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

a 0 I In ARKS AND CO IhIRROIAL .N 1' To-morrow (Saturday) will be a holiday on the Stock Exchange. The sum of £llO,OOO in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday, and £6,000 was withdrawn for Alexandria. Telegraphic ad vices report the shipment for Eng land of £259,500 from Melbourne since the depar ture of the last mail. The Bavaria, from New York, has arrived with £5,529 for London, £3OO for France, and £384 for Hamburg. The steamer Laplace, from Liverpool, took £25,000 in gold for Rio Janeiro. The steamer Saladin has arrived at Liverpool, with two days' later dates from Pernambuco, when the rate of ex change at that port was 18d. The Bank of France return this week shows a further reduction of £1,260,000 in the stock of bullion, and an increase of . 0 ,920,000 in the bills under discount. The directors of the Ebbw Vale Company have declared an interim dividend of 7s. 6d. per share. The St. James's Hotel Company have paid the usual interim dividend of 5 per cent. The directors of the National Steamship Com pany, Limited (Liverpool), have declared a dividend of 10s. per share on the original shares, and 6d. per share on the preferential shares. The Great Indian Peninsular Railway Company paid £1,070,136 into the Bank, to the credit of the Secretary of State for India on account of the £2,000,000 stock just issued upon tender. The directors of the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal Company (Limited) have declared an interim dividend of 7s. 6d. per share. At the meeting of the Canada Company the di rectors' report was adopted, and a dividend declared of £1 per share, free of income tax, for the half year ending the 10th of January next. The directors of the Fourth City Mutual Building and Investment Society have announced their in tention to issue an additional 500 shares, bearing 5 per cent. per annum, until the 30th of September, 1870, afterwards at 6 per cent., until the 30th of September, 1871, and then at the same rate as the original investing shares. Entrance fee, 10s. per share. At the last annual meeting interest was de clared on the original investing shares at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received a telegram from New York, notifying that the funds for the dividend on Virginia bonds were forwarded on the 23d ult. The instalment of £lO per cent. upon the New South Wales Government Loan for one million falls due and is payable at the Bank of New South Wales on Monday, the 4th inst. Mr. Thomas Southey has retired from the firm of Thomas Southey and Son, wool brokers, the busi ness of which will henceforth be conducted by his son-in-law, Mr. Ernest Alers Hankey, in conjunc tion with Messrs. Charles Balme and Co., under the style of Southey, Balme, and Co. Mr. J. Figgins, M.P., has retired from the busi ness of the extensive type foundry which has been carrried on by his family for 75 years, and which will henceforth be conducted by his son, Mr. James Figgins, jun. The business of Trueman and Rouse, colonial brokers, will henceforth be carried on under th e style of R. J. Rouse and Co., owing to the retire ment of Mr. Joseph Trueman, The North China Insurance Company (Marine) whose head office is in China, and for which Messrs Ashton and Co. have been acting as agents, will to day open a branch office in London, under the care of Mr. John S. Mackintosh, who has hitherto had the management of the company in China, The Board of Trade returns for the month and eleven months ending 30th November, issued yes terday, scarc,!ly confirm the favourable anticipa tion suggested by the previous returns. There is a decrease in the exports for last mouth, the total being £14,143,493 against £14,879,73fl in Nov., 1867, and £15,080,430 in November, 1866. The total exports for the eleven months have been £173,913,222, £ 16 7,931,378, and £164,824,654 in 1866, 1867, and 1868 respectively. The total number of passengers using the Metro politan, Metropolitan District, St. John's-wood, and Hammersmith and City lines on the 26th December, 1868, on Boxing-day, was 153,281. The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 30th December gives the following Rresults when compared with the previous week :-- est ..................... X 3,090,956 ... Increase .£l2 905 PuLlic deposits.. 7 7,301,894 ... Increase 402'189 Other dep05it5,,,...... 19,488,961 ... Increase •• 1,638:199 On the other side of the account : Glovernment securi ties ............. ...... £14,124,874 . No change. Other securities.,,,,, 20,780,849 Increase ... 2,441 454 Notes unemployed... 8,754,905 ... Increase 496,845 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,514,570, being an increase of £574,385 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,445,858, showing an increase of £154,237, when compared with the preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols and French Rentes with the corresponding week of last year :-- At Present. Same W ee k last Year. RBullion ............... ....f18,445,858 ... £22,061,728 eserve .................. 9 ,931,288 ... 12,819,673 Notes in circulation... 23,514,570 ... 24,242,055 Rate of discount ...... 3 per cent. ... 2 per cent. Coasols ......... ... ...... 92f 921 Freneh Relates ......... 70f. J Oc. 68f. -25 c. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Y UOV ERNMENT FUNDSESTERDAY.. aper C ent. Consols ........................... 921 } xd per Cent. R e d uced Ditto for Account, ........................ 92 xd New J per Cent 1 ........................... 921 ............. ........... ...... 921 i I New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 ............... De. i per Cent. d an. 1873 ............. 104} A.unitie, SO vrs, expire sth Jan., 188 n. Do. for 30 yra, expire sth April 1885... Do (Red Sea Telegraph), aug., 1908... De.hequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct .......... Pat £5OO ...................... Do. £llO & £2OO ........ Pm Bank of England Stock. 4per Cent.......... 242 Do. acceuat ... ................................ Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds ................... later-Colonial Oraninna ................... -- ENLIAN dovEaNMENT SECUItITI.kb. Indian sck, 10} per Cent., April 1 874... Shut Do. Opening, for Account .............. DoDo. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ...... D. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ............... 1021 -} 1 o. Certificates ............. . ................. DDo. Enlaced Pape., •4 per 0 .. n. .. ............ o. 5 per Cam, Jan. 1872 ...................... Do. 51 per On - at. May 1879 ............. 1091 Di 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 ......... Do. do. 1877 ......... Do. do. 1882..., ..... D:... Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~.... -- ...... DDo. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO ......... pm o. under £l.OOO .......................... . 20 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic 6 per Cent ... ...... 76} Do., Scrip 4.:45 paid .. .................... Au itriau Bonds 5 per cent .. ............. Do. 1.59 ........................ Brazilian 5 per Cent ........................... - )5. 4i per Cent., 185'2 ..................... DoDo. do. 1858.... ............. ... . do., 18!;(' .................... DoDo. do.. 186:3 ..................... Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 ..................... Account , ........ 13 .en os Ayres 6 per Cent. . ....................... C.......... Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) üba, 6 per Cent. .............................. C., nian 6 p er C ent ................ , ............. D"o. 4i per Cont.,. ........... . ............ 711 Leo. 3 ner Cent., o' 6 per ce , t. 1867 I . °. 7 per Cent., 1866 ..................... —...........— DClo tibia l] , 6 per Cent. ..................... an's'', 3 p.u• Cent. 1825 ...... , ............ Danubian Principalities, 7 par Cent...... Do 8 per Qeut., 1867, ..... e ......... H , ,,,,,, -- CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Stock Exchange is closed to-day, and it is likewise a close holiday on the Paris and most of the Continental Bourses. There is rather less demand for money to-day, but rates continue very firm, and only the very finest paper can be done under the Bank rate. The joint traffic return of the Caledonian and North British Railway Companies shows an in crease of £2,354. The corn market is firm at Monday's prices. The directors of the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal Company (Limited) have declared an interim dividend of 7s. 6d. per share. The transfer books will be closed from 4th to Sth inst. inclusive. Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent tii;; - yptian, 7 per Cent — )o Second Issue `Jo. .£s9t, Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds Do. - 1864 Do. Account Do. £590 Bonds Do. 410 G Bonds B5l 1. English Scrip, - 1868 73i i Do do. £45 pd — dis 'Government Railway debentures Gl 7 aetc 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ox Coups — Do. Account , Do. Coupons • Do. AceJuut -- '3-ntretuttla 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., lop. Ct., all pd It4,iat, o psi Cert., 1865 ,)o. Account • —' Do Ahremtnana Railway — , :exicar, ' per Cent Do. 1861 :ontevith,eol per per Cent. tloorish imperial 5 per C ent ve , Ar Cratta.lp i4l i Do 6 per Con _a Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (ifeetares) 1 — Peruriar. 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. P , rt , gues e 3 per Ct., 1853, 't;, 7 ,'`i, 6 , ','..','• Do. do. 1867 Do. d o. Scrip, £2O pail _ _ 11 tssian 5 per Cent., 181:7-, Do 41 per Cent 1850 Dfl -Hi per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. An g l o -D utch, 1864, £lOO Bonds... Do. dO. £B4 15s. do. .._ Do., 1866, £lOO B onds Do. do £B4 15s. do„ — Do Nicolas Railway 64} Sar linian a per Cent Do 41 per Cent. (Uri barren) per Cent., 1862 ~. — Do Acc oun t ...• Spanish 3 per C.: --- , pL. Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. , New Defe rred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Cou' . not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, scrip — Turkish 6 per Cent. ._ Do Account . Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do .t:100 Bonds )o 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Flo £10( Bonds 6sk Do 5 per !Dent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 621 i Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent — Do. Ace•aut ••• , en Dividends on the above payable in Low:, Austrian 0 per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 4 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil „ _ Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Rentes, 3 p er C en t., E x . 25f. .._ D., Account Italial, 5 per Cent. 1831, E. Zsi. Do. Account 56 i. .1. CLOSING PRICES Consuls, Money 921 i. xd Do. Acco unt , J an. 5 921 i xd POLICE INTELLIGENCE —This Da, MARLBORO UGH.- S FREET. A DISORDERLY GENTLEMAN. —Mr. Joseph David son Tysack, of No. 66, Richmond road, Bayswater, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner in Piccadilly. Robert Beales, 134 C, said that about 20 minutes past one o'clock that morning he saw the prisoner, who had a female on his arm, in Piccadilly, push ing persons about, and on going up to remon strate with the prisoner, who was very drunk, pushed him off the pavement, and in an autborita tive tone told him to " Move on." He persuaded the prisoner to go away and not make a dis turbance, and as he refused to do so he took him into custody. The prisoner said he considered he had been harshly treated in being locked up. The constable said the prisoner had once before been charged with disorderly conduct at the Alhambra. Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 20s. or fourteen days. TH A NI I.S. FIRING IN THE NEW YEAR.--A well-dressed, portly young man, named John Salter, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with firing a loaded gun in a publi c street, and fined 10s. PEAL ON BEHALF OF DESTITUTE oRPHA TO THE EDITO R OF THE SUN. SlR,—Will you kindly allow me a small space in your valuable p a p er t o p l ead the cause of the orphan child ren i n t h e R oyal Albert Orphan Asylum, poor Bagshot ? It may not be generally, indeed I fear it is not sufficiently, known that the children admitted to the benefits of this asylum- are not those who have already sunk into vagrancy, but orphans ; whose parents —poor, yet of comparative respectability— have left them destitute and unprotected, and who would, but for such an agency, inevitably sink into the channel of idleness and crime, and thus swell the ranks of those waifs and strays, who, unhappily, beset our crowded thoroughfares. To maintain the 170 orphan children now in the asylum, and to extend its benefits, funds are very urgently needed.--I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant, WM. MORLEY, Chairman, 98, Cheapside, Dec. 30, 1868. SPORTING INTELLIGE,NOB—fhis Da MANCHESTER RACES. MANCHESTER, Friday. The races fixed for to-day are postponed until Monday, with the exception of the flat races, which will be run off to-morrow with the other Saturday fixtures. MILI7ARY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Letters received at Chatham by the Pacific mail report the arrival of her Majesty's screw steamer II Nassau, 5,150 horse power, Captain R. C. Mayne, C. 8., at S o t a, on the sth ultimo, whence she pro ceeded, on th e 7th ultimo, after fitting up with coals, for the St ra i ts of Magellan, to resume her sur- I veying duties. Her Majesty's screw ship Reindeer, i 7, 200 horse power, Commander E. Nares, left Val paraiso for Sota Bay on the 31st of October, arriving there ou the sth ultimo, and proceeding, on the 7th of November, to Talcahuano, which place she was ordered to leave on the 17th ult. for Valparaiso. No intelligence had been received of the departure of the mail from the other vessels attached to the South Pacific Squadron. The Admiralty have cancelled the charges framed some ten days ago for the trial of Capt. A. Wilms burst, R.N., recently commanding her Majesty's ship Flora, and Governor of the Island of Ascen sion, appointed to commence on Monday next on board her Majesty's ship Victory in • Portsmouth Harbour, and have substituted others which have been drawn up in a somewhat milder form in the first charge. Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley will be president of the court, and Rear-Admiral Superin tendent G. G. Wellesley, C. 8., vice-president. The other members of the court will be composed of captains commanding her Majesty's ships in com mission at the port, and senior to Captain Wilms_ hurst. Captain George F. Blake, Royal Marine Light Infantry, will officiate as judge-advocate on the occasion, and Mr. George P. Martin, Paymas ter cf her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert, has been appointed by the Admiralty to act as the pro secutor. Mr. Vernon Harcourt will appear in the court as Capt. Wi:mshurst's "friend," and conduct his defence, assisted by Mr. H. Ford, solicitor, of Portsmouth. A party of invalids and time-expired men— about 59—have arrived at Colchester from the ser vice companies of the 49th Regiment. The party is under the charge of Captain Taylor and Lieu tenant Bogue. Lieutenant Fenn and Lieutenant Pope, and 25 rank and file of the 49th Regiment, are held in readiness to proceed on the 4th of January to Portsmouth, where they will embark on board one of her Majesty's troopships for convey ance to India, to join the service companies of the regiment. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JA N UAR Y 1, 1869. SHARE LIST. )IWINARIC Salt tlare Itallwayb. I 100 st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lye st Do. Scut. N.E., 4 1 per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st 119. do. Ordinary lOO 70 3▪ 0 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all st, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 108 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO at & S. W. gua. 5 per ct lOO st Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 93 10 at Do do No. 2 100 97 100 at Du do 6 per cent 100 108 193 Do East Ang,liau Asp. c. 100 100 103 st Du do B 6 do. 100 at Do do 0 7 do. 100 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 10▪ 3 at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 st Do Nor folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c. Way. Val. 1847 100 ... at Great Noi there, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ..„ st Do 4, do do do 100 st Do 8 do at sp. c. pin lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO stj Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 sta Gt.West.—Orig.&Jnt.-Rent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 102 104 at Do. Orig. (B. & 13. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 100 at Do do 4, per cent. 1850... 100 81 38 at Do do 4 do do ... 100 76 78 771 0 st Lo do 5 per cent. redem. 100 93 95 at Do do Birmingham gua.. 100 68 72 at Do do do pref... 100 at Do do Chester gua lOO at Do do do 0 per cent lOO 160 1011 at Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 44 p.c lOO st Do do 4 2 1859 lOO at Do do 5 st Do West Slid. Oxford Ist g. 10.) 107 l o g at Do do 2d gua. 100 106 1013 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 so 92 at Do do 2d do 100 100 101 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 st Do Barnsley, .C 5 3s 10d p.c. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 93 102 at London & Brighton, 8 p.c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO st Du & per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent l,O at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at Do 4 do 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at London and 11. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 106 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge- lOO 8 91 at Do Shrewsb'y & 100 88 91 at London and 7 p,e late 3d shares, lOO 143 146 25.6 d. Do (Forum. perp aus. 2s6d) all st Man., She., s.:Lnieln. 6 p.e lOO 114' 117 6Do £6 all par 1 prg st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 145 st Do Bristol& Bum., 6p. c 100 1 0 133 at Do 4! per cent. redeem lOO 97 •JJ at, De 4i 5 per cent. irredeem lOO 07 99 at Do Leicester & lichu, 4 p.c lOO 89 91 st North British, a p.c. No. 1 lOO ... st Do E. &U.4p.e. S. & WO at Do N. 8., No. 2, 5 per c en. t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c... 100 at N. - Eastern —Cons. 4 p.c.... 100 86 8 st Do 41 per cent, redeem-- 100 95 97 st Du G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. 25 Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 101 St Du Stefan & Drliug. A 5 p.c lOO 108 110 at Do W, dartlepoul li. and It lOO 87 8.1 2 0 North Staffordshire 10s Devon Annuities, 1 a all 91 101 lOs Do Tavietuck Anus., 10s all 910 10 51 Do Fixed 4$ per cent all 8 9 OAt 1 • • .S. ...fist. (Ltead. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 St Do 41 per cent lOO • st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ••• •• at Tul3 Vale No. 1 fit **** * *** *** *** 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .4. i 145'36 -- 1 2 IA 1:41,34 pe gua. :t t a Se4o f t. p een lir w ed i e n e . m 7 ! ) .. e 1: 1 01 St Do 4p c con. issued at tio 65 ... ... st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 st Doloo a t Do N ew 5 do, 1863 lOO So VO st D 0 do 6 do, 1864 100 84 83 et G reat Northern, a p c irred. 100 ... ... st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 • sDo Boston B : 4 Sleafd, 4f pc 100 ... •• ... st G reat West., W. Midi., ap a 100 86 Soo st Do Jointperpe. 5p c, 1865 100 85 v 0 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 105 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19f 20} et Kent Coast 6 Yorker cent, 8..: 100 ... ... 6 Lane. and New 41 per cent till July, 1871 ......... 2 st Loud., Brig., (tc., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... st Do do 4 st Do do, 1860 100 .•st Do do 41 do, 18 61 100 ... ••• do 4i do, 1863 100 ... ... St Do do b du, 1865 100 ... ..• st Do No. 6 6 do, 1866 100 ... ... st Do No. 7 6do st Load , Chat., ttc., 2d, a p.c st Do Sletrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c st London. N. Western, 5p e 100 108 110 108 st London &S. Wester; 41 p c 100 04 98 10 Man. shef. &Li., 6 pc, 1865 all 351 ht Metropolitan u per cent lOO ... • . st Midland, A 5 per cent pref. 100 106 10d st Do B 5 do 13 Do bp C op t. to cony, to 100 100 1 08 Ord. 18 Do InconT. e Stk., S N ept 1, 186 9 all 11 IfP w Snes 22 Do ap c con. into old 16 fp Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 .... .. st North Br 1 itish, B. and G„ 84 1 I fp No. , a Per cent... . 100 0... ••• Do £lO guaranteed 18 . 61 100 it Do E.,P., &Dun., 2d, 4pe 100 ... ••• ... ... v , ... , Do l' , . &G , No. 2, 6 p.a ... 100 ... st Do N. 6 per cent , 1862 100 ... ;,-, Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 P.e ... 100 .., ...... G., (Ordiry) 41 p e 100 66 47 41, per cent st North Eastern, 4 4 Per cant 100 , V 7 ......... 100 102 104 0 Do Stock. & Dart, D .... 100 111 111 st North, Loinpdeornee, cent) Max ' 5 Eastern, 41 p e, 1859 100 st South East 5 do 1561 100 . ... Do Staffordshire p C.. : 100 ... ... ••• ••• 1663 100 ... ... do, 1864 st Do 6 & pimlico, 41 pe 100 ... ... st Victoria St. es s tt t Noprothsao(Oh.Cross) 3 1 RAILWAYS.—LINES LEASED AT FucELEN ALS, st Birkenhead TUU 10U Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 1(l2. et Buckinghamshire 103 t Chester and Holyhead lOO 44 66 et Do. 41 per cent. et Do. i do. et Clydesdale, guaranteed lO. et Colchester btour Valley et East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c.... 100 133 13 . 6 20 Gloster and Lean Foreat... all a GL Easn., Newm., &c., b P.O 100 •'• a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6 . 1) . 7; at Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West ,W. Mid., lieref. 10. 05 97 b 0 Hull and Selby all 109 lii at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21. 213 at London and Biackwall lOO 93 25 at Do. 44 per cent lOO at London, ()nat., &c., 44 pc lOO •- - • • - st Do. 3 Com. fund, s do. 100 st London and Cireenwich lOO 62 *i; st Do. do. Preference 100 st London, Tilbury, it South 100 78 st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent 100 7ip 83 st Do. do. 6 do. 100 ... Manch., Buxton, et Matlk all 6 st idlaud, Bradford, Pref 100 92 94 1 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern East , 5 per cent all b 3 g 8 iv Do. do. 6 do. all _ at N. Eastarn—Hartlepool lO O- .... *:: at N. West. A perp. prof, Sp. C 100 10; 110 at Do B minimum 11 p.c 100 ... .. at Ntt otting. tirantn. R.& C 100 91 94 25 Preston and li yr..). ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep lOO 133 iiis at Shrewsbury sad Hereford 100 133 jaa 10 Do do ii 2i 2 p at S. Yorlcah. sad River Dun 100 08 100 at Do 4 per cent gua lO 70 oil at Do a do ••• all 07 9SI at Vict. Station and Pimlico... 