The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The North German Lloyd steamer America from New York, has brought £9,000 in specio for Paris, and £l,OOO for Bremen. There is a quiet demand for money in the open market this morning, with rates unchanged at 2! 2i per cent. The brokers have reduced their rates for money on deposit at 14 days' notice, from 2} to 2i per cent. The stock markets to-day are affected by the preparations for the settlement, which are in progress. Foreign securities are firm. Consols are better. Railways are also firm, without much change in quotations, except in the case of London and North Westerns, which have im proved. Consols are 921 4 for money; ditto, for Ac- Count, 92i ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 931 3 ; New Tkree per Cents, 931 3 ; ditto 3 per Cent., Jan. 1873, 1031 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 241 i 3. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 211 f ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 1 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 10.21 ; ditto Enfaced Paper 51 per Cent., May, 1879, 1101. Italian Five per Cents. show a recovery of 1 per cent., at 541 541 ex div. ; New Spanish Three per Cents. and Turkish Five per Cents. have improved to 30i 30i ex div. and 401 401 respectively. Peruvian Five Per Cents. are 1 better, at 76 761, ex all ; and Greek and Mexican Bonds remain un changed at 11.4 1 12, and 151 151. The Scrip of the Italian Tobacco Loan is about 1 prem.. and the last Russian Railway Loan 1 1 discount. The Honduras Loan is 85 87 ex coupon. Egyptian Seven per Cent. Loan of 1868 is firm at 741. The railway market does not as yet show much change, from the settlement in progress. A few of the stocks are better; and London and North I'Vestern have improved 4. The quotations are :—Caledonian, 774 774 ; Great Western, 488 s ; Great Eastern, 424 ; Great Northern, 107 8 ; ditto A, 108 ; Lancashire, 129 ; Metropolitan, 1098 ; ditto Extension, 104 5 ; Midland, 114 4 ; Sheffield, 47 4. ; Brigh ton, 494. 50 ; North British, 33 4 ; North Western, 1134 144 ; North Eastern, 102 3 ; South Eastern, 79i 801 ; Chatham and Dover, 17 4. United States Five-Twenty Bonds have given Way 4, to 744 75 ; but the Bonds of 1885 and Ten- Forty Bonds remain at 73,1- 738, and 72, 724 re spectively. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures are steady, at 40k 41, and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds, at 431 44. Eries have de clined 4, to 254 254, and Illinois Central stock is unaltered, at 96 96f. Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per Cent. Debenture Stock is 90 91 cx div. The sum of £106,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. The next French, West India, and Mexican mail steamer is expected to bring £600,000 in silver, chiefly on English account. The directors of the National Discount Company (Limited) have determined to recommend, at the general meeting on the 20th inst., a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum. At the meeting of the proprietors of the Union Bank of Australia, a dividend was declared of 7} per cent. for the half-year. There is a rumour' that the prospectus of the new competing Brighton Railway project is likely to be issued in the course of the next week or two. The traffic return of the Great Western Railway of Canada, for the week ending the Bth inst., shows an increase of £2,569 over last year. The transfer books of the International Financial Society (Limited) are to be closed from the 18th to the 31st inst. The Basingstoke Canal, together with all the property belonging to the company, is advertised to be sold by tender, pursuant to an order of the Mas ter of the Rolls. The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £2,602 over the correspond ing week of last year, and the Brighton an increase of £3,602. A circular has been addressed by the executors and trustees of the late Mr. John Humphery, stating that the business of the wharf will be carried on by them with the existing staff for the benefit of his estate, and that ample provision is made by the will with regard to capital. The Crown agents for the colonies have announced the half-yearly interest due on the 15th inst. on the New Zealand Government 5 per Cent. Debentures expiring in 1914, and on Vancouver Island 6 per Cent. Debentures ; also the three months' interest due on the 15th inst. on the New Zealand 5 per Cent. Consolidated Loan of 1868. From St. Salvador the election of Dr. Francisco Ducnas as President for the coming term is an nounced. The indigo crop is now estimated at nearly the last year's yield-14,000 ceroons. The price has been a shade higher than last year, and the quality is inferior. The sugar product of this Republic will greatly exceed that of any preceding Year. From Costa Rica it is stated that on the 9th of December an attempt was discovered to overthrow the newly-installed Provisional President, Don --- 5:—.,...,.,, TJ ti. u I, uat order was soon restored. The State of California, which ten years ago was the most dangerous centre of American finance, continues to maintain the altered character it has lately gained, and to furnish, in comparison with the other States, an example of peculiar steadiness. Al though the rate of interest is high—ranging between 12 and 15 per cent. on the best securities—it ex periences scarcely any fluctuation from month to Month, and transactions consequently assume a regularity such as is rarely experienced in the Eastern cities. The shipments of specie from the Ist of January, 1868, to the beginning of De cember, had been only £6,670,000, against £7,900,000 in the preceding year, but the diffe lone° probably had been more than made up by an increased exportation of wheat and other Products. The Customs receipts were £1,640,000 --an increase of 1180,000. The assessed value of the real estate of San Francisco alone is now £12,700,000. Advices from Guatemala state that the House of R epresentatives opened its regular Sessions on the 2 5th of November, on which day the President of the Republic, Don Vicente Cerna, delivered the usual address, in which he says that the relations of the State with the neighbouring Republics of Sal vador, Honduras, and Nicaragua are of the most friendly nature, as also with the United States and Europe. Peace reigns through the interior. Roads have been opened and improved throughout the de partment, public edifices have been repaired, and schools have been established as far as the limited means of the population would admit. Steps have been taken to favour the production of indigo— in former times a favourite staple of Guatemala. A new contract for five years has been entered into With the Panama Railroad Company for continuing their line of steamers semi-monthly between Panama and San Jose at an additional subsidy of £ 1 ,600, the company agreeing to touch at the ports on the coast of Suchitepequez during the months of January, February, March, and April, to take off the crops from that part of the Republic. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. (40TERNMENT FUNDS., a per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, per Cent. Reduced 94 3 Ilew 8 per Cent New 2} per Cent. J an . 1894 A nnui 5 Dn. per Cent. an. 1873 tie, SO ‘, vrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — 4 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth Ap r il 1885 — Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — Exc inhequer Bills, .£l,OOO , 2 per e t — P Do. £5OO Do. - £lOO & £2OO — Pm Bank of England Stock, 4 por Cent O. account .. ~,,,,,,,, ! Canada 4 per Cont. