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of the House of David ; or, Three Years in the Holy City," narrates, in a series of letters from a Jewish maiden to her father, the chief incidents in the history of our Lord.—" Christ in Song," by Philip Schaff, D.D. (Sampson, Low, Son, ani Marston.) In this volume—surely a Christ mas book among Christmas books !----are col lected hymns and poems relating to the Divine Saviour, taken from Christian writers of all ages. St. Bernard and Clement of Alexandria, Isaac Watts and James Montgomery, William Cowper and Al fred Tennyson, and other names of equally diverse interest, are here to be met with, associated by one common feeling. " The Hymns of Jesus," very beautifully observes the editor of the collection, " are the holy of holies in the temple of sacred poetry." Turning to volumes of a less religious character, we come to a very enthralling tale by the Rev. J. C. Atkinson, " Lost; or, A Slip from Honour Bright" (Sampson, Low, Son, and Mar ston). The illustrations to this tale are of a most exciting character. In one a boy is saving a child from a fire, descending through the flames by means of a rope, while the frontispiece," Recovered," gives a vary picturesque glimpse of a youth on the rocks by the sea. " The Book of Wonderful Characters," memoirs and anecdotes of remarkable and eccentric persons in all ages and countries, chiefly from the text of Henry Wilson and James Caulfield, illustrated with sixty-one full-page engravings (John Cam den Rotten), a wonderful book indeed. "'There are more things in Heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in thy philosophy." The speci mens of humanity here exhibited to us reveal eccen tricities greater than imagination can conceive. These " wonderful" individuals are remarkable for their exceptional and eccentric characteristics. They are not " great" men who have risen above their fellows, but men (and women and children too) whom some accident of nature or some perver sity of temperament has set apart and distinguished, from their kind. Among the first, that is, among those set apart by natural affliction, we have pig faced ladies, and men without arms, Daniel Lam bert and the living skeleton, Thomas Hills Everett, an enormous infant, of eleven months old, that would astonish every baby-show upon record, and Madame Teresia, the Corsican fairy, only 34 inches in height, and weighing only 26 pounds, and others equally marvellous and peculiar. Among those eccentric and deformed in mind rather than body are David Elwes, the miser ; Bansfylde Moor Carew, the King of the Beggars; Mar garet Ford, the Queen of the Gipsies ; " Dirty Dick," and the Chevalier D'Eon, Johanna Southcott, and the Mayor of Garrat, Charles Domery, the remarkable glutton, and Eve Fleigen,who lived on he smell of flowers I These are only a few spe cimens of the amazing list. The volume is adorned with excellent engravings of these,not alto gether attractive, individuals. We cannot refrain from classing with the Christmas books " A Search for Winter Sunbeams," by Samuel S. Cox (Samp son, Low, Son, & Marston). So gorgeously bound and so beautifullyillustrated, these glimpses of sunny spots in the Reveira, in Corsica, Algiers, and Spain are not out of place, even by the Christmas fire side. The author's introductory remarks upon the wonderfully beneficial effects of light and sunshine are full of interest. The illustrations, which are numerous, are some of them very attractive, such as" The Arab Tent," " The 'Warrior at Prayer," " A Street in Algiers," "The Arabs Slinging at Birds," " A Moorish Door in the Alhambra," and many others. Another book of travels, which we are inclined to number in this list, because of its interesting contents and attractive appearance, is " Normandy Picturesque," by Henry Blackburn (Sampson, Low, Son, and Marston).—A rare col lection of wit and humour for those who delight in fun of the broadest and most extravagant description is provided by George Augusta Sala in "More Yankee Drolleries." (John Camden Hotten.) In this collection are to be found the remarkable travels of Artemus Ward, the bal lads of Rana Breitman, the Professor at the Break fast Table, and the famed Biglow Papers. Another laughter-provoking volume is " The Story of a Honeymoon," by Charles 11. Ross and Ambrose Clarke (Elotten's Illustrated Library).- The pews port of this volume may be surmised from the dedication, which declares the book to be intended as a Supplement to Mr. Punch's celebrated " Advice to Persons About to Marry." The illustrations, some of them coloured, are grotesque and extrava gant in a remarkable degree. Other Christmas books have reached us, but those mostly intended for the juveniles we reserve for a separate notice. POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE.-71ns Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. LICENSED VICTUALLERS AND THEIR TORMENTORS. — Ellen Sheen, a dirty-looking beggar, who has several times been charged at this court with being drunk and disorderly, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and dis orderly and using obscene language. Mr. William Blakeman, of the Old Queen's Head, 412, Oxford-street, said that abaut 11 o'clock the previous night the prisoner came to his bar and begged of a gentle man, and on being requested to go away she made use of the most disgusting language, and on his putting her out she fell, being very drunk, and then said that he had kicked her. Ur. Francis Price, 363, Oxford-street, said he was pass ing at the time and saw Mr. Blakeman kick the prisoner twice on the shoulder, she being on the ground at the time, and being drunk or nearly so. In answer to Mr. Blakeman, the witness said the kicks were not savagely given. Mr. Blakeman said that an accusation having been made against him that he had kicked the prisoner he asked that she might be examined at the station to see if there were any marks, and she was examined, but none were found. The prisoner would have gone away quietly but for the interference of the witness—persons too often without understanding the matter doing so. On putting the prisoner out of his house she threw herself down, and he merely put out his foot to keep her us. He had to endure the most blackguard language from such persons as the prisoner, and if he locked all of them up ho would be at the Court every day. Mr. Blakeman's potman spoke of the disgusting lan guage of the prisoner, and of her being put out, but said that Mr. Blakeman nevea kicked her. .