The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-13 00:00:00

The business to-day was of a more active de scription than yesterday, although we cannot say The market was brisk. Consols maintained their price, and the same may be said generally of the transactions in the foreign market ; but• banking securities were on the decline with one or two exceptions. Consols are 92/ for money; ditto, for Ac mut, 93 21 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 931 4 ; New Tkree per Cents, 93 1 31 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent, 2411 3. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 213 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1124. In the foreign Market stocks are steady, with the exception of Italian Five per Cents., which have given way 1, to 538 531 ex div. ; Peruvian Five Per Cents. have advanced /, to 77 771 ex all ; Mexicans Bond /, to 151 15} ; and New Spanish Three per Cents. remain firm, at 30/ 304 ex div. Turkish Five per Cente. are now quoted at 38 381 ex coupon, and Greek Bonds remain at 11/ 12. The Honduras Loan is marked 85 87 ex coupon. Egyptian Seven per Cent. Loan of 1868 is firm at 74 741. The Italian 'Tobacco Loan is 111 prem.. and the last Russian Railway Loan 1 discount, par. In the railway market Metropolitan and South Eastern are not quite so firm as yester day. Caledonian, Great Eastern, and North Western have recrded 1, and Chatham and Dover, Lancashire, and Great Northern A 1. Metropolitan has risen 1, and South Eastern 1. Prices are as follows :—Caledonian, 774 4 ; Great Western, 481 I ; Great Eastern, 421 ; Great Northern, 107 8; ditto A, 107/ 81 ; Bancashire, 129 1 ; Metropolitan, 1091 4 ; Midland, 1144.15 ; Sheffield, 471 4 ; Brighton, 49/ 501 ; North British, 331 4 ; North Western, 1138 i; North Eastern, 1031 4l ; South Eastern, 80 1; Chatham and Dover, 161 17. Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per Cent. Debenture Stock is 90 91 ex div. United States Five-Twenty Bonds have improved it, to 751 754 ; the Bonds of 1885 are 1 better, at 751 73/ ; and the Ten-Forty Bonds are firm at 72 721. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures are firm, at 42 421, and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds at 45 451. Eries have given way 1, to 25/ 26, and Illinois Central stock is 1 better, at 961 96/. In Bank and Miscellaneous Shares prices are as last quoted. The report of the directors of the Union Bank of London, presented to the shareholders at the half yearly meeting to-day, was adopted, and a divi dend at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, declared. The sum of £15,000 in bar gold was sent into the Bank yesterday. The City of Baltimore, from New York, has brought £20,000 in specie. The amount of Australian gold known to be on the way to England is £605,000, of which about £ 2 15,060 will be due in the course of the next fortnight. At the half-yearly general meeting of the Lon don and Greenwich Railway Company yesterday a dividend of 6s. BJ. per cent., or Ss. 4d. per share was declared. At the meeting yesterday of the North British Australasian Company (Limited), a dividend was declared at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income tax. At a meeting of the creditors of the Landon, Bombay, and Mediterranean Bank (Limite3), held yesterday, a committee was appointed to obtain full information respecting the assets, the position o f the contributories, and generally to promote a more satisfactory and speedy liquidation. At the meeting of the Palace and Burlington hotels Company, a dividend at the rata of 6 per cent. per annum, and a boaus at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, was declared. The directors of the Colonial Company (Limited) have declared an interim dividend of ten shillings per share, being at the rate of five per cent, per annum. The report of the International Financial Society to be presented on the 29th inst., shows an avail . able total of £59,550, including a previous balance of £6,851, and a dividend is reco nmended at the rate of 5 per c , nt. per annum, whicli will absorb £18,750. The report of the Consolidated Bank (Limited), to be presented on the 11 - h instant, shows an available total of £32,953, and recommerds a divi dend of 2s. 61 per share, or at the rate of 61 per Ceqt• per annum. The report of the Port Phillip and Colonial GJId l ‘lining Company, to be presented on the 21st inst., r ecommends a further distribution of ls. 6d. per lib Are, making, with previous distribution, 22i per cent, for the year. A call of 53. per share fills due on Wednesday on the shares of the Indo-European Telegraph Com pany, amounting to £85,000. Portnal notice is given that a petition for con firming a resolution reducing the capital of the City Discount Company (Limited and Reduced) f rom £500,000 to £300,000, was presented to the Vaster of the Rolls on the Bth inst. It is said that the accounts of the London and St. Katharine Docks Company, to be presented at the meeting called for the 26th inst., will admit of a dividend of only 11 per cent, for the half year. The failure of Mr. W. T.Piper, trading as Messrs. Piper and Co., of Bishopsgate-street and Pimlico, has been announced, and the liquidation, it is be lieved, will be favourable. An accurate account of the debts and liabilities has not yet been pre pared. Messrs. Alexanders, Cuuliffes, and Co., have re duced their rate of interest on deposits at fourteen d aYs' notice of withdrawal from 21 to 24 per cent. The latter quotation is therefore the highest now allowed for temporary loans. The other discount houses have not followed the same course, but re fuse to take fresh deposits under 2k. It is probable, h owever, that the present excess of floating capital, caused chiefly by the distribution of the dividends, Will soon be absorbed by the repayment of advances to the Bank and the ordinary requirements of the trade of the country. The establishment of more harmonious arrange. 111 e/its for the interchange of traffic between the South Eastern and London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Companies, is indicated by the appearance of an official notice that, from the Ist of February next, return and season tickets be tween London and a number of other stations ‘` will be available by the trains, and to and from any of the London stations, of either company, in cluding Charing-cross,Victoria, Cannon-street, &c." It was recently notified that the Spanish Provi sional Government had decreed that goods shipped t ill , foreign vessels to the Spanish West Indies and e Fhillippines would be charged only the same rate of duty as if they were shipped in 'Spanish vessels. A mercantile correspondent, however, States that the fact has not been officially intimated to the Spanish Consulates, and that the only infor luation they have is that furnished by the Gazette o f the 23 of November. At the Open Stock Exchange, Limited, yester day, the shares of the Agricultural Hotel and Far- In ers' Club Company, Limited, fully paid, sold at 7 368 . ; Alhambra, Company, Limited, fully p a id, 3 . 