The Sun. — London, England, 1869-12-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank parlour meeting to-day has terminated without any alteration in the rate of discount. On the Stock Exchange the principal transactions are confined to settling accounts for the holidays, and Consols are unaltered. In the Foreign Market there has been au improvement in Turkish stock, but in Telegraph shares the quotations arc falling. Couso!s are now at 92 to 92,i for money'; ditto, for Ac..;ount, —; Three per Cent. Re duced, 92 18 ; New Tree per Cents, 91-1 2 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, 4 prem. ; June, par to 5 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, prop. ; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent., 237. India Stock, 10i per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112 1 l ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1883, 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5} per Cent., —. In the Foreign Market Turkish Five per Cents. are 44i to 45; ditto Six per Cents., G 7 to 68f ; Peruvian, 831 to 814 ; Spanish, 27i to 28,1 ; Italian, 551 to 56i. ; Egyptian, 72 to 79i ; 111exican, 13; to 134 ; Argentine, 86 to 861; and Brazilian. 861 to 86i. In Railway Shares Great Northern (A) are lower, viz., 109 to 110. Caledonian are 77 to 77k, also a decline ; Great Western, 551 to 56 ; London and Brighton, 461 to 47 ; Midland,l2o to 1201; Great Eastern, 37i to 371 ; Great Northern, 109 to 110 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1261 to 127-1 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 15 to 15f ; Lon don and North Western, 122 to 122 i ; London and South W estern, 92 to 94 ; Metropolitans, 83 to 83i ; and South Eastern, 771 to 771. Lombardo-Venetian are 20k to 21. Great Luxem bourg Shares are 121 to 12i. _ _ In American Securities Erie Shares are now 16; to 16:1 ; and Illinois are 99; to 100. The Five- Twenty Bonds are 85! to 86 ; the 1865 Bonds, 841 to 84i ; the 1867 Bonds, 841- to 85 ; and the Ten-Forties, 82f to 83. Bank Shares have improved. Imperial Ottoman, 21 to 28 prem. ; Alliance, 128 to 131 ; Anglo- Austrian, 11 to 13 prem. ; Oriental, 41 to 42 ; London Joint-Stock, 31f to 32f ; Telegraph Con struction and Maintenance, 35; to 35f ; and Anglo- American, 188 to 188. Miscellaneous Securities are marked—Hudson's Bay, 12k to 12i ; General Credit, 4 to f dis. ; In ternational Finance, 2.1 to 18 dis. The sum of £40,000 in gold from the River Plate was taken to the Bank yesterday. The operations of the week since the last return have resulted, on balance, iu a withdrawal of £38,000. The City of Paris, from New York, has brought £5,400. The verdict in the affair of Overend, Gurney, and Co. was received in the City last afternoon with intense satisfaction, not only as a termination of a proceeding which has been the most prominent among the baleful influences that have weighed during the past year or two upon English credit and enterprise, but as entirely confirming the view of the case taken by the large majority of the leading merchants and bankers of London from its origin. It appears to be perfectly understood that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has fully concluded his arrangements for the payment to the several telegraph companies of the compensation awarded to them, amounting to £5,715,048, the large funds of the savings banks and other public departments, together with the tax collections due in January, being available for the purpose. The disbursement of the entire total will be completed some day at the end of January, and it may be assumedlhat the telegraph companies will meanwhile adopt the best contrivances to enable the money to be distributed to their shareholders without the slightest delay. The re-investment of these funds may then be ex pected to produce a distinct effect both on the stock and money markets. The total subscriptions in aid of the sufferers by the fire at Quebec amounted to £80,112 11d.,. of which Great Britain and Ireland contributed £40,140 13s. 51. ; the United States, £3,451 2s. Bd. ; France and other countries, £347 15s. 6.1. ; and Canada herself, £36,132 18s. 4d. The Lo:Idou subscription, which included the generous dona tion of her Majesty the Queen, amounted to more than one-fourth of the whole. The Anglo-Hungarian. Rink have declared an interim dividend at 4 fl. in silv . er, or S. starling per share. At the meeting of the Royal Exchange Assur ance Corporation, a dividend of 4 per cent. was de clared for the half-year. Mr. W. Waddell, liquidator of the " Guinea Wallsend Colliery Cothpany (Limited)," announces to the creditors a first dividend of 7s. 6d. in the pound. Telegrams have been received from Sydney an nouncing that the revenue has increased ; that business is better, and that the Bank of New South Wales has declared a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum for the past half-year. The directors of the National Provincial Bank of England have again voted a bonus of 10 per cent. to all their officers and clerks on their salaries for the present year. Advices from Manchester announce the failure of Messrs. George Barnes and Sons, manufacturers, of llaslingden, with moderate liabilities. A telegraphic statement that a native dry goods dealer has failed at Valparaiso, with liabilities to the amount of $30,000,000, or £6,000,000 sterling, is absurd upon the face of it. One or two mercan tile stoppages had been reported, but the commit ments were of very moderate amount. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT YUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, Jan. 0 8 per Cent. Reduced 92 1i New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cen J 9.n .1873 Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 U — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — ExchoquzT Bills, £l,OOO, 2i p. Ct. March —: Da. 3 do. June D o £lOO, £2OO Sr £5OO — pm Bank of England Stock, 41. per Cent D(4. opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds later-Colonial Omni= INDIAN COVEItNI.LENT SEDDRITLEb India fitock, 10f per Cent., April 1874.,. Shut Do. Opening, for Account DJ. a per Cent. July, 188(1 De 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. Enlaced Pape, 4 per CAW.... Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ...... ... — Do. af per Cent. May 1879 — Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Die. 1872.. Do do . lErry,„ — Do. do. 1882 — Lk ) . Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 18 73 Do. Bons, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Do. Account An Arian Bonds ii per cent Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 11 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858 .... Do. au 1860 Do. do., 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Dc. Account •• 864 i B ienos Ayres 6 per Cent. Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba. 6 per Cent. — (Lilian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent..., 74! Do. 3 per Cent., Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Do. 6 per cent. 1867 C lo nbian, 6 per Cent. Danisn, 3 per Cent., 1825 , — Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent B6l i)o. Account Do 8 per Cent., 1867 951 Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent Po Second issue •• Do. #sot, Bonds B3 Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. 1500 Bonds Do. .LlO6 Bon is Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 Do. .£10i) Bonds ..... 79 Govurnu.ent Railway Debentures Greek 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups , - Do. Coupons Glatomala7s per Cent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p.,Ct., all pd Do. Acceint umumme 8 5 1 i 4 -A Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account ~ - Do Alsreminana Railway — ilexicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account lin. 1864 6 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — dontevideau 6 per Cent. •• _ Idccrish Imperial 5 ivr Cent — New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — 1)o. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1365 Do Account B3l 4 31 _ Do 4f per Cent. (UiNtrren) Du 4k per Cent.. 1862 Do Account Do 6 per Cent.,1862 — Port ,guese 3 per Ct.,1853,'6, 7,'9,'60,'2,"3 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — 1114sian 5 f ar Cent., 1822, Al St - Do li per Cent 1850 Do 11 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Gaut., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1802 ............. ....,.. 85i i Do 'do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Borott.,_ 91 i Do. do. £B4 15s. do — 'Do.. 1866, 8100 Bonds 9l l do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Potit-ay G S: Sar IlLian h per Cent _ Spani,,h 3 per Cen ... Do. A ce , .nnt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferrou Do. Passive — Do. Coln. Cert. of Coup. not funded 1)o. Account _ wedlish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent •• Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1856 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. 5 per cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 n Do. Account D 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent.. Do 6 per Cent. 1864 I►ividends on the above payable in London Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 'Ai per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex 25f. Italian 5 per Gent. 1831, Ex. 251 Do Account 551 61 TWO O'CLOCK. Oonsols, Money Do. Account, Jan. 6 .. 921 xd NAVAL AND MILITARY IN7ELLIGENCA. The first part of the last detachment of officers, non-commis ioned officers, and men belonging to the Royal Artillery for India this season will leave headquarters, Woolwich, on Thursday, the 30th inst. The detachment, which numbers 52 non-com missioned officers and men, accompanied by 14 women and 18 children, under the command of Capt E. T. Hume, 16th Brigade Royal Artillery, will be conveyed to Portsmouth by rail from the Arsenal Station on the North Kent Railway, and will embark on board the Indian troopship Croco dile, Cal,tain G. W. Watson, for Alexandria, en route for Barrackpore, Bengal, to fill up vacancies in the 16th Brigade. It has been officially notified that the first bat talion of the 16th Regiment, on its arrival in Eng land from Nova Scotia, will not, as previously arranged, be quartered at Fleetwood. The arrange ments for the removal of the depot from Colchester to Fleetwood have, therefore, been cancelled. The embarcation of draughts from the first battalion of the 6th and 41st depots at Colchester has been postponed from the 29th inst. to January 6. On the latter date they are expected to embark at Ports mouth for conveyance to India. The Lord Panmure steam transport, belonging to the War Department, arrived off the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, yesterday afternoon from Portsmouth, with stores of various descriptions. During the past few days a large number of Go vernment vessels of every description has arrived at Woolwich with stores, &c., from various places, which has c.►used a considerable amount of extra work in the Storekeeper's Department, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. The Juno, screw c,2rvette-transport, Captain E. Hardinge, arrived at `;pithead yesterday, from Ciaina and Plymouth Sound, and waa officially in spected preparatory to being taken into Portsmouth harbour this morning. A naval court-martial assembled yesterday on board her Majesty's ship Duke of Wellington at Portsmouth, under the Presidency of Captain John Soa ly, c.mninaudiug her Majesty's troopship &rapis, for the trial of Mr. John C. Sabben, of her Majesty's ship St. Vincent, ou charges of —l. Desertion ; 2. Stealing public documents. The Court found the first charge pro red, but the second not proved, and sentenced the pri soner to be dismissed from her Majesty's nava service. General Sir David Capon, K.C.8., Colonel of the 106th Foot (Bombay Light Infantry), whose death was announced on Tuesday, was a on of Colonel Capon, Bombay Army. Ile was born in 1793, and entered the army i❑ 1810. He served with the 2d Battalion Ist Native Infantry (Bom bay Army) in the expedition against Palampore in 1813, in the Konkan in 1817, and was present at the storming of the hill fort of Mundelunghur. He was in command of the troops at Adeu when that place was twice attacked in 1839 by large bodies of Arabs ; and headed the Ist column, Punjab Army, at the siege of Mooltan in 1848-9, and at the at tack on that town, at the battle of Goojerat, and in the pursuit of the Sikh army, for which he received the medal with two clasps. He was appointed Colonel of the 106th Regiment on the 30th Sep. tember, 1862. Her Majesty's troopship Himalaya, Captain S. B. Piers, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the West Indies, last from Queenstown, and dis embarked at the Dockyard Nos. 7 and 8 Batteries of the Ist Brigade Royal Artillery, in the following strength :—Colonel Desborough, in command ; Captains Stoker, Smart, and Hamilton ; Lieunten ants Parry, Earl, and Corke ; 174 non-commis sioned officers and gunners, 19 women, and 43 children. The 7th Battery, after disembarkation proceeded by rail to Woolwich, and the Bth Bat tery to Sheerness. Captain Auchinlick and Lieu tenant Messiter, of the 53d Regiment; Lieutenants Bird and Jones, of the 2d Ilrest India Re&lent, with 25 military pensioners, and a few naval in valids, also came home in the Himalaya, and were disembarked from her yesterday at Ports mouth. The Himalaya is appointed to sail from Portsmouth on the Bth proximo, with Indian relief troops from Alexandria. Further changes are to be made in the rates of pay in Chatham Dockyard, both by way of dimi nution and increase. From the Ist April next, in any further appointment of a master smith the salary will