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Omni= INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 2114 Do. Opening, for Account - - Do. 5 per Uent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Pape. 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent. May 1879 llO4 Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D:. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, R per Cent ... Do., Scrip £45 paid ... Auitrian Bonds 5 per cent 1859 - Brazilian 5 per Cent — `)o. 4i per Cent., 1852 Do. do. 1858.... ........ . .... Do. do., 186 P — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1165 Do Ac .ount B .erios ..kyres 6 per Cent. DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cu ~t , 6 per Cent. C..dian 6 per Cent ' , e. 4, L per Cent... ,., Do. 3 - 0 , 4 r Cent., 1 o. 6 per ce t. 1867 93i -1. r o. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo übian, 6 per Cent. Dan sti, 3 p n- Cent., 1825 Dan ibian Principalities, 7 ler Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 .. --- Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Pigyptian, 7 per Cent — Do Second Issue Bll ••••• •Do .£sot. Bonds __ _ _ — Do. 4100 Bonds 1•••• - Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. 4500 Bonds Do. 4100 Bonds BB} 7} English Scrip, - 1868 74 } Do do. 445 pd — dis Government Railway Debentures Greek 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account 5 1 - , iateittala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd Itl iiau 5 per Cert., 1865 81; Do. Account . — Do Mxremmana Railway -- :lexicon 3 per Cent _ Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do g per Cont. Anglo-French — dontevidoau 6 per Cent. . — lloorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen, — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) I — Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account •• Do 4} per Cent. (Uriburren) Do 4} per Cent.. 1862 -. Do AlC:ount •• Portsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, Do. do. 1867 361 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid R.issian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent , 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds..: 91 Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9Ol Do. do £B4 15s. do Do Nicolas Railway Sarßuian 5 per Cent 7l/ Spanish 3 per Cen Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred 291 Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cent. DJ Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 621 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 631. 4 Do 5 per Oent. 1865 4o} i Da Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 6O Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. ACCVallt Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 f Dividends on the above payable in Lon.dola Austrian o psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account French Relates, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 2M. Italia?, 5 per Cent. 1851, E. 25i.... DJ Account CLOSING PRICES. Censuls,'Money 924 4 Do. Account, Feb. 4 921 ACCI4)IINT TO A SLEIGHING PARTY. THIRTY PERSONS DROWNED. A distressing accident is reported to have occurred at Jackson, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, 24th ult., to a sleighing party, when on their way to Eho, to attend a Christmas Eve entertainment. The report is to the effect that the party, some 30 in number, was riding in a large sleigh, and in order to shorten the distance the driver was directed to go across lots. In doing so, in order to reach the road again, a pond had to be crossed. Unfortunately, the original ice had been cut, the place being at the thus closed by a thin sheet of ice. This was not observed, and the team on being driven upon the ice immediately went through. It is said that 30 persons were drowned , nov'of the party but the driver escaping. REFORMATION OF CRIMINALS. A discussion of some importance has just been concluded at the Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions. Mr. Baker laid before the court a memorial which he proposed should be forwarded to the Home Office. It expressed the desire of the court for the adcption of some system which should prevent hardened and skilled thieves from being loose on' the world. The statistics of crime prove that of those once convicted, about one in five relapse ; of these twice convicted, nearly of those more than one-half are convicted a fourth time ; and of the fourth class of offenders, nearly two-thirds are again found guilty. The court were unanimously in favour of increased surveillance over professional criminals, and for a stricter repression of crime, and eventually passed a resolution embodying their opinion " That the law as at present administered does not afford due protection to the public against old and repeatedly convicted offenders, who make crime their trade." LORD BERNERS ON FINANCIAL BOARDS At the annual meeting of the Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce held on Saturday, at the Bell Hotel, the council of the chamber presented their report for the past year. Lord Berners, in commenting upon it, objected to the proposed establishment of county financial boards. Even the gentleman who first introduced the subject, some years ago, admitted that no saving would be effected by such boards. For himself, when he saw the agreeable manner in which the highway meetings and other things were conducted, he could not wish for them. A great part of the expenses of the county were regulated by an Act of Parliament, and they could not go from them. They could not alter the rates, but they might press upon Government the necessity of the payment of all such matters upon all descriptions of property. From the returns of the Poor law Board for the year ending Ladyday 1867, it seemed that upwards of one-third of the whole poor rates were for expenses allowed in respect of parliamentary or municipal registration and cost of jury lists. Besides these charges there were some others paid out of the poor rate which were not discriminated, such as the expenses incurred for sanitary purposes and providing burial-ground. At the conclusion of the business Mr. Wilson, of Knaptoft Hall, was pre sented with a handsome testimonial in recognition of his services as secretary since the establishment of the chamber. Sir Samuel Baker left town on Friday for Alex andria, to meet his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The death is announced of Sir J. A. Gordon, the Governor of Greenwich Hospital, at tho age of 86. The de ceased, who attained to the rank of admiral in 1822, had held the post which is now vacant during more than fifteen years. As some labourers were at work on a road at Birk dale, Southport, a day or two back, one of them, named Rimmer, who has been subject to fits of temporary insanity, struck a fellow labourer a fearful blow on the head with a spade, fracturing the skull. Rimmer afterwards attempted to cut his own throat. The nomination for S3uth Derbyshire took place at half-past ten o'clock yesterday at the County Hall, Derby. Mr. Bagshawe, High Sheriff, presided. Mr. Colvile proposed, and Dr. Peach seconded, Mr. Evans, the Liberal candidate. Mr. Mundy proposed, and Mr. Hunt seconded, Colonel Wilmot, the Conservative candidate. The candidates having spoken, the High Sheriff declared the show of hands to be in favour of Mr. Evans. A poll was demanded for 99lenel Wilmot to take ghee on Thursday next._ THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1-69 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing, 13usine5ii Share NIX& Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 115 125 115 A Do B lO 4-1 51 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lira all 17 14 175 5 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 7 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 6 ... ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 10 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 17 32 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, snd China all 20 21 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 29 30 30 20 City 100 Colonial 25 40 4: 121 10 Consolidated, lim 50 Delhi and Loudon, lim 60 East London, lim 5 1i 0 1 20 English and American, lint 19 ... ... 2U English Bank of Rio deJa neiro. lint li ld pr 20 English, ....coltish, and Aus tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do ne w bi 4 5 100 Imperial, lim 29 17 16 18 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 15 15 144 11 .5 lonian all 27 29 25 Do new 5 pr 1p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 35 Sit 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 78 t 2 30 London Bank of Mexico - and South America, lint 20 9 7 124 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 31 32 20 Do new 71 61 61 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 7 9 25 Do new 10 11 15 1 1 4 20 London Chart. of Australia all 221 235 22) I 50 London and County ...... 20 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... • • 50 London Joint Stock 1 35 36 20 London and South African al 1 12 100 London & S.-Western, lint 20 ... ... 50 London & Venezuela, lim 125 .. ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 65: 67 641 t 4 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2l 621 611 62 100 Merchant, lim 25 7 5 10 Metropolitan, Hui all 65 75 100 Midland, 1ira...... 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lira l5 3 1 d 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... 10 Do 10 National.... 20 New South Wales all 42 46 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 424 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lira lO 6 51 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 91 92 10 Do new. all ... ••• 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 12 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 48 49 42 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London l5 364 374 SHARE LIST. ORDINARY dliAi - L AND STOCKS. Share Seaways. Paid. Closing Business Prise. dens. it Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 75 77 et Caledonian ........... 100 771 78 77j 6 4 ▪ t Cambrian. 20 C0rnwa11...... ... ... all 3 Si st Dublin & Beliast it Dun„Yerth, & Ab. June lOO 711 72 2 ) East London all 7 9 20 Uo 15 - 21 Do 10 - - at Glasgow &S. Western lO3 92 04 st Great Eastern .. .00 42/ 42f 421 I at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 7 st Great Northof Scotland lOO 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 307 108 at Do. A. stock at Do. B stock lOO 124 1:6 it GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 56 97 at lit. Western -Original l4O 171 181 at Do. South Wales lOO 50 55 ▪ Do. W. Alld.-Uxiord lOO 24 26 it Do. Newport lOO 213 31 it Lancashire & iorkshirv lOO 121 ,4 4 291 1791 it Lon., Brigh., AS. Coast lOO 491 50 00 01 Do Scrip ..... all - - et I •on., Chat., and Dover ltiu 17 179 at Do. Al etrop. Ex. A lOO - st Lon. A; North Western 3OO 1121 131 11"1 at Lon. A South Western lOO b 7 e 9 88/ at Alan., She., A Lincoln lOO 47 471 .171 at M.,trooolltan st Do Extensi In 10 Do. New rd 10 10 1 1 at Metropolitan District. all 62 10 Metrop. at. John's Woo 1 6 - - st 31,u,aud at Do, Birmin..it Derby lOO 81 53 83 2 st N Jan British st Uo. 16d., fth., & Dun... 100 - - st F or. Kastern-Berwick lOO 94 1091 25 Do. G. N.ll'. purchase-16.13.1 - - st Do Leeds lOO 54 55 at Do York lOO b 7 88 st Do Carlisle .... . . lOO 125 130 st Do Stock. & Darling ICO lt7 129 st North London 10 Do New 1868 . 2 11 2 p at North Staffordshire lOO 55 57 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 195 10 Do Now £l.O shares 7 ... at Rhymney st Shropshire Union lOO 55 54 st South Devon st South Eastern lOO 791 804 801 20 Staines, Wok'ham,& Wok all 12 13 st lau ► ale 0 Do. C st Waterford & Kilkenny lOO - - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHIRES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent, 100 86 88 it Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gut 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st D. do. Ordinary lOO 78 10 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath lel 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all at Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 115 117 st Do. Ist Claes preference lOO et Glue. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct llO at Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 98 101 st Do do N 0.2 101 97 100 at Do do 6 per cent 100 116 118 at Do East Anglian Asp. e. 110 100 113 at Do do /3 6 do. 100 ... at Do do C 7 do. 100 . . et Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 10() 103 at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 105 69 71 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1346 at Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val. 1847 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 101 st Do 4 1 do do do 100 ... st Do 6 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... el Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... stj Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st, ot. We st.—Orig.& Jnt.-Rent chg., per gua,. 5 p.c lOO 102 104 st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 at Do do 4, per cent. 1850 lOO 83 88 at Do do 4 do do 100 76 78 st Lo do 5 per cent. redem. 100 93 95 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 68 72 at Do do do pref lOO ... st Do do Chester gua lOO ... st Do do do 8 per cent lOO 151 165 st Do do do 5 do 100 95 115 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 44 p.c lOO st Do do 44 18.59 lOO ... at Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 107 109 at Do do 2d gua lOO 106 158 at Do Newport, Ist g. b p.c lOO 88 92 at Do do 2d do 100 100 103 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 101 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 15 135 st Do Barnsley, .65 Is 10d p.c. 100 ... at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 PS 152 at London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ... at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 ~. at Do 6 do do lOO ... st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO ... at Do 7 per cent l,O at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ... st Do 4 do 1859 lOO ... st London, Chatham, & Dover b per cent lOO ... st London and 11. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent—. 100 108 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 8 91 at Do Shrewsb'y t Welchpl lOO 88 91 st London and 6.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares lOO 143 116 28.6 d. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 256 d) all at Man., Shot., &Lincln. 6 p.c lOO 11 f i 117 6 Do st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 at Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 0 133 st Do 44 per cent. redeem lOO 97 90 stj Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 97 90 st Do Leicester & Irchn, 4 p.c lOO 89 91 at North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO St Do E. &G.4p.e. S. & D IOU at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO n r s e . de 4 redeem 1 1 0 1 9,, 86 , 63 7 1) at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO c a s t t ND.o-E4aispteerr cent, on—C at Do G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Du Berwick capital 8 13.4. • . 25 Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 1 . 