The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-18 00:00:00

MONEY 4 MARKET AND COMINIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CrrY, Two O'CLOCK. Business was very inactive to-day, and prices for nearly all Government securities gave way slightly. However there was a trifling improvement in the Railway Market. The rate of discount is about 2/ per cent. Console are 921 1 1 3 for money ; ditto, for Ac count, ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 93 ; New Tree per Cents, 93 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 241 4. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1021 ; ditto Enfaccd Paper 51 per Cent., May, 1879, 109 ; ditto Debentures, 3 per Cent., Aug., 1873, 1044. In the Foreign Market there is a decline of in Italian Five per Cents., at 53,i 531 cx div. ; and Turkish Five per Cents. are 3-16 lower, at 381 38 1 ex div. New Spanish Three per Cents. on the other hand have risen nearly -I, to 301 301 ex div. Mexican Bonds remain at 154 151 ; Greek at 111 12 ; Peruvian Five per Cents. at 76177. The Egyptian Seven per Cent. Lean of 1868 is 7 0 4 714 ex div. ; the Honduras Loan 85 87 ex coupon ; Italian Scrip 1 11 prem. ; and the last Russian Railway Loan at 1 dis., par. In the railway market Caledonians are 4 7 Great Western 1, Great Northern A I, Midland h, Sheffield and North Western I better. North Eastern are h lower, and Great Eastern h. The quotations are :—Caledonian, ; Great l'Vestern, 49 ; Great Eastern, 44 42 ; Great Northern, 107 8 ; ditto A, 108 9 ; Lancashire 1292 30 ; Metropolitan, 1081 4 ; Midland, 1141 15 ; Sheffield, 47 1 ; Brighton, 51:1 to 2 ; North British, 331 4 ; North Western, 115 1 ; North Eastern, 1031 4 ; South Eastern, 791 80 ; Chatham and Dover, 161 178. Great India Peninsular Railway NeM Four per Cent. Debenture Slock is 90 91 ex div. American Five-Twenty Bonds are unaltered at 74 to 758 ; the Bonds of 1885 have improved h, to 731 734 ; and the Ten-Forty Bonds are firmer at 72 721. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are 40- 4 - 3 411, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 411 46. Eries remain at 264 264. In Banking and Miscellaneous shares prices are as last quoted. The sum of £20,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank on Saturday. Three gold ships from Australia have arrived. The Macduff has brought £47,500 ; the Kosciusko, £46,000; and the Lanarkshire, £17,500. The Bremen, from New Orleans, has also brought 47,000. The steamer Ceylon took out £99,000 in specie for Bombay, of which £Bl,OOO is silver and £lB,OOO gold. The Tasmanian, for the West Indies, has taken £5,898' general meeting of the City of London Gas eftpany is called for the 3d February, when a dividend for the half year is to be declared. The Upper Assam Tea Company have issued Proposals for a loan of £50,000. Mortgage Deben tures in 1,000 bonds of £5O each, for five years, bearing interest at 6 per cent., payable quarterly, by coupons attached, redeemable by half-yearly drawings at 10 per cent. premium. The security offered is the estates of the company in India and the stock of tea here. At the half-yearly meeting of the West of Eng land and South Wales Bank, hell at Bristol, a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. was declared, free of income tax, as on the previous occasion. With regard to the arrangements between the Erie and the Atlantic and Great Western Railways, a full and complete statement is, according to the -Railway News, to be issued in a few days by the London Board of Directors, who will, at the same time, " make some proposals, the effect of which will tend greatly to simplify the proposals submitted to the company a short time since, and accepted by th e bond and debenture holders, with respect to the resumption of payments on the securities of the company." It is also intimated that a deputation from the directors of the Erie Company will shortly arrive in Loudon, and that a complete explanation will then be made regarding the position of that U ndertaking, showing that the recent issue of shares Were not in excess of the legal powers. In relation to the fact which has been noticed that the copy of the lease executed between the Erie and the At lantic and great Westt ra Companies does not cou tamn any stipulation as to the minimum rental of 1-,800000 to be paid by the Erie, it is mentioned that these and a variety of other stipulations are en lhodiecl in a supplementary lease, which will be publ ished in the report of th e L on d on B oar d o f Directors now in course of preparat ion. At the Rolls' Chambers on Saturday, in the New Co oper, Banking Co r po ra ti on case , M r. J ames ` - '°oper, the official liquidator, supported a novel Pro position to pay the creditors in full, and thereby bPut an end t o a l ong an d expens i ve li t i gat i on. Mr. aA. liankey, who had been connected w ith th e nk, had made a proposal to guarantee the credi b rs6 s. Bd. in the pound, which, with 7s. 4d. paid t he official liquidator, would leave 6s. to be paid, and Alr. Cooper was willing to give p rom i ssory 3 , l ,ntes at 6, 12 an d 18 mouths to pay the creditors o balance ou t o f t h e f un d s to b e rea li sed. The e`n . °lll 'se prop ose d wou ld prevent cons id era bl e litiga tl°ll) and a number of the creditors assented. The Chief Clerk (Mr. Hawkins) approved the scheme, (I would submit it to the Master of the Rolls for 'la sanction on Wednesday next. Letters from Athens, dated the 7th of January, state that the Royal o r di nanc e a uthori s i ng th e Ali later o f Finance to issue 15 million drachmas with a The circulation has been promulgated. 441 e notes are to b e o f 1, 0 00, 10 0 , 50 , 20 , and 10 dra chmas, The National Bank, in alarm at the s ent a of this ordinance and of th e run f or s p ec i e 'tell the Cabinet of M. Bulg a r e s is s u s pe c t e d o f Z ti gating, have offered to lend the G overnmen t 41 ' million in specie and six millions in their own :Pert at 6 per cent. interest, on condition that na l ) ulsory circulation be given to 30 m illi ons o f t h e i r _iea--that i s , t o 20 m illi ons now i n c i rculation 44°t`L 10 millions more to be advanced to Govern °lir advices from Frankf o rt st a t e th a t A us t r i an aPeet rlative st oc k s exper i ence d l as t wee k an average o ehtt e of about 3 p er cen t. O n th e ot h er h an d , b li p erhe ssian Railway shares, guara n t ee d by t h e 04 ; 1181.4 n Gove rnmen t, w i t h 3i per cent., h ave re -441-,eted 4 per ce n t., b e i ng now quo t e d 68i to 69, at `` 48 the 3f per cent. bonds of the same State are rai r , they are yet comparatively cheap. Austrian , w , ay Preference shares are in good demand, while an an descriptions have been flat. XRITISII FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. UOTERNmENT FuNns., 92i 1 3 a Per Cent. Consols „ Ditto for A.ccount, 93 1 Z,per Cont. Reduced 93 f jille''' 3 per Cent e it 2 , l- per Cent. Jan. 1894 4 . Per Cent. Jaa a . 