commence at £l5O, increase £lO every three years, and stop at £250 ; foremen of smiths will commence at £l2O, increased by £lO every seven years, and the salary will be limited to £150; foremen of caulkers and joiners are to commence at £l2O, and increase £lO every three years until £lBO be reached. The limit of Lhe salary of foremen of the yard will be £250, not £2OO, as stated in error. The Admiralty intend to make the following aug mentations in the pay of artisans : —Leading men are to receive 6d. a day extra, as more work will devolve upon them from the intended abolition of the office of inspectors of the vatious trades; sawyers are to have an increase of 2d. a day. With respect to compulsory superannuation of the dock yard hands, it appears that the general age will be 59, and that the men who are to be superannuated between the age of 55 and that age will only be those wl , o are no longer capable from advancing years of doing what is considered a fair day's work. The Dee, steam storeship, Staff-Commander G A. Waters, is now engaged in taking iu stores at the Royal Victoria-yard, Deptford, for conveyance to Portsmouth and Devonport. The Buffalo, store ship, is also loading at Deptford, with stores for Gosport. Mr. James White, who has arrived home from Hongkong, where he served as Deputy-Assistant Superintendent of Stores, and who succeeds Mr. J. T. Rawnsley at Chatham Gunwharf (Mr. Rawnsley having been transferred for service at Bermuda), has commenced his duties at Chatham. ruli SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1869 SHARE LlB7. s: AY tiAANS AND STOC::L, Paid. Cat:tang btu:nuts s s.alc. gy A ‘" Yrioe. gent, et k est 4 and Exeter...... 100 74 76 et CaneoLnlaa ............. 100 771 77 1 771 St ii.)4worima.. 20 Cornwall all 2 3 st Dublin & Bellast June lOO at Dun„ Venn, .t Ab.J =C 5OO 70 72 2J East London all 5 7 61 £0 lio 16 2 1 Do 10 et Glasgow ,t S. Western lOO 105 107 it Great Eastern •: lOO 371 ,30 st Do. E. Angl. No. 2 too 61 ", I it. UrcatNorthol6eotland lOO io 10 it Great Northern lOO 102 ato 10 19 st Do. A stock. ...« lOO Ir 9 111 1094 it Do, LI ' ,L o ck lOO 12/ 122 et GtS, and W. 01 lretand lou a 0 lOU at (it. Western -Urigiusl lOO Al “ 4 5 i 't Do. ::,outn IFaleet st Do. W. Alid.—Oxlord lOO 31 16 at Do. Newport lOO 32 St at Lancashire 4 I ertishiru lOO 0 2 6 : 2%; et Lou., 8rig1i....: S.Coast lOO 46, CI 161 Do berip •• • • - - at I un., Chat., and Dover lou 15 141 et Do. Aletrop. 2 , :x. A lOO 11 is it Lun. . North Weeten lot 1111 .011 1.2 at Lou. 4 South Wtsteru il:( 1.,:. :4 _ Shel_., 4 Liucuiu Ice 5J h;il et .11.;trovuittan . lOO 83 t3l at Do Wu S I 8:4 5 L.U. :Nth all at Illey.,l'utiolitau District. all 30 aletrop. at. Jouu'a 11 cal 6 st 3lioiteucl at 0 Oviuj ion a 7 tia at N..1 . .11 .I.lrltledl . . lOO 441 451 at u . laid., rth.. di Dun—. feu at I\ or it:astern—lierwiec Leo 1211 122 1 1221 I),_ U. N.Js; purchabe 16.11.i - at D .Leeda lou 711 5) 10 st 11 uYcrk . Itio 1181 1' 1 1191 at D oCarliale . ley at U & leo 155 it 0 at North Loudon 10 Du NCIY itiuB . 4 14 z at North Staffordshire too 01 63 at North atm' i. W. Junction 100 9v IUI 10 Do New 410 shares 7 •• at BP.;,,ntney at hihropshire Union ICO t O l et South Devuu: at South Eastern lOO 7, 771 at Stanley, Wont:1111,4 Wok all. 14 11 at tau laic 5l esti • UO. C Waterford & .CU 10 Waterloo & Whtteha.l.. S ILA LLWA YS-PREFEIt ENCE SHARES ANI) STOCKS. J 0 INT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Bus!nee Share; , NAME. Paid. Price done 10 Agra Limited, A all 104 11 11 10 Do B lO 41 51 50 Albion l5 19 8 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lull all 22 224 p 221 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 12 t 3 20 Do issued at 2 pm._ ~.. 6 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, Aim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 82 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia ,25 37 39 - 10 Bank of New Zealand a ll 151 161 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, end China all 17 18 171 25 Chartered Mere. of India. Loudon, and China all 31 32 20 City lO 10 11 100 Colonial 25 1 43 18 Consolidated, Um. SO Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lint b 21 1 4 20 English and Ain , !ricari, lint 10 ••• ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint II pr 1p 20 English, z• coltish, and Aus tralian Chartered ,,,, all 165 10 : 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all SG 38 281 Do new lll 4 5 lOU Imperial, lint 2O lb 16 20 Imperial Ottoulan lO 24 2/ 1 1 .3 human 25 Du new Lnd Mortgage of lnclia liin :51 •1 '1 1369 1 2 : 2 1 100 Do sp. e. Deua.lB64 , 30 ail 76 1 6 00 iOO London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 5 4 100 Loudon and Brazilian, lint. 45 : 6 30 20 Do ne w 7 4 4 44 100 London & River Plate, lint. 40 11 13 25 Do new 19 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 241 20 London and County 2O 191 401 50 Do new. iss at 20 pan, 10 pd. 11 ••• • - Loudon Joint Stock 3ll 321 314 Loudon and South African al 5 9 100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lint l2l ••• ••• 100 London and Westminster 2O 37 4 884 584 9 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm.. 100 Merchant, lint 10 Metropolitan, lint 00 Midland, lint 2O 11 A 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, Bin l5 3d 1p 00 National Pruyine.of End 42 ... ... 10 Do . 42 50 National.. 39 ". .. 20 New South Walea all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 411 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., line. 10 61 51 34 A 30 Provincial of Ireland ...... 10 Do new, all ••• ••• 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 11 13 100 Do issued at 6pm lO g 6 25 Union of Auatralia all 46 43 100 Union of Ireland, Aim 50 Union of Loudon COMIC PAPERS. (From Punch.) A FORBIDDEN PLEASURE.—Ladies should never indulge in anticipation, for we all know how objectionable a woman is who looks forward. A CONTRADICTION IN TERMS.—If there isself-government in St. Pancras, why are the guardians always losing their tempers ? " THE WORD OF PROMISE TO THE Eaa."—Railway Porter: Weybridge! Weybridge! Anyone for V'r,gin'a Water!—"—Thirsty Passenger (waking up at the sound of the last word) : " Gin an' water ! 'Ere y' are, porter! Bring 'sh four penn'th !" Dumors.—The Lord Mayor has been distributing prizes to the boys at the middle-class school recently established in Finsbury, on which occasion we read that a gentleman present, speaking for the Council, "expressed their obli gations to the Lord Mayor for extending his countenance to the ceremony." Does this mean that his lordship pulled a long face ? (From. Fun.) A DOG Snow F&Ncr.--Arc retrievers sold for what they will fetch ? A CHRIS-O,IAS BOX WE DON'T LIKE.—The letter-box, when it is full cf PLAIN ENOUGH.