--- Wm. Edwards, a paper bag maker, of Southampton buildings, Eaton-street, said he saw Mr. Blakeman push and kick the prisoner. "I'Mr. Knox put some questions to the witness, but he answered them in a hesitating and fencing manner. A constable spoke of the prisoner's obscene language, of his being drunk, and said that Dr. Meckenna, who was sent for to examine her at the request of Mr. Blakeman, said there were no marks on her. _ _ _ _ _ The prisoner said she had the mark on her shoulder at' that time. E Henry Barns, the gaoler, after looking at the prisoner's shoulder, said there was no mark whatever. The prisoner had several times been brought to that court for being drunk and disorderly. Mr. Knox said it was very likely Mr. Blakeman had touched the prisoner with his foot, but not in the sense of kicking her. There was no mark on the prisoner last night and none this morning. It was shown that the prisoner was very drunk and had used disgusting language, ar.d she had boen charged several times with similar conduct. He bad no doubt that all that was said on the other side was exaggeration, and he should fine the prisoner 10s. or a month. THAMES. SMUGGLING. —WiIIiam Weedon, steward of the ship Samersetshire, from Melbourne, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with illegallly smuggling 27 lbs. of foreign manufactured tobacco and cigars, by which he had incurred a penalty of £lOO. Mr. Paget fined the prisoner £lOO, and in default of payment six months' imprisonment. The approach of the festive season is generally a busy one, more especially amongst those who study to please the fancy of the most fastidious. While weeks are often spent in determining the size, shape, and colour of a fancy trifle, and then the labour that is bestowed upon it to bring iL to perfection is surprising. All this has annually to be gone through in order to produce the olegancies that form the most appro priate Christmas presents, and amongst those whose exertions to please stand noteably forward is the firm of John Gosnell and Co, whose productions wore never more beautiful than they are at the present time. Those en gaged in selectingSChristmas presents will do well to exa mine them, which they can do in the leading fancy estab ishments in the metropolis, or, if they prefer seeing them in prof usion, a walk to the wholesale warehouse, 93, Upper Thames- street, will prove interesting, as there the choicest productions in perfumery and elegant toilet requirements ire to be found in almost endless variety. 1. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. There was an improve .I demand to-day on the Stock Exchange, and although the price of Consols did not go up they were firm at yesterday's quota tions. In the Foreign market Turkish stock was firm, and in Railways prices in most instances un proved from to Telegraph shares were in de mand ; and altogether the transactions during the morning were of a decidedly cheering character. Consols are now at 92 to 925 for money ; ditto, for Account, 921 ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 914 2 ; New 'Fires per Cents, 914 2 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, 5 prem. ; June, 2 7 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, prem. ; June, 2 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent., 239. India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; litto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1115 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Eufaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 91i ; ditto 5 per Cent., 1054. In the Railway Share Market Great Northerns have inproved to 108 to 109 ; Metropolitan, 831 to 831 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 154 to 15; ; Great Northern (A). 1091 to 109; ; London and Brighton, 475 to 47; ; London and North Western, 1214 to 122 ; South Eastern, 774 to 771 ; Great Eastern, 375 to 371; Caledonians, 784 to 79 ; Midland, 1194 to 120 ; Great Western, 555 to 551 ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1261 to 1271. In the Foreign Market Turkish Fire per Cents. are 444 to 444 ;.Six per Cents., 641 to 661 ; Spanish, 271 to 275 ; Peruvian, 831 to 844 ; 545 to 544 ; Egyptian (1868), 784 to 78} ; and Argentine, 851 to 861. New Turkish Loan is 5 to 1 prem. The subscrip tion list &nes to-day for London and to-morrow for the country. In Miscellaneous Securities Hudson's Bay are 12/ to 13 ; General Credit, 14 to 1 dis.; National Discount, 101 to 111; and International Finance, 24 to 11 dis. American Five-Twenty Bonds are lower, at 86 to 861; Eries are 195 to 20 ; and Illinois are 994 to 994. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Shares are 35 to 35:1 ; French Cable, 151 to 15i ; Anglo- American, 19} to 19i ; and Atlantic Eight per Cents., 1 to 2; Falmouth, 4to 14 prom. About 100,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from the Bank yesterday—viz., 50,000 for South Ame rica and 50,000 for Portugal. The latter amount is believed to be on account of the new loan. The steamer Atrato takes £50,000 in gold and £lO,OOO in silver for the West Indies. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Wednesday, the 22d inst., a special settling day in the scrip of the Five per Cent. Redeemable Deben ture Stock of 1867 of the Great Eastern Railway Company, which is to be marked in the official list. Lord Amberley may be followed as an impartial guide in discussing the tenets of the " Latter-Day Saints," and his account in the Fortnightly Review, to which we last week alluded, is fun of interest. Very little is known of the new revelations claimed for Mormonism, as the world in general throw them aside as an impudent imposture, asun worthy of seri ous notice as are the Jumpers, or the dwellers in the Agapemone. A consideration of what the followers of Joseph Smith have achieved disabuses us of such an error, and Mormonism is thus rendered of inte rest, while politically for some time it has furnished an important subject for discussion in the United States. Professedly the Government is Republican, but in reality their polity is a theocratic despotism. Brigham Young, like the other high officials, goes through the form of being re-elected twice a year— but who dare oppose men inspired by Heaven ? Much interest must be felt in the writings left by the founder of the sect and the Commentators and Fathers of the Church. Lord Amberley says : " The Book of Mormon is a small volume in its ex ternal aspect, resembling a cheap edition of the Bible, containing 563 closely printed pages, and divided into fourteen books. It contains the his tory of three distinct emigrations from Palestine to America. The work begins with that of Lehi, who left Jerusalem in the reign of Zedekiab, King of Judah, with his four sons." One of these became the ancestor of the Nephites, another of the Lama nites ; two great nations, whose wars, as related in the Book of Mormon, occupy a large portion of the narrative. The Lantanites are the American Indians, who are, therefore, of Jewish origin. Such was the gravity of the sins and offences committed by Nephi's brethren that, "as they were ex ceeding fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my (Nephi's) people, the Lord did cause a skin of blackness to come upon them." Hence, ever after this, the Lamanites were distinguished by their colour. Another colony was discovered at some period between B.C. 200 and 100, and it was found that its inhabitants also were Jews, who had emigrated to America when Zede kiah was taken captive to Babylon, some years after the Nephites. The great object to which the ex hortations of all the Nephite prophets, who were very numerous, were directed, is the future coming of Christ. This is the culminating event of the Book of Mormon, and it is predicted in the most unmistakeable terms, the name and parentage of Jesus being expressly mentioned. Bad the lan guage of the Hebrew prophets been equally dis tinct, it would have sailed ail colitroversy about Messianic prophecies. Christ appeared to the Ne phites after the Crucifixion, and nis preaching Con sisted of a repetition in a great measure of his dis courses in Palestine, a few special injunctions being added. But the oldest emigration of all remained unknown until Moroni, a Nephite prophet (about A.D. 400), di.covere 1 24 plates, giving an account