187 3 tiOnities, SO Yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Dolo. for 30 yr ,s expire sth April 1885 — 0 (lied Sea Teleraph), Aug., 1908 — ___ ttoquer Bills, £I,OOU, 2 par tit 0, pm Do. £5OO t i £lOO SL £2OO 241 2 pm ~k_ of Engl an d Stock, 4 per Cent r, 00. account , au lt a i.a 4 er Cent Bonds titer-Colonial 0 Intuit 36.01NntAN UOTEnaRNMENT BECURITIEb .6la tock, 10f per Cont., April 1874 —°' ° Ponin f A ount 1 1 ,... , g, or ec 112} u ° a per cent. July, 1880 1-, ° ' 4 Pez Cent 888 ~,e. Certiti ' " Oct. " , ~, _ caLes i - o. l', nfaced Pape ' 4 per (I , tut — 1 - 1 %. 5 , Per Cent., Jan. 167 2 D ' '1 Per 0:.,:lt. May 1679 1• 92- 3 5 per Cont., Rup, Deb. 187' D O , do. 1877 — . r ., DO. do. 1882 —o4%). Bondsfleb 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ lo3i 1 , . )o. iltuler £l.OOO PORMIGN FUNDS —TWO O'CLOCK. .41 r tleolltis..ltepub. lie, E; por Cent Au t.? Li l) 443 paid .. ..... 1 ruto Bonds 5 per cent , Brizii iit I)0. 1 859 4 Per CeAt Do. 41 per Cent., 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... Do. do., 1860 — Do. do., 1863 69 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 794 804 B ;ends Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 511 Cu )1,, 6 per Cent. o,.illian 6 per Cent — no. 41 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent., — to. 6 per co , t. 1867 934 ro. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo nbian, 6 per Cent. Dan'en 3 per Cent., 1825 — Danubian Prin.ipalities, 7 par Cent 741 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 - Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 114;)-,-ptian, 7 per Cent -. Do Secood Issue .. 10. £s'o.. fonts — D0...£100 Bonds ...- _Do. P 164 Do. Account D o . £5llO Pond,. - Z)..). 4.116 Pen& Eng,ii,li Serip, - 1868„ 7l Do do. £l5 pd — dis Gov.'rnircnt B iil way u c t).•,, 1 ,~,, Grocie 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coup, — Do. Account .. . Do. C.)upow Do. ..kc, 3%111: .. r .i4,1( 4 11..i1a 5 d er Cent .. llondurasGov. Itail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd 854 It i,,,,,, ;) fp,' 't r r., ItBti‘ ).1..A...!c0unt .. Do 7. - I.Areilltlilillki, hail way •--,:iear_ 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do 5 per Cent. Anglo-Iffench .;ontcvidvzo. 6 per Cent. . !I oorish imperial 5 per Cent (3w Granada Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) 1 — Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 764 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent.. 1862 -. Do Account Portliguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2.' 36 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. Scrip, .£2O paid — It2ssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent . 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO BoudE., , 91 Do. do. XB4 15s. do , Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway — Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con ~ .-- Do. Acc , ,unt .. . 324 Do. 1867 - Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — FL Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 -- Do Account Do £IOC Bonds 64 4 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — D 3 Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 6Ol Do 1 Dor Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Ace. nut Do 6 per Cont. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 I 244 Dividends on the above payable ill Lout Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil,, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — I Wian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex...10i. DJ Account 531 4 TITO O'CLOCK. CODFO!S, Money 92/ i Do. Account, Feb. 4 924 THE LE WES MURDER. EXECUTION OF THE MURDERER-THIS DAY. Martin Brown, alias Martin Henry Vinall, a young man, only 22 years old, was executed this morning at eight o'clock, within the walls of the county gaol at Lewes, pursuant to his sentence, and in accordance with the provisions of the recent statute abolishing public ext cutions. MARKE7 S-7 1118 DAY. MARK LANE. At Mark lane t.)-day the market responded to this state of allairs in the country, and the conclusion of the Conference with a good hope of peace as sist:d to induce sales at lower prices. We have had t,)-day the two conditions of very large arri vals still on the market and more supplies offering at all the country cent , •es than the demand. The conse quence has been a fall of 2s. both on foreign and English wheat from. ast Monday's quotations. MIitROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of English beasts was light, and prices tolerably firm, but heavy arrivals of foreign caused a dull market generally, and in some instantes lower rates had to b taken. NEW SMITHFIELD AND LEXDENHALL. The dead meat trade continues dull, and prices are barely sustained. Beef, 3s to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s to 4s 6d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; large pork, 3s to 3s 10d ; small ditto, 4s to 4s 6d per stone. The poultry market exhibits no change of importance. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January 18.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market flat. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 17.—Corine Aine, from Mules ; Laura, from Iquique ; Elizabeth and Catharine, from Nicoleof George Crowshaw, from Bankok ; Hero, steamer, from St: Michael's; Evelyn Wood, from Shanghai; Chloe, steamer, from Calais. Arrived, Jan. 18.—Triad, from Seville ; Samon, from Graveliues. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind W.N•W , moderate, and hazy. Passed—Amber Nymph, from Berbice for London. Anchored—Mary Shepherd, from Lcndon for Auckland; Glencoe, from London for Kurruchee (has been aground a short time at Dungeness, but came off without assistance or loss, and makes no water). TREASURE TROVE AT HAMPSTEAD.—The other day, while engaged in digging the foundations of the new Home for Sailors' Orphans between Church-row and High-street, Hampstead, a working man came upon a leaden coin, about two feet below the surface, in a bed of loam and clay. It is about an inch and a half in diameter, and on inspection it turns out to be a "bull" of Pope In nocent IV., one of the well known family of Fiasco, who sat iu the chair of St. Peter from A.D. 1243 to 1254. The "bull" bears on the reverse the figures of St. Peter and St. Paul, and is in a tolerable state of preservation, and we understand that it is likely to be secured for the British Museum. " GOING TO POT. "—This, like the kindred phrase " getting into hot water," is a relic of the barbarous po licy of boiling to death, which was inflicted on poisoners in the olden time.—Notes and Queries. Two VESSELS RUN DOWN.—SIIIELDS, SUNDAY AFTERNOON.