The Sun. — London, England, 1869-12-25 00:00:00

I 4 MONEY IYI A P, K T AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. This being Christmas Day the Stock Exchange is closed. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes- terday. It has been announced that Messrs. Henry L. Raphael, of the firm of R. Raphael and Sons, Robt. A. Heath, of Heath an I Co., 11. L. Bischoffsheim, of Bischoffsheim and Goldsehmidt, and Mr. Edwd. F. Satterthwaite, of E. F. Satterthwaite and Co., fully supported by the other leading London firms most actively interested in the maintenance of Ame-. rican credit, have formed themselves into a Com mittee to take the necessary steps to attempt to en force the legal rights of the shareholders of the Erie Railway in the Federal Courts of the United States. As the expenses may be large, all holders are in vited to co operate by paying a subscription of one shilling per share and sending in their shares to be stamped by the Committee, who strongly urge the dealers and the public generally only to deal in shares so stamped, and to use all their influ ence to pro3ure general adherence to this ar rangement. The offices of the Committee are at 60, Threadneedle-street. The momentous ques tion will therefore now be decided whether foreign investors in American undertakings are liable to find their property seized without so much chance of redress as would be afforded even in countries infested by brigands, but where bri gands are at all events pursued. Should the solu tion be favourable, there are many South American enterprises to which, in the extraordinary progress of the development of the country, European capi tal is likely during the coming year to be attracted. Pending such a settlement, however, both nations must sustain the annoyance of an almost total sus pension of the advantages that might thus be mutu ally derived. In addition to the coupons for the half-year's interest notified for payment on and after the Ist proximo by the Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour) Company in London, and at Turin and Paris, a sum of upwards of £50,000 will be distributed as soon as the numbers can be announced. In respect of the bonds and obligations which were drawn in Italy on the 21st and 22d instant, every bond of £lOO drawn is redeemable at £l2O. BRITISh FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. UOVERNMENT rUND3. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, Jan. 6 5 per Cent. Reduced 9li Now 3 per Cent PleY, 2 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Con Jan. 1873 Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telei t raph), Aug., 1908 — Exchcqur Bills, £l,OOO, 2 p. Ct. March Da. 3 do. June Do £lOO, Sr .C5OO pm Bank of England Stock, 4i per Cent — - De. opening — Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — nter-Oolonial Omnnun — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIEd indi t stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... Shut De. Opening, for Account 207 D t. o per Cent. July, 1880 De 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent....,. 92 Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 :.....K. — Do. 51 per Cent. May 1879 DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Das. 1872., i 872 Do do 19, 1 i 7 ,.,„ — Do. do. 1882 — Du. Deb., b per Cent., Aug. 1873 . Do. Bonds ; 4 per Cent., £l,000 Do. uudor .£l,OOO — FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Do. Account Auitrian Bonds 5 per cent — Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — 00. 4i per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858.... Do. au 1861 — Do. do., 1863 — [Jo. 5 per Cent., 1865 1.3. e. Account B Amos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Cubl, 6 per Cent. — C.into 6 per Cent — "o. 1} per Cent , .. — Do. 3 wr Cent., Jo. 7 per Cent., .1866 Do. 6 per wet. 1867 — C lo idneii, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 182 n....-.... — Dan.i:dan Principalities, 7 - k er Cent — 1)o. Acccunt Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Ecuador New (Jonsolidated, Ipr Cent Egyrtian, 7 per Cent.... ." 1)o .. , ecoLid issue D0..£50t. Bowls B5 Do. 1864 - Do. Account ... Do. .E5OO Bonds Do ..{,l T".: Bon is .. Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 ~ ... Do. £lOO Bonds ..." Goveraniont It9.llvcrav Deboutures 994 Greem 5 per Oct.,n 182'i 5, ex Coups 110. tioupout Itemala. - 6 per Cent .. Honduras Gov P.ail. Loan., 10 p.Ct., all pd _ Do. Ace. ant ltAtian 5 per Cert., 1865 Do. Account ... •. Do Maremmana Railway .... Ilexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do g per Cont. Anglo-French — siontevidoau G per Cent. •• — Mocrish imperial 0 per Cent — New Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrante (Hectares) Peruvian 0 per Cent. 1365 Do Account B4 4 Do 4} per Cant. (I.lolarren) • Do 44 per Cont., 1862 Do Account — Do 6 per Cent.,1.862 Portuguese 3 per Ct.,1.853,'6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'4 33} Do. do. 1867.. _ Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid Russian 5 ,or Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 por Cent 1850 - Do 41 per Cont., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 _ 851 i t Do :do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds. : — Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9ll Do. do £B4 15s do — Do Nicolas Railway 654 Sardinian 5 par Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . Do. Ace , Junt Do. 1867 Dividends ou the aboYo payable in•Loudot. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gui 1.,... Do. 4 por Cent. Certificates B6l 6 French Routes 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. WWII', 5 per dent. 1851, Ex. zot Do Account 56 1 Do. Account Do. New Doferroci Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do de, 1868 ............... Turkish 6 per Cent . . ............••••• De Account — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 . — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds IN; 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account.. 6B} i 1)o .£lOO Bonds — Do. 5 per cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cont., 1860 — Do. Account i 6Bi 8 D ) 1 por Cent., Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cont. 1861 CLOSING PRICES. Jonsols, Money Do. Account, Jan. 0 92i xd The recent correspondence between Colonel Boxer, Royal Artillery, late Superintendent of the Royal Laboratory Department, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, and the Secretary of State for War, relative to that officer's retirement from the office of Superintendent, has been printed and published by the Colonel. The officers of Chatham. Garrison gave a very successful dramatic performance at the Rochester Theatre, by permission of the commandant, Major- Gen. Freeman Murray, on Wednesday evening. There was a brilliant audience, and the amateurs performed their parts well. Officers of the Royal Engineers, the Royal Marines, and of the Line formed the dramatic company, while the orchestra was composed of members of the Chatham Marine band. ~~ SHARE £lB7. 01NARYAtLES AND STOC.K!• ttallways. Paid. (406 ing 46n.t.istet s Lriae. st istol and Exeter ...... 100 74 76 st Catecionian lOO 771 77; at Oatubrian .... 100 14 Cu 20 Cornwall.-- ... all 2 3 at Dublin & Belfast Juno... 100 - - st Dtui„l'erth, & Ab.Junc... 100 70 72 2) East London all 8 7 30 Do 15 - - 22 Do 10 - - at Glasgow its S. Western lOO 108 107 st Great Eastern at Do. E. Angl. N 0.2 lOO 61 71 st Great II or th ot SeOtland lOO ID ltS at Great Northern ... 