of a nation wl:o had emigrated to America soon after the confusion of tongues. Their journey across the ocean occupied 344 days. After living for many generations in what is called the North country, probably North America, they were destroyed by God on account of their wickedness. A similar fate awaited the Nephites. Their iniquity became so great that God was obliged to get rid of them, and they were exterminated by the Lamanites iu the battle of Cumorah. Mormon, who lived in the fourth century after Christ, made an abridgment of the original plates of the Nephites, from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem to his own day, and continued the record by adding a narrative of the things which he himself had witnessed. Just before the battle of Cumorah, foreseeing that this would be the last struggle of his people, he hid the plates in the hill in order to save them from falling into the hands of the Lamanites. But he gave a few plates to his son, Moroni, who fiuished the record of his father. Moroni, the son of Mormon, was the last surviving Nephite, and it is he who describes the battle at Cumorah. After a wretched life, wandering from place to place to escape the Lamanites, he finally buried the plates in the hill (A.D. 421) and sealed them up, where they remained until their removal by the prophet Joseph in the year 1827. The interest centres in the matters relating to this history, but, as a whole, the Book of Mormon is dry to a painful degree. There is a book of doctrine and covenants embody ing the plans and resolutions of each month and year. Another, called " The Pearl of Great Price," purports to relate legends from an ancient scroll written by Moses in Egypt about himself and Abraham. In the Pearl there appears this curious prophecy revealed to Smith on the Christmas-day of 1832, whils the book was published by himself in 1851— " Verily, thus saith the Lord concerning the wars that will shortly come to pass, beginning at the rebellion of South Carolina, which will eventually terminate in the death and misery of many souls. The day will come that war will be poured out upon all nations, beginning at that place; for behold the Southern States shall be divided against the Northern States, and the Southern States will call on other nations, even the nation of Great Britain, as it is called, and they shall also call on other nations in order to defend themselves against other nations, and thus war shall be poured out upon all nations. And it shall come to pass after many days slaves shall rise up I against their masters, who shall be marshalled and I disciplined . for war." Bank of Engia-a. Iteturns. An Account, tursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1869. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £33,263,385 Governint. Debt..£1.1,015,100 Other Securities.. 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion X 33,263,385 , BANKING 1) £33,263,385 Proprietors'Capi tal £14,553,000 Rtst Public Deposits (includiugEx chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Comnmsioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 6,773,491 Other Deposits 17,239,507 Seven Days and other Bills 505,095 .?.PARTMENT. Governmt. Seen ' rities(includin,g Dead Weight Annuity) ....413,811,953 Other Securities 16,577,881. Notes 10,863,075 Gold and Silver Coin 903,724 X 12,156,633 £42,156,633 Our readers are strongly recommended to visit the manufacturing stationery warehouse of Parkins and Gotto, who employ upwards of 150 hands (some deaf and dumb) in finishing, pressing, and cutting the finest kin is of writing papers, stamping paper and envelopes, die sinking, card-plate engraving, &c. Being in immediate connection with all the paper mills, and having all the de tails under their own superintendence, they can supply writing papers, envelopes, &c., at nearly half the usual charges. Here may be seen paper in every variety of size, form, and make, from 2s. the ream of 20 quires to the thick vellum club-house linen paper. Mourning and overland papers of 100 sorts; envelopes of every conceivable shape colour, and size, and of which they sell 50,000,000 annually; elegant specimens of coloured and emblazoned stamping dinner ptograinMes, dinner cards, menus, and every kind of fancy stationery of thonewest style. The accounts from Amsterdam show that the un usual pressure for money in that city continues, the discount rate being still 5 per cent., while for loans on stock 6 per cent. is charged. The tenders Efor the South Australian Govern ment Six per Cent. for £lOO,OOO amounted in the aggregate to £611,500. The following tenders will receive allotment, viz.:—£s,ooo, at £9 10s. Id. per cent. premium ; £lO,OOO, at £9 Is. ; £2,500, at £9 ; £5,000, at £8 11s. 6d ; £1,200, at £8 108. 6d; £2,500 at £8 10s. ; £l,OOO, at £8 78.6 d. ; £5,000, at £8 ss. 6d. ; and £67,800, at £8 3s. 6d. per cent. premium. The last amount is part of one tender for the whole amount of £l,OOO. The paper con taining the minimum price fixed by the agent general was not opened. As Christmas-day this year occurs:on a Saturday the succeeding holiday will practically fall on the 27th inst. (Monday), and not, a,:usual on the 26th. The confirmed disposition of the public to keep that holiday is sufficiently known, but it might sava some disappointment in business circles if a timely understanding were come to, where neces sary, among the wholesale and retail houses in the metropolis. The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 15th of Dec. gives the following results when compared with the previous week :-- Rest _X11,025 , PuLlie deposits Other deposits 17,23:),b07 ... Decrease ... 360,655 On the other side of the account : Government securi- tills £13,811,953 ... No change. Other securities l6 577,881 ... Increase ... 180,277 Notes unemployed 10,863,075 ... Increase ... 952,395 The amount of notes in circulation is £22,400,310, being a decrease of £472,500 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £19,167,109, showing an increase of £399,499 when compared with the preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England anti the prices of Consols and French Rentes with the corresponding week of last year : Same Week At Present. last Year. Bullion Reserve Notes in circulation 22,400,310 ... 22,724,6:5 fiftte of discount Consols French Routes 70f. 2-7 c. The following is the official return of the cheques and bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-house for the week ending Wednesday, Dec. 15 : Thursday — £8,475 000 Friday Saturday... Monday 10,318,000 Tuesday Wednesday 27,494,000 X 75,590,000 BMITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT lUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, Jan. 6 3 per Cent. Reduced 9le 2 New 3 per Cent Now 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cen ian.1873 &nnuitios, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. Do. for 30 yrs, oxpire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telet,raph), Aug., 1908 — Exchcqw.tr Bills, .£l,OOO, 2} p. Ct. March Da. 3 do. June D 1 £lOO, £2OO & £5OO — pm Bank of England Stock, 4} per Cent De. opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds Inter-Colonial Ommum INDIAN dOVEHNMENT SECIMITIEN• ladi I. Mock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 Shut Dc. Opening, for Account — Do. a per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. Cartificates Do. Enlaced Papw, 4 per Cent.... 914 00. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ... lO5l Do. 54 per Cent. May 1879 — DJ 5 per Cont., Rup. D.,. 1872.. Do do 18147....; — Do. do. 1882 — i•). Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 . ''''' Do Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under 21.000 FOREIGN FUNDS— TWO O'CLOCK. lagentine Republic, 6 per Cent Auitrian Bonds 5 per cont — Do. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — On. 44 per Cent. 1852 Do. do 1858..... — Do. au 1860 Do. do., 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. Outlian 6 per Cent _ ''o. 4k per Cent.... — Do. 3 per Cent., Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 99 Dan" ) 3 1'e 1 r i i e6r tact. C P e e ; 11 t C . , 1867 e 1 n 8 t 2 . 5 panties, 7 per Cent . . Danish s:J l) o o .; Do 8 per Cent., 1867 I'LG A L;'a c lia cc P u r n in t ei 7 I•:euatior New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Eg ic y ) itian ec , o 7 a p d er ls C s e u n; •• •• Do. £sot. Bonds B3 Do. 1864 Do. Account ... B7k D,-. £5OO Bonds Do. AlO6 Bonds B9 Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 .• Do. £10.) Bonds ..... 78i Government Railway Debentures 994 Greek 5 per Cont., 1824 - 5, ex Coups B4 Du. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala:s per Cent .. — Honduras Guy Rail.Losn.,lop..Ct.,allpd Do. Acciant Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. docount rHE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 186) Do Alarommana Railway 571 Ylemicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French Aontovidvau 6 per Cent. •• — liocrish imperial 5 ?sr Cent New Granada — Do' 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 831 4 Do 41 per Cent. (Utiharren) Do 44 por Cent., 1862 -. — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent.,1862 Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,': 34 Do. do. 1867 34 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Ruisian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ S t - Do 4i per Cent 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 'do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO 13onda 914 4 Du. du. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 914 Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 66 4 Sardinian 5 p.ar Cent 6'll Spanish 3 per Con ... Do. Acc'.unt Do. 1867 . Do. Account 27i Do. New Deforr,a Do. PR:;sive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded ... Do. Account wedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 186 , 1 Do dc, 1868 'l'nriii6ll 6 pvr Cent Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1856 Do Account Do £lO6 Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil , Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex 25f. Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f Do Account 5 TWO WOFACI. Oonsols, Money Do. Account, Jan. 6 92i s xd THE MORMON CHURCH. ,q1,411h; LIS7. <)KDINAKY SHAI3IIB AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing ;Banns, s Railways. 111110). done. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 73 7 5 at Caledonian ••••••~0 •• • • 100 78i 754 et Cambrian 20 ....... all 2 3 at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO - - st Dun„rertli,&Ab.Junc lOO 70 72 2) East London all li 7 10 Do 15 - 2) Do 10 - - et Glasgow &S. Western lOO 108 107 rt Great Eastern ..' . 00 al 33 38 71 at Do. E. Aug]. No. 2.. 100 Si 7 1 61 et Great North of Scotianol lOO la 1a at Great Northern lOO la 1 0 9 at Du. A stock Do. .B stuck lOO 1 22 1 2 at (itb. and W. oi Ireland lOO ;8 4 si Cit. Western. -Original lOO B; . # 66 62 4 5t Do. South WZieti III 67 " Si Do. W. A1141.-Oxlord lOO 3i 06 at Do. Newport lOO 32 31 at Lancashire& Yerkahtre lOO I2cl 2 ;4 1274 at Lon., Brigh.,st S.Coast lOO 47i 18 074 - DO ben', .... st Lon., Chat., and Dover ltis 1 6 l al 18 1 ,t Do. Aletrop. lox. A LOU 11 14 Lan. & North Western lot 14 1 1 22 1 2 1 . f 51 Lou. S. bunch Western lOO 9 2 v 4 a 1 •24 - Man, 8 1 1e1., .1 Lincoln l6u 63 1.31 at Actrovoiltau ....r lOO bZi 141 841 11 04 tit Do ExteueL,h 104) 82 54 5 Dn. Nev. rd - at Metruvolitau District. at; 30 32 10 Metrop..m. oo i o- - st at L 0 Jirtniu. A D.su .) toO b 7 8w Sii at Nor.ti Briusti at D . & Dot, lOO - - at Nor Easteru-Berwiek lOO 1211 1221 122 4 1 25 1) G. N.IC purch.ae t - - et 1)7, Leeds at D u York lOO 1181 111'1 1181 et D oCarlisle - - st D oStoeg.& Darling lOO 158 160 et North Luulou 10 Do New 1808 .. 4 14 2 p st North Staffordshire . 100 01 03 st North awl Juuetiou 100 92 101 10 Du NOW Xlu shares 7 at 111.: - /mIleY • ---- IUO 53 50 st iliropsiiiro Union lOO VA 60 1 et South Devon: st South Eastern lOO 7;} 771 et Staines, Wuk'hain, & Wok all 13 11 st Tail Yale -- Do. C ...•.. - - Waterford & Kilkenny ICU 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Buenos Shares Nlliz. Paid. Price dons 10 Agra Limited, A all 101 11 AO Do B lO 43 5} 41 151 50 Albion l5 10 6 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 22 221 p 221 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 13 21 71 20 Anglo-Italian 1566, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 12 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm.— , 6 6 4 20 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, Rm. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 52 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 67 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 141 151 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, 4.11 d China all 17 18 25 Chartered Mere, of India. London, and China all 31 82 20 City 100 Colonial 25 i 43 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 6 21 11 20 English and American, Hui 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio do Ja,- neiro. lim 20 English, : , cottish, and Aus tralian Chartered .4., all lel 161 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do sew III 4s 100 Imperial, lim 2O 15 16 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 24 21 121 •.:5 loniau all l 9 'l2 25 Do new 5 0 3 Did Mortgage of India, li:n 4 33 31 I 100 Do sp. c. Deba.lB64, 30 all 76 76 9 400 London Bank, of al Lexica and South America, lien. 20 8 4 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 1,•4 30 20 Do new 71 041 100 London& River Plate, Rm. 40 I 1 13 25 Do new 10 11 •2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 244 20 London and County 23 491 501 471 Si 0 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 1 l ... . . London Joint Stock 3ll 321 311 2 London and South African al 8 9 100 London &S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11 50 London 4C: Venezuela, Rm l2l ... ~. 100 Loudon and Westminster 2O 571 681 5!1 100 Do Scrip, iss atlo pm. 100 Merchant, lim 'ls 61 54 10 Metropolitan, lira all 71 73 83 00 Midland, lim. 2O lj 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3 d 1p 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do 50 National. 3O 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l so orieuiai Dank Corporation an 41 4a 50 Provinc. Bank.Corpo., lim lO 61 61 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 9.1 92 .., 10 Do new. all ... .. 