The Sun. — London, England, 1869-11-29 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Business on the Stock Exchange was active to day, the speech of the French Emperor giving con fidence to the market. Consols unproved, and the same favourable improvement extended both to the Foreign and Railway market. . . Money is in demand, and three months' bills cannot be done under 2i. Consols are now at 931 f 1 for money; ditto, for Acount, —; Three per Cent. Re duced, —; New Tkree per Cents, 92k 2 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, par ; June, 3 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, —; June, 3 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4; per Cent., 238. India Stock, 10i per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Ceut., July, 1880, 1151 15 ; ditto 4 per Ccut., Oct., 1888, 100 i ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 55 per Cent., ; ditto Debentures, 1034 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 25 prem. [ln the Foreign Market Turkish Five per Cents. are 431, k lower than the closing price; Egyptian (1868) is 761, showing a decline of i; Italian Bonds are 53 to 531-; Mexican, 131 to 13 ; Peruvian, 824 to 831 ; Spanish, 264 to 271; and Argentine, 84 to 841. In the Railway Market the principal feature is the movement in Metropolitans, which are now quoted at 84 to 844 for account, and 85 to 851 for money. Great Northern, 1064 to 1074 ; Great Eastern, 361 to 364 ; Great Western, 551 to 554 ; London and Brighton, 4{4 to 45 ; London and North Western, 121 to 1211 ; London and South Western, 92 to 93 ; Midland, 1184 to 119 ; and South Eastern, 76i to 77. American Fire-Twenty Bonds are 83i to 84 ex div. ; Erie Shares, 20i to 21.1.; and Illinois, 99 to 991. Lombardo-Venetian Railways is 19/, and Great Luxemburg, 121 to 121. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance is 331 to 331 ; French Cable, 15 to 151; and Anglo-American, 191 to 191. In Bank Shares Londonand Westminster and Union of London have each improved 10s., the former being quoted at 59 to 60, and the latter at 38 to 39. Imperial Ottoman is also I better, at 2+ to 2i prem., but Imperial is 103. lower at 16 to 17. In Miscellaneous shares Hudson's Bay is 124 to 13 ; General Credit, 14 to 1 dis. ; and International Finance, 21 to 21 dis. The sum of £20,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank on Saturday. The India and China Mail steamer Ripon has taken out £28,138. . According to reiterated rumours from Vienna an ultimatum is immediately to be despatched from the Porte to the Viceroy of Egypt. So long as these statements gain currency, and the intentions of the respective parties remain in uncertainty, it may be presumed no idea will be entertained of any attempt to introduce the new Turkish Loan of £12,000,000, for which the contract has been signed in Paris. With regard to the calculation, showing the cost of the Metropolitan Consolidated 3} per Cent. Stock to be £93 4s. 3d., while the price of Consols is £93 17s. 6d., it is necessary to mention that Consols at present have the advantage of an accrued dividend equal to £1 55.. In relation to the financial working of the Grand Trunk of Canada Railway for the past half-year flerapath's Journal states :—" Of course there is no dividend for the Ist Preference for the past June half-year. We scarcely expected any. What we expect is that for the current December half-year there will be cash dividend for the Ist Preference. The half-year may, in these latter six months, eain the Ist Preference dividend for the whole. 12 months, but we rather think (under all the circum stances) that the current half year will simply earn its own Ist Preference dividend, leaving that for the first half of the year to be paid in paper. In ' that case the real return in the year to the Ist Pre ference will be £2 10s. per cent. in cash and £2 10s. in paper, worth at 60 price £1 10s., making together £4 per cent. return." According to the Railway News, the project of leasing a wire of the submarine telegraph between England and America for the use of Germany has been brought to a successful issue. A line will be laid between Bremen, or a forth German port, for the ccnveyance of the messag(s from Germany to this country, and these will be sent to America in the order of their arrival. The concession has been purchased by the Anglo-American Company for a sum of £12,000. The stoppage has been announced of Mr. S. Rigg, manufacturer, of Bradford, but the liabilities are small, At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Mackerel and Brindle, manufacturers, of Leyland, near Preston, ,the liabilities were stated at between £B,OOO and £9,000, the greater part being personal, and not trade debts. The assets showed about 4s. Bd. At an adjourned meeting of creditors of Messrs. Kendall, Riddel, and Co., Scotch warehousemen, of Manchester, a composition of 9s. in the pound was offered and unanimously accepted. The sixth general meeting of the Scottish Fire Insurance Company (Limited) was held at .Edin burgh on Wednesday. The report submitted showed that the premiums for the year amounted to £37,405, while the claims paid amounted to £20,220. A dividend was declared of 7i per cent. (free of in come tax) ; a further sum of £l,OOO was added to the reserve fund, which now amounts to £ll,OOO ; and the balance of £1,288 was carried forward to next account. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES._ G 0 VERN MENT FUNDS.; 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, Dec. 1 — 3 per Cent. lieduced — New 3 per Cent New 31 per Cent. Jan. 1394 - Do. per Cen j am. 187 3 Annuities, SU yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 p. lit. March D 4. 3 do. June 3 Do. £lOO, £2OO & £5OO par 4 Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent De. opening _ Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds Inter-Colonial Cranium INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIErs Luna stock, 10f per Cent., April 1874... Opening, for Account Do. o par Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 DI. Certificates Do. Enlaced rape. 4 per Cant.. . ... Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 .... .a. — Do. 5i per Cent. May 1879 — Da 5 per Cent., R a p. Deb. 1 872 — Do o 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — DJ. Deb. 5 per Cent., Aug. 1875 ~ lo3k Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,O OO Do. under . .£l,ooo FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Itepublic, 6 per Cant B4} I SuArian Bonds o per cent _____ Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 por Cent — Do. 4i per Cent. 1852 Do. do 1858....• Do. au 1860 _ ___ Do. do., 1868 7l} Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cltba, 6 por Cont. ()Lillian 6 per Cent Po. 4i per Cent.... Do. 3 per Cont., Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Do. 6 per cent., 1867 0 lornbiiin, 6 per Cont. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 • — Danobiati Principalities, 7 p er Cent — 1)0. Acceunt _ .._ Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent ••• 4u Secood Issue — Do. .£sut Bonds — Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 ~... Do. £lOO Bonds Government Railway Debentures — Greet( 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups -- Do. Coupons Do. Account witemala 5 por Cent .. RondurasGov Rail.Loon.,lop.,Ct.,allpd 844 4 itttlitua 0 per Qat., 1860 w d, a nd her co eofero NOS 3 ()al ) 1 N, B ' l3- ro=b ' ' 3(1 D i° )r into ile a oa ,r. 3d. re Ai' ,p 100 '' c a we d )c a 30, AP . Jud yif the ) self° 1 29 ' a 6 tabs;o )0 111814 ar o, ho ,ssoit a with ado to by the hat ° /1 :or 0— id witis ', tvi° la , 0 0' Fr ° ed th ere (Iti tO l- 10 n ot 17 : soma jea t"I ha t 0 1°3 $ll. 7-jail° h I d . friloo • us II of Poioi o.oc e frora ot Lra to .0 Alla tteWre th ° „p )lio NA 9 os t. p , 50° 1;•i 6- pia yr 006 1 ~ ..