The Sun. — London, England, 1869-12-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. To-day is observed as a, holiday in the City and the Stock Exchange. The public markets are alto gether closed, and discount houses are only open for urgent matters. The City of Antwerp has brought £2,500 in specie from Halifax. The traffic return of the Illinois Railway for November shows an increase of £20,028 in the receipts. In the laud department the cash collected was 1:46,332. A committee has been formed for the purpose of protecting English holders of Erie Railway Stock. It consists of Mr. 11. L. Bischoffsheim, Mr. Robert A. Heath, Mr. Henry L.Raphael, and Mr. Edward F. Satterthwaite. The object is to take proceedings in, the Supreme Court of the United States, with the view of removing the present board. The report of the Mexican Railway Company states that the line of Puebla, which was opened with great ceremony on the 16th September, is meet ing the expectation of the board. The Australian news by mail received on Saturday says—Trade has not improved, although the break ing up of the drought has imparted more confi dence. The markets are glutted with goods. Wool has improved and larger sales have taken place' The various meat preserving companies make steady progress with satisfactory results. Several nuggets found within the last few days in the neighbourhood of Inglewood, weighing respectively 2000 z., 890 z., 220 z., and 3oz. 12 dwt., and a quartz specimen weighing 100 oz., which yielded 560 z. of gold. A nugget of 117 oz. has also been found in Christmas Gully. Shearing over in the early dis tricts ; much wool taken off in the grease. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. li OVERNMENT IT NDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, Jan. 6 — 3 per Cent. Reduced 9l l 3 por Cent ii.,,,2-} per Cent. Jan. IBtJ4 Do. b per Cen J a.n.187b Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., Itibt — Do. for 3u yrs i expire sth April IWO.. Do (Ited Sea I ele6raph), Aug., 1908_, Exc.:hover Hills, .1:1,600, 24 p. Ct. March Da. 8 do. June Do £l.OO, £2OO t.it .£5OO — pm Bank of England Stock, 44 per Cent D . .. opening — Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — nter-Colonial Omnnun INDIAN dOVEIINMENT SZCIINITIEr Indi t •It.ock, 104 per Cent., April 1874... Shut De. Opening, for Account 207 Ds. n per Cont. July, 1880 De 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. Enlaced rape, 4 per Cant.. ~. 92 Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ..... ..,. — Do. 5} per Cent. May 1879 — DJ 5 per Cent., Ilup. Derr. 1872... — Do do 17" ,1 ' .. 3 — Do. do. 1882 — Lk.. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under .£l.OOO — FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. nreutine Republic, 6 per Cent ... •.. Do. Account Aultrian Bonds o per cent .. . — Do. 1859 BriLilian 5 par Cent — )a. ii per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858.... ............. Do. au 186 1 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cont., WO — I/t . 3.eco out B :e pos Ayres 6 por Cent. 1)•, 2 per Cent. (Thiferred 3 por Cent ) Oub4, 6 per Cent. — Omdisn 6 per Cent — "o. 4i per Cent.... — Do. 3 per Cent., Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Co. 6 per met. 1867 — 0 lo abian, 6 per Cant. 'sh Dan 3 per Cent., 1825 ‘ . — Dan , ' :,ian Principalities, 7 l.er Cent — !Pe. Aeccunt . • Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Ecuador New Oensolidated, 1 per Cent Egyitian, 7 per Cent— .. — t)c ,-econd issue ........ ....... — Lo. £S.A. Bonds B3 Do. 1861 . Do. Account Do. 1600 Bonds De.t. AlO6 Bonis Do. 7 per Cont., 1868. .. Do. .ClOO Bonds •••• (low,t - untent Railway Oebelaure;, Green 5 per ()eat., 1824 b, ex Coups — Do. Coupons Gn,tututtia 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Oov Rail. Loan., 10 p.. Ct., all pd Do. Au(; , uut 1t,:1.e i) per Cert., Mi',' , — Jo. Account Do Maremniana Railway — , i,,xiettr. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 _ Do f -t per Oont. Anglo-French — ontevidQiin 6 per (.g ent. ...... •...; • lc -rich imperial 5 pisr Cent _ Vew Granada Uo 3 per Oen uo. Def4rred : )o La.id Warrants (Hectares) POOlvint. a per ()Mit. 186;' , Uo Account • Un per Cent. (111.`ittrren) Jo per Cent.. 1862 Do Account )o 6 per Gent.,1562 .. Port, ',goes. , 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2 .', 331 Do. do. 1567 , — Do. do. Scrip, .£2O paid — Russian :i L .,er Cent., 1.82 - Z, £ St Do 44 per Cent 1850 - Do 14 per Cent., 1860 Du o per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO BondE Do. du. £B4 15s. d 0... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 914 Do. do £B4 los. do — Uo Nicolas Railway 654 Sar,iiniau o per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . — Do. Account Do. 1867 Dividends on the above payable in Loatnu Austrian 5 per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch il* per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — lt , ilian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 45f Do Account 56 4 Do. Account Do. Now Deferred — Do. Passive — Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 Tnrkish 6 per Cent • Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account ,•• Do £lOO Bonds — • Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account 6Bf no £lOO Bonds Do. 5 per cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cont., 186 D Do. Account D I per Cent., Guaranteed._ ....... Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent. 1864 CLOSING PRICES. Jonsols, Money .................. Do. Account, Jan. 6 92- :HARM LISI. KOINAHY BliankB AND STOCK LiAlitir~iya, raid. Closing Anti ■ Prise. Girdle at Blistol and Exeter ...... 100 74 76 at Caiecionian luO 771 771 at Cambrian. Lo 20 Cornwall_... at Dublin & Belfast June IC Diat„Yertb, dt Ab.Junr IGO 70 72 2) Nast London all 6 7 30 Do tb 2) Do 10 at Glasgow Jr S. Western 101) 105 107 it Great Eastern . st Do. .E. Angl..M. 2 lOO 61 at UraatNorthot Sootlang lOO to In tit Great Northern ........•• 100 109 tis 1031 st Do. A stock .... lOt 108 11U 1%4 st Do. L etoca loo 127 1.:11 st Gts, and W. of Ireland lOO ill lot) st (it. Western -Uriglual lOO 64 10 115/ at Do. South Wales l l / 4:0 57 5a at Do. W. Sill.—Oxford lOO 31 36 et Do. Newport lOO 32 3 at Laudashire Yorssiiir, lOO i2ul ka 127 1 st Lon., S.Ceast lOO 403 44 44 1 Do Scrip et Lou.. Uhat., and Dover lOO 15 151 151 I at Do. Iletrop. Lx. A lOO 11 13 et Lon. es Aortii W extern lOO 1.11 :2.1 1,21 at Lon. 4 South Weston 14.:0 V.: t , 4 231 Man., She)., Lineolu.• 100 83 031 it Metropolitan ... st Do Extensian .Uo. New rd st Metropolitan District. 411 30 12 33 1 lU Marop. st. John's 11 oo at 11,61 and at D 0 13iruain. es Derby lOO b 7 bo bilk st Nor I.lrltien , 110 ;41 41 st ea 104 st ;.or s•astern-13erwica lOO 25 13,.. G. N.E pun:slit:se 16,13, - at D Leed5....... • • PA' 7 9 8 a Eli at 1) .York ............. 100 1181 lzel st u oCarli.le ......• 1 1 / 4 1 / 4 it 13 oStocx. 10) 16S it o at North London 10 Do Aew . ......... 4 la 2 r at North Staffordshire l OO 6 1 63 61 1 at North and S. W. Jnnction 100 Vi 101 10 Do NOW £lO shares 7 ... •• at 111 ':+mney . ....... ieo sa 55 st l'hrepshire Uni0n............ 160 54 tel at SOUttl DCTOIf at South Eastern lOO 7;1 771 st Staines, Wok'ham,& Wok all, 13 11 at 'ion ale lto 154 158 -- C 11 , atkriord Sts hinicnuy lOO lo Waterloo as Whiteha,l 6 - 1211 1221 1221 THE DERBY 111EMORML. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It appears that on Friday last you pub lished a paragraph stating that I had withdrawn my name from the Committee of the " Derby Memorial Fund." I shall be much obliged to you to give the real fact, namely, that not seeing my name on that list, I wrote to the Secretary to re quest that it might be added to those who were members of the Committee.—l remain your obe dient servant, MALMESBURY. DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER.-- MAN CHESTER, Sunday Night.—The Bishop of Manchester, Dr James Prince Lee, died on Friday night at the episcopal residence, Alanldreth-ball, near Manchester. His death occurred rather suddenly. Though he Lad been in a sinking state of health for some years, he was, neverthe less, able to attend to diocesan business up to last Tues day. Ho was 65 years of age, and was consecrated as first Bishop of Manchester iu 1848. The very extensive Distillery now being , erected at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by Messrs. DUNVILLE Sc Co., who hays gained a world-wide celebrity for their line old Irish whisky, is to be called." The Royal Irish Distillery." HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning. Evening. MONDAY 9 2 min past 8......57 min past 8 T LTESDAY 20 min put 9 10 min past 10 •••A tiALLWAYS—PREFEI.ENCE UAl.l.a AiND ;;TOCii.S. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.eent. 100 86 SS at Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 2 lll at Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO •.. at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lllll ..• at Do. do. 7 per ceut l6O at D. do. Ordinary loe 7s 62 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundse and Arbroath 100 _ 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gut"— all ... at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 166 117 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO et Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... at 44t-Eastern, d.O Ex. No.l 199 15 at Do de Nt 2 100 117 Ibt at Do du 6 per cent 111 Ile 113 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 1911 ... at Do do ii 6 do. lel t Do du 7 do. 100 at Du do No. 1, i p.c. 100 at Du E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 68 72 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 at Do do 5 p.c.W.tv.Va1.1847 at Great Nut thorn, 5 per cent 100 at Do 6 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pan. /00 Do 46 do do do 14.1 at Da I do at sp.c. pm lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and lialifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 „, at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 93 98 st t.Webt.—Orig.&J nt.-Iteut chg., per gua.s p.e lOO 106 It 8 Do. Orig. (B.& IL Ex). 5 p.c l9O 95 100 Do do 41 per cent. 1650 IOU 90 1.2 Do do 4 do do Do do 5 per cent. roiem. 100 17 80 Do do Birmingham gua IOU 58 71: Do do do prof l4O Do do Cheater gua lOO bfi 9J Do do do 5 per cent lOO Do do do 5 do 109 0 5 let, Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 Do do 46 p.c lOO at Do do 41 1850— 100 _ st Do do 5 at Do WostMitl. Oxford lat e IOU 110 1 lai st Do do 2,1 gua lOO 1 3 115 at Do Newport, Ist g. 3 p.c lO9 86 :ti6 at Do do 2tl do 100 at Do gua. 54 per cent. 1863 100 ... 00 Lancaster & ()arils!, 44 p.c. ail _ at Laticash. & Yorltah. 6 p.c. lu9 1 J Llo at Do Ba.taßley,lls 3510 d p.c. 106 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 101 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 96 100 at London & Brighton, p.c guaranteed, No 1 lOO ••• ••• at; Do 5 per cont. glut Nu. 2 lOO _ at Do 6 do du l9l at Do I do NJ. 4 lOO _ at Do 7 per cent. lOl „ at Do 6 do (W.E. & ) 1010 at Do 4 do 185:1 lOO at London, Chatham, &Dover 5 per cent lO9 ,„ at: London and 11. W., G. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO Ile 114 st Do Bedford &Uanibridge : 4 1.60 „ at Do Shrewab'y & Weieup'l lO9 • ••• at Loudon and 5 W. 7 p,c late ati shares, lO9 145 150 a Du (Yortsm.perpans 2561) all a Man., Shef., az Linda. 4 p.c lOO „ Do Alg all par 1 pra a Do 31 per cent lOO tit 66 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent. I at Mid. Consolidated, ti p. e... IN Liu 135 a Do Bristol& Birni., ti p. c lOO 1.3 135 a Do 41 per cent. redeem lO6 us too s Do 4i per cent. irredecai 10) 9d lv a Du Leieeater ireon, 4I ; NO 80 1.1 at North British, 5 p.e. N u. 1... toe „, st Do E. &U.4p. e. & D lOO at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 3 per een.i.. 100 at Du Border Union, 5 , p.c lOO ... at N.-Eastern--Cous. :p.c I oi) 87 88 at Do 4i per cons. 100 97 89 st Do C 1 N.E. 4 per cent., lO9 „, 17 Do Lerwick capital 3.13.4. Do York, E. &S. purchase. 10 lU 10) Du Stcktn B Drliug. A 5 p.c. 100 107 10J at Do W, liartlepoul 11. and B lOO 83 88 20 North Staffordshire 10a O. Devon Annuities, l.s all 5 10 10s Do Toyistock Anus., 108— all 81 91 Ws Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 84 1.0.6. S. r.ast. (Bead. Anna., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 per cent at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOO 13.1 15S a t Waterford & liilkenny, 6pc 100 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year at Caledonian 41 p c gua. ...... 100 st Du Scut. Con. naiu. 7 p c 100 st Do 41 p at Do 4p c eon. issued at 80 65 ... st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 Su at Do 5 do, 1862 100 87 90 st Do New 5 du, 1863 100 Se eS st Do do 5 do, 1864 100 83 86 st Great Northern, 5 p cirred 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cent 100 st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 11l st Great West., \V. Midi., 5p c 100 at Do Joint perpe.s pc, 1865 100 88 92 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 103 110 112 20 Do Vale N cath perp. p c ail at lient Coast, 6 per cent, le 100 5 Lanc.and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1 ip s t Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 „. st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 •• st Do do 41 do, 1861 at Do do 4i do, 1863 la() at Do do b do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Lond , Chat., &c., Id, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. E5.,136 p.c 101 Do do C 6 p.c at London &IN Western, 5p c 100 103 110 st London St S. Western, 41 p c 100 93 95 10 M a n. Shef.& Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 9 91 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 at Midland, is 5 per cent pref. 108 107 109 at Do B 5 doloB 107 109 18 Do bp c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1868 all 201 211 18 Do luconv. New Snares all 19 194 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 21p at North British, E. and (.1 No. 1, 5 per cent ... 100 at Do £lB guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 11l st Do E.& G , N 0.2, 5 p.c at •Do N. 8.. b per cent, 1862 100 st Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c 100 st Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p e 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 to 1 , 0 st Do Stock. & Darl., D 100 113 115 at North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 ". •• ••• st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do I do, 15 64 st Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 10 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS Et Birkenhead lOO 91 93 00 Do. 41, per cent. Prefer all VS 100 st Buekinghauishire st Chester and ilolyhead lOO 51l 6 st Do. 51 per cent. st Do. b do. ..., lOO 113 112 st Clydesdale, guaranteed AO ••• ... s t Colchester Ste-.lr Valley st Bast Lincoln, gua. Ip. c lO5 1:1:1 13i 20 Gloster and 1-scan Forest all ~• ••• a Gt. Basil., Litwin., &c., b p.c 100 ..