The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-08 00:00:00

J WOE, remarkable letter tron S4,rnier, the 'on Stnier, has acted with too trial, and has ss the Procureur e makes the [he Garde des longer my tepid ddress the court and to press for by the Minister uit me,:and I must o the Garde des resignation, it is bitter reproaches rune time past on I am disgraced peror with that Dmmended by the of June 4, 1868." the editor of the I, and has created ier was not suffi s. He was urged more zeal, and, itions altogether, is his professional As the Paris • have been sorel y Temps considers there is no doubt ;he Government. are compelled to e, the public can is governed by ,nder the Empire. FESSION OF trsoay afternoon, s address as the A-Oak, Norwich, he gaoler, from the dock, before confession, with ha, at Norwich, L than on the last emotion during , avis, of the 1' is there? Imunication froni h, with reference .t the time men murder was per from Mr. Hick s around the dig. On the 21st June ) in the outskirts, and bone, include n which the ring ,re still preserved en collected were Ld was never dis mnd in a field.—' Titn ess : No sir.--4 fence then.—Mr. e prisoners' wife? )peared about the afterwards heard blood were found lave been made to the remains, have this week td in consequence nan was afraid prisoner on his tement now pre' i made to have A station to receive will be to convei, seem extraordl' id certain inquii 1 the coincidence wife about the, ient before rat!, warrant to take n read over and wish to nut anY ► ask t , )() witneSt Llful." The rest is net' id the prisone r ck. have neen tried on the police at enter a house , in. A desperat e inflicted. 1110 1 3t the prisonelli, re and two yearl- Xll Police-cour t, 3d with furioul 's -inn-road, som e vith a Highga te Ly injured. I :g° tlemen not boa Dns at Usk, '140 14 been tried. TO cpressed a dead sed . The COir my demanded C. young pero olll 3,t Wandswort lif were rema nded' 6 a girl, who 10, nine years 0 1 T hard labour. an applicatil rhampton agai ø ground that 0 0 1 on in the price :0 and received Iv Isel. Finally the tut to be paid 111 6 ation. The CO arties. • Cauvin CaPi. Ts yesterday r .• to reply to it nunera ti on to vi co to the late DO I ; . The Chief O r o Teed on the 21 pated, be abort! f the elevatO 3ck, of Drum of that co 1 01 t title of 13 0 : g b nti of Doneg m to the heir:al: l bury AP Clintol: Carlow, caPtV unty. ants for curao.4., ;e who scan I' m ; [n a recent isf o % " liberal" re,' tier qualificat fr r , sraelitish Be, Gt7 4 ua i n t e d with men soMeti f uch an annotillfo believe that lb RAILWAV' O , following c° he mayor of ase of the if I , treet, Janooll. o l ledge the re cei !, r, t ran snaitti oS i o meeting he lj the purchaseroi ajesty's Go/ e O O of the comoli fris .4 l prepared to (1 00 1 sideration s° S ol s. In the O le .d you that it gi tit y s importan t ° ,Ol and so 1 411 0 a. to 4th _gir t E.'! MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Business was not so good to-day. Consols de clined 1, and the depression extended to the Foreign Market. Spanish and Italian gave way slightly, but Turkish went up a trifle. In railways we have to report an improvement in Metropolitans and Great Northern Original shares. The demand for money is not large; the sate at which it can be had is 21. Consols are 92,x,- 3 2:1 / for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 921 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 93 2/ 31 ; New Three per Cents, 93/ ¢ ; ditto 21 per Cent., Jan., 1994, 741 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 241 3. Canadian 4 per Cent. Bonds, 1962, 1044. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 210 12 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112/ ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1021. In the foreign market Turkish Five per Cents. were 8 better, at 401, but the quotation is now 401, 401. New Spanish Three per Cents. have given way I, to 301, 304 ex div. ; and Italian Five per Cents, are fractionally lower, at 54/, 54/ ex div. Mexican Bonds remain at 15, 15/, and Greek Bonds at 111, 12. .The Krementschug Railway Loan is 1 dis., par The Honduras Loan is 86 87 ex coupon ; and the Egyptian Seven per Cent. Loan of 1868 is firm, at 74 74i. In the railway market Caledonian is + better Great Northern 1, Metropolitan I, Midland Brighton I, North Western and South Eastern I. On the other hand, Great Western are lower, Great Eastern 1-16, Lancashire I. The quotations are : Caledonian, 761 7+ ; Great Western, 48 I ; Great Eastern, 41, 4 ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; ditto A, 108 to 1091 ; Lan cashire, 129 4 ; Metropolitan, 1081 to 1081; ditto Extension, 104 ; Midland, 114 -} ; Sheffield, 46i 474; Brighton, 49 ; North British, 33 34 ; North Western, 113 4 ; North Eastern, 100 ; South Eastern, 79} to 80 ; and Chatham and Dover, 161 to 174. Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per Cent. Debenture stock is 94 95. American Five-Twenty Bonds are now 74-1 75 ; but those of 1885 and the Ten-Forty Bonds are 73+ 73k, and 72i, 72 respectively. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are 411 411, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds 43/ 444, showing a decline of + in the latter. Eries show a full advance of at 261 274 ; and Illinois Central Stock is unchanged at 95+ 951. In Bank Shares nothing doing, and in M.scel laneous Shares we have no alteration to quote. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The last price from Paris yesterday was 70f, 0 50c., or Bc. higher than the previous day. The City of Madrid Loan, contracted by Messrs. Erlanger, of Paris, is for £ 1 ,700,000, in 425,000 bonds of £4 each. It is to bear 3 per cent. interest, and is red eema bl e at par, with lottery prizes. Te issuing price i s 60 . The debt of the Treasury t h o the Municipality is said to be more than the whole amount of the loan, besides which they hold £ 11 ,000,000 of real property. The total imports of sherry from Spain for 1868 have amounted to 67,810 butts, against 63,397 butts in 1867. The principal shippers were : From Xeres—Gonzalez and Byass, 6,243 ; M. Misa 5,574 ; F. W. Cosens and Co. (Xeres), 3,142, Port St. Mary, 1,785 ; total, 4,927 ; I'. Garvey, 3,833 ; P. Domecq, 3,253 ; Mackenzie and Co., 2,701 ; and from Port St. Mary—Duff, Gordon, and Co., 2,143 ; and widow of K. Harmony and Co., 2,104 ; all others being under 2,000 butts. The directors of the Ocean Marine Insurance Company will, at the annual meeting of the share holders on the Ist February, recommend payment of £1 per share bonus, and ss. per share interest ; also the usual ss. per share in July. The directors of the London and Provincial Marine Insurance Company have agreed to recom mend at the general meeting on the 4th February the payment of interest for the half-year ended the 31st of December at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum. It is stated that the meeting of creditors and shareholders of the Commercial Bank Corporation of India and the East, directed by the Master of the Rolls to be called to consider the proposed ar rangement, will be held on the 18th and 19th inst. Mr. Holyland, the official liquidator, has sent to each creditor and shareholder a copy of a report he has prepared setting forth the present position of the liquidation, and the grounds upon which it is desirable the proposed arrangement should be con firmed. . The Canadian papers contain advertisements from the Intercolonial Railway