► , Do. Account Do Maremmana Railway — Al exican 3 per Cent — Ditto ler Account Dn. 1864 --- Do 6 wr Cent. Anglo-French — xtontevideau 6 per Cent. .. — Mc urish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada lB Do 3 per Ceti., — Do. Deferred - Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account — Do 4i per Cent. (111:'iarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 -, — Do Account Ports guesc 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'3 34 Do. do. 1867.. — Do. do. Scrip, £2O Russian 5 par Cent., 1822, St Do 4i per Cent 850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do :do, Scrip Do. Anglo-Dutcb, 1864, £lOO lionda„ 92 Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 651. Sariitiian pa. Cent Spanish 3 per Ceu Do. AccfJunt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferrou Do. Aocount Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded ~ 23 26 7 , 26i 7 Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1664 dc, 18G8 Turkish 6 pia Cent .. • Du Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 :)o Account £IU( Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account 66} vo £lOO Bonds 6B Du 5 per Cent. 1865 43 Du Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do. Ace. ant Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela. 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the aboie payable in London Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins ... 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Fr.:nch Relates, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. I Wien 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. zsi. Do Account CLOSING, PRICES. Jonsols, Money Do. Account, Dec. 1 93 D. , EPARTURE OF 7HE KING OP THE BELGIANS. TIIIS DAY. To-day, at noon, his Majesty the King of the Belgians left London en route for Brussels. His Majesty left Claridge's Hotel shortly after eleven, and arrived at the departure platform of the Char ing-cross station of the South-Eastern Railway a little before twelvelo'clock. The station was filled with a very enthusiastic company. The Guard of Honour was furnished by the Household troops, and on his Majesty entering the station he was re ceived with the honours due to his distinguished position. On the platform were the Prince of Wales, the Belgian Minister, and the members of their respective suites, Sir P. Tait, Alderman and Sheriff Sir J. Causton, Colonel Evans, and Captain Mercier, the hon. secretary of the National Recep tion Committee. The King having taken a cordial farewell of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and those distinguished persons by whom he was surrouuded,entered the train, which in a few minutes quitted the station, amidst the inspiring strains of the national air of Belgium and the cheers of the entire company. By a - peculiar arrangement the only member of the executive of the National Reception Committee present to take leave of his Majesty was the hon. secretary, Capt. Mercier, the other members having been refused admittance to the platform by the police through some informality in the orders they had re ceived. The absence of the executive committee, although all were in attendance outside the station, was a matter of regret, and appeared to some de gree as a want of respect to his Majesty. _ _ On the departure of the Royal traveller his Royal Highness the Prince of Waits returned to Marl borough House. PARIS CORRESPONDENCE. FRIDAY. Public interest is divided between the approaching opening of the Chambers and the rumours of a change in the Ministry. We are certainly realising the truth of the adage that " threatened men live long," for every day comes a positive statement that a new Ministry is in process of formation, and notwithstanding there is yet no change in the personnel of the Cabinet. I have been told that M. 011ivier was summoned to the Tuileries yesterday, and that the Emperor gave him carte blanche to form a Government. This does not tally with the positive assertions of M. 011ivier's friends, that he will not undertake the formation of a Ministry at the present time. If all I hear of his com munications with his political allies be true, he has no reason to be sanguine of the result of such an attempt. MM. Buffet and Talhouet refused the offered portfolios in no very cordial terms, while M. Segris did not vouchsafe any reply whatever. The Emperor is said to have con sented to overtures being made to the Left, but the per mission was a very safe one, as the members of the Left are by no means likely to accept the offer. The rumoured resignation of M. Magne (a rumour which the event has proved to be groundless) affected the Bourse. It was probably founded on the natural reluctance of the Finance Minister and M. ChasselouP-Laubat to find them selves committed to the Forced° reactionary policy. The Journal des bibats of to-day declares a change of Ministry to be indispensable, and considers there would be grave inconvenience in postponing it too long. The recent elections must, it thinks, have convinced the most incredulous that a forward movement is necessary, and that the Government of the country should hasten to seek a solid support in the Liberal party in the Chamber. The party of action has been defeated in the Paris elections, and the collapse of the threatened demonstration on the 26th of October spews that its leaders are con vinced of the danger and uselessness of an insurrection. The field is therefore open to those who seek a pacific settlement of affairs, and the very first step towards such a settlement must be a change of Ministry. The Tenzps considers that the Government has involved itself in a tissue of contradictions. The first difficulty is : Shall the session be ordinary or extraordinary ? It has been convoked in two different characters. Second difficulty : How shall the offices of the Chamber be constituted, for at present, between the nomination of the Emperor and the Senatus-Consultum, the Corps Legislatif has no legal presi dent, and the deputies, a great number of whom are not them selves duly qualified, are not really eligible to elect one. Third difficulty : If the Government appoint a tem porary bureau, it will acknowledge that the Corps Lees latif is not properly constituted. This will entail the admission that the Government has infringed the Consti tution by leaving France more than six months without a regular Chamber. It was rumoured that the election of Rochefort would be annulled, and several reasons were assigned for the adoption of this course. The ex-director of the Lanterne, it was urged, had publicly disavowed the oath, and had been constantly styled the revolutionary candidate. The Emperor turned a deaf ear to the suggestion of these persons who urged this plan, and said that the decisions which were come to by universal suffrage, even if they were expressed in rather an irregular fashion, should be respected. There can be no doubt as to the wisdom of this decision, for to have annulled the election of M. Rochefort would have had the effect of converting the small majority which elected him into a majority exceeding 25,000. The body of Kinckpirre was found close to a ruined castle near Wattwiller. It is said that the country people were attracted by a number of crows which had collected near the spot. The corpse was so much decomposed that the face could not be recognised, but the clothes were found to be those of the missing man. It is thought probabl e th a t the body will be brought to Paris. The Opinion Nationale states that the old majority has resolved to introduce into the new arrangements of the Corps Ligislatif a rule which shall enact severe penalties against those members who annoy the Assembly by intro ducing the habits of the clubs. A letter from America contains the intelligence that Father Hyacinthe has left New York, which he found too bustling and confused for him, and has taken up his abode in the country house of Mr. Bigelow, formerly United States Minister in Paris. He has been offered the sum of £2,000 for five lectures, but he has refused the proposal and will speak only in a church. He has, however, agreed, without remuneration, to address an assembly of the • French Charitable Society of New York. The Liberte devotes a good deal of space to a comparison between John Wilkes and Rochefort. The former is styled the English Rochefort, and the latter the John rim SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Blaine** Share; NAME. 