The Sun. — London, England, 1869-12-28 00:00:00

it ONE Y" DI A AKE T AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Business on the Stock Exchange was resumed this morning, and the occurrence of the fortnightly s!ttlement has at once given an active appearance. In the Foreign Market stocks are stronger, parti c darly Egyptiac. All American Securities are higher. Railway shares are dull, but Telegraph are for the most part firmer. Consols are uow at 92/ to 92 for money; ditto, for Ac ount, 921 ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 92 18 ; New %i'!ree' per Cents, 918 2 ; ditto Annuities, April, 1885, 111 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, 1 dis. ; June, par to 5 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, prem. ; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent., 236. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1111 ; ditto 4 per ('ent_, Oct., 1888, 1008 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., —; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 20 25 21 prem. In the Foreign Market little business is doing. Egyptian (1868) Bonds are 791 to 80, and the Viceroy's Loan has risen 1, to 83 83i. Turkish Securities are 1 better, the Five per Cents. being 45 to 451, and the Six per Cents., 681 to 681. Italian Stock is fiat, at 551 to 56, which is a fall of of s ; Peruvian have risen 1 to 841 ; Argentine are firmer at 87, and Brazilian at 87. In Railway Shares, prices are dull. Metropo litan is fiat, 811 to 821, being a decline of 1 ; Caledonians are 76/ to 77, a fall of 1 ; Great Wes tern, at 55 , 1 to 561 ; and London and Brighton, at 468 to 478 ; Great Northern are 109 to 110; and South Eastern, 778 to 771. Great Eastern, 37i to 371 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 127 to 1271 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 15i to 151 ; London and North Western, 1221 to 123 ; Great Northern (A) + lower, at 1091 to 1091 ; London and South W estern, 92 to 94 ; and Midland, 121 to 121/. Americanrive-Twenty Bonds are 851,- to 86k, being an improvement of k ; Erie Shares are better, at 171 to 181 ; and Illinois area lower, at 991 to 100. In Bank Shares there is an improvement of in Imperial Ottoman, the price being 2i to 28 prem. The following are some of the principal quota tions :--Agra (A), 10:1 to 111; Alliance, 12k to 131 ; Anglo-Austrian, 11 to 13 prem.; Chartered Mercantile, 32 to 33 ; Consolidated, 4 1-16 to 4 3-18 ; Imperial, 161 to 162- ; London and County, 48 to 49 ; London and Westminster, 58k to 59f ; Oriental, 41 to 42 ; London Joint Stock, 31k to 323 ; and Union of London, 37 to 38. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance opened without change, but have since advanced I, the present price being 36 to 364. French Cable is also s better, at 164 to 16k ; and Anglo-American at 19k to 19i. The Great Luxemburg Railway receipts for the week ending 26th December were £7,230 135., being £1,331 IGs. in excess of the corresponding week of 1868. The City of Brooklyn has brought £11,700 in specie from New York ; and the Syria £2,113 from Alexandria. • The Grand Trunk Railway receipts for the week ending the 18th inst., were £2,042, more than in the corresponding period of last year, and those of the Grsat Western Railway of Canada, £1,060 more. The London, Brighton, and South Coast Rail way receipts last week were £24,527, showing an increase of £494. It is announced that the coupons falling due the Ist January on the debentures of the Natal Plan tation Company (Limited) will be paid on presen tation at the company's bankers. The Chamber of Agriculture Journal says •-- "The supplies of English wheat sent forward during the past week have been limited and scarcely equal to the demand, which has ruled more active. The tendency of prices has accordinly been up wards. It is probably that a considerable quantity of the wheat now afloat will be diverted to the Con tinent. There is a large accumulation of foreign wheat in the granaries both iu London and Liver pool, and the quantity of wheat now afloat for the United Kingdom is large, the number of cargoes, so far as can be ascertained, being 447 against 373 at the corresponding period last year. Notwith stanuing these large supplies, however, the quantity of really good produce available is small, little Baltic or Danish wheat having come to hand. Prices of these descriptions may, therefore, be ex pected to continue firm." The mail from South Australia has brought dates to the 10th of November. The clip of wool has been good, and strong attention was directed to the ' existing arrangements for disposing of wool in Eng land. Experimental shipments of South Australian produce were to be made in India. The revenue for the third quarter of 1869 had been £207,352, and the expenditure £229,937. The Moonta Mine case bad been absolutely settled by compromise, which leaves the present possessors with a good and quiet title. Discussion was going forward upon many Government departments, but motions for economy were producing much opposition, and real legislation was making little progress. According to some views the policy of the Ministry appoared so questionable " that the ordinary rules of respon sible government are no longer any clue to its pro ceedings." Business was dull. The land sales for the year to the 3tst of October had realised £348,438 ; for the same period the cereal exports were £830,000. Wheat was ss. 6d. per bushel . The banks bought exchanges at 1 per cent. discount, and sold at 1 per cent. premium. At the sixteenth half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New Zealand at Auckland on the 27th of Octo ber, the report showed an available total of £42,039 and a dividend was declared at the usual rate of 10 per cent., with a bonus of ss. per share, being equal together to 15 per cent. per annum, and leaving £4,539 to be carried forward. The bank continued to be benefited by the effect of the valuable dis coveries of gold in various parts of the colony. The suspension has been announced of Messrs. John Ireland and Sons, net and twine mauufac- turers, of Fife, with liabilities for about £20,000. The failure has also been announced of the old shipbuilding firm of Messrs. A. Hall and Sons, of Aberdeen, with unsecured liabilities for about £70,000. Berger Spence and Company's report says : " During the whole of last week the chemical mar ket has been extremely inactive. In miscellaneous articles perhaps an over number of sales have taken place, but in the staple productions not anything worthy of note has transpired. Manufacturers continue to display a more confident feeling in the future, and should the new year bring an influx of orders doubtless their anticipations of