— It has been proposed to name Snow Hill (or what is left of it) after Bunyan, who died there. Whereupon says somebody, why not call it "Immortal Tinker-street?" The reason is obvious:—people would suppose it was so called in honour of the Board of Works at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 56 dd st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scut. N.E., 41 per cent IW at Do. Aberdeen, gua G p.c lOO at Du. du. 7 per coin lOO at Do. do. Ordinary lOO 73 02 at Du. Midland st Do. Duudae and Arbroath 100 2U Cornwall, 5 per cent gua at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 100 107 • st Do. Ist Class preference IVO at (Has. & S.W. gus..s per et lOO ... at I4t.Esatern, E.O Ex. No.l 190 93 10,0 st Do du Ns. 2 100 117 09 at Do do G per cent 100 110 113 at Do East Anglian A sp. c. 100 at Do du 11 6 do. 100 ... at Do do C 7 do. lee at Du do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 65 72 at Do Norfolk p.c.Ex..1546 100 ... at Do do 5 p.c.War.Val.lB47 lOU 95 at Great Noi them, 5 per cent 104 at Do b p.c., rd at lu p. c. pm. 100 Du 4 5 do du do 1110 a t D o b do at sp. c. put. 100 ... at Du Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pi 100 at Crest South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 93 98 at (I t. West.—Origat J ut.-Itent chg., pet ono.ll p.c lOO 106 168 at Do. Urig. (B. & Ex). 5 p.c. 100 35 10,1 1071 a t D o du 41 per cent. 1550 lO4 94 92 at Du do 4 do do lOO SO 62 st Du do 5 per cent. redem 100 117 09 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 68 72 st Do do do pref... 100 at Du du Chester gua IOU 85 9J 89 at Do do do IS per cent. 100 st Do do do 5 do 100 V 5 lt/b st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 104 at Du do 44 p.c lOO at Do do 42 100 ... st do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 116 115 at Do do 2,1 gua. 100 It 3 110 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 08 at Do du 2tl du ion at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... at Lancash. & Yurksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 130 at Do Barnsley, .05 3a 10.1 p.c. 100 st Du 6 p.c. (East Laueashire) 103 130 130 at D o 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 05 WO sti Loudon & Brighton. sp. c. guaranteed, No 1 lO9 • gal Do 5 per cent. gua No. 2. luo .:: at Do 6 du du 'WO at Do 5 do Ni. 4 at Do 7 per cent l9O at Do 0 do (W.E. & Ur' ) lee ••• •• at Do 4 do 1559 lOO at London, Chatham, & 'Juror S per cent ICO ati Loudon and 1.1. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent, lOO 110 111 at Do Bedford &Cambridge toe at Du Shrewab'y & Weicup'l lce • at London and a W. 7 p,c late 3d shares lOO 145 150 a Du (Portstu.perpans 2403) all ... a Man., Slid., &.Lineiu. 6 p.e Do £0 all par pal a Du 31 per cent 10) 64 66 1 Do redeem. 6 percent S.„. at Mid. Consolidated ,Gp. e lOO 1).) 135 a Do Bristol s Hirai., 6p. c lye 1 3 1;4 a Du 41 per Cent. redeo.n lec; 100 a Do 41 per cent. irredeem to.) 8 Du Leicester .£ p.c Lou 8,,0 111 at No. L LOS at Du E. &G.4p. c. S. D._ 104 at Do N. 8., ;No. 2, .5 per eou.t lOO at. Du Border tru.on, 51 too ..„ at N.-Eastera—ajULlS. il.) 57 s e at Vu 4; imiethtt lOO Cl lg./ st Do C N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do bertr:ek capital 6.1 -;. I. 1)0 l'orit,ll. or S. pureoase is 19 11,1 Du Stcs.tu & lining, A. 5 p.c loo 107 109 at Du W,Llartlepuoi au.l it 100 SO 58 2u North Staffordshire all 205 21) Pis 6. Devon Annuities, 1,3 ail 5 10 lee Do Taristock Anus., 100 ail 8.1 Ws Du Fixed 41 per cent all s 8 4 10.0. S. 10,t. (Acad. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent let) at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale :Nu. 1 lou 144 153 st Waterford .a iUldonny, Cpe 100 . • .. RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year at CaLedo:Attu 41 p e gaa. st Du Seut.Ceu. Will. 7 p c lOO st Du 41 p irredeeni all et Do 4p c eon. issued at SO 63 st Great D:1.4,0111 41 per cent. 100 77 tin at Do 5 du, 1662 lOO 87 y,) at Do New 3 do, 1634 lOO 80 oil st Du do 5 do, 1661 100 iii so at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 st Du Pernaauent 5 percent. 100 at Du Boston & Sleaid, 41. pe 109 at Great West., W. Midi., 5p e 100 „. at Du J uiut perpe. 5p c, 1663 100 SS az 9 st Do du 6p e irred., 1636 10) 111 112 2) Du Vale Neathperp.spc all • at lient Coast, 6 per cent, 10- 5 Lane. and Yuri; New 44 per cent till July, 1171 2 t ip at Loud., Brig Se., 41 pe, 1633 100 st Do do 4 do, 1600 100 at Du do 41 du, 1661 st DJ du 4i do, 1663 lOU at Do do 5 du, 1360 100 at Do No. G 5 du, 1566 100 at Du No. 7 5 do at Loud , Chat., &e., 2.1, 6 p.c 100 at Du Sletrop. Ls., B 6 p.c 100 Do du C 6.9. e at Loudon& V Westcru ' 5p c 100 105 110 112 at Loudon &S. Western, 4} p c 100 v 3 15 10 Mau. bliel.&Lin., 6 pe, 1663 all V 11 st Metropolitan S per ceut lOO 100 102 at Midland, 5 per cent pret lOO 107 10.) 109 at Do 115 do 10C 107 10:1 100 IS Do _5 p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1,180 all 20} 21/ 13 Do lucony. New SuaraB all lt) 13i 22 Do I p e eon. into Oki Stk.,Aug. 31,1872 Bl 11 211.: et North Britisu, E. and (1 No. 1, 5 per cent 100 ... et Do £lO guarautoed, 1861 100 ... Do E ,PT, &Dun., 2d, 4pe at Du E. , Nu. 2, 5 p.e 100 ... at Do N. 8.. 5 per eels - , 1662 100 ... st Du E. N 0.3, 5 p.e 100 ... st Do E..t 11. , (Ordiry) 41 p e 100 .. at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 9,1 I'.o at Do Stuck. & Dart, 1) lOO 113 115 at North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ... at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1850 100 at Du 6 do 1361 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1061 100 et Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria 5t.,!4 Pimlico, 41 pe 100 ... RAILWAYS.-LLNES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, st Birkenhead lOO gl 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all gs log st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 6 at Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed , 100 st Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13 . 2 131 20 Gloster and 3: can Forest all s (it. l asn. , Ne Vl'lo.o.te., 5 p.O 100 Du. B. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 st Du.do. Woudbrg.Ex., du 100 at Cit. West, W. Mid., Hera 100 97 V 9 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222 at Loudon and Blackwall at Do. 43 per cent lOO at London, Chat., &e. 41 p c lOO ..„ at Do. Cum. Fund, ido 100 • at London and Greenwich at Du. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 8 3 85 at Loweat.oft,gua 4 percent.- 100 70 S 1 st Do. t ti de log 51 Manch., BL. Ma at \idiom, I.lr.vhord, Pref loot;; iii 13 Mid Kent Cray Liwia) all 59 Northeruk East., 5 percent all 53 56 sv Du. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l at N. \ Vest. A peril. prof, op c. 100 IU7 109 st Do B minimum 14 p.c lOl/ at Nutting. & Lirauth 100 91 93 05 Preston and Wyre.. all 41 46 Royatou, Hitch. ' cud Shop. 100 13 2 131 at Surewsbury and Hereford 100 132 134 10 Do do d 2 2!p a S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 97 V 9 D 4 per cent gua lO ,•7 S 30 do st Viet. Station and Pimlico lO4 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all .