Commissioners for tenders for the construction of four sections of that road ; two in Quebec, connecting with the Grand Trunk at Riviere du Loup, one in New Brunswick, near Dalhousie, and the four in Nova Scotia. The sections are from 20 to 26 miles in length. The advices from British Columbia state that the Legislature of that province was opened on the 17th of December at Victoria. Governor Seymour, in his Message, intimated that the question of confe deration is stationary at present, pending the settlement of the Hudson's Bay Company's claims. At the same time he congratulated the colony upon its improved condition and encouraging prospects. By the Brazil mail, arrived yesterday, a state ment showing the position of the Treasury has been received, made up to the 30th of November last. It appears that the Government had availed them selves to a very limited extent of the power granted by the decree of the sth of August for the issue of 40,000,000 reis paper currency (at 17d. exchange, £ 2 ,833,333), the total put forth having ,been only 2 ,000,000 reis (at 17d, £141,666), and the expenses of the war having been met by the 6 per cent. loan subsequently issued at 90 for the sum of 30,000,000 reis (at 17dd., £ 2 ,125,000.) This loan is quoted at 7f premium, and the interest upon it is guaranteed to be paid in gold, the principal also being redeem able in gold. The Government had likewise issued 6 per cent, bonds in currency, realising 6,114,300 reis (at 17d., £433,096.) The following is from the Cape Copper Com pany :—." The company have despatches, per bi monthly steamer Saxon. No mining or other sub jects of importance are reverted upon. Bills of lading are received for shipment from Cape Towu and Algoa Bay, ex coasters, amounting together to 249 tons." The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 6th of January gives the following results when compared with the previous week : Rest .. PuLlic deposits Other deposits 19,495,805 ... Increase .. On the oth er s i de of the account : 6 , 844 Government securi ties ............ Other securities 20,646,496 Increase ... 134 164 353 Notes unemployed 8,412,555 ... Increase 350 312: Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols and French Rontes with th e corresponding week of last year : The amount of notes in circulation is £24,024,495, being an increase of £509,925 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,519,361, Sho w i ng an increase of £73,503 when compared with the preceding return. Same Week It Present. last Year. Bullion Reserve Notes in circulation 24,024,493 24,283,855 Rate of discount Ceasois Frenelt Rentes BRITISH FU.NISS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT rum.”. 7.; 3 per Cent. Consols 61. Ditto for Account, 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 p er Cent New 21 Ter Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. b per Cent.., an. 1873 Agnuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ut — pi Do. £SOO . Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent ho. account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds lo4} Inter -Colonial Uranium INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Opening, for Account — Do. '5 per Cont..fuly, 1830 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 - lo2i Do. Certificates — Do. Thafaced Pape. 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per ()vat. May 1879 — 11) 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D;;. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under ..£l.OOO FORBIGN VUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Arßentine Republic, 6 per Cent ... Do., Scrip £45 paid Au Arian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1839 — Brazilian 3 per Cent — 00. 11 per Cent., 1852 - Do. do. 1858.... Do. do., 1861' — Do. do., 1863 67} Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account II epos Ayres 6 per Cent. DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cu')a, 6 per Cent. o.adiau 6 per Cent — ''o. 41 per Cent — Do. 3 por Cent., l'o. 6 per co t. 1867 93} Po. 7 por Ccit., 1866 C lo übian, 6 per Cent. Dan ;l, 3 p.T Cent. 1825 Danubian Principalities, 7 I,er Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 .. 801 Equador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent I...lgyptian, 7 per Cent BOl Do Second Issue Do. .£5Ol, Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 821 Do. 1864 - Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. 410 C Bonds — English Scrip,7lB6B 741 1 Do do. £45 pd — die Government Railway Debentures Greek 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account iutternala 5 per Cent . — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 86 It3iiau 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account . Do Maremmana Railway 56 11exicax 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account _ Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — viontevidcan 6 per Cent. . — goorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) I — Peruviau 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 76-1 5.1 Do 4i per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4f per Cent., 1862 -. Do ACCount • Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'6U,'2.';' Do. do. 1867 36i Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4i per Cent . 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Auglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., 90 -1- Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0.. .; Do ., 1866 , £lOO Bonds 9O Do. do' £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 66i Sax Julian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen Do. Acejunt Do. 1867 Do. Account / 3l Do. New Deferrect Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1861 Do do, 1868 Do do, scrip Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 64t. Do 5 per Cent. 1865 • Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 , 6Ol i Do t por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent.: — Do. Accaunt Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch i per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil" — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account 5l TWIO O'OLOOX. Consuls, Money 92: I Do. Account, Feb 4 92i i BOURSE, Jan. 7.—Thr, closed as follows : 11 per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 7O 30 Credit Mobilier 285 End of month '2B6 25 Credit Fancier 1550 End of month — Cash Orleans ... 925 Northern ..• llBO Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern • • s6Bf Sardinian Austrian 662k Lombard 445 North of Spain Saragossa Roman sli ;e o'clock.—The market Bank Shares 3llO Ital'an Loan End of month Mexican Loan 24 25 Do. Bonds 154 Spanish Threes — Home Debt_ Deferred RAILWAY BANK OF FRANCE. !PARIS, Jan. 7. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Dec. 31. Jan. 7. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 2 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight 34,580,980 70 33,737,411 82 Treasury account cur rent creditor 180,122,347 89 154,393,196 14 Current accounts, Paris 282,599,462 270,906,508 91 Do. branch banks 48,205,977 45,016,196 Dividends payable 8,867,435 6,411,112 Discounts and sundry interests: Rediscounted the last six months 933,790 85 933,790 85 Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Total CREDITOR. Jan. 7. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 368,835,035 78 326,675,327 09 Do. branch banks 272,134,755 3 01,365,105 Advances on deposit of bullion 39,411,100 40,826,100 Do. branch banks 3,648,100 4 038 100 Do. on French P u bli c , , Securities 12,779,500 13,251,900 Do. by branch banks 7,156,400 6 873 700 Do. on railway s h ares , , and debentures Do. branch bank s Do. on Credit Fonder , Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisdes (Law, June 2, 1857) 1C0,000,000 100,000,000 hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage tuent Sundries ----- Total Certified by the S enator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ______ ROULAND. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived—Florence, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Berlin, steamer, from Hamburg; Belgium, steamer, from Ostend; Vigilant, steamer, horn Calais. Sailed—Mows, steamer, from Bremen ; Hindostan, for Bombay ; Star of Denmark, for Calcutta. D EAL, Friday Morni ng . No Arriyals. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1869. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY LaIAUSS AND STOCKS. share Railways. Thud. Closing BIIIiIIO4II Prim. done. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 103 75 77 • at Caledonian —.mi.... 100 70 77 77 6/ at Cambrian 20 Cornwall all 3 34 at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 77 79 at Dun„rerth.& Ab. June ioo 70 73 2) East London all 7 9 20 Uo 18 21 Do 10 at Glasgow kS. Western lOO 90 91 at Great Eastern .. at Do. E. Augl. No. 2 lOO r at Lireat North of Scotland 100 15 6 st Great Northern .. 100 106 107 1074 at Do. A stock st Do, B stock lOO 124 Lti st (RS, and W. of Ireland lOO 90 97 at tit. Western -Original lOO 981 19 st Do. South Wales lut) 5.1 58 a. Do. W. .511d.—Oxtory 1(0 24 25 it Do. Newport lOO 28 11 at Lancashire& Yorkshire lOO 128 12e1 st Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 491 by 491 101 Do Scrip alt at I on., Chat., and Dover lou 17 171 171 1 et Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO et I.un. & North Weateri, lOO 1121 1131 1131 13 st Lon. South Western lOO 87 ra 88 at Man., Shel., A Lincoln lOO 47 471 at Metrooolitan . lOO 1061 'I 7 108/ / 8 st Du Exteusbn 100 I'l 1 2 1,4 10 Do. New rd 10 1 at Mer,ropoittan District. all 10 Metrop. St. John's oo I 6 - at Midiaud st Do, Sirinin. A Dat by st North British ...... 100 33 14 st U. Ed., Pth., & Dun lOO st Nor. siastern-13erwick 100 bs 1001 25 Do. G. N.E purahast —16.13.1 at Do Leeds ...... ....... ICU 54 45 at Do York st Do Card eie st Do Stock. & Darling lOO 127 129 128 at North Lon sou 10 Do New 1868 . .. 2 11 2 p at North Staffordshire lOO 58 57 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares 7 at Ehymney at Shropshire Union lOO 55 55 661 st South Devon at South Eastern lOO 791 801,E 20 Staines, Wok'ham, Wok all 12 13 at 'tau vale 10 Do. C at Wateriord & Kilkenny lOO 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 10 Do B lO 41 54 50 Albion ' 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 17 li 20 Anglo-Hungarian 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, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 20 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 89 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, r n(1 China all 20 21 25 Chartered Mere. of India London, and China all 29 30 29 i 20 City lO 11; 121 100 Colonial 25 40 4: 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lint 5 15 9 : 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Riu de Ja neiro. lim lO 1(1 pr 20 English, :.• cottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do new 5l j 3 100 Imperial, lira 2O 17 18 18 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 11 11 11 -5 lonian all 27 29 25 Do new 5 pr 1p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 ;;;-! 4 1 100 Dos p. C. Debs.lB6l, 31) all 76 78 b 2 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 3I 32 20 Do new 7/ 6 4 5 1 100 London & River Plate, lim 4O 7 9 25 Do new 10 11 11 20 London Chart, of Australia all 221 231 50 London and County '2o 50 51 5) 20 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ••• 50 London Joint Stock 1 35 36 20 London and South African al 1; 12 100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 ... ..• 50 London & Venezuela, lint._ 124 ... ••• 100 London and Westminster 2O 65; 67 64 4,1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 621 631 100 Merchant, lim 25 7 5 10 Metropolitan, lim all Pi 7 4 100 Midland, lim 2O id pr 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l6 3 1 d 100 National Provine. of Eng'd 42 ... 10 Do . 42 ... ... 50 National.. BO 34 34 20 New South Wales all 42 46 20 North-Western '25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 50 Provine. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 6 51 100 Provincial of Ireland 26 91 93 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 12 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 48 49 100 Union of Ireland, lim 60 Union of London it 4 6r/A , Th. ZeA,z u za_ Could'v Ciadit at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gm" 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 80 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 10 ••• ••• 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 117 at Do. Ist Class i keference lOO at (Has. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO ... st Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 110 98 101 st Do do No. 2 100 97 100 99 at Do do 6 per cent 100 106 108 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 100 103 st Do do B 6 do. 100 ... st Do do C 7 do. 100 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 103 at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 ... st Great Northern, S per cent 10 , at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 4 1 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO Al Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 st; Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at] t.West.—Orig.& Jut-Rent chg., per "113.. p.c lOO 102 104 st Do. Orig. (B. e. ‘t H. Ex). 5 p.c 100 05 100 at Do do 4 1 per cent. 1850 lOO B.i 83 at Do do 4 do do at Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO 93 98 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 68 72 st Do do do pref 100 at Do do Chester gua lOO st Do do do 8 per cent lOO 180 160 at Do do do 5 do 100 98 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ..„ st Do do 43 p.c lOO ••• ••• st Do do 41 1859 lOO at Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g 10) 107 109 st Do do 2d gua. 100 106 108 at Do Newport, Ist g. p.e. 100 83 92 st Do do 20 do 100 DO 103 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1363 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 st Do Barnsley, Z 5 Os 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 138 130/ at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 102 at London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO , ~, st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 ... ... st Do 6 do do lOO ... .., 120 st Du 5 do No. 4 lOO ••• ... st Do 7 per cent l,O ••• ••• st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ... ... st Da 4 do 1859 lOO st London, Chatham, &Dover .5 per cent ___ lOO ... st London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 st Do Bedford &Oarnbridge 100 8 81 st Do Shrewsb'y & Welolo 100 88 01 st London and n. W. 7 p,c late 3d stares, lOO 141 146 , c 100 MI 117 I:si 1 6 Do .t 6 all par 1 pin st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 63 2s B .6 t d. Iv l) l o:cl 3 ., o s r h ts c in f.:6„ pe i f i p ile a l u a s . . 6 2s p 6 . 4 ) all ... ... . 