prices will to a certain extent be realised. In minerals there is nothing special to remark. Foreign consignments have slightly abated. The home production in some districts has shown a, steady increase for the last few weeks. In metals generally there is little doing. Scotch pig iron has undergone considerable , fluctuation during the, week, prices have slightly receded, and the market closes weak. Cleveland is firm. Manufactraed iron continues dull of sale. Copper still continues debilitated, and present rates are hardly obtainable. Tin also is dull, and prices are ruling in favour of buyers. Lead steady at present price. Spelter is inactive, and va'ues re main unaltered. BRITISH FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUND& a per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, Jan. 6 921 3 per Cent. Reduced 92 li New 3 per Cant ~ 9l{ 2 New 2 per Cent. Jan. 1894 _._ 2.1 — Do. 6 4 1 , er Can Jsrt. 1873 Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs i expire sth April 1885 lll 1 Do (Red Sea 1 elehraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Pills, £l,OOO, 21 p. Ct. March 1 dis Da. 3 do. June Do £lOO, £20(13r £5OO — pcn Bank of England Stock, 4} per Cent De.. opening .. Canada per Cent. Bonds nter-Colonial thaw= , I -- INDIAN dOVERNMENT bEcuiaTit s. lndi I, * i Leek, 10! per Cent., April 1674 Shut .9c. Opening, for Account — D,. a gar Cent. .1 uly, 1880 Do 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. Enfaced Pape' 4 per C.ut...... — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 , • . — Do. 5k per Cent. May 1879 — DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. D. 1872 — Do do. 1871 — Do. do. 1882 — Lk,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — Do, Bonde, 4 per Cent., .£l,000 Do. under £l,OOO 2O 21 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCZ. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Do. Account Aunrian Bonds 5 per cout lt - i59 Brazilian 5 per Cent — 03. 14 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858..... — Do. Co 156) — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 0.•. Account — — B ienos Ayres 6 per ()Huh De 2 per Cent. (Deferrtd 3 per Cont ; Cuba, 6 per Cent. `..3.klian 6 per Cent . . "o. I I per Cent...." — ......... ••• De. 3 per Cent., L'o. 7 per Cent., 1866 l'o. 6 per coat. 1867 — 3 le ..t, ~,n, 6 pet Cent Dan:su, 3 per Cent., 1825 ~. . — Dantdan Principaties, 7 tar Cent B6l 7 . _ i to. Account - •. -- Do 8 per Coot., 1867 — Ecuador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyitian, 7 per Cont.... B4 to Secood Issue Do. £sul. Bonds — Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. 1:500 Bonin Di. Ll:)t; Bon is , Do. 7 per Cont., 1868 .... - 80 D. .£10t) Bonds .... 8u Goverututnl Railway Debentures Greea . 5 per Cent., 182 5, ex Coups Do. Coupons Gn ttemala;:o per Cent .. liondurasGov Rail.Loon.,lop..ot.,allral 85 6 Do. Acc.unt lt9.iau 5 ptr Cert., 1865 Do. Account Do Mat-emu:tuna Railway , lexicar, 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 Do fi per Cont. Anglo-French aontevidqau 6 per Cent. ilccrish imperial 5 per Cent \Tew Granada Do 3 por Con- 400 2•• uo. Dofer•ed fic) Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruviau b per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. Do 4i per ()eat. (Lji:',:trron) Do 4f per Cent., 1862 . Do Account - Oo 6 per C0nt.,1862 — Portsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.' 33i 4 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Rwsian 5 ,Jar Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cent 1850 - Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 6 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 'do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO 130nc16,. Do. do. £B4 los. do. , Do.. 1866, £lOO Bonds 9l} Do. do £B4 lOs do — Do Nicolas Railway 651 f Sardinian 5 per Cent — ' Spanish 3 per Cen . Do. Acc , ,unt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferred 271 Do. Passive Do. Corti. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Tnrkish 6 par Cent „..„~ Do Account Do 6 per Cont. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account — Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 5 per cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 — Do. , Account i 6 Bi 9 D.) 4 per Cent., G uaran t ee d — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in Loncio,. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2* per Cont. Ex. 12 Gail — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French ltentes, 3 por Cent., Ex. 25f. — !Wiwi 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f Do Account s6i TWO O'CLOCK Oonsols, Money Do. Account, Jan. 6 .. D 24 f xd PARIS CORRESPONDENCE. MONDAY. The constitut:on of the new Ministry is, of course, the g-eat topic of the day, but, although the outlines of the f Lets are pretty generally known, nothing will be positively c 2rtain until the lists appear in the Journal Officiel which they will probably do on Wednesday morning. So far as we yet know, the results of the long-pending intrigues aed negotiations are not very satisfactory. The new Ministry is to be drawn exclusively from the present Cabinet and from the Right Centre. MM. Magne, Le Bceuf, Rigault de Genouilly, and Chasseloup Laubat are to hold portfolios, the latter, it is said, being Minister of Foreign Affairs. The new Ministers are to be M. 011ivier for the Interior, MM. Segris and Louvet. You will observe that the Left and the Left Centre are entirely omitted from this programme. M. 011ivier's conduct in thus deserting his allies is pretty severely criticised. The silence of the Liberte on the subject is the most ominous feature. If Emile de Girardin can find nothing to say for Emile 011ivier, the case is bad indeed, and, in truth, we may easily believe the editor of the Liberte to be painfully dis appointed at the sudden turn of the tide. In place of the comments and criticisms which might have been con fidently looked for, the first page of the Libertd is filled with a reprint of the famous interpellation of the 116, the manifesto of the 128, of the 42, and similar documents. Just at prer:ent M. 011ivier seems to require thisrefreshment of the memory more than anybody else. The Siicle declares the whole transaction to be an affair of the coulisses, which in this instance draw the interest off the stage. It alludes to a story now current respecting the debate on the elec tion of M. Choque. The two Centres had resolved on uniting their forces to make a grand attack on the whole system of official candidates for which the election in question offered an excellent opportunity. All arrange ments were made for a great field day which should celebrate the alliance of the two Centres, prepare