—The crew of the schooner Havelock, of Whitstable, was brought into the Tyne to-day. The ves sel was run down in Gunfleet by the screw steamer Edith of Loudon. At the same time the crew of the schooner Isabella and Mary, of Warkworth, was brought into the Tyne, their vessel having been run down in Gunfleet by the screw steamer Busy Bee, of London. Both crews lost all their clothes, and had a narrow escape of their lives. A detachment of the 27th (Enniskillen) Regi ment, to the number of seven sergeants, two drum mers, and 95 rank and file, with nine soldiers' wives, the whole under the command of Brevet- Major J. V. O'Donnell, with Captain H. S. Simeon, has arrived at Chatham garrison from the Isle of Grain, and joined the headquarters of th e regiment at St. Mary's casemated barracks. Yes terday a draught of the 27th Regiment, number ing 98 commissioned officers and men, with eight soldiers' wives and 11 children, under the com mand of Captain A. D. Geddes and Ensign H. Wodehouse, left Chatham, and proceeded to the Isle of Grain for duty at that station. Yesterday a detachment, numbering 202 non commissioned officers and gunners of the Depot Brigade Royal Artillery, arrived at the head quarters of the Ist Division, at Chatham, from the 3d Division, at Warley, for the purpose of augumenting the strength of the Royal Artilltry in garrison, the force of which has been weakened in consequence of the large numbers recently despatched to India. A detachment of the 95th Regiment, consisting of Captain Nulock, Ensign Creagh, one sergeant, four corporals, and 110 privates, left Pembroke Dock for Portsmouth, where they will embark for Bombay for service with the head-quarters of the regiment. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1 69. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY ciRARIIIB AND STOCKS. Share Itsilway B. r aid. Closing Business Prim. dens. t Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 75 ! , 4 77 77 at Caledonian lO9 771 78 7Ff at tJaiiiurian .. . lOO 18 21 20 Cornwsll. all 3 31 at Dublin & Ilelfeat Juno... 100 79 81 et Dun„rerth,& Ab.Junts... 100 II 72 2 Last London all 7 9 tO Do .5 21 1)0 10 at Glasgow &S. Western lOO 93 95 st Great Itlaatern et Do. .5. Angl. No. 2 lOO 7 8 st Great North of Scotland lOO 15 et Great Northern lOO 107 108 1071 et Du. A stock.... lOO 1071 108 et Do. 13 stook lOO 121 106 at WS, and W. of Ireland IOU 93 97 sc (it. Western —Original lOO 4s 491 19/ 0t Do. South Wales lOO 53 58 s no. W. Alid.—Uxtorc lOO 14 '46 sL Do. Newport lOO 28 11 st Laueashire & Yorksuirv lOO 1291 :33 1291 at Lon., Brigh.,44 S. Coast lOO 5o 501 blk 2 0) Du Berip at Lon., Chat., and Dover lvu 17 17, .t Du. Aletrup. Ex. A lOO - et Lou. & :North Western 1(.0 1.31 .41 1181 15 at Lon. 4 South Western lOO 85 So at Alan., Steel., 4 Lincoln lOO 471 4:1 471 st .11,tropu2ltact . luo 1091 :00; 1071 SI at Do ExteusiJa 100 1 1 1 5 .08,, 10 tau. 10 10 14. st 310 toy:lit:in 61 80 lo Aletrop. J 00l 6 st Alid.and st WO 82 .4 at NJr VI 1311tin11 ...... 100 33 ;4 331 st Du. Eq., fth., & Dun ito r or. :o.:astern—llerwiel.: lOO 103 115 25 Do. C. N.E i 6.13.4 at Do Leeds. lOO t 6 1$ st Du York lOO 10 9 91 st Carlisle st Du Stou c. & 100 1.9 1111 st North Lou ion .. lOO 122 121 10 llu .New 1868 . 2 11 2 p at North Staffordshire llO .55 57 56 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares 7 at Rhyruney st Shropshire Uuiou llO 55 53 st South Devon .. st South Eastern llO 791 79/ 20 Staines, Wok'hain,& Wok all It 12 121 at 'tut: v ale .0 Do. C. st Waterlord la Kilkenny IOU - Waterloo & Whitelia.l 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO st Do. Scot. N.E., 4) per cent lOO ... at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st D:). do. Ordinary lOO 78 111 . 0 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... at Glee. & S.W. gua.s per et lO at Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 96 101 st Do do N 0.2 100 97 100 st Do do 6 per cent 100 100 108 st Du East Anglian Asp. c. lOU 100 103 at Do du .136 du. 100 ... st Do do 0 7 do. 103 at Du do No. 1, 5 p.c. 103 100 104 at Do E. Union 4p. C. gua. 100 69 71 at Do Nor folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 at Do do 5 p.c. Way. Val. 1847 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... st Do 4 1 do do do 100 ... st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... at' Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... sti Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at; 0 t.West.— Orig.& J ut.-Rent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 102 104 at Do. Urig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 10) at Do do 41 per cent. 1850... 100 83 88 st Do do 4 do do ... 100 76 78 at Do do 5 per cent. redem. 100 93 95 at Do do Birmingham gua.. 100 68 72 at Do do do pref... 100 st Do do Chester gua lOO at Do do do 8 per cent lOO 150 11)0 st Do do do .5 do 100 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 4i p.c lOO at Do do 41 1859 lOO at Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g 10) 107 109 st Do do 2d gua lOO 106 108 at Do Newport, Ist g. b p.c lOO 83 92 st Do do 2,1 do 100 IUO 103 st Do gua. 5) per cent. 1863 100 100 LancLter & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail ... st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c 100 1 A 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 Os lOU p.c 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 13.5 st Do 41 (Blackburn perch). 100 9,1 152 st Loudon & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ... st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO ... st Do 6 do do lOO ... st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent st Do 6 du (W.E. & C.P.) 100 st Do 4 do 1850 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ... st Loudon and C. and _ st Do Shrew y& • ' Welchp'l 100 83 91 ise ttn af ett o to rasb n a s u p tt e m r L. b 'e r n ia t. g .. z 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 8 8 11 8 0 1 st Do N lit LC/WWII and 6.-W. 7 p,e late 3a shares, lOO 141 146 2s Gd. Du (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all st Mau Shot., & Linclu. 4.; p.c. 100 111 117 6 Du .t 6 all par ;put at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 tit; 10 Du redeem. 6 percent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 u 133 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 90 st, Du 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 9 7 94 DO at Do Leicester & "Penn, 4 p.c lOO 83 91 at North BrAish, 5 p.c..N0.1 lOO at Do E. &U. 4p.e.8. & I) lOO st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO it Do Border Union, p.c lOO st N.-East•erti—Cous. 100 SG SS st Do 41 per cent. redeem__ 10,1 95 97 at Du ti.N.E. 4 per cent., lO'J l7 Do Berwick capital Bl3 ... .4 25 Du York, .& 6. purcuase lO 10 101 at Do Steatu Brlmg. A 5 p.c DJ 108 1 W st Du W, tiartlepoul it and it lOO 87 Si 20 North Staffordshire 103 ti. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 1.01 101 Tall o u lLl Fixed ir,Nt 4 c, 44 per Anus., cent........,u5. all 8 9 103 Do Tavistoek Anus., 10s all 9 10 . d. st Do Fixed 41 per . . ....... 1 1 1 0 0 ° 0 0 all 22 23 1 o st, l . tt ( 6 ) 0 1 . 4; 1 . 5 - 0 st Waterford & liiikenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWA.YS.—PREFERE'NCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Proßts of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p e gua. ...... lOU at Do Scot. Oen. ruin. 7p c. 100 ... - st Do irredeeni..... all st Do 4p 1 consissued at 80 65 ... at Great Lastern 41 per cent. lOU 77 81 at Do 5 do, 1862... 100 at Do Ne w 5 d o, 1863... 100 84 90 at Do d o 5 do, 1 864... 