10e 174 180 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A a ll 14 14 a. Do do B all ... 20 Do do (.3 all at Weymouth and Portland lu .. at Wilts and Snnerset "' lOO tl ES 64 if DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 117 1110 at London and St. Katherine lOO 53 45 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent al lsillwall freehold Land st Dock st Southampton lOO it 76 at Surrey Covuzercial 49 119 AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 75 77 at Caledonian lOO 751 76 75/ I 1 at Cambrian.. lOO 20 SO 2/ Cornwall. ... all 3 •i Dublin & Belfast Juno... 109 77 79 at Dan„rertli, & Ab.J ans... 100 70 72 2 / East London .. all 7 9 20 up 15 2/ Do 10 Glasgow &S. Western.. 10 90 91 at Great Eastern .. st Do. E. Aug!. No. 2 tub 7 j at Great Northol Scotland lOO 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 106 107 1051 at Du. A stock b Do. B stock. lOO 124 1:5 at GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO :id 97 C. Gt. Yirestern. -Original lob 171 181 48 71 8 st Do. South Wales 8 . Do. W. Alid.—Wilon at Do. Newport t Lancashirt az, 1 orksiiir l9O 271 2,1 St Lou., S.Cuitst leis 491 1/ 50 10/ Do Scrip .... 31 Lon., enat., and Dov./ ie Do. AletrOji. .GX. A tvi., - st Lon. :rot 11l a esteim lOO 1111 1:2 112 t Lou. 4 south Westeru.. lu, ri a 9 31 Mau., abet., LII1CUt:; 1 , • 471 48 401 at Al.tru t iuiltau . at Do Extensi 100 98 1 0 10 Do. iVea rd 10 104 91 at Me:ropolitau District. ali o 0 10 Metrop. it. Jonn'o 1, 001 6 at st aDarby., iuo 79 el at N th British 100 13 st Do. Ea., Pth., ea Don 10. • at :\ or. / , :zie tern 100 25 Do. G. N.E purehase 16,13.1 st Do Leed5....... ....... lot) 04 05 at Do York at . lOO 11,5 110 at Do Stoc & 10 117 129 at North Lou ou 10 Do New 1868. 2 14 2 p at North Staffordshire...—. 100 55 57 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares 7 tit Rhynanoy at Shropshire Union 1 0 55 56 at Sauna Devon st South Eastern lOO 79 791 79. 20 Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 13 at 4UL Vale lu3 145 150 0 Do. C.. • . st li ateriord & Kilkenny.. 1 0, .. aierloo , Whiteha 1.. 9 16: 171 174 RAM WAYS -PREFER 14.NCE SHA Et .r..S AND STOCKS. BAIL Ways.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. Paid. Cloeing Business Price. done. Closing Businese Share NAMR. Paid. Price. done - 10 Agra Limited, A all 12 121 121 19 Do B lO 41 51 50 Albion •l6 6 4 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, Hui all 17 13 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 7 6 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia, all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 ... ... 25 Bank of E g y pt all 38 4) 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all $0 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 87 82 10 Bank of Aew Zealand all 17 19 60 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China all 20 21 201 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 29 30 30 24 20 City 1 ) 11 121 100 Colonial 25 40 4: 10 Consolidated, lint. 4 1 1 41 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lint 5 11 0, 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint lO ld pr 20 English, : coltish, and Aus tru.lian Chartered I . 81 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do new 5l 4 1 100 Imperial, lin t 2O 17 18 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 11 11 111 .5 lonian all 2? 29 25 Do new 5 pr 1p 20 Lnd Mortg age o f India lint 4 3: Si 100 Do sp.c. D e b 5.1861, 30 all 76 78 r 2 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 9 7 100 Loudon and. Brazilian, lint. 45 3; 32 20 Du new 71 61 bi 100 London &River Plate, lint. 40 7 3 25 Do new 10 If If 20 London Chart. of Australia all 221 231 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 i 12 100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 5O London & V enezuela, lint l2l ... ...... .. 100 London and W estm i nster. 20 65: 67. 61 5 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 621 631 100 Merchant, lint 25 7 1 10 Metropolitan, Km all 6. 71 74 7 100 Midland, li nt ..., 2O Id pr 6 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint, 11 3ld 131 100 National Provinc, of Eng'd 42 lO Do 4 ... ... LO National. II 54 16 20 New South Wales all 42 44 2 0 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 43 50 Pro vine. Bank. Corpo., Una lO 6 51 100 Provincial of Ireland B3 91 03 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 14 14 100 Do issued at G pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Au5tra1ia............ all 48 49 100 Union of Ireland, lint .... 22 "' "'6O Union of London all 161 171 :LLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim a all 211 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lint 0 3 fp 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint.......,, all 14 16 st Atlantic Telegraph ,10 26 28 st Do. 8 per cent , 100 70 74 25 Australian Agricultural 2ok 14 17 25 Australian Mort. Land aad Finance, lim. 5 3d pr 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint, • 7 6d 10 Berlin Water Works, lint, all 134 14 10 Do. New 6 6 61 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. ~, 30 11 ap 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 6 Do. New 4 13 Of Si British American Land 44 16 18 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lina, De 167 172 20 British Indian Tea, lint. 20 British Ship Owners ........ 71 ... ... 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint ti 14 lid 20 Ceylon Company, 1int......, 10 if 24d 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 41 If 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 8 41 Eld 30 City of Milan Improv. iim all slO 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim... all 2 3 50 City Offices, lint 26 21, 231,1 60 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assu r ) i . it p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 3 I id 20 Continental Union Gas, lint, all 17 18 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 74 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 43 per cent. all 104 1054 100 Do. 1882, 43 per cent, all 1031 1044 10 Credit Fon. of England, Una. all 13 23 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lina lO 3 2ti st Crystal Palace lOO 11 21 st Do. Preference lOO 93 98 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 102 107 20 Darjeeling, lint IO Eastern Assam, 1int........,, 61 . . ... ... d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, 1int........,. 8 6 4d 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 17 13 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 88 89 89 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lint 6 41 4d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 238 24:8 10 Du. New 8 10 12p 3 Eug. & Austral. Copper, lim 23 4 15 English and Foreign Credit 74 5 4a 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, inn. 8 ... ~,,1 10 Fairbairu Engineering 6 11 l;6 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 13 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at 1:85 all 834 841 50 Gellivara„ lint. 2O ... ... 10 General Credit & Die., lint. 74 2 ' 13 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 50 Home &Col Marine In. lint. 5 41 30 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all . . 20 Hudson's Bay all Lj 133 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... „. 