• • a Do. E. U. ilarwich, 4 p.c 105 ••• s t Du.do. Woodlirg.Ex., do 100 ~ •,.. at Gt. West , W. Mid., lieref 100 97 99 be null and Solby all 110 112 sc Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 221 st Loudon and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Du. 4, per cent lOO ... ... Kt London, Cnat., etc., 4i p. c lOO ..• ••• at Do. Cum. Fund, 5 do 100• • s t London and Greenwich ,t Do. do Preference lOO ... . et London, Tilbury, 4; youth 100 83 85 at Luvrestuft,guit 4 per cent lOO 79 81 st Do. d• 6 do 53 Mauek., Bt._ Ma all ... ... it Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Rent Cray Lir.tA) a Northern& liaat., 5 per cent all 53 at; a v o . do. 8 do. all ... ... st N. Eastern --.Hartlepool ... 100 ... ... at N.West. A perp. prof, 5p c. 100 107 109 st Du 11 minimum lip.c lOO ... ... st Notting. &Grand', 11.. t O lOO 91 93 25 Preston and W yro. all 41 46 Royston, Bitch., and Shop. 130 132 134 ha Surewsbury and liereford 106 132 131 13 Do sl• 6 2 21p 3 S. Yerksh. and River Dun 100 97 99 1.) 4 per cent gnu— 11 , 73 80 s 5 du ... all 98 100 s; Vic,t. Station and Pimlico... 105 • at West Cornwall ............... 190 .57 54 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 29 Do do D all "'"' 2l Do do 0 all ... ... it 'Weymouth and Portland lOO .•• •.. at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and Wez.Llndia lee 11 120 London and St. Kat!aortae 100 50 52 511 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all „. Mil[wall Freohold Land at hock 0 2 3 1 at Southanipwn lut! 7 7 . 4 at 6urrey Chnzuloruial rnE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Buena' Share: NAME. Paid. Price done 10 Agra Limited, A all 101 11 Y') Do II lO 41 81 SO Albion l4 10 8 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Auglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lira all 22 225 p 21} 20 Anglo-Ilungarian 8 11 2I 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited aft 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 12 +3 20 Do issued at 2 pm.... , 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 53 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 30 10 Bank of AN ew Zealand all 151 141 so British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, ,nd China all 17 13 25 Chartered Mere. of India, Louden, and China all 31 32 20 City le 10 11 105 100 Colonial 25 1 41 IV Consolidated, lini. 50 Delhi and London, but 50 East London, limo S 2j 1y 20 English and Ami,rican, limn 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja- 10 pr 1p neiro. lim 20 English, z,cottish, and Aus tralian Chartered •.# all 164 161 281 Hong Kong and Shanghui Bank Corporation all $6 38 281 Do new lll 4 6 .00 Imperial, lim 2O 16 li; 20 Imperial Ottoman ll 24 21 1 f _6 lonian ail t 0 22 25 Do new 5 6 3 Lud Mortgage of India ' lim 4 34 34 100 Do 5 p. e. Debs.l B64 , 30 all 76 76 be .00 London Bank, of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 5 4 100 Londonand Brazilian, lim. 4 5 35 Z.) 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 11 13 25 Do new 10 14 2'p 20 London Chart.of Australia all 231 241 20 London and County 2O 491 501 60 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... . . London Joint Stock 3ll 324 London and South African al 8 9 100 London &S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lim l2l ... ~. 100 London and Westminster 2O 574 584 54 1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, tins 25 61 54 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 71 00 Midland, lim 2O 11 4 b National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim. 15 3d 1p 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do 50 National. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 334 f 20 North-Western 74 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 60 Provinc. Dank. Corpo., lim. 10 61 61 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 80 92 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 13 111 100 Do issued at 6 pin. It 6 6 24 Union of Australia all 46 43 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of Loudon lb 37 18 371 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. "ff Anglo-American Tei., iim in 161 1t. , / :84 i 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., dm— .0 17j 17, 3 , st Atlantic Telegraph le 10 12 121 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO )15 49 34 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim. lee 174 1t.3 at Electric & inter. Telegraph 10 260 245 10 Do. New 8 12 14 2i Indo-European Tel., lint all 28 2 k 6 Loud. Provincial Tel. lim all 21 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 1 I p 10 Meditcrra. Exten. Tel., Hui all 6 61 25 Reuter' ti Telegram all 78 t• 0 to Societe Transatlaut., lint_ all 144 15 , 11/ f at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 11 5 U. Kingdom Tel: Co., lim all 7 71 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all .4 5 p MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 241 14f 25 Australian Agricultural 23 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint. 10 Batigaralt 'lea Estates, lint 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 10 Do. New all Its) Bolckow Vaughan, lint. ~, 30 Bombay Gas, lint. 5 Do. New 4 British American Laud 4l 20 British Indian Tea, lint all 20 British Ship Owners 7l n Canada Company all 10 Canadian Loan and invz,st matt, lint 2l 20 Ceylon Company, lint. 20' Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 5 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 9 30 City of Milan Improv. lint. all 25• City of Moscow bias, lint— all be City Offices, lint 23 50 Colonial, lint. Do. SO Conunercia: Union (Assur) 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 7/ per cent, 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent. all 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 50 CreditFon.of Mauritiuslim. 10 at Crystal Palace at Do. Preference lOO at Do. 6 p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 20 Darjeeling, lint. 10 Eastern Assam, lint, 6l 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian I) per cent. V'roy. Glut. by Egypt. Gov all; 20 Egyptian Coin. & 3 Eng. & Lust ral. Copper, lint 21 A 4 , 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 31,1 100 Eng. and Soot. .11ariue, lint 8 10 Faithairu Engineering 5 3 2d 20 Fore-street W9.rehouse,iiin l2 1 2 p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan 13erip, issued at £B5 all 13 90 92 50 Gellivara, lint. 1G General Credit & Dis., lint 71 14 1,1 6 13-16 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 50 Home & Col Marino In. lint 6 21 zd 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's "lay all 12f 13 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 20 Interna.FinancialSoe. lint 5 2 lf 20 Interns. Land Credit, lint. 6 6 4r. 50 Italian Land 5 111 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 8 4 100 Do. 6p. c, Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 67 69 50 Land Securities, lien 2l If 25 London African Trading lO 7 bd 25 Lon. & Caled. Marino, lira 6 ... ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lint. 50 Loud. Financial Asso., lint 30 22 21 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 21 16d 20 LoncL & Provincial Marina 2 id pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gus* sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 104 108 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, Bin.— .. ll 11 14 50 Merchant Shipping, lint. all 32 37 60 Millwall Iron Works, lira. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa- td 3 .5d lit 143 13 13 5 Si ii pa 15 17 2i Si 64 bti ;i4 3 2 d 4id 5 6 F 7 1031 1044 1014 1001 103 lul 21 2t 31 21(1 24 24 95 100 147 112 ... ...d b 4 114 Wid 94 95 951 5 Lion Co., lira. 25 National Discount Co., line 6 loi 111 25 National Proy. Marine, lira. 4 10 National Steam Ship, lira. all 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lirn. e 10 New Consolidated Dia. lira. 3 5 New Quebrada, lira. 4B 0 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer cantile Agency,lim 2l 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 10 Northern Assam Tea, lim. 5 10 Do. B et North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 50 North Brit. & Moreau. In 6l 2b Ocean Marine (Insurance) 6 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll 5 Oriental Gas, Jim b Do. New 1 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lim 5 Ottoman Gas qui 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail tim 5 Do. do. et Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 50 Do. New 1367 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. Now 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim. all Do. Gas, tim all 100 Royal Mail Steam CO Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Prof lOO Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 50 S. African Mort. & Inv„ lim 6 25 South Australian Land 20 Telegraph Con. & Main„lim all 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim 3l 1.0 Trust & Agency of Aus„lim 1 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 50 Union Marine L'pool, Tim 5 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 15 United Discount Corp., Um 6 20 Universal Marine(lu.), liui 5 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 30 Vau Diemar's Laud 231 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan , all 50 Warrant Finance, lim 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 25 20 WestLontlon Wharves and Warehouses lO 91 101 31 3d li lid 41 41 i ip 11 11 7 5 9 V 48 53 19 191 13 14 7 $ i 1p id ip 13 23 31 34 6 IS li id 27 39 61 7 IS 19 21 254 48 50 78 83 'i 6d 2i 3} 321 331 351 I 21 3 4i 1 ± IP A IP 41 3 p 22 24 id 3 4 p II 2 6 7 goi Eli f2l 10 Sit 5 3 ULAJA LILL Ii /VAL:a DritWi Columbia, 6 per 100 Do. 18115 lOO Can.Gov.6 p.c.Jan.•&July 1b77-64 • lOO 1041 1071 107/ Do. p. .7eb. & Aug lOO 102 II)* Do. sp. e. Mar. & Sept lOO 102 104 Do. P.C. Jan. & July lOO 92/ 231 - Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk lOO 90 92 Cape 11. Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 lO6 102 101 Do.Ap1.&001 1690-1900 lOO 111 113 - Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 UN - Do. Jan.&July, 1891 - Do. 5 per cent. 16 April end 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 100 - Ceylon, Nov 1878, 0 p.c lOO 108 IN - Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 - .51aurltitm, 62. a, 1878, - Jan. and July - Do. 1878 ... lOO 105 106 Do. 1882, May and Nc• 1 OO 106 108 - D 0.1395, Feb. t Aug..- LOS 01 . Melbourne Corporatn - 1887-75, 6 per cent..._ 1(0 100 100 - N.8.G0v.5 p.o.Ja.&July lOO 103 104 Natal 6 p et, Apht Oet OO Do 6p c. 51 , ty & Nov l_o It 6 105 N. S.W. 5 p•c., '7l to 'M 1)0 89 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 . 100 S 9 100 108 Do. 5 p.c. rd.' l l; to '75 N.Zealand, 6p. 0t.1891 lOO - - Do. 5 per cent.... 100 91 82 - Do 6p c. Mar & Sept '9l lOO 108 110 -- Do Juee Sc Dec., 1.591 100 100 ill - Do L'rov. • 1 Auclad. 1 I , 0 ucriei 1 & 2, 180... ) - Nova Scotia ti p. c.Jau - and July, 1875 - Do ISA.. 100 is: - Qulenslnd. 6p. c. 100 .O 7 1081 - Do 1691 ......... lOO 107 logs - Tasmanian 6per a I. 895.. . ly7 109 - Do ti,93 97 ~ IGO -)8 109 - Victoria, Gi or cont. 1811.. LAG -14 115 - Do, 4.prilaud Vet , )11 112 110/ PARTS CORRESPONDENCE. SUNDAY, The long-expected resignation of Ministers is confidently reported to have taken place. On Christmas Day, M. de Forcade was summoned to the Tuileries, and on his return to Beauveau he made a quasi official announcement of his retirement. The council of Ministers which usually assembles on Wednesday is this week to meet on Tuesday, so that if report be truo the Journal Officiel will announce the resignation of Ministers on Wednesday morning. The very day on which he finally lays down his portfolio, M. de Forcade will start for Lot-et-Garonne, whose suffrages he is anxious to obtain. Ho has already issued his electoral address which, as you may suppose, has excited some interest. In it the Minister of the Interior remarks with manifest complacency that his political opinions are well known, and takes credit to himself for his share in preparing and sustaining the Senatus-Consultum which " consecrates the alliance of the empire with liberty." There is nothing like putting a good face upon matters, and so the Minister, who is regarded not unjustly, as the embodiment of the reactionary policy of the Cabinet, is now basing his claim to the popular suffrages on his share in those verreteforms to which he was understood to give a most reluctant con sent. Certainly M. de Forcade thus affords the electors of Lot-et-Garonne an opportunity of admiring his dexterity in making the worse appear the better cause. Tho candidate declares that questions affecting commerce, industry, and agriculture, have long been his especial study, and he reminds them that he has filled official posts connected with them. He announces his in tention of defending " the great commercial reform which has developed between the nations reciprocal interests and which secures to the agricultural products of France the outlets necessary for her rrosperity." The Journal des bikes thinks it would have been better taste on the part of M. de Forcade to have deferred present ing his manifesto to the electors until after his 'res'gnation. The Debats satirically observes that the unhappy electors of Lot-et-Garonne may well feel uneasy at the idea of a Minister of State claiming their suffrages. After the recent revelations of the official tortures prepared for recreant voters, what may not those reckless individuals expect who reject a candidate plus Ara'e que l'Arabie—not the Minister's nominee, but the Minister himself ? We are told to look for an Oilivier Cabinet, but there has been, as I have previously told you, a rumour of M. Magne as the new chief. This is very improbable. In Saturday's sitting of the Senate some explana tions were exchanged between M. de Maupas and M. de Sacy respecting a petition relative to Article 75. M. de Martpas means to provoke a grand debate on this question. Another point of interest was raised by M. Rouland, Governor of the Bank, who is uneasy with regard to the decisions to be arrived at by the (Ecumenical Council. He is apprehensive that such decisions may be opposed either to the principles of the Concordat, or to the national rights, and he calls upon the Senate to pre serve intact the relations between Church and State. Only one election remains to be verified, that of M. Isaac Pereire, so that the extraordinary session will have concluded its labours to-morrow. It will be immediately succeeded by the opening of the ordinary session. The first act of the latter must, of course, he the election cf its bureau. M. de Schneider is likely to retain his position, tho Ugh the candidature of M. ,Throme David, now one of the Vice-Presidents, is talked of. Tibaldi, the Italian prisoner, who was implicated in the affair which kept Ledru-Rollin so long out of France, has written a letter to M. Charles Deleseluze, the editor of the Retell, which has been reproduced by moss of the Liberal journals