3 * 8 l• per share ; C re dit F onc i er o f E ng l and, 1,-(Aluaited fully paid, 2s. 11d. p er s ha r e ; C r y s t a l Company, £lO ; Consolidated Seven per "ant• Pr e f erence stock, £lO 7s. per share; Joint Stoc k„• Co a l Company, Limited, 15s. paid, Is. to Is. per share ; London and Suburban Laud and .13uildiugCompany, Limited, £5 paid, £5 per share. BRITISH FUNDS —'I'l\'O O'CLOCK. , (in.VERNMENT _FUNDS.: ° Per Cent. Consols ::. Ditto for Account ........ , per Cent. Reduced 931 1 4 ' 4 " 3 per Cent 93 1 . 3 I INt e P w 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. o an. 1873 MONEY MARKET ~\D COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 e. — l 2, Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 Do (Red Sea Telekraph), Aug., 1908 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot — pin Do. £5OO Do. £lOO & £2OO — pm B ink of England Stock, 4 per Cent Do. account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Ommuin INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECIIIMIES India stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 213 Do. Opening, for Account - Do. 5 per Cent. July, IMO Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Pape, 4 per Cent — Do. 5 por Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per (`mt. May 1879 — DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D:.. Dob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~.... Do. Bonds, 4 por Cent., £l,000 Do. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Ar •entine Republic, 6 per Cent ... . Do., Scrip £45 paid .. . Aultrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 621 Brazilian 5 per Cent — )o. 4/ per Cent., 1852 --. Do. do. 1858 — Do. do., 1860 — Do. do., 1863 6Bi Do. 5 per Cent., 1365 — Do Account 7Bl 4 B .enos Ayres 6 per Cent. DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Cu'ia, 6 per Cent. O•nlian 6 per Cent — f 'o. 41 per Cent..., „. — Do. 3 per Cent., I. o. 6 per ce- t. 1867 934 Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo abian, 6 per Cent. Dan sit 3 per Cent. 1825........ Dan'ibian Principalities, 7 I.er Cent 744 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent — DJ Second Issue Do. -£596 Bonds , D0..£100 Bonds ••••• Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. 4106 Bonds 894 English Scrip,-1868 74 i Do do. £45 pd — dis Government Railway Debentures Gram 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups ll} Do. Account - Do. Coupons Do. Account Sttateinala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd ltsiiau 5 per Cert., 1865 — Do. Account Do Marommana Railway ss} vlexicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French ontevid eau 6 per Cent. ..... Iloorish Imperial 5 per Ceut New Granada Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Do Laud Warranta (Hectares) I Peruviac 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 771 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) ••• Do 41 per Cent., 1F62 Do Account ,rtsguese 3 per Ot., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'3u,'2,'; 36 Do. do. 167 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail — t assian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ SL Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 .., Do 8 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 - Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bolide,. 901„ Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0... -- Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds _ _ 9Ol Do.. do Do Nicolas Railway Sar Tinian b per Cent Spanish 3 per Con . 32 Do. AccGunt Do. 1867 ..... Do. Account , Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1861 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cent. •• Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 64 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds ......••• Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 64 3} Do 5 per Cont. 1865 3B DI Account Do 6 per Cont., 1860 6Ol Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. ticc• but Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Austru.n o par Cont. Ex 10 Florius BPlgiau, 4{ per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch I* per ( I .nt. .1:;:c. 12 Gail, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per (lent. 1831, E=. zsf. 53} Do Account s3} TWO O'CLOCK. Consuls, Money 921 Do. Account, Feb. 4 9 .2{ 3 £B4 15s. do 301 301 1 WINDSOR ELECTION PETITION. (THIS DAY.) The trial of the petition against the return of Mr. Eykyn was resumed at 10 o'clock this morning. John .:Bridge, painter, said Mr Herbert gave him some work to do, and promised him other work on the understanding that he would " vote right." As witness promised his vote to Colonel Gardner, he got no more work from Mr. Herbert. The examination of this witness was still pro ceeding. MARKEY S-7 MS DAY. MARK LANE. In Mark-lane this morning the attendance is limited and the trade in all its branches is very dull. Prices re main at former quotations. COLONIAL. Sugar—These is a fair business doing at the prices quoted yesterday. Tea Yesterday about one-fourth of the amount offered passed at the sale. There is a good steady demand to day. Coffee—At auction yesterday Mocha of fine quality ound ready buyers. A steady demand is experienced this morning. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January 13.—Sales proL•ably 20,000 bales. Marks' advancing. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. tustralia and New Zealand, via Southampton Jan. 30 Ditto, via fr y Arsenics .......... Jan 25 Ditto, via P. ama Jan 23 Spiel, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Feb. 3. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verde, by Brazil paoitet Feb. 3. Cape of Good tl,pe. Ascension. and St. Helena Jan. 12. China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton Jan. 16. jtbraitar, via Southampton Jan 16 India. via Southampton ...... ......... .....• • ••Jan• ii vitt°, via Marseil.es Malta, egypt, &a. Jan 16. Ditto, Marseilles Jan. 12 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Scuthan4 ton Ditto, Marseilles „ Jan. 13 ,N ewfotmdla nu • • •••• Jan 13 eortugal .... United States, & anada, California, &c., by British 4,....aet • Jan; 13. Ditto, by Canadian packet .... . ....Jan 15 Ditto, by 1_ sited States packet Ditto dill( (Baltimore) .. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ......Jan. 17 West Indies and Pazific (except Mexico and Baha- mas) Falkland Islands Cub 1 and Mexico ..... ..., ....Jan. 13. Bermuda, via Halifax... B.naahas, via New York Jan. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 191 ... 12 Do Rotterdam — ... 12 1 ... 12 lf Antwerp — ... 25 37i ... 25 42i Brussels llamburgh — ... 13 10 1 ... 13 lUf Part , . Ditto Marseilles F rankfort-on-the-Main ... 120 ... 120} Vienna ... Trieste .. 12 20 ... 12 25 Petersburg ... 31f ... 311 Copenhagen.... ...... . Berlin Madrid.. ... 6 2Gi ... 6 27 Cadiz ... 47 ... 4 7 1 ... 48 ... 48i Leghorn ... 27 ... 27 10 Milan — ... 27 ... 27 10 Genoa — ... 27 ... 27 10 Naples ... 27 10 Palermo — ... 