20 Interns. Financial Soc. him 5 11 1 5 3 11-16 20 luterua. Land Credit, lint 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 11 id 20 Italian Irri. (C ana l C avour) all 35 } 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 10 all 63 r. 5 50 Land Securities, lint 6 33 236 25 London African Trading lO 7 5,1 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 ••• —.6 10 London County Land and Building, lint. 5 Lond. Provin c i a l Tel. lim all 3 3 3 1 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 3 fl) 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lint 20 23 223 63 4 Lon d.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 11 2 2 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, 1int,,,,,,,.,. 25 22 17d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 Id pr 1 1 1-15 at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gue ' sp.c. by India Gov. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint ll 3 id 10 Mediterra. E a t en. T el., lint all 4 41 .50 Merchant Shipping, lim all 33 38 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint l2l ... ... 10 Natal Laud and Colonisa tion Co., lint, 25 National Discount Co., lint 6 12 121 24 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lint, all 84 93 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 3 2cl 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint 3 11 ld 5A ew Quebrada, lim 4.4.0 41 31 26 New Zealand Loan & Mer cantile Agency,lim 24 1 E P 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 6 13 11 l 0 Northern Assam Tea, lint 5 7 5 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lint lOO 47 6; 50 North Brit, & Mercan. 1n.., 61 181 191 19 25 Ocean Marino (Insurance) 6 14/ 15 50 Oriental Financial, lint ll ... ...d 5 Oriental Gas, li nt , 5 Do. New 1 I iP 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lint 2 id f p 5 Ottoman Ga s , li nt all l 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lira all 21 13 s Do do. at Peel It. Land & Miner!, lint 100 30 32 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steana all 49 41 50 50 Do. New 1867 24 Reuter's Telegram 24 '27 30p 50 Ithymney Iron 15 Do. New 26 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lint all 17 18 20 Do. Gas, lint all 234 244 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 44 46 44 at Scottish Aust. Invest., Wu. 100 107 112 at Societi Do. Fin. p d . c.'E Guar. Pref. 109 ... ... 20 gypt, lim. 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empi e 10 re Ot. 8 4 4p 60 S. African Mort. &Inv., lin. 6 ... 25 South Austr a li an Land ... all 351 X 364 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 3li 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lira. all 161 17 161 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint 2 24 23 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lin B3 ... ... 10 Trust &Age ncy of A.us.,lint 1 glp 10 Do d o . do. all ••• ••• 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada 6 id p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint. 5 4 41p 20 Union Stearn Ship, 1ira....,, all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lint. 6 14 016 6U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint. all 41 6 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 31 33p 20 Universal Marine(lu.), lint. 6 1 11p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint all 2/ 34 30 Van Dieman's Land 284 7 8 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 753 763 50 Warrant Finance, lint, l2 12 106 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lint. 2O 4 36 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO th).1 4 0,041,,J, LievlN',l2 :1 1 ,:;: 221.2:22 , ~ ... ...d - Britialli Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872..... ..... 100 - lA% 1895.. l2O .- Can.Gov.6p.o.Jan.'&July 1877-b4 .. . ... Do. 6p. 0. Feb.. & Aug lt ,o o 105 107 10 - Du. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept 10u 114_7106 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July luo 9;6 to 4 95h - Do. sp. u. Inscribed ck 100 90 9', - Cape (I.llope. 6 p. 0.1873 100 102 104 - Do.Ap1.&001 1 690-11/00 100 111 113 - Do. do 1880-90.. 100 107 109 - Do. Jan.&July, 1894 .... 100 108 110 • Do. 5 per pent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900....... 100 100 102 • Ceylon, Nov 1878, 100 108 118 • Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 107 Mauritius, 6 p. o, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . . Do. 1882 May and Nov lOO 10 6 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 106 19/1 Melbourne Corporatn., 1 567-75, 6 per cone 10) - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.aJuy lOO 102 101 'Natal 6 p ct, Apl& Oct... 100 -- Do 6p c. Shy & Nov lOO 106 108 N. 8. W. 5 p•c., '7l to '76.. 1 0 0 99 101 1011 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 lOO 99 100 Do. 5 p.o. rd. '6: to '75.. 100 99 101 N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891.. 100 - - 976 986 DoJan, Aprl, July, 0 t... 1 0 0 97 98} 91 DJ 6p c. Mar & ept '91.. ;CO 108 110 107 Du J nue & Deo , 1 , 91 .... 100 109 4.1 JDo Pruv. i At.clld. - - ( t rie.; 1 .X/ 2, 1090 .. j 1 0 nova Scotia 6 p. o.Jan... and Jnly, 1875 Do Itsc 6. Queenslud. 6p, c. 'B2-5 100 It 8 109 Do 189. . 8. Austral. 6 p 0.1869 77 lOO - - Do 1878.92 lOO • 108 110 Do .893 1908 10) 107 1(8 Tasmanian pe, 100 106 107 Do rd. 1893 to 1894 lOO 117 108 Victoria 6p.c. Ja.e/J uly IO ODo. - 1891 lOO 112 113 DV. clv, April di Oot. t o, 190 108 110 113 ► coins, 'OE FROM PARIS. (iiiioll OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY, December 31. The arrangements between the Confederation of North Germany and the Grand Duchy of Baden, for the admission of recruits into their respective armies, has become, next to the Eastern question, the most important foreign topic here. These arrangements were to the effect that Baden subjects residing in German territory may be admitted to the North German army, and that North Germans residing in Baden may be recruited in the army of the Grand Duchy. The importance of this convention is much contested. Some even of the non-official journals are of opinion that the effect of the agreement has been much exaggerated, and that it is a purely German matter, which can affect but a limited number, and which can in no respect be interpreted as another step towards the admission of Baden to the Con federation. Others, and especially the Liberte, hold very different views. M. Etnile de Girardin is very satirical on this subject, and makes it the text for another sermon on the necessity of securing to France her old frontier—the natural frontier of the Rhine. Prussia, he urges, is the Power that is now the disturbing element to the peace of Europe, and Prussia ought to take the consequences. Armed peace cannot endure long ; the war which was to have broken out in 1863 may confidently be looked for in 1869. Let Prussia give up the Rhine frontier, and then the triple alliance between France, Italy, and North Germany will be secured. France needs a security other than a perpetual rampart of 900,000 bayonets. This is very true; but it is not likely that such a security will be gained by means of Prussia giving up the Rhine frontier, except as a possible consequence of the general war which M. de Girardin professes himself anxious to avoid. And as to the triple alliance which is to be the fruit of this con cession on the part of Prussia, what is France to do in the case of Rome? Next to a reverse in the Corps Legislatif, M. Rouher objects to a defeat of the Government in a court of justice. Fearing that the Court of Appeal might decide against the new official Moniteur as the Chamber of Commerce has dune, he has withdrawn all pretension to the title. The old Moniteur is to remain in undisputed possession of the glorious title, whilst the new official journal is to be called the Journal Officid de l'Empire. M. Rouher gives as his reason for leaving the champ fibre