The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The North German Lloyd steamer America from New York, has brought £9,000 in specie for Paris, and £l,OOO for Bremen. There is a quiet demand for money in the open market this morning, with rates unchanged at 2- 23 per cent. The brokers have reduced their rates for money on deposit at 14 days' notice, from 21 to 21 per cent. The stock markets to-day are affected by the preparations for the settlement, which are i❑ progress. Foreign securities are firm. Consols are better. Railways are also firm, without much change in quotations, except in the case of London and North Westerns, which have im- proved. Cousols are 92j for for money; ditto, for Ac count, 92k ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 934- 3 ; New Three per Cents, 93k 3 ; ditto 3 per Cent., Jan. 1873, 103 k ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 2411 3. India Stock, 10k per Cent., April, 1874, 2114 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 4 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1024 ; ditto Enfaced Paper 51 per Cent., May, 1879, 1101. Italian Five per Cents. show a recovery of 1 per cent., at 54} 54f ex div. ; New Spanish Three per Cents. and Turkish Five per Cents. have improved to 301 30i ex div. and 401 401 respectively. Peruvian Five Per Cents. are better, at 76 761, ex all ; and Greek and Mexican Bonds remain un changed at 114 12, and 154 151. The Scrip of the Italian 'Tobacco Loan is about 1 prem.. and the last Russian Railway Loan 1 k discount. The Honduras Loan is 85 87 ex coupon. Egyptian Seven per Cent. Loan of 1868 is firm at 73 741. The railway market does not as yet show much change, from the settlement in progress. A few of the stocks are k better; and London and North Western have improved if. The quotations are :—Caledonian, 771 774 ; Great Western, 48/ e ; Great Eastern, 42/ j ; Great Northern, 107 8 ; ditto A, 108 1 ; Lancashire, 129 4 ; Metropolitan, 109-3- ; ditto Extension, 104- 5 ; Midland, 114 1 ; Sheffield, 47 1; Brigh ton, 491 50 ; North British, 33 4 ; North Western, 1134 14+ ; North Eastern, 102 3 ; South Eastern, 79i 801 ; Chatham and Dover, 17 1. United States Five-Twenty Bonds have given way I, to 748 75 ; but the Bonds of 1885 and Ten- Forty Bonds remain at 73i,t 734, and 72, 721 re spectively. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures are steady, at 401 41, and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds, at 431 44. Eries have de clined 1, to 251 25k, and Illinois Central stock is unaltered, at 96 961. Great I❑dian Peninsular Railway New Four per Cent. Debenture Stock is 90 91 ex div. The sum of £106,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. The next French, West India, and Mexican mail steamer is expected to bring £600,000 in silver, chiefly on English account. The directors of the National Discount Company (Limited) have determined to recommend, at the general meeting on the 20th inst., a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum. At the meeting of the proprietors of the Union Bank of Australia, a dividend was declared of 71 per cent. for the half-year. There is a rumour that the prospectus of the new competing Brighton Railway project is likely to be issued in the course of the next week or two. The traffic return of the Great Western Railway of Canada, for the week ending the Bth inst., shows an increase of £2,569 over last year. The transfer books of the International Financial Society (Limited) are to be closed from the 18th to the 31st inst. The Basingstoke Canal, together with all the property belonging to the company, is advertised to be sold by tender, pursuant to an order of the Mas ter of the Rolls. The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £2,602 over the correspond ing week of last year, and the Brighton an increase of £3,602. A circular has been addressed by the executors and trustees of the late Mr. John Humphery, stating that the business of the wharf will be carried ou by them with the existing staff for the benefit of his estate, and that ample provision is made by the Will with regard to capital. The Crown agents for the colonies have announced the half-yearly interest due on the 15th inst. on the New Zealand Government, 5 per Cent. Debentures expiring in 1914, and on Vancouver Island 6 per Cent. Debentures ; also the three months' interest due on the 15th inst. on the New Zealand 5 per Cent• Consolidated Loan of 1868. From St. Salvador the election of Dr. Francisco Ducnas as President for the coming term is an nounced. The indigo crop is now estimated at nearly the last year's yield-11,000 ceroons. The Price has been a shade higher than last year, and the quality is inferior. The sugar product of this Republic will greatly exceed that of any preceding Year. From Costa Rica it is stated that on the 9th of December an attempt was discovered to overthrow the newly-installed Provisional President, Don J esus Jimenez, but that order was soon restored. The State of California, which ten years ago was the most dangerous centre of American finance, continues to maintain the altered character it has la tely gained, and to furnish, in comparison with the other States, an example of peculiar steadiness. Al though the rate of interest is high—ranging between 12 and 15 per cent. on the best securities— it ex periences scarcely any fluctuation from month to month, and transactions consequently assume a r egularity such as is rarely experienced in the Eastern cities. The shipments of specie from the of January, 1868, to the beginning of De cember, had been only £6,670,000, against £7 ) 9 00,000 in the preceding year, but the diffe rence probably had been more than made up by an increased exportation of wheat and other Products. The Customs receipts were £1,640,000 - an increase of £lBO,OOO. The assessed value of the real estate of San Francisco alone is now £12,700,000. A.dvices from Guatemala state that the House of Re presentatives opened its regular Sessions on the 2 5th of November, on which day the President of t he Republic, Don Vicente Cerna, delivered the u sual address, in which he says that the relations of the State with the neighbouring Republics of Sal fl'a.(l°r? Honduras, and Nicaragua are of the most • endlp nature, as also with the United States and ,-v-4▪ Irope. P eace re i gns t h roug h t h e i nter i or. R oa d s 'nave been opened and improved throughout the de- Parttnent, public edifices have been repaired, and s chools have been established as far as the limited be en of the popul a ti on wou ld a d m it. St eps h ave e een• . taken to favour the production of indigo— itt former times a favourite staple of Guatemala. 411 ew contract for five years has been entered into With the Panama Railroad Company for continuing their line of steamers semi-monthly between a nattla and Sa n Jose at an additional subsidy of z '‘ 1 ,600, the company agreeing to touch at the ports ?ri trihe c oast of Suchitepequez d ur i ng t h e mont h s o f J anuary, February, March, and April, to take off the crops from that part of the Republic. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. COVE RNNIENT FUNDS., a per Cent. Consols - 4Ditto for Account, 3 per C ent. Reduced io n 3 .11,row 393 per C en t 4N( '‘v 21 per Cent. Jn. 1894 Annuities, SO y rs , exp i re sth Jan., 1880 --j Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Televaph.), Aug., 1908 — Xxelicquer Bills, .£l,OO, 2 per Ct — pm o. Do. £ 5OO 100 & .