27 ... 27 10 Messina Lisbon — ... 511 ... 52 Oporto — ... 511 ... 52 Rio Janeiro New York - .... Tag SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1869. SHARE LIST. hare Kall wayb, bIiDISARY otiAliNS AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing litusineer Price. acne. st Bristol and Exeter...... 10) 75 ;7 st Ualedonian lOO :71 78 78} a t..;n.in °llan lOO 18 21 2) Gorn 4411 all 3 .1 it Dubin . Beßast June lO9 77 ;9 at Duu„rortii,(, Ab.J i.OO :0 72 2' East I.•.)ndon 40 u 0 15 2) Do 10 it Glasgow AS. Western lO./ G 2 14 A. Great Eastern .. st Do. E. Angl. No. 100 7 b n Brest Nortitol Sootlaue .. 100 15 8 at Great Northern ... 100 107 ICB st Do. A stock lOO 1171 st Do. 11 stock lOO 124 1.6 at (RS, and W. of Ireland lOO ad 97 st Gt. Western -Original ILO 971 181 at Do. South ‘Vales s. Do. W. Mid.—Uxiort‘ IGO '44 2.3 et Do. Newport lOO t 8 ti at Lancashire& Yorkshiri lOO itbf 294 at Lon., Brigh.,& S.Uoast lOO 491 50 50 0) Do Scrip . at 1 on., Chat., and Dove lvy 17 171 st Do. Metrop. .Ex. A lOO • Lon. & North Western lOO 1121 131 113) at Lon. Ac South Western lOO b 7 as 83a at Man., Shel., A Lincoln lOO 47 471 at Metropoitt... at Do Extensi in 100 1,31 1011 10 Do. New rd 10 10 1 st Metropolitan District. all 62 10 Metrop. Wit. John's 14 oo 1 6 • M u.autl st Do, dirinin. A Des by st N )rth British ...... at Do. Ed., Yth„ & Dun lOO st Nor. Eastern—Berwick lOO 25 Do. G. N.E purchase-16.13.1 at Do Leeds. ...... at Do York lOO b 7 81 95 34 st Do Cara sic st Do Stoc c. & itO 1.7 129 1291 st North Lon ton .. lOO 122 12t 10 Do New 1868. 2 11 2 p at North Staffordshire lno 55 57 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New I:10 shares 7 ... at Rhymney st Shropshire Union ICO 55 53 st South Devon st South Eastern lOO 791 804 20 Staines, Wok'ham,& Wok, all 12 13 12 st Tau vale lOO 145 150 .0 Do. .. st Waterlord & Kilkenny.. 100 10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l.. 6 ,9 1001 103 41 RAILWAYS—PREFER is;NCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO st Do. Scot. N.E., 4S per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 80 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all st, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... st (It. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 93 101 st Do do No. 2 100 97 100 st Do do 6 per cent 100 106 103 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 160 103 st Do do B 6 do. 100 ... st Do do C 7 do. 100 ... st Du do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 10.; st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex.lB /6 100 ... st Do do 5 p.c. Way. Val. 1847 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 • st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 4 y do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per ce nt lOO ... sti Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st, Groat South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st Gt. West.—Orig.& Jut-Rent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 102 104 st Do. orig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 101 st Do do 4, per cont. 1650 lOO 8 i 33 st Do do 4 do do st i,o do 5 per cent. rodent lOO 93 95 st Do do Birmingham gua 100 63 72 st Do do do pref 100 ... at Do do Chester gill • 100 ... st Do do do 8 per cent. 100 150 1•,0 et Du du do 5 do 100 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 44 p.c lOO st Do do 4 4 1859 lOO st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g 10) 107 le9 st Do do 2d gua lOO 106 103 107} et Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 88 92 st Do do 26 do 101) 1,0 101 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1363 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 st Do Barnsley, 2:5 Is lud p.c. 100 ... st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 155 st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). lth) 96 102 st London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ... st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO ... st Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P ) 1.10 st Da 4 du 1659 lOO ... at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent ICO st London and ILW., C. and 10 8 8 11 8 0 1 Bedford neton et Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l 100 88 91 st Doo Nu & s C P :m r ''' br n id t g ... e 1 1 0 0 0 0 st London and .1 , .-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares lOO 141 146 2E.6 1. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all ... ... st Man., Slid., &Linuln. 6 p.c. 100 11 t 117 116 6 Do .4:6 all par Ipm st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 ... ... st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 at Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 u 133 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 911 st• Do 4-1 per cent. irredeem lOO 97 92 BC Do Leicester & lichu, 4 p.c lOO 89 91 at North 13ritish, 5 p.c. Nu. 1 lOO ... ... st Do E. &U.4p.c. S. & D lOO ... ... at Do N. 8., No.l, 3 per ceu.t lOO .. ... st Do Border ltuiou, 31 p.c lOO ... ... st N.-Eastern—Cous. 4p C lOO 86 83 at Do 41 per cent. relecui lOO 95 97 st Do U.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ... l7 Do Berwick capit a l 8 13.4. 13.4. ". ... 25 Do York, 11. &S. purchase lO 10 101 st Do Stektu & Drling. A. 5 p.c lOO 103 110 at Do W, Liartlepoolll. and R lOO 87 8) 20 North Staffordshire all 20 21 lOs S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101 lOs Do Tavistock Anna., 10s all 910 IOA S. Last. (Read. Anns., 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent 1.0.6) all 22 23 all 8 9 K pe i r li z i t ,.y.:6 1 1 0 0 0 0 . 4 . ; . 4 . ; at Do 41 percent s a tt Waterford F te: e o d rd 44 & st Taff Vale No.l ......... . 100 145 150 ---___ RAILW. 'AYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOOKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Caledonian st uo Scot. Ceti. win. 7p c. 100 st Do 41 p irredeem..... all st Do 4p c eon. issued at 80 64 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 at Do 5 do, 1862.- 100 at Do Now ti do, 1863... 0010 at Do do 5 do, 1864... 100 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 at Do Permanent 4 per cent. 100 at Do Boston & Sleald, 41 pc 100 at Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 st Do Joint i.erpe. 5p c 1865 100 at Do du 6p e irred., 1860 100 21 Do Vale NI eath perp. 5p c all at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, .6... 100 5 Lane. and Y or k . New 4.4 per cent till July, 1871.,. 2 st Lond., Brig., &c., 44 pe, 1858 100 at Do du 4 do, 1860 100 st Do du 41 do, 1861 100 at do 4y do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 st Do No. 7 5 5 do, 1866 100 do ... .. 100 at Loud , Chat., & c . , 23, 6 p.c 100 Do st Do Metrop. Ex., B G p.c lOO C 6 c 100 st London &N. Western, p. 5 p c 100 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all st Metropolitan 5 per cent ...... 100 a t Midland, A 5 per cent pref. 100 8 t Do B 5 do 100 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 18 Do Incony. New Shares 16 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl st North British, E. and G , No, 1, 5 per cent . 