the way for the future Ministry, and make a vigorous demonstra tion of Liberal policy. M. de Talhouet was to commence' the attack. M. Buffet was to succeed him, andM. 011ivier was to bring up the rear. All was ready, but, at the last moment, M. 011ivier suddenly threw over his allies and left the Chamber. A mysterious billet brought to him by a Hussar, which he read with mani fest discomposure, was supposed to be the origin of this extraordinary move on the part of the deputy of Var. The perplexed leaders of the Left Centre thus found their plans disconcerted, and M. Choque, whose election the .211 niteur Universel stigmatised as an audacious defiance of universal suffrage, found his position affirmed by a com fortable majority. This is the explanation,accepted in some quarters, of the sudden apparent estrangement of Emile Ol'ivier and the Left Centre. The Pays publishes an article by its chief editor, M. Granier de Cassagnac, which may be regarded as the nr.nifesto of the victorious Right. I have not space to e iter into details, but the writer reckons confidently on a plrliamentary majority. Even the Ddbats, however, con fesses that such a majority offers few guarantees for the long-looked for Liberal mea-,ures. The Patrie refers to the rumours that have been (sir-- lated by some journals to the effect that nea , •'-- non-commissioned officers and 801 ( 14- a hundred hack a b n ee d n rt pu p t ull un ian opinion, der ar:es t for their professie- - of monarchical and '.. , .ates that the intellig e nce i s in correc t. Certair, persons have been seeking t o s p rea d disaffection among the troops, but tbtir ill-advisel efforts are met with indignation and totAtempt. A prosecution has been commenced against the pro jectors cf tle banquet cf free-thinkers lately held at Saint Maude, under the presidency of Ferdinand, Gamboa, Marc Gronner, &c. At this entertainments Spanish refugee made a speech of so compromising a character that M. de Forcade expelled him tram French territory. M. Delangle, the Vice-President of the Senate, died on Sunday after long s aff, rin-. During his career he filled many impel taut posts. Ho ha 3 lately been Proeureur- G,:meral of the Court cf Ca34ation. The commission appointed to rrepare a constitution for Algiers has completed its labDurs. It has proposed an organic scheme for a Ser atus-Consultum. The measure gives Pretty general satisfaction to the Algerian colonists, but it entr ists the general reorganisation of the colony to the existing administrative counts, and not to the new repre sentatives that the colonies may select. The chief points in the new Constitution are the permission for the colonists t) send three deputies to the Corps Legislatif, and the determination to assimilate the laws which regulate the Algerian press to those of France. A serious accident has occurred in the Pyrotechnic School of Toulouse. Torpedoes for the demolition of the arsenal-quay were being fired, when a tremendous explo sion took rive, and twelve r mons were killed and 9theis woluide4 TEII4. SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1869. ,SIIAREI ,fri ABA ANO NTOCh JOINT-STOCK BANKS. THE SKIDDA W HERMIT. Railways. '_ Paid. Closing Basinet a Prim done. at Biistol and Exeter ...... 100 74 76 at Caledonian ..—......... 100 77i 77i at Cambrian . . lOO 15 20 20 Cornwall.-- ....... ... all 2 3 et Dublin .k Belfast June... 100 at Dun„Yerthok Ab. June... 100 70 72 2J East London all 5 7 tO Uo 16 10 at Glaste.k ‘l t 4 l it S. Western.. 100 105 107 it Great Eastern .* .00 371 38 37/ it 1)o. E. Angl. No. Z.... 100 61 71 st Ureat North at Seutlanil.. 100 16 18 it Great Northern .. 100 109 ItO it Du. :1 it Do. 13 stuck lOO 127 12J it Utb, and W. of Ireland lOO 100 st (it. Weitern —Original lOO 541 56 5C I sL Do. south Wales leo 07 5) st Do. W. Alid.-04.10rd lOO 30 id it Do. Nee/putt at Laneasuire a X urxinirv lOO 1261 271 it Lou., Lirigli.,& S.Uuast lOO 46; 47t 47 GI Du oerty ,t 1.011.. anti Dover luo 15 151 t Do. sletrop. Ex. A lot 11 13 ,t Lou. a ..Nortn lut 1.1, .21 1221 3 LOD. .0 auutu Il eiteru it.; 0.. 93 4 Alan., 6110., a Linevll lt,, .53t, it .vtClrut u.li ill it Do Extension 100 80 8 , 4 4 Du. 1. rd all 11e,ro1+ostuan District. “it 0) 4.2; 31 31 lu Metrop. ,t. J Olitl . 1\ 001 ti st .Nl, .d it 1.: 0 Jirlenn. a o.eus iuu b 7 tt' it No/•.e) .. 10$ 541 i5l it >J .t.,;(1., but 4Ol it or e.astcru Nu 1211 1221 1231 25 D. U. N.E yureli..s• ;6.1t, - st D Leeds .• • .. 1.A.! 79 60 st 1) York . 14:0 1181 .1 , 1 121 it D . lo; -- it D uStoex. lto 100 its) it North Lon.tou 10 Du-New 8. 4 11 I r it North Scatfordihire ivy 61 63 611 st No an 6. W..luuetion ti . jk 9J 101 10 Do New 1:10 suurei • „ ... st 111 , 5, uiney st bhropshiro Union i.A3 51,4 COi et Souta Devon' . st South Eastern too 7;1 "ii f St Staines, Wok'hant, & Wok all 13 11 Si . i. :La: V ...it . , t,,• 14.1-1 i 515 -- Ilu. C ... I'. iatliord (IL lii.i“L...y lo tl. atcrivo S. Whitelta.l d ttAILWAYS--PREFEIi, EN CE SHARES AN D STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.eent. 100 86 88 881 st Cuifdonian Qrs., Nu. 2 lOO ... et Du. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Du. du. 7 per cent lOO ... st D - .). do. Ordinary lOO 7S 92 et DO. Midland st Du. Lando() and Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, .5 per cent -11 a all st, Dundee, Venn, and gua Junction lOO 104 107 st Du. let Class preference lOO st Was. S. S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO st dit.Easteru, .L.O Ex. No.l 100 90 1.).) st Du du N 45.2 106 97 90 kit Do do C per cent 100 116 113 st Du East Anglian Asp. c. 106 st Do do 11 6 do. 100 st Do do 0 7 du. 100 st Do do No. 1, ii p.c. 100 Et Do E. Union 4 p. c. gua. 100 st Do N full: 5 p.c. Ex. 1816 100 st Do du 5 p.e.Way.Val.lB47 106 st Great Nut theru, 5 per cent 110 st Du 4 p.c., rd at lu p. C. put. Iso Do 4; do do do 100 st Do .5 do at sp. c.pui. 100 st Do Leeds, Bradford, and 68 72 Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO st G t.West.—Orig.d:int.-Itent chg., per gua.o p.c lOO Do. Orig. (B. & U. Ex). 5 p.c lOO Do du 41 per cent. 1850 lOO Do do 4 do do Do do 5 per cent. rodem lOO Do do Birmingham gua lOO Do du du pref lOO Do do Chester gus. lOO Do do do S per cent. 100 Do do dc 5 do 106 Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 Du do 46 p.c lOO st Do do 4 1 ISO) lOO st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO st Do do 20 gua lOO st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO st Do do 20 do 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1861 100 00 Lancaster 4: Carlisle 44 p.c. all st Laucash. Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 at Du Barusley,Ls Os 100 p.c. 10d at Du 6 p.c. (East Laucasatre) 103 st Du 41 (Blackburn perch). 