'Paid. Price done 10 Agra Limited, A Lall 101 11 I 0 Do B lO 31 4 50 Albion l5 10 11 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 231 241 p 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 12 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm.... , 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 bo Bank of Victoria., Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 161 bo British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, I.nd China all 25 Chartered Mere. of India. Loudon, and China all 20 City lO 100 Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, lint. 4 40 Delhi and London, lint so East London, lint 4 20 English and American. lint 19 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint lO 20 English, :: , cottish, and Aus tralian Chartered •4 all 281 Hong liong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 281 Do new 11; 100 Imperial, lint 2O 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 45 lonian all 25 Do now 6 Lnd Mortgage of India ' inn 4 100 Do 5 p. e. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 100 London Bank; of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 20 Do new 71 100 London & River Plate, lint. 40 25 Do new 10 20 Loudon Chart. of Australia all 20 London and County 25 60 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pl ll London Joint Stock Loudon and South African al 100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 50 London & Venezuela, lim l2l 100 London and Westminster 2O 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim 25 10 Metropolitan, lira all 00 Midland, lim 2O 6 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim. 15 00 National Provinc. of Ened 42 10 Do ....... . . 42 50 National...—. ....... .. 44 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 60 Provide. Bank. Corpo., lint. 19 20 Provincial of Ireland '2s 10 Do new.. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 25 Union of Australia all 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London 18 19 171 32 34 10 11 10i 36 37 41i £ t 4i 21 11 pr 1p 16t 16i 38 38 4 5 lb 16 21 21 IV 22 6 3 Rs 31 i 6 SO 5 4 04 30 h 41 11 13 511 11 2p 2:1124} 494 bO4 _ill 3 7 4 lin 8 9 9 13 11 WI 5.1 i 5;1 6f 64 7f 7; 11 f Id 1p 141 ~. ... 411 41 43 41 42 GI ki VO 92 14 14 S 6 40 43 sst TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. a l ( 1 ) 1 13 2 1 3 1p ra li.ugio-Ameriet—Tlll ei : , inn 100 44 47 10 141 .04 Ba li) A n Atlantic g l D o o l l e r S d e i ip t e e eg r rr ac T pe a nh l t . i 1 .. ...... at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim. 100 178 183 at Electric 8; Inter. Telegraph 100 255: 2133 10 Do. New 8 12 Up 25 Indo-European Tel., htn lO id pr 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 31 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 1 1 p 10 Mediterra. Extern 'lel., lim. all 6t 71 24 neuter's Telegram . 20 Societe Transatlant., Inn— all 16 10 18 i at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip . all 14 14, sU. Kingdom Tel. Co., Inn all 7 74 6 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 41 5 p SHARE LIS7. DI -, ;ARY tiIIAILIOS AND STOCKS. Railways. rad. Closing Prigs. it Bilst al and Exeter lOO 73 75 it Caledonian....-- 100 79 791 it Cambrian. 20 Cornwall. st Dublin A Belfast June lOO - - at Dun„Yertb, es Ab•Junc lOO 70 72 2) East London all 6 . 7 20 Do 16 - - 2J Do 10 - - et Glasgow AS. Western lOO 104 106 it Great Eastern ..: 'OO 30 37 36 at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 61 7 tif tircatNorth of Scotland lOO 10 16 st Great Northern .. 100 106 107 at Do. A stock.-- lOO 1071 1071 it Do. IS stout .100 126 1%3 it GtS, and W. al Ireland lOO 58 100 it Gt. Western -Drigiunl lOO 5 54 56 4 65 1 It Do. South Wales at Do. W. 3114.-UxtorC llO 31 16 3t Do. Newport lOO 32 51 it Lancashire A Yurashlrq lOO 1251 16 st Lon., Brigh.,A, S.Coa3t luu 44 441 - 00 Do Serip .• .. - - it I•on.,ehat., anti Dover lthi l 5 161 ,t, Do. Metrop. Ex. A lo.J 10 11 it Lon. A worth Western lOO 1114 1214 1204 11 st bun. A South Weoteru leo 11 53 62 Man., Shei., A Lincoln lOO 43 431 st Aletropolit in .. at Do Extension .. 5 Do. New rd - - all - - st Marl:010/m District. all '42 35 10 Mt. trop. St. John's I\ oo 1 6 - - st 11. n rand it LO, Jirmiu. A D.itis lO9 t:>7 611 st N )1' ill Britliil . ..... st I.) . Isd., i'tn., 4 Dun lO9 - - it ACM eastern - J.Ser wtoki . • 100 1131 1121 '5 D i .. U. N.E purolitar -16.11, 4 - - st D . .., Leeds . .. Ito 764 77 4 at 12 `0 York lO 116 112 st D oCarliple .... - - st 11 °Stock. A Darling- li•O 111 16: it North Loudon 10 Do .i.\ evc 18(8. 4 11 2 p et North Staffordshire lOO 47 50 it North an' l i3.-W. Junction 100 99 101 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 ... .. it 111.s , mney at Shropshire Union ICO 594 t.Ol it South Devon: st South Eastern lOO 764 77 761 st Staines, Wole'ham, A Wok all. 13 14 et . iall 'V 41u -- D 0.(; .. - - - Waterford 8. fiillunny lOO - 10 Waterloo it WhitchiLl 6 - - Cl3llO. LiAILW_IYS-1311EFEUENCE SUAILES AND STOCKS. -JAME st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 84 SS at Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gum G p.c lOO st Do. du. 7 per cent 155 at Do. do. Ordinary 155 75 82 at Do. Midland at Do. Dantl9e and Arbruata lye 20 Cornwall, a per cent ° at, Dundee, Perth, aud Aber deen J unction lOO 100 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ..„ at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO at (it. Eastern, E.G Ex. No.l 100 13 1)J at Do do N 0.2 100 97 99 at Do do 6136 f cent 100 110 115 at Du East Anglian Asp. c. 100 at Do do 13 6 do. 100 at Do do C 7 do. 100 at Do do No. 1, 0 p.c. 1.)0 at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 63 72 at Do Norfolk 5 p.e.Ex.184: 100 at Du du p.e.Way.Val.lBl7 100 st Great Not thorn, 0 par cent 150 ..„ at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. 150 Do 4; do do do 100 at Du 5 do at sp. c. pus lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pi 100 at Great South. and Westaru (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 93 vs at Cit.West.—Orig.&Jut. - Bent chg., per gua. it p.O lOO 104 100 at Do. Orig. (B. &IL Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4. per cent. 1850 lOO 90 1.2 at Do do 4 do do st Do du 5 per cent. rodent lOO 97 10 at Do du Birmingham gust lOO 65 72 at Du do do pref lOO st 1)o do Chester gua lOO 85 94 at Du do do 8 per Cent lOO st D o do do 5 do 100 95 101., at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.C. 100 st Du do 41 p.c lOO at Do do 41 1150— 100 ,„ at Do du 5 at Du West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 116 115 at Do do 2.1 gait. 100 1 3 115 at Do Newport, lstg. p.e. lOU yg at Do do 2d do 100 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & York:all. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 130 st Do 13arusiey, 15 Os ltril p.e. 100 at Du G p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 at Do 41 (Blackburn pureh). 100 ate London Is 1302.1.1t0n, 4 p.c guarautead, No 1 lOO at: Du b per cent. ,gus. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do Nu. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent lOO st Do 6 au (V.E. & o.e ) 100 at Do 4 do 1659 lOO at Loudon, Chatham, & Miter 5 per cent lOO kai London and a.W., G. and Nuueatou 5 per cent lOO at Do Beili•ird &Citinbrid3e lOO at Do Sitrewsb'y Is Welcup'l lO4 at Loudon and W. 7 p,e late 3d shares, lOO • Do (Yortsm.perpans 256,1) all • Man., Shut., &Lluelu. 6 p.c lOO Do • Do 31 per cent lOO 64 t 36 1 Do redeem. 6 percent. 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c... 100 139 17;5 s Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 132 134 134 a Do 4) per cent. redeem 10t; t 3 100 • Du 41 per cent. irredeetn IOU 98 144 a Du Leteester & ircitu, 4 p.c 100 81) 91 at North British, 5 p.c. N 0.1... 100 at Do E. &U.4p.c. S. & 100 st Du N. 8., N 0.2, 5 pot' cen.t.. 100 at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Uuus. 4 p.c lOO 87 84 st Do 4 per coat. rodeo:a IOJ 97 99 at Du O . N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Du Larwick capital Du York, U. &S. pareuase. 10 10 10) Du Stektu Drling. Et. 5 p.c. 100 107 109 et Do W, kiartlepuul it. and it 100 St; as 20 North Staffordshire lOs S. Devon Annuities, I,s all 9 10 10s Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 8) 91 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 8: MX. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO „.. at Do Fixed 4) per cent lOO 130 135 Us 100 at Taff Vale No:1 lOO 154 158 at WaterfordMornay, 6pc 100 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year st Caledonian 41 p c gua. et Do Scot. een. 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 et Do 5 do, 1862 lOO st Do New 5 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 st Groat West., W. Midi., ep c 100 ... st Do Joint I.orpe. 5 p c,1865 100 83 VG st Do do 6p c irred., 1836 100 110 112 20 Do Vale N eath peril. 5p c all st Kent Coast, U per cent, E... 100 5 Lane. ilud York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 st Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1853 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 st Do do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 du, 18:.;5 100 at Do No. 6 5 du, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 5 do st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c it Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c 100 77 8u 87 0 8() 88 83 SG I IP Do do C 6 p.c lOO at Loudon & N Western, 5p c 100 ispi 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 ;13 05 1 Man: chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all u 94 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 st Midland, IL 5 per cent pref lOO 107 101) at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 13 Do bp c opt. to cony, to Ord. Stir., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 21} 18 Do Lamm New Shares all 19 19} 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 2ip st Worth British, E. and No. 1, 6 per cent ... st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... st Do E.& G , No. 2, 5 p.c et Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... at Do E. & 0., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 09 at Do Stock. & Dart., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Stafiordahire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 ... at Do 5 do 1801 100 ... at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 .. at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LUTES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkenhead 100 91 9* 00 Do. 4i per cent. Prefer.., all 90 100 st Buckinghamshire ...... 100 91 93 at Chester and Holyhead lOO Si 56 at Do. Si per cent. at Do. 4 do. lOO.. 116112 at Clydesdale, guaranteed too at Colchester Stour Valley lop at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 131 . 1 131 20 Gloater and Lean Forest., all a Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 o Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.o 106 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 100 at Gt. West, W. Mid., lieref 100 96 i t ; 50 Hull and Selby all HO 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 216 at London and Blackwall lOO 9d 93 at Do. 4i per cent lOO at London, Chat., &c., 4i p. c lOO st Do. Com. Fund, S do 100 at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO at Do. . 6 do blanch., Btk.._ 4 Ma" all at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO le Mid Kent Cray Line) 60 Northern3:East.,s per cent all 30 Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l st N.West. A perp. pref, 5p c. 100 107 109 at Do B minimum 14 p.c lOO at Notting. &Uranth. R. & O lOO 91 93 921 25 Preston and tV yro. all 44 46 Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 134 10 Do du 8 2 21/3 a S. Yorltsh. and River Dun 100 97 90 D 4 per cent gua... 10) 78 80 i do ... all 98 109 at Vict. Station and Pimlico... 100 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 28 Do do B all 20 Do do C all at Weymouth and Portland,,, 100 at Wilts and Somerset 284 79 81 •.. ••• 92 91 b 3 56 57 5S 13 14 81 Wi DOCKS. et East and WeclL India lOO 12 12 London and St. Katherine lOO 49 61 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent., all Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 27 32 st Southampton lOO GS 70 ot Surrey Cvmultaciaa IQO 1081 109 i SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Times in referring to the official inquiry into the loss cf the Carnatic, thinks there are probably many who will be disposed rather to consider the sentence too light than too heavy when they remember the extraordinary —we may perhaps safely say the unprecedented—circum stances which led to the loss of thirty-one lives, in addition to that of the steamer. We are ourselves grateful for any sentence which, whether heavy or light in proportion to the particular offence, is at least of a nature forcibly to remind all sea captains that by wrecking their ships they render them selves liable to graver consequences than a reprimand. That the lesson was sadly wanted we think there can be no doubt. When the Chambers of Commerce memo rialised the Board of Trade upon the notorious and lamentable increase of casualties at sea, one of the causes to which they attributed this increase was the carelessness of commanders. Yet the difficulty of getting a cat eless commando: . adequately punished, if punished at all, has long been proverbial. Nor can this difficulty be much wondered at, however much it be regretted. But, com pensation apart, most people shrink from inflicting punish molt as punishment upon mere carelessness. It frequently happens, as happened in the case of the Carnatic, that the offence carries with it its own most heavy retribution. Even supposing that Captain Jones was able thoroughly to persuade himself that the loss of the Carnatic was in no degree attributable to his own incompetence or neglect, still, the mere consciousness that she was lost when under his care would to a man of his established character occasion suffering scarcely less grave than the formal censure of a court. The fatal consequences which actually followed his decision to remain with the ship will probably prove an effectual warning to future commanders, under similar circumstances, not to repeat his policy. It is very desirable that it should be a point of honour with every captain to be "the last man to leave the ship," but it is quite another matter to hold that the last thing to be done is to allow others to leave her. This age is accused, among other weaknesses, of setting too much store by human life, but the weakness, if such it be, is as yet too prevalent to be safely slighted, and it will probably be long before the finest ship and the costliest cargo will be generally censidered of greater value than the lives of her passengers. The Standard thinks that the retirement of Lord