£2O 33a.alc of England Stock, 4 pe 0 r Cent Do. account .. Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Ornmum INDIAN GOVERNMENT. SECURITIES India scock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 2ll} Do. Opening, for Account - - Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 -4. Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Pape' 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5; per O-nt. May 1879 llOl D..) 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — De. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D... Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 .„ Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, t per Cent ... Scrip £45 paid ... Au itriAn Bonds 5 per cent ... 1859 Brizilian 5 per Cent — ):..N. 4i per Cent., 185? ----• Do. do. 1858.... — Do. do., 1860 — Do. do., 1863 Du. 5 per Cent., 1865 - I lie Account — B .enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 por Cent.) -- Cu',a, 6 per Cent. o..ilian 6 per Cent `)o. 4f per Cent....... .. — Do. 8 0..,r Cent., 10. 6 per co - •t. 1867 931 i L.o. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo nbian, 6 per Cent. Dan sn, 3 pr Cent., 1825......... Dangbian Principalities, 7 I..er Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 ... .. Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent — Do Second Issue Bl-1 ••••• Do. £SOC Bonds — Do. XlOO Bonds • • ••• - Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds D0..£1116 Bonds B B - 7 1 .2 ~ 2 English Scrip,' 1868 Do do. 415 pd dis Government ltail way Debentures 95f Greer 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ox Coups — Do. Account Coupons . . Do. Account rjuatemala 5 per Cent Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd 10 Hatt 5 per Cent., 1855 Bll Do. Account ~ Do Maremmana Railway iloxicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dr. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French .vioute,`'leap. 6 per Cent. • •••••••••• .loorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 3 per Con - Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) I PeruTian 5 per Cent.. 1865 Do Account •• -- Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent.. 1862 -, — Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,': Do. do. 1867 361 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cent . 185 0 Dn 4i per Cont., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 . 86 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds.. 91 Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9(l Do. do £B4 15s do — Do Nicolas Railway — Sar iiniau 5 per Cent d 11 Spanish 3 per Cen ... 3li Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Nov Defcrreu Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 Do do, Scrip Pr- Turkish 6 per Cent. OJ Account Do 6 por Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 tier Cent., 1862 62i Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 631 4 Do 5 per °era. 1865 4O-1 Da Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do t por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Aceinnt Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the abOTO payable iu Louttoy. Austrian a per Cent. kx 10 Florins Belgian. 44- )er it., Ex. 25f 44 pc cent., . . - • Dutch 2.* per °Aut. Ex. 12 Gui!, Do. 4 per Ceut. Certificates ..... Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 251. Italia?, 5 per Cent. 1831, E. Zsf. .... — D•) Account TIVO O'CLOCK. Consuls, Money )2f Do. Account, Feb. 4 92 I- ACCIDILYT TO A SLEIGHING PARTY. THIRTY PERSONS DROWNED. A distressing accident is reported to have occurred at Jackson, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, 24th ult., to a sleighing party, when on their way to El to attend a Christmas Eve entertainment. The report is to the effect that the party, some 30 in number, was riding in a large sleigh, and in order to shorten the distance the driver was directed to go across lots. In doing so, in order to reach the road again, a pond had to be crossed. Unfortunately, the original ice had been cut, the place being at the time closed by a thin sheet of ice. This was not observed, and the team on being driven upon the ice immediately went through. It is satti that 30 persons wore drowned nor - of the party but the driver escaping. REFORMATION OF CRIMINALS. A discussion of some importance has just been concluded at the Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions. Mr. Baker laid before the court a memorial which he proposed should be forwarded to the Home Office. It expressed the desire of the court for the adcption of some system which should prevent hardened and skilled thieves from being loose on the world. The statistics of crime prove that of those once convicted, about one in five relapse ; of these twice convicted, nearly one-half ; of those more than' one-half are convicted a fourth time ; and of the fourth class of offenders, nearly two-thirds are again found guilty. The court were unanimously in favour of increased surveillance over professional criminals, and for a stricter repression of crime, and eventually passed a resolution embodying their opinion " That the law as at present administered does not afford due protection to the public against old and repeatedly convicted offenders, who make crime their trade." LORD BERNERS ON FINANCIAL BOARDS, At the annual meeting of the Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce held on Saturday, at the Bell Hotel, the council of the chamber presented their report for the past year. Lord Berners, in commenting upon it, objected to the proposed establishment of county financial boards. Even the gentleman who first introduced the subject, some years ago, admitted that no saving would be effected by such boards. For himself, when he saw the agreeable manner in which the highway meetings and other things were conducted, be could not wish for them. A great part of the expenses of the county were regulated by an Act of Parliament, and they could not go from them. They could not alter the rates, but they might press upon Government the necessity of the payment of all such matters upon all descriptions of property. From the returns of the Poor law Board for the year ending Ladyday 1867, it seemed that upwards of one-third of the whole poor rates were for expenses allowed in respect of parliamentary or municipal registration and cost of jury lists. Besides these charges there were some others paid out of the poor rate which were not discriminated, such as the expenses incurred for sanitary purposes and providing burial•ground. At the conclusion of the business Mr. Wilson, of Knaptoft Hall, was pre sented with a handsome testimonial in recognition of his services as secretary since the establishment of the chamber. Sir Samuel Baker left town on Friday for Alex andria, to meet his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The death is announced of Sir J. A. Gordon, the Governor of Greenwich Hospital, at the age of 86. The de ceased, who attained to the rank of admiral in 1822, had held the post which is now vacant during more than fifteen years. As some labourers were at work on a road at Birk dale, Southport, a day or two back, one of them, named Rimmer, who has been subject to fits of temporary insanity, truck a fellow labourer a fearful blow on the head with a spade, fracturing the skull. Rinnuer afterwards attempted to cut his own throat. The nomination for South Derbyshire took place at half-past ten o'clock yesterday nt the County Hall, Derby. Mr. Bagsbawe, High Sheriff, presided. Mr. Colvile proposed, and Dr. Peach seconded, Mr. Evans, the Liberal candidate. Mr. Mundy proposed, and Mr. Hunt seconded, Colonel Wilmot, the Conservative cauditiate. The candidates having spoken, the High Sheriff declared the show of hands to be in favour of Mr. Evans. A poll was demanded for Colonel Wilmot to take place on Thursday next. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1069 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 AO Do B lO 41 54 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 17 14 20 Auglo - Iliingarian 20 . Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 7 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Austra'ia all 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia '25 19 Bank of i\ ew Zealand all 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, - ad China all 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 20 City 1 / 100 Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East Loudon, lim 5 1a 01 20 English and American, lim 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim l9 ld pr 20 English, , cuttish, and Aus . tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 1 new 28 Do 100 Imperial, lim 20 8 l7 18 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 11 11 .5 lonian a ll 2/ '2ll 25 Do new 5 pr 1p so Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 38 141 100 Do 5 p. c. Debs.lB64 , 30 all 76 78 b 2 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, Rm. 45 3 t 32 20 Do new 71 6 1 5 1 100 London &River Plate, lira. 40 7 9 25 Do new 10 14 11 114 20 London Chart. of Australia all 221 231 50 London and County '2o 50 51 55 20 Do new iss at 20 p.tu, 16 pd ll ... ... 50 London Joint Stock 1 35 36 20 Loudon and South African al 1 12 100 Loudon & S. - Western, lim, 20 ... ... 50 London & Venezu e l a, li m l2l ... ... 100 Loudon and Westminster 2O 65 67 641 4 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 621 631 62 100 Merchant, lim 25 7 5 10 Metropolitan, lim all 61 74 100 Midland, 1im.... 2O ld pr 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3 1 d 100 National Provine. of Eng'd 42 ... ''' 10 DJ ...... . . 42 ... ... 50 National. 3O 54 54 20 New South Wales all 42 46 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 4:i3 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 6 .54 100 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. 19 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 48 49 4) 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London as 40 6 4 30 32 37 39 17 19 bl 453 20 21 29 30 11, 121 40 4: t 1 MISCELLANEOUS. CORRFFIPONDENCE FROM PARIS. '(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT., PAIIIS, MONDAY, January 11. One of the great events of the year— the publication of the Budget report—has just come round in due course, and is of such a nature as to afford reason for some satisfaction. The French finances are still far from what they should be ; indeed, there can be little hope of the present generation seeing a perfect equilibrium, but there can be no doubt that the budget of 1869 is a considerable improvement on that of 1868. The report just published contrasts with those which have preceded it by a general tone of optimism. M. Magne, having improvement to note, is able to keep out of sight the great fact that the amount of improvement effected is not such as to leave the income and expen diture of the State in a relatively satisfactory con dition. It is true that M. Magne is obliged to confess that the great loan of last year has not had the effect of " transferring our financial difficulties into a flourishing state of things." But he is able to point to the success of the loan itself, the diminution of the floating debt, and the gradual rise of the sevenne, as ( ach fur nishing matter for congratulation. And such is undoubtedly the case, though there is a little of the charlatan about M. Magne's statement. He has made the most of his improve ment. He has Taken care to paint a picture as favourable as possible for the eyes of the electors, who will soon be called upon to choose another Corps L4gislatif. But, divested of all exaggeration, the report does spew an amelioration. The revenue from indirect taxation has grown by £1,360,000 since the last year—a gain which exceeds by £400,000 the increase of 1868 over 1867. The budget rect(ficatif has disappeared ; that is, the estimates of income and expenditure have not been so greatly at variance with the facts as they usually are. Then the floating debt has been reduced, not so much as was anticipated; it is true, but still by a sum which brings it from £36,080,000 to £29,oBo,ooo—just seven millions sterling.' These are the unquestionable advantages which M. Magne is a.ble to offer in his latest financial statement. They are met by serious drawbacks. Passing by the Minister's glowing account of the success of last year's loan, which was by no means so unqualified as he represents it, there comes the serious consideration that, though M. Magne succeeds in reducing the floating debt, France has no guarantee whatever that it will be kept at that figure. In 1864 a loan of twelve millions sterling was contracted, and by its aid the floating debt, which was then at thirty-six millions, was brought down one-third. But it soon mounted up again, so that by 1868 the unfunded debt had risen once more to thirty-six millions. Now, of this last loan, it was hoped that at least ten millions would have been available for the diminution of the floating debt ; but it turns out that only seven millions are available. Thus its total has not been diminished so far as was hoped, whilst there is not the slightest ground for the belief that the unfunded obligations will not again mount up, as they have done since 1864, so as to reach the original figure. There is every reason to fear, cn the other hand, that such gradual increase will again take place. The Budget presents nothing new except these isolated deductions. The general financial policy of the Empire is in no wise altered. The old scheme of having two Budgets —one presenting surplus and looking favourable, whilst the other eats up all the surplus and accumulates a large deficit—is still retained. The extraordinary Budget remains, as do the other obnoxious features of the annual financial statement. The reductions are reductions of detail. A policy of peace and disarmament can alone produce a report which is in any way different. The latest bulletin of the Marquis de Moustier reports some improvement, but his condition is still all but hope less. He has received the last sacrament from the Arch bishop of Paris. The Government has gaincd another electoral victory at Lille, where the Opuosition Las almost always Lad the advantage. THE WE TABLE- 11E1 ITIZOLOGICAL ELTO' r'IIIS , ITS. THE LOSS OF 711 E MILE: lA. -0- The Court of Inquiry into the loss of the Hiber nia gave judgment on Monday. The Court was of opinion that Captain Munro could not be held respoLsilA for the loss of the ship, the : cci dent having occurred, in the engine department. It had no reason to doubt that the Hibcrnia was a strong and faithfully -built ship, that her struc ture and the machinery of her engine department were sufficient, and that the diameter of the shaft was in proportion to size of the engines. The Court went on to refer to the drawing of the