100 st. Loudon & Brighton, sp. c guaranteed, No 1 lOO at, Du 5 per cent. gnu Nu. 2 lOO at Do 6 du do lOl st Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent lO9 at Do 6 du (W.E. C.l.') at Do 4 do .1.65• P lOO at Loudon, Chatham, at Dover 5 per cent lOO 90 98 106 118 95 lOU 90 92 80 42 97 99 68 12 b 5 9J $O5 106 ILO 11$ 113 115 911 98 1 J 1;33 1;h 1.35 Vd 100 at; London and /LW., O. and "Nuneaton 5 per cent.— 100 at Do 13edSord & tJainbridge 100 at Du Slirewan'y It Welcup'l 109 at Loudon and 6 W. 7 p,c late 11 sOares lOO s (Portsin.perpans 2s6d) all a Mau., Shet., &Lineln. 6 p.c luo all par 1 pin a Do 11 per ceui ...... 64 a 6 Du per cc at Mid. Cunsuadated , p. c l9O 110 a Du Bristol &thrill., 6p. c lOO 1 3 115 a Do 41 per cent. redeem.., toe as 100 a Du 41 per cent. irredeein lOO 96 1 J a Du Leicester &Irina, 4 p.c 100 do el at Noma 13ritisLi, 5 p.c. Nu. 1 lO9 at Do & 4p.c.5.& D t 00 at Du .N. 8., Nu. 1, 5 per IUJ at Do Border Union, e 4 p.c OO at N.-.C.asteru—euus. 4 p.c BO Si ou at Du 44 per cent. redcoat luJ V 9 VVi at Du 0 NE. 4 per cent., loo 17 Du i.,rwick capital d.lJ.4. Do orii,ll.& S. purou,se l9 10 104 ilu 7teliLu I)rllu7g. LI. 5 v.e. 1O 1.)7 10J st Do W, liartlepeui IL and it 100 Su 88 20 Noma Staffordshire all 204 211, 10s B. Devon Annuities, 1.3 all b 10 10s Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all Si iti 10s Do Fixed 44 per cent all 8 84 1,0.6. S. Last. (Head. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 2,1 st Do 4,1 percent lOO ... ... st Do Fued 44 per ceut lOO ... ... st Taff Vale NO.I lOO IJ4 118 st Waterford 4; liiikenny, 6pe 100 .. Ili; 112 145 130 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENOE SHARES AND STOCSS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year at Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scut. Con. min. 7 p c lOO st Do 41 p irredeem all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 80 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 VO at Do New 5 du, 1863 lOO 83 e 8 at Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 83 86 at Great Northern, 5 p cirred. 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ... at Do Boston &Sleald, pc 100 ... at Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 ... at Do Juintperpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 92 at Do do 6p c Arced., 1636 Wu 1 W 112 2J Do Vale INi eath perp.s p c all at Kent Coast, 6 per coat, it lOO 5 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I 1p st Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1853 100 ... st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 at Do do 41 do, 1803 lOU at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 ... at Do No. 6 5 do, 1366 100 ... st Do No. 7 5 do at Lond , Chat., &e., 2d, 6 p.e 100 st Do Metrop. EL, B 6 p.c 100 Do do C 6 pm 100 at Loudon& iN Western, 5p c 100 108 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 03 95 961 10 Mau. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all V Di at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 at Midland, it 5 per cent pref lOO 107 10J at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 US Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1863 all 201 211 18 Do Ittconv. New Snares all 19 19/ 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,187 . 2 Bl 11 211: at North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent ...... 100 ... at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 1011 ... Do E &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... at Do E.& G , No. 2, 5 p.c 100 ... at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p e 100 ... at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 90 1.0 st Do Stock. & Danl., 100 113 115 st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ... st South Eastern; 41 pc, 1809 100 ... at Do 5 do 1861 100 ... at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 100 BAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkenhead lOO 91 93 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all Pa 100 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead.. st Do. 51 "" -, 114 st Di' ... . 1 / 4 11 . .. T .: ... , --- -- tl i . 1 / 1-1 6 - ‘.s 3*. 11. l . it 1/2 .. ... cittripitchtli)s iidit4teetl.:•-•.". 1 0 .*: -..... et tiOlqlitstti St 'it Vititey •.*:. 140 - . "I` St last Litideliv, g ait. a v . 0::.: iq IA lii 29 Gloste l i antic l.FeAll FdYilOt'l'. Zsil „. ... a %v. Batik, pros. 4., ta., 5 p.c 100 ... .. a DO. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... - . at Do. do. Woodbrg.lix., do 100 .. st Gt. West ,W. Mid., Here: 100 97 if 50 Hull and Selby )01 11U 2 _ .. . et Lancaster andQ.4'lWe IVO tti at Louden and illackWalh,.., 100 93 95 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ;••. at London, Ottat. 41 p . 100 It. It, at Do. Corn. It und do 100 at London nuclOrtenwich et Do. do Preference lOO st Loudon, Tilbury, & South 100 83 B . i st Lowest.oft,gua 4 percent lOO 79 81 st Do. 4' 6 do , ti lo4 „, 51 Manch., Ma ail )61 su at Midland, ltraltord, Pref.., 100 et 91 10 Mid Kent Uray ..„ 60 Northern& Nt.est., 9 per Cent all 63 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all ... at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l at N.West. A perp. prof, 5p c lOO 107 109 at Do B minimuulll p.c lOO at Notting. &Grauth it. & 100 91 93 `l5 Preston and Wyro. all 44 16 Royston, Hitch., and Steep. lOO 132 131 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 106 132 131 10 Do do 8 2 gip S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 97 99 1) 4 per cent gua 10) 78 80 5 do st Vict. Station and Pluiliee lOO . st West Cornwall 100 . 57 5i 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do 13 all 20 Do,„ do V . all ... ." of Weyniquth and Portland... 100 tit Wilts apd Somerset S•i• DOORS. at East and Neat 1ndia....,,.,, 100 Iz4 120 London and St. Katherine 100 50 52 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent . all - Millwall Freehold Land at Dock 0 2 31 st Southampton - st Surrey Coulworcial .... 100 0 14 _ Closing Swims Share; ' NAME. Paid. Price dons 10 Agra Limited, A all 101 11 10k 10. 