to the old Moniteur that it is expedient to prevent contests, which have no real interest for the Government, between different official publications. The truth is, that he feared the Court of Appeal would not set aside the decision of the Chamber of Commerce. It is somewhat odd that the decree notifying the withdrawal of the appeal first appeared in the Figaro. With respect to the Moniteura' affair, a curious fact has transpired. The proprietor of the old lifoniteur wished to publish in his journal the favourable judgment of the Chamber of Commerce. Though all the other papers had inserted it, he was forbidden. He was allowed only to announce the result of the trial. The Gaulois is determined not to let the affair of the museum pictures rest. It now inquires what has become of a Holy Family ; by Murillo, a painting of exceeding great value, which has been missing from the Louvre for the last ten years. Does it, asks the Gaulois, adorn the residence of one of our high function. aries ? The explanation given by the Constitutionnel excites the general ridicule of the non-official press. The argument that valuable paintings should be transferred to private clubs and residences because there is no room and they cannot therefore be seen at the Louvre, is preposterous. What would the English people say if the vast number of objects now stowed away in the cellars and corners of the British Museum were to be dis tributed amongst under secretaries because there is no room to exhibit them? M. de Moustier is a little better, but is not yet able to leave the Foreign Ministry. Mgr. Blanquart de Bailleul, formerly Archbishop of Rouen, is lying at Versailles in a hopeless state. The subscriptions to the Berryer Monument already amount to nearly £2,000, about one-third of which has been received by the Gazette de France. The Figaro gives an account of a young girl, Mdlle. Marie, who, having neither arms nor legs, sews, em broiders, and writes by means of her mouth. The Figaro convinced itself of the existence of such a phenomenon by visiting this poor creature. Nothing can be more wonder. ful than to see her threading her needle and using scissors by means of her lips. THE If-MATHER TABLE.--THIS DAY. METEOROLOGICAL RErOI; TS. Extreme Sea Friday, . 1 Jan a.m . 1, B. I'. !,?....-- IW. T i t o F. D. W 11. t 0 o 8 1 12 ii Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields Searborougl 301.4r. 33 ; 32 W.S.W. 2 2 N.W. r.cb 0'26 3 Vermouth 3o'o7r. 32 31 N V. 3 4 N.W. r o./n —' 3 fielder -- Cuxhaven _ _ Skudesnaes -- — _ _ __ _ Ardrossan 29"92f. 37 15 N.E. 5 1 E. N.E. b.c. 4 Green castle 29'75f. 41 ,40 S. 3r 1 N.W. ; b.o. Liverpool Valentia 29•C7f. 48 ;46 S.R.W. 8 8 S.W. 113.c.r COS 7 Roc Cape Clear 29 76f. 49 ; 47 S.S. W. 6 2 S.W. ' c .o . 5 4 he's PL 29 82f. 47 146 S.W. 8 8 S.W. c. o'oß Penzance Weymouth 30'13r. 37 ;35 N.E. I 1 W.N.W.:c.f. Portsmouth 30'15 r. 32 i 1 32 N.W, 1 6 ,W.N.W .; c .f. 2 London „_ ..30'12r. 30 30 W. 1 3 i W . , c b m C'peGrisNez 30'12r. 39 1 I 35 N.N.W. 3 7 W.N.W. c.b. 1 Brest ...• .• 30'145. 48 144 W.S.W. 4 4 W.S.W. c. 1 0'01 2 L'Orient. .. 30'20 r . 411 41 S.W. 1 5 N . W . C. 10'01 3 Roach efori 30'24r. 48 ;44 BW. 4 4 S.W. c.r.'o'3l 2 Biarritz .. • • 30'36r. 45 43 W.N.W. 4 r. o'2B 6 ._— i Corunna.... Brussels.... 31'13 36 W . S .W. 3 C. Paris .•.. 30'23 32 W. 2 m. Strasbourg.. 141 SW. 3 e. Lyons ...• .. 30'36 41 N. 3 la. Toulo eart n s Con. ... 30'25r. 41 N.W. 8 I 7 N .W. b. 6 H' tent (9 a.m. local time) — - ZXPLA NATION Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The letter r, rising ; f, falling ; a, 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 ; e.—clouds, detached ; f.- fog; h.—hall ; l.—lightning ; m.—misty, hazy ; o.—overcast, dull ; r.— rain ; s. —snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted) daring last 24 hours. Sea disturbanco. REMARKS. - The increase in pressure noticed yesterday continued on all our coasts till last evening. Since then, however, a fresh decrease has set in at our west and north-west stations, amounting to nearly four-tenths of an inch at Valenchia. The change has already extended to Nairn, where a fall of Olin. is reported since midnight. The lowest reading is now at Valencia, and is O's7in. lower than that at Dochefort. Temperature has risen in the south of Ireland, but fallen, and is low, at the eastern stations ; elsewhere there is little change. There are 19 deg. of difference between London and Cape Clear. The winds at all but the south-eastern stations have backed into S.W., and it is blowing fresh from that quarter in the S. of Ireland. Elsewhere the wind is light to moderate. A little rain and snow have fallen in some places. The sky is cloudy in the west, clear in the north and east, and foggy in the south. The sea is rather high at Valencia. Warnings to west coast, OPENING OP THE LOMBARD EXCHANGE AND NEWS-ROOM. To-day a new exchange will be opened in London. The building is situated in Lombard-street, and is calculated to supply a want long felt in the metropolis amongst merchants and other men of business. Yesterday the new exchange was thrown open to the inspection of a privileged few. The lower room, occupying a space of 7,200 square feet, is divided into a num ber of bays by means of handsome and massive pillars. This apartment intended to be devoted to the ordinary purposes of business, is most comfortable indeed, luxuriously furnished, and arrangements have been entered into to keep it well supplied with papers, maps, price currents, telegrams of latest news, &c. The room is lighted from above by day, and in the afternoon will be illuminated by six sufficiently powerful sun-lights. On the floor above, will be found a room specially devoted to the purposes of letter writing, and another where refreshments of all kinds can be obtained. Attached to I the building is a telegraph office. SHIPPING DISASTERS. Captain Taylor, of the Glencairn, from Minatitlan, at this port, states that on the passage from Cienfuegos to Minatitlan, on Oct. 2, in lat. 19 N, lon. 93 W, he buried at sea John Donelly, who died of yellow fever. On Oct. 8, experienced a heavy norther, and ran over Goatzocolcos bar in safety, and on the same day the barque Chimborazo, of Boston, - U.S., became a total wreck off Tupilco ; one man was drowned. October 24, the Prussian brigantine Henrietta became a total wreck in attempting to cross G oat zocoalcos bar. We left Minatitlan on the ith November, and experienced a norther on the Bth. Prom Cape Hatteras to Liverpool experienced nothing but terrific gales. De cember 13, had a hurricane from south to N.N.W., round by westward ; glass down to 39'40, and ex perienced heavy gales and terrific sea up to the 18th, when we again experienced a terrific storm, the ship's head reaching on the starboard tack, with the wind south, veering to westward ; stove deckhouse in, ship lying down in leading trucks ; had to let fly topsail sheets to ease her, and lost both lower top sails; put boat sails in mizen rigging, and she lay on her broadside fur forty-eight hours, straining rudder bead. Dec. 23, passed a vessel about 350 tons, steering for Cork?, with mainmast gone, and running under jury foremast i ._.... ow lar Waded Dy 094. Pilo to : -------1 SFORTII RACING FIXT JAN Manchester ...................... FEBI Streatham 11, 12 Lincoln l6, 17 Harrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 Liverpool Spring 2, 3, MA 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury l2, 13 Northampton l6, 17 AR Bromley 1 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk 6. 7 S:reathatu 8 9 J 1 r. 1 Croydon 9 , 3, 4 ' Newton 9 . 