100 84 83 91 st Great North ern, 5 p irred. 100 st Do Perinanent 5 per cent. 100 st Do Boston & Sl eaid, 41 pc 100 : 103 • ... at Great West., W. Midi., p c 100 86 90 at Do Joint perpe. 5p c, 1865 100 85 90 a t Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 105 23 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all Di 201 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 8... 100 t. 5 Lanc. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 ........ 2 1 1 at Lond., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 st D 3 do 41 d o, 1863 100 ... a t Do do do, 1865 lOU . at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo ...... lOU at Loud . Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c lO3 a t Do Metrop. Ex.,136 p.c 100 331 Do do C 6 p.c st Loudon &N. Western, 5p c 100 lOS 11 0 95 a t London. S. Western, 41 p c 100 94 96 10 Man. zhef. &Liu., 5 pc, 186 5 all 3 8 st Metropolitan 5 per cent.,,,,, 100 1 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref. lOU 106 lOS st Do B a do 10 0 108 108 18 D o 5p c o pt. to cony, to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1863 all 11 1;11 18 Incouv. New Shares 16 I 3 22 2 Do p c con. into Ol d iP st North Stk., Br itish Aug., a 81E. , land ....G Bl 1 1113 , No. 1, 5 per cent ... lOO a t Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 at „ p., & Dun., 28, 4pc 10 0 st t 7.) L.6to , Nu. 2, 5 p.c lOO at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 lOU at 1 , 0 E. d CI., N 0.3, 5 p.c lOO at Do L.& G., (O rdiry) 41 p c 100 55 0 . 7 Nort h , Eastern, 41 per cent lOU v 5 97 51 —n r London, & DeDerr., D luo 11 1 113 at N T or per cent) st (Max' h C 100 N 4 pc, 1859 lOU st South Eastern , 5 1 do 1861 100 Do st h Cross) 1863 103 st D Do d° te• 5 do, Is" st ° &pindico, 41PC 100 ort k Io . r p 41, per cent st Victoria St. 102 104 RAIL WAYS.—LINES LEASED AT Fnizi; --------- RENTAL% st n'tielatle , 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 64 56 st Do. 51 per cent. st Do. b do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO „. at Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 133 af; 20 Gloster and Lean Forest all Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 60 72 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West, W. Mid., Herd 100 95 97 50 Hull and Selby all 105 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21 213 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 41 per cent......... 100 st Loudon, Chat., dc., 41 pc. 100 st Do. Com. Fund, 5 do. 100 „. at London and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 73 tO st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. 51 Mauch., Buxton, & Matlk all 5 51 at M ittland, Bradford, Pref IOU 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) Northern: East., 5 per cent all 53 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l at N. West. A perp. prof, sp. c. 100 103 110 at Du B minimum 1; p.c lOO St Notting. &Urauth. C lOO 92 94 25 Preston and 11 yro all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 133 15 st Shrewsbury ai Hereford 100 133 135 10 Do do 8 21 9 4 at S. Yorksh. and Ilirer Dun 100 93 100 at Do 4 per cent gua lO 79 al at Du b do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 et We:t Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 '2O Do do B all 20 Do do C all 6 1 71 st Weylouth and Portland 100 ••• ••• st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 117 1191 st London and St. Katherine lO3 53 55 DO ;D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent alj ... ... AtiHymn Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 32 31 at Southainpton lOO Ti 7d 0 sUrreY CCo:lsmerCiall a.. AO CI, JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 1.0 Do B lO 41 51 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, liui all 17 14 20 Anglo-Hungarian .......... 8 2 3 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia.. all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm...,,,,,, b 25 Bank of Egypt ............... all 20 Bank of Otago, lint. ....... 10 25 Bank of South Australia... all 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 10 Bank of New Zealand....., all 50 British North American all 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, >nd China ............... all 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China ...... all 20 City 100 Colonia' 25 10 Consolidated, lira. ............ 4 50 Delhi and London, lint 25 50 East London, inn. ............ 20 English and American, lira 18 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO 20 English, .7- cottisa, and Aus tralian Chartered :18 . 1 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 281 Do new 5.1 100 Imperial, lira 20 Imperial Ottoman lO .5 lonian all 25 Do new. 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 7G 30 London Bank of Mexico • and South America, lint. 20 IGO London and Brazilian, him. 45 20 Do new 71 100 London & River Plato, lira 40 25 Do new 10 20 London Chart. of Australia all SO London and C0unty.,,,,,,,. 20 20 Do new is sat 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 5J Loudon Joint 5t0ck......,,, 1 20 London and South African al 100 London & S.-Western, lim 20 50 London & Venezuela, lim , l2l 100 London and Westminster. 20 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim ................. 25 10 Metropolitan, lira all 100 Midland, 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, Him 16 100 National Provinc. of Eug'd 42 10 Do • ..... 42 to National. 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 19 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do new. . all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 100 Do issued at 6pm l• 25 Union of Australia all 48, 01 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of Loudon l5 $7 36 37/ 88 49 6 4 61 31 33 87 89 17 19 49 bl 50} 201 211 29 801 11 ; 123 40 4: 1 51 4 15-16 11 •j ld pr 9,1 16,i 17 17 13 11 I: 27 23 Pr 1 P 3: 2: 75 73 9 7 OF 32 GS hi 2 7 9 11 1 11j 221 '261 23 491 40-1 35 36 35 1 12 63 65 64 61 63 7 5 61 it Id pr 2 3 1 d 46 48 43 43 421 441 421 6 51 89 91 15 13 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim alll 211 211 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 10 4 f P 11 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 s t Atlantic Telegraph lO 29 31 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 74 77 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Murt. Laid and Finance, lira. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 3d 10 Berlin Water Works, him all 131 14 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lira. 5 Bombay Gas, lim 5 Do. New 4 11 Id s') British American Land 44 16 13 it B. and I. 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I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ... ..d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India blip,. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 91 92 9 20 Egyptian Com. (4; Trad. lint 6 41 4d at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 238 24 t 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, hill 21 i .i. 