Cairns 'rom the leadership of the Conservative party in the House of Lords will cause regret to many but surprise to none. The duties of party leadership are, even in times of political stagnation, very onerous, and in sessions such as the last was, and the next promises to be, tho burden one that only a strong man can bear with impunity. Lord Cairns's health is unfortunately delicate. Tho noble lord accepted the post last session, because it was pressed upon him that his assumption of it was, under the circumstances, of the utmost importance to the interests of the party. If he now declines to con tinue labours which ho deems beyond his strength, the Conservative party cannot press him to make further sacrifices. It is impossible, although we may hope to have Lord Cairns long amongst us, to credit him with greater oratorical and legislative triumphs than he has achieved, to allow his resignation to pass without some reference to his singularly brilliant political career, and some recogni tion of the great powers he has devoted to the ser vice of the Conservative party. Lord Cairns is but fifty when he gives up a position which no man, the sole architect of his own fortunes, ever before achieved. He is a lawyer who has won the highest reputation, not merely as an advocate but as a judge—a lawyer, who before he was fifty had gained the highest prize in his profession, and taken the highest place in it by the public verdict, and yet, overwhelmed as he seemed to be by the immense labours of his profession, managed to make for himself a parliamentary and politic) position which no lawyer ever made before. We thank him for what he has done, and express the earnest hope that the relief from laborious duties will give him a new lease of life and strength, and enable him to take regu larly the place which will belong to him by the side of the pr p ig new leader of the party. The Times, in discussing the position of Ireland, says that we must go on as we have begun. It was solemnly declared just twelve months since that Ireland should bo treated by Englishmen just as Englishmen would have Eng land treated by Irishmen; and by this we abide, even though the state of Ireland were infinitely more dangerous than it is. We do not, however, say that the com pletion of the remedial measures promised by the Ministry is all that can or should be done. But tho Government must also remember that they have other duties to discharge. They are not merely tho Legislative Committee of Parliament ; they are also executive officers of the Crown. They have to prepare and propose schemes of law for amending the relations between different classes of the people ; but they have also to enforce the laws already framed for maintaining peace among the people. They cannot escape either responsibility. It was justly charg6cl against the late Ministry that, while frankly confessing the dangerous condition of Ireland, they had nothing to propose towards improving it, and the Ministry therefore stood self-condemned, for, while intrusted with the duty )f initiating legislation, they recoiled from fulfilling it. 'We fear it may be charged with some justice against the present Administration that they also fail in fulfilling the second branch of the duties of a Ministry. Their legisla tion is good, but that is not all. They have to main- tain order, to repress crime, to prevent the perpetra tion, or at least to detect the perpetrators, of murder. They have not been able to do this. It is intolerable that week after week accounts should roach us )f men shot in the open day by assassins who escape without any risk of arrest or detection. To suffer this is is to permit barbarism to submerge civilisation, and, un pleasant as may be the expedient, it were better, in the face of such barbarism, to adopt the means used in semi civilised countries to repress crime rather than to let it flourish unreproved. But, whatever be done, the Ministry must recognise the fact that they aro called upon to exe :;ute laws as well as to devise them, to keep the peace now no less than to propound safeguards for undisturbed peace hereafter. We are charged, says the Herald, with making an unfair and unreasonable use of - Chia election of a Fenian for an Irish constituency. The opponents of Mr. Gladstone are said to have complained—" You have disestablished the Irish Church, and you have promised to bring forward a Land Bill, but with all this you have not pacified Ireland." It is retorted, on behalf of the Government, that we have no right to expect that the results they contemplate will ho brought about within a period of three or four months. We never expected that the policy of Mr. Gladstone would bring peace and contentment to Ireland. On the contrary, we have always predicted that it would alienate the loyal without conciliating the disaffected. But at the same time we never pretended to argue that the policy is a failure because it has not completely extinguished treason and made the people contented and faithful to their allegiance. The proper answer, the answer which will dispose of our charge against the Government and compel us to silence, is to show that the state of Ireland, if no better, is not in finitely worse than it was a year ago, snd that the election for an important county of a treason felon, over the head of a supporter of the Government, avowedly on the ground that he is the symbol of armed rebellion against the Clown, is not the gravest evidence of widespread popular disloyalty that we have yet been confronted with. We shall be curious to see if any such demonstration is forthcoming; but in the meantime, we repeat, Mr. Glad stone's policy stands self confessed a signal and disastrous failure. The Daily News considers that the weak point of the Rev. Mr. Purchas's letter to the Dean of Arches is, that it proceeds upon considerations which that learned person has nothing whatever to do with. His case is that St. James's Chapel, having no ecclesiastical district assigned to it, either conventionally or by law, is therefore the Church only of those who voluntarily resort to it; and he argues that if they are pleased with what they see and hear there, it is not the business of any one else to interfere. This is tho Congregational theory, of which we have heard much amongst a certain class of Churchmen during the last two or three years. The prosecutors start from the assumption that every minister of the Church of England is bound to conform to its laws, which within certain limits contemplate uniformity of worship. We need not discuss the question whether Congrega tionalism is the policy of the Church of England members of the Church Association are, as a rule, strong. The advocates for tho maintenance of a National Church, and they think that the law is of use in holding its members together. Others think that the best way to preserve tho Church as an establishment is to admit of the widest diversity of opinion within its pale. But while theorists are thus contending, the two principal sections of the Church of England are really forming themselves into two Churches, which must some day go asunder. I Considering the striking demonstration of the strength of the Ritualistic movement afforded by the recent Twelve Days' Mission, what does the Church Association think it has got in return for the large sums it has spent in eccle siastical prosecutions ? It has prosecuted Mr. Mackonochie, but is St. Albans less Ritualistic than before? Is not the Ritualistic party in greater force than ever? Surely the promoters of these prosecutions must begin to suspect that their money is worse than thrown away. Tho letegraph, had great sattstaction in announcing that arrangements had been made by which the office under the Commander-in-Chief of the Army would be amalgamated with that under the Secretary of State for War. It is understood that those arrangements have so far ad vanced, that at the opening of the next financial year the "dual government of the army" will cease to exist, and the hitherto distinct establish ments of the Horse Guards and the War Office will be brought into close communication, and located in the same building. It is certain that considerable reduc tions must be made in the military estimates •, and every saving in the administrative must be a gain to the com batant branch. The more economy can be effected in the apenses of the staff, the less need will there be for the :eduction of battalions or regiments. Public opinion has so often expressed itself on the necessity of the change, that the intelligence of its accomplishment will be balled with LAtonse Aatigaotion. MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 151 16 25 Australian Agricultural 201 1G 17 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint. 10 Bau,garah Tea Estates, Ulu 8 bd 10 Berlin Water Works, Inn all 131 14/ 10 Do. New all 111 15 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. 