3, 4 Ascot ..8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...]5, 16 Windsor 15, Ili Hampton l7, 18 Jl_ , I Worcester I, 2 I Newmarket July 6, &c. Kingsbury . 0, 10 Poutefact 12, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 AUGI. Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Cl u b 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egham lO, 11 I Wolverhan-pt on lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans Stockton lB, 19, 20 I SEPT. Warwick... 7, 8 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield 2l, 22 , IMBER. OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9, 20 Edinburgh 6 , 7, 8 West Drayton 2l, 22 I Leicester 7 I 8 Hereford 2l, 22 Newmarket 2d 0 c t...11 , &c. Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9, 20 I Newmarket H'ton ...25, &c. NOVEMBER, Worcester 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury 15, &cI Liverpool 9, 10, 11. 12 Leamington Hunt ....23, &c IRISH. MARCH. . Baldnyle First Sp r i ng __ 18, 19 MAY. - - - - - Baldoyle Second Spring: .....................11, 12 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JANUARY. Hopgrove 1 I Coverdale ........... Manchester l, 2 1 St. Albans FEBRUARY. Birmingham 9 Harrow Lincoln l6, 117 Derby •• MARCH . . Liverpool 3 Cambridgeshire M, Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 West Drayton ...., Kingsbury 12, 13 Crowkerne Aldershot APRIL. 1, 2 I Croydon Bromley 1, 2 M AY. St. Albans JULY. Kingsbury AUGUST. St. Albans WATERLOO MEETING—FEB.I7. (Over Altear.) Patron—Right Hon. the Earl of Sefton. The Waterloo Cup, value £1,600 in specie, by subscription of £25 each ; 64 subs; tho winner to receive £5OO, and tho 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. Mallaboy 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. 31olyneux 14. Mr C. J. Chesshyre 46. "lon. 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 to 21. Lord Genies 53. Lord Sefton 9 22. Mr J. Gibson 51. Mr T. Smith - 2:3. Mr W. M. Gilmour 55. Mr J. Spiuks 1 1 24. Col. Goodiaku 56. Lord Stair - 25. Mr A. Graham 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 6 . 2,;. Mr T. Gruen 5 8. Mr S . Swinburne - 3 2 7 . Mc C. A. Maley 59. Mr G. A. 'Thompson 23. Capt. Hat horn GO. Mr It. Todd 29. Mr J. Haywood 61. Mr B. W. Triuder i 30. Mr J. Hodson 62. Mr R. C. Vyuer - 31. Mr J. llole 63. Mr 11. H. Williams 32. Mr J. Hyslop C 4. Capt. Wyndham The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from the i Cup Stake, for the 32 beaten dogs i n th e f i rst round for 5 3 the Cup; the winner to receive £lOO. o 2 The Waterloo Plate, value £lOO in specie, taken from the 1 Cup Stakes, for the 16 beaten dogs in tho first ties for 1 the Waterloo Cup. The Great Waterloo Cup, G 4 subscribers, at £25 each - the money £1,600-to be divided as under :- 6 _ 1. Winner to receive ... ... ... 1. Second ditto ... ... _ _ 2. Dogs to receive £5O each... 6 4. Ditto ditto 30 ditto... 8. Ditto ditto 20 ditto... - 16. Ditto ditto 10 ditto... ... .£560 ... 200 ... 100 ... 120 ... 160 ... 160 MAY. Chester l, 5,6, 7 W(:.st Drayton l7, 18 Winchester ll, 12 I Bath 18, 19 York 11, 12 ' Manchester l9, 20, 21 St Albans Salisbury J", 14 Ilarpend,‘n 2l Doneasttr 13, 14 1 Epsom Summer .....2;i, &c. 'NE. Newcnstle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 iiibury Club 23 g Stockbrid e 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park .....29, 30 LY. I Reading 15, 16 llutAiugdon 2O, 21 Southampton....... 22 23 Stamford .. 22, 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 ',IST. Oxford Canterbury —... 24, 25 York 24, 25, 26 PI mouth ...26 Windsor August ......12, 13 Derby Summer —3l, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Kingsbury . 2,i `24 Monmouth... - 23, 24 Newmarket ist 0ct....28, &c. 1,240 The Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plate 360 ENCE. IRES FOB, 1869. rARY. 1, 2 I:IARY. I Nottingham Spring... 23, 24 Chelmsford.... ......... 25, 26 I Derby Spring 25, 26 West Drayton lB, 19 West Somerset lB, 19 Margate . ... 29 Durham... 2, 30 30, 31 Epsom Newmarket Cravon...l2, &e. Enstixune l9 Lewes ' 9 021 Croydon._ 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Springi _ 26, &c. £lOO THE PROSECUTION OF 7HE DIRECTOR S OF 0 VEREND, GURNEY, AND CO2IIPANY (L 111117 LD). THIS DAY. To-day the directors of the late company, known as Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), Lombard street, appeared before the Lord Mayor to answer a summons charging them with conspiring to defraud. The names of the defendants were J. H. Gurn-ey, H. E. Gurney, R. Berkbeck, Henry P. Berkeley, W. Ren n i e , H . G. Gordon, and T. A.. Gibb (deceased). The defendants were all represented by counsel. Mr. G. Lewis, in opening the case, said it was of the highest importance to the commercial com munity, and one that he was afraid would reveal a sta:e of things that would surprise his lordship. The defendants were formerly the principals in tl.e large banking and discount house, known as Over end, Gurney, and Co., and that the fraud arose out of the transfer of the business of the bank to a public co npany. In 1865 Eters were taken to transfer the business of the bank to a limited com pany, and as the bank had a great name in the city the scheme was looked upon wit's great favour. Of course it was represented that the bank was one of enormous magnitude and enormous profit, and that everything was iu the most prosperous condition. The whole of the splendid concern was to be sold to a united company for the sum of £500,000, and unfortunately the transfer took place, and instead of a successful business it was soon discovered that the firm was one that was hopelessly insolvent, and that at the time of transfer the concern was in a bankrupt condition, with liabilities to the extent of over £3,000,000. On the 6th of July, 1865, it was never for one moment suspected that Overend, Gurney, and Co. were in solvent. The great and important secret was only known to the defendants, and it was clear that their great desire was to transfer their liabilities to a limited company, without one thought of the ruin and misery such a proceeding would entail. Before proceeding further he feltitonly right to acquit Mr. Gibb and Dr. Thom from any criminal charge ; and having made that statement he would proceed with the charge against the defendants. On the 11th of July, 1865, the transfer was made and completed, and thus one of the greatest frauds ever imagined was perpetrated. The articles of association were skilfully drawn up, and among other things it laid down that the defendants were to be the first directors of the new limited company, and such a proceeding at once prevented the great secret of the hopeless bankruptcy becoming known. Two of the defendants, Mr. J. H. Gurney and Mr. Birk beck, were to be the managing directors of the concern, with a salary of £5,000 a year, and every thing made to appear that the whole concern was one of the most prosperous in the city. But the real fact was quite the reverse. The bank was rotten to the core. Nearly the whole of the capital had been lost, and the cash at command, in a bank with mil lions, set down as capital, was scarcely £125,000. He (Mr. Lewis) could hardly imagine a greater fraud than that wuich had been perpetrated —per petrated, he contended, by the defendants with a full knowledge that they were all ruined beyond hope of redemption without other parties could be found on which their enormous deficiencies might be cast. That the position of the bank was well known to the firm there could be no doubt, because previous to the transfer and registration of the limited company he had a letter, written by one of the Gurneys interested to a very large extent both iu the London