of Paris. The Lilerte affirms that the Emperor has read the letter, and given orders that Tibaldi should be included in the amnesty of last August. M. Gambetta has prepared a grand speech on the com mercial question, which has interested the country so much of late, and which will shortly excite the Legisla tive Chambers when it resumes its sittings after Christ mas. M. Gambetta will enter into the fullest chnsidei a tion of treaties of commerce, free exchange, and the pro - t.xtive system. The village of Sardon, Puy de Dome, has been nearly destroyed by fire, and the inhabitants aro plunged in the deepest misery. The Madrid Correspondenzia contradicts the announce ment that was made of the supposed reconciliation between the ex-Queen of Spain and. the Duke of Mont- nensier. A denial has also been given to the statement that Victor Emmanuel had written to Francis 11., and that a representative of the Italian Government would be sent to Rome to confer with a representative of the King of Naples as to the restitution of the property of the latter. EXTRAORDLYARY FORGERIES ON LORD S 7. LEONARDS. Lord St. Leonards writes to the Times a letter disclosing extraordinary forgeries systematically made upon him. " I and my family (he says) have for the last twelve months been the indirect subjects of attack by false telegrams and false orders to professional gentlemen of eminence, and first-class London tradesmen of every description, by which many of them have been put to serious inconvenience. We ourselves have suffered by false telegrams and letters to the absent mem bers of the family. After a time there was a lull. Then an order was sent to one house to make great marble alterations to a tomb in the adjoining churchyard, describ ing the sort of marble and the length and breadth of the slabs, with a copy of the actual inscription, and a jeweller on the opposite side of the road was directed to send hero diamonds of considerable value. Again these attacks ceased, and now an attempt has been made to procure diamonds of value by, for the first time, a forged signature of mine, which is perfect, and has been produced by tracing. I en close the letter. lam not sure that the writer did not intend to steal the diamonds. This, like most of the other attempts, has failed, because steps were taken to ascertain whether the order was genuine. The affair has for a long time been under the °are of the best detective of Scotland-yard. As all other means had failed, the gen tlemen who have been addressed think that I ought to endeavour to stop the evil by publishing the last letter. The ' last letter" referred to is dated "Atheneum Club, Pall Mall, Doc. 22, is addressed to the Messrs. Emanue l, signed "your obedient ser vant, St. Leonard's," and reads as follows :—"I wish to present my seven daughters with a locket each, in black enamel and diamonds. I shall feel obliged by your executing the order for me. I wish them to be round, and w ith my coronet (a Baron's) and initials on them in diamonds, not to exceed £3O each. I leave it all to you, as I do not understand this kind of thing, and will you kindly acknowledge to me at this club, as lam leaving home for a few days ? I wish to present them on the 6th of January. I will write in a week to let you know where they are to be sent to me, as I am not likely to be at home for some time." THREE VACANT SEATS. —Three county seats are now vacant—Longford and Queen's County, through the elevation of Colonel Greville-Nugont and Mr. Fitzpatrick to the peerage ; and Merionethshire, through the death of Mr. David Williams. The last occupants of the three seats were Liberals, and in each case a Liberal candidate is in the field. Longford has not been contested since March 1862, when Major Myles O'Reilly, the present senior mem ber, defeated Colonel Luke White, on his appealing for re-election after his appointment as a Lord of the Treasury in the Palmerston Administration. Merionethshire was represented by a long succession of Tory members until the general election of last year, when the late Mr. Williams, who had been twice unsuccessful, was returned without opposition. Queen's County has been fought by the two political parties with varying fortune. Mr. Fitz patrick, now Lord Castleton, was first elected in 1837, retired from the representation in 1841, was elected with out opposition in 1847, again retired in 1852, was unsuc cessful in 1857, and was re-elected in 1805. From that date the right hon. gentleman retained the seat until his elevation to the peerage.—Daily News. The following naval cadets, having completed their instruction on board her Majesty's ship Britannia, Captain John Corbett, C. 8., were, on the 22d of December, awarded certificates of quali fication for sea service :—Twelve Months' Sea Time.—ll. Evans (Admiralty prize for study.) Nine Months' Sea Time.—W. Pigot (Admiralty prizes for seamanship drawing), F. S. Pelham, F. P. Graves, H. J. D. Laxton, F. E. J. Totten ham, E. B. D. O'Aplin, S. W. A. H. Gray, A. L. K. Knapton, A. H. Loring. Six Months' Sea Time.—G. Langford, J. A. M. Fraser, K. Wade, J. C. Farie, C. H. Dare, W. 11. H. Moutresor, J. M. Stokes, A. Meldrum, J. 11. P. Shackwell, A. C. A. Bacon, F. E. E. Brock, R. P. ;Cochran, W. N. Hoare. Three Months' Sea Time—G. de Hoghton, J. A. P. Robeson, G. S. S. Wemyss, B. Dickinson, M. K. Wodehouse. Lord Muskerry, George Heat (Admiralty prize for French). No Sea Time—P. A. Bentley, A. H. Shirley, F. Slight, R. IL Walpole, C. G. May, R. de la P. B. Peirse. Cadets for Navigating Duties. —Nine Months' Sea Time—W. A. Patterson, 11. Dockrail. Three Months' Sea Time—W. S. Bas tard, T. J. S. MacEvers, H. N. Rolfe, A. Leeper. No Tiine—H. T. P. Sill. POLICE 11VTELLIGENCE., This Day. I LIFEBOAT SERVICES ON CHRISIMA.S DAY. The 'Lelia, lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, was hunched, about one o'clock, this :norning, to the assistance of a vessel which had gone on the Holm Sand, says Mr John Henderson, chief officer of Coast Guard. The life-boat was towel to the spot by the Rainbow steam tug, and was haiipily succ3ssful iu bringing safely ashore the master and crew of nine men from the wreck, which proved to be that of the schooner Agathe Siheilbers, of and from Stettin, for Bor deaux, with timber. DROGHEDA (11:ELAND), Dec. 25 The brig Englishman, of Workington, and the schooner Louisa Jane, of Drogheda, while running for the river Boyne, became unmanageable through a sudden change of the wind, drove on the South Bull in a heavy sea, about one o'clock this morning (states the chief officer of Coastguard, Mr. Win. Fackrell). The lifeboat Old George Irlam, of Liverpool, belonging to the Lif.lboat Society, imme diately proceeded to them, and found the brig had injured her stern-post, and that the water was gaining on her rapidly. The master and crew of five men therefore gladly availed themselves of the aid of the lifeboat, and were landed all safe. The schooner's crew preferred to remain by their vessel, as she was not leaking and the tide was ebbing. itAMSGATE, Sunday. The Ramsgate lifeboat Brad.ord and steam-tug Aid went out yesterday and the day before on ser vice (reports Capt. Shaw, the harbour master). On the first trip their aid was not required, the endan gered vessel having been extricated from her peril ous position by a steam-tug before their arrival. On the second occasion, however, when the lifeboat and steamer proceeded off to the Goodwin Sands on Christmas morning, in a strong and squally wind, with heavy falls of snow, they were instru mental, with the help of the steam-tug Palmerston, in getting the ship Constancios, of Bremen, off the Sands, and in taking her and her crew of 26 men safely into Ramsgate harbour. STATE OF TRADE. BARNSLEY, Dec. 24.