100 109 tto 1044 at Do. A. it Do. 11 stook luo 121 12J at (RS, and W. 01.1.rein.nd lOO 18 100 at (It. Western -Original lOO 6.4 16 54 Du. South Waled st Do. W. 1114.-Oxford lOO 31 36 it Do. Newport lOO 32 32 st Lancashire& Yorkalairu lOO 1261 2;1 127 at Lon., Brigh.,4 S.Coast lOO 46; fa 161 - Do Scrip - Chat., anti Dover.. ltar 14 111 151 A Do. Metrop. Ex. A.... 100 11 15 at Lou. A orth 1 / 1 extern.. 100 1,1 1 ; 22 4 122 1 iT at Lon. di South Western.. LW 14 13; 4 Ka n , 61101 ., at Lincoln.. ice as 431 at Metropolitan at Do Exteudi.,Q 100 81 834 10 5 Do. Aed, rd • • all st Metropolitan District. nil 30 32 3; f 10 Metrup. 01. John's %I oo 1 6 - - st 11:..~.-sun at L.O dirnito. o! lOO 137 6 , '5l st N•Ja • 11 lsrataah at U . h 4 1.• le. - at or aiat.tern-- iserw:c lOO 1211 122 i 1224 25 D ti. porcbdde - - st et Ii clerk lOO 1131 :LI 1 . 401 at ti oCarli.le - - st 13 05t0c,....x Do:fling LA) 104 ,40 st North London 10 Do Aew !/148 . st North Staffordshire IOU 61 63 614 st North an" d. W. Junction 100 Sid lot 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... ..... „.. —.......-- st Ith:fmney st :hropsltire Union lOO .5:*A boi st Smut Devon' st South Eastern lOO 7: i 77i st. Staines, V'trok'hain, 6; Wok all 13 13 st .0.. %, al - , 4,:0. U .. —•-,, ~ti:riur64 , .k liiit.ciii , ) 10 iv aterluo ii Whiteha,l 6 RAILWAYS—PREFEIMNCE 311.3.11./MS AND Wrotais. et Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 80 SS st Caledonian Qrs., No. •P lOO st Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent. 100 st Do. Aberdeen, gut). u p.c 100 st Do. do. 7 per cent lot) st D. do. Ordinary 100 70 riS st Do. Midland st Do. Duudve and Arbruatu 160 20 Corn vale, .5 per cent gua all st, Dundee, fertli, and Aber- dean junction lOO 107 st Do. Ist Class preference Da at (Has. S.W. gua. 5 per et 1•13 at 4 4t. Eastern, 1.0 Ex. No. 1 100 tia toe at Du do N 0.2 10 97 90 st Do do 6 per cent AV • 110 113 at Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 at Do do 13 6 do. I*o at Do do 7 du. 130 ... st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 180 at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 63 72 st Do Norfolk p.e.Ex.1346. 100 ... st Du do 5 p.e.Way.Val.lB47 103 • ... at Great Not morn, 5 par caul. 18) at Do a p.c., rd at 11.) p. c. psu. 193 ..„ Do 4 1 do de do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pin. 100 ..„ at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Ratifax, 6 per cent lOO et Gt. Nrth of Scutlitud, Ist pi 100 lit Great South. and We,iteru (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 90 98 st G t.West.—Orig.&Jut.-ltent chg., per gua,. - 5 p.c lOO 106 it 8 Do. Orig. (B.& 11. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 35 tuo Do do 41 per cent. 1850— 100 3) 32 Do do 4 do do Du do i per cent. rodent lOO sa Do do Birunuglwan gua lOO 68 72 Do do do pref lOO Do do Chester gad, lOO b 5 9 j Do do do 8 per cent l3O Do do do 5 do 10 9 5 lat. . _ „ Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. DO ,„ „, Do do 44 p.c „, st Do do 4 1 . 1650 100 st Do do 5 st Do West Mid.. Oxford Ist g IOU 116 116 st Do do 21 gua lOO lal 115 st Do Newport, lstg. 5 p.c lot SO 911 st Do do 2,1 do luo st gua. 54 per cent. 1863 100 ,„, 00 Lancaster & Oarliale44 p.c. ual st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 130 st Do Barnsley, £5 3s 101 p.c. 101 l st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1..15 st Do 44 (Blackburn purch). 101 l SS 100 Bt. London by Brighton, 5 p.c guarautead, No 1 lot „, ,„ st, Do 5 per cent. gua No. 2 lOO ,„ st Do 6 do do let st Do 5 do N.. 4 lOO „, st Do 7 per cent lot st Do 6 do (W.B. & C.l ) ) lot .„ st Do 4 do 1839 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent „, st; Loudon and 11. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO llt I l st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO ,„ st Do dhrewsb'y & Weicup'[ loo ,„ st London and n W. 7 P late 3d shares, lOO 145 150 a Do (Portsni.perpans 2s6d) all a Man., She., &Linela. 6 p.c lOO Do a Do 31 per cent loo 64 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 at Mid. Consolidated, 6p.c in 130 1.i5 a Du Bristol& Birin., 6p. e lOO I 3 i.so a Du 41 per cent. ro..luutti lOO toi lUJ Do 41 per cent. trredeetn lOO `.b s Du Leicester& p.c 100 sd P 1 st Norm Kraish, 5 p.c. No. I lO5 ... st Do E. & 4p.e.S. .2 D l.OO at Do N. 8., N 0.2,5 per cen.t lts) at Do Border Union, 5i p.c lOO ... at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lot) Si 6a at Do 4i per cent. redee.o 11.)) it st Du e N.E. 4 per cent., lUr 17 Du Lerwick capital i.1:;.4. Du York, li.a. pareaase. 15 1.) 104 Do Steltin Drling. & p.e. 1.)0 107 10., at Do W,Llartiepoui ii. awl It lOU So 10 20 North. Siatturdsliire lUs t). Devon Annuities, Ls all s iv los Du Tavistuck Anus., 10s all S ill 10s Du Fixed 4A per cent all S S 4 40.6. S. Last. (Head. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 44 percent lOO ... at Du Fixed 41 per caw lOO at Tali Vale No.l lOO 154 158 at Waterford & iiiilteuus, 6pc 100 .. RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year st Caledonian 4; p c gnu. st Du Scot.Ueu. iniu. 7p c lOO at Do 41 p all st Do 4pc eon. issued at 30 15 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 71 Su at Do b du, 1812 lOO 8 ? 00 at Do Now sdu 1814 lOO 8 , 1 eel st Do do 5 do, 1814— 100 53 81 st Great Northern, 4p c irred. 100 at Du Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Du Boston Sleald, 41 pc 100 at Great West., W. p c 100 ... at Do Joint i.erpe. 5 p c,1615 100 88 ;,) st Du do 1p e irred., 1630 103 110 112 2e Do ValelVeathperp.ape all st Kent Coast, I per cent, B IUO Lane. and York: New 41 per cent till July, 1671 2 t Ip st Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 16.53 100 bt Do do 4 du, 1660 100 61 110 do 41 do, 1661 Ithi st Da do 41 do, 1866 100 st Do do 5 do, 1665 100 St Do No. 6 5 do, 1666 lOU St Do No. 7 5 do St Loud • Chat., &c.,ld, 6 p.e st Do Metrop. 15.,136 p.c l9O Do do C 6 p.c 100 st Loudon& 34 Western, 5p c 100 108 110 st Loudon &S. Western, 4j p c 100 s 3 95 10 Man. bhof. & Liu., .5 pc, 1665 all y 51 st Metroporitan a per cent lOO Lou 102 at Midland, it 3 per cent pref lOO 107 10J tit Du B 4 do 130 lu7 1.00 13 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Sti., Sept. 1, 1663 all 201 311 18 Do Incony. New Suo.re:t all 19 10/ 12 D0,..0 p c con. into Old - Stk., Aug. 31, 187* , Bl 14 214; st Worth Britisu, E, and it No. 1, a per cent 100 ■t Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 toe Do E .P., 4; Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 at Do E.& G , N 0.2, 5 p.c 100 at Do N. 8.. L per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. 5t G., N 0.3, 5 p.c 100 et Du E.& 0., (Ordiry) 41 p e 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 Sho 1 0 at Do Stuck. (Y.- Dart, D lOO 113 115 st North Loudon, 44, per cent (gas. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c ll/0 at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1850 100 tat t. Do ado (Ch. Cross) 1863 101 „ tit Do b do, 1864 Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 106 ,„ RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkenhead lOO 91 93 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all Vs 100 st Buckinghamshire et Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 6 st Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. DO 11C 114 st Clydesdale, guaranteed i.e st Colchester Stoir Valley st East Lincoln, gue. 6p. c lOO 132 131 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... s Gt. Easkt., Newm.otc., 5 p.c 100 a Do. L. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... st Do. do. Woudbrg. Ex., do 100 at at. \Vest ,W. Alm., nerei 100 In . 0 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222 st Loudon and Blackwell to 03 05 at Do. 41 per cent lOO st Loudon, Clitk, &c.,14 pc. at Do. Cum. fund, 5 do 100 ": st London and Greenwich lOO 11l . J 1 f it Do. do Preference 100 at Loudon, Tilbury, Lit South 130 B . j W 5 st Lowest.oft,gua 4 percent 100 79 81 a t Do. 6 .._ 103 54 3laueh., Bu_ it all ••• ••• at Midland, 13raqiard, Prof 100 92 91 10 Mid Kent Cray 1,1: - _ , A) - all 50 Northern& liast.,s per cout all 53 58 14 Do. do. 6 do. all St N. Bu,stara Hartlep00l at N. Wert. A peril. Frei, bp c lOO 107 109 at Du 13 minimum 11 p.c l OO .t Notting..:Grautn A.& 103 91 93 25 Preatuu and 11"yro. all 41 46 ... Royston, hitch., and Shop. 100 132 134 at Shrewsbury and Ilerciord 108 132. 13} Do do 8 2 2ip a S. Yurksh. and River Dun 100 97 10j D 4 per cent gua lO 78 33 du at Viet. Station and Pimlico l3O - at West Cornwall 20 Woat London, Class A all 13 14 15 2 ! Wey Dp iluth and Portland 1 : 1 01 st Wilts and Somers©t ••• 100 t 2 5 1 DOCKS. of East and Wez:, India lOO 174 124 London and St. Katharine 100 10 511 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent a:I „. Millwall Freehold Land st Dock 0 2 3 st Southampton lOO 7 75 et surrey Commercial 190 108_ 11 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Busines Share; NAKE. Paid. • Price done 10 Agra Limited, A all lel 11 10 Do B lO 4; 51 50 Albion lO 10 8 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lira all 22 22tp 221 20 Anglo-B.ungarian 8 11 21 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm.... , 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lira. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 82 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia -25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 165 101 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia Sand China all 17 18 25 Chaitered Merc. of India, ^ London, and China all 31 32 20 City lO 10 11 104 IVO Colonial 25 1 4 t 10 Consolidated, lim 50 Delhi and London, lint SO East London, Um S 24 11 20 English and Anwrican, Jim 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Itio de Ja neiro. lieu 29 English, z•eottish, and Ana tralian Chartered -., all 181 164 28; Hong liong and Shanghtd Bank Corporation all 30 38 281 Du new lll 4 5 100 Imperial, llin 2O 15 10 20 Imperial Ottoman • lO 24 ti 14 ,t) lonian. all to 22 25 Do ... new 5 6 • 3 ... .. _ Lud Mortgage of India, Hai 4 3i 31 100 Du sp. c. Debs.l364, 30 all 76 iG 100 London Bank; of Mexico and South America., Inn. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 33 .."9 20 Du new 71 'a 100 London (t River Plate, liin. 40 11 1:1 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 Loudon Chart.of Australia all 231 251 20 London and County is 491 401 SO Do new, iss al 20 p.m, 16 pd ll Loudon Joint Stock 3l;3_; London and South African al 8 9 100 London e.r, S.-Western, lirn, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, Inn l2l 100 London and Westminster 2O 671 55. 5) I 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm. 2O 100 Merchant, line 25 61 44 10 Metropolitan, lint all 71 71 00 Midland, lim 2O 11 I 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, Rm l5 Sit I p 00 National Pro vine. of Ellett 42 ... 10 Do . 42 ... 50 National.. 3O 20 New South Wales • all 41 43 331 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provine. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 61 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 90 42 10 Do new, all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lian 25 14 13 11i 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 23 Union of Australia all 46 53 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London l5 37 Y 8 371 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American TeL,iim al) in 14 18i 10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,1im.... 10 171 17f at Atlantic Telegraph lO 10 12 12f at Do. 8 per cent. lOO 115 42 39 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim. 100 173 le3 at Electric 4t Inter. Telegraph 100 260 265 10 Do. New 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., Um_ all 23 21 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 21 Xf 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all I 1p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim. all 6 61 2. Reuter'e Telegram all 7S SO 20 Societe Transatlant., lira all 14; 15 Isi at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1; lf 6 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 71 6 Do. 10 per cent. Pref, all if 5 p MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Angio-kezican Mint all 141 141 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint. 10 Baugara.h Tea Estates, lint 3 5,1 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all la 141 10 Do. New all 100 Bolckow Vaughan, 30 13 15 5 Bombay Gas, lint. 5 Do. New 4 11 id Si.. British American Land 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 64 b 6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, Lim 2l .. 20 Ceylon Company, lint. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 25 City of London Real Pro -5 30 ul laa Improv. lint all 5 6 9 51 41d 2 C Ci iP t ty y ero o tf f Y' M Ml o li scow Gas, lint.., all 50 City Offices, lint 26 23 22 d 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercia:.:Juion (Assur) 6 pr p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 20 Continental Union bias, lint all 20 27 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 1.00 Corporation of Loudon Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1011 100 Do. 1879, 42 per cent. all 1011 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 pet cent. all 103 101 19 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 21 50 Credit Fon.of 310.aritius lint lO 31 21d at Crystal Palace IUO 22 24 at Do. Preference lOO 95 100 at Do. 6p. c Petpotual Dt: b lO9 147 iI2 `2O Darjeeling, lieu. 10 Eastern Assam, ...d 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lint 8 8; iid 20 East India. Irriga. & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, liin. 1.00 Egyptian 9 per c.nt. V'roy. _ . Una. by Egypt. Gov all 94 ! ,. 5 951 5 2u Ngyialait e 3 Eng. & Lust rat. Copper, Hai 21 4 -; 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 30 lOU Eng. and Scot. .oarine, ILu. s •...d 10 Fairliairn Engineering 4 3 2d 20 Fore-street Warehouse,lim l2 1 Z p 100 For. & Cul. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued ut .655 all 83 10 92 50 Gallivant, lim 'lo V:, General Credit & Dis., lint 71 11 1 I 6 13-16 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 Yd 50 Rollie & Col Marina la. Hal 5 g l 1) Hong Kong and China Gus all 20 Hudson's Bay all 121 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 20 Interim. Financial Soc. lint 5 2 14 20 Interim. Land Credit, lim 6 6 4: 50 Italian Land .5 14 p 20 Italian irri. (Canal Carom') all 3 31 100 Do. 6p. c, Bds., redeem 1870, issitted 9U all 67 ISO 50 Land Securities, Bin 2l 11 2i London African Trading lO 7 54. 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, Inn 6 ... ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lim. 50 Lend. Financial Asso., lint 30 22 IL 4 . Lond.Uen.Oinuibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 Si Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Snip, lira 25 21 16,1 20 Loud. & Provincial Marts 2 Id pr st liadras Irriga. & Can!. (lim o • sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 101 108 10 Maaritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim ll 11 14 50 Merchant Shipping, lim all 32 37 80 Millwall Iron Works, Bin. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 10, 111 25 National Prop. Marine, lint. 4 ... 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 94 101 20 Ncrbudda Coal& Iron, lim. 6 31 3,1 10 New Consolidated Die. lint 3 11 1;d 5 New Quebrada, lint 1.3.0 41 41 25 New Zealand Loan & s.lcr • canine Agency,lim ni 11 1 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 5 11 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, lira. 5 7 5 10 Do. B et North Brit. Austral., lint lOO 48 b t 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l .9 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) S 13 14 50 Oriental Financial, litn ll 5 Oriental Gas, Ihn 5 Du. New 1 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, the id IP S Ottoman Use lim ll 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian 11. Mail lint • Do. do. et Peel R. Land & Miner!, lim 100 31 34 50 Peniusu. & Oriental Steam all 6 48 50 Do. New 1867 50 Rhymuey Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lina. all 18 10 Do. Gas, lim all 21 251 . 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 48 60 Scottish Aust. Invest., litn lOO ;8 83 Do. 6 p. C. Guar. Pref. 100 ... Societe Fin. d'Egygte, lint. 10 7 6d Societe Gen.de l'Etepire Ot. 8 2.3 3/ 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lira. 6 ... 25 South Australian Land 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,litu all 321 331 :351 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (insurance), lim 2 2; 3 41 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 i IP 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 ip 50 Union Marine L'pool, litn 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 1/ 41 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lint 6 3 4 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all .1 2 30 Van Diernar'a Laud 2Bl 6 7 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 804 ell €2l f 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 10 8d 50 West India and Pacillc Steam, lim 2O 5 3 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO ___ tioVIgh,NAL,CNI Zl.MUltrrer. i.riti4b Columbia, 0 per 0en1.,1972.... 1..0. 1615 DO thin.i.lov:6 p.o.Jau.e&J uly 1677-b4 _ ... . Do. 6p. 0 . 2cb. & Aug 100 102 101 sp. L. Mar. & Sept 100 102 104 p. o. Jan. & July 100 92,1 1.101 - Do. sp. c. Inscribed ICO 90 92 - cape (J. Elope, 6 p.e.1873 100 102 101 - Do.Apl.&001 11,90-1900 100 111 113 - Do. do 1830-9 , ' 100 107 109 - Do. JandtJuly. 1891 lOO 108 11t - Do. 5 per ocut. 11 April and 15 Uot., 1900 lOO 93 CO: - lon, Nov 1878, 0 100 lois 110 Do. 1872, 100 105 107 - Maui ititp., 6p. c, 1813,- - Jan. and July - Do. 1 , 578 - 143. 1882,11ay and Nc• - Do. 1645, Feb. & IWO 11 3 - bourne Cur poratn., Ittl7-75, (1 per colt - N.11.C10v.6 Natal 5 p or, All a Oct OO • DO tips. 4{y .v Nor 1 0 11 G 100 N. S. W. 5 p•c.. '7l to '7l 1)0 09 101 Do. 5 p.o. 18SS .o 1800... 9 100 10fc - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'s7 to ki.Zealand, 6 p. et. le,ll lOO - Do. 5 per • Db.Pa.u, A prl,.h ey, 0 t lOO 91 92 Do 6 pc. llar & 100 108 110 —Do J toe ar. Dee , 1-91 fUo Prov. 1 At.eald. l 0 ,crie &'2, 15 5... ) - Aoya Seutia 6 p c.Jan - and Jnly. 1575 - Do ibr6.. .. ... 3CO 15: - Qu.4elo , lnd. 6p. 0.'82-G.. 100 tO7 103 i - Do 1801 ......... lOO 117 1081 Tasmanian 6pe :3 1895.. . 11•7 10J Do .493 97 tOO `)8 109 Victoria 6 per cent.l3lll.. WO 111 115 -7 Do. April and . Oct t 99 311 112 110 k rim SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 25, IS[59. 3115 - ELLANEOUS NEWS. iIE VOLUNTEERS. The contradictiry statements about the deputation to Mr. Cardwell 1p on the volunteer question are now reconcileable. IT e y were b o th correct. The Secre tary for War free discussed the question with the officers who wated upon him, and he did throw out sotto such suggestions as have been given. A; the same time he made no definite proposal—did not pledge himself, in fact, to any course. Th 4 interview is said to have dis couraged the supporters of an increased capitation grant. They were expecting, probably, a full con fession on the part of the Government that wrong had been done in the withholding of money from the volunteers, andlooking for a free offer of all they would demand. listead of adopting this tone Mr. Cardwell spoke in a very different sense. He de manded increased efficiency for more pay. But the Broad Arrow points out that if the service is alive it may work this and some other concessions, so that they shall serve al the purposes of an increased grant, and at the same time there will be a lever by which to press on the men to a higher class of mili tary attainment. SEXVICE CHANGES. One thing becones more and more clear as the proposals for the reductions of the army progress unto completeness. His Royal Highness George Duke of Cambridge is not a free consentient to them. He deprecated their the other day in his speech at Sandhurst; and continually showing . cause against " too muth reduction?' He is still very strongly opposed to remove from the Horse Guards to the War Office ; and, if report be correct, is using all his influence to prevent the reduc tion of certain regiments against whom the fiat has gone forth. His Royal Highness has, it is stated, applied to be examined before Lord Northbrook's committee, that he may protest against the policy of the Government. The reductions, however, seem likely to go on not withstanding. Those in the Line are, according to the Broad Arrow, to consist of one regiment of cavalry, one troop in each regiment of cavalry, one colonial iegiment, the 3rd West India, and two com panies in each battalion of infantry abroad ; the rank and file of each battalion at home to be reduced from 560 to 500 men ; and all the depot battalions. As a result of the changes in India, no cavalry regiments are to be sent to that country throughout 1870. There are other and very important alterations. Perhaps the most important is the announcement that the royal warrant is ready to issue for the forma tion of an army service corps. The members of this new body are to be selected only from amongst the non-commissioned officers and privates of the Military Train, Commissariat Staff Corps, Military Store Staff Corps, and from the Purveyor's branch of the Army Hospital Corps. Non-commissioned officers will be Y of volunteering. It is stated also that changes transferred in the rank the of importance are about to take pla ce in the convict held at the period service ; also that the active list of naval paymasters is to be considerably reduced by the retirement of some of the senior paymasters and the shelving of some of the " Q. H. B.'s; . " and that the medical staff is to be made less expensive to the country by some of its members being " requested " to retire upon half-pay. This latter report, however, is discredited by the Army and Navy Gazette. MESSRS. FENWICK AND SCHNEIDER. It will be remembered that a little while ago Messrs. Fenwick and Schneider, the two rich Liberals who were unseated for bribery at Lancaster, were restored to the commission of the peace. This pro ceeding called forth protests which have not been in vain. The Spectator announces that "in deference either to the protests of the press, or more probably to the more powerful protests of some leading Minister's conscience, that great mistake has been rectified by a second removal of their names."