shaft, and said there would have been no danger iu this operation, even when it was disco vered that the shaft was broken, it the stuffing-box on the bulkhead had been intact. The evidence went to show that the water-tight bulkln-a I had been interfered with, and that one man-hole door had not been properly &Curt - A. Further, the Court had great reason to doubt that there was any da mage sustained by the stern plates of the vesstl. While auy hope remained of the engineers being saved the Court deferred pronouncing judgment on any alleged errors of commission or :omission, and were of opinion that the inquiry should be deemed to be open. The Court, would, therefore make an ad interim report to the Board of Trade. MILI7ARY AND NA VAL INTELLIGENCE. The unarmoured screw frigate Arethusa, 35 guns, 3,141 tons, 500-horse power, Captain Robert Coote, was paid off, and struck Ler flag at Sheer ness on Thursday. All through her period of service the Arethusa was what is termed in sailor phraseo logy a " happy ship," and one remarkable feature was the establishment by the crew of a saving bank, the money invested in which amounted to £1,250. The amount paid to the crew, in addi tion to their savings, was about £7,000, and it is gratifying to know that the payment of this large sum was not followed by the drunkenness and dissipation which in former days too frequently ac companied the paying off of a ship's crew after a long commission. The Mediterranean is generally considered to be a healthy station, but the Are thusa lost a considerable proportion of her original officers and craw by invaliding and (Lath. Only six of the ward-room officers who went out in her were on her books when she was paid off. Her engines (Penn's) are said to be in excellent order, and very free from wear. It is not thought likely that the Arethusa will ever again be commissioned as a sea-going ship; indeed, there is a rumour that some of her timbers are so rotten that the cost of repairing her would be too great to incur, when measured by the results that would accrue. Mr. John Grant, paymaster, R.N., WIL) has Leen since tLe 13th of May, 1831, agent and steward of the Royal 'Naval Hospital at Plynymth, is about to retire on account of advanced age. lie is between 70 and 83. It is reported that the Ad miralty will not fill the vacancy, but have the duty performed by one of the senior clerks belonging to the establishment. By the promotion of Captain E. Heathcote to the rank of rear-admiral a captain's pool service pension is p 1 teed at the disposal of the Right Hon. C.L. M.P., First Lird of the Admiralty. Two vacancies occur in the appointment of naval aide-de-camp to the Queen by the promotion of Captain W. R. Mends, C. 8., Director of Trans pits, and Captain G. T. P. liornby to flag rank. In consequence of the want of additional factory room for carrying on the work connected with the construction of the iron vessels now building at Chatham dockyard, it has been found necessary to convert the whole of the space between the sixth and seventh building slips into a large workshop, workmen being now employed in enclosing the space and fitting it up for the purpose of a factory. Several powerful machines for boring, cutting, planing, and otherwise preparing the iron for the vessels building, have already been fitted up. The screw steam sloop Brisk, 16, Capt. C. W. Ilope, from the \ ustralian station, arrived in Ply mouth Sound on Wednesday morning. She left Sydney Sept. 3, arrived at Wellington, New Zea land, on the 15th, and left on the 19:b, and rounded Cape Horn Oct. 23. Two icebergs were seen on that day, two on the 21th, and three on the 25th. The weather was so fine that studliug.sails wereset. The B, isk arrived at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, on the 26th, and left on the 3 Ist. She reached Ascension November 29, and s ailed ag Lin on the 3d ult., arrived at Fayal on the 2Sch, and sailed December 29, since which strong north-west and south-west winds have been experienced. The Brisk left at Ascension her Majesty's ships Flora, Investigator, and Pioneer, and spoke December 20, lat 26 19N.,10ng. 33 441 V., the American schooner Irving, of New Bedford ; and on the 25th, lat. the French bark Vile de 32 45 N., long. 34 3 W., Lille. The Brisk brings as passengers. the Rev. Thomas Bridges, a missionary, and Mr. Lempriere, late private secretary to the Governor of New Zea ' land ; also 15 invalids from the Australian station, and 13 of the crew of the hark Malvern, of Liver pool, which was burnt at sea, off the Falkland Islands, on the 29th of October, when on passage to the East Indies. fler master was landed at Monte video. On the Bth of September Mr. John Syder, engineer, died at sea of inflammation of the lungs. The crew of the Brisk will probably be paid off at Devonport. In accordance with orders received from the Ad miralty, an official trial of Lowe's patent marine propeller, which has been further improved by his daughter, Mrs. Vausittart, was made on Wednes day off the Maplin Sands. The propeller was fitted to the Cadmus, screw corvette, 21 guns, 1,466 tone, 400-horse power, under the personal superin tendence of Mrs. Vausittart. The principal features of the propeller are-1, less slip, giving an increased speed of vessel, with fewer revolutions of engine and full backing power ; 2d, greater steadiness, or absence of vibration ; and (consequent upon these), 3d, a less consumption of fuel, a saving of stokers' wages, and a reduction of the wear and tear of ship and machinery. The propeller, when viewed endwise, instead of forming portions of the thread of a screw, presents a curved line, curving in oppo site directions from the centre to the edges of the blade. The report of the experimental trial made some time ago gave the Admiralty every satisfac tion, and if the report of the present trial be as favourable there is nothing left to be done in this direction by future experimentalists. The trial on Wednesday was undoubtedly successful, the ship being quite free from vibration. It was a bold course on the part of the adaptress to risk the re putation cf the invention by attaching the blades to a boss to which they had never been adapted before ; but the result has enabled Mrs. Vausittart to fit the Griffiths' boss with the certainty of ob taining a very marked advance over all known screw propellers. SHARE LIST. OILDINAKY SLIAILNS AND STOCKS. Share Railways. , ad . Closing Business Price. dens. et Brietol and Exeter ...... 103 75 77 B c Ualedunian lOO 77 771 77i 81 8 eauzlirian .. . lOO 1S L 20 Cornwall. ..... .. xll 3 35 sl Dublin & BeHist 100 77 79 st Dun,,l'erth, & Ab.J :00 70 73 2 East LDndon all 7 9 20 Do 15 21 Do 10 et Glasgow e.r. S. Weaterr IOJ 92 94 at Great Eastern .. .00 411 425 25 at Do. E. Angl. Nu. 2 lO3 7 st Great N orthol Scotland lOO 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 107 108 st Do. A stock st Do. B stock lOO 121 I_6 st Gt S, and W. ot Ireland lOO 93 97 at (It. Western —Original lOO 47 In at Do. South Wales , v 0 53 5c a. DO. W. Mid.—Oxford lOO 24 26 at Do. Newport lOO 1:8 01 at Lancashire .t 1 urkshirc lOO 1281 .291, 1?95 at Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 491 50 LO OJ Do Scrip at Lon., Chat., and Dove luv 17 171 st Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - st Lun. & North Western lOO 1121 131 11"1 st Lou. J; South Western lOO 87 09 885 at Man., Shel., & Lincoln lOO 47 475 475 at Metropolitan . lOO 11.95 1091 10,5 1 st Do Exteusion 100 1035 1011 It. Do. New rd at Metropolitan District. all 62 10 Metrop. St. John's tit oo 1 d st Mtatand st Du, ttirmin. & Derby lOO 81 83 81 2 at NJrtli British 100 23 34 st Do. Ed., rth., & Dun lOO st or. Eastern—Berwiek 25 Do. G. N.E purchase-16.13.i st Do Leeds. lOO 54 65 st Do York . 