—There has been rather more activity dating the week at the ironworks and collieries in South Yorkshire. Plates and rails are still in good request, and there are some fair orders in hand for tires and axles. The Bessemer steel works continue very Lusy, and will for some time with the present contracts. There is a very fair demand for house coal for London, and as the Bal i,: ports hava kept, free from ice rather later than usual, a good trade is being done in steam quali- ties to Grimsby ; but there is not so much doing with Hull. There has been a slight improvement iu some branches of the linen trade during the past week. BIRMINGHAM, 25tb.—The trade of this town went fiat suddenly at the beginning of the week, and although they kept on working at many of the manufactorie3, at the majority of them only a mo derate amount was done. A good part of next week the works will be partially closed. BRADFORD, 25th.—During the past week there has been an improved tone mauifested, with rather more business, in every branch of the worsted trade, affording to the more hopeful an encouraging look of a revival of bu3icess early in the new year. E n so me classes of w ool, such as fine Stafford and north country hogs and bright-haired sorts, prices are extremely firm, and in some kinds, such as blue and fine drawing, there is a hardening tendency iu price. In worsted yarns there is rather more ac• tivity in some departments, especially two-folds, and prices, which have a stiffening tendency, are more readily conceded. There is a good trade doing on home account, though the prices given are hardly remunerative. A steady business is done in the piece market, and prices are firm. NEWCASTLE-ON TYNE, 25 th. —No twiths ta tiding that at Christmas time trade is generally flack in the north-eastern district, this year it keeps won- derfully brisk, and so hard praised with work are some of the large engine factories, that one or two of them have been obliged to keep their hands at work to-day, which is a very unusual circum stance indeed. Tha-coal trade is very brisk, and the steam coal trade, which reckons this the dullest period of its year, is doing well. There is an active demand for collier vessels, and on account of the northerly winds detaining sailing vessels on their passage down, freights are good. The imports into the Tyne are well kept up, and there have been heavy deliveries of Esparto in the Tyne dock this month. A number of large vessels are in the Tyne at present. The demand for the Mediterranean is pretty good, but at present there is not a great amount of business doing for distant voyages. NEWPORT (Mosmounisitin), 25.—The Christ mas holidays have interfered with business this week to a considerable extent, and since Wednes day but little work has been done at either the iron or coal works. The latest American advices are more favourable as to future requirements, and if there is no interference with the tariff it is evident that early in the New Year shipments to the United States will further increase. The orders now in course of execution are chiefly American and Ita lian. Home business is characterised by quietude, which is not unusual at this period of the year. There is no change in the quotations for bars. In tia plates there is but a small amount of business doing. Stocks are materially reduced as compared with three months ago, and it is believed that there will shortly be an improvement in the American demand. Steam coal proprietors are able to keep their pits fairly employed, and for house qualities there is a full average coasting inquiry. 24th.—Business in the lace trade has on the whole been quiet during the week, owing to most houses being engaged in stock taking. In the value of goods generally there is no alteration. There is very little doing in brown nets, but manu facturers still maintain the late advanced prices. In the silk department there is a slight improve ment, but makers still complain of the scarcity of orders. There has been more business doing in the hosiery trade during the past week in conse quence of the hardening price of yarns, and there is a better demand for the American trade. More orders are also placed for the home market, and, on the whole, business may be reported in a more satisfactory state. SHEFFIELD, 24th.---This being what is generally known as "bull" week (the week before Christmas) the men in almost all branches of the Sheffield trades have been working overtime. Most of the shops will now be closed for several days. The prospects of the new year aro encouraging. There promises to be a goof trade in cutlery, and a much improved demand for files and for some de scriptions of edge tools. Should the unfortunate difficulty which at present exists as to the invoic ing of steel for the American markets soon become settled, the new year will in all probability see a very active trade in that class of goods. The Bessemer royalty will run out in February, and it is expected that this will have an important bear ing upon the trade in steel. Not much improve ment can be expected in the demand for saws, which for some time past has been of a most languid character. WOLVERHAMPTON, 25th.—There is a steadily maintained demand for coal and slack throughout the district, and sellers are firm in their quotations. Limestone is 6d. per ton higher. The pig-iron trade sustains the improvement recently reported, best brands being especially sought for. An addition to the number of furnaces in blast is contemplated by the Earl of Dudley and other large producers. There is no change in the finished iron department, buyers withholding orders for distribution until of to the preliminary meeting. The tin-plate trade is quiet. Manufactured hardwares are improving. Industrial operations in the district, which were were suspended yesterday (Friday) f o r the Christmas hulydays, are now v i rt ually o ver for the year. 11. WALKER's NEEDLES (by authority), the "Queen's Own," treble-pointed, with largo eyes, easy to thread, and Patent Ridges to open the Cloth, are the best N ee dl es . Packets is. ; post free of any dealer.—ll. WALKER is Patentee of the Penelope Crochets, and Maker of Improved Sewing Machine Needles, Fish Hooks, Sea Reels, Hooks and Eyes, Scc.—Aleester, and 47, Gresham street' London, WESTMINSTER. VIOLENT ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.—The list at this court contained 30 charges, of which an assault on the police stood most prominent. William Rain, a carman, living at Chelsea, was charged with violently assaulting Fauce and another constable of the T division, and further wilfully damaging a helmet and coati to the amount of 201. Thomas Fauce, 8 T R, whose face was much cut and disfigured, said that at 8 on Saturday evening he was in plain clothes in Arthur-street, Chelsea. The prisoner and three others came down a street, and met constable Crockwell. A window was smashed, and I and Crockwell went up. The land lord came out and told the man in uniform he would give them in custody. I said I was a con stable, and the prisoner knocked me down by a blow on the nose and eye, exclaiming " there you - slop." Ile ran away. I was knocked down again by another man not in custody, and was kicked while on the ground and struck in the mouth by another man, whom I secured and held for five minutes. I was kicked about the legs, and he was rescued before I had help. Wm. Crockwell, 223 T, corroborated. Ile fol lowed and took the prisoner after the first assault on Fauce. He knocked me down and smashed my helmet all to pieces by kicking it about. The police having stated that they could appre hend the other men, Mr. Selfe remanded the prisoner till Friday. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. After disposing of about 30 charges of drunken ness, several of them being against cab-drivers— most of the offenders pleading as their excuse that it was Christmas time—and the greater part of them being dikcharged without a fine, the following cases were heard by Mr. Mansfield : DASTARDLY ASSAULT.—John Brown, a cabinet maker, of Carlisle-street, Lambeth, was charged with assaulting a young woman named Annie W illiams. The complainant, whose face bore marks of violence, said that on Saturday morning, a little after oue o'clock, she was standing at the corner of Charles-street, Haymarket, with a female friend, when the prisoner and two friends carne up to them and in consequence of one of the latter indecently assaulting her friend she pushed the prisoner away. An altercation then arose, and a constable came up, told them to go away, and she did so; and while crossing the Haymarket the prisoner followed her and struck her two violent blows, one in the eye and the other in the mouth. Her eye was badly hurt, and one of her teeth was loosened. In answer to Mr. Mansfield, the complainant said the prisoner was an entire stranger to her ; the blows were given with such violence that she was knocked down insensible ; and that a constable saw the assault. Daniel Palmer, 51 C R, said that the prisoner on his going up gave the complainant into custody for striking him, but, seeing uo marks, he refused to take her, and told the females to go away, and they did so ; and the prisoner then went after the comilainaut and struck her in the eye and mouth, and she bled profusely, and had to be taken to the hospital. The prisoner, after he struck the complainant, said he was satisfied, as he had had his revenge. The prisoner said he went up to get his two friends from the females, and the complainant struck him, and as the constable would not take her into custody he went after her and struck her. The prisoner called a witness named Henry Cox, a cabinetmaker in West-square, Lambeth, who said the complainant struck prisoner, and prisoner, who was a respectable man, struck her. Mr. Diansfield said whether the prisoner was respectable or not his conduct was most dastardly, and he would have to pay £2O or three months. Richard Gamble, a young man living in Newport market, and who has several times been charged with assaulting the police, was charged with as saulting Police-constables O'Dea, 47 U, and Wheat ley, .18 C, and fined £5 or two mouths. THAMES. DECREASE OF DRUNKENNESS.—Au interval of two days having elapsed since the last sitting of the court, and one of them being Christwas Day, it was expected that the number of drunken and disorderly charges would be unusually great, but such was not the case. The business was not so large as on or dinary Mondays. The number of charges entered in the police sheets between " four o'clock on Fri day last and nine o'clock this morning " for the immense district of this court, and including all the water-side parishes from Aldgate to Bow-creek, numbered 39 only, being 10 less than on Monday last. There were nine drunken cases among them, and five of them were drunk and incapable, another drunk and disorderly, and three were charged with being drunk and " wilfully and maliciously damag ing property." One of the latter class, John Ward, an Irishman, treated himself with a ride in a cab on Christmas Day and smashed all the glass. lie gave much trouble to the police, and flung three constables on the ground after he was given into custody. He pleaded an excuse that he had recently come home from a hot climate, and a little drink affected him. Ile was so very drunk that it was impossible for him to do half what was alleged against him. Mr. Lushington commented at some length on the folly and violence of the prisoner, and said the police were not to be treated with impunity. He sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprison ment and hard labour. Bank of France. PARIS, Dec. 23. 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 : DEBTOR. Dec. 16. Dec. 23. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,509,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Rank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 47,365,401 95 46,271,819 62 Treasury account cur rent creditor 219,870,156 42 231 458,259 57 Current accounts, Paris 369,355,747 90 361,360,028 85 Do. branch banks 44,554,989 43,650,081 Dividends payable 825,004 791,076 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 991,660 38 991,660 38 9,347,427 95 8,827,320 79 Total CREDITOR. Dec. 23. fr. Doc. 16. c. fr. (lash in hand and in Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- 227,669 23 2,869,744 74 counted, not yet due 310,082,089 19 302,625,801 Do. branch banks 287,275,214 292,125,580 Advances on deposit of bullion 22,577,300 Do. branch banks 1,725,900 Do. on French Public Securities 22,410,100 Do. by branch banks 9,089,900 Do. on railway shares anti debentures Do. branch banks ou Credit Fancier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) Government Stock re- 22,457,800 - 1,6;99,880 22,642,700 - 9,051,81)0 - 39,380,1 1 .0 - 52,916,170 - 1,118,200 - 1,127,900 - 1,131,500 - 1,2990000 -- 60,000,000 - 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 80,595,187 21 80,593,187 21 serve Do. disposable Routes lnunobalis6cs (Law, June 2, 1837) 1C0,000,000 100,000,000 Rotel and furniture of the Bank and landed propel ty branches ~. Expenses of manage ment Sundries . 9,055,802 - 9,048 897 - 2,948,103 50 2,554,010 93 6,873,525 63 9,995,002 42 Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of Fray, (Signed) ROITLAND. 23 22 d 3 Id pr i p 2 1 d 25 27 SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE. FINCIILEY MEETING.—THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) All the Steeplechases are postponed until Tuesday and Wednesday, January 4 and 5. RACING .FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Lincoln l5, 16 Derby Harrow 17, 18 I Nswton 25, 26 MARCiI. Nottingham 1, 2 i West Somerset l 6, 17 Liverpool B, 9, 10 I Warwick 22, 23, '24 Pontefract ..14, 15 1 Epsom '29, 30 Cambridgeshire l4, 15 j Bromley 31 sad April 1 _ APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 I Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 Nest Bray ton 7, 8 I Abergavenny 21, 22 Thirsk 7, 8 1 Lewes .. 26, 27 Kingsbury . 18,19 I Croydon. 28, V Durban' lB, 19 I kiAY. Newmarket, lst 5p....2 to 5 I Harpenden 2O, 21 Chester. lO, to 13) Bath 24, 2.5 Winchester lO, 11 i Stamford .26, 27 Salisbury l2, 13 ; Croydon '6 27 York 17, 18 1 Epsom 31 t o JUU.e 3 DoLeaster 19, 20 JUNE. Croydon 8, 9 Newton 22, 23 Manchester t, 9, 10 I Hampton 23, 24 Ascot 14 to 17 I Bibury Club 29 Windsor 2l, 22 Stockbridge...Bo, and July 1 JULY. _ Newmarket 5 to 8 I West Drayton 14, 15 Nottingham 12, 13 I Huntingdon 19, 20 Ohohnsford l2, 13 1 Kingsbury 2l, 22 Reading 1 , , 13 I Goodwood '.!6, 29 AUGUST. Brighton 2, 3 Stockton 17 to 19 Brighton Club 4 Oxford .18, 19 Lewes ...5, 6 , York 23 to 25 J, 10 I'lymeuth Egbam Windsor ll, 12 I Derby 3O, 31 Bromley l6, 17 j Weymouth 30, 31 SEPTEMBER. Warwick 6, 7 I Richmond 20, 21 Abingdon 8, 9 I Western Moet(Ayr) 21 to 23 Doncaster 13 to 16 1 Hendon 22, 23 Rjnpton 20, 21 I Newmarket Ist Oct. 27 to 30 OCTOBER. Bedford 4, 5 Newmarket 2n 0ct..10 to 14 Leicester Bromley 6, 7 I Newmarket 1i0t'n...24 to 29 NOVEMBER. Liverpool 8 to 11 I Shrewsbury. 