6 Bombay Gas, lint. all 41 41. 6 5 Do. Now 4 11 id 50 British American Land 4l 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lint all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada CompallY all 63 t 6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 20 Ceylon C o mpany, limn. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, limn S -_ -- 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 9 51 41d 30 City of Milan Improv. lint. all " 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint.— all 50 City Offices, lint 25 23 22 d 15e 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 60 Commercial Union (Assur) 6 10 Company of African Mer chants, lun. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 25 27 25 Copper Miners of England, prof. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent. all 1031 104/ 100 Do. 187 9 , 4/ per cent. all 1011 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 103 104 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 21 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 31 21d at Crystal Palace lOO 21 23 st Do. Preference lOO 95 100 at D 0.6 p. c Pei petual Deb lO9 157 112 20 Darjeeling, lint. 10 Eastern Assamn, lint. 6l ...d 60 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, Sim 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Ulm. by Egypt. Goy a/11 044 Pik DC 6 i 20 Egyptian Coin. Trad. lint. 6 8 Eng. & Austral. Copper, limn 21 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 100 Eng. and Scot. narine, lint. 8 10 Fairimairu Engineering 5 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,limu l2 100 For. & Col. Cur. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 50 Gellivara, lint. 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lint 71 15 General Steam Navigation 14 50 Homy & Col. Marine In. limn. 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's Bay all 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar - seines, lint. 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lint 5 20 Interim. Land Credit, lint 6 50 Italian Land 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 100 Do. 6p. c. Bela., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 60 Land Securities, lint 25 London African Trading lO 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 10 London County Land and Building, lint. 4 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lint 30 4 Lond.Gen.thrinibus.Co.lim. all 60 Lond. and Glass. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. 5 p. c. by India Gov. lOO 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lira._ ll 60 Merchant Shipping, all 60 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 1 2 4 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 25 National Proy. M ar i ne, line. 4 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint. 9 5 New Quebrada, lira 4.8.0 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer cautile Agency,lim 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 5 10 Northern Assam Tea, lint 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., 100 60 North Brit. & Merca. In 64 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 50 Oriental Financial, lint ll 5 Oriental Gaa, lien b Do. New 1 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lint :5 Ottoman Gas, lint 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint 5 Do. do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl, lint 100 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 60 Do. New 1867 ii 60 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im lint. all Do. Gas, lint all 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint. 10 Societe Gen.de I'Empire Ot. 8 60 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 25 South Australian Land all 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lina all 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 20 Trinidad Petroleum, se 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust do Loan Co., n Canada 6 60 Union Marine L'pool, lira 12 20 Union Steam Ship, 20 Universal Marineau.), 3 10 Upper Assam Tea, 1int., ,,, ,, all 30 Van Dieman's Land Loan all 30 t er 6 e) all 15 United Discount Corp., Steam, lint 20 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses 1650000 warrant Vv cent. e srtona Finance,r ta gasgn pa c f , 4 i 45 Sid 3 2d 1 2 p 163 83 90 si 27 21 2i Yd iii ii 13 f - j - it a 6 4 - 6 ld p 3 Si 67 69 21 11 7 5(1 22 21. 2 2i 21 IG,I id pr 104 108 li id 32 37 51 41d 10/ 111 - 61 104 34 3a 41 41 * IP 1/ 11 7 5 9 8 48 63 19 191 13 14 7 8 i 'P id ii) li 2i -- 31 • 81 6 48 lf jdj g 27 29 64 7 18 19 21 215 211 411 II 78 81 7 id 21 3 23 44 29 29 Hi i 2f 3 f 1p 1 EP 44 6 p 22 24 1 6d 3 4 p 34 2 6 1 79 to Sli I 1 11 ISd 5 3 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES •••••••••••••••- _ a - 13ritivb Columbi • 0 per ovation.... •.......••• • 100 _.- .-Do. 1 895 lOO - -. O a n.Gov.6 p.o.Jan. v & July 87 i,., 7e Mar. & Sept lOO 102 104..... ..-.. - Do. 6P. 0 100 102 104 - D0 1 .5 7 P -1 : ci - Do. p. o. Jan. & July lOO 92} 931 00t,169 0- 19 00 lOO 111 112 - Do. sp. o. Inscribed alt lOO 90 92 G - c a pe .Flop e, 6 p. 0.1873 lOO 102 101 do 1- 880-90 .• 100 107 109 - Do. Jan.&Ju l y , 1891 - Do. 5 per oent. 15 A p ri l and 16 Oct., 1900 ..... : v Do O .. Apl.& _ Callon. Nov 1878,0 p.c lOO 108 110 - 100. 1872, do lOO 103 107 - Mauritlue, 6p. c, 187$, - Jan. and July - Do. 1878 .. • .. 100 105 106 - Do. 1882,May and Ncl L. 00 106 108 - D 0.1895, Feb. 1 Aug , ... io 106 Iva, - Melbourne Corporate.,.. - 1867-75, 6 per 0ent...... 100 100 100 - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July .. 100 103 104 - Natal 6 p ot, Apl& Oct... 00 - ..._ - Do 6 p_o. Stay & N0v..... 100 106 108 - N. S. W. 5 p•0.,'71 to '78.. 100 99 101 102 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896... 100 99 100 - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75.. - N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891.. 100 _ _ - Do. 6 per Dent.......... 100 - Do Jan,Arl,July, 06 t... 100 91 9211 911 , _ Do 6p c. Mar & tlept '91.. 100 108 110 - Do June & Dec., 1691 .... 100 109 111 - iDo Pros. of Auokld. i 100 - .•- I series 112, 1891 . - Nova Scotia 6p. ciao... - and July, 1876 . 190 - Do 1886.. .... ... ..,,. 100 10 - Qu9enelnd. 6 p.c. 'B2-C.. 100 ;07 1031 - Do 1891 ......... ..... 100 107 1989 - Tasmanian 6pe r 3.1 895.. .. 107 109 - Do 1893 97 .-..... .... 