchester. They are to be stationed at the North Fort, Liver pool. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Commander Charles J. Carey to the Pembroke ; and Navigating Lieut. John Phillips to the Porte. THE FEMALE ART GALLERY. On Monday next a special bazaar and fancy sale of works of art, executed by females only, will be thrown open to the public at Messrs. E. Fuller and Co.'s Gallery,llo4, Great Russell- street, Blooms bury. Speaking from a private view, we cm say a more beautiful or artistic exhibition has seldom, if ever, been presented to the public. The works of art offered for sale comprise some of the most ex quisite productions it has been our privilege to wit ness ; and the fact that they are all executed by ladies gives them an additional charm. It would be invidious to particularise by name those ladies who have contributed to the bazaar, but we may say that the water-colour drawings, the crimson lake etchings, the splendid specimens of antique illuminations, the collections of ferns, British and foreign, the carvings in wood and ivory, models, &c., &c., aro all of the moat beautiful de scription, and make up an exhibition of unrivalled excellence. As each visitor will be presented with a beautiful specimen of the new fernographs, that of itself will prove a great attraction ; but, apart from that, the prices affixed to the different articles aro so moderate that a clearance doubtless will be effected during the few days the bazaar is open. That which gives the bazaar strong claims on the public is that it is en tirely for the benefit of those whose work is exhi bited. Many places are open for the sale of works of known artists, but for those not so favourably placed it is not easy to turn the result of their talent into money, and for thi3 laudable pur pose alone has the Gallery of Female Art been formed. Every exhibitor fixes the price of her own production, no heavy percentage is charged for sales effected, and all that is required to nominate an exhibitor is a subscription of a guinea by a member, the said member receiving an equivalent to the amount in drawings. The bazaar, as au ex hibition, is one of the sights of London, and it is to be hoped that the exertions the Messrs. Fuller have made to bring about its completion will be crowned with very great success. 2eORTIEG INTELLIGENCE— lilts Day CITY BETTING.—Lus DAY. WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 5 to 1 agst Lord Eurgan's nomination (offered) 100 to 0 ugst Mr Broeklebauk's nom. (taken) DERBY. 1000 to GO agg Stanley (offered) ICOO to GO agA Bridgewater (-11' , A - cd) 2500 to 100 ag - st Ilawtliornden (taken) 1000 to 00 agst Idaegr,-gor (taken) ALBEMARLE (;LL' B ME ETIN G.—FRIDAY. SELLING SWE EPSTAK ES. Juanita Lincoln Nlitstperucle st,von ran. STEEPLECHASE. CUP. Harvester 1 Slander Wild Fowl 3 MATCH. Leonelllo beat Charon. ALBEMARLE CUP. Traveller - - __ . Kaupai 1 Rampart Four ran. OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Lord Waldegravo 2 Albatross 2 Skirmish 3 Five ran. SELLING STAKES. Kirk Alloway Lincoln Ton ran. HANDICAP HURDLE PLAIE. Charon 1 Aintree 2 Red, Whit, , , and Blue.. Twelve ran. RACING FIXTURES-1670. FEBRUARY. Linc01n...... Harrow 17, 18 I Nswton .... 25, 26 MARCH. Nottingham... 1, 9 1 West Somerset l6, 17 Liverpool B, 9, 10 I Warwick 22, 23, 24 Pontefract ..1 4, 15 I E psom 29 30 ~ Cambridgeshire ......14, 15 I Bromley 31 and April 1 APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 I Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 West. Drayton 7, 8 Abergavenny 21, 22 Thirsk 7, 8 i Lewes Kingsbury lB, 19 I Croydon. 28, 29 Durham lB, 19 I SPAIN. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) MADRID, Dec. 17. Last night Senhor Salverna, formerly Minister of Finances, was seriously wounded by a poinard thrust. The perpetrator of this deed was the late Dir, c tor- of the Finance Ministry, actuated by some pri vate feeling of revenge. EGYPT. ALEXANDMA, Dee. 15. The Jurisdiction Commission have agreed to examine the proposed scheme of the Egyptian Government iu detail, at their next sitting ou 11 ednesday. A despatch has been received by M. de Lesser' from Lord Clarendon congratulating him in the name of the English Government upon the suc cessful opening of the Canal. The despatch also congratulates the French Government and nation upon the constant support they had afforded to a work so fruitful in the futuro both of political and commercial results. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. FOREIGN-OFFIC‘ , ], DEC. 14. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. J. Sturzt Day as Consul at Cowes fur the North German Con federation. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 15. Lioul enant Charles Goodwin Fegen has Leen placed on .ho Retired List with tho rank of Conimand , q., from the lbt October, 1860, under her 3lajesty'a Order in Couticil of 1860, 1861, and 1861. LLS7 F 01: THE USE OF VISITORS TO .11E1RO1'OLIS. ---- • — o- MUsLt Ms. tiquarian —Somerset lfouse. Admission by application to the secretary. Botanic—Royal Botanic Society of London. Regent's park. Admission daily by orders from fellows. Royal Gardens, Kow. Open daily, 1 till 6, free. British—Great Russell-s reet. Open free on Mondays, IVoduesdays, and Frida s, 10 to 4 ; sulnuer months 10 till 7. Closed Ist till 711 i January, Ist till 7th May, and Ist till 7111 September ; ul o on all thanksgiving days. City—Guildhall. A collec on of antiquities, &c. 10 till 5. Geological— Jermyn street. Open daily (except Fridays) free. 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