01 at Do Stcktn & Drling. A. .5 p.c lOO 104 110 st Do W, Hartlepool H. and R lOO 87 81 20 North Staffordshire 10s n. Devon Annuities, 1 a all 91 104 lUs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 9 11) 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 1 0.6. S. Last. (Read. Anus., 1.0 6 all 22 23 st Do 41 per cent) st Do Fixed 44 per cent lOO st Taff Vale No.l st W 100 145 150 aterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAIL WAYS. —PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. et Caledonian 4, pc g . ... •ut). st Do 4p c con. i ssued at 80 65 ... ...... .. st Great East ern 41 per cent lOO 77 81 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 1.0 at Do N ew 5 do, 1863 lOO lid 90 9) st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 84 83 st Great Northern, bp c irred lOO at Do Permanents per cent lOO ... ... ... ..•at Do Bosto n & S leard, 41 pc 100 ... ... st Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 86 90 st Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 85 90 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 Pm 103 105 20 Do Vale N each perp. 5p e all 19/ 201 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and Y or k . New 41 per ... •" cent till July, 1871 ... . st Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 165 . 8 100 ... at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ... ••• .. ... at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ... at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 .. ... ... st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 ... at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo .100 ... ... ... st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d ... , 6 p.c ... ... at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p. c Do do C 6 p.c st London &N. Western, 5p c 100 lO s 1 10 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 94 96 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all $Bl st Metropolitan 5 percent.., lOO ... .. a t Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 10 . 3 a t Do B 5 do 10 0 10d 106 18 Do spc opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sopt. 1, 1869 all 11 I#P 18 Do Incony. New Shares 16 1 4p 2 2 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872..,,,, 81 1 lip 9f s 1 North British, E. and ti., No. 1, 5 per cent ... - t Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 E. &G , N 0.2, 5 p.c ... : t Do t D o N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... ... 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 6 . i Bat- Do st D° '• r North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 r 5 97 ",,, B t t Do Stock. & Dart., D E E . : G C+ . ~ ' ( N O rd . i 3; yt P 4 i c P . C olax. 5 per . cent) North Staffordshire 5 p c lOO ~„ ... st Eastern, 41 p c, 1859 100 at Sout h 5 do 1861 100 ..• •.. Do . ei North London, 41, per cent st do (Oh. Cross) 1863 100 ... ... at Do 5 do , 1864 4/ pa 100 ... ... Do 5 - . • . ••• ••• at at Victoria St. & Pimlico, RAI L WAYS. -LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, st Birkenhead ITh 100 Do. 41 per cent. P refer all l''''t 10 1 1 st B u ckinghamshire 100 92 't n. it Chester and Holyhe ad lOO 84 56 st Do. 51 per cent. st Do. b do. st Clydesdale, guarantee d lOB ... st Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6 p . C lOO I:ii ia '' 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... s Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 8 p.c 100 ... • s Do. E. U. Harwich , 4 p .c 101 60 72 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref 100 95 97 be Hull and Selby all 109 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21 i 213 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ... ~, st London, Chat, &c., 41 p c lOO .., ... st Do. Corn. Fund, Ido lOl , , ... it London and Greenwich st Do. do. Preference lOO .., . . st London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 b° st Lowestoft, gull 4 per cent lOO 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. ... 51 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all 5 5i st Midland, Bradford, Prof— lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all „, ... it N. Eastern —Hartlepool „. st N.West. A perp. pref, .sp. c lOO les 110 st Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO .., „. st Notting. & Grand]. K. & C lOO 92 94 25 Preston and 55 yro ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep IUU 133 135 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 190 133 ];is 10 Do do 3 21 2 p St S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 98 106 st Do 4 per cent gua lO , 79 dl it Do 5 do it Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 it West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all „, „, 20 Do do C all 61 if, st Weymouth and Portland, lOO ••• ... st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and West India lOO 117 119 et London and St. Katherine lOO 53 55 100 :I) oDeb. stock, 4 per cent ak, ... ... Millwall Freehold Land Dock lOO 31 32 at Southampton lOO 7i 76 et Surrey Commercial J.., A. s4s MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 211 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., am—. 10 1 ip 101 1 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 26 23 304 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 75 80 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. . 5 Id pr 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lira 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, fins all 131 14 10 Do. New 6 3 21 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim 5 Do. New 4 11 01 51 British American Land 44 16 12 at B. aid I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 187 172 20 British Indian Tea, Jim all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 21 144 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 6 4/ 31 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 41 31d 30 City of Milan ImproT. l im all 6 11 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 2 3 31 1 50 City Offices, lira 25 214 234 d 60 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 6 I p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 17 18 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 104 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent . all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 14 21 2 9-16 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim ll 3 2 d at Crystal Palace lOO 1) 21 204 at Do. Preference lOO 93 98 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 112 107 20 Darjeeling, lim I 0 Eastern Assam, lira. 64 ... ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gus. by Egypt. GOT all 88 89 91 4 904 20 Egyptian Com. & Traci. Ism 6 41 44 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 238 241 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lins 21 1 i I 1.5 English and Foreign Credit 74 6 44 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim. 8 ... ..d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 14 lid 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Goy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 834 841 50 Gellivara, lim. 2O ... ... - 2 10 General Credit & Die., lint. 7l l4 15 General Steam Navigation 14 2S 29 50 Homo & Col Marine In. lint. 5 44 310 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 131 131 f 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 25 Indo-European Tel., Rm lO ..- ... 20 Interna. Financial S oc . lint 5 14 1 1 20 Interns. Land Credit, lint 6 G 40 50 Italian Land 5 71 ict 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 1 4 3 1 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 6 3 65 50 Land Securities, Um 5 31 214 25 London African Trading lB 7 5 1 25 Lon. & Caled. Marino, lim 6 0. ...d 10 Loudon County Land and Building, lim. 