100 108 109 - Victoria 6 per cent.lB9l.. leo -•. Dv, April wad Opt ....41....Wil 110 llt 14 180 THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK. OPENING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS. PARIS, Nov. 29. The Chambers were opened to-day by the Em peror in person, who delivered the following Speech from the Throne : Messieurs les Senateurs, Messieurs les Deputes, It is not easy to establish in France the regular and peaceful exercise of liberty. Some months back society seemed to Le menaced by subversive persons, and liberty to have been compromised by excessess committed by the public journals, and at public meetings. Every one was asking how far _ . the Government would push its policy of long suffering, but already the good sense of the public reacts against culpable exaggerations. Impotent attacks have only had the effect of showing the solidity of the edifice founded by universal suffrage, nevertheless the uncertainty and disquietude which exists in the minds of the people cannot last, and the situation requires more than ever frankness and decision. We must speak without any circumlocu tion, and declare loudly what is the will of the country. France desires liberty, but liberty united with order. For order, I will answer ; aid me, gentlemen, to save liberty, and to attain this ob ject let us keep at an equal distance from reaction and revolutionary theories. Between those who pretend to preserve everything without change, and those who aspire to overthrow everything, there is a glorious ground to take up. When I proposed the Senatus Consult= of last September as the logical sequence of previous reforms, and of the declaratio❑ made in my name by the Minister of State on the 28th of June, I meant resolutely to inaugurate a new era of conciliation and progress. In seconding me in this path you have been unwill- ing to be renegades to the past, to disarm power, or overthrow the Empire. The measures which the Ministers will submit for your approbation all bear a sincerely liberal character. If you adopt them the follow ing improvements will be realised : The mayors will be selected from among the Munci pal Councils, excepting in special cases for which provision will be made by the proposed en actments. At Lyons, as well as in the suburban communes of Paris, the formation of these Councils will be committed to universal suffrage. In Paris itself, where the interests of the city are linked with those of the whole of France, the Municipal Council will be elected by the Legislative Body, which is already invested with the right of ' settling the extraordinary budget of the capital. Cantonal councils will be instituted priuci pally with the object of uniting the communal power, and of directing its employment. Fresh prerogatives will be granted to the general councils, even the colonies will participate in this movement of decentralisation ; and lastly, a bill regulating the circle in which universal suffrage works will determine the public functions compatible with a seat in the Cham ber. TATTERSALL'S—This Evening. 100 to 12 agst Scarringtou (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Sunshine (taken) 900 to 200 agst Kingcraft (taken) DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Sunshine (offered) 8 to 1 agst Kingcraft (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Stanley (taken) 20 to 1 agst Bridgewater (taken) 40 to 1 agst Cymbal (taken) 40 to 1 agst Coutts (taken) To these administrative and politica Pearl Diver reforms will be added legislative measures of more immediate interest for the people, viz., the more rapid development of gratuitous primary instruc tion, the decreasing of legal expenses, the removal of the demi-decline war tax, which weighs upon the registration duty in mat ters of succession, the affording. greater fa cilities of access to the savings' banks, and the placing them within the reach of the juts- bitants of rural districts through the aid of Trea sury agents, a more humane regulation of infant labour in manufactories, and an increase of the salaries of subordinate officials. Other important questions, no solution o, Brick ... Philosopher Gardener Roving Maid Q.C. ••• Tuseulanum Snowstorm Globul Newmarket 5 to 8 Nottingham l2, 13 helmsford l2, 13 heading 12, 13 Brighton ,), 3 Brighton Club Loves... 5, 6 Eglutm. 9, 10 Wiudsor 11, 12 Bromley 16, 17 SEPT Warwick ..., g, 7 Abingdon B, 9 Doncaster l3 to 16 Hampton 20, 21 Bedford 4, 5 Leicester Bromley 6, 7 N 0 V 1 Li'rerpool 8 to 11 31ARKETS.—'1his Day. LIVERPOOL COTTON. Nov. 29.—Sales probably 12,000 bales. quiet. which is as yet ready, are being considered The agricultural inquiry is concluded, and useful propositions will emanate from it, so soon as the superior . commission shall have iven in its report. Another inquiry has been commenced in reference to the octrois. A Cus toms' B'.ll will be submitted to you, reproducing those general tariffs, to which no exception has been taken. As regards those tariffs, which have evoked loud complaints from certain branches of industry, the Government will not bring forward any scheme until it has surrounded itself with the enlightenment of all the sources of infor mation calculated to assist your deliberations. The statement of the situation of the Empire present satisfactory results. Commerce is not at a stand-still, and the indirect revenues, whose natu ral increase is a sign of prosperity and confidence, have produced up to the present thirty millions of francs more than last year. The currant budgets show notable surpluses, and the budget for 1871 will allow of our undertaking to effect an im - provemeut in several branches of the public ser vice, and to make suitable grants for public works• But it is not enough to propose reforms, to introduce savings iu the finances, and to administer affairs in an effective manner ; it is also necessary that by a clear and firm attitude the public bodies, in accord ance with the Government, should show that the more we widen the paths of liberty, the more we are determined to preserve the interests of society and the principles of the Constitution intact, and superior to all acts of violence. It is the duty and within the power of a Government, which is the legitimate expression of the national will, to cause that will to be respected, for it has right and might upon its side. From home affairs, if I gaze beyond our frontier, I congratulate myself on seeing foreign Powers maintaining with us friendly relations. Sovereigns and nations desire peace, and they are engaged in advancing civilisation. Whatever reproaches may be made against our country we have certainly many reasons to be proud of it. The new world suppresses slavery, Russia liberates her serf, Eng land does justice to Ireland ; the lateral countries of the Mediterranean seem to be once more calling to mind their ancient splendour, and from the as sembled Catholic bishops at Rome we need only expect a work of wisdom and conciliation. The progress of science brings nations together. While America joins the Pacific with the Atlantic Ocean by a railroad a thousand leagues in length, and in all parts capitalists and intellects agree to unite, by electric communication, the most distant countries of the globe, France and Italy are about to clasp hands through the tunnel of the Alps, and the waters of the Mediterranean and the Red Sea mingle already by means of the Suez Canal. All Europe was represented in Egypt at the in auguration of this gigantic enterprise, and if the Empress is not here to-day at the opening of the Chamber, it is because I have been desirous that by her presence in a country where our armies were once rendered illustrious, she might testify to the sympathy of France towards a work due to the perseverance and genius of a Frenchman. You are about to resume the extraordinary ses sion interrupted by the presentation of the Senatus Consultum. After the verification of the elections the ordinary session will immediately commence. The great bodies of the State closely united will come to an understanding to apply faithfully the latest modification made in the constitution. The more direct pArtieipation of tho country in its own affairs will constitute for the Empire fresh source of strength, and the Representative Assemblies will have henceforth a larger share of responsibility. Let them insist, for the benefit of the greatness and prosperity of the nation. May the various shades of opinion disappear when re quired by the general interest, and let the Chambers prove equally by their enlightenment their patriot ism that France, without again falling into deplo rable excesses is capable of supporting those free institutions which are the honour of civilized THE EMPEROR'S SPEECH. I countries. CROYDON GRAND METROPOLITAN. 