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This eccentric individual has established himself in a position which to most mortals would appear more elevated than inviting, especially in weather like the pre sent. A modern St. Simon Stylites, he has established for himself a tent near the summit of Skiddaw, the third loftiest of the lake mountains (about 3,060 feet above Ordnance high-water mark), and situated a little to the north of the town of Keswick. He does not, however, remain constantly in his eyrie, but may be met wandering about tbe fells, carrying his sketching materials with him, for he follows the profession of a travelling artist. There is no necessity, however, for him to travel far to obtain scenic effects ; for, lying on his bed of brackens on the bare earth in his tent he obtains an excellent view, and catches the picturesque effects of sunrise and sunset on the moun tains. He paints lying on this rude couch. He is by birth a Scotchrnan ; his parents were country people living in Aberdeenshire, and he appears to have been well brought up, possessing, it is said, very good abilities. It is most probable that his mind i 3 affected since the picture drawn of him and the account giien of his habits pass the limits of eccentricity. A correspondent of the Ban phire Journal who lately succeeded in engaging him in conversation thus describes his outward appearance : "\o matter what the weather be the hermit is never provided with more clothing than a canvas shirt, open at the breast, and trousers, or rather knickerbockers, of coarse material. Shoes, stockings, and hat he despises altogether. His features are strongly marked, and his countenance betokens more than ordinary intelligence. A profusion of black matted hair thickly covers his head and the lower portion of his face." In this quaint attire the traveller encountered the Hermit one cold snowy morning, and succeeded in en gaging him in conversation. He said that from a boy he had disliked wearing much clothing, an encumbrance which, as the above description proves, ho has contrived to escape pretty effectually. While painting in his tent, in deed, his wardrobe is still further reduced. He dislikes the restraints of civilised society, and said that "he could not live except when free and in the open air." THE IVEATIIER. Christmas weather has really come upon us this year. On Saturday the mill and rainy weather which had till then prevailed was substituted by a " hard cold. The frost became sharper in London as the clay rolled on. On Sun day throughout the day the temperature was very low. On Monday the frost was stronger still, and ice of an inch in thickness was to be found in the neighbourhood of London. During the forenoon there was a fall of snow. Nor Is this only the case in London. A telegram from Norwich reports the same effect: In Yorkshire the same change occurred on Christmas-eve, and the thermometer fell 12 deg. below freezing point. Snow fell throughout Christmas-day, and at night the ground was deeply covered. In Northumberland the snow lay pretty thick on the ground on Christmas morning, and the sky was bright and bracing. A good deal more snow fell on Christmas night, and it looked like a gathering snow storm. At Shields two feet of snow had fallen between six o'clock and ten o'clock on Saturday night. The wind was high and the snow was drifting very much. An Edinburgh telegram says that a severe snowstorm has set in throughout Scotland. Snow began to fall on Saturday evening, and on Sunday there were several showers of snow and hail, accompanied by a strong gale from the north-east. The Firth of Forth was very rough, and many vessels took shelter at Granton and St Mar garet's Hope. Some of the vessels had lost their bulwarks and sustained other damage. The Newcastle steamer, which left Leith on Saturday night, put back on Sunday, on account of the storm. In the Liverpool Mercury it is stated :—People in this part of the country who like the old-fashioned sort of Christmas weather—frost and snow—may now enjoy themselves to their heart's content. On Saturday night and during Sunday there was a heavy fall of snow in this district, particularly in some parts of Wales, where the roads are covered to a depth of two or three feet, and railway traffic has been interfered with. In Liverpool the snow-fall was comparatively slight, but the cold, especially on Sunday night, was intense. The snow freasbrg as it fell made the streets very dangerous to pedestrians, and the omnibus and other trellis was conducted with great difficulty. As usual, the rough element of the population resorted to snowballing, and in certain thoroughfares on Sunday pedes trians, outside passengers on omnibuses, cabdrivers, and others, were remorselessly pelted by gangs of roughs, who seemed to be favoured with complete immunity from police interference. Official economy appears likely to be carried to a somewhat alarming height in India if we are to believe the Friend of India. An order has been given to release the lunatics now sheltered in asylums if it is impossible to feed and supervise them at a smaller cost. THE PENALTY OF A Kiss.—At Wangaratta, a, young man who kissed a lady against her will has been sentenced b) , the mayor of that place to two months' im prisonment. —Melbourne Argus. DEEP SEA SOUNDING.—The laying of machine cables has given an extraordinary impulse to inventions of deep sea sounding apparatus. In the laying of the cable between Ireland and Newfoundland, important facts were discovered in reference to the ocean bottom. The mean depth of the Atlantic was ascertained to be 12,000 feet, or over two miles and a quarter; a plateau at that depth ex tending from the banks of Newfoundland to within 150 miles of the Irish coast. The locality where the Atlantic reaches its greatest depression is believed to be a wide chasm, ranging 1,000 miles east and west, and having a depth equal to the height of the Himalaya mountains. A suit has been brought by Madame Gueymard, a Parisian opera singer, to recover £lO,OOO from her hus band, also a singer, from whom she is now judicially sepa rated. That sum is the half of her earnings during the ten years of their married life. The plea of the lady's counsel was that a singer's earning's are not, properly speaking, in come but capital, the gift is so precarious. The court held that, by the Code Napoleon, the husband was entitled to all the yearly comings-in of the common property, as the cast of meeting the family expenses rests on him. It, however, confirmed her in the exclusive possession of her piano, as an instrument necessary to the exercise of her profession, and of her jewels, which it also held were neces saries for an actress. The Fenian Brotherhood in this city, it is said, aro actively and secretly preparing another expedition against the British possessions on this continent. At the O'Neil headquarters they► have a large ntlinher of what they claim to be improved needle-guns, rnd many of their most prominent officers are travelling among the circles in the adjacent cities and rural districts on secret service. General O'Neil himself has been absent from the city at different times within a few weeks, and returned from one Of his trips last night. He leaves again to-day. The Fonians are determined to keep their future movements and projects to themselves, not desiring to sustain another failure, either frnm the, interference of the tlniterl States authorities, who no doubt will prevent any infraction of the neutrality laws, or by forewarning their enemies, and thus giving them time to prepare a warm reception for the invaders.