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all . 31 3 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all I 1P 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lint 30 23 224 4 Lond.Gen.Ornnibus.Co.lim. all 11 2 2 / 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 22 17d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. sp.c. by India GOY. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim . . . ll 1 Id 10 Mediterra. Exten. T e l., lint. all 4 4 4 1 50 Merchant Shipping, dim all 33 38 80 Millwall Iron Works, lint 124 ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., Mtn. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 12 124 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3 d. 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all Si 3 1 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 3 2d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 11 ld 5 IN ew Quebrada, lint 4.41 4/ 34 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer. cantile Agency,lim 2l I IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 5 14 1 4 10 Northern Assam Tea, lint. 5 7 5 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral., lint_ 100 47 5: 80 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 19 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 141 15 50 Oriental Financial, lint 5 Oriental Gas, lint, 5 Do. New 1 5 41) 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lint 2 ld IP 5 Ottoman Gas, lint all If 24 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail Hitt all r 24 5 Do do. st Peel R. Land & Minerl, lint 100 80 32 50 Peninan. & Oriental Steam all 49 St 50 Do. New 1867 is 4d d 25 Reuter's Telegram 24 27 30p 50 Ithymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim all 17 18 20 Do. Gas, lint all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 44 46 at Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO 107 112 st Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint lO 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 1 3 4 P 50 S. African Mort. &Inv., lint. 6 25 South Australian Land at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 1/ 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 161 17 161 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint 2 24 21 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lira_ 81 ... ... 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 i 1p 10 Do do. do. all ... ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada, 5 la p 50 Union Marino L'pool, lint 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 11 Old 6U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint, all 51 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 31 34p 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lint. 8 1 lip 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint all 21 31 30 Van Dieman'S Land 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. ( Mortgage) Loan.,, all 751 761 741 f 50 Warrant Finance, lint. .... . 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2l 4 3d 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO ,IuLONIAL GOVJgIiNAINNT SXCUJIITIES ismien Uoiuinbia, 6 per 100 Do. 1895.. l9O Can.Gov.6 p.c.Jl llO & J my 1877-84 •.... 100 107 108 I'4 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug.... 100 165 1 , 7 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept.. 100 114 106 Do. 6p. o. Jan. .8 July.. 100 93 94 Do. sp. c. Inscribed et.. 100 90 02 Cape G.llope, 6 p. 0.1973.. 109 102 lei Do.Apl.&Oot 1890-1900.. 100 111 113 Do. do 1880-90.. 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 .... 100 108 118 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 - Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... '. .. 100 106 108 Do. 1882, M a y and Nov lOO 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 106 108 Melbourne Corporate, 1+367-75, 6 per cult 101 - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja..SzJuly lOO 102 104 Natal 6 p ot, Apl & Oct lOO . Do 6p c. May & Nov lOO 10 - 6 ICB N. S. W. 5 p.a.. '7l to '73 lOO 99 101 014 too Do. 6 p.c. 1888 to 1890 lOO 99 100 98 7} Do. 5 p.c. rd.'B7 to '75 lOO 99 101 N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891 lOO • Do. 6 percent. . . 100 974 984 91 Do 6p c. Mar &cept '9l lOO 108 110 -- Do J tine & Dec ,1,91 Do Prov. , Auctld. _ 1,0 tcriei 1 & 2, 1896 .. Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jan... and July. 1875 Do 1866 lOO 101 103 Queenslnd. 15p. c. 'B2 5 lOO 1i 8 119 105 Do 1891 . lOO 1056 1061 Do. 1891 6p 01865 lOO - Dn. do. A 2...... 100 108 110 Do rd. 1193 ▪ Ylool'lll9 p. 9. 18930 1 q 100 VI 107 j CORRFRPONDENCE FROM PLUM (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. i PARIS, MONDAY, January 11. One of the great events of the year—the publication of the Budget report—has just come round in due course, and is of such a nature as to afford reason for some satisfaction. The French finances are still far from what they should be ; indeed, there can be little hope of the present generation seeing a perfect equilibrium, but there can be no doubt that the budget of 1869 is a considerable improvement on that of 1868. The report just published contrasts with those which have preceded it by a general tone of optimism. M. Magne, having improvement to note, is able to keep out of sight the great fact that the amount of improvement effected is not such as to leave the income and expen diture of the State in a relatively satisfactory con dition. It is true that M. Magee is obliged to confess that the great loan of last year has not had the effect of " transferring our financial difficulties into a flourishing state of things." But be is able to point to the success of the loan itself, the diminution of the floating debt, and the gradual rise of the ievenne, as • ach fur nishing matter for congratulation. And such isundoubtedly the case, though there is a little of the charlatan n'wut M. Magne's statement. He has made the most of his impro% e ment. He has taken care to paint a picture as favourable as possible for the eyes of the electors, who will soon be called upon to choose another Corps LtfgisLaif. But, divested of all exaggeration, the report does shew an amelioration. The revenue from indirect taxation has grown by £1,360,000 since the last year—a gain which exceeds by £400,000 the increase of 1868 over 18C37. The budget rectificatif has disappeared ; that is, the estimates of income and expenditure have not been so greatly at variance with the facts as they usually are. Then the floating debt has been reduced, not so much as was anticipated, it is true, but still by a sum which brings it from £36,080,000 to £29,oBo,ooo—just seven millions sterling. These are the unquestionable advantages which M. Magne isable to offer in his latest financial statement. They are met by serious drawbacks. Passing by the Minister's glowing account of the success of last year's loan, which was by no means so unqualified as he represents it, there comes the serious consideration that, though M. Magne succeeds in reducing the floating debt, France has no guarantee whatever that it will be kept at that figure. In 1864 a loan of twelve millions sterling was contracted, and by its aid the floating debt, which was then at thirty-six millions, was brought down one-third. But it soon mounted up again, so that by 1868 the unfunded debt had risen once more to thirty-six millions. Now, of this last loan, it was hoped that at least ten millions would have been available for the diminution of the floating debt ; but it turns out that only seven millions are