10 Do redeem. 6 per cont 5 ... st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 Iss at Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO 1.0 113 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 07 1011 stj Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 97 gil at Do Leicester & Ifehn, 1 p.c lOO 80 91 at North British, 3 p.c. Nu. 1 lOO ... ... at Du E. & (.1. 4p.c.8. & D lOO ... ... at Do N. 8., No .2 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border U n i on, 51 p.c lOO ... ...... ... at N.-Eastern —sous. 4 p.c lOO 86 88 st Do 41 per cent. redeem-- 100 05 07 at Do U.N.E. 4 per cent lOO ... 17 Do Berwick capital 122005 s North rl Y ihi o x r se k at a , U. I : 2 : 7 . e : o :i e. :du e. 8 1 1 0 3.4. 10 14. sD;o:4l.,:iti3tv.istock Anus at Do Stcletu & Drling. A 5 p.c. 100 108 110 at Do W, liartlepool H. and kt lOO 87 8) all 20 21 10s :..,. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 01 101 , 10s all 0 10 percent(llead Anna., 1.0.6) l a o a l o l l l 22 8 23 st Waterford 6t iiiikeuuy, 6pc 1.0:6. 8 ... ... at Du Fixed 41 per cent lOO . st Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Caledonian 41 p c gua. et Do at Scot. Ceti. loin. ••.••.st in. 7p c lOO ... 41 p i rredeem all Do 4p e con. i ssued at 80 63 ... •..... .... st Great Eastern 41 per cent lOO 77 81 st Do st D o 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 :,9 New 3 do, 1863 100 8 I 90 st Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 84 83 st Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO ... st Do Peraianent 3 per 41 100 ... . st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 ... st Great West., W. Unit, 5p c 100 86 00 st Do Joint perpe. 3p c, 1865 100 84 90 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 1 01 st Do Vale N eath peril. 5p c all 191 201 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO ... ... L 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 st Lontt, g., &c., 4 Bri l 2 I 1 pc, 1 .. 5 100 . 8 ... ... st Do do 4 d o , 1 860 100 ... st Do do 41 du, 1861 109 ... st Do do 41 du, 1363 100 ...... ... st Do do 4 do, 1865 100 ... ... fit Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 10U ... ... st Do No. 7 sdo st Lond Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c st London& N. Western 3p c 100 103 110 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 04 96 10 Man. chef. &Li n., 5 pe, 1865 all 881 st Metropolitan 5 per cent st Midland, 5 per cent pref lOO 106 103 St Du B 5 do l3 Do 5 10 0 104 198 0r d p . s e t opt.k, Sept. t o c o i n, T18. 6 t 9 0 all ip is Do luconv. N ew Shares 16 1 1 1 1 1 p 101 22 Do S p c co n . i nto Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872..,, 81 St North British, E. and (1-, A 1 lip No. 1, 5 per cent ... . 10. ... ... : t D o £lO guaranteed, 18 . 6 . 1 104 .. .. t Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 .. ..: "; Do L. &G , No. 2, 5 p.c . . 100 .. ... S t ' Do N. 1- 5 per cent, 1862 . 100 „. St Do E. Sz , G., N 0 . 3, 5 Pc ... : st D G., (Ordiry) 41 p 6 100 55 6 7 st N D Eastern, 41 per cent We 597 Stock. & Dart, D at D° London, 41, per coat at North (max S per cent) st South Eastern, st North - S:t a i te u r rd , A . , r (;) i t , 8 P lt)9 0 C. 2, 11()00 :: : :'• 1)0 5 do 1161 10 0 st at Do sdo (Oh. Cross) 1863 100 ... ... at Do 5 do, 1864 &Pimlico, 41 pa 100 ... ...• st Victoria St. RAILWAYS. —LINES LEASED AT 1 -----: r ---- ,T,i ------.. " -------- " - - - r1 -.......,,, it,x-rn, A' , 4 lALS J st Birkenhead lOO , 0:4 , I 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all 101 103 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 61 56 st Do. 5i per cent. at Do. 4 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO .. • •.. at Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 133 135 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... .. a Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 0 p.c 100 ... . • a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 69 7 . ; st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref 100 95 97 50 Hull and Selby all 109 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 211 214 at London and Blackwell lOO 93 94 at Do. 41 per cent lOO st London, Chet, &c., 41 p c lOO ... ... st Do. Com. Fund, 5 do lOO .., . at London and Greenwich st Do. do. Preference lOO ... ... st London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 b 0 st Lowestoft, gum 4 per cent lOO 79 83 at Do. do. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all 5 51 at Alidland, Bradford, Pref IOU 92 91 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) •••6 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all . 1 ):; 50 Do. do. 6 do. all .. .. st N. Eastern—Hartlepoul ... at N.Weat. A peril. pre, sp. e lOO lOs 110 at Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO ... . . at Notting. &Grauth. it. a: C lOO 92 9.i 23 Preston and 51 yro.. all 41 46 . Royston, Hitch. ' and Shep. 100 133 1 35 at Shrewsbury suit Hereford 100 133 135 10 Do do 6 2 2 at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 96 10 0 st Do 4 per cent gua lO , 79 4 1 at Du 5 do ••• all 97 9 9 at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 at West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Do , do B all 20 Do do C all .6 4 . 74 100 61 st Weymouth end Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset 8.3. DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 117 119 j st London and St. Katherine lOO 53 55 100 :D tiDeb. stock, 4 per cent all', .., ... Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 32 st Southampton lOO 71 76 81 Surrey Vittureacial MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 211 211 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lint.— 10 1 fp 101 1 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 16 et Atlantis Telegraph lO 26 28 et Do. 8 per cent. ...... 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 131 14 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Bolekow Vaughan, lint. 5 Bombay Gas, fim. all 31 4 5 Do. 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, lint all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l . . .. 29 Canada Company all 6 . 7 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 21 14d 20 Ceylon Company, lint. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim & 41 sf 1 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 41 21d 30 City of Milan Improv. lira all 6 10 26 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 2 8 50 City Offices, lint 25 211 230 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercial union (Assur) b i ;p 5 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 1 Id 20 Continental Union Gas, lim. all 17 18 18 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bands, 1877, 41 per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 104 1051 100 Do. 1882, 4f per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 1/ 21 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritiuslim lO 3 2 d st Crystal Palace lOO 19 21 20 st Do. Preference lOO 93 98 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 102 107 20 Darjeeling, lint. I 0 Eastern Assam, lint. 6l ... ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lira : _ 3 6 4d 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18_ 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 88 89 901 1 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 4/ 4d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 238 243 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 7, 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim 21 i i ; ;.115 English and Foreign Credit 71 S 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim. 8 ... ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 lid 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 131 100 For. & Col. Goy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 831 811 50 Gellivara, lim. 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lint. 74 2 11 13 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 29 50 Horn?. & Col Marine lu. litn. 5 4. 10 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 134 134 20 Imperial Land Cu. of Mar seilles, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO ••• ••• 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lim 5 11 1 1 3 4 20 Interna. Land Credit, lint 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 11 4d 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Ca vour) all 31 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 63 65 50 Land Securities, lim 5 31 2 1 ,1 25 London African Trading lO 7 6 d 25 Lon. & Caled. Marin e , lint 6 ••• •••" 10 London County Land and Building, lint. d 5 Lond. Provincial T e l . li m all 3 4 3 1 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 1 41) 50 Lond. Financial Asso , lim 30 23 221 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co..lim. all 11 2 2116 SO Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 22 17 d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 Id pr st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. sp.c. by India GOT. lOO 105 107 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint 4 .... ll 1 id 10 Mediterra. Exton. T e l ., li m. a ll 4 41 30 Merchant Shipping, lira a ll 33 :38 50 Millwall Iron Works, lim l2l ••• -• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co. ' , lim 5 1 2 12 1 12 1 25 National Prov. M ar i ne lint. 4 4 3 , 1 10 National Steam Shi p, lint. all 8 1 9 ,1 20 Nerbudda Coal & I ron, lim. 6 3 2 ' 10 New Consolidated Di s . 'hit 3 11 ld 5 New Quebrada, lint 4.4.0 41 3, 1 25 New Zealand Loan & Met% cantle Agency,lim 2/ 4 19 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 5 1/ I 4 10 Northern Assam Tea, lim. 5 7 5 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral., Jim lOO 47 53 50 North Brit. & Merean. In 6l 19 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 141 15 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll ... ...d 5 Oriental Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 1 4 iP 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lim 2 13 49 5 Ottoman Gas, lim all 14 21 10 Panama, New Z ea l an d , an d Australian R. Mail lim all r 21 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl, lint 100 30 32 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 49 51 501 50 Do. New 1867 25 Reuter's Telegram 24 27 30p 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Int., lint. all 17 18 20 Do. Gas, lim all 231 2 4 1 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 41 46 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO 107 112 at Do. 6p. c. Guar. Prof. 100 ••• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, Jim. 10 7 63 20 Societe Gen.de J'Empire Ot. 8 3 4 P 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 •••• •.,,.. 25 South Australian L an d at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all / 11 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim. all 161 17 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint 2 21 21 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim Bl ... ... 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lint 1 4 1p 10 Do do. do. all .• ••• 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada g id p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lirn 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lint 6 1 4 00 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 54 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 34 31p 20 Universal Marine(lu.), Jim 5 1 14p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 21 31 :30 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 7 a 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. ( Mortgage) Loan all 751 761 781 :10 Warrant Finance, lim l2 12 103 50 West India and Pacific) Steam, lim 2O 4 ad 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO ••• ... COLONIAL aovzarinura SICCURITIIGS British Columbia, 6 per oent., 1572.... ••••••••• . • 100 - -- Do. 1895.. Can.Gov.6 p.o.Jan.' , 2 July „ . 1877-84 Do. 6p. 0. Feb, & Aug lOO 105 207 Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOO 1t4=106 Do. 6p. a. Jan. & July lOO 93 94 Do. sp. c. Inscribed Et lOO 90 92 Cape (}.Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 lOB 102 104 Do.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&Jnly, 1691 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 - Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1878 ... Do. 1882, May and Nov lOO 106 108 Do. 1805, Feb. & Aug lOO 106 1)d Melbourne Corporatn., ITS 67-72, 6 per cent lOO N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&July Natal 6 p et, Apl& Out lOO - 6p a. May & Nov lOO 106 108 N. S. W. 5 p.c., '7l to '76 lOO 99 101 994 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1890 lOO 99 108 38 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 lOO 90 101 N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891 lOO Do. 5 per cent.... DoJan,Aprl,July, Oct lOO 974 984 914 Do 6p c. Mar & Sept '9l 100 108 110 Do June & Deo , 13,91 IDo frov.. 1 Auctld. 1, 0 - e erier 1 &2. 161/6- Nova Scotia 6p. c.Jan... and Jnly. 1875 - Do 18E 6.. .. Qneenslnd. 6p. c . '82.5 lOO 108: 109 1044 5 Do 1801 Do. 1801 Op 0.1869 lOO - Dc. do. A 2 . . .... 100 108 110 Do rd. 183 to 908.... Victoria 6p.0. ti It too 106 107 HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Jan. 7. The Queen, attended by Lady Churchill, drove out yesterday afternoon. Her ➢Majesty walked and drove in the grounds this morning, accompanied by Princess Beatrice. Prince Leopold also went out. The Archbishop of Canterbury did homage yes terday, and afterwards resigned his appointment as Dean of the Chapel Royal. The Archbishop cf Canterbury 'and Mrs. Tait, the Right Hon. Henry Bruce, and the Dean of Westminster, had the honour of dining with the Queen an I the Royal Faintly yester THE PROSECUTION OF 7HE DIRECTORS OF 0 I'EREND, GURNEY, AND COMA NY (LIIIII LD). THIS DAY. The further hea►ing of this extraordinary case was resumed this morning More the Lord Mayor and Alderman Gabriel, in the Court of Queen's Bench, Guildhall. Mr. Howell, the accountant, was further exa mined with a view to show that after the transfer of the business to the limited company all monies paid into the bank by defendants were drawn out on the day following, or nearly so, with the exception of a sum of £150,000 on the part of the Norwich Bank. The witness gave a variety of entries in the nine months of the existence of the limited company, each of which were for monies received from the Messrs. Gurney, and on the other side of the book were repayments in very large sums to persons on account of the indebtedness of the old firm. One item will serve as an illustration. On the 27th of February H. Gurney had in £lO,OOO, H. E. Gurney £20,000, and on the 26th £50,000 was paid to the Bank of London, which was the amount of a guarantee by the old firm. On the Ist of March S. Gurney paid in £6,000, D. Gurney £lO,OOO, and H. Birkbeck £4,000, making exactly the £50,000. There was also a payment to the Agra Bank some time afterwards for £50,000, but that also was a guarantee of the old firm. Mr. Lewis—And had nothing to do with the liabilities of the limited company ? 