100 97 83 st Do Carlisle .... st Do Stmt. di Darling ICO 127 .29 st North Lon Lou 10 Do Jew 1868 . e 2 15 2 p st North Staffordshire . . 100 51 57 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... et Rhymney st Shropshire Colon ICO 55 53 st South Devon st South Eastern lOO 791 60i 80/ 20 Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 13 st 'tau yule .. 100 145 150 10 Do. C st Wateriurd~i Kilkenu) lOO i 0 Waterloo 8c Whitelta.i 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 80 88 st Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 4; per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gun 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st D 9. do. Ordinary lOO 78 80 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent ' all ... st Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preferenc3 lOO st Was. & S.W. gua.s per et lOO st Gt. Eastern, E.G. Ex. No.l 100 9i 101 st Do do N 0.2 100 97 100 st Do do 6 per cent 100 103 108 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 100 103 st Do do B 6 do. 100 ... st Do do 0 7 do. 103 ... st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 10) 10J 103 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 71 st Do Norfolk .5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 ... st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 ... at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 ... st Do .5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... st Do 4 4 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... stj Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... st.; Crest South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st Gt. West.— Orig.& Jut.-11ent chg., pc' gua.s p.c lOO 102 104 st Do. Orig. (B. aH. ha). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4, per cent. 1850 lO.l 8 , 86 st Do do 4 do do st Lo do 5 per cent. r3deni 10.) 91 95 st Do do Birmingham gua IOJ 60 72 st Du du do prof IOJ ,„ st Do du Chester gua IOJ st Do do do 8 per cent 10) 150 1.4 et Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 st Du South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Du do 4 1 p.e lOO ... st Du do 4 1 1650 lOO st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOl 107 lu9 st Do du 2d gua. 100 106 103 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 88 92 at Do do 2.1 do 100 1.0 103 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1860 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle-111).e all ... st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 st Do Barnsley, .tis Os 10d p.c. 100 ... st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 10) 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn pureh). 100 93 102 fit Loudon & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 st Du 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do N.). 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent st Do 6 do (W.B. & C.P.) 100 at Da 4 do 1850 lOO et London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO St London and H.`.V., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent.— 100 108 110 st Du Bedford &Ca,mbridge 10) 8 91 st Du Shrewsh'y & Welehp'l lOO OS 91 at Loudon and c.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 141 146 25.61. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all Si Mau., Sher., ix-Linda. 6 p.c. 100 111' 117 6 Do ..t6 all par i put st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 - 6:5 10 Do reauem. 6 percent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c IOU 130 13.5 st Do 13ristol&Birin., 6p. e I0.) 1 u 143 st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 vko sti Do 41 per cent. irredeeni lOO 97 911 st . Do Leicester & lreii, 4 p.c DO 83 91 st North 13ritish, 5 p.c. No. 1 lOO st Do E. &U.4p.e. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., Nu. 2, 5 per een.t lOO st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Uous: 4 p.c lOO 86 88 st Do 41 per cent. redeem-- 10) 93 97 st Do U.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 813.4. ... 25 Do York, &S. purchase lO lo 101 st Do Stektu & Drting. A 5 p.c lOO 108 110 st Do W, liartlepool it. and it lOO 87 8) 20 North Staffordshire lOs S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101 lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 910 10s Du Fixed. 41 per cent all 8 9 1 0.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 percent lOO ... st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO st Tall Vale No.l lOO 143 130 St - Waterford & iiilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS. -PREFERENCE SIIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Ceti. win. 7p c lOO at Do 44 p irredeem all at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 86 90 90 st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 8.4 83 st Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO at Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO ...... at Do Boston & Sl eatd, 4; pc 100 ... ..• at Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 86 90 st Do Joint I.erpe. 5 p c,1865 100 85 90 st Do do 6p c irred., 1836 100 103 104 2U Do Vale Neath peril. 5p c all 194 201 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I 1 st Loud., Brig., tic., 41 pe, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ... at DD do 44 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 18e5 100 ..• at Do No. 6 5 d o, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 s d o at Loud , Chat., &c., 25, 6 p.c st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c 100 at London &N. Western, 5p c 100 106 110 at Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 94 96 10 Man. Shef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 881 at Metropolitan 5 per cent at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 103 is st Do B 5 o 6 103 Do 5 p d c opt. to cony. to 100 10 Ord. Btk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 14 14p ig Do Inconv. New Shares 16 1 fp 22 Do 5p c con, into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 at North British, E. and (I, No. 1, 5 per cent ... 'loo at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 at • Do E., P., & Dun., 2d , 4pc 100 •• ••• at Do E. &G, No. 2, b p.c gt Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1 8 6 2 100 ••• ••• - at - Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c a t Do E G ., (Ordiry) 44 p c 100 55 57 : t North Eastern, 4 1 per cent 100 45 97 a st Do Stock. & Darl., D - North London, 41, per ce n t at (ma ,. 5 per cent) at North Staffo rdshir e 5 p C lOO at South 5 do 1861 100 st r do (Ch. Cross) 1863 1 00 at Do Do 5 do, 1864 astVictoria &Pimlico, 41 pe 100 D E 44 p c, 1859 1 00 o astern, t St • BAIL W Ays.—MNM LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. st Birkenhead RV a 2 9 4 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 at B u ckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 44 1; 1 st Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... a t Colchester Stour Va lle y st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13 . 