- lIIt. ODGER. The enthusiasm on behalf of 11Ir. Odger's candida ture for Southwark is assuming strange proportions. The clergy are now called upon to assist in the return of the working man. The Rev. R. Parrott, vicar of Amwell, invites his brethren to join in the good work. "Mr. Odger seems to me to possess just the qualities to make an excellent, hard working member of Parlia ment, and I will cheerfully add my mite towards defraying the expenses, which must, I fear, be neces sarily very heavy, attending his candidature and election. I would, therefore, propose that a vigorous effort should be made to return that gentleman free of expense." 31ILITARY PREPARATIONS IN IRELAND. The South of Ireland has been prepared for civil war on a small scale. Colonels of regiments have been sworn in as military magistrates—a step which always implies readiness for emergencies. The flying columns are provided with detachments of the Military Train, so that they can , reit:4%in in the field for •any time that may be necessary. They are exercised regularly in route marching, and the utmost vigilance is used with respect to strangers entering barmas. The accounts at present, however, all represent the country as completely tranquil. The supply of out rages is in no way diminished, but there are no symptoms of anything like a general movement. One writer says, indeed,that the Government arrange ments have caused more surprise than concern amongst the mass of the people. • • •• The Cork Herald considers the preparations of the Government in the Southern capital to be altogether uncalled for and exaggerated. At no time within the last four years has Cork been more free from any symptom of disorder. It regards as utterly preposterous the rumour that any . rising is im pending, and, after ma king searching inquiries, is convinced that the re i s no ground for alarm. Though the most vigilant precautions are observed, though steamers arriving in port are searched, sus picious characters questioned by the patrols at night, and private persons houses visited in search of arms, nothing has been found. Why, then, such prepara tions? CHAPLAINS TO THE " NATIONA L " ARMY. The Rev. Mr. Ryan denies that he has been sus pended in consequence o f his speech at the Tippe rary nomination, in which he spoke with such gusto about the " tumbling " of landlords. Mr. Ryan says the Archbishop could no t suspend him for the words he really used, "giving, in a short but forcible manner, a description of the. state of things between landlord and tenant in this unhappy country." No doubt the expressions which aroused such public indignation were both short and forcible. The line qualities of brevity and force aro generally characteristic of ef f usions which evolce resentment and disgust. Another clerical sympathiser, the Rev, Mr. Mooney, writes to s ay that the report of his suspension for threatening language to an agent of Colonel Charteris is " a vile fabrication." THE ORANGE SPLIT. The schism in the Ulster Orange camp begin to look threatening. The " Independent Orange Lodge " is not at present a very strong body, but the "orthodox" force contains, according to the correspondent of the Daily News, a large element of discontent, which may at any time develop into rebellion. " The humbler members ha v e begun to regard with suspicion the movements of the aristocratic leaders of the body. This was made abundantly manifest during the proceedings preliminary to the Belfast parliamentary contest last year, when the Orange working men separated themselves from their old leaders and espoused the candidature of Mr. William Johnston, whose return, when the ulliaa6 ac,D , cal Liva cial . y . triunapla . Efforts have been made to heal the difference, but things do not look well at present. Indeed, by expelling Mr. Dalway, M.P., the Grand Lodge of Ireland increased the feeling of disaffection. The Carrickfergus lodges have denounced this proceeding, and resolved to disown the authority of the Grand Lodge until Mr. Dalway be invited back. INFALLIBILITY. The Tablet very decidedly contradicts as a "wild canard, absolutely false," the statement that the French Government has been threatening the Pope with the withdrawal of the troops, if his Holiness allows the council to proclaim his infallibility. It gives also a reported conversation with M. Emile 011ivier. In it that celebrated French politician (who is regarded by the Tablet as the future Prime Minister of France) expresses himself as pleased with the Pope, and favourable to his temporal power ; as an admirer of the Council—" the greatest proof of vitality the Church has shewn for three centuries;' and as absolutely opposed to Italy having Rome—for if the Garibaldians obtain the city it would be the triumph of revolution, if the kingdom of Italy, then would the strong overcome a weak ally of France. The Tablet also gives, without confirming, a report to the effect that the Bishops of England, Ireland, America, and the colonies are, as a body, likely to take one line in respect to the definition of the infal libility of the Pope. ARCHBISHOP MANNING. The Times correspondent thinks it by no means improbable that Archbishop Manning may some day attain Pontifical honours. The Archbishop of Westminster has been appointed by the Pope "Promoter" of the dogma of Infallibility. If he acquits himself creditably of the task, not only can our Roman Catholic Prelate make sure of the "Hat," but he may in proper time look for ward to the Tiara itself. It will be curious, indeed, if such a result ensue. Only one Englishman has ever been Pope, and if Archbishop Manning attain the dignity, he will close a period of seven centuries during ;which the chair of St. Peter has been a for bidden honour to the natives of this ieland, TILE EUROPEAN ASSURANCE COMPANY. It is understood that the European Assurance Society will again be the subject of litigation. An injunction will be moved at Hilary - term to restrain the directors from paying certain annuities granted to Dr. John Watts, of Manchester, the chief agent of the society, to Mr. Henry Brinsley Sheridan, M.P., to Dr. Power, of the Reform Club, and others, in consideration for services to companies now amalgamated with the European; and also to with hold the granting of a pension to Mr. Lake, the late gene ral manager. These payments are to be held in abey ance until a groper actuarial valuation of the liabili ties, and an investigation into the market value o the securities and assets of the Society shall have been made. THE WELSH FASTING GIRL. Mr. Turner, treasurer of Guy's Hospital, writes to explain the part which that institution had in the case of the Welsh fasting girl. One of the medical officers of the hospital asked permission to allow the committee which was being formed for conducting the investigation, and with whom a medical practitioner in the neighbourhood was to be associated, to have the services of some of the hospital nurses in watching the case. "To this application I gave my assent, and the nurses were sent down accordingly, at the cost of the local committee. And here the connection of the hospital begins and ends." Mr. Turner, however, does not think the experiment of satisfying the medical profession that a human being can exist without food at all preposterous. "No one who attends tc what passes around him can claim, on behalf of the nineteenth century, an exemption from either the practice of, or the belief in, the grossest impostures. If such belief is, as can hardly be doubted, produc tive of most serious mischief to mankind, the dissipa tion of the superstition by the exposure of the rotten ness of its foundation must be a work of public