'Witness—No ; not as appears by the books. Mr. Lewis—lt was, in fact, Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co. paying their own liabilities. Mr. Giffard objected to such observations being made whilst the witness was under examination. Mr. Sergeant Sleigh said some of the items that had been referred to by the witness had been paid as calls on shares. Mr. Lewis said that was so, but he should like to know where were the shares. Mr. Sergeant Sleigh replied that would appear presently. The witness having gone through the whole of the transactions of the old firm after the transfer until the stoppage, Mr. Lewis asked what was the amount that the new company had benefited by the subscription of the old firm, to which he replied £85,000. The liabilities of the limited company after the transfer amounted to £15,000,000, but there were other liabilities of Overend, Gurney, and Co., for bills re-discounted to the amount of £9,841,440. The entries in the " bills or hand book" gave the particulars of that total. On the 30th of July, 1865, the total amount of bills in, out and in hand, as appeared by the book kept for such entries, was £19,100,680. The total amount of bills lodged as security, as appeared by the books of the limited company, amounted to £8,507,000, deducting that and the bills in hand, which amount to £1,345,135 ; the total amount of bills rediscounted and payable amounted to £9,348,494 ; but there were other entries which had to be deducted, which made the total liabilities for bills discounted amount to £7,177,280. Mr. Lewis—Does it appear in any book in any form that that liability of £7,177,280 was taken over by the limited company? IVitness—lt does not. Mr. Lewis—Was there any assets except the £126,000 cash taken over to meet that liability ? Witness—lt does not so appear. Mr. Lewis—What was the pecuniary interest the old firm held in the new company after the transfer? Witness—l can find none, unless it is their over drawn account of £2,970,000. Mr. Lewis—Had their account been overdrawn to that amount at the time of the stoppage ? Witness —Yes. Mr. Lewis—By the prospectus of the new com pany it was set out that the old firm would retain a large pecuniary interest in the new company. Can you say what that pecuniary interest was ? Witness—No, without it was their over-drawn account (Laughter.) Mr. Lewis—What is the total amount of liabili ties of the old firm on account of guarantee at the date of the transfer? Witness—l can't exactly say, because they are not all entered in the book before me. I have found references to other guarantees in the letter books. Mr. Lewis--Is there any leaves torn out of that book ? Witness—No, not from this. Mr. Lewis—From any other then ? Witness—Yes ; there are other books from which a great many leaves have been torn out. The witness then proceeded to read various entries in the book before him relative to the guarantees, which amounted in the gross to about £1,000,000, which did not in way appear in the £15,000,000 of liabilities transferred to the limited company. In a book marked " private" witness said he found particulars relative to a guarantee of £150,000 on page 206, and then pages 207 to 235 were wanting. Mr. Lewis then asked the witness if he could tell the amount of deposit each of the defendants held at the time of the stoppage of the limited company on the 10th of May, 1866. Witness—Mr. J. H. Gurney drew out on the 2d of April £33,026, which balanced his account, so he had nothing. Mr. H. S. Emery had £69. There was a joint account of H. E. Emery and J. G. Besely for £29. Mr. R. Birkbeck had nothing, but Mrs. R. Birkbeck, on the 12th March, drew out £Bl2, and Mr. H. Bardy had £lO 4s. 4d. Mr. Lewis—What was the liabilities of the old firm at the date of the stoppage? Witness—Over £2,000,000, giving them credit for everything. Mr. Lewis—Does the books show whether the old firm ever paid a farthing on the shares in the new company allotted them ? Witness—No ; they do not. At the end of Mr. Howell's examinatien the court adjourned. MARICE 7 S-7 MS DAY. MARK LANE. At Mark-lane the attendanee of the trade was moderate. The demand for English wheat is quiet, but prices are well maintained. Foreign sells slowly in retail parcels. Barley is firm, both for malting and grinding qualities. Oats are 3d per qr. dearer, with a short supply. NEW SMITHFIELD AND LEADENHALL, There is no improvement in the dead meat market. Beef, 2s 10d to 4s Gd ; veal, 38 Gd to sBd ; mutton, 3s to 4s 6d; large pork, 3s to 3s 8d; small ditto, 3s 10d to 4s Gd per stone. The inquiry for poultry continues very quiet, at fair rates. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The demand is rather more active at firm rates. Eng lish regents, GOs to 140 s ; flukes, 100 s to 150 s; Scotch re gents, 70s to 130 s : French, 50s to 80s per ton. SHOCKING GUN ACCIDENT.—Some boys were on a shooting expedition near Holston, Cornwall, on Tues day, when a gun unexpectedly went off, the contents lodg ing in the arm and side of a youth named Johns. Medical assistance was given soon after the accident, but tLe suf ferer io nig expected 40 rower. MB. TRAIN An evening contemporary has the foitowrng men have always entertained a lofty and very proper con tempt for the dull wit and mechanical humour of the wooden-headed Saxon. They do not, therefore, encourage publications like Punch, for instance. They require a much more subtle sort of refreshment, such as is to be found in the columns of the Irishman. As for example : " Under date of Dublin, 12th ult., Train telegraphs as follows to the New York World :---` Gladstone quails. I am released, with an autograph request from the Queen, brought to me by Earl Spencer, in full Lord-Lieutenant's uniform, to secure America's forgiveness for the Alabama outrages. Prince Alfred offers to accept the crown of Independent Ireland, with Train for Prime Minister. Remember the answer of indignant France to the pro posed Regency of the Duchess of Orleans : It is too late Fiat Justitia. Delenda est Britannia. E Pluri bus Erin Train Go Bragh I return by the Australasian. Have ordered the hotels in Omaha to be set on fire. That blaze will beacon Ireland to Liberty, England to her doom, America to the Empire of the World. • Mens sana in corpore sano."forkish Baths. Tell the Troth. No To bacco. Nu Whisky. Never say die. I still live.' The same playful humourist announces the murder of Mr. Baker in these terms : " The agrarian war in Tipperary— Another landlord shot." LOCAL XA TION RETUIL UELA• ,~: The local taxation returns for the year ending dune 1567 (England and Wales) have been arranged and abstracted for the use of Parliament. The total amount of church rates collected was £232,476, shewing an increase of £3,492 on the preceding year. The total amount of sewers rates levied exclusive of the City of London was £42,871, the amount for the City being £40,074. The total expenditure, including £31,319 contributed by the City of London to the Board of Works was £89,096 ; the total receipts amounted to £87,291. Under the head of drainage and embankment the total amount of rates and rents received is stated at £176,138. It is noticeable that the amount for 1866 was only £142,358, being less than for many preceding years. In 20 parishes the lighting and watching has been trans ferred under