•• ••• 20 do C a ll at Weymouth and Portland lOO ... at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and WeaLlndia lOO I'4 126 London and St. Katherine 100 60 52 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent . all Mill wall Freehold Land st hock ...... at Southampton lou 7 76 et surrey Go luaerciaa b 149 108; 11 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 113 — Anilo-American 11rI 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., am.— 17 a 171 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 10 12 st Do. S per cent. st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 178 st Electric & Intar. Telegraph see 260 265 10 Do. New i 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., lim all 23 21 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 2i 11 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 10 Mediterra.. Exten. Tel., lien all 6 61 25 Reuter's Telegram all 7g to 20 Societe Transatlant., Wu all 141 15 - st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all II 14 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 7 4 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 41 5 p MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-kexican Mint all 141 141 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates , lini 3 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all lit 141 10 Do. New all ——. 100 Boickow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 1 10 1 50 British American Laud 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 64 66 10 Canadian Luau and luTcst meat, Um 2l 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, !lin 6 _ 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 51 40 30 City of Milan ImproY. lim all 6 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, bin all 50 City Offices, Tins 25 23 22 d 50 Colonial, lien. Do. 50 Conamercia:. Union (Assur) 6 pr p 1 0 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Uas, lim all 20 27 25 Copper Miners of England, _ . 74 per cont. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 42 per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1014 1051 100 Do. 1882, 4 per cent, all 103 104 10 Credit Fon. of England, Hui. all 21 24 50 CreditFon.of Mauritius Lim lO 3j 21,1 st Crystal Palace lOO 2: 24 st Do. Preference lOO 95 100 et Do. 6p. c Pei potuad Deb lO9 107 il2 20 Darjeeling, lirn. 10 Eastern Assam, Hui 6l ...d 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finan , m, 20 East India Irriga. 4.t o..rial all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. Troy _ _ by ggypt. Got - allj 51 55 9bi 5 20 Egyptian Con. S.: Tc.td. 1/.11. e • • 3 Eng.S: Lust ral. Copper, Il i a 21 13 English an , l Foreign Credit 71 41 340 100 Eng. and Scot. .41 :trine, run, 8 ... ...d 10 Fairliairn Engineering 5 3 2d 20 Fore-street WArehouse,litn l2 1 2 p 100 For. & C u ) .v. Trust nut . . Loan :3crip, issued at all 83 'JO 72 50 Gellivara, inn. 2O ••• ••• 10 General Credit & Dis., 7.1 11 1 1 6 1,346 15 General Steam Ns vig, t i oa 11 27 2J 10 Hume & Col .dariae Lu. lila. 5 2j .d 10 Hung Kong slid China G a s all ..• ••• 20 Hudson's Bay l4l 13 20 Imperial Land CO. of Mar Bellies, liin. l2 . 1 ••• ••• 20 Interim. Financial Soc. inn. 5 2 11 20 Interns. Laud Credit, , , lim. 6 6 50 Italian Land 5 p 20 'ltalian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 1 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issaed all 67 69 50 Land Securities, lien 2l 11 25 London African Trading 10 7 55 25 Lon. & Caled. . 6 ••• ti 10 Loudon County Land and Building, 4 ... ...d 50 Load. Financial Aliso , 30 2 2 21 4 Lond.Gen.Oinnibus.Co . .liin. all 2 21 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lira 25 21 MI 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 id P r at Madras Irriga. & Cant. Gaul. sp.c. by India Gov, 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 10 Merchant Shipping, tin_ all 32 37 50 Millwall Iron Works, hut 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lieu. 25 National Discount C o 5 101 111 25 National Prov. Marine., lim , hut 4 ••• 10 National Steam Ship, Lim. all 91 10 4 20 Nerbudda Coal& trot; inn. 6 3 4 3 d 10 New Consolidated Dis, Inn 3 14 145 5 I% ew Quebrada, liar 4.8.0 4 1 4 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer cantileAgency,lhn 8; 25 Now Zealand Trust and Loan, him ................ 10 Northern Assam T ea, 5 7 5 10 Do. B et North Brit. Austral., 100 43 51 50 North Brit. & Mercau. In 64 19 194 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 13 14 50 Oriental Financial, dim ll ... 5 Oriental Gas, Hui 4 Do. New 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lien 5 Ottoman Gas ihn ll 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail dim 5 Do do. - st Peel R. Land & Minerl, dim 100 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 6 48 50 Do. New 1367 50 Rhymnoy Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City all 18 19 Do. Gas, lint all 21 254 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 43 50 Scottish Aust. Invest., Hut lOO 76 83 Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Prof. 100 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, dim.. 10 7 6d Societe Gen.de l'Empire 01. 8 2; 31 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., dim. 6 25 South Australian Land a,l 321 331 351 2 2 0 0 TThelLgreasPahn(PAlne"trsMeyallina"riiinino NV ............ (' n i t 8 22 r r i r e e e t ) 1 1 0 lam lell In ,IiII I . • • S i • 10 •• n • • • 2 3 41 f 20 Tr ri Listit Agency of Aus.,lira. 1 10 Do do. do. all ilp •• ••• 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada 5 • i I, 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 41 E.-p 20 Union Steam Ship, lira all 22 21 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 11 11 20 Universal Marine (In.), lim, & 3 4 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim. all 14 2 30 Van DiaI:IRV:I Land 2Bl 6 7 80 4 214 624 f 100 ViceeenrojoolfortEggat,Lo7anT. an 50 Warrant Finance, lim. 50 West India and racillc Steam, lim 2O 6 3 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses COLONIAL (10VBitNamN'r sb:cuitrri K 6. Uo.utubia, o per 100 cp ..,..•-•- • - Vo. 180•• lOO -- -- - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Jan.,d;July 187744 .... . • lOO 104} Io7f 107} Do. 6p. a 7cb. It Aug lOO 102 DA Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOO 102 104 Do. p• 0. Jan. t July lOO g2i 031 Do. 5 ..... ov.e u. p o pe, 6 p. 0.1873 .• 100 10 2 10 4 Do Y .Apl.&o ol 1890.19" lOO 111 11 3 Do. do 1860-90 lOO 107 10, Do. Jan.&July , 1001 ..•• 100 108 11 6 p. c. inscribed etc fco go 92 Do. S per oent. 15 April a & nd A N ug c .... l .', /2 0 106 L. and 16 oat., 1900 .• 100 98 Hp Cej ion, Nov 1878, 0 p.c.. 100 108 110 1 1 0 l l o C 7 / 1 Do. 1872. d 0.... 