service." WORKHOUSE INQUESTS. The St. Pancras Guardians have on more than one occasion complained of the numerous inquests held by Dr. Lankester on deaths occurring in their famous workhouse. Many of these inquiries, they affirmed, were entirely unnecessary, and with that refinement fbr which they have guinod an extensive reputation, they hinted something about fees. A formal complaint on the subject was sent to the Home office, and was submitted by Mr. Bruce to Dr. Lan kester himself. That officer has replied that the mis management of the St. Pancras workhouse is a suffi cient answer to the plea that the inquests held by him were superfluous. Moreover, the coroner holds that "it would be for the advantage of the poor in all our workhouses throughout the country that in quests should be held in every case of death, as it has now been demonstrated by the case of St. Pancras, that no inspection, however good, and no exercise of central authority, how ever able, can prevent the most gross abuses.' Of course there must be an exercise of discretion in these matters. It would be unfortunate if parishes were to be burdened with unnecessary expense; but it would be worse if paupers were killed off without inquiry. SPORTS AT CROYDON. The late steeplechase meeting at Croydon must have been a treat of an exceptionally high order to those who had the good fortune to witness the sport. In the first place, the frost put off part of the racing for several days. The great International Metropolitan Steeple chase was contended for by the sensational field of three horses, the jockeys on the two first went on the wrong side of a post towards the finish, and the last horse (which pulled up lame) was accordingly first. This model sport was carried on under peculiar circumstances. Welshers and roughs, says one eye witness, roamed rampant all over the place for the outlay of a shilling a head. The racecourse was covered with booths occupied by men who were vociferating their eagerness to bet against horses which had been scratched days before, and some of which were at the time hundreds of miles away from Croydon. Many young men from the country were thus taken in ; but they could get no redress, for the bets were made outside the ring. But finer things still were done at the railway station. The eye witness tells us that the distinction between classes of carriages was abolished. The crowds rushed wherever they could find a seat on endeavouring to enter a third-class carriage, found myself at once attended to by some six or eight fellows, who put me through a process which,l am told, is by them styled " rampling" a man. Three or four of them tugged at my outer coat till they nearly tore it off my back, and one or two of them thrust their hands into my various pockets. Understanding what was being attempted, I jumped back off the step into the middle of them and saved my purse. I saw a gentleman who was getting into a first-class carriage being treated in the manner in which I had-been. I was told by a man who came into the car riage in which I eventually got a seat, that he had just quitted a compartment in which one of the company was exhibiting to his fellow travellers a watch which he said he was " taking care of" for a gentleman. It is added that there was a respectable police foico on the rn,oecourac and at the station. MARRIAGE LAW IN AMERICA. The Richardson scandal may probably do good by stimulating public attention to the marriage law in the United States. At present matrimonial contracts are a State and not a Federal concern—that is, each individual State makes its own regulations on the subject. The result is that the practice of dillbrent portions of the Union varies very materially, and much confusion and scandal aro caused. At present aiN ew Yorker who gets an Indiana divorce and remarries is guilty of bigamy in his own State, and the children of the second marriage are illegitimate. Indeed, these Indiana divorces are as bad as the scandalous doings in France at the close of the last century. The corres pondent of the Daily News testifies that not only are they granted for mere incompatibility of temper at the suit of persons who have been one year resident in the State, but they are granted without other notice to the defendant than the publication of a summons in one of the State newspapers. Now, the Indiana newspapers are not re markable in any way, and rarely find their way over the State border, except to news-rooms, and consequently a million divorces might be granted in the State within a year without anybody outside its limits knowing of it. The result has been that what may be called a great divorce trade has grown up in it ; hundreds of lawyers there, having their agents and correspondents all over the country, devote themselves almost exclusively to thi3 branch of busi ness, procuring divorces for all corners with secrecy and despatch. Cases of persons being divorced with out their knowing it are of constant occurrence. THE CECTJAIENICAL COUNCIL. Our Rome correspondent, writing on the 20th, says that the Council took a most important step in its last sitting by nominating the Commission of Faith. The election fell, by a choice almost unanimous, on those Bishops who have been the foremost champions of the dogma of the Papal Infallibility, at the head of which list figure the names of Mgrs. Manning, Deschamps (Moline), and Pie ! " I need scarcely say that such a vote is tantamount to a verdict, and was meant as such. All doubt as to the future course of the Council on this head is therefore at an end. The dogma will be defined as certainly as its definition is proposed, and it is now a mere question of time. Cardinal Matthieu is one of the principal dissentients, and he left Rome on the pretext of an ordination as soon as the result was known. Only ten bishops have protested, and it is thought in Rome that some of these will withdraw their signatures before the matter comes formally before the Commission." As far as outsiders can learn, the English, American, Colonial, biabnra hnvo boon unanimous for the definition. The Pope continues wonderfully well, and nothing has been heard in Rome of the report circu lated in the English papers of a prorogation of the Council till after his death. Many think that the Fathers will be restored to their dioceses soon after Easter. RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA. The Berlin Correspondence has published a long article on the exchange of military decorations between the Em peror of Russia and the King of Prussia, and is indignant at the political signification which has been given to the circumstance. The whole affair is to be re garded in a purely military sense, and has no political bearings. The Constitutionnel denies on the part of the French journals that they sought to spread the false reports that were circulated, and states that the German and Prussian papers were the first to excite attention on the subject. It is equally absurd to say that the Emperor Alexander conferred the honours on the King of Prussia for the purpose of silencing the dema gogue papers of Moscow and St. Petersburg. TURKEY AND EGYPT. The Levant Herald rejoices greatly over the firmness of the Porte and the submission of the Viceroy, and de clares that," morally, the victory thus gained is far greater than in the case of Crete and Greece." There can be no doubt however, that Sir 11. Elliott put on the diplomatic high pressure to which the Khedive succumbed. It was evident at the last moment that Napoleon would not help him with a man or a ship. Still less