100 st Do £lO guaranteed, 1 861 100 st Do E., P., & Dun., 2d , 4 pc 100 Do E. & • No. 2, 5 p.c lOO (Orthry) p c 100 •;.i 57 st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 st E. & N 0 . 3, 5 P•c lOO :'t4 • t D rt D • ' t Stoc-• a 100 Ili 8 ; North London, 41, per cent ss No m rth ax E . asspleerrne,e4.l)pe.r..e.7 110000 102 3 1:: st North E .• ••• a t South a 6 do 1861 10 0 Staffordshire 5 p c 100 stern, 41 p c, 1859 1 00 Do st st Do st Do t o 5 do, 1 861 st Victoria • Pimlico, 41 pe 100 5 do (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 77 Si 87 13.1 90 84 Si 88 90 85 90 103 105 19/ 201 i 1 • ... 33 1 . 0 . .; 110 94 9G 8 Si 106 16'; 106 103 11 lip i il) 1 lip RAIL WAYS.—LL'sTES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, at Birkenhead luu , — ,:i" --- ,7, 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 at Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 06 st Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. , o st Clydesdale, guarantee d lOO ... st Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 1:30 1;35 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all .... .. s Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 .. a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 0 F.; st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Hera 100 95 v; 50 Hull and Selby all 109 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21. 213 st London and Blackwell lOO 93 p ,) at Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Cuat., &c., 41 p c lOO „. ... st Do. Coin. Fund, 5 do lOO ... .. at Loudon and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO ... ... st London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 t 0 st Lowestuft, gua, 4 per cent lOO 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. 51 Mauch., Buxton, & Matlk all at Midland, Bradford, Prof lOO 10 Mid Rent Cray Line) 5U Northernk East ,5 per cent all 50 36 10 Do. do. 6 do. all ... . at N. Casters—Hartlepool ... ... st N.West. A perp. pros, sp. c. 100 10; 110 st Do B minimum 1.-i• p.c lOO „. . at Notting. & tiroutu. U.& C lOO 92 9} 25 Preston and n yro. ... Royston, Hitch. and Shop lOO 133 1:13 at Shrewsbury and llerolurd 100 133 135 10 Do do 8 24 2 p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 95 IUO at Do 4 per cent gua lO • 79 di at Do 5 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 at West Cornwall 5 92 91 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Du do B all 2U Do do C all 6 1 ri st Weymouth and Portland 100 st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 117 119 st London and St. Katherine lOO 53 55 100 ;D °Deb. stock, 4 per cent al., Idillsvall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 32 st' Southampton lOO 7t 74i st Surrey commercial JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing, Busin g ;Share NA.ME. Paid. Price. dune 10 Agra Limited, A all 114 121 12 1 11 Da B lO 41 51 50 Albion. ............ 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 17 13 171 5 20 Anglo-liang-arian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 7 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 ... ... '25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 3) 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 33 19 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China, all 20 21 25 Chartered Mere, of India, London, and China all 29 30 20 City 100 Colonial 10 Consolidated, lint. 4 1 1 5 1-16 50 Delhi and London, lint ... 50 East London, li nt 5 11 0 j 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim... 20 English, :cuttish, and Aus tralian Chartered £8; Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... . 281 Do new 5l 4 100 Imperial, 1im....... 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 11 lf 11 25 lonian 25 Do new.......... 5 pr IP 20 Lnd Mortgage of India lint 4 31 34 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30' all _76 78 82 30 London Bank of alesico and South America, lint. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 31 82 20 Do new 71 61 5/ 100 London &River Plate, rim. 40 7 9 25 Do new 10 14 14 20 London Chart. of Australia all 221 231 22& 50 London and County 2O 50 51 20 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ... 50 London Joint Stock 1 35 36 20 London and South African al 1 12 100 London & S. - Western, lint, 20 ... ... 50 London & Venezuela Rm l2l ... ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 65 67 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm.. 100 Merchant, lint. 10 Metropolitan, lint all 64 74 100 Midland, lint. . 5 National of A ustralia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 3 1 d 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ••• t 0 National...—. 20 New South Wales all 42 46 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint. 10 6 51 100 Provincial of Ireland . 25 91 93 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 14 12 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 43 49 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London l5 361 374 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lira all 214 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., Rm.— 10 4 i p 101 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 26 28 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 75 80 75 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 bd 10 Berlin Water Works, lizn all 13/ 14 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, Jim. 5 Do. New 4 14 0/ 51 British American Land 44 16 18 st B. and I. M ignetic Tel., lim lOO 167 172 20 British Julian Tea, lim all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 21 14d 20 Ceylon Company, lim lO 34 2id 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 41 34 25 City of London Beal Pro perty, lim 8 41 31d 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 5 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, Jim... all 2 3 74 50 City Offices, lim 25 21, 231 d 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercia... Union (Assurj 5 i ip 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 17 18 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent, all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 4l per cent, all 104 1051 100 Do. 1882, 4t per cent, all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 11 2/ 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 3 2ti et Crystal Palace lOO n 21 st _)o. Preference lOO 93 98 et Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 162 107 20 Darjeeling, lim. 10 Eastern Assam, lim 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, au. 20 East India Irriga. 