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 11 1 t 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 46 4i 100 Union of Ireland, lira 50 Union of London l5 37 38 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) VICE-CHANCERY. Vice-Chancellor James delivered judgment to day in the case of Artis v. Hodgkinson, which turned upon the construction of a will of a gentle man who died possessed of freehold and other pro perty. The testator appointed his wife and his brother Lis executors. He directed that two sums o £5OO should be invested for the maintenance of his two children until they attained their majority. The children attained their majority during the lifetime of the wife, and it was contended that they were not entitled to the benefits specified in the will, on the ground that the will by its terms stated " attain majority after the wife's dmase." If that construction were admitted his honour considered it would lead to the inference that a party intended to die intestate, except under a particular condition, which was a theory to his mind totally inadmissible. His interpretation of the instrument was, that it was the intention of the testator to give his children the rights mentioned iu his will on their attaining their majority, whether that occurred anterior or subsequent to the decease of their mother, and he rule,' accordingly. THE MEMBERS OF THE UMVERSITIES ON TESTS. The Pall 2fall Gazette says that co far as it can learn,the statistics of the numbers who have signed the Cambridge memorial for the abolition of university tests are as follows: —The numbers on the electoral roll are 292. This includes all resident members of the Senate, the university examiners for the year, the chancellor and high steward, the mem bers for the university, and the chancellor's assessor. Of these at least 53 do not come under the head of resident fellows, or ex-fellows, or of university or college officers, who alone signed the memorial. Of the remaining 239, at least 106 have signed, and others who sent in their names were disquali fied by the restriction which had been laid down. If the educational element in the university were alone con sidered, the proportion of those in favour of the abolition of tests would be much greater. AN INTERVIEW WITH TROPPMANN. Since Troppmann has been removed to the Conciergerie numerous applications to visit him (says Galignani) have been addressed to the Prefecture of Police by persons of all ranks. No permissions have, however, been gratited, and the brother of the prisoner, a private in the marine infantry, has been alone permitted to communicate with him. The interview was most painful; the brother, after throwing himself into the arms of the murderer and reproaching him with his horrible crime, suppli rated him to reveal the names of his accomplices, in prder to endeavour, by a sincere confession, to escape the scaffold. The young soldier continually repeated that the other could not have been alone in committing those eight murders. " Your execution," he said, " would be the death of our poor mother, to whomyou have already caused so much grief." Troppmann remained silent, as he rould not reveal accomplices who do not exist. After this visit the prisoner returned, much cast down, to his cell, which he paced, muttering to himself some incoherent words ; he then throw himself on his bed and shed tears abundantly. In the evening he refused his food, and be has not since recovered the almost gay indif ference which bad not previously abandoned him, either at Maras or at the Conciergerie. He is now more calm, but his new attitude, and the gleams of rage and ferocity which shine every moment in his eyes, have rendered necessary an increased vigilance, as he is be lieved to contemplate more than ever putting an end to his days. Lord Normanby will succeed Lord Foley as Cap tain of the Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. Her Majesty, it is expected, will leave Windsor on Saturday, for Osborne, where sho will spend the Christmas. The Duchess of Argyll is in a very critical condi tion. Ste remains, however, in a slate of consciousness, and hopes are entertained of her ultimate recovery. RAILV/A.YS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS._, 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, gua 6 p.c lOO ... ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 :•• ••• '2O Cornwall, i per cent gull all .:: ::: sta Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO •• ' at Chas.& S.W. gua. 4 per ct lOO • st cit. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 Yi ij, 21 at Do du N 0.2 100 27 2y at Do do 6 pel•cent 100 110 113 st Do East Anglian A.sp. c. 100 st Do do 11 6 do. 100 ... st Do do C 7 do . 100 . st Do do No. 1 , 1 p.c. 100 . ... .. ... at Do E. Union 4 P.C. gu a . 100 6S 72 at Do Norfulli 5 p.c.Ex.1846 180 at Do do 5 p.c.WaT.Val. lB47 100 ... ... st Ureat Northern, 5 per cent 10) at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 Do 41 do do do 100 "'' .. . _ •.. st Do 5 do at sp. e. pin lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. Nrai of SQucland, Ist pi 100 at Great South. and Western ••• (Ireland) per 9t3at .. lOO N) st G t • West.—Orign&Jut. - /tent chg., per gtiu,. 5 p.c lOO 106 108 1061 st Do. Orig. (B.& 13. Lx). 5 p.c lso 93 100 st Do do 41 per coat. 1100 lOO 90 92 st Do do 4 do do st Do do I per cent. redclu lOO Y 7 yy st Do do Ihranughain gua lOO us 72 st Do du do prof loo ••• •• st Do du Chester gua lOO b• J 5 st Do do du 1 per cent. 100 • st Do do do 5 do 100 95 hit st Du South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. No st Do do 44 p.c lOO st Do do 44 1150 lOO st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 116 116 iv St Do do 2,1 gua. 100 1:3 115 st Do Newport, Ist g. 3 p.c. 103 96 ys st Do du Id du 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1133 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1.70 st Du Barnsley, £5 Is PM p.c. 100 at Do G p.c. (East Lancashire) Lou 13 0 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 us 10 0 st) London & Briuhton. 5 p.c. guaranteed, No 1 _ lOO •.. at Do 6 d , 5 per cent.o a guall o 0 o. 2. 1 1410 t 0 at Do 5 do N 0.4 lOO st Do 7 per cent luo ••• .• • st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P ) st Do 4 do 1650 lOO ••• ••• st Loudon, Chatham, &Do ver 5 per cent ICO at" London and IZ.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 111 at Do Bedford &Canil.irid,ge lOO at t t L p o o l u a d:u n u r :a c s ild b lS: \ \ V V . e 1 7 e ii p P , ei lUd loor 14b:: 0 s Do (Purtsm.perpans 246 d) all • Man., Slid., &Linclu. 6 p.c IUU Do £5 all par Ipm a Do 31 per cent lOO 64 66 I Do redeem - . 6 per Cent., 5 st Mid. Consolidated., Gp. e lOO 100 145 ▪ Do Bristol& Bain., 6p. e loo 1 2 1;15 a Du 41 per cent. redeem lO6 1,8 100 a Do 41 per cent. irredeem IOU a Do Leicester & irenn, 4 p.c 100 so 81 st North 13ritisii, 5 p.c. No.l „ too at Do E. &U.4p.e. S. & D loo at Do N.IL, Nu. 2, 3 per eeu.J IUJ at Do Border Union, 51 p.e.„ 100 st N.-Eastern--Cons. 4 p.c lOO 87 85 st Du 41 per cent. luU 117 :n1 at Do t_ 4 N.E. 4 per coat., lOO 17 Do Du York, li. &S. purzu,se. 10 10 101 Do Stet:tit ti Drhug. A. 3 p.e. 100 107 100 st Du W,Liartlepooi il. and It 100 86 88 t 8 20 North Staffordshire los ti. Devon Annuities, 1 1 all 10 les Do Tavistoel: Anus., los all 81 111 104 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 84 10.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 2.3 et Do 41 percent ... at Du Fixed 41 per cent lOO ••• ••• st Taff Vale No.l ......... c . DX; 154 153 at Waterford & . .. .... 6 p 100 •• • • RAILWAYS.-PREFEItENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the PrJilts of each separate year at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Con. win. 7p e lOO ••• at 1)o 41 p irredoeut all at Do 4p e con. issued at 80 6 . 