would England or Austria interfere t:) save him ; while Russia and Prussia stood altogether aloof from the quarrel. But it may be doubted whether the Viceroy, if left to his own ambitious impulses, would not have risked everything, and refused obedience to the firman, had not Sir Henry Elliot been in Cairo when it arrived. The Levant Herald repeats its conviction that in thus appearing to accept the Porte's terms, the Viceroy is but patching up the very hollowest truce. It believes the concession to be only a case of reculer pour tnieux muter and advises that the breechloaders and ironclads should at once be ordered up, and a strict watch kept over the fiscal a lministration, wLich would prevent the attempt to buy from the fel!ahs the amounts now raised by foreign loans. PORTUGAL. The Daily lews Contradicts the report that the Por tuguese army intended to make a political demonstration. "We have been assured, on very good authority, that no such idea was ever entertained, nor have any symptoms of the kind appeared ; and that the Portuguese army has manifested a proper subordination to authority and respect to the law." A FRF,..NCII WORK. The arrespondanee Liberate relates a curious story of a new work which has lately appeared in Paris called " The Jesuits and the Inquisition." A parish of the Cote-d' Or had ordered some copies of the book, and the priest was so indignant that he denounced it from . the pulpit, and threatened those who read it with excommunication. The Commissary of Police went round to those who had copies of the work, and succeeded in carrying off eleven of the fifteen which were in the place. The Parisian publisher immediately demanded the restoration of the books, and the Commissary gave them up in consequence of his protest. Shortly after the publisher received a letter from the Commissaryof Police in his own neighbour hood, enjoining him to call at his bureau, and advising him to bring a list of the inhabitants of the parish who had subscribed to the publication of the work in question. The publisher has taken no notice of this appeal, and will not conform to the Commissary's request. lIITSGARY. The Upper House of the Hungarian Diet has incurred great odium by its opposition to a bill for abolishing the punishment of flogging in Hungary. The House of Representatives passed it unanimously, but it was objected to in the Higher Assembly, on the ground that it was an inexpedient measure, and that the prisons would be overcrowded if flogging was abolished. The Minister of Justice declared that the new Constitution gave equal rights to all classes of the popula tion, and that the punishment of flogging could not be retained, unless the nobles were made liable to it. So much indignation was caused by this speech that the consideration of the bill was indefinitely postponed. TUE SOUTH. Mr. Horace Greeley has sent a message to General Butler on the disfranchisement of the leading Southerners. He is against the policy of proscription for participation in the rebellion, and says that all experienced persons are against it. In support of his argument, he declares that Southern men of education arc by far more reasonable than their poorer neighbours, less implacable, and more ready to unite heartily in rebuilding the waste places of the land Ho makes the appeal to General Butler as his name is so much associated with the policy of disfranchisement. The letter is published in the Tribune. TILE INSURRECTION IN DALMATLA.. The Eastern Budget publishes statements from its cor respondents in Constantinople and in Herzegovina, which arc not altogether satisfactory. The Turkish military dignitaries all speak of a conflict with Montenegro as inevitable, and regard that State as the prime mover in the Dalmatian affair. A letter from Scutari, in Albania, seems to confirm this account, since the new governor of that province is to be Dervish Pasha, well known for his campaign against Montenegro in 1862. The present governor of Albania, Essad Pasha, who has been appointed President of the military council, is convinced that the Dalmatian insur rection would have been crushed long ago if it had not been supported from abroad, and this assistance he believes to have been given by Montenegro. The Governor of Podgoritza says that ho heard the women in the Monte negrin village of Piperi wailing, according to the fashion of their country, for relations who had perished in the insurrection. The Governor-General of Bosnia has arrived at Mostar, in Herzegovina, to inspect the troops on the frontier, in order to prevent the Dalmatian outbreak from spreading to Turkish territory. The frontier forts have been put in repair, and provided with ammunition. The Mahomedan Bosnians are hostile to the insurgents, but the Christians are openly favourable. STRIKE BY CHILDREN. A curious story is told by the Echo du Nord of the children employed in the cotton and cloth mills at Verviers, in Belgium. It seems these poor little things were compelled to work from five in the morn ing until ten at night! A strike was resolved upon, the conditions being that the children should begin at six and leave off at seven—hours which are still excessive. The strike was accompanied by the usual pro cessions and speeches, and was fortunately successful, the masters giving in after four days' opposition, and the chil dren, 500 to 600 in number, resumed work. THE AMERICAN CENSUS. Congress is preparing for the census which is to be taken in 1370. The representation in America depends upon the - poi:ulation, and many changes will be made after the next estimate has been taken. The United States will most probably be shewn to contain about 40 millions. The West and South-west States are expected to have the majority in the representation, having increased so largely of late. This change may be for the better, in lessening the power of the Protectionists and improving the legisla tion on the tariff and tax laws. According to the estimate already made, it is calculated that there has been au increase of 8 millions in the population in ten years, and an increase of 91 per cent. in property valuation. RETRENCHMENT IN ITALY. Rumour is busy with the declarations of Signor Lanza in the Italian Chamber respecting the necessity of cutting down the expenses of the army and navy. The Word says that the King has consented to the disband ment of an entire class, that is to say, of about 40,000 men, which would reduce the expenditure by about fifteen millions of francs. Tho Turin Gazette, more over, states that the reduction of a squadron per regiment of cavalry, and the suppression of a regiment of artillery are in contemplation. Some such proceeding offers the only hope of getting over the difficulties which now beset the Italian Government. Retrenchment there must be, and retrenchment is possible only in the military and naval departments. THE ERIE RAILWAY , A decisive attempt is at length to be made to enforce the legal rights of the Erie shareholdem in the Federal Court of the United States. Members of the firm of Raphael and Sons, Satterthwaito and Co., and other City houses have formed themselves into a committee for this purpose. As the expenses may be large, all holders are invited to co-operate by paying a subscription of one shilling per share and sending in their shares to be stamped by the committee, who strongly urge the dealers and the public generally only to deal in shares so stamped, and to use all their influence to procure general adherence to this arrangement. Thus a final attempt will be made to test the question whether the