available. Thus its total has not been diminished so far as was hoped, whilst there is not the slightest ground for the belief that the unfunded obligations will not again mount up, as they have done since 1864, so as to reach the original figure. There is every reason to fear, on the other hand, that such gradual increase will again take place. The Budget presents nothing new except these isolated deductions. The general financial policy of the Empire is in no wise altered. The old scheme of having two Budgets—one presenting surplus and looking favourable, whilst the other eats up all the surplus and accumulates a large deficit—is still retained. The extraordinary Budget remains, as do the other obnoxious features of the annual financial statement. The reductions are reductions of detail. A policy of peace and disarmament can alone produce a report which is in any way different. The latest bulletin of the Marquis de Moustier reports some improvement, but his condition is still all but hope less. He has received the last sacrament from the Arch bishop of Paris. The Government has gained another electoral victory at Lille, where the Opposition has almost always had the advantage. THE TFEA THEE TABLE.-THIS DAY. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. y Extreme Sea Tesda F. J u an. 12, , .a B. T. . W. Ito F. D. W to 3 a.m. 12 9 Nairn Aberdeen 30'02f. 42 41 S.S.W. 1 2 S. o. 1 Leith Shields .. 2 3012 f. 40 39 W.B.W. 3 2 S.W. I o.f. 2 Scarborough 30151. 39 (39 S. 2 3 S.S.W. ;o.m 3 Yarmouth 30121. 37 i 36 .W. 2 5 E.S.E. c.m 2 Helder Cum Skud Mira Ardr ossau 30•021. 47 45 S.S.E. 2 4 8.8 W. o.r. o'o3 l 3 Green castle 29'94f. 48 47 S.S.W. 2 2 S.W. o.rc o•o3' olyhead 30'04f. 48 47 S. 4 4 S.S.E. o. Liverpool Valentia 29'921. 51 49 S.W. 5 4 S. mro 0'03! 4 Cape Clear 29 94f. 50 49 S.S.W. 1 1 S.E. c.o. 0 . 021 2 Roch es Pt 30"00s. 49 48 S.S.E. 4 6 S.S.E. c. 10'08i 3 Penzance Plymouth Weymouth 30•17 f. 41 ,47 E.S.E. 2 5 , S.E. 12 Portemo uth 3018 f. 44 ,43 I E.S.E. 1 1 4 ' S.S.E. o.m' o'ol 1 London „ 30'201. 140, 39 j S.E. 1 3 S.E. Imo; CpcOrls Ncz. 30'21f. i 32 , 3.) S. 3•; 4 S.S.E. c.o.' 1 Brest .. 3014 f. ,46, 46 S.E. 31 4 S.s. E. 1.0.1 2 L'Orlc Roch clot Biarritz 301.9 f. 39 39 S. 3-- b. I — 3 Bru see Strasbourg — Toulon 30'255. 41 39 E.N.E. 4i 4 S.E. r.b. 4 Ti ep Uon•1 tent (9 a.m.l local time) _ IXPLA NA TION Barometer corrected and reduced to 22 deg. at sea level. The letter r, rising ; f. falling ; s, steady—indicates direction of motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm . Weather • b.—blue sky • c.—clouds, detached ; f.— fog; h.—hail ; I.—lightning ; m.—misty, hazy ; o.—overcast, dull ; r.— rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted) daring last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. There has been hardly any change in the distribution of pressure since yesterday morning, except a slight decrease in the north. Readings are highest in the S.E., and the difference between Nairn and Yarmouth is three-tenths of an inch. Temperature has in creased at the northern and central stations, but in the W. of Prance has fallen. Winds are still light, and are more southerly than they were. Some rain has fallen in the N.W. and S. Overcast sky, and foggy ; misty weather is general. The sea remains clam. GIBRALTAR OR CEUTA ? -4 , The discussion as to wheeher we shall give up Gibraltar to Spain has become a question of whether Ceuta is better for us than the Rock. Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Belcher--the well-known Arctic explorer—writes to the Times on the subject, and throws the whole of his influence in favour of the Rock. Gibraltar possesses good anchorage and shelter, with a reasonable depth. Ceuta, on the contrary, has an insecure anchorage. If we tried to mend matters we should only be throwing money away, as in the case of Alderney. If we give up Gibraltar too, Sir Edward is afraid that, in these days of sales, it will be sold again to the highest bidder. Aa to the propriety of maintaining it— the argument as to justice—the same objection applies to Ceuta. We won Gibraltar by conquest. So did the Spaniards Ceuta from the Moors. Ceuta is not, moreover, worth ouracceptance. Better withdraw the Red Cross from Gibraltar entirely than sink millions of treasure andwaste valuable British lives on a spot only to be compared to transportation, where every necessary of life would have to be conveyed at enormous prices, and where any strong measures to repress the inroads of the true proprietors would be deemed murder. THE WRECK OF THE HIBERNIA. SUPPOSED SAFETY OF TIIE MISSING BOAT. Gieeat interest is felt in the question whether the ship wrecked passengers picked up by the American steamer really belonged to the ill-fated Hibernia or no. There seems to be no doubt that the Bremen barque America really has on board thirty-nine survivors of a wreck in the Atlantic, but the uncertainty arises fro►n the apprehension that they may belong to another ship. There are, or were, two Hibernias, one the unfortunate screw steamer, the other a sailing vessel. The latter was bound from Quebec to Dublin, and it is quite possible that she may have been wrecked in some of the disastrous gales which swept the Atlantic at the time of the loss of the steamer Hibernia. The argument against this presump tion is that the crew of the sailing ship would scarcely be so numerous as thirty-nine, and some of those on hoard the Hannibal noticed several officers in uniform on the deck of the American vessel, which is variously described as the America and as the Ocean Spray. Captain Gyles, of the Hannibal, thinks that the signals spoke of a sailing ship, while his mate asserts that they spoke of the steamer Hibernia. Captain Gyles, owing to short ness of provisions and want of accommodation, could not take more than fourteen of the castaways on board, and they preferred to remain together. The weather was so bad at the time that it was very difficult to maintain any communication between the two ships, and this accounts for the uncertainty of the information respecting the rescued passengers. The only boat unaccounted for in the loss of the steamer was the third officer's boat, with twenty-onepersons, whlch Captain Munro, of the Hibernia., was confident must have been picked up by an outward-bound vessel. At all events it is probable that some of those rescued by the American ship belonged to the steamer, but great anxiety and interest are everywhere felt respecting the story, which will not be fully satisfied until we hearfurther accounts from Madeira or from the United States. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times says that General Grant has received a letter earnestly advising him as a meauro of pence, harmony, and concilia tion, to appoint Jefferson Davis as Secretary of War. It ia tut4oretood the correspondent rather unnecessarily Aul THE LOSS OF THE HIBERNIA. The Court of Inquiry into the loss of the Hiber nia gave judgment on Monday. The Court was of opinion that Captain Munro could not be held responsible for the loss of the ship, the acci dent having occurred in the engine department. It had no reason to doubt that the Hibernia was a strong and faithfully-built ship, that her struc ture and the machinery of her engine department were sufficient, and that the diameter of the shaft was in proportion to size of the engines. The Court went on to refer to the drawing of the shaft, and said there would have been no danger in this operation, even when it was disco vered that the shaft was broken, if the stuffing-box on the bulkhead had been intact. The evidence went to show that the water-tight bulkhead had been interfered with, and that one man-hole door had not been properly secured. Further, the Court had great reason to doubt that there was any da mage sustained by the stern plates of the vessel. While any hope remained of the engineers being saved the Court deferred pronouncing judgment on any alleged errors of commission or omission, and were of opinion that the inquiry :..heuld be deemed to be open. The Court, would, therefore make an wi interim report. to the Board of Tr tde. 31IL17ARY AND iNrA VAL INTELLIGENCE The unarmoured screw frigate Arethusa, 35 guns, 3,141 tons, 500-horse power, Captain Robert Coote, was paid off, and struck her flag at Sheer ness on Thursday. All through her period of service the Arethusa was what is termed in sailor phrase°. logy a " happy ship," and one remarkable feature was the establishment by the crew of a saving bank, the money invested in which amounted to £1,250. The amount paid to the crew, in addi tion to their savings, was about £7,000, and it is gratifying to know that the payment of this large sum was not followed by the drunkenness and dissipation which in former days too frequently ac companied the paying off of a ship's crew after a long commission. The Mediterranean is generally considered to be a healthy station, but the Are thusa lost a considerable proportion of her original officers and crew by invaliding and death. Only six of the ward-room officers who went out in her were on her books when she was paid off. Her engines (Penn's) are said to be in excellent order, and very free from wear. It is not thought likely that the Arethusa will ever again be commissioned as a sea-going ship ; indeed, there is a rumour that some of her timbers are so rotten that the cost of repairing her would be too great to incur, when measured by the results that would accrue. Mr. John Grant, paymaster, R.N., who has been since the 13th of May, 1851, agent and steward of the Royal Naval Hospital at Plymouth, is about to retire on account of advanced age. He is between 70 and 88. It is reported that the Ad miralty will not fill the vacancy, but have the duty performed by one of the senior clerks belonging to the establishment. By the promotion of Captain E. Heathcote to the rank of rear-admiral a captain's good service pension is placed at the disposal of the Right Hon. C. E. Childers, M.P., First Lord of the Admiralty. Two vacancies occur in the appointment of naval aide-de-camp to the Queen by the promotion of Captain W. R. Mends, C. 8., Director of Trans ports, and Captain G. T. P. Hornby to flag rank. In consequence of the want of additional factory room for carrying on the work connected with the construction of the iron vessels now building at Chatham dockyard, it has been found necessary to convert the whole of the space between the sixth and seventh building slips into a large workshop, workmen being now employed in enclosing the space and fitting it up for the purpose of a factory. Several powerful machines for boring, cutting, planing, and otherwise preparing the iron for the vessels building, have already been fitted up. The screw steam sloop Brisk, 16, Capt. C. W. Hope, from the A ustralian station, arrived in Ply mouth Sound on Wednesday morning. She left Sydney Sept. 3, arrived at Wellington, New Zea land, on the 15 , .h, and left on the 19th, and rounded Cape Horn Oct. 23. Two icebergs were seen on that day, two on the 24th, and three on the 25th. The weather was so fine that stud ling-sails were set. The B; isk arrived a t Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, on the 26th, and left on the 31st. She reached Ascension November 29, and s dial again on the 3d ult., arrived at Fayal on the 28th, and sailed December 29, since which strong north-west and south-west winds have been experienced. The Brisk left at Ascension her Majesty's ships Fl ora , Investigator, and Pioneer, and spoke December 20, lat 26 19N.,10ng. 33 44 W., the American schooner Irving, of New Bedford ; and on the 25th, lat. the French bark Vil e d e 32 45 N., long. 34 3 W., Lille. The Brisk brings as passengers the Rev. Thomas Bri-lges, a missionary, and Mr. Lempriere, late private secretary to the Governor of New Zea land ; also 15 invalids from the Australian station, and 13 of the crew of the hark Malvern, of Liver pool, which was burnt at sea, off the Falkland Islands, on the 29th of October, when on passage to the East Indies. Ifer master was landed at Monte video. On the Bth of September Mr. John Syder, engineer, died at sea of inflammation of the lungs. The crew of the Brisk will probably be paid off at Devonport. In accordance with orders received from the Ad miralty, an official trial of Lowe's patent marine propeller, which has been further improved by his daughter, Mrs. Vansittart, was made on Wednes day off the Maplin Sands. The propeller was fitted to the Cadmus, screw corvette, 21 guns, 1,466 tons, 400-horse power, under the personal superin tendence of Mrs. Vansittart. The principal features of the propeller are-1, less slip, giving an increased speed of vessel, with fewer revolutions of engine and full backing power ; 2d, greater steadiness, or absence of vibration ; and (consequent upon these), 3d, a less consumption of fuel, a saving of stokers' wages, and a reduction of the wear and tear of s hip and machinery. The propeller, when viewed endwise, instead of forming portions of the thread of a screw, presents a curved line, curving in oppo site directions from the centre to the edges of the blade. The report of the experimental trial made some time ago gave the Admiralty every satisfac tion, and if the report of the present trial be as favourable there is nothing left to be done in this direction by future experimentalists. The trial on Wednesday was undoubtedly successful, the ship being quite free from vibration. It was a bold course on the part of the adaptress to risk the re putation cf the invention by attaching the blades to a boss to which they had never been adapted before ; but the result has enabled, Mrs. Vansittart to fit the Griffiths' boss with the certainty of ob taining a very marked advance over all known screw propellers. STATE OF TRADE. BRADFORD, Jan. 11.—Wool and Worsted—Not withstanding the great firmness of the Liverpool cotton market, and the firmer tone assumed by staplers, the aggregate amount of busi ness transacted in wool is only small. Spin ners generally are well supplied with wool, and are operating only just to cover small orders coming to hand. There is a gene ral holding out for late rates. Prices are still against the buyer. The better sorts of wool, which are most in demand, are stiff, while inferior sorts, which are neglected, have not undergone any change. In worsted yarns there is rather more in quiry in two-old 32's, 3G's, and 40's, with some scanty business ; otherwise there is no change from last week. Some inquiry has been made in lustre wefts, but the orders placed are only small. The home trade take only a small quantity at present. Al though export merchants as well as those engaged in the home branch are looking forward hopefully to an improvement in business, all are at present satisfied with the purchases recently made. Owing to the hardening tendency of wool prices are stiffer. The piece market is quiet. The orders placed are only small. Manufacturers, notwith standing, are firm in their quotations. The stiffen ing tendency of wool and cotton warps leave them no alternative but to seek full rates. Indeed, some manufacturers are asking a slight advance on last week's rata. -~.