the Local Government Act, to the local boards. The total amount of rates, taxes, and dues, levied by Improvement Commissioners during the year was £679,683, or nearly double the amount for 1866, the excess being mainly due to the amounts levied at Leeds and Liverpool, of which no accounts were given in 1866. The total amount borrowed by improvement commissioners during the year was £529,712, of which £223,013 was at Liverpool, £137,610 at Leeds, and £46,376 at Salford. In the total amount of rates levied under the Metropolis Local Management Acts there f is an increase of £217,113, or more th an 19 per cent. on the previous year, and the increase extends to each of the four heads, general lighting, sewers, main drainage, and special rates. The exemption of the Islington Cattle Market from the return of markets and fairs has reduced the sum total of the year. Under the head of bridges and ferries accounts are given for 60 bridges and 20 ferries. Sums of bonded debt, of arrears of interest, and of other debts, amounting altogether to £4,223,289, are chargeable upon Waterloo Bridge across the Thames. The debt of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board has increased by 2416,706, while on the port of Sunderland and on the River Tyne there are debts amounting to £1,061,924 and £1,136,288 respectively. To ascertain the amount of social taxation borne by the country it is necessary to add other items which are laid before'Parliament under different Acts. Thus the poor rate, including the county and police rate for 1867, amounts to £10,303,665 ; the City of London rates to £497,722, and the borough rates to £996,907. Altogether these additional rates and taxes make up the sum of £14,028,402 in addition to the £4,738,040 specified in the Local Taxation Returns. THE IRISH RAILWAYS COMMISSION. :be second report of the commissioners appointed to inspect the accounts and examine the works of railways in Ireland has just been presented to Parliament. It is dated December 7, and is signed by Sir Alexander Spearman, Mr. John Mulholland, Mr. John Fowler, Mr. Seymour Clarke, and Mr. C. Johnstone. Soon after the publication of the first report presented by the commissioners, they were requested by the Trea sury to furnish :-1. An approximate estimate of the im mediate loss which would probably be occasioned by such a reduction of fares on the Irish railways as would assimi late them to the principles on which charges are levied on the Belgian lines, and their opinion as to the probable period that would elapse before the increase of traffic to be anticipated from the reduction of fares would overtake the whole or a moiety of the loss to be incurred. 2. An estimate of the saving to be effected by the concentration of establishments under one or more administrative departments. 3. An estimate of the " diminution of charge which could be effected by placing the whole of the debenture capital on a uniform rate of interest under Government guarantee." In pursuance of these directions the commissioners have made such inquiries into the fares, charges, and traffic arrangements on the Belgian and other foreign railways, as they considered necessary to enable them to submit a report upon the whole subject. The result of these inquiries are stated at some length, and occupy by far the larger part of the report. The fares and charges in Ireland and in Belgium are next compared at some length, after which the commissioners come to the recommendations which they have decided upon submitting to the Lords of the Treasury. They point out that the traffic of Ireland requires special stimulus and development for short and moderate dis tances both for goods and passengers, and continue : " We are, therefore, of opinion that the reduction in passenger fares in Ireland, to have its full beneficial effect, must be on short' and ' long' traffic equally ; and that the reductions in goods and cattle charges should be arranged on the principle of a rm . form mileage rate for all distances, but subject to a minimum charge. After care fully considering what would be the result of reductions, we had no difficulty in coming to the conclusion that a slight diminution in the charges for the carriage of pas sengers and goods would be simply a loss of so much money. That to give an impetus to the intercommunica tion of the inhabitants and the moving of goods from place to place, and to and from the ports, and to promote the increase of the cattle traffic, already so valuable in Ire land, and generally to de . velope traffic to an extent calcu lated to overtake at no very distant period the effect of the lowering of charges, it is necessary at once to make a large reduction, and after a certain fixed minimum charge to make the mileage scale for the several classes of traffic applicable to all distances." In the fares for passengers they recommend that the first-class fare per mile should be I'2sd. ; the second-class, '7sd. ; and the third, '.50d., being a reduction on the present rates of 31, 45, and 42 per cent. respectively. With this low scale, return and season tickets should be dispensed with. Goods are divided into six classes, and the scales of charges for varying distances are given, the reduction ranging from 47 to 78 per cent. The decrease in the receipts upon the existing traffic through these changes is given at £645,701, but a saving of £BB,OOO a year would be effected by a reduction in the rate of interest on borrowed money and floating liabilities, and of £32,000 a year by concentration of management, leaving the net deficit £525,701, supposing that the traffic remains without increase. They assume, however, that an immediate and considerable increase would take place, that it would be continued in smaller proportions year by year ; and bat for the first year the rolling stock and the accom modation at stations will be sufficient to meet the in creased traffic. After the first twelve months a yearly sum will be required to provide for the necessary increase of rolling stock, sidings, and station accommodation to meet the increased traffic, and in the calculation this amount is charged to the revenue of the current year, as are also the revenue expenses of the original and increased raffle. In conclusion the commissioners say : " If our antici pations of the increase of traffic resul:ine from the reductions be realised, the public using the Irish railways would pay for such increased traffic during a period of twelve years the sum of £12,000,000 less than they would have paid for such traffic at the existing rates ; but instead of this advantage being obtained by means of any perma nent sacrifice on the part of the State, a clear profit of £50,000 would be secured in the twelfth year after the payment of working charges, cost of increased accommo dation and additional rolling stock, and interest on all capital previously advanced, and a profit of £90,000 in the thirteenth year." A CUNNING PRISONER.