5 ••• ••• at Groat Eastern. 41 per cent. 100 77 80 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 90 , at Do New 5 do, 1863_ 100 80 ed at Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 81 81 at Great Northern, Sp c irred. 100 ••• ..• at Do Permanent 5 per cont. 100 ..• at Do Boston & Sleatd, 4} PC 109 ••• ••• at Great West., W. p e 100 ..• st Do Jointi,erpe. 5 p e,1665 100 88 92 at Do du 6 p 165 i; 100 110 112 20 Du Vale IN oath perp. 5p c all • • • • at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 14 lOO ..• 5 Lane. and York New 41 pa cent till J uly, 1871 2 1p st Loud., Brig &c., 41 p c, 1 8 56 100 st Do 00 4 do, 181.1 100 at Do do 41 d o, 1861 1 :41 at Do do 41 do, 1813 100 ... at Do do 5 d o, 1865 1 0 0 ... ... at Do No. 6 sdo 1866 100 ... at Do No. 7 .5 d o at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.e ▪ 100 at Du Metrup. Ex., B 6 p,c ▪ 100 Do do C 6 Ne 100 at Loudon& N Western, 5p c 100 10 110 at Loudon &S. Western, 41 p e 100 v 3 95 10 Mau. Shol.& Lin., 5 pc, 1865 ail 9 91 st Metropolitan i per cent lOO 100 1414 at Midland, ii 5 per cent prof. 100 107 109 at Do B 5 do 100 107 100 is Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 18 Do lawny. New Shares all 19 191 22 Do 5p C con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 1/ 21p at North British, E. and (4 No. 1, 6 per cent 100 ..• at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... Do B ,P., & Dun., 2.1, 4pc 106 ... at Do E. & , Nu. 2, 5 p.c 100 ... st Do N. 8.. 5 per coat, 1812 100 ... a t Do E. & 0., No. 3, 5 p.c 100 st Do E.& (4., (Ordiry) 41 p c 11)0 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 90 1 0 991 st Do Stock. & Dana, 100 113 114 114 at North Loudon, 41, per cant (Max. 5 per cant) lOO. 103 105 at North Staffordshire Sp c , 100 st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 _lOO at Do 5 do (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do o do, 1861 ••. r .....,,.,,, 100 at Victoria St.&Yiullieo, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, st Birkenhead 100 0 11 11J el 93 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all If.i 100 S t Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO st , 6 st Do. 53 per cent. 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle2l74 st Do. 5 do. ... •• 1 00 11 7 112 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... .. s t Colchester Stour Valley „ 100 • st East Lincoln, gu a. G p . c l OO 1.3; 13i '2O Gloster and Dean Fores t all ... . s Gt. Easa., N e w in., &c., 5 p .c 100 ... • a Do. E. U. Harw ich, 4 ' Lc 100 •151, at Do.do. Woodbrg.Ex. , do 1 00 .. at Gt. West, W. mid., floret 100 97 ,W, 98 5U Hull and Selby 100 all 1 222 290 at Loudon and Black wa ll lOO 93 Js st Do. 4 1 per cent lOO st London, Coat., 6W., 41 P. c lOO ... at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 ••• at London and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, dc South 100 83 85 st Lowestat,gua 4 percent lOO 79 81 at Do. al , 6 do ..--• 100 .. 51 Mauch., 8i.... M . , a all ... at Midland, Bralford, Pref lOO Y . 4. iji 111 Mid Kent Cray Litt") IA Northern& East.,s per cent all Ly Lu su Do. do. t; do. all . a t N. Eastern — Hartlepool st N. West. A peril. pall, 5p c. LOU 10; 100 at Do B unnimiuu 11 p.c l OO rt Notting. &Granth 11.5:C IVO Yi yl 25 Preston and Wyro. all 41 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Next:fora 10 , i, 1 34 jai 10 Do do 8 2 lip ~ S. Yorksh. and Oliver Dun lOU 97 UU- D 4 per cent gua IV i 7g 80 I -, S o do st Viet. Station and Pimlico.— Lou 100 st West Cornwall 87 5i 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Do du B all '2O Do do C all st Weymouth and Portland lOO ... st Vrilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and \VOA India lOO 123 125 ~QLoudon and St. Katherine lOO 19 51 49j 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all Freehold Land st Dock l.OO 23 98 Bt Southampton ioo 72 75 BS Surrey ComalerCittl TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American 1: e i., lim aTi 19 19k 191 k 10 Anglo llediter Te1.,1im.... 10 la 171 171 I at Atlantic Telegraph lO 121 131 at Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO WS 183 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 25i 2C3 - .. . . 10 — iio. New 8 12 Up 24 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ld pr I Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all Sj 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 1 1p 10 ilediterra. Exten. Tel., lim all If 71 25 Reuter's Telegram all 72 81 20 Societe Transatlant., lim all 14 151 of Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 11 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 71 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all q 1 p MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 141 141 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim H bd 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 141 143 10 Do. New all 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 6 Do. New 4 11 Id 50 British American Land 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 64 t 6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 20 Ceylon Company, lim 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim b 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 51 41d 30 City of Milan Improv. lim. all 5 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 50 City Offices, lim 25 23 22 d 60 Colonial, lizn. Do. 50 Commerciai Union (Assn') b pr 1 p bi 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 28 27 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1011 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 103 104 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim. 10 31 21 d st Crystal Palace lOO 21 23 st Do. Preference lOO 95 100 at Do. 6p. a Perpetual Deb. 109 107 il2 20 Darjeeling, lim. 10 Eastern ABBB.lll, RM. 6l ... 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, Jim. 20 East India Erriga. & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per t.ut. V'ruy. Gua. by Egypt. Goc all; 91 95 951 20 Egyptian Cum.& Trad. lim. 6 3 Eng. & Lust ral. Copper, lira 21 1.5 English and Foreign Crodit 71 41 3,•,d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, Jim. 8 ... 10 Fairbairu Engineering 5 3 2d 20 Fore-street W Arehouse,li 12 1 2 p 100 For. S Col. Gov. Trust and Loan ;Scrip, issued at £5. all 83 00 02 50 (lellivara, lim. 2O 10 General Credit Sz Dis., IJm 75 11 Id 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 2,1 60 Horns Sz Col Marine In. lim 5 2) ad 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's Bay all 124 13 12k 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 20 Interns. FinaucialSoc. lim 5 2 1.1 20 Interns. Laud Credit, lint 6 6 4:1 50 Italian Land 5 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3i 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all G 7 69 50 Land Securities, lint 23 15 25 London African Trading lO 7 5,1 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 .d 10 Loudon County Land and Building, lint 50 Loud. Financial Asso., lint 30 22 21 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 21 16d 20 Loud. & Provincial Marino 2 1 , 1 pr at Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gua. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 104 108 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint ll 11 Id 50 Merchant Shipping, lint all 32 37 60 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 12/ 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lien. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 104 111 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 ...v. .. 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 81 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 35 3d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 If 11d 5 New Quebrada, line 4.8.0 44 41 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer candle Agency,lim 9l * IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 5 li 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, Hut 5 7 5 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 48 51 SO North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l Iv 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 13 14 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll ... ... 5 Oriental Gas, Una 5 Do. New 1 i IP 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lim ld 11 3 5 Ottoman Gas . Hun ll 2/ 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lim 5 Do. do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 31 14 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 6 48 50 Do. New 1867 lO 11 Id 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City 1m.,11m. all 18 19 181 Do. Gas, lim all 21 251 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 48 60 47 6 Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 78 83 Do. 6p. Guar. Pref. 100 ... ... ..... Societe Fin. Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 21 3} 50 S. African Mort. & 6 25 South Australian Land all 33 34 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 32f 331 351 I 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 21 3 41 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Um Bf ... 10 Trust Sc Agency of Aus.,lint 1 IP 10 Do do. do. all ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 y ip 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim b 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lira all 22 24 15 United Discount Oorp., lim 6 11 1d 20 Universal lifarine(ln.), lim 5 3 4 p Si 9 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all If 2 30 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 6 7 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 801 elf 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 11 10d 50 West India and Pacille Steam, lim 2O 5 3 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO t:OLOSIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES - Ilritisb Columbia, 6 per 100 - - Do. 1895 l9O - C an. Gov. 6 p.o.Jan..*.t July 1877-84 ...... • lOO 1041 1071 - Do. 6p. o 7eb. & Aug lOO 102 101 - Do. sp. o. Mar. Sept lOO 102 101 - Do. p. 0. Jan. it July lOO 921 911 97 - Do. sp. 43. Inscribed et lOO 90 92 - Cape U. Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 lOO 102 101 - 1)o•Ap1.&001 1690-1900 lOO 111 113 - 1)0. do 1880-90 lOO 107 103 - Do. Jan.StJuly, 1691 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Cot., 1900 lOO 98 100 - Ceylon, Nov 1878,0 p.c lOO 108 110 - Do. 1872, do lOO 105 10/ - .Mauritius, p. a, 187 3 , - Jan. and July - Do. 1878 - Do. 1882, May and Nc - 1.. 00 100 108 - D 0.1895, Feb. .t Aug.... IV 106 10s - Melbourne Corporate.... - 107.75, 6 per cent...... 1(0 100 100 - N. 8.G0v.6 100 103 104 - Natal 6 p ct, Apl Az Oct... 00 - Op o. May & Nov . .. ILO 10E 101 - N. S. W. 5 we., '7l to '75.. 100 99 101 1011 - Do. 5 p.o. IbBll 1816... 100 90 100 102 - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'l7 to '75.. - N.Zealand, 6y. et. 1891.. 100 - - Do. 5 percent.... DoJan,Aprl,July, Oct lOO 91 92 94 - Do 6p c. 3lar.a Sept '9l lOO 108 110 - Do J cue Sp Deo., 1 , 91 100 100 /11 - jDo L'rov. t Auctld. •110 0 -( Eerie4l &2, 1895- - Nova Scotia 6 p c.J an - and July. 1875 .... 190 - Lo 18-6 lO 10 - Qu-enslnd. 6p. 6. 9 8•.: 6 lOO 507 1031 110 - Do 1801 - Tasmanian 6 per c 1895 . 107 109 - Do ,b 93 97 100 '_)B 109 - Victoria 6 Fer cent. Mil NG 114 115 I" DO. APriland9ct IA )11 11? Old Wykchamists (says the Slierborne Journal) are abcut to present their foimer head Master (the present Bishop of Salisbury) with a pastoral ring.. Another of the actions against the Brighton Rail way Company, arising out of the New-cross accident, was settled yesterday morning. The plaintiff got £6OO. The loss of two fishing boats in Loch Long is re potted. Six men were drowned by this casualty, and a seTenth Lad a vary narrow escape. The North Eastern Railway Company intends to reduce the fares throughout its system. The new fares will be 2,1. per mile first-class, 11,1. per mile second-class, and Id. per Ira, third-class. Captain Charles Augustus Manning, lI.Nf. Lien t-nant and Governor of Portland Island (the scat of the con vie. pri on 9 died at Portland Cargo on Monday night after a long and t •dious illness. Captain Manning was about 70 years of age. Petitions to the House of Commons are now in the course of signature in the provinces, with the view to establish a Court of Criminal Appeal, and it is thought pro bable that a bill will to brought into Parliament during the next session in furtherance of that object. The Queen, who has manifested deep interest in the recovery of the Archbishop of Canterbury, has sent to Mrs. Tait an autograph letter, in which she expresses the hope that a life " most valuable to the nation and also to herself" may to spared for many more years of usefulness. A commencement has been made in Chatham Dockyard in building the Rupert, ironclad ram, 3 guns, 8,159 tons, 700-horse power. While fitted to act as a ram, this ship will carry a turret, and her armour will be heavier than any ono which has been used on any vessel. A correspondent sends to the Church Herald the following as the names of those who form the Commit tee on Anglican Orders in the Vatican Council : Cardinals Reisarch and Cullen, the Archbishop of Baltimore, with Drs. Manning and Ullathorne. Had Dr. Newman been in Rome he would have been asked to act as their secretary. An order is expected at Chatham Dockyard from the Admiralty for a return to be furnished of all the persons employed there above 55 years of age, Iv ith a view to their superannuation. This ago is much less than that at which workmen are usually superannuated from the dockyard, except in peculiar cases calling for an earlier retirement from service. The Edinburgh City Council agreed, on Tuesday, to memorialise the Government in favour of " a popular, un sectarian, and undenominational" system of education for Scot land, based upon the rating principle, and conferring com pulsory powers upon the authorities. There was a vigorous fight on the " religious difficulty," but' ultimately it was de cided by a majority of 19 to 6 that " while the Bible should be retained in the schools of Scotland, its reading shall be left to be &guided by the local school committee, it being understood that a conscience clause be embodied in the bill." A melancholy accident, by which two labourers lost their lives, and a third received very dangerous wounds, happened on Tuesday evening at Higham-on-the-Hill, near Nuneaton. A party of twenty men were engaged digging the earth from a new railway embankment in courso of con struction there, when a huge mound of the soil above them, having its foundations displaced, rolled over on a cluster of the navvies, and the two most injured died in a few minutes after the catastrophe. The third man