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 5 45 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim. 8 . ...,1 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 . 11 IN 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. GOT. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 831 811 50 Gellivara, lim. 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lint. 71 2 11 15 General Steam Navigation 11 28 20 50 Horns & Col Marine In. Bin 5 41 31 , 1 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's Bay all 13,1 13,i 131 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lint l O4 20 'Worm'. Financial Sue. lint 5 11 11 20 Interna. Land Credit, lint 6 6 4il 50 Italian Laud 5 11 Id 20 Italian Irri. 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African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 25 South Australian Laud ~, all 351 331 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. 5crip.......,,.,, all 1 4 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 161 17 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Jim 2 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint , 81 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim • 1 : 1 P 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 4d p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 4 44p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lint, 6 11 Old SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint. all bi 6 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 31 Sip 20 Universal Marine(lu.), lint 5 1 1 1P 6 4 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint all 2, 3 30 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 7 8 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 74 75 741 1 1 50 Warrant Finance, lint. l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lint. 2O 4 3di 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO ... ... ...a 21 21 41 COLONIAL OOVEUNMENT SECUEITIXIS firitiTh Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872 . - 100 - Do. 1895 lOO Can.Gov.lsp.c.Jan.'&J uly 1877-84 - Do. 6p. 0. Feb. & Aug luO 145 IU7 - Do. sp. o. Mar, & Sept lOO le4 11,63 - Do. 5 p. o. Jan. .t July lOO 93 91 - Do. sp. e. Inscribed Ek lOO 90 92 - Cape (I.llope, 6 p.c.1873 lOO 102 104 Do.Apl.&001 1890-100 0 lOO 111 113 - Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 - Do. Jan.&July, 1891 •••• 100 108 lit - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 • eel lon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110 Do. 1872 do lOO 105 107 - Mauritius, 6p. o , 1873,- - Jan. and July - Do. 1878 .. • •• 100 106 108 - Do. 1882, M ay and Nov... 100 106 108 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.... 100 106 t' • Melbourne Corporatn.,.. 1 1 367-75, 6 per colt " 100 _ - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July .• 100 102 104 - Natal 6 p et, Apt & 00t... 100 • Do 6p c. May & Nov lOO 106 108 • N. S. W. 5 p•c., '7l to '76 lOO 99 101 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 lOO 99 103 98 4 - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 lOO 99 lot - N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891 lOO Do. 5 per cent. - DoJan, Aprl, J 100 974 984 914 • Do 6p c. Mar & Sept '9l lOO 108 110 - Do June & Deo , 1,91 - JDo Prov. f Auckld. 1i 0 • ( ISt, 2, 1t96 • Nova Scotia 6p. and July, 1875 • 1)o 18c6.. . . - Queenslnd. 6p. c. 'B2 5 lOO Itg 106 - Do 1891 . lOO 1054 1064 • Do. 1891 6p0.1869 lOO - Do. do. A 2 ...... 100 108 110 • Do rd. 1893 .......... .• irlotoria9p.o, 1095 th upt lOO 100 107. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARTS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY, January 17. The news from the island of Rdunion is very grave --se much so, in fact, that nothing else is talked of, even the Conference being almost forgotten. From the Journal de Commerce, of St. Denis, I extract the following leading facts. On the night of the first of December, a large crowd of some 2,000 persons had collected in one of the streets of St. Denis, near the cathedral. Here resides the editor-in-chief of a certain clerical journal, against whom this mob had got up a manifestation. From eight o'clock in the evening the most tremendous uproar, the most obscene cries, and strange accusations resounded under the window of the unfortunate editor. But it does not appear that he \vas at home ; at least nothing was to be heard or seen of him. The police did all in its power to calm the excited multitude, and the gendarmes tried to disperse the people. It was labour in vain. Soon a squad of infantry arrived, and, to frighten the mob, fixed bayonets. Nobody stirred. About half- past eight the assembly grew tired, as mobs are wont to do, and at length the cry arose to go to the residence of the Governor, who is a popular man, always ready to redress grievances. But the may, r inter posed, and succeeded in turning the mob from th - direction, but only to take another, and finally to return to the residence of the unfortunate editor wher: the row began. Other disturbances took place, and finally the whole town was in uproar. But no violence ensued, and the riot was quieted about half-past ten. The next day, however, the disturbances recommenced, and the governor as sembled the militia. But the report then spread that the militia had been got together only to he disarmed, and this caused fresh uproar. Finally, the disastrous conflict already announced took place between the troops and the people. Six persons were killed and twenty-two wounded. The causes of this outbreak are attributed to the violent dispute which had been going on for some time between a Liberal and a clerical paper. But the Temps believes that the real origin is the bad government to which the colonists are subjected. At present more information is required. The Constitutionnel publishes a couleur de rose budget touching the colony of Algeria. The weather has been fine, the rains at the end of the autumn and the com mencement of winter having been so abundant that an excellent harvest may be looked for. If, says the official journal, no disease of any kind make its appearance in the colony, the native population will be relieved from much of the misery which they have hitherto been doomed to suffer. Other accounts are by no means in harmony with this tale, nor does the execu tion of a man for eating six persons look at all promising. But it is to be hoped that the Constitutionnel is right this time. Is there, after all, to be a change in the system of colonial government? Modifications of the military rlgime have been announced and contradicted, but my last informa tion leads to the conclusion that the Emperor has at length changed in part his opinion of the infallibility of Mar shal MacMahon's system of government. lam told that the following changes will soon be made in the form of government under which Algeria now suffers :—A Council-General will be elected, the magistrates will not be removable, the civil code will be applied to the property of Arabs, and several changes will be made in the constitu tion of the Superior Council. This