—A few weeks ago a man, named Lewis, escaped from Merioneth Gaol by a bold manoeuvre. He was permitted to take the usual out door exercise in the prison yard, and perceiving a ladder which had been temporarily left against the wall by some men engaged in repairing the prison, he, in broad daylight, nimbly ran up the ladder, dropped clown on the other side, and was away across the country before the officials had recovered from their astonishment. Great efforts were made to recapture him, but without success, and it was concluded that he had left the country. On the day preceding that upon which his sentence expired he, how ever, presented himself at the gaol, and quietly suffered himself to be locked up. The secret of this extraordinary conduct transpired on the following day, when Lewis demanded his liberty upon the ground that the term for which he had been sentenced had expired. He appears to have thought that the imprisonment allotted to him by the judge would absolutely terminate on the day fixed, and that if he gave himself up he would receive his dis charge in due form, and his misapprehenska th4 l part of, the iaw was _with itifitcultviemoved.r Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to oap. 32, for the week ending ISSUE DE Notes issued ....X32,437,050 £32,437,050 BANKING D. Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including E xchequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National )bt, au•! Div. Accounts 6,1(i6.195 Other Deposits:. 19,495,805 Seven Days alai utter 422,933 .C 1.1,126,072 ie Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Vednesday, Jan. 6, 1868. LRTMEXT. Governmt. Debt.Xll,ols,loo Other Securities.. 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £32,437,050 &PARTMENT. Governmt. Seen rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £13,984,710 Other Securities 20,646,496 Notes 8,412,655 Gold and Silver Coin £44,126,072 SPOR DING INTELLIGENCE. RACING IFIX"Il FEBIt Streatliarn 11, 12 Livauln l6, 17 ll:►rrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 M A. Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 Warwick. 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury l2, 13 Northampton l6, 17 Bromley 1, 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk 6, 7 Streatham 8, 9 Chester .. 4,5, 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St. Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot B, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...if), 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Kingsbury .. 9, 10 Pontefract 12, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 AU(.II Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egtiam lO, 11 Wolverharrpton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 9 13 St. Albans Stockton lB, 19, 20 SEPT: Warwick... 7, 8 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond '2l, 22 Lichfield OCTI Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 i Leicester 7, 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9, 20 NOVE Worcester 2,3, 4 Liverpool 9, 10, 11. 12 L (`II. iRES FOR 18G9. LTA lly. Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford.... 25, 26 Derby Sprits 25, 26 \VestD vest Somersetetray e t r o s n lB, 19 18, 19 Margate 29 Durham 29, 30 Epsom 30, 31 LIL. Newmarket Craven...l2, &a. Eastbourne l9 Lewes 20 21 Croydon... 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring _ '2 - 6, &c. Was,t Drayton l7, 18 1 I Bath 18, 12 1 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 20, 21 Harpenden 2l 1 Epsom Summer .....25, &o. NE. Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 2' Chelmsford Sutton Park .....29, 80 L.Y. Beading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Southampton 22 23 Stamford 22, 23 I Goodwood '27, 28, 29, 30 :UST. lOxford Canterbury ...... .. . 24, 25 York °4, 25, 26 Plymouth ..26 I Windsor August l2, 13 Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 I Weymouth 31, Sep. J. ;M.BEFt- Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Kingsbury... 23, 24 Dionmouth 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, duo. 'JBER. Cheltenham l9, 20 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket H'ton ...25, &o. :MBER. Shrewsbury 15, &o Leamington Hunt 23, IRISH. MARCH. Bahl:Ile First Spring 18, 19 MAY. Baldoyle Second Spring 11, 12 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. FEBRUARY. Birmingham 9 Harrow 18, 19 I Li nco ln l6, 17 Derby .. 25 MARCH. -- Liverpool 3 1 Cambridgeshire M 18 Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 West Drayton lB, 19 Kingsbury 12, 13 Cre wkerno lB, 19 APRIL. Aldershot 1, 2 I Croydon 22, 23 B rom l e y 1 , _ __ MAY. St. Albans • . 13 I West Drayton l7 JELY. Kingsbury AUGUST St. Albans.. OCTOBEti. West Dr.tyton ~.21, 22 WATERLOO ME: :ETING —FEB. 17. &ltcar.) . the Earl of Sefton. ,600 in specie, by subscription winner to receive .£5OO, and (Over Patron -Right Hon. The Waterloo Cup, value .£l, of £25 cash ; 61 subs; the the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. F. Allison 33. 31r J. Ingleby 2. Mr J. F. Armistead 31. Mr R. Jardine Ir. Mr J. Bake 35. Mr F. Johnston 114. Mr W. J. Barden 36. Mr J. Johnston - .5. Mr F. Bartholomew 37. Mr H. B. Jones 6. Lord Binning 38. Mr W. J. Legh 7. Mr J. Blackstock 39. Mr S. C. Lister 8. Mr J. S. Bland 40. Mr J. Lonsdale 9. Mr G. Blanshard 41. Lord Lurgan 10. Mr W. G. Borron 42. Mr S. Mallabey 11. Mr T. Brocklebank 43. Mr C. E. Marfleet 12. Mr J. Brundrit 44. Mr W. H. Massey 13. Mr It. B. Carruthers 45. Sir C. Molyneux 14. Mr C. J. Chesshyre 46. non. 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 51. Mr T. Smith 23. Mr W. M. Gilmour 55. Mr J. Spinks 24. Col. Goodlako 56. Lord Stair 25. Mr A. Graham 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 26. Mr T. Green 58. Mr S. Swinburne 27. Mr C. A. Hailey A. 6 5 : 3 0 . .. 3 1 3 1 1 1 r r r R. Todd Thompson l 28. Capt. Hathorn H. 29. Mr J. Haywood 61. Mr B. W. Trinder 30. Mr J. Hodson 62. Mr R. C. Vyner 31. Mr J. Hole 32. Mr J. Hyslop £4. Capt. Wyndham The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from the Cup Stake, for the 32 beaten dogs in the first round for the Cup; the winner to receive £lOO. The Waterlos Plato, value £lOO in specie, taken from t h . 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 ditto 20 ditto... 16. Ditto ditto 10 ditto... ...£5OO ... 200 ... 100 ... 120 ... 160 ... 160 1,240 The Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plate 360 £1,600 The Waterloo Purse, for the 32 dogs beaten in the first course for the Waterloo Cup, amounting to £260, to be divided as under:- 1. Winner to receive ... 1. Second ditto 2. Dogs to receive .£l5 each... 4. Ditto ditto 10 ditto... 8. Ditto ditto 5 ditto... ... ... ... £lOO 1 - 6 £260 The Waterloo Plato for the 16 dogs beaten in the second ties for the Cup, amounting to £lOO, to be divided as under: 1. Winner o rece ive •.. •.. £4O 1 coed ditto ••• 25 2. Dogs to receive £7 lOs each 15 4. Ditto ditto 5 ditto ••• ••• ... 20 £lOO COURSING FIXTURES. JANUARY. Border Union (Longtown) .. 5, Lice. Kenilworth (Warwickshire) 5, 6. Neptune Open (Lytham) Lanoashire 6, &c. Coola (Cork), Ireland .-... 7, &c. Annan, Dumfriesshire B, 9. Wigtownshire Club 12, &c. Third South Lancashire 13, &c. Altcar Club, Lancashire 13, &c. Mere Down, Wilts • • • • 14, ( to. Baldock Club, Herts 20, 21. Spelthorne Club (Ashdown Park) 21, Lice. Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire 25. Ridgway Club (Lytham), Lancashire 27, C. Crewel Open, Ireland 27. FEBRUARY. Powderham Everleigh Club, Wilts 2 , 3 . Rufford Open, Lancashire Cardington, Beds - ...... Wenvoe Castle B, 4 . Ludham, Norfolk 1.1 12. Brampton. Cumberland ll 11 Waterloo (Altear), Lancashire l7, &c. MARCH. Ashdown Park, Herta Fourth S. Lancashire (Champion) • 'C ham' don), freland County Louth Q _pi,— _. Scottish National Open, Lanark 3O, &c. OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Ormesby, l9, .tc. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. NOVEMBER. Sundorne, Salop 04thitil riJlANltuointoo futon! ttttttttttttt tissi ttttttt 9, &c.