100 MaurltiuG, Bp. o, 1873,.. Jan. and July Do. 1878 . -- 1)v.1595, Feb.: U Fe a b Y . Melbourne Corporate.,.. 1657-75, 6 per cent ". ICO 100 100 N.11.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July.. 100 103 HA - Natal 6 p et, Api& Oct... 00 _ Do 6p c. May & N0v..... 1' 0 1C G 10E, N. S. W. 5 fro., '7l to '76.. 100 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896... 11.) 1/9 100 102 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'l7 to '7s_ N.Zealand, 6p. et. 1891.. 100 .... Do. 5 percent.... ..... 100 - DoJi.tn, Aprl,July, Oct... 100 91 92 Do 6p c. Mar It Sept '91.. 100 108 110 Do June & Deo., 1 , 91 .... 100 109 ill fDo L'rov.. 1 Auctld. 1 ICO .. ( tcrici llt 2, 1605... Nova Scotia 6 p c.Jan... and July, 1875 Do 1866.. .. ... .., . 100 10 Queenelnd. 6p. c.. '8 7 2-(... 100 107 1.09/ -- Do 1801 ........ lOO 107 1981 Tasmanian 6 per 3.1 895.. . te7 101 Do 1893- 97 ...... ....100 1 08 109 .. Victoria 6 per eent.lB9l.. IU6 114 115 72._ EVi /WU 0411C1.90 1......., yet m 112 1101 - - - - (From Judy.) Wouldn't you hang a railway director with a "branch line ?" AD, HOW Is IT ?—The Registrar-General's weekly return is most punctually chronicled in the papers—how is it we are never told where it is he goes to Too BAD OF is reported that Mr. Odger objects to Christmas decorations, on the ground that he may be suspected of supporting a hollygarchy. UNCOMMONLY SENSIBLE.—Parent : But if my son's pro gress has been so satisfactory, why has he only had a second prize; while Smith's boy, a mere donkey- Pedagogue : But, my dear sir, you must remember Smith is a parlour boarder, and your son only a day scholar. We must be just before being generous. PICKINGS FROM PUNCH'S ALMANACK, Railways are Aristocrats. They teach every man to know his own station, and to stop there. It is idiotic to tell a real dream. But it is convenient to invent one if you want to annoy anybody, as nobody has a right to be offended at a dream, and nobody can prove that you didn't have it. PROGRESS OF SCIENCE, 1869 . —Hairdresser (to customer): "Shall I—blow down your neck by machinery, sir ?" (Startled customer submits, and prefers it to the usual mode of ventilation.) HORTICULTURAL.—An old song makes mention of a garden of delights, under the name of " Cupid's Garden." In Cupid's Garden, choose single flowers; and beware of widows' weeds," PROOF POSITIVE.—OId Lady outside a public-house to a gentleman coming out as " drunk as a fiddler." "Do they sell good sperrits 'at this 'ouse, mister?" 'Spectable looking Man (but—). " Mos' d'schid'ly, look 't (hic) me, mad'ra—for shov'n p'nsh a'penny !!" "Posinvism."—Mamma is positive she left her keys on the drawing-room table only ten minutes ago. (They are in her pocket.)—Papa is positive there was at least half a bottle of sherry in the decanter at luncheon. (Two glasses and a half.) —Georgina is positive Ernest was talk ing to that odious Kate Hoveringham, at Mrs. Thur garton's party, for full three quarters of an hour. (Ten minutes.)—Eleanor is positive she has not a single dress fit to wear at Mrs. Budby Tankerville's lawn party. (Four at least.)—And Elizabeth (nursery-maid) is positive sho did not stop talking to her "cousin" more than ten minutes when she was out with Master Arthur in the park. (Three-quarters of an hour.) HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. To Destroy Black Beetles.—Turn a pack of fox-hounds into the kitchen. To Cure Smoky Chimneys.—Discontinue fires. To get Rid of Ghosts.—Use disinfecting fluid copiously. To Expel Dry-Rot.—Soak the places affected with tho finest dry sherry. To Avoid Draughts.—Don't take any. To Destroy ➢loths.—Collect butterflies. How to keep Plate clean.—Wrapped up in silver paper. How to dispose of Old Newspapers.—Put them into tho brown study. A telegram from St. Petersburg states that Signor io was in perfect health, and was to make his matrix at the epera on the 20th in " Un Ballo in 3laschera." Great preparations are made at Birmingham for the reception of Lord Napier, who is v:siting•the neighbour hood. Mr. Bright is expected to address his constituents at Dirin'ngliam on the 10th or 11th of January. Mr. Dixon, and Mr. 31uutz, the other memberafor the borough, will also be present. The DOA:11 correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette believes that the arangements for the dispersion of rein forcements of military in Ireland will include the billeting of small detachments in certain villages at a distance from gar rison towns. The Guardian is pleased to be enabled to announce that the Rev. Michael F. Sadler, Frebendaty of Wells and vicar of St. Paul's, Bedford, has been appointed by the Grown to the rectory of Honiton, vacated by the promo tion of the Rev. J. F. Mackarness to the Bishopric of Oxford. The county magistrates Fitting at Chorley on Tues day sentenced a butcher, named Robert Chadwick, of Cop pull, to three months' hard labour, for having in his posses sion, dressed for the market, the carcase of a cow which had died from hydrophobia. The animal had been bitten by a mad dog. A deputation of Roman Catholic gentlemen waited upon the Liverpool Select Vestry on Tuesday, to urge upon that body the desirability of appointing a paid Roman Catholic chaplain to the workhouse, and another for the industrial schools. It was promised that the application should receive "due consideration." The heart of King Richard 1., of England, which had until now been preserved in the treasury of the cathe dral of Rouen has just been placed in the tomb recently erected for that Sovereign in the choir of the building, thus realising the last wish uttered by Ccour de Lion. The leaden plate on the urn bears the inscription, "llic facet cor ricardo, regisAnglorum." Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell (says the Medical Press and Circular) is established in London with the view to the practice of medicine. Miss Blackwell is the first English woman who has taken a degree in medicine. Her diploma was derived from the College of Geneva, in the State of New Yolk. She studied in Paris and in Lbndon at St Barththolomew's Hospital. Miss Garrett's time is also fully occupied as a successful practitioner of medicine. The Dublin Evening Mail states that " the impor tant question which has keen raised as to the future liabi lity of the Irish Church to pay the tax, which by the Church Temporalities Act, was imposed upon clerical in comes exceeding £3OO a year, will be placed in train for judicial decision by the Lord Primate. The amount in volved in this question is about £lB,OOO a year. There is (it adds) no direct provision in resp( et of this tax in the Church Act. It seems to be a cam omissus as often occurs in modern legislation. A singular story of piety, potation, and pugnacity, the latter unfortunately resulting fatally, was made known in a case tried at the Liverpool Assizes on Tuesday. A re spectable farmer, who "bore a religious character," after lay ing the foundation-stone