is decidedly good news for Algeria. The colony wants many things, but good government most of all. M. de Moustier is rather better, and M. de Lavalette has gone hack to the Foreign Ministry. I am told that Senor Olozaga has obtained permission from the Emperor to advertise the bonds of the Madrid Loan in Paris. Until a few days ago the loan bad been dealt in as freely as any other investment, when, from some inexplicable motive,it was ordered that all announce ments respecting it be removed from public places. It is this procedure which Senor Olozaga has managed to I counteract. Your readers will remember the duel between M. Jecker, the banker, who figured so prominently, but so ingloriously, in the Mexican affair, and M. Odysse-Barot, one of the writers of the Liberte. An article which appeared in the columns of that journal, signed by M. Odysse-Barot, led to the duel, in which the banker came off triumphant, slightly wounding his adversary. For the first time "an affair of honour " of this kind has been made the subject of criminal prosecution. Belgium has frequently been selected as the theatre of these combats, just as it has been made the battle-ground of nations, but hitherto the parties have never been molested. This time, however, both have been prosecuted, and sentenced by the Correc tional Tribunal of Brussels to a month's imprisonment, besides a fine of £8 each. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. OPENING OF THE FRENCH Cfl AMBERS. THE EMPEROR'S SPEECH. PARIS, Jan. 18. The following is the terti of the Speech from the throne, delivered to-day by . 1,22 e Emperor Napoleon at the opening of the French Chambers :--- MESSIEURS LES SENATEURS. MESSIEURS LES DEPUTIES. The Speech which I address to you every year at the opering of the session is the sincere expres sion of the thoughts which guide my conduct. To explain frankly to the nation before the great bodies of the State: the pr egress of the Governmedt, is the duty of the responsible chief of a free coun try. The task which we have undertaken together is arduous ; it is not, ind, without difficulty, that on a soil shaken by so many revolutions a Government is founded sufficiently Unpres-ed with the wants of the age to adopt all the benefits of iite:ty, and sufficiently strong to bear even i!sexcesscs. The t o laws which you passed dar ing the last se,sion, the olject of which was the deve lopment of the principle of free discu.sion, have product.d two Opposite effects which it may be use ful to point out. On the one hand, the press and public meetings have created in a certain quarter a factious agitation, and have caused th-, re appearance of ideas and passions which were believed to be extinguished ; but, on the other hand, the nation - remaining insensible to the most violent incitement, and relying upon my firmness for the maintenance of order, has not felt its faith in the future shaken. Remarkable coincidence ! the more adventurous and subversive minds ought to disturb public tran quillity, so much the more profound became the peace of the country. Commercial transac tions reassumed a fruitful activity. The public revenues increased considerably, the public interest reassured, and the greater part of the re cent elections gave a new support to my Govern ment. The Army Bill and the Subsidies Bill, granted by your patriotism, have contributed to strengthen the confidence of the country, and, in the just consciousness of its pride, it experienced a real satisfaction the moment it learnt that it was in a position to confront every eventuality. The land and sea forces, strongly constituted, are upon a peace footing. The effective strength maintained does not exceed that which existed under former systems, but our armament ren dered perfect are arsenals, and our magazines filled, our reserves exercised, the National Garde Mobile in course of organization, our fleet trans formed, and our strongholds in good condition, give to our Powor a development which was indis pensable. We shall give the conclusion in our later edition. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. A Telegram has been received reporting the arrival at Suez, from Bombay, on the morning of the 16th instant, of her Majesty's Indian troop ship Malabar. Her troops will be brought from Alexandria to Portsmouth in the screw steamer Helvetia. The screw steam corvette Brisk, 16, Captain Charles W. Hope, recently returned from Aus tralia, is now in Keyham steam-yard, where she will be partially stripped; her fixtures and masts wll not be disturbed. The crew will be paid off to-morrow. The screw steam corvette Cossack, 20, Capt. John E. Parish, was under orders to leave Plymouth Sound yesterday for China, weather permitting. The works on St. Catherine's Rock Fort, near Tenhy, are being successfully proceeded with. Dur ing the past two months the weather has been so stormy that considerable difficulty has been expe rienced in procuring and landing granite and other materials, but this is now to a great extent obvi ated by improved arrangements. The Theresa has been chartered by the Govern ment for the conveyance of troops to the West In dies, and will embark at Gravesend detachments for the Royal Artillery, 47th, Sitb, and 2:1 West India Regiments, to the number of 168 non-com tnisson:d officers and men, wit% six soldiers' wives, two children, and three officers. The vessel was in spected on SAturday by Brigade-111,1j m W. Lynch and the officers of the medical staff at Chatham, and she is under orders to r.,:eive her troop; on b9.:r 1 to-day. _ _ _ A general full-dress parade of the whole of the officers and men of the Royal Engineers, at head-quarters, Chatham, was held at Bromptoa Barracks, on Saturday, to witness the presenta tion of a silver medal, which, with the annuity of £lO, bad been awarded by the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief to Sergeant-Major Kester Knight, for long service and exemplary conduct. The troops having been formed in square, Ser geant-Major KLight was called to the front and presented with the medal by Col. T. L. J. Gallway director of the Royal Engineer establishment, who, in au appropriate address, congratulated him on re ceiving another well-earned decoration. Sergt-Major Knight landed with the allied forces in the Crimea, and served throughout the campaign till the fall of Sebastopol, receiving, in addition to the Crimean medal, the French and Turkish war medals. In 1858 he lauded in China, and was present at the actions at Siuho, Tangkoo, the attack and capture of the Taku fort?, and the capture of Pekin, receiving the medal for China, with clasps for Teku and Pekin. Sergeant-Major Knight has also been presented with the silver medal and gratuity of £l5 for long service and good conduct. Having completed his full period of service he is now about to be dis charged on the usual pension, after being 20 years a non-commissioned officer. The ironclad turret ship Monarch, 7, 5,102 tons, 1,100-horse power, nominal, Captain J. R. Coin merell, C. 8., V.C., again got up steam yesterday morning, and was taken outside the Nore in