4to 1 aest Pearl Diver (taken and wanted): 4to 1 agst Gardener (offered-5 to 1 wanted) • 6 to 1 agst Brick (taken) CITY BET.FIN G. s DAT. MLTROPOLITAN STEEPLECHASE. 4to 1 agst Pearl Diver (taken and offercd) 5 to 1 agst Gardener (taken) Bto 1 agst Brick (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Globule (taken and offered) 100 to 9 agst Scarrington (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Chevy Chase (offered) 25 to 1 agst Tusculanum (taken) 6 to 1 agst Brick and Globule (taken and offered) after 50 to 20, 400 to 100, au sto 1 to £l5O bad been taken. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to 2 agst Sunshine (taken) ACCEPTANCES FOR THE GRAND MEM:WPC:ILIA TAN STEEPLECHASE. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1. Age et lb , Age st lb a 12 7 S Carrington (h b)... 6 10 10 ▪ all 5 Pretentaine 11(p ft) 510 9 • all 2 Knave of Trumps wlO 7 • all 2 Atbrighton ... 10 5 ... 5 11 0 ' ; CJIIIUS ••• ... a 10 5 ... 5 11 01Planet a 10 4 • alO 12 R.)ok the Gardener alO ... 6 10 121 Chevy Chase 6 10 0 a 10 10 ;Colours ... 5 10 0 RACING FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Derby 10, 11 Newton 25, 28 Harrow 17, 18 I West Drayton l4, 15 Huntingdon l9, 20 Kingsbury 21, 2t Goodwood 26 to 2j UST. Stockton 17 to 13 Oxford lB, 19 York 23 to 25 Plymouth 23, 2) Derby 30, 31. Weymouth 80, 31. IMBER. Richmond 2O, 21 Western Meet. (Ayr) 21, 23 Hendon 22, 23 Newmarket lat 0ct..27 to 30 'OBER. Newmarket 2a 0. 0ct..10 to 11 Cheltentuun 18, 19 Newmarket 1 to 29 11. BER. Shrewsbury 14 to 18 The market LIS7 FOR THE USE OF VISITORS TO 271 E METROPOLIS. MU SE Ms. Antiquarian—Somerset House. Admission by application to the secretary. Botanic—Royal Botanic Society of London. Regent's park. Admission daily by orders from fellows. Royal Gardens, Kew. Open daily, 1 tit i l 6, free. British—Great Russell-s reet. Open free on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Frida s, 10 to 4 ; summer months 19 till 7. Closed Ist till 7th January, Ist till 7th May, and Ist till 7th September; al o on all thanksgiving days. City—Guildhall. A collec on of antiquities, &c. Daily, 10 till 5. Geological Jermyn street. Open daily (except Fridays) tree. India—lndia Office, Charles-street. Asiatic natural his tory, antiquities, &c. Open free on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, and on Thursdays by orders. King's College— Strand. Anatomy and curiosities. Daily] 10 till 4. Patents—South Kensington. Open free daily. Royal Institution--21, Albemarle-street. Various objects. Daily, 10 till 5. Royal Military Repository—Woolwich. Models of forti fications, cannon, and warlike appliances. Daily, 10 till 4. Royal Polytechnic Institution-309, Regent-street. Scien • Cific, with lectures. Open daily, till 10 p.m. Is. Soane's-13, Lincoln's-inn-tields. Antiquities, curiosities, and pictures. Open Wednesdays, T nursdays, and Fri days in April, May, and June; and Wednesdays, from February to August. Admission on application to the Curator Society of Arts—John-street. Adelphi. Inventions, pic tures, curiosities &c. Daily: admission by member's order. South Kensington—Cromwell-road. Open on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays, 10 till 10, free; on other days 10 till 4,5, or 6. 6d. Tower of London—Ancient armour, &c. Open daily, 10 till 4. Is. Models and inventions. MARCH. Nottingham l, 2 1 Epsom. 23, Liverpool B, 9, 10 I Bromley 31, April 1 War wick 22, 23, 24 1 APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 I Lowes .. 9 6, 27 "West Drayton 7, 8 I Croydon 28, 2J Newmarket Craven 18 to 21 MY. Newmarket Ist S 2 to 5 Chester lO to 13 I Harpenden 20, 21 Bath 24, 25 Stamford 26, 27 Croydon 26, 27 Epsom... 3l to June; Winchester 10, 1.1 Salisbury l2, 13 York 17, 18 Doncaster 19, 20 1 - JUNE. Croydon 8 9 Manchester 8,9, 10 Ascot ll to 17 Windsor 21, 22 Nowton 2 9 , 23 Hampton 9 3, 24 Bibury Club 4)9 Stockbridge„,3o, and July 1. JULY. PICTURE GALLERIES. Bridgewater Gallery—Clevelaud-square. Cards to view may be obtained from Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street. British Artists—Suffolk-street. April to July. ls. British Institution-52, Pall-mall. Pictures by British Artists, in February, March, and April ; and by Ancient Masters, June, July, and August. Is. Buckingham Palace Pictures. —May be viewed by an order from the Lord Chamberlain. Cartoons of Raphael—South Kensington Museum Mon. day, Tuesday, Saturday, free; other days, 6d. Crystal Palace—Sydenham. Modern Pictures and Sculp ture. ls. Dulwich Gallery—Dulwich. Chiefly Flemish and Dutch Pictures. Open free daily, except Friday. Flaxman Gallery—University of London, Gower-street. Foundling Hospital—Guild tord-stteet. Open Monday a, 10 till 4. Gallery of Ancient Masters-49. Pall. ls. Greenwich Painted Hall—Greenwich. Mondays and Fri - days Free : other days, 4d. Guildhall —City. May be seen on application to the hall keeper. Hampton Court Palace.—The galleries aro open free daily, except on Friday. Monument —Fish-street fill. Every day. Gd. National Gallery—Trafalgar-square. Open free, Mondays Tuesdays. Wednesdays, and Saturdays. National Portrait Gallery-29, Great George-street. free, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Trinity House—Trinity-square, Tower-hill. Models of lighthouses, &c. Daily, 10 till 4. Tussaud's Waxwork-58, Baker-street. Open daily till 10 p.m. ls. SUBIIRBAII PLACES OF RESORT. Cremorne Gardens—Chelsea. Crystal Palace - .l?ark—Sydenham. Open daily, is.; Satur days, 2s. 6d. Greenwich Park—Greenwich. °n on ree Hampton Court Gardens.—Open free daily. Highbury Barn and Gardens —Highbury. 6d. and is by refreshment tickets. Kew Gardens—Kew. Open free, daily at oLe o'clock. Richmond Park—Richmond. Open free, daily. Rosherville Gardens—Gravesend. Open daily. 6d. Royal Horticultural Gardens —Kensington. Admission by members' order. Windsor Great Park—Windsor. Open free. Windsor Castle may be visited on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fri days, by tickets obtainable at the Lord Chamberlain.B Office, in the Castle. The headquarters of the 9th Brigade, Royal Artillery, with the A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H batteries, were expected to arrive at Bombay, from England, this mouth. BREAKFAST.— EPPS'S C 0 COA.— GRATEFUL AND CO M FORTING.—The very agreeable character of this prepat.t tion has rendered it a general favourite. The Civil Service Gazette remarks :—" The singular success which Mr.Epps attained by his homoeopathic preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by any experimentalist. By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful ap plication of the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicate'y flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doc tors' bills." Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in tin-lined packets, labelled JAMES I:FPS aukt CO•III9MGOOPatbig Chemists, 149/Ido4. gh - f es - bag sing ; the the 11 03- bar" this pro olse" ) jr. ig on trees , ,f the of ill° ~+ith wer e beds, dra g erg 3/1 igiO 131 33 , a ny'" 'ow l ' ;soo n G r oss jlobe Page t ' ad 3/1 : . n t and P . 013 e.. w a ibuse house I j F