3 ij,i 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ~. a Gt. Easu., News"., 4:c., 5 p.c 100 —• a Do. E. U. Harwich , 4 p .c 100 6; ~•, st Do. do. Woodhrg. E x., do. 100 69 i ,' st Gt. West, W. Mid., Herd 100 95 o c 50 Hull and Selby all 109 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21* 213 st Loudon and Blackwell lOO 93 , 5 st Do. 41 per cent lOO st London, Coat., 6:c., 4p c lOO „„ ... st Do. Corn. Fund, sdo lOO st Loudon and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, (1t South 100 78 b . 6 at Lowestoft, gua, 4 per cent lOO 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. 51 bl a nch., Buxton, &Matlli all 5 . 6i st Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all ... ~„ st N. Eastern —Hartlepool ... st N.West. A perp. pr', sp. c lOO 103 110 st Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO at Notting. & Uranth. lt. a: C lOO 92 9 4 25 Preston and 1% yre all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch. and Strap lOO 133 135 s t Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 135 10 Do du S 21 2 p $t S. Yurksh. and River Dun 100 98 100 st Do 4 pur cent gua lO 79 81 st Do 5 do st Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 at West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 *.:O Do de B all 20 Do do C all 6, -,,,:, st Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset ei 53 DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 117 119 st Lot: dun and St. Katherine lOO 53 55 100 1) °Deb. stock, 4 par cent al ... .. . Alillwall Freehold Land - st Dock lOO l' , 31 _ _ ' • - st Southautptou WO 7. st surrey Commercial 10 Anglo-American Tel., lira all 211 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lima 10 1 f p 101 5 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 26 '2B at Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 131 14 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. 5 Bombay Gas, lim 5 Du. New 4 11 01 5) British American Land 44 16 13 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 167 172 20 British Indian Tea, lira all 21 31 • 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lira 2l 21 1141 20 Ceylon Company, lira. lO 31 245 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount. lim 5 44 31 25 City of London Real Pro perly, lint 8 41 315 30 City of Milan lmprov. lim all 5 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint.., all 2 3 50 City Onices, lim 25 21, 23;.1 bU Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercia. Union (Assur) a g p 10 Company of African Mer chants, limn. 20 Continental Union Uas, lint all 17 18 25 Copper Miners of England, prof 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 104 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent, all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 11 21 25 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 3 2 5 at Crystal Palac' lOO 1) 21 at Do. Preference lOO 93 98 at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 102 IU7 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l „,...5 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, Inn. 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 17 13 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gus. by Egypt. Gov all 88 89 901 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lira 6 41 45 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 238 24 s 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lint 21 1 i . " - 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 5 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. m arine, lim. 8 .. .. a t 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 145 20 Fore-street Warchouse,lhn l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .685 all 831 811 50 Gellivara, lint. 10 General Credit & Dia., lint. 74 2 14 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 2'.) 50 Holm & Col Marine In. lira. 5 41 315 10 bong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 11 adson's Ray all 13,j 131 131 20 imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... ... 20 Interna. Financial Soc. limit 5 11 1 i 20 luterna. Land Credit, lira 6 6 45 50 Italian Laud 5 11 Id 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 31 4 100 Do. 6p. c Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 63 1:5 50 Land Securities, lim 5 34 215 25 Loudon African 'Trading lO 7 5 d 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, 11w 6 .-• ••• , 1 10 London County Land and Building, lim 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all 34 31 a Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all I iP 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lim 30 23 221 61 4 Lontl.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 11 2 2 40 Loud, and Glaag. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 22 175 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 15 pr st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 105 107 10 Mauritius Laud, Credit, and Agency, lint__ ll 4 ' Id 10 Mediterra, Exte n. T el., l i m all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping, lint all 33 38 50 Millwall Iron Works, liar l2l •-••-• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., Um 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 12 121 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lim. all 81 9 1 20 Nerbndda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 3 25 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 11 15 5 IN ew Quebrada, lim 4.4.0 4 1 35 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer. cantle Agency, lira 2l 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lira 5 14- 15 10 Northern Assam Tea, lira. 5 7 5 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 47 5: 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 19 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 141 15 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll ... ...d 5 Oriental Gas, Rm. 5 Do. New 1 1 41) 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lim 2 Id IP 5 Ottoman Gas, li m all 14 21p 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mail lim all :' 21 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Mirterl, lim 100 30 32 50 Peuinsu. & Oriental Steam all 49 51 50 Do. New 1867 lO Id d 25 Reuter's Telegram '24 '27 30p 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,rm l' 20 Do. Gas, lim all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 44 46 at Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 107 112 at Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO ••• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Gt 8 . 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim 6 ... 25 South Australian L and at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 5 11 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lim all 161 17 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 21 25 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint_ 81 .. ... 10 Trust & Agency of A us .,li m . 1 f 1p . 10 Do do. do. all ~. ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 15 p 51 5 50 Union Marine L'pool, lira 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., limn 6 11 015 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 51 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 34 31p 20 Universal Marine(ln.), Urn, 5 1 lip 10 Upper Assam I'ea, 1int......, all 21 34 30 Van Dieman's Land 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan,,, all 754 761 50 Warrant Finance, lint l2 12 105 50 West India and Pacific Steam, Hint 2l 4 35 j 20 WestLondou Wharves and Warehouses COLONIaL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES U 0 kutiiDl ll , 0 per cent., 18i'1.... 