4it Canal all 17 13 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lira. 271 131 1218 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Una. by Egypt. Goy all 83 89 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 41 41 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 23$ 24 s 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, Jim 21 1 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 5 48 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, Ihn. 8 ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 118 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr ip 100 For. & Col. Goy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 831 811 50 Gellivara, lim 10 General Credit & Dis., lint 7l 2 11 15 General Steam Navigation 14 23 29 50 Homs & Col Marine In. urn 5 41 31d 10 Hong Kong and China Uas all 20 Hudson's Bay all 13i 13. i 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar bellies, lim. 25 Indo-European Tel., lira lO 20 Interim. Financial Soc, lim 20 Interns. Land Credit, lim 50 Italian Laud 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all Loo Do. 6p. c. I3ds., redeem 1870, issued 1:0 all 50 Land Securities, lim 25 London African Trading_ 10 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim. 6 10 Loudon County Land and Building, lim. 5 Lond. Provinci a l Tel. lint all 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lim 30 4 Lo n d.Gen.Oinnibus.Colim. all 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 0 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 Madras Irriga. & Canl. Qua. 5 p. c. by India Gov. lOO Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lira 11 I', 3 11-I6 6 4d 1 1 yd 31 4 63 65 nti 7 . 51 31 31 * fP 23 22} 11 2 22 17d ld pr Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim. all Merchant Shipping lim. all Millwall Iron Works, lim. 12 1 Natal Laud and Colonisa tion Co., lieu. National Discount C 0 ..,. lien 5 National Prov. Marine, lim. 4 ,) National Steam Ship, lien. all 0 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lieu. 6 0 New Consolidated Dis. lieu. 3 5 I\ ew Quebrada, lim. 4.4.0 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer cautile Agency,lim 2l 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lieu 10 Northern Assam Tea, 5 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral. lim.„ 100 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 50 Oriental Financial, lien ll 5 Oriental Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lim 2 5 Ottoman Gas, lim all 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mail lim all 5 Do do, at Peel R. Land & Miner!, lim 100 50 Peuinsu. & Oriental Steam all 50 Do. New 1867 lO 25 Reuter's Telegram 24 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim all 20 Do. G as, lim all [OO Royal Mail Steam st Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO at Do. C p. c. Guar. Pref lOO 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lie lO 20 Societe. Gen.de l'Empi re Pt 8 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., line 6 25 South Australian Laud at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Main, all 20 Telegraph Con. & ,lim all 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), line 2 20 Trinidad Petroleu m, inn_ 81 10 Trust & Agency of A.us.,lim. 1 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 50 Union Marine L'pool, lien. 5 20 Union Steam Ship, 15 United Discount Corp., lbn. 6 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim. all 5 Do. 10 per cent. Prof, all 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lien 5 10 Upper Assam Tea, lieu all 30 Van Diemau's Land 2Bl 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan.., all 50 Warrant Finance, 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2B 20 WestLondou Wharves and Warehouses 105 107 1(1 4 41 33 38 31 2:1(.1 12 12 4 3,1 81 91 3 2(1. 11 1,1 41 3i i ila n 11 7 5 1 2 47 5! 19 20 141 15 i ip ip lf 21 r 21 1 1k 30 32 49 51 d d 27 30p 18} 191 53 , 6 17 18 23! 241 44 46 107 112 6cl 3 4p 36} 92 97 11 161 17 21 2f i IP Id p 4 4 22 2 4 p 51 1f Old 6 3 4 3 iP 2 1 1 3f lip 7 a 74 76 74i i 5 12 10d 4 3,1 (3OLONIAL UOVERNIINNT SECUIUTIXS British Columbia, 6 per cient.,1872.... _ _ 18a5.. lOO Can.Gov.6p.c.Jan.y&July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug ho 105 107 •• Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOO 1(4 P 6 - 7 Do. Do. 5 p b p. c. inscribed July 03 9 Ek lOO 90 9 2 1 931 f Cape G.l-lope, 6 p.c.1873 lOO 102 101 Do.Ap1.&001 1890-19 00 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 16 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c.- 100 108 110 Do. 1872, dO• • 100 105 107 Mrturltina, 6 p. Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. Do. 1882, May and Nov lOO 106 108 1)o.1895, Feb. & Auir• •• • 100 106 rid M , bourne Corporate 1067-75, 6 pc. cur. .•• 100 - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&.JulY•• 100 102 101 Natal 6 p or, Apl & Oct Do 6p c. M.y & Nol lOO 106 lc 8 -- N. S. W. 5 p•c. '7l to '7 / lOO 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1 888 to 1890 lOO 99 103 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 t0'75.. 100 39 101 N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891.. 100 • Do. 5 per cent.... --DoJan, pl, Ju:y, 0 t . ICO 970 984 914 Da 6p c. 31ar & ~ept '9... :CO 108 110 Do Jove & Doc , 1.91 ItO 109 1.1 —S Do Prov. f At.° Id. 1 0 strie ; 1 & 2, 196 •• Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jan... an) July, 1875 - Do 1866.. .... lOO 101 103 Queenalnd. 6p. c. 'B2 5 lOO 1 , 5 106 1057 Do 189 r ........ Do. 1891 6)0.1862. 100 - Do. do. A z...... •••• 100 103 110 Do rd. 1193-- 103 107 1(8 - Vlotorla9p.o. 1095,„ 100 1 , ./(3 107, MILITARY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. t A Ifs ~5...:1;j4 1 44. i t I/ 11 . e rah HER MAJESTY. The engines of the Hercules, armoured iron fri gate, of the nominal power of 4,230-horse, and manufactured by Messrs. John Penn and Son, ex hibited at the recent trial of the 814 over the mea sured mile off Portsmouth au indicated power ex ceeding 8,500-horse, the greatest proportion of indicated to . nominal power ever yet attaiaei. The Hercules is ordered to make a six hours' trial at sea under similar conditions to those imposed upon the trials of the Minotaur, Warrior, and Belle rophon. The Orontes, troopship, 3,812 tons, 500-horse power, has been commissio led at Portsmouth, by Capt. Henry Phe'ps, and is being hurried forwar.l as rapidly a 3 possible, her services being urgently required. Capt. Phelps commanded the Oronte3 for some time before the close of her last commi;- sion. tier former paymaster an I several other officers formerly serving in her uniler Capt. Phelps have also been reappointed to her. The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, in dock at Portsmouth for a thorough overhaul and repair to hull and machinery, will not, it is stated, be ready for her Majesty's service again before the spring of 1870. Under these circumstances, it is considered probable that Mr. Childers may decide, as a mea sure of economy, on paying her out of commission. The screw frigate Sutlej, which is unarmoured and wooden, is now having the last piece of her machinery taken out alongside Portsmouth dock yard, preparatory to being taken into the breaking up dock. It was only in October, 1860, that the Sutlej made her fir.t speed trial as a new ship over the measured mile in Stoke's Bay, when she at tained a mean rate of speed of 13.076 knots per