14 to 18 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Birmingham 8, 9 I Harrow . Derby 10, 11 1 Newton 25, 26 MARCH. Liverpool 8,9, 10 I Bromley 31 and April 1 West Somerset 16, 17 Cheltenham...3l and April 1 Warwick 22 to 24 LIS7 FOR THE USE OF VISITORS TO THE METROPOLIS. MUSEUMS. Antiquarian—Somerset House. Admission by application to the secretary. Botanic—Royal Botanic Society of Lyndon. Regent's park. Admission daily by orders from fellows. Royal Uardens Kew. Open daily, 1 till 6, free. British—Great Bussell-s reet. Open free on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Frida s, 10 to 4; struiner mouths 10 till 7. Closed Ist till 7th January, Ist till 7th May, and Ist till 7th September; al o on ad thanksgiving day;. City--Guildhall. A collec on of antiquities, &e. Daily, 11.1 Oil 5. Geological- Jermyn street. Open daily (except Fridlys) frog. Office ' Charles-street. Asiati natural his tory, anti4nitie- , , &c. Opon free on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, and on Thursdays by orders. King's C0:1,1,n3 - Strand. Anatomy and curiosities. Daily ltl till 4. Models and inventions. Patents-South Kensington. Op 'u free daily. Royal Institution--21, Albatnat le-street. Various objects. Dally, 10 till b. Royal Ailitary Repository—Woolwich. Models of forti fications, cannon, and warlike appliances. Daily, 10 till 4. _ _ _ Royal 1 3 olytecbuic Institution-309, Regent-street. Scien • fah., with lectures. Open daily, till 1.0 p.m. ls. Soave's-13, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Antiquities, curiosities, and pictures. Open Wednesdays, T nursdays,.and Fri days in April, May, au 1 Juno ; and Wednesdays, from February to August. Admission on application to the Ourat, - . , r - Society of Arts—John-street. Adelphi. Inventions, pic tures, curiosities &c. Daily : admission by member's order. South Ileusing —Cromwell-road. Opon on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays, 10 till 10, free; ou other days 10 till 4,5, or 6. 6d. Tower of London—Ancient armour, &c. Open daily, 10 till 4. Is. PICrURE GALLERIES. Bridgewater Gallery—Cleveland-square. Cards to view may be obtained troru Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street. British Artists—Suffolk-street. April to July. ls. British Institution-52, Pall-mall. Pictures by British Artists, in February, March, and April ; and by Ancient Masters, June, July, and August. is. Buckinglaun Palace Pictures. —May be viewed by an order from the Lord Chamberlain. Cartoons of Raphael—South Kensington Musemn Mon day, Tuesday, Saturday, free; other days, 6d. Crystal Palace—Sydeuham. Modern Pictures.and ture. Is. Scnlp- Dulwich Gallery—Dulwich. Chiefly Flemish and Dutch Pictures. Open free daily, ex,ept Friday. Flaxman Gallery—University of Loudon, Gower-street. Foundling Hospital—Guildford-street. Open Mondays, 10 till 4. . Gallery of Ancient Maters-49, Pall. ls. Greenwich Painted Hall - Greenwich. Mondays and Fri • days Free : other days, 4d. Guildhall—City. May be seen on application to the *had keeper. Hampton Court Palace.—The galleries are open free Gaily, except on Friday. Monument—Fish-street Hill. Every day. 6d. National Gallery—Trafalgar-squar,. Open free, Mondays Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. National Portrait Gallery-29, Greif. S-eorg3-street. free, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Trinity House—Trinity-square, Tower-hill. Models of lighthouses, &c. Daily, 10 till 4. Tussaud's Waxwork-58, Baker-street. Open daily til 10 p.m. ls. - SUBURBAN PLACES OF RESORT. Cromorne Gardens—Chelsea. is. Crystal Palace - ?ark—Sydenhatn. Open daily, ls.; Satur days, 2s. 6d. Greenwich Park—Greenwich. OoPn f , e o Hampton Court Gardens.—Open free daily. liighbury Barn and Gardens —llighbury. GI and is by refreshment tickets. Kew Gardens—Kew. Open free, daly at °Le o'clock. Richmond Park—Richmond. Open free, daily. Roshervillo Gardens—Gravesend. Open daily. 6d. . Royal Horticultural Gardens—Kensington. Admission by members' order. Windsor Great Park—Windsor. Op 3n free. Windsot Castle may be visited on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fri days, by tickets obtainable at the Lord Chamberlain s Office, in the Castle. METROPOLITAN MUSIC HALL.—One evening last week the audience at the above hall were highly amused at beholding a portly gentlemanly man climbing up the ladder used for ascending to the platform near the ceiling. In a few minutes this said gentleman, Mr. Alfred Steel, of Edgware-road, sprang on the back of the Great Blondin, and was conveyed as far as the centre of the rope, when Mr. Steel took off his hat and waved it over his head seve ral times. The journey being performed, Blondin re traced his steps and landed the gentleman in perfect safety to the great delight and amidst the hearty plaudits of the audience. The closing year finds the large body of men in Chatham Dockyard fully employed in the construc tion of the two powerful iron ships building there, in preparing the Cerberus for sea, in making a commencement of the Rupert, and in proceed ing with the work of the only wooden ship, the Woodlark, now building at Chatham. The greatest exertions are made to hasten forward the Sultan, 12, armour-plated broadside ship, building in No. 2 dock, that she may be floated out, as directed by the Board of Admiralty, in about two months from this time. The workmen of Messrs. Penn, the engineers, have been working overtime on this ship, and it is understood that they would work to-day, though the dockyard people make holiday. The Sultan has now a large portion of her armour plates affixed. The Glatton, 2, turret ship, building in the next dock, is of less size than the Sultan, but she will be of im mense strength, and her armour will be of unex ampled thickness. It is hoped that she will be advanced sufficiently to be floated out about the same time as the Sultan. Both ships will be many months in the Medway before completed for service. The Cerberus, 4, turret ship, will probably be ready to leave for Victoria in May next. She has been built for the defence of Melbourne, and the colony pays all The Rupert, ironclad ram, will be buil xPm keel is being fitted between slips No. 5 and 6, to be e t in ei N e o 3 .. 2 dock, when the Sultan leav es it ; her taken to pieces again and re-fitted in the dock as soon as vacant ; this process will advance her is so me degree. The Woo dlark, 3, gun-vessel, in No. 4 since the visit of the First o f f l wrights and apprentices are now employed upon her ; it gives the shipwright Lord slip, a is number apprentices the only chance of learning their trade as builders of wooden ships. 131tEAKPAST.— EPPS'S COCOA.— GRA.TtruL AND CoM FORTINO,—The very agreeable chat acter of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite. The • Civil Service Gazette' ro marks:— . * The singular success which Mr. Epps attained by hi s homoeopathic preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by any experimentalist. By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition and by a careful application of the fine properties of well-selected cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a deli cately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doc tors' bills." Made simply with boiling water or milk. 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