1)o. 1895.. lOO Can.Gov.6 p.c.Jan. v dcJtily 1877-84 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug l,O ItS 1 , 7 Do. sp. c. Mar. di Sept lOO 1(4 - 1,6 Do. Sp. c. Jan. ds July lOO 93 94 Do. sp. c. Inscribed ICO 90 92 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 lOO 102 101 Do.Apl.&Oot 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 100 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 •••• 100 108 lit Do. 5 per ocut. 15 April end 15 Oct., 1900 .. 100 10) 102 Cry ton, Nov 1378, 6 p.c.- 100 luB 116 Do. 1872, do. 100 105 107 Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873,.. Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. lOO 166 108 Do. 1882, May and Nov lOO 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aue lOO 106 l9d Melbourne C,rporatn, 1667.75, 6 per et.w. 10) - N.8.G0v.6 Natal 6 p ct, Apll Oct Do 6p a. M , ,y & Nov lOO 106 ((8 —N. 5.W.5 vv., '7l to '76 lOO 99 101 04 Do. S p.c. 1888 to 1806 lOO 99 100 98 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to ';5 lOO 99 101 N.Zealand, 6p. et. 1801 lOO Do. 5 percent.... 100 97,1 1)84 DoJan, Ap I, .1 u'y, 0 t.., 100 076 OS* 011 Do 6p c. Mar& .:..ept 'DI 1(0 108 110 -- Do June 1 Dec ,1 u 1 ICO 109 Do Prov. 1 AL.c.ld - 0 rie 112, 1 Nova Scotia 6p. c Jan... and July. 1375 18e6.. . Queenslud. 6p. c. 'B2 5 lOO 1(8: 1( 9 10 j 5 Lo 189. ..... Do. 18U1 6) 0.186 lOO —_ Do. do. A ...... 100 108 110 Do rd. 183 to 9uß-... VletOrla6p.O. ILO Ivo ',xtreino D. i W S.SW. 8 W. S.S.E. S.E. S. mro o'o3 c o. c. (8 o.m 43 o.rf ttoS' o. I o'ol mro c. 0.. 1. o.' fo. h. I r. b. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 8 a.m. Nairn_. A be rdeen Leith Shields .... Scarborough Yarmouth.. fielder .... Cux Laven Skud eamea Ardr °slum .. Green castle olyhea d L 'ea- pool .. Valen tla Cape Clear.. Poch e s rt. PCII C .. Plymouth .. Weymouth Portsmo nth London .... Cpco Blest ...... L'Orie nt Roch efi.rt . • Biarritz Cot On 13russe Is .... Paris ...... Strasbourg.. Lyons Toulon Heart's Cou-I tent (9 at.in. local time) 29 91f. 30'02f. 30'03f. 3.0'12f. 301tf. 30'22f. T. 4 ?.4 47; 44 42 41 44 42 40 39 , 37 j 36 ZC :7" ;;",s. 41 :39 E E. IXPLANA' Barometer corrected and reduced to 12 deg. at sea level. The letter r, rising ; f. falling ; s, steady—indicates direction of motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; c.—cicuds, detached ; f.- fog; h.—hail ; I.—lightning ; m.—misty, hazy ; o. —overcast, dull ; r.— rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. Bea disturbance. REMARKS. There has been hardly any change in the distribution of pressure since yesterday morning, except a slight decrease in the north. Readings are highest in the S.E., and the difference between Nairn and Yarmouth is three-tenths of an inch. Temperature has in- creased at the northern and central stations, but in the W. of France has fallen. Winds are still light, and are more southerly than they were. Some rain has fallen in the N.W. and S. Overcast sky, and foggy ; misty weather is general. The sea remains clam. GIBRALTAR OR CE UTA The discussion as to wheeher we shall give up Gibraltar to Spain has become a question of whether Ceuta is better for us than the Rock. Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Belcher--the well-known Arctic explorer—writes to the Times on the subject, and throws the whole of his influence in favour of the Rock. Gibraltar possesses good anchorage and shelter, with a reasonable depth. Ceuta, on the contrary, has an insecure anchorage. If we tried to mend matters we should only be throwing money away, as in the case of Alderney. If we give up Gibraltar too, Sir Edward is afraid that, in these days of sales, it will be sold again to the highest bidder. Aa to the propriety of maintaining it— the argument as to justice—the same objection applies to Ceuta. We won Gibraltar by conquest. So did the Spaniards Ceuta from the Moors. Ceuta is not, moreover, worth our acceptance. Better withdraw the Red Cross from Gibraltar entirely than sink millions of treasure andwaste valuable British lives on a spot only to be compared to transportation, where every necessary of life would have to be conveyed at enormous prices, and where any strong measures to repress the inroads of the true proprietors would be deemed murder. TIM WRECK OF THE HIBERNIA. SUPPOSED SAFETY OF THE MISSING BOAT. Great interest is felt in the question whether the ship- wrecked passengers picked up by the American steamer really belonged to the ill-fated Hibernia or no. There seems to be no doubt that the Bremen barque. America really has on board thirty-nine survivors of a wreck in the Atlantic, but the uncertainty arises from the apprehension that they may belong to another ship. There are, orwere, two Hibernias, one the unfortunate screw steamer, the other a sailing vessel. The latter was bound from Quebec to Dublin, and it is quite possible that she may have been wrecked in some of the disastrous gales which swept the Atlantic at the time of the loss of the steamer Hibernia. The argument against this presump tion is that the crew of the sailing ship would scarcely be so numerous as thirty-nine, and some of those on board the Hannibal noticed several officers in uniform on the deck of the American vessel, which is variously described as the America and as the Ocean Spray. Captain Gyles, of the Hannibal, thinks that the signals spoke of a sailing ship, while his mate asserts that they spoke of the steamer Hibernia,. Captain Gyles, owing to short ness of provisions and want of accommodation, could not take more than fourteen of the castaways on board, and they preferred to remain together. The weather was so bad at the time that it was very difficult to main ain any communication between the two ships, and this accounts for the uncertainty of the information re:Tecting the rescued passengers. The only boat imaccounted for in the loss of the steamer was the third officer's boat, with twenty-one persons, which Captain Munro, of the Hibernia, was confident must have been picked up by an outward-bound vessel. At all events it is probable that sonic of those rescued by the _American ship belonged to the steamer, but great anxiety and interest are everywhere felt respecting the story, which will not be fully satisfied until we hearfurther accounts from Madeira or from the United States. The Wasl.ington correspondent of the New York Times says that General Grant has received stetter earnestly advising him as a measure of peace, harmony, and concilia tion, to appoint Jefferson I).vi, as Secretary of War. It is understood the correspondent rather unnecessarily adds that Uncial Grant declines to accodo to tho Terming. s W. S. S. W. S. W. S. W. STATE OF TRADE. BRADFORD, Jan. 11.