hour. She was then considered one of the hand somest and swiftest ships afloat. She is now a strik ing illustration of the short life and costliness of a wooden-built ship of war. Her Majesty's ironclad turret-ship Monarch, 6, 5,100 tons, 1,100-horse power, now completing for sea in the Medway off Chatham, is ordered to be taken to Sheerness on Thursday next for a prelimi nary trial of her engines at the measured mile off Illaplin Sands. MADAME .RACHEL. The Telegraph says :—" The further proceedings in the case of Madame Rachel will, it is understood, be under the auspices of the law officers of the Crown. It can scarcely be expected that Mrs. Borrodaile should incur the ex pense consequent on the argument of the writ of error in the Queen's Bench, and the Treasury has accord ingly undertaken the responsibility. The next step is the assignment of error by Madame Rachel ; but whether error will ever be assigned at all remains to be seen. As matters stand, Madame Rachel has the power— and it is said that she has also the intention— to re open her establishment in Bond-street, and again offer to a criminating public the " dew distilled from the magnetic rock in the Desert of Sahara " whish so miraculouslyrestores female beauty. Should the conviction be quashed, how ever, the indictment on the file of the Central Criminal Court will, in point of law, remain still undetermined, and she may have again to take her trial. A SAD TALE. a-- An extraordinary story is told by the Liverpool papers. About ten o'clock on Saturday morning the body of lady was found in a brickfield. The body was turned with the face downwards amidst the clay and water, and was so firmly imbedded that it was with difficulty itcould be got out. 1 1 It was removed to the Liverpool deadhouse, where there were found upon it two bruises—one on the forehead, and the other under the left jaw. The body was that of a woman, who appeared to be about 40 years of age. The body has been identified as that of Mrs. Clara Jane Linde, who resided at 25, Onslow - road, Elm Park. She was last seen on Friday night about ten o'clock with a young man who lodged in her house. They were then in Kensington, and the young man says that the deceased left him to speak to some one, and he did not see her afterwards. As she had on her person when found a gold chain, rings, and other valuables, the supposition that she had been decoyed into the field for the purpose of robbery seems improbable. The report that a murder bad been committed was very rife, but the police found no other otmarks rear the spot except those of the deceased, who is a widow possessed of £3OO or £4OO a year. The person referred to as a lodger is connected with very respectable families in Liverpool, but has "come clown in the world," and is now in the employ of one of the omnibus companies. The inquest has not been held. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DA r. METEOROLOGICAL RETORTS. Extreme Sea Wednesday, F. 0 Jan. 13, B. T. W. Ito W R. to 8 a.m. 12 9 Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields 3010 f. 40 39 W.S.W. 3 2 S.W. 1 0.111 2 Scarborough 3011 f. 38 37 S.S.W. 2 2 S. Ifo. 3 Yarmouth 3013f. 40 33 E.S.E. 2 3 E.N.E. 'lll.O 2 Helder 3018 32 E.S.E. 12 Cux b wren Skud esnres 30'14 36 E.S.E. 3 b. 4 Ardr ossan 30'00f. 46 44 S.E. 4 2 S.W. o.rn 3 Green castle 29'92f. 47 46 S. 1 3 S.:S.W. c. Holyhead I iy.n• pool Valentia 29'81f. 48 46 S. 8 8 S.S.W. o.c. 7 Cape Clear 29 82f. 48 j 47 S. 2 5 S.S W. c.m 3 Roch e's Pt 29 S7f. 48 47 S. 5 5 5, c. 4 Penzance Plymouth Weymouth 30'00f. 46 43 S.E. 5 5 E.S.E. 0. 2 Portsmouth 30'04f. 43 (42 E.S.E. 2 2 E.S.E. m.c 1 London C'peGrisNez 30'13f. 34 32 S. 4 4 S. c.b. 2 Brest ..... 43 41 E.S.E. 4 4 E.S.E. 0. 2 L'Orient . 29•88 f. 39 37 E.S.E. 5 4 S.E. c.o. 3 Roch e fort Biarritz Corunua — b. Brussels.,, 3015 33 —E.N. E. 1 0. Paris Strasbourg — 32 S.W. 3 c. Lyons 30'00 139 W. 3 — Toulon Heart's Con tent (9 a.m. local time) — .o 32 deg. at sea leve . The XXPLA NA' rometer corrected and reduced t, letter r, rising ; f. falling ; s, steady—indicates direction of motion of the mercury within Izst 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; c.—clouds, detached ; f.- fog; h.—hail ; I.—lightning ; m.—ndsty, hazy ; o. —overcast, dull ; r.— rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (meltedl daring last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. The changes in barometrical pressure in these islands since yester day have been slight. A decrease has occurred at the entrance of the Channel and on the French coast, but in Scotland there has been a slight recovery. Readings are very uniform. Temperature is not much altered. Winds on the southern coasts and the W. of France have again drawn to the south-eastward ; but are fresh to strong from south in Ireland, and light from S. to S.W. elsewhere. The sky continues overcast, with misty weather. The sea is high at Valencia. With regard to the Norwich murder, it is now announced that the remains, preserved in spirits of wine, at the Guildhall, Norwich, were disinterred this morning for further medical examination. The prisoner's solicitor was present at the disinterment. The inhabit-ants of some villages in Suffolk were the other day startled from their propriety by a shock re sembling that of an earthquake. Various descriptions have been given of the occurrence which differ in detail, but no doubt seems to exist as to the nature of the disturbance which took place. The Echo is enabled to state that the Prince of Wales has abandoned his intention of visiting Athens, owing to the political prospect. After leaving Vienna he will proceed via Trieste to Alexandria, where, among other per sons, the Royal party will be joined by Dr. W. 11. Russell and Professor O.WCH. We regret to find that another death has resulted from the colliery accident at Rainford, leaving only cne sur vivor of the seven men who were burned last Thursday. The inquest on the six bodies was opened on Thursday, but as it was stated that it might be several months before the bodies of the two men who fell down the shaft could be re covered and the workings examined, the inquest was ad journ ed for a month. The Manchester courier notes that a Liverpool teetotal lecturer has somewLtyt marrel the effect of his teaching by certain predilections Avbich have resulted in Lis committal by the Birkenhead police magistrate. Ire was so convinced of the ea:cell-nee of matrimony that Le married two wives, and thus committed bigamy; his seat ell after divine truth was so energt tic that he stole a Bible; and in the interests of punctuality he appropriated a watch. These were the charges, and the magistrate thought the evidence justified committal. The man pleaded his re spectability, and au acquaintance with a number of Parlia ment, but these did not avail him. • The Dublin Evening Post reports that three privates of the GGth Regiment, who were on Sued ty night on guard duty at Richmond Barracks, were found on Monday morning to have deserted during the night. What renders the desertion rather sus picions is the fact that the three men took with them their arms, accoutrements, and a quantity of ammunition. No trace of their whereabouts has yet been obtained. 