of a chapel, went home and began drinking with a labourer who had once been in his employ. ment. The drink produced a quarrel and a fight between them, in which the labourer was so seriously maltreated that he died. The "pious" farmer was found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years' penal servitude. New breechloaders to the number of 225,000, ac cording to the Werndl system, are now ready for delivery in the Austrian and Hungarian gun factories. Of these 25,000 (says the Eastern Budget) are to be issued to the regular army (which has already been provided with 25,000 Werndl and 600,000 I'Vanzel rifles) and the rest to the Honveds (Hungarian militia). The Honveds now constitute a force of 90,000 men, divided into eighty-two battalions. Although the delegations have sanctioned the construction of 75,000 more Werndl rifles, the Goverment has decided that no more shall be made at present. The Bishop of Ely has addressed to the Arch deacons of his diocese a statement of considerable length explanatory • f the reasons which induced him to take part in the consecration of the now Bishop of Exeter. He feels that Dr. Temple is much to be blamed for throwing so heavy a responsibility on others, and not relieving it by a few words spoken iu p ;bile, and he entertains great hopes that wl.en he is once Bishop of Exeter he will no longer shrink from clearing himself with complicity with "Essays and Reviews." The Bishop adds that ho is named in the Arch bishop's Commission, no doubt, - from his connection with Lord Arthur Hervey. MARKETS.-7 his Day. LIVERPOOL COTTON. Dec. A.—Salea prebably 10,000 bales- Tha market Iteady, POLICE 11 V 7 ELLIGENC'E.-7ha Day. BOW-STREET. EVAIT.S'S MUSIC HALL.—Mr. " Paddy" Green, pr,priei . ex of " Evans's," was autninoned by the police fa! keeping his house open after the hour fixed by ',law. Inspector Nelson said at a quarter past one on the morning of the 9th he visited Evans's Music Hall and found. sixty gentlemen sitting in the hall, some eating, diking, and smoking. The manager, Mr. Green', c, ;um up, and then he (witness) asked if ho knew wleat time it was, to which he replied, no. Sir T. Henl-y—Were you in uniform ? Inspectoz Nelson—Yes, Sir Thomas. The de fendant ti tu took out his watch and said it was only ten minutes past one, and Cattle Show week. Ile (witness) then remained outside, and up to twenty minutes to two 56 people came out. At ten minutes to two he again went to the door, and saw about 20 people there. Mr Green said some of those people avere singers and waiters, and others that they were lodgers. In answer to the question of Mr. M. Williams, witness said it was a fact that It was Cattle Show week. He was not award of the arrangement that people paid their Lills as they left the hall. There was a man taking money at the door, and there was a staircase leading from the hotel to the' singing room. In addressing the magistrate, Mr. Williams said the defendant had for years carried on the estab lishment with the greatest regularity, an 1 with respect to the present charge, the liquor being consumed had been supplied before one o'clock. Sir Thomas--Very wall ; but then they are not to stop an unreasonable time in drinking it. Mr. Williams said he hoped, under the circum stances, that the magistrate would not think that Mr. Green had wilfully broke the law. Mr. Green—l beg to say, Sir Thomas, I have no desire to act contrary to law. I cannot afford to do it. It would be moat unadvisable for me to do so. The gentlemen the inspector saw were gentlemen resident in the hotel, and if the officer visits the hall to-night he (Mr. Green) would be very sorry if he did not find a number of gentle men taking their suppers after one o'clock. Sir T. Henry said he did not think it was a case of wilful infringement of the law, especially as Mr. Green bad never been summoned before, and there fore he should dismiss the summons. MARLBOROUGH STREET. ROBBERY BT A BUILDER'S FOREMAN.--Thomas Martin Hewitt, foreman in the employ of Messrs. I'Anson, builders, Cirencester-place, were charged with stealing some pieces of timber, the property of his employers. Mr. Joe appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Froggatt for the defence. Joseph Lambert, formerly a sergeant of police, •aid that having been employed by Messrs. l'Anson to watch the premises, he saw a man in their employ take some pieces of timber from the yard to the house of a person named Binds, iu Duke-street, Portland-place, and leave them there, and he then informed Mr. I'Anson. He beard the prisoner ac knowledge taking the timber, saying that they were sent to a friend of his, and that he had not booked it. Wm. Cooper, in the employ of the prosecutors, said he left some pieces of stuff by the prisoner's direction at Mr. Hinds'. In answer to Mr. Froggatt, the witness said the pieces were not very large ones. Mr. John I'Auson, builder, and contractor, of Cirencester-place, said the prisoner had been in their employ a good many years, and had charge of all the timber and utensils, and it was his duty to enter everything which left the yard in a book. lie found no entry of any timber having left the yard on Saturday. Ile had previously had great confi dence in the prisoner, but latterly it had been shaken, in consequence of timber being missed on a large scale. It grieved him to press the charge, but be was compelled to do so. Fisher, a detective of the E division, said that on taking the prisoner into custody he was very sprry for what he had done. Oa asking Hindi about the wood, he said he bad givers it to a man who was at work for hint in Charlotte street, and that he had not pail for it. The prisoner was rein to and two bail of .£5O each was taken for his .r-appearance. WESTMINS AN EXTRAO:WINARY PI:OCEZDING.—A. very re - spec table-looking man came before the magic rate this morning and solicited his advice under the fol lowing circumstances : Applicant said that being in want of money yes terday, he took a violin, bow, and case to a pawn broker's, at Knightsbridge, in order to obtain a loan upon it. The pawnbroker detained it, and would not give it up. Mr. Arnold—You took it there to pawn ? Applicant—Yes, but I did not pawn it ; he did'nt take it in. Mr. Arnold—You say he detains it? Applicant—Not as a pledge. He kept it, but he did not give me any money upon it. Mr. Arnold--How was that ? Applicant—lie asked me where I got it from. I told him it was my own. Ile said I had pawned a violin there about a month ago, and he should detain the one I had now brought. He sent his boy out for a policeman and applicant waited for him, complained to the policeman of what oc curred, and went with him to the inspector on duty to ask Lis advice, but it was all to no effect. Mr. Arnold—What was done? Applicant—The inspector sent a constable back with me to the pawnbroker to tell him to give my violin up as I want it just now, but he refused to give it up, and still keeps it. Mr. Arnold said he would grant a summons against the proprietor for unlawfully detaining. THAMES. TIIE ENRAGED FRENCIIMAN.