—New York Times, A Titritzttto Ovtrtstdift.—The otlid deey curious accident occurred in one of the most considerable • • • • - • •k clues in France, A gentleman who bad held office, was en officer of the Legion d'Honneur, and the possessor of many 40dotations) . iter; died: He bad been a Protestant, Huguenot, kon iaiii, and a tad' dot', flttiiiig lived a Poll iari life, he kepi ttit one hiati-seiVaiit, Who WO gardener, tkitvilobiiiyas 6olided itattiially ail Cain of the body. tilt, t eii, liib Oda and required consolation. This he unfortunately ouglit in the wine-cup, and, to be plain, he got exceedingly drunk, and continued so for the short interval which in ffaleS is Pefinitifid lAtivetin death and burial. TEA tiq airivedi iii 6 CAR, *lileh contained a leaden one inside, was broil it o thi iibilse, and the faithful domestic undertook to perform the neces- Ary offices, The friends and relatives came to follow the deceased to his last home; also a number of high officials, the ptefcct, military men, &c., with half a battalion of to do honour to the medals and decorations and tilt a salute over tile grave. Last, but not, in his own datimation i least, came a gentleman whom wo may desig nate t l 4O local Pope of the Protestants of the district. Being largely gifted with eloquence of a certain kind, he made two harangues of considerable length, one being delivered lidera the procession set forth, the other over the tomb. 'the sulfite was fired and everything properly performed, but as the company returned, they encountered a number df persons, and some half a dozen gamins; the latter cried (Jut, " Messieurs, Vous ayes oublio quelque chose." The ()Totals naturally looked to see -whether any of their medals cr coat trails had dropped off, while the Protestant Minister surveyed his canonicals to ascertain what was roi3sing,r. Not being able to discover anything they demanded, "Ce quil yo' avait d'oublier.” The reply was, "Mais, Messieurs, c'est le ort.” And so it turned out. The coffin which had been buried with military honotim was empty, the corpse was safely in the bed in which the poor man had died. The coffin was of course dug up again, and throe aergents de ville were told off to enclose and inter the body safely, The drunken servant had been so overcome by sorrow and wino that he had entirely for gotten to place his master's body in . tkitssqi Erritatet, Pll.TP9Orthililhakenah Under this heading a Broad Church clergyman, who recently gave in the Daily Netts a description of his experience during the Twelve Days' Mission, now presents his account of "Anglican Mass at Midnight and Midday." His knowledge of the Midnight Mass he obtained from a visit to St. Albans, Holborn, on the night of Christmas Eve. He was at church very early, and spent his time in observing the decorations. The Confessional at work much impressed him. " There are three or four in the church, consisting simply of a screen curtained off from the congregation, and suggestive of little privacy. I was also amazed at the short time the penitents took to confess. It appeared to me, if I had only had to confess the sins of one single clay, it would have taken me much longer ; but then we ordinary people do not understand these things yet." The service commenced at 11.30. On the stroke the procession entered with four large banners. It consisted of forty persons in all, the majority being " nice little singing boys," " in surplices white," some with red cassocks, others . black. Singing men followed; then three "priests," including Mr. Mackonochie, who were not going to take part in the celebration, and were therefore vested only in uncomfortably short surplices with what looked to my uninitiated cycs like rumpled Onford hoods twisted round their necks; after these followed the cele brant, with epistoler and gospeller in gorgeous golden vestments that certainly would have stood upright with out any priests inside them. So they passed to the sacrarium, which I ought to mention had been pre viously well fumigated with incense by one of the men in puce. No incense was used during the celebration. The processional hymn was Grego rian and dreary, suggesting a cheerful funeral; but when the processional cross and banners reached the chan cel, and priests and choir were " posed " amid those bril liant lights and gorgeous flowers, the scene—as a spec tacle—was perfect. The Communion Service of the Church of England was then proceeded with, and little variety introduced, except in so far that everything was as ornate as possible, and every opportunity of musical adjunct was seized. Novello's " Adeste Fideles " was well rendered by the choir, and "Hark, the herald angels sing," by choir and congregation before and after Com munion—or rather one ought to say before and after the place where the people usually communicate; for, strange to say, out of that vast congregation not a single person partook of the Sacrament at that Christmas Day celebration! It was evidently understood that we were present at a Sacrifice not at a Communion. There, surely, lies the revolution of all our old-fashioned ideas on the matter. We are not there to do something ourselves, and to get help therefrom to do our duty better and make our lives more what they should be; nous areas change tout cola. Something is done for us by the priest, and, ex opere operate, we are to be the better for it. Accept this theory and the most elaborate ceremonial is, of course, intelligible. To me, who cannot accept it, and to those who think with me, perfect as we confess the performance on wsthetic prin ciples, it is overlaid with ceremonies that, untilwe develope considerably, must for us be meaningless. The genu flexions, changes of pose, &c., were intricate to a degree. One dreaded to think of the amount of "drill" they must involve. Then, again, the Lord's Prayer in the Post Com munion is sung to a florid air, as was the Gospel to a monotonous Gregorian melody. Positively, I did not know what was going on until they got nearly to the end of it. Fancy the Lord's Prayer sung! Mr. Mackonochie himself preached a ten minutes' sermon, but made no point of it. We had not come "to hear sermons." We were there to attend a gorgeous sacrifice — the sacrifice of the Mass. And gorgeous it was. I could not, however, but confess to myself, as the interest culmi nated with the great bell of the church ringing out into the midnight at the climax of consecration, that such a ceremony no more embodied my own religious life than Traviata' does the ordinary life of thousands who arc thrilled by it at the opera." Still this Broad Church writer does not unreservedly condemn the services. " Coming home through the popu lous streets—populous at 1 aan.