and in the Norwich houses, dated the 4th day of July, which contained words to the effect that if the catastrophe became known he and his family would become nearly, if not atterly, destitute, and this was the person wno was to be the chairman of the new and supposed wealthy company. Some of the purchase money of £500,000, it was to be ex pected, would at least have been forthcoming when the crash came, but that, like all the visionary mil -1 ion, had melted away, and nothing was left for the unfortunate shareholders but misery, and to many ruin. The proper course for Overend, Gurney, and Co. to have taken when they became aware of their insolvency was to have pulled up as honest men should have done, but this they did not do ; but, on the contrary, sought to escape from ruin themselves by shifting their lia bility on others, and this furnished the key to the whole transaction. They concealed everything that could give the least idea of their utter worthless ness, and succeed by secrecy in concocting a fraud which, he contended, had no parallel in the annals of any other commercial country in the world. [We shall continue the case iu our late edition.l Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to t: cap. 32, for the week ending 1 ISSUE DE' Notes issued .....£32,269,475 £32,269,475 ,he Act ith and Bth Victoria Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1868. P AItnIENT. /Govenamt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 9,984,900 Gold Cuin and Bullion Silver Bullion £32,269,475 EPARTMENT. Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £14,124,874 Other Securities 29,780,894 Notes 8,751,90 Gold and Silver Coin £44,837,011 BANKING 1) £1,600 The Waterloo Purse, for the 32 dogs beaten in the firs course for tho Waterloo Cup, amounting to £260, to be divided as under:-- 1. Winner to receive 1. Second ditto 2. Dogs to receive £l5 each... 4. Ditto ditto 10 ditto., 8. Ditto ditto 5 ditto.. ... £lOO 11./ £260 The Waterloo Plate for the 16 dogs beaten in the second ties for the Cup, amounting to £lOO, to be divided as under:— 1. Winner o receive cond ditto 2. Dogs to receive £7 lOs each 4. Ditto ditto 5 ditto ... ... £4O ... 20 COURSING FIXTURES. JANUARY. Border Union (Longtown) .. 5, &c. Kenilworth (W arw i c k s hi re ) 5, 6. Neptune Open (L y th am ) L ancas hi re 6, &c. Cools (Cork), Ireland 7, &c. Anna; Dumfriesshire B, 9. Wigtownsh ire Club 12, &c. Third South Lancashire 13, &c. Altcar Club, Lancashire 13, &c. Mere Down, Wilts Baldock Club, Herts 20, 21. Spelthorne Club (Ashdown Park) ...21, &c. Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshi re 25. Ridgway Club (Lytham), Lancashire 27, &c. Creagh Open, Ireland 27. !roprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners I of National ... 30 Debt, and Div. Acco . unts 7,301,894 Other Deposits.. 19,483,961 Seven Days and other Bills.. 402,200 .£44,837,011 Fonagn Dian riteKuL I.lBt. MAILS D UE. United States, . anada, CAtilornia, &c., by British Balia.nas, via New 1 ork ..... Seruluda, via if alitax ....... The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at BO days' sight was on the last date about 109/ percent. At this rate ►here is no profit on the importation of gold, rem the Unl► cd k.tafes. astral'. and New "Zealand, via tiouthamptoa......Tan. 2. Ditto, via IV Arsedlos Ditto, via I'6A-sun ........ • • ........ Jan 28. Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Jan. 4. Ditto, by French packet l'ape Verds, by Brazil packet .... Cape of Good ELope. Ascension. and St. Lielena Jan. 12. Übina, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Jan. 2. tiibrsitar, via houthampton I mita, via Southampton ...... • • • •Jan• 2 unto, via MarsetLea 11.a:ta, 114, - ypt, Sce Jan. 2. Ditto, Marsallen Doe. liahritius, Cape of Good Hope, and natal, via Bcutuarrs ton Ditto, Mari..eittea , Jan. 13. Sewfountila eortugal ..... 4. racket . Jan. 2. Ditto, by Canadian packet ....I Jan 1 Ditto, by I. Lited . - ,tates packet Ditto ditt( (Baltimore) .. West Coast of Airi.a, Madeira, and Teneriffe ......Jan. 4 West Indies and Pa.dlic ;except Mexico and Baha mas) Jan 13 Fa' (laud Isiands ....•. Jan 4 euba and Mexico :10. . Jan. U. FLOWERS AND PLANTS OF THE ROCKY MOUN. TAINS.—Over sixty different varieties have been described by Dr. Scovell in the vicinity of Central City, Colorado ; seventeen of which were not heretofore described in the botanic& There are still, according to Dr. Scovell, hun dreds of new varieties to be described. The flowers of the Rocky Mountains are varied and beautiful. Almost every botanical family is represented. Some of the new species will have to be arranged under new genera and families. There are in California 62,000 Chinese, nearly all enrolled in six clubs, corresponding to the six districts from whence the emigrants come. On the artival of an emigrant ship agents from the clubs proceed on board and take charge of tho emigrants from their respective districts. At the club-house the emigrant is boarded and lodged at a small cost until he has obtained employment. Should he be out of work at any time afterward, he is permitted to return, or should he be sick, lodging is pro vided for him. LUXURIANT AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR.-MRS. S. A. ALLEN'S WORLD'S HAIR RESTORER OR DRESSING never fails to quickly restore Grey or Faded Hair to its youthful colour ani beauty, and with the first application a beautiful gloss and de• lightful fragrance is given to the Hair. It stops the Hair from falling off. It prevents baldness. It promotes luxuriant growth; it causes the Hair to grow thick and strong. It removes all dandruff. It contains neither oil nor dye. In large Bottles— Price Six Shillings. Sold by most Chemists and Perfumers Depot, 266, High Holborn FEBRUARY. ____ ____. Powderham Everleigh Club, Wilts 2, 3. Rufford Open, Lancashire Cardington, Beds , . . 3, &c. Castle Ludham, Norfolk 11, 12. Brampton, Cumberland ll, 12. Waterloo (Altcar), Lancashire l7, &c. MARCH. Ashdown Park, Herts 2, &c. Fourth S. Lancashire (Champion) County Louth (Champion), Ireland 18, &c• Scottish National Open, Lanark 3O, &c. OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Ormosby 19, &c. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. NOVEMBER. Sundorne, Salop Cothan and Eston .. 9, &o. REGISTRATION APPEALS.—There are 17 regis tration appeals for the forthcoming term in the Common Pleas, 3 on lodger franchise, 2 on rating, 3 on immediate succession, 2 on members of building societies, 1 on an nuitant and member of a building society, 1 on freehold pew, 2 on freehold estate, 1 on equitable title, 1 on mem ber of a charitable institution, and 1 on error in the over seers' list. THE MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS...—. A most intereEting and instructive little work, describing briefly but with great clearness, the rise and progress of watch and clock makin2, has just been published by Mr J. W. Benson, of '25, Old Bond-street, 99, Westbourue-grove, and the City Steam Factory, 58 and CO, Ludgate-hill. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices, and no one should make a purchase without visiting the above establishments or consulting this truly valuable work. By its aid persons residing in any part of the United Kingdom, India, or the Colonies, are enabled to select for themselves the watch best adapted for their use, and have it sent to them with perfect safety. Mr. Benson, who holds the appoint ment to the Prince of Wales, sends this pamphlet to any address on receipt of two postage stamps, and we cannot too strongly 19COMMeAti it tc) the :Mice of the it purchaser ',CH. ,18, 19 25 .18, 19 18, 19 ,22, 23 ~. __~_~ 1