92 911 OSBORNE, Jan. 12. The Q seen, acco►npanied by Princeas Beatrice, walked and drove yesterdly, attended by the Florence Seymour. Iler Majtsty walked and drove in the grounds this morning, accompanied by Princess Louise. Prince Leopold also went one. CRIJILVAL COURT--(Th is day). OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Ke.ating.) CHARGE OF WILFUL MURDER. George Campbell, 23, upholsterer, was indiete, for the wilful murder of John Muir. The facts of this melancholy case have so recen been published in extenso that it need on the pre sent occasion only be stated that the prisoner and deceased were present at a Christmas party at the residence of a young man named Wotherspoon, in Alfred-street, Barnesbury, when some trivial dis pute induced the prisoner to reach down a rifle, which was hanging up in the room, and after leaving the room with it, be returned, put it up to his shoulder, and on deceased asking him what he was going to do, he replied, " I'm going to put out the light." The gun went off instan taneously, and the deceased fell to the ground dead. Mr. Digby Seymour, Q.C., and Mr. W. I'. M'llonald defended the prisoner, and examined all the witnesses with a desire t) show that the event was purely accidental, that the prisoner merely in tended to perform the common trick of putting out the light by the exploding a percussion cap, and that be had no knowledge that the rifle was loaded. We shall give the conclusion in our late edition. NEW COURT. THE SHOEMAKERS' STRIKE. Benjamin Shepherd, Joseph Brain, Alfred Cook, William Emmett, Ben., and William Emmett, jun., were indicted for unlawfully conspiring to cause certain persons to depart from their trade and employment. The prisoners, it will be recollected, attempted to induce certain workmen entering the employment of Mr. Glew, in the City-road, during the shoe makers' strike. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. TIIIRD COURT. The continuance of the trial of Mr. Adolphe Ellison, who was indicted with publishing a false and defamatory libel upon certain of the directors of the Ottoman Railway Company (Smyrna to Ai&u), was postponed until to-morrow morning. POLICE IN TEL LIG EN CE— This Day. MARLBOROUGH- S IMEET. TWENTY-TWO CONVICTIONS AGAINST A MAN.— George Pyons, a thick-set fellow, was brought be fore Mr. 'l'yrwhitt for final examination, charged with being concerned with others not in custody in assaulting and robbing a gentleman named George John l\lillett, residing at No. 23, Wells-street, Oxford-street, of a watch and chain, of the value of £l5. The prosecutor was standing at his street door and feeling for his latch key, when the prisoner and others walked up to him ant knocked him down, and on gat ng up he mis.sed his watch and chain, of the value of £l5. A young woman proved seeing the prosecutor knocked down into the gutter, and seeing the pri sot ers who attacked him run away. She afterwards identified the prisoner as one of the persons en gaged in the affair. Clarke, 160 E, proved taking the prisoner into custody from a description received of him. llerbert ltecvcs, a warder at the house of Cor rection, Coldbath-fields, and Sageant Ch 4F, proved that the prisoner ha.l been c3nviczed 22 times for different offences, principally for felo nies and assaults, and on one occasion being sen tenced to two years' imprisoament for assaulting the police. The prisoner reserved his defence, at the same time stating th.it he was imuceut of the present charge. Mr. Tyrw•hitt committed him for trial, and said he hoNd the young woman who had given evidence would be cared for, as he had no doubt she would be molested by the prisoner's friends, and if she was he hoped he would be sitting when the persons were brought to the Court, as he would know what to do with them. WESTMINSTER. A " KIND" INTENTION.--William Appleby, a determined-looking fellow, was placed at the bar charged with felonious intentions. Mr. Fraccis, of 5, Great College-street, West minster, said that at half-past sa last evening he was in his front parlour, when he heard a motion of the handle of the door, and on opening it found to his surprise that prisoner had by some means got into the house, and was stand ing in the passage. Ile asked the prisoner what he was doing there, when he replied that he had come in with the " kind" intention of telling litu that he hal seen some one enter his house. Prosecutor kept him, and sent for a police-con stable. A detective named Nosh, of the 13 division, said that when he was called to take the prisoner he ap peared as though going willingly, but suddenly made a desperate attempt to escape by trip ping witness up, and then sudde►ply rush ing across the road under a horse's legs. Witness followed in the same direction, and re captured him, when he was again shook off, and prisoner started away a second time, but was stopped by a gentleman and finally lodged in the station. On searching his lodgings house-breaking implements were found and some trifling articles. These were identified by a woman, who said that they were stolen from her house two nights before. Prisoner was remanded. THAMES. ROBBERIES IN THE LONDON DOCK.—Henry Sten nett and Daniel Lay, labourers, were brought be fore Mr. Benson, charged with stealing 271bs. of lead. Some new sheds are being erected in the London Dock, under the direction of Mr. Cubitt, the builder, and the prisoners were employed by that gentleman. Yesterday they were stopped ou leav ing the dock and searched by two constables. There was a breastplate of sheet lead in front of Sten nett's per,,on. It weighed 181bs. There was a quantity of sheet-lead upon Lay. It was fastened round his ancles and legs, and weighed 91bs. Some new sheet-lead was found in a place where the pri soners had been at work. The prisoners, in defence, said they picked up the old lead in the dock, and thought it was no use and no hartu in taking it away. Mr. Benson said that both old and new lead was of value, and the fact of the prisoners concealing the lead about their persons so artfully was a con vincing proof that they knew they were doing wrong. There was no doubt the lead was stolen, although it could not be identified. Ile sentenced the prisoners to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for the unlawful possession of the property. James Williams was charged with stealing Gibs. of sugar, the property of the London Dock Com pany. The prisoner was seen on the Gth inst. to jump into a cart leaving the dock. Ile was followed by a constable, who detained him, and found upon him Gibs. of raw sugar. Mr. Benson sentenced the prisoner to seven week's imprisonment and hard labour, in addition to the week's imprisonment he had already suffered• The Gladiator, paddle sloop, 1,210 ton., 430- horse power, which is also unarmoured and wooden, has been brought down from her moorings in Ports-, mouth harbour and placed in the steam basin for survey and repair. FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. 