^ TH RD EDITION NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last ETening wu published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLock. BOAT RACE FOR £lOO (This Day)• Frank Kilsby, of the Old Barge House, and David Coombes, of Horsleydown, watermen, rowed from Putney to Mort Like for £lOO. Both were in good condition, Kilsby bAng the favourite at 6 to 4. Mr. John Ireland was referee. Coombes won the choice of station, when he lei for about 500 yards, and then they fouled, but Kilsby got a enty afterwards, and wou by eight lengths, the other rowing a line stern wager. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day vic roRIA CLUB BETTING—This DAL Vcry little doing. The principal business transacted was in favour of Blue Gown for the Chester Cup, who, at 25 to 1 and 22 to 1, had upwards of £lOO invested in his favour. 1,000 to 20 was also booked about Brennua for the Derby. Quotations : LIVERPOOL GRIND NATIONAL. 20 to 1 agst Fortunatus (taken) 25 to 1 agst Fan (wanted) CHESTER CUP. 22 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken) DERBY. 1000 to 20 agst Brennus (taken) RACING FIXTL FEBR JRES FOR 1869. ,UARY. Streatham 11, 12 Lincoln l6, 17 Il:►rrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 MA. Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury l2, 13 Northampton l6, 17 Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford 25, 26 Derby Spring 25, 26 West Drayton lB, 19 West Somerset 18, 19 Margate 29 Durham 29, 3Q Epsom 30, al ,IL. AP. Bromley 1, 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk 6 7 Streatham.. 8, 9 Newmarket Craven...l2, &c. Eastbourne l9 Lewes 20 2t Croydon... 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring 6, &c Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Wort Drayton l7 18 _ _ Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St. Al bans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 1 Bath 1 Manchester l9, 20, , 21 Croydon 20, 21 Harpenden 2l 1 Epsom Summer .....25, to.. NE. Croydon 2,3,4 Newton 2 3 4 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 Ascot B, 9, 1 . 0, It IJibury Club 28 _ . _ , Liverpool Summer l5, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 J-11 Stockbridge 24, 26, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park .....23, 30 _ L,Y. Worcester l, 2 1 Reading 15, 16 Newmarket July 6, & c . Huntingdon 2O, 21 Kingsbury „ 9, 10 Southampton 2! 28 Pontefract 12, 13 I Stamford ... 22, 23 Nottingham 13, 14 1 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 80 AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 1 Oxford l9, 20 Brighton Club 5 Canterbury 24, 25 Lewes 6, 7 York 24, 25, 26 Egtiam lO, 11 1 Plymouth ...16 Wolverhairpton lO, 11 1 Windsor August l2, 13 Windsor 12, 13 1 Derby Summer —3l, Sep. 1 St. Albans Stockton lB, 19, 20 I FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. 12. The Conference will meet to-day again at 4 p.m It is stated that the Powers have determined to continue their deliberations should Greece insist upon maintaining her pretentious. LuNDON GAZETTE-THIS BVENING• FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 9. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Urbano Mountjoy Aguilera as Consul-General for Spain in London. _ JAN. 11. The Queen has been pleasel to approve of Don Guil lermo Bmuy as Consul at Belize fur the Republic of Guatemala. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, JAN. 12. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Major-Creueral Charles tif nut, to ba Colonel-Commandant; Major-Gene ral Richard C. Moore, C. 8., to be Colonel-Commandant. 2d Di agouti Guards—Quartermaster-Sergeant Edward G. Tuckett to be Quartermaster. Bth hussars—Star-Sorg. John S. Chartres to be surgeon. 11th Hussars—Cornet John D. 11. Stewart to be Lieute nant ; Edward W. Mills, Gent., to be Cornet. 21st Hussars—The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets, ,_froni the Royal Military College, to be Cornets :—Fre derick William Benson, vice R. C. Andrew, promoted; Rowland Hill Martin, vice T. Deane, promoted; James Andrew Ramsay, vice J. W. M. Cotton, pr.moled. Royal Artillery—Lieut.-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel F. G. Nuthall to be Colonel ; Captain and Brevet-Colonel Robert Cadell to be Lieu.-Colonel ; Captain and Brevet- Major E. W. Dance to be Lieut.-Colonel; Second Cap tain Charles E. Watson to be Captain ; Lieut. Patrick Murray Ronan I to be Second Captain ' • Lieutenant Fre derick Swaine Le Grice to be Second Captain; Second Captain Algernon Aug. Stewart to be Adjutant. The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets, from the Royal Militaty Academy to be Lieutenants : Frederick Nicolson, Lannoy Richard Coussmaker, Henry Travers Lugard, John Hunie Hart, Henry Lyall, John Leach, James Cecil Dalton, Franklyn Moody Longcroft, Mussen Campbell, George Richard Ponsonby, Dudley St. Leger Hill, Lionel James Archer Chapman, Walter Sharer Bird, Sydney Gerard Frederick Selfe, Charles Russell, Reginald Butler Place, Thomas May hew, Francis Onslow Barrington Foote, Henry Brewor Wildig, Edmund George Henry Bingham, and Walter Charles Warner Arbuthnot. Corps of Royal Engineers—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Joseph William Carter Neynoe Murphy to be Assistant Surgeon. The following Gentlemen Cadets, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenants with tem porary rank, viz. :—Henry Hardinge S. Cunynghame, Horatio Arthur Yorke, George Baker, Charles Hadfield Gordon, Horatio Dove, Sidney Smith, Henry Pilking ton, Reginald Clare Hart, Frederick Wilmer Watkins, Henry Clarke, James Campbell Barker, Alfred Edgar Oc:avius Cotton, Henry Oliphant Selby, Montague Langhorne, Frederick Thomas Neleon Sprat; John Wilbraham Lindsay d'Anyers Willis, James Cameron, William T. Wilson, Mortimer D. Whittnore, Charles A. Crompton. sth Foot—Gentleman Cadet Robert Auld to be En sign. 12th Foot —Gentleman Cadet. John Charles Mathew Pigott to be Ensign, Gentleman Cadet Charles Richard Town ley, to be Ensign. 25th Foot—Ensign Hans Robert Rathborno to ba Lieute nant; Gentleman Cadet James Ramsey Hoblay to be Ensign. 27th Foot—John Patrick Somers Cocks, Gent., to be Euvign. 40th Foot—Frederick William George Hebbert Nelson, to be Ensign. 43d Foot—Gentleman Cadet William Harcourt Sawyer, to be Ensign. 44th Foot—William Odell, Gent., to be Ensign. 46th Foit —Ciontleintin ,Cadet Henry Johnson, to be Ensign. 57th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Henry Thomas Hughes- Hallett, to bo Ensign. 59th Foot—Captain Robert Fraser Humphrey, to be Cap tain ; Lieutenant Charles Albert L q3lio Attila French to be Captain ; Ensign Henry Anderson Wilson to be Lieutenant. 62d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Edward James Gaidner Lewis to be Ensign. 68th Foot—Captain and Brevet Lieut.-Colonel C. Spen cer Churchill to bo Captain, Lieutenant Arthur Erancis Marshall to he Captain. 82d Foot—Quartermaster Sergeant Alfred Slade to be Quartermaster. 95th Foot—Paymaster F. Scrivener to be Paymaster. 96th Foot—Ensign Cecil Lugar Smyth Branson to be Lieutenant; Ensign Henry Scougall to be Lieutenant; Ensign Edmund Berkeley to be Ensign. 97th Foot—John Cumberlege Cautley, Gent., to be En sign; Paymaster, w ith the honorary rank o f Captain, Maxwell Kirwan Morris, to be Paymaster. 101st Foot—Gentleman Cadet George Williams Deane, to be Ensign. 102 d Regiment—Gentleman Cadet Richard James Pike to be Ensign. Rifle Brigade—Lient. Cornelius B. Broadbent to be Cap tain ; Ensign Cecil Harley St. Paul to be Lieutenant ; William Bagwell, Gent., to be Ensign ; Ensign Jenico iJasohtnruPeretosrtoofnAitoubLlty, nrstrcucatpotraoinf Williams k e Musketry. yF. Carleton to . Depot Battalion —Captain John Nathaniel (lower to be be Instructor of Musketry. COURSE OF EXCHANGE---This Evening. 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