American nation really does abet the frauds of Fisk, Gould, and their associates. Should the experi ment prove successful, says the Times, there are many sound American enterprises to which, in the extraordinary progress of the development of the country, European capital is likely, during the coming year, to be attracted. Pending such a settlement, however, both nations must sustain the annoyance of an almost total suspension of the advantages that might thus be mutually derived. SAN DOMINGO. • If any doubt remained respecting the intentions of the American Government towards San Domingo, it must now be dissipated. Samana Bay hna been formally trans ferred, and the American Government has taken posses sion. President Baez has sold his territory, and no doubt it will be well both for him and its inhabitants. DISAPPOINTED LOVE. A singular case has been heard at the Dartford County Court, in which the Rev. Walter Murray, Rector of Stowe, Kent, was defendant in an action brought by a grocer, named Hughes, for damages for assaulting his son. At first sight the case did not appear to be very romantic, seeing that it arose f rom th e chastisement of a boy of 13, by the parish clergyman, but a little investigation proved that Cupid was the originator of the whole affair. The lad was a pupil in the National School, and in that capacity attended the parish church, where his admiration was excited by a young lady who sat before him, whose name was Constance Griffiths. He did not belong to the class who never tell their love, and accord ingly he resolved upon addressing her by letter. The task being too great for his unaided energies, the aid of another lad and of his sister was invoked, and the following elegant epistle was despatched :—" From one who loves.—Dear Consey,—l write these few lines to you, hoping to find you quite well. I wish to see you. Hoping I shall not be long before my wish is gratified. If not, please to drop a line or so, as I am an x i ous t o k now th e answer. Excuse th e writing. With best love, loel 4 eve me —Your affectionate lover and wellwisher, W.H.—Miss Griffiths, the Old Rectory, Stone." The elements of proper romance were not wanting and an obdurate aunt ap peared on the scene. She took the billet doux to the rector, who marched to the National School, and with the true spirit of a detective identified the handwriting of the offender by—his copybook. Hughes, junior, was called cut of school and told that he must apologise to Mrs. Clarke, the terrible aunt. On arriving at the rectory Hughes said it was only a joke, and he did not mean the letter to be delivered. The faithless knight did not, however, escape punishment by his poltroonery, and the rector caned him, afterwards taking him to his father. Here romance passes into law. The father found nothing very dreadful in the letter, and finding the boy bore the marks of a very For the defence it severer argued that a broughttrustee the f t action. he s c was hooltnd a clergyman of the parish was entitled to inflict punishment, but the magistrate was on the side of the lover, and said he could not justify the course Mr. Murray had taken. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, with £lO damage 3, the full amount claimed, with costs. The case caused great interest, and near Mr. Murray sat several brother clergymen, NAVAL AND 2111LI7.ARY LV7ELLIGENCh. An order has been received at Chatham garrison that recruiting for ail the regiments of ihe line serving in India is to be closed for the present. It _ _ is surmised that this order may have been given iu connection with a plan said to be in contemplation for placing depot companies in militia barracks, when volunteers from the Militia might be ob tained for these regiments. The Royal Warrantfor the formation of the. new Army Works Corps, which has been s' long ex pected, and about which so much has been written, was received at Woolwich yesterday and read t,) the officers, non-commissioned officers, and mai of theMiiitaryTrainCorps onparade. The warrar: t pro vides that volunteers will be received from the non commissioned officers and men of the Military Train, Military Staff Corps, Commissariat Staff Corps, and the Army Hospital Corps. Volunteers will a1.. 0 be received from other corps provided they oht.d a recommendation from their comuunding Non-commissioned officers wid retain the rani:. t Ley hold in their respective corps at tite_tim.: 01 vo:tut tcering. The draughts of the 21 battalion of the Ist Regi ment, the Ist battalion of the 3 1, the 1.6 t ba.tabott of the Bth, the 38th, and the 451 - .4 Regiments, from the depots of these corps stationed at Chatham, are now ordered to embark on board the Scrapit4, 3, iron troopship, Captain John C. Boady, at Porta mouth, on the 27th iustaut. Detachments of men, invalids, and time-expired men, belonging to the Ist battalion of the 2d Regi ment, the Ist battalion of the Bth, the 59th, the 73d, and the 83d Regiments, have arrived at the depots at Chatham from the service companies in India, fur the purpose of being discharged. LONDON GAZETTE—LRSt Evening. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, Drc. 24 Commissariat Department—Assistant Commissary-G.2- neral Herbert C. Smith to bo Assistant Commissary- General, vice Thompson, deceased. Chaplain's Department—Chaplain of the Fourth Class the Rev. Thomas C. Stanley, LL.B., to be Chaplain of the Third Cla6s. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACING FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Lincoln l5 16 Derby H arrow 17, , 118 Nswton MARCH. Nottingham . 1, 2 1 West Somorset l6, 7 7 Liverpool B, 9, 10 I Warwick: 9 2, 23, i4 Pontefract 14 , 15 Epsom 29 ;a0 Cambridgeshire l4, 15 i Bromley 31 and April 1. _ _ ... 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Open daily, Is.; Satur days, 2s. 6d. Greenwich Park Greenwich. 0 rb.n The North German correspondent remarks : they been alt' I f Havefotren militaryd o showto purposes that has some respects over e,titnated, as they have frequently failed when employed in grave l ly or ston y soil . On the American " Late e xp tubular erm en t s wells other hand, they have been successfully used both iu mountainous districts and on the plain. They will soon be put to a severe test, as the Austiian tr(ops in Dalmatia are to be furnished with them. In some respects the re sults attained by them are startling, as two such tubular wells will often yield water enough for a battalion in from ono and a half to two hours, while four are sufficient to supply a whole regiment of cavalry." The same p• per rays—" We learn from a letter front Rome, dated Ist that the bishops who at that limo had already reached their destination had been making a trial of their Latin and found it satisfactory neither in quantity nor quality. A few days bafore a deliberation had taken pace iu the chambers of Cardinal Altieri ou the subject of au address to the Pope. Every cne tried to express his opinion in the purest Ciceroilian he could command, but the result was unfortunately merely a medern adaptation of the scene which once took place in the plain of bhinar. In this confusion some of the American bishops began to speak French, and the conversation became tolerably in telligible till the Bishop of Reggio protested, and declared that all ecclesiastical matters must be discussed in Latin. The consequence was that the victory was won by those who had not quitnforgotten their declensions and cot ju gations ; the rest signed their names in humble resigna tion without attempting to take any part in the debate.".