—Wool and Worsted—Not withstanding the great firmness of the Liverpool cotton market, and the firmer tone assumed by staplers, the aggregate amount of busi ness transacted in wool is only small. Spin ners generally are well supplied with wool, and are operating only just to cover Small orders coming to hand. There is a gene ral holding out for late rates. Prices are still against the buyer. The better sorts of wool, which are most in demand, arc stiff, while inferior sorts, which are neglected, have not undergone any change. In worsted yarns there is rather more in quiry in two-old 32's, 36's, and 40's, with some scanty business ; otherwise there is no change from last week. Some inquiry has been made in lustre wefts, but the orders placed are only small. The home trade take only a small quantity at present. Al- though export merchants as well as hose engaged in the home branch are looking forward hopefully to an improvement iu business, all are at ' , resent satisfied with the purchases recently made. Owing to the hardening tendency of wool prices are stiffer. The piece market is quiet. The orders placed are only small. Manufacturers, notwith standing, are brill in their quotations. The stiffen ing tendency of wool and cotton warps leave them no alternative but to seek full i ates. Indeed, some manufacturers are asking a sliglit advance on last week's rates. CIaIIIINAL COURT—(This day). defendant Morris, who is charged with attempting to obtain a sum of money from a gas cmapany by mmns of fraud, surrendered this nnrning to his recogniz:Anccs, and it was stated that be did not appear yesterday in conscquenco of a misapprehension as to when the case would be taken. It was fixed that the case should be taken to-marrow morning. ROUMANIA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) BUCHAREST, Jan. 11. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, in answer to a question of Herr Me'aedinze,ano, the Minister of Finance stated that the late Cabinet had retire], leaving a deficit of 21 millions of francs, and that out of 78 millions of francs of estimated receipts for 1868, only 48 millions had actually been received by the Exchequer. The Minister expressed a hope that the recovery of the above arrears will restore the even balance of the finances. With a view to relieve the in convenience of the momentary crisis one million has been subscribed by capitalists. The Sultan has sent an autograph letter to Prince Charles, congratulating him on the peaceful policy of the Roumanian Government, and on its.evident desire to preserve friendly relations with the Porte. FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. D. At the sitting of the Conference on Saturday last, Mr. Rangabe claimed to sit upon an equality with the Turkish representative, and announced that he should telegraph to Athens for instructions whether he should take a purely deliberative part in the proceedings or withdraw. Notwithstand ing this incident a satisfactory result is considered probable. TAT TERSALL' 6—Last Evening• DERBY. 1600 to 200 agst Wild Oats (taken) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tuts DAY. Very little doing. The principal business transacted was in favour of Blue Gown for rue Chester Cup, who, at 25 to 1 and 22 to 1, had upwards of £lOO invested in his favour. 1,000 to 20 wv s also booked about Brennus for the Derby. Quotations : LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 20 to 1 agst Fort auatus (taken) 25 to 1 agst Fan (wanted) CHESTER CUP. 22 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken) DERBY. 1000 to 20 agst Breunus (taken) lt.kelNG FIXTURES FOR 1869. FLBRUALY. Streatham 11, 12 'Nottingham Spring... 23, 24 Lin,.;oht l6, 17 1 Chelmsford.... 25, 26 ll:trrow lB, 19 1 Derby Spring •.'5, Mansfield 18 MA Liverpool Spring 2 4 3, 4 Shrewsbury ring 5, 6 War wick 0, 10, 11 Kingsbury l', 13 Northampton l6, 17 ;('II. West Drayton lB, 19 I West Somerset 18, 19 Margate 4 9 Durham 9, 30 Epsom 30, 31 IL. Newmarket Craven...l2, ke. East bourn3 l9 Lewes Croydon... 22 2,1 Newmarket Ist Spring Y. A P: Bromley 1 2 Alutcrshot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk 6, 7 Streatham 8, 9 j Chester 4, 5, G, Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St. Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 '26, &c Croydo❑ 9 , 3, 4 Newton .. 2,3, 4 Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 10 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 West Drayton l7, 18 I Bath 18, 19 1 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 20, 21 Harpenddu 2l Epsom Summer .. ...20, &u. E. Newcastle 9 2 23, 21 Oldham 9_, Bibury Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, S:c. Kingsbury . 9, 10 Pontefract 12, 13 Nottingham 11, 14 1 Stockbridge 24, 25, 244 G'lielnisford Sutton Park .....29, 30 LY. AUU Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Ctlu'u Lewes Roading 15, 16 llantiugdon 2O, 21. -Southampton 22 23 1 Stamford ... 9. ), 23 1 Goodwood 27, 2z.;, 2:1, 30 UST. i Oxford 1 UNto.,•ri}ury ) York - l'1:, :lima h 19, 20 21, 25 Eguatit lO, I 1 Wo ',Lon lO, II Win.lsor 12, 13 St. Ai baps . l7 Stockton lB, L), 20 ~.24, 2;), 2t; Windsor August l -' 13 I); , rby Summer .. 31, Sep. 1. mout 1.1 1;1, Sep. 1. SEP TE!,IIIER. Warwick... A bingdou 9, 10 1 Kingsbury... *);, 24 Doucaster ll, 15, 16 . 17 i Mouurouin .. - 23, 21 Richmond 21, 22 I Newmarket st 0ct....28, &e. Lichfield ')l , 22 1 OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9, 20 I Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 West Drayton 2l, 22 Leicester 7, 8 l Hereford 2l, 9 2 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. 1 Monmouth . 23, 24 Chelmsford lO, 20 I Newmarket Irtou ...25, etc. N OVEMBER. Worcestor 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, Ao Liverpool 9, 10, 11. 12 Leamington liuut ....23, cto MARCIL Bakloylo First Spring 18, 19 MAY. Baldoyle Second Spring 11, 12 OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Orinoday 19, &c. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. NOVEMBER. Suudorne, Salop Cothan and Eston .. 9, &o. STEEPLECHA, E FIXTURES. JARY. Harrow lB, 19 Derby .. 26 FEBR Birmingham x, 9 Lincoln IG, 17 WATERLOO Ml (Over Patron-Right Hon The Waterloo Cup, value Li, of £25 each ; 61 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 3.5. 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. Lousdalo l l t i a a beY ri 9. Mr G. Blanshard 41. Lord Lurgan 10. Mr W. G. Borron 11. Mr 'l'. Brocklebank 43.42. 11 31r r S. A E I . a leet 12. Mr J. Brundrit 44. Mr W. H. Massey 13. Mr R. B. Carruthers 45. Sir C. Molyneux 11. Mr C. J. Cliesshyre 46. lion. 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 T. Smith 23. Mr W. M. Gilmour 55. Mr J. Spinks 24. Col. Goodlake 56. Lord Stair 23. Mr A. Graham 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 26. Mr T. Green 58. Mr S. Swinburne 27. Mr C. A. Ilailey 59. Mr G.A. Thompson 2S. Capt. Hathorn 60. Mr R. Todd 20. 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 64. 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 Waterlos Plate, value .C1a1) in 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 each.., 4. Ditto ditto 30 ditto... 8. Ditto 41 " to 20 ditto... 16. Ditto A `' 1 0 ditto... ETINU—FEB.I7. ilicar.) . the Earl of Sefton. MO in specie, by subscription winner to receive .£5OO, and ... £5OO ... 200 ... 100 ... 120 ... 160 ... 160 1,240 The Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plato 360 1.:1,600 The Waterloo Purse, for the 32 dogs beaten in the first course for tllO Waterloo Cup, amounting to £2GO, to boo divided as under:- 1. Whiner to receive ... 1. Second ditto '2. Dogs to receive £l5 each.. 4. Ditto ditto 10 ditto.. 8. Ditto ditto 5 ditto.. . £lOO £260 The Waterloo Plato for tho 1G dogs beaten in the second ties for the Cup, amounting to .£l.OO, to be divided as under: 1. Winner o receive ... 1 coact ditto, •••• ••• 2. Dogs to rec.t.in,-,;,C7 It - is each 4. 1 itto ts, ditto ... £lOO ' 4 1 2 3 2 2 N.W. S. W. S.S.W. E.S.E. S. E. S. S. E. S. E. S. S. E, ...S. S. E. . E S. E. crno 0. o fc I o. f. 0.10 c.m -.:- I =. --