12. The Gmference will meet to-d ty again at 4 p.m It is statal that the Powers have determined to continue their deliheratious should Greece insist upon maintaining her pretentions. BOAT RAU FOR £lOO (This Day). Frank Kibby, of the 0:d Barge Irou3e, and David Coombs, of Horsleydasn, waterinen, rowed from Putney to 111)rtlAke for £lOO. Both were in good condition, IC:l4by b:ing the favou:•it.) at 6 to 4. Mr. John Ireland wa3 referee. Coombes won the choice of station, when he lel for about 500 Saris, and then they fouled, but Kilsby got away afterwards, and won by eight lengths, the other rowing a fine stern wager. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE —This Day VICTORIA. CLUB BETTING—THis D. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 25 to 1 agst Juryman (taken) 33 to 1 agst Clansman (taken) 33 to 1 agst Globule (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken) RACING FIXT RES FOR 1869. FEBR Streatham 11, 12 Lincoln l6, 17 Thirrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 lARY. Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford 25, '26 Derby Spriug 25, 26 Liverpool Spring 2, 374 Shrewsbury spring 5, 6 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury 1), i 3 _ Northampton l6, 17 1C EL Bromley 1,2 - Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk ... 6, 7 Streatham 8, 9 West Drayton lB, 19 West Somerset 18, 19 Margate 29 Durham 29, 80 Epsom 30, 31 ,IL. Newmarket Craven...l2, 3te. Eutbourne l9 Lewes 20 21 Croydon._ 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring _ Y 6, &o West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 2U, 21 Harpend.ln 2l Epeom Summer .. dm JUNE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newcastle 22, 23, 21 Newton 2,3, 4 Oldham 22 Ascot .B, 9, 10, 11 Bibury Club 23 Liverpool Summer —l5, 11 Stockbridge , 24, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 I Chelmsford Hampton l7, 18 Sutton Park Jl.. LY. --- Worcester l, 2 ' Reading 15, 16 Newmarket July 6, Sz.c. I Huntingdon 2O, 21 Kingsbury .. 9, 10 1 Southampton 22 23 Pontefract 12 , 13 I Stamford ... 22, 23 Nottingham 13 14 I Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 . . . AUG UST. Brighton 3, 4 - Oxford Brighton Club 5 Canterbury ...... ...... 24, 25 Lewes 6, 7 York 24, 25, 26 Eg . ...ant Wolve,i hair pi.un IViudsur 12, 13 1 Doroy Summer ..31, Sep. 1 St. Albans l7 f Weymouth 3l, Sep. 1 Stockton lB, 19, 20 I SE P TEII BELL Warwick 7, 8I Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Abiuglou 9,10 Kingsbury... 21, 24 Doncaster ll, 15, 16 7 1.7 I Mouinouth...., 23, 24 Richmond 21 22 I Nowniarket st 0ct....28, &e. Lichfield OCTOBER. BAford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9, 20 }Ain burgh 6, 7, 8 I West Drayt on 2l, 22 Leicester t, 8 Hereford 2l, 22 I Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, drc. Monmouth . 23 24 Chelmsford W, 20 I Newmarket irtun ..,23,'& e . NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, /to Li verpoo l ,), 10,11. 12 Leamington Hunt 23, &.4 IRISH. MARCH. Baldoylo First Spring 18, 19 MAY. Baldoyle Second Spring 11, 12 OCTOBER. Ancastor and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Oriner,by l9, &o. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. NO VE JIBER. Suudorne, Salop Cothan and Eaton .. 2, 3. 9, ,tu. STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. FEBRUARY. Birmingham 9 I Harrow lB, 19 Lincoln l6, 17 Derby 25 . ' APRIL. Aldershot 1, 2 Croydon 9. ), 23 Bromley 1, 2 MARCH. Liverpool 3 Cambridgeshire M 18 I Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 West Drayton lB, 19 Kingsbury 12, 13 I Crewkerne 31 AY . St. Albans 17 JULY. Kingsbury St. Albans.., AUGUST. 17 OCTOBER. West Drayton 21, 22 COURSING FIXTURES. JANUARY. Baldock Club, Herts 20, 21. Spelthorne Club (Ashdown Park) 21, ex. Bart on-oil-Humber, Lincolnshire 25, Ridgway Club (Lytham), Lancashire 27, i&c. Creagli Open, Ireland 27. FEBRUARY. Powderbam Everleigh Club, Wilts Itufford Open, Lancashire Cardington, Beds Wenvoe Castle Ludham, Norfolk Brampton, Cumberland Waterloo (Ahem), Lancashi. 11l Al 2,3 3, dm 3, 4. 11, 12 11, 12 17, ecc 2, coo. (pion) irelaud 18, dro :ark 3O, icc. Ashdown Park, Herts . Fourth S. Lancashire (Chat County Louth (Champion), Scottish National Open, La WATERLOO ME (Over Patron -Right Hon. The Waterloo Cup, value of .£25 each ; 64 subs; the the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. F. Allison 33. Mr J. Ingleby 2. Mr J. F. Armistead 34. Mr R. Jardine 3. Mr J. Bake 35. Mr F. Johnston 4. Mr W. J. Barden .36. Mr J. Johnston 5. Mr F. Bartholomew 37. Mr H. B. Jones 6. Lord Binning 38. Mr W. J. Legh 7. Mr J. Blackstock 39. Mr S. C. Lister 8. Mr J. S. Bland 40. Mr J. Lonsdale 9. Mr G. Blanshard 41. Lord Lurgan 10. Mr W. G. Borron 42. Mr S. Mallabey 11. Mr T. Brocklebank 43. Mr C. E. Marfleet 12. Mr J. Brundrit 44. Mr W. H. Massey 13. Mr R. B. Carruthers 45. Sir C. Molyneux 14. Mr C. J. Chesshyre 46. tlon. C. C. Molyneux 15. Mr W. H. Clark 47. Mr T. Neville 16. Mr E. Croft 48. Mr R. Paterson 17. Mr J. Cunningham 49. Mr T. L. Reed 18. Mr W. D. Deighton 50. Dr Richardson 19. Mr James Dunlop 51. Mr J. Savage 20. Mr J. Evans 52. Mr N. Saxton 21. Lord Garlies 53. Lord Sefton 22. Mr J. Gibson 54. Mr 'l'. Smith 23. Mr W. M. Gilmour 55. Mr J. Spiuks 24. Col. Goodlak3 56. Lord Stair 25. Mr A. Graham 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 26. Mr T. Green 58. Mr S. Swinburne 27. Me C. A. Halley 59. Mr G. A. Thompson 28. Capt. Hathorn 60. Mr R. Todd 29. Mr J. Haywood 61. Mr B. W. Trinder 30. Mr J. Hodson 62. Mr R. C. Vyner 31. Mr J. Hole 63. Mr R. H. Williams 32. Mr J. Hyslop C 4. Capt. Wyndham The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from the Cup Stake, for the 32 beaten dogs in the first round for the Cup; the winner to receive £lOO. The Waterloo Plate, value £lOO iu specie, taken from the Cup Stakes, for the 16 beaten dogs in the first ties for the Waterloo Cup. The Great Waterloo Cup, 64 subscribers, at £25 each the money £1,600-to be divided as under:- 1. Winner to receive 1. Second ditto 2. Dogs to receive £5O 4. Ditto ditto 30 ditto... 8. Ditto acct 20 ditto., 16. Ditto 1 0 ditto.. ;ETING —FEB. 17. iltear.) . the Earl of Sefton. ,600 in specie, by subscription whiner to receive .£5OO, and ...£5OO ... 200 ... 100 ... 120 ... 160 ... 160 1,240 The Wateiloo Purse and Waterloo Plat© 360 .£1,600 The Waterloo Purst, for the 32 dogs beaten in the first course for the Waterloo Cup, amounting to £260, to be divided as under 1. Winner to receive . 1. Second ditto .£lOO 2. Dogs to receive, ,Cl3taeli::: 4. Ditto ditto 10 ditto.., 8. Ditto ditto 5 ditto... The Waterloo Plate for the 1G dogs beaten in the second ties for the Cup, amounting to £lOO, to be divided as under: - 1. "Winner o receive ... £4O 1 coed ditto 6 25 2. Dogs to receive £7 lOs each 15 4. Ditto ditto 5 ditto ... „.. 20 -- £lOO MAY. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Wiuchester ll, 12 I York 11, 12 I St. Albans li Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 I £260 ire.... RCM.