the direction of the Girdlers, for the purpose of giving the ship's machinery several hours' working, and to enable the officials who conducted the trial on the part of the Controller's and the Steam Depart ments of the Admiralty to report on the character and action of the machinery. The vessel got under way at 11 a.rn.. the officials on board being Captain the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., commanding the Steam Reserve, who had charge of the ship through. out the day ; Captain W. C. Chamberlain, super intendent of Chatham dockyard ; Mr. Williamson, chief inspector of machinery afloat ; Mr. Eames assistant-inspector; Mr. W. Dawson, assistant ' master-shipwright. The ship's machinery was again under the direction of Mr. E. Hutnphrys and Mr. Alltrey, who represented the contractors, Messrs. Humphrys, Tennant, and Co., of the Deptford-pier Works. The engines were kept at work until nearly dark, with results of the two even rather more satisfactory than those obtained on the previous day. The maximum number of revolutions of the screw obtained on Thursday was 57, but during a great portion of the steaming yesterday 60 revolutions per minute were indicated, with the boilers furnishing an abundant supply of steam, at a mean pressure of 301 b. The trial being made on the part of the contractors, no attempts were made to time the runs, and the ship was not placed on the measured mile ; the results achieved, how ever, would show a mean speed of between 14 and 15 knots per hour, which was deemed highly satis factory. Throughout the trial the engines—the largest yet turned out for the Admiralty by Messrs. llunaphrys and Tennant—worked with the greatest regularity, without any hot bearings or priming of the boilers. At the close of the trials yesterday afternoon the Monarch steamed into the harbour procd to her former moorings, and to -da y will proceed with her outfit and prepare for early commis sion. _ . Colonel Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, Plymouth division of Royal Marines, died on Friday in the Royal Naval Hospital there. He entered the ser vice as Second Licutenent on the 30th November, 1832, was made Captain the 17th May, 1848, and Lieutenant-Colonel the 21st November, 1859, and retired on full pay the 11th July, 1860. He was actively employed in New Zealand in 1816, was at the surrender of Bomarsund in August, 18M, and served in the expeditio4 to the Baltig ih 1655. GERMANY. HAMBURGH, Jan. 16, 1 p.m. The Prince and Princess of IVales have just arrived here. PERSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 16. The Russian agent in Persia announces that Persian troops were being concentrated at Khoi, a town on the Turkish frontier, opposite Erzerooni, under the command of Djahau Sauf Mirza. In consequence of the roads being snowed up, the Turkish Ambassador, RZA Bey, will travel to Constantinople via Tiflis. METEOROLOGICAL BETOBTB. Extreme Sea Monday, F. Jan. 13, D. T. I .`' . W. Ito F. D. W 8 a.m. 12 9 Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields Scarborough 30'35r. 42 (40 S.S.E. 1 4 S.W. C.O. ;Wel 1 Yarmouth.. 30'39r. 30 39 N.W. 2 5 S.S.E. I r. m.'o - 32 2 Helder — — • bitYCL3 • canoes Ardrossen 30•27 r. 40 39 SF. 3 1 W.N.W. c.ra,014 3 Green castle 30'13f. 45 44 S . S . W . 4 1 N.W. r. 10'19 Holyhead .. 30'28r. 45 43 S. 5 3 W.N.W.. CO..' Liverpool .. 30'36 40 39 S.E. 2 f. 1 1 Valentin.... 3014 r. 52 51 S.W. 7 6 S.W. r.f. 0'32 5 Cape Clear.. 30 17f. 49 48 S.W. 3 4 S.S.W. o.c. o'lo 2 itoche's Ft. 30'19f. 50 50 B.W. 5 5 S.W. 11).m10'25 3 Penzance .. 30•35 r. 48 48 W. 3 4 W.N.W.I m. I— 2 Plymouth .. 30'40r. 46 45 N.W. 1 3 W.N.W. c.1n10•02 1 Weymouth 30'41r, 745 44 N.N.W. 1 1 S.W. 2 Portsmouth 30'41r. 40 39 N.N.W. 1 5 S.W. c. 10'04 1 London .... 30'39r. 39 29 Z. 9 4 S . W . I'M o'o3 C'peGrisNer 30'38r. 45 43 Z. 0 7 S.W. r.f.10'02 0 Brest L'Oriont Roch e fort Biarritz Corun na Brussels... Paris Strasbourg — _. — Toulon Heart's Con tent (9 a.m. local time) REMARKS. Yesterday morning there had been a slight decrease of pressure on our north-eastern coast, whilst on our other coasts the increase re ported on Saturday afternoon had continued. This morning a still further increase has been general, especially in the east ; but since last evening a fresh slight decrease is perceptible at some of our western stations. Readings are now high, and rather uniform--the lowest (at Greencastle) being only o'2Bin. below that at Portsmouth. Temperature yesterday had risen in S.E. England and the west of France, decreased elsewhere : this morning a decrease is shewn in these districts, but a fresh rise has sot in on our west coasts. ➢iode rate to fresh south-westerly winds blew on the English coasts on Sunday, accompanied by northerly breezes in Ireland. To-day light winds from W. to N. are reported from the Channel, but fresh south westerly winds have again commenced in Ireland. Rain and fog have been very general ; and this morning fog and mist are observed at most stations. The weather does not look settled. THE NORWICH ELECTION PETITION. -0- The inquiry into this petition was resumed before Mr. Baron Martin on Saturday. The last hour or two of the proceedings on Friday wore occupied with an episode relating to the changing of a cheque for £2OO into 400 half-sovereigns, the alleged bribing of certain persons at the Woolpack Inn, and the mysterious absence of Hardi ment, one of the alleged bribers. The cheque affair called up as a witness Mr. Webster, landlord of the Maid's Head Hotel. It appears that at two o'clock in the afternoon of the polling-day Mr. Webster went to the bank of Messrs. Harveys and Unisons, Norwich, and drew a cheque against his own account for £2OO, receiving the amount in 400 half sovereigns. This result, he states, was accidental ; but a cashier at the bank expressly stated that Mr. Webster asked to have the whole amount in half sovereigns, and that he went and got them for him, not having a sufficient number of half sovereigns in his till. As to the absence of Hardi ment, the following evidence was given by his wife :—" I saw my husband about throe weeks since. I don't know where he is gone. I did not ask him where he was goin g I let him do as he likes. He was in Paris when I last hoard of him. He is a fellmonger by trade, and is often out. I cannot say when he is coming back, and I don't know where to write to him. I believe he is staying with a friend at Paris. lam not anxious about him. On my oath, Ido not believe that my husband is away to avoid this inquiry. I have hoard something about his bribery. I have not written to him. I cannot write. We have a manager named Thirkettle, and he can write." Thir kettle was called, and gave much the same sort of evidence. As to the bribery at the Wool pack, the evidence--if it was to be believed was a miserable exhibition of ignorance and venality. Rather higher bribes were said to have been given at the Wool pack than at the Trumpet, but £1 appears to have been the maximum bribe in any case. On the resumption on Saturday Mr. Baron Martin ex pressed his opinion that the agency of Hardiment, ono of the missing men, had been proved. Mr. Itothroll argued that there was not ono word said in the petition about bribery by agents. Bribery, tem hg, and illegal pracliees were charged against Sir Henry S!racey ckher by himself or other parsons on his behalf. The learned counsel contended that it must be proved that the act complained of was com mitted with the knowledge and consent of the principal. There was a distinction between acts of an agent and th, acts of a person who did anything on behalf of another. Mr. Baron Martin considered that the term "other persons on his behalf" meant every person for whom Sir Henry Stracey was responsible. Any person authorized to canvass for Sir Henry Stracey must be regarded as a person for whose acts Sir Henry Stracey was responsible. From the moment that the act of bribery by or on behalf of Sir Henry Stracei was committed, Sir henry Stracey's status as andislAtunitsloinutd, SPORTING INTELLIGENOE —This Day VICTORIA CLUB BETFING—Tms DAY. LIVERPOOL UPLAND NATIONAL. 