was carried home by his comrades very much hurt. A somewhat similar acci dent caused the death of a man named Reilly, at Bolton, on Wednesday. Some of the London Presbyterians are agitating the question of Kirk music. Hitherto the organ, "the kist o' whustles," has been excluded. The London Presbytery has memorialised the Synod to allow it to be used in future where congregations or the majority wish it. There is no truth in the statement, says the Man chester Guardian, that Corydon has been on a Government mission to Cork. He has been living at a seaport town about seventy miles from London for many months, and only left for a few days to identify " Colonel Kelly." Cory don is living on a Government pension of £250 a year. Lord Derby's friends say he will not take any leading part in the political warfare of next session. The Guardian states that Dr. Temple has been elected a member of the now governing body of West minster school. Canon Kingsley is gone to the West Indies, and on his return will contribute to Good ►fords the result of his experiences in the Tropics_ The very extensive Distillery now being erected at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by Messrs. DUNVILLE & Co., who have gained a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky, is to be called "The Royal Irish Distillery." HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MORNING. EVENING, FDIDAY 53 min past 12 12 min oast 1 SATURDAY 33 min past 1 54 min past 1 SUNDAY 12 min past 2 30 min past 2 MONDAY 54. min past 2......10 min past 3 TrZSDALIII.IeIOIII ttttt totO lab put 6...mN OA raft 8 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE— This D 3,3-7 ALBEMARLE CLUB MEETING. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.) SELLING SWEEPSTAKES. Juanita.. Lincoln lifitoquerado seven ran. STEEPLEC 1.1 AS & C UP. Harvester , Slander , Wild Fowl MATCH. Leoncillo beat Charon. ALBEMARLE CUP. Traveller Kaupai ... Rampart Four rau. OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Lord Waldegrave Albatross Skirmish Five ran. C.11:17 BETTING.—Tnis DAY. WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. sto 1 agst Lord Lurgau'z, noulLation (offered) 20 to 1 agf,t Mr Spinss's num. (taken) 2u to 1 agAt Lord Sefton's num. (taken) LIVELPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 20 to 1 agst The Latnb (offered take 22 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Q.O. (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Tathwell (taken 1000 to 30 agst Snowstorm (taken) 500 to 15 agst Globule (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4 to 1 agst Sunshine (taken and offered) 1000 to 80 agst Astolfo (taken and offered) 13 to 1 agst Stanley (taken) 30 to 1 agst Macgregor (taken to .£150) DERBY. 1000 to GO agst Stanley (taken) 8500 to 100 agst Macgregor (taken) RACING FIXTURES--1870. FEBULTAHY. Derby 10, II N ewton... ..25, 26 llaNuw 17, 18 MARCH. Nottiagltain 1, 2 I Epsom. 29, 3(.. Liverpool B, 9, 10 1 Bro►nley 31, .April 1 War wick ''2, 23, 24 I APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 I Lewes ` ) 6, 27 West Drayton 7, 8 I Croydon 28, 2J Newmarket Craven 18 to 21.1_ _ MAY. Newmarket Ist S 2to 5 I Harpenden 20, 21 Chester lO to 13 1 Bath 24, 25 Winchester 10, 11 1 Stamford 26, 27 Salisbury l2, 13 , Croydon 26, 27 York 17, 18 1 Epsom—. 31 to June Doncaster It, 20 I JUNE. Croydon 8, 9 1 Nowton 22, 23 Manchester 8,9, 10 1 Hampton 23, '24 Ascot .14 to 17 I Bibury Club 29 Windsor 21, 22 1 Stockbridge...3o, and July 1 JULY. Newmarket 'to 8 I West Drayton l4, 15 Nottingham l2, 13 Eluntingdon l9, 20 Chelmsford. .. 12, 13 I Kingsbury 21, 22 R ea ding 12, 13 Goodwood 26 to 29 AUGUST. Brighton 2, 3 I Stockton 17 to 19 Brighton Club 1 1 Oxford Is, 19 Lewes 5, 6 1 York 23 to 25 E g h a m 9, 10 1 Plymouth 2:), 2 Windsor 11, 12 I Derby 30, 31 Bromley 16, 17 i Weymouth 30, 31 SEPTEMBER. Warwick Abingdon B, 9 1 Western Meet. (Ayr) 21, 28 Doncaster l3 to 16 1 Hendon 2/, 23 ilampton 20, 21 1 Newmarket Ist Uct..27 to 30 OCTOBER. Bedford 4, 5 I Newmarket 2n 0et..10 to 14 Leicester Bromley 6, 7 I Newmarket i10t'11...24 to 29 NOVEMBER. Liverpool Bto 11) Shrewsbury ' l4 to 18 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES-1870. FEI:RIJARY. Birmingham 8, 9 Harrow ... Derby 10, 11 Newton. MARCH. ~..17, 18 _25, 26 Liverpool 8,9, 10 I 8r0m1ey......31 and April 1. West Somerset 16, 17 Unelteuham...3l and April 1 Warwick 22 to 24 APRIL.' Aldershot 7, 8 I Kingsbury Tllls HOLLORN 17,11)UCT. The report of the engineers appointed to examine the present condition of the viaduct has to day been preat"-uted to the Court of Common Cou. cil. After th . e. most 'minute examination tf the (laws in the granite supports it i, the opinion of tho ,!ngineers. , .that the defect is merely superficial, it'd in uo way affects either the durability or strength of the work. Orders, therefore, have fern given to at once fill up the fissures in the b:ocks of granite, so that the mirk of completing C.is im portant, public improvement will be pr,pceoded wi• It without any further delay. ITA LY. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) RoME, Dec. 14. The Bull, which has been published, provil ing that in case the Poutiticial Chair might be come vacant during the sitting of the CEcumeuical Council, the Council should only reassemble at the pleasure of the new Pontiff is a preliminary for mality al pertaming to all Councils of the Church. The health of the Pope continues excellent. There is no foundation in the rumour that the Holy S::e is disposed, in consequence of the re spectful representations of several Fathers, to mo dify, in a liberal sense, the tenor of the letter " Multiplices," wherein the regulations for the con duct of the Council are laid down. The Queen of Wurtemburg leaves to-morrow for Florence on her return to Stuttgart. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Dee. 16. 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 : Dec. 9. DEBTOR. Dee. 2. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,372,828,350 1,350,527,620 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur-- rent creditor 222,395,969 04 218,758,168 66 Current accounts, Paris 322,924,101 15 354,199,034 70 Do. branch banks 45,118,677 45,779,808 Dividends payable 286,477A— 851,473 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not 182,500,000 - 22,105,750 11 22,105,750 14 48,942,596 12 46,835,692 44 991,660 38 991,660 38 _ distributed Sundries Total CREDITOR. _ _ Dec. 9. Dec. 2. Cash iu hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 319,067,353 94 309,811,100 03 Do. branch banks 285,933,929 302,234,930 Advances on deposit of 339,784 37 934,774 46 21,616,000 - 1,803,080 - bullion Do. branch banks Do. on French Public becurities 22,619,400 Do. by branch banks 8,805,700 Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Fender 21,439,200 -2,t,02,980 19,553,000 - 8,969,600 - 40,172,100 -- 33,034,450 - 1,134,900 - 1,299,40)0 - Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Government Stock re- 1,129,600 - 3,217,200 - 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 11 1-2,980,750 14 80,595,187 21 80,595,187 21 serve Do. disposable Elentes Immobalis6es (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bunk and landed propel ty branches Expenses of manage- 100,000,000 -• 9,057,684 - 9,171,784 - went Sundries 2,541,841 43 2,505,975 19 7,116,007 57 9,009,869 18 Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) RQULAAD•