—l could not but think, as I met sot after sot, male and female, anticipating Christmas in their own swinish manner—Surely it is well to have them rather anticipate it as I saw them by hun dreds at St. Alban's. sitting clothed and in their right minds ! The method seems to us a bit round-about and un-English; but surely the end is good, if it only saved one such man or woman from self. Such a contrast makes one very broad' indeed." The mid-day service which the Daily News correspon dent attended was at St. Mary Magdalene, Paddington. There were no gorgeous vestments here, as they were of whitelinen, and the a7,ccaorica of oolour which made the St. Alban's service so perfect were wanting; though the altar was well draped and decorated. " The service itself wan dered more widely from the Prayer-book than at St. Alban's, and counted no less than eight interpolations in the shape of Introit, Gradual, Offertory, " Communion," Nunc Dimittis, Sacramental Hymns, &c. The effect of this continual introduction of texts of Scripture, often irrele vant, and repeated with wearisome iteration, is fidgetting in the extreme, and quite mars the severe beauty of our English Communion service, by assimilating it' to the RJralsh Mass. This is, of course, intended. Again, the number of communicants was comparatively small. Speak ing roughly, I should say that, out of a very large congre gation, not more than twenty-five men and a little over fifty women, presented themselves. Of the rest, a large number were evidently less impregnated with the sacri ficial theory than attracted by curiosity and the musical service." The conclusion to which the writer comes is that the sacrificial theory of the Eucharist—that is, the Romish doctrine of the Mass—is flourishing, in various grades, in the Established Church ; and he goes on to say that it is an anxious question whether it will flourish for good or evil. He would not attempt to expunge it from the Church. "That it will drive devotees to Rome there seems little cause to fear; in fact, it ought to aet as a safety-valve for their_ enthusiasm. They have here at home all they could pos sibly desire in Rome, save the Pope's authority and the vaunted Catholic unity; and surely the (Ecumenical Council has already opened their eyes on these subjects. Possibly, therefore, the moral effect on individuals is all that need concern us; and with regard to that, we may perhaps safely use Gamaliel's argument : "Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of mon, it will come to nought; but if it be of God ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God,'" The revised postal arrangement between this coun try and the United States comes into operation on the Ist of January. From that date the rate of postage to any part of the States will be seduced on Frepaid letters to Bd. per half ounce. Mr. Sargent, Secretary of the Inland Revenue office, writes to the Times, pointing out the course to be pursued by the widow of a professional man who dies after he has paid an income tax in advance for the quarter on the Ist of Jan. next. She ought under such circumstances not to knock at the door of the Chancellorof the Exchequer's bout° in Downing-street, but at the door of the District Commissioners { dice, within three months after the expira tion of the year for which the assessment is made, and on furnishing these gentlemen with due proof of her husband's death they have the power under the 134th section of the original Income Tax Act of 1842, of repayirg the amount which was paid in advance for tho unexhausted period of the financial year, DEATH AT A FUNERAL.— -A. painful amount of excitemcn; was occasioned on funday, in Wolverhampton, amongst a large ma::' ber of people who were returning home from an Irish funeral. As the procession was Rearing the town from the cemetery, and had got iretniediately opposite the residenoe of the High gheriit elect d qtafierrdshire, one of the relatives suddenly fell. When he wail raised the pulse seemed nearly gone. A cab was speedily obtained, and he was removed home, accomparied by a relative, Before however, he could be got out of the cab life had ceased to e x it ; Indeed, for more than half the journey, it was a corpse that fie poor man's friend held in his arms. De ceased is Lawin Collins, and lived, like his kinsman whom he had assisted to bury, in the Irish quarter of the borough. Tilt Two GLOIICESTERS.—Not very long ago the inhabitants of Gloucester, in Massachusetts, sent over some very friendly messages, and a view of their town painted in oil, to the Gloucester in England, from which their forefathers mostly came. The mayor and corporation of the original Gloucester were naturally much pleascd with the compliment, and they had an address, illumi nated upon, parchment, and a number of beauf ful photo graphs of the eathedial city, made read y for presentation to their American cousins. The other day Cap tain Price, member of parliament for Tewkesbury, and son of the gentleman who has represented Gloucester in Parliament for twenty years past, was re quested to be the bearer of these presents. He was received with great hospitality and kindness by the Select men and other inhabitants of the town, and at a public banquet to which they invited him ho delivered the address and photographs. This pleasant interchange of courtesies may not be of national importance—it may not settle the Alabama question—but it will be remembered with gratification in the two Gloucesters, and soften the acerbity which "family" jars are apt to prod= between nations allied in blood, no leas than in the naz purgliattost 1119 sl9uitati4 circlitcrEst2 Earle, An attempt to murder a bridegroom is reported by the Birmingham papers to-day. A I,meoone worker, named Henry Tardy, made a murderous attack with a table-Iplite upon Ileur . ‘ Hunt, of Pitfield-row, Dudley. Here the man Hunt lixed as a lodger, and on Christmas-day he had been married to a young woman who resided with her aunt at " The Dock." At night limit left his bride and retired, in company with his "licst man" Tandy, to his lodgings. Supper was provided, and as they were eating Tandy .was noticed to be brandishing hi 4 knife in the face of his companion. It was thought that he was only " larking." At length, however, he drew the knife : across the throat of aunt; and uttering a terrible threat again drew the knife across Hunt's throat, but this time with greater force, and nearly laying bare the windpipe. The preperrator of tire deed immediately ran of, and has not et btea al prehended. The bridegroom and his " best man" were supposed to be on the most friendly terms. It is now believed that jealousy induced Tandy to make tlfs murderous attack. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACING ;.FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. 15, 16 I Derby . 9 2, '23 Harrow 17, 18 I Nswt on 9 5, 26 MARCH. Nt tingbarn ... l, 2 I West Somerset ....-.,..16, 17 Liverpool B, 9, 10 I Warwick. '-', 23, 24 Pontefract ..14, 15 I Epso m 2.9 3U Cambridgeshire ......14, 15 I Bromley 31 and April 1 APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 I Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 West Drayton 7, 8 I Abergavenny 21, 22 Thirsk 7 , 8 1 Lewes Kingsbury 18,19 I Croydon. 28, 2J Durham lB, 19 I _ MAY. Newmarket Ist 5p....2 to 5 I Harpenden 2O, 21 Chester. lO, to 13) Bath 24, 2 i Winchester lO, 11 I St a mfo r d 26, 27 Salisbury l2, 13 ; Croydon 26. 27 York 17, 18 ' Epsom ',;l to June 3 Doncaster... _l9, 20 JU Croydon 8, 9 Manchester V, 9, 10 Ascut 14 to 17 Windsor 2l, 22 JL 'NE. Newton 22, 23 Hampton Bibury Club 23 Stoe and July I. -LY. Newmarket 5 to 8 I West Drayton 14, L Nottingham 12, 13 I Huntingdon . l9, 23 Chelmsford l2, 13 1 Kingsbury 2l, 24 Reading 12, 13 1 Goodwood - 6, 23 AUGUST. Brighton 2, 3 I Brighton Club 4 Lewes ............a, 6 Stockton l7 to 19 Oxford lB, 19 York 23 to 25 Egham 9,10 I Windsor ll, 12 Bromley l6, 17 I Plymouth 24, 2:i Derby 3O, SI. Weymouth 30, 31. SEPTEMBER. Warwick 6 7 I Richmond 20 21. Abingdon 8, 9 I Western Meet (Ayr) 21 to 2.1 Doncaster 13 to 16 Hendon 22, 2.1 Hampton 20, 21 I Newmarket lsc Oct. 27 to 3U MASS AT MIDNIGHT AND I►IIDDAY. .130. A 7 TEMP 7 7 O MURDER. BRIDEGRUOJI. OCTOBER. Bedford 4, 5 I Newmarket 2n Oct..lG to 14 Leicester Brumley 6 7 I Newmarket E10t'u...24:t0 NOVEMBER. -- Liverpool 8 to 11 I Shrewsbury 14 to 13 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Birmingham 8, 9 I Harrow Derby 10, 11 Newton 75, 26 M ARCH. Liverpool 8,9, 10 8r0m1ey..,...31 and April 1. I West Somerset 16, 17 Cheltenham.. 31 and April 1. Warwick 'l2 to 24 I APRIL.; Aldershot 7,fi i Kingsbury STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES. The following is the recapitulation of the Treasury Statement issued by Secretary Boutwell on the lst instant:— DEBT BEARING INTEREST IN COIN. Priccipal. Interest. Bonds at 5 per Cent. $221,589,300 00 Bonds at 6 pqr Cent. 1,886,348,700 00 Total 52,107,033,e00 00 641,270,48 E 09 DEBT BEARING INTEREST IN LAWFUL MOSEY. Certificates at 3 per cent. interest Navy Pension Fund, at 3 per cent. 47,195,000 00 Total Debt on which inte rest has ceased since maturity $61,195,000 00 $1,118,900 00 4,292,026 6& $558,::,06 8 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. Demand and Legal Tender Notes 53Z6,113,258 50 i'ractional currency 38,8t7 4 5,561 68 rtiticatcs k,f gold d, posted 36,862,910 CO 481,)-.61,763 18 Total outstanding $2,C05,'2_6,789 82 42,917,592 total Debt— Princi pal and interest , to date, including coupons due and presented for ; ,payment 2,648,231,6R2 79 AMOUNT IX THE TurAstny, Coin Currency Sinking Fund in U.S coin, interest on bonds,and accrued interest theieou Other U.S. coin, in terest, bonds pur chased, and accru ed interest thereon $56,486,280 00— 20,416,026 00 194,674,947 56 Debt, less amount in the Treasury 52,453,559,735 23 DeLt, less amount inTreasury on Ist ult. 2,461,131,189,:;6 Decrease of Public Debt during the past month Decrease since March 1, 1869 BONDS ISSUED TO PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANIES, INTE REST PAYABLE IN LAWFUL MONEY. Amount interest accru d Character of Issue. 1 . 9,V13 85 outstanding. not y e t p a id . Union Pac. Co., 6 p. c 5526,688,008 00 SGG6,V2B : 7 Kan. Pac., late U.P.E.D.,1 437,000, 00j - 6 p. c . 6,303,000 00 157.575 (0 Sioux City & Pac., 6p.c ... 1,628,320 00 40,708 ( 0 2362 000 09t bq 064 ' 2 Central Pacific, 6 p. c ... ,009,000 00 549,639 66 {22" 3 - ' ' ' Central Branch U. P. to assignees of Atchinsou and Pike's Peak, 6 p.c... 1,600,000 00 40,000 00 Western Pacific, 6p. c. ... 1,648,000 00 18,575 64 $7,571,454 13 71,9V,524 78 ----- Total issue 862,625,320 00 $1,536,205 i• 4 Interest paid by United 5tage5,,,,,,,,.......... $4,984,822 51 Interest repaid by transportation of mailsote 1,836,730 (4 Balance of interest paid by United Statess3,l4B,o92 LO The Mark-lane Express thinks as the shortened home supplies settle the question as to the ability of farmers to meet the Christmas claims, and foreign importers are equally on the 100k -out for something to make up the recent heavy toes, markets may further harden as the New Year breaks upon us. Foreign markets show little chan,e in the value of wheat-. - In many of our counties the floods have reached alarming dimensions, and much of the young wheat will doubtless have to be sown mes a s ga rs i . n. J. S. Morgan and Co. announce tl:e punctualtheAmerican Firstm epaymentri an Mortgageo f t Bh Railwaye i n o n Company , interest m r o e fp s ia t t nh yedu eEuropean l f ou rr s o t t ph p ee r a e ox nx t a i : I d o . sion from Saint Johu - Westward. NOTTINGHAM, 24th.—Business in the lace trade has on the whole been quiet during the week, owing to most houses being engaged in stock taking. In the value of goods generally there is no alteration. There is very little doing in brown nets, but manu facturers still maintain the late advanced prices. In the silk department there is a slight improve ment, but makers still complain of the scarcity of orders. There has been more business doing in the hosiery trade during the past week in conse quence of the hardening price of yarns, and there is a better demand for the American trade. More orders are also placed for the home market, ard, on the whole, business may be reported in a more `satisfactory state. SHEFFIELD, 24th. —This being what is generally known as "bull" week (the week before Christmas) the men in almost all branches of the Sheffield 'trades have been working overtime.. Most of tl e 'shops - will now be closed for several days. T 1 prospects of the new year are encouragit g. There promises to be a good trade in cutlery, aid a much improved demand for files and for some dc ; scriptions of edge tools. Should the unfortunate difficulty which at present exists as to the invoic ing of steel for the American markets soon become settled, the new year will iu all probability s ee a very active trade in that class of 1.,-sod-. e Bessemer royalty will run out in February, and it is expected that this will have an important bear ing upon the trade in steel. Not much improve. meat can be expected in the demand for saws, i which for some time past has been of a most languid character. I