2.5 t, 1 cost Tennyson (taken freely) to 1 agst Brahma (taken ) TWO TIIO tk:AND. 100 to 40 agst Wild Oats (taken) DERBY . . 23 to l agst Ethos (taken) RACING FixTuaEs FOR 1869. FEBRUARY. Sudbury 3 Lincoln l6, 17 Ihrrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 MA Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Hendon l2, 13 West Somerset 15, 16 Northampton 16, 17 Abergavenny l, 2 Bromley 1, 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick 13ridgo... l, 2 Thirsk . 6 7 Hungerford 6, 7 Lichfield 6, 7 Cambridge 7 8 Croxton Park ~ 8 '6, ,te Chester l, 5,6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 0, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St. Albans 11, 14 Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle 6, 7 Pontefract Hendon ..... l2, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egbain lO, 11 Wolverhampton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 I St. Albans l7, 18 1 Stockton lB, 19, 20 I SEPT. Warwick... 7, 8 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield Hampton 2l, 22 OCTi Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7, 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, etc. Chelmsford l9, 0 NOV] Worcester 9 , 3, 4 Harrow 2, 3 Liverpool 9, 10, 11, 12 Ili] MA. Downpatrick 9 AP: Curragh .. M. Pontefract lB, .19 Nottingham Spring 2a, 24 Chehnsford.... 2!), 2ii Derby Spring "5, 26 LW 11. West Drayton lB, 19 Margate 29 Beverley ...20 Durham 29, 30 Epsom 3(0, 31 Streatham .. .......8, 9 Newmarket Craven....l2, ere. Knighton... ............ 13, 14 Ludlow 15, 16 Eastbourne l9 Lewes 20 21 Croydon... 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 Harpenden 2l Epsom Summer .....`ls, are. Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham ... .. . .. . 22 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park LY. Southampton 13, 14 heading 15, 16 Hunting-don 2O, 21 Stamford ... :l2, 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth X6, 27 Scarborough ...30, 31 Derby Summer ..,31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury 3l, Sep. 1 ST. MBER. Western (Apr).,, 22, 23 Hendon 23, 24 Monmouth... 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &e. Lanark... 29, 30 13 ER. Kelso 19, 20 Cheltenham l9, 20 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket ll'ton ...25, &e. MBER. Shrewsbury 15, ere . Leamington Runt 23, do. [ICH. Baldnyle First SpringlB, 19 20, 21, 22 k.Y. Baldoyle Second Spring 11, 12 JUNE. Curragh 22, 23, 21 SEPTENIBER. Curragh (Royal) . OCTOBER. Curragh 19, 20, 21 STEE YLE C HA; FEB E FIXTURES. r A RY. Wolverhampton 2 I Morton-in-Marsh lB Carmarthen 3. 4 Harrow lB, 1 Edgeware .. .l, . PoTitcf rant 18, 19 'l'cuoy 5 i Boston Birmingham -,, 9 I Witylsor 22, 23 Chippenham to, 1 t St. Albans 23, 21 Streatham 11 12 • Derby LiDeola l6, 17 31A. 13asefiurch 26 Liverpool 3 Shrewsbury ..... 5, 6 Maltou West Somerset 15, 16 York 17 _ Crewkerno lB, 19 Rugby (Grand Alil.) 8, 9 Kingsbury 12, 13 I AP. Chepstow 29, 30 Aldershot 1, 2 Bromley 1, 2 A borgavenny l, 2 Lichfield ..6, Southdown Hunt ..7 Cambridge 7, 8 Cheltenham 7, 8 .11TL. Streatham B, 9 Royal Artily., Woolwieb...B Knighton Ludlow l5, 16 Tenbury... 2l. Croydon 22, 23 m :3.Y. Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 1 West Drayt0n........ 17 St. Albans .. 13 I JULY. Kingsbury AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Bromley 7 1 West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEABER. Harrow 2, 3 I Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Worcester 3, 4 Liverpool 9, 10, 11 St. Albans 5, 6 Shrewsbury l5, 19 FE BRUAItY. Newbridge l5 ARM L. County Louth and Artie() e• 27, 28 MAY. Limerick Hunt COURSING FIXTURES. JANUARY. Baldoek Club, Hells 20, 21. Spelthorne Club (Ashdown Park) 21, ece. Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire 23. Ridgway Club (Lytham), Lancashire 27, &c. Creagh Open, Ireland 27. FEBRUARY. Powderham Everleigh Club, Wilts 2, 3 Rufford Open, Lancashire Cardington, Beds Wenvoe Castle ..... 3, 4- Ludham, Norfolk 1 1, 12 Brampton, Cumberland ll, 11 Waterloo (Altcar), Lancashire l7, dre MARCH. Ashdown Park, Herts Fourth S. Lancashire (Champion) County Louth (Champion), Ireland 18, Lim Scottish National Open, Lanark 3O, Sc. OCTOBER. Ancastor and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. 19, &C. Ormesby 26, 27. Huntingdon Club.. NOVEMBER. Sundorno, Salop Cothan and Eston .. 9, &o. ETING—FEB.I7. I tear.) WATERLOO M. (Over Patron-Right lion The Waterloo Cup, value £l, of £25 each ; 64 subs; the the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. F. Allison 83. Mr J. Ingleby 2. Mr J. F. Armistea d 34. Mr R. J ar di ne 3. Mr J. Bake 35 . Mr F. Johnston 4. Mr IV. J. Barden 36 . Mr J. Joh ns t on 5. Mr F. Bartholomew 37 . Mr H. B. J ones 6. Lord Binning 38. Mr W. J. Legh 7. Mr J. Blackatock 39. Mr S. C. Lister 7 1 Sir r lion, c c 8. Mr J. S. Bland 40. M r J . Lonsdalo 9. Mr G. Blaushard , 41. Lord L urgan 10. Mr W. G. Borron 42. Mr S. M a ll a b ey 11. Mr T. Brocklebank 43. 1 (3 11 B . I C . o . M l m y a n o r e i li ux n e e t ui I!. sir J. Brundrit 1 1; 1 1 . . Mr - .l\ l e r R.. I J I.. e t: a h i e T s u s t h l y i err: 4 44 .. 45. Mr W. H. Massey 15. Mr W.ll. Clark 47. Mr T. Neville 16. Mr E. Croft 48. Mr R. Paterson 17. Mr J. Cunningham 49. Mr T. L. Reed 18. Mr W. D. Deighton SU. Dr Richardson 19. Mr James Dunlop 51. Mr J. Savage 20. Mr J. Evans 52. Mr N. Saxton 21. Lord Garlies 53. Lord Sefton 22. Mr J. Gibson 51. Mr T. Smith 23. Mr W. M. Gilmour 55. Mr J. Spinks 24. Cu!. G'oodlake 56. Lord Stair • 25. Mr A. Graham 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 24. Mr T. Green 58. Mr S. Swinburne 27. Mr C. A. Halley 59. Mr G. A. Thompson 26. Capt. Hatboro. 60. Mr R. Todd 29. Mr J. Haywood 61. Mr B. W. Trinder 30. Mr J. Hodson 62. Mr R. C. Vyner 31. Mr J. Hole 63. Mr R. 11. Williams 32. Mr J. Hyslop £4. Capt. IVyndhatu The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from tk Cup Stake, for the 32 beaten dogs in the fist round for the cur i t 49 TfitlAtE t 9 i99Q i T 9 410 Q. the Earl of Sefton. ,600 in specie, by subscription winner to receive X3OO, and