—A French sailor, named Matthew Fort, was brought before Mr. Lushington charged with assaulting Thomas Craw ford, who, on his own confession, keeps a very questionable house, at No. 1, Hooper-square, ‘Vhitechapel. The Frenchman, and a there amie, went to the house in question. A quarrel took place, and the female ran out of the house scream ing. The Frenchman said he had been robbed, and he broke up everything in the room, tables, chairs, a looking-glass, four feet long and one foot wide, pictures, and all that could be reached, movable and immovable, shared in the general wreck. Crawford and his wife, in attempting to save their property, were assaulted, the police were fetched, and " Monieur Fort, la Belle France," as he called himself, was arrested and placed in dur ance vile. He said he had been robbed. Napoleons to the value of 120 f. were found on the floor of the room. Crawford valued his property smashed up and rendered useless at £lO. The magistrate fined the Frenchman 58., and 455. in addition for the property destroyed, ob serving that, if he was robbed by his companion, he had no right to wreak his vengeance on the "re spectable brothel keeper," as Crawford had the impudence to call himself. At the same time, he would seriously caution the " respee,table" fellow how he conducted his house in future. The Donegal screw line-of- battle. ship, Captain Y.C.,:sailed from St. li] ' W. Hewett, e en s roads, off the east end of the Isle of Wignt, yesterday morn ing for China. An officer, writing from her, says : " One thousand pounds is the estimated cost of the bill for coals burnt and damages. Government stores in the ward room and gun room were da maged to the extent of £9O. The dockyard people, and all interested, have dodged' the expense of the Donegal's refit by sending on board the materials necessary for repairs R 3 stores, and the artificers of the fleet, as I may call them--we have on board four ships' companies, viz., the Ocean, the Rinaldo, the Zebra, and the Sylvia—have to make the re pairs as best they can. Of course, they will only be temporary ones, the material damage—that is, the straining of the hull of the ship—cannot be repaired except in harbour. The following items, which had to be replaced, cannot be ginned over :-..coals burnt, laQiiea mess traps," SPORTING INTELLIGENCE— ihiA Day CITY BELTING.—fats DAY. WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. sto 1 agst Lord Lurgatis uoatiaation (offered take 11 to 2) 100 ti 7 agst Mr Spinks's nom. (offered—take lee to 6) 200 to 6 agst Mr Legh's nom. (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to 6 agst The Lamb (taken) 25 to 1 agst Q.C. (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Kingeraft (offered—take 9 to 2) 9 to 2 agst Sunshine (taken and offered - 9JO to 290 taken) 10 to 1 c.g.q Astolfu (taken awl offered) 100 to S ag:t Sunlight (talie:l) 100 to 7 agst Stanley (taken) DERBY. 1000 to 30 agst Katherine Logie c (taken) RACING FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Linc01n...... l5, 16 Darby " 9 23 Harrow 17, IS I Nswto n 31A11011. Nottingham._ 1, 2 1 West Somerset IG, 17 Liverpool B, 9, 10 1 14'arw,e1i ' O, , 23, 21 route runt 14, 1, i lipso , ,, -.b..,it 1 30 Cambridgeshird l4, 15 1 'Scumloy pr 31 mid A A131i114. Northampton b, 6 1 Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 West Drayton 7, 8 1 AUerg4venny 21, z. 2 Thirsk 7, 8 i Lewes Kingsbury lB, 19 1 Croydon. 28, *.W Dern/tin lB, 19 1 , __ MAY. Newmarket Ist 5p....2 to 5 I Harpenden 2O, 21 Chester. lO, to 13) Bath 24, 25 Wihehester lO, 11 i Stamford 26, 27 Salisbury l2, 13 ; Croydon 17, 18 I, Epsom York 3l to Juno 3 _... Doncaster 19, 20 .11.) NE. Croydon 8, 9 I Newton 23 Manchester 9, 10 llainiaon 23, 24 Ascot 14 to 17 l3ibury Club 29 Windsor 2l, 22 I Stoekoridge-39, and July 1 _ . . JULY. Newmarket 5 to 8 I West Drayton 14, 15 Nottingham 12, 13 i Huntingdon P.), 20 Chelmsford l2, 13 'Kingsbury 2l, 22 Reading I . z, 13 1 Goodwood ..:6, 2J AUGUST. Brighton 2, 3 Stockton l7 to 19 llri 4 Oxford lB, 19 Lewes s ton Club I ........, —5, 6 1 York ''3 t o 25 Egbaru 9, 10 I Plyin.:uth Windsor ll, 12 I Durby Bromley l6, 17 I Woyinouth SU, 31 SEPTEMBER. Warwick 6, 7 1 Richmond 20, 21 Ablngdun 8, 9 I Western Meet (Ayr) 21 to 23 Doncaster 13 to 16 1 Hendon 22, 23 Hampton 20, 21. I Newmarket Isc Oct. 27 to 30 OCTOBER. Bedford 4, 3 I Newmarket2n 00t..10 to 14 Leicester Bromley 6, 7 I Newmarket Hot'n...2 to 20 ItiOVEMBER. Liverpool 8 to 11 I Stir() wsbury 14 to 18 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Birmingham 8, 9 Harrow- Derby 10, 11 I Newton 9 5, 26 MARCH. Liverpool 8,9, 10 I 8r0ni1ey......31 and April 1 Wrst 6umersot it;, 17 Cheltouham...Bl %ad April 1 War wick 22 to 24 1 APRIL.: Aldershot 7,:8 I Kingsbury lB, 10 Bank of France. PARIS, Dec. IG. The following, is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding tigur3s of the previous account:-- DEBTOR. Dec. W. fr. c. 182,500,000 Dec. 9. fr. c. 182,500,000 Capital of the Bank Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 187) Reserve of the Bank 7,014,776 02 7,014,776 02 and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 11 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,313,919,030 1,350,527,529 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 47,315,401 95 Treasury account cur rent creditor 219,870,156 42 Current accounts, Paris 110,333,747 00 Du. branch banks 44,331,90 Dividends payable 825,uttl Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six wont its Surplus of receipts not 46,835,C92 41 218,758,168 66 351,10 . .9,031 70 45,779,808 - 151,173 - 8,826,378 39 921,660 38 astrilitited Sundries 9,..347,1:!; 145 9,703,311 Total CB.EDITOIt. Dec. 9. Dec. 16. Cash in baud and in tr. c. fr. c. 11. - anch batiks Commercial bills over due Couunei - cial bills dis- counted, not yet due 319,067,353 01 Do. branch banks 285,93j,',/J9 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks 1,803,08U Do. on French Public 292,12 a" 22,437,800 —1,6J9,85U 22,619,400 - 8,895,7U0 - 39,(i19,600 - 33,25i,050 -- 1,134,900 - 1,29:1,10U - Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. ou Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, J aim 10, 1837) Government Stock re serve Do. disposable Hen tes Immobalise es (Law, June 2, 1837) Hotel and furniture of the Bt.uk and lauded propetty branches 9,037,684 Expenses of manage ment 2,511,841 43 Sundries 22,642,700 9,U51,t500 - 39,380.1!,0 32,91;070 - 1,131,800 -1,29:.1,090 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 14 80,595,187 21 100,000,000 - 9,0 , 18 897 - 2,554,010 93 9,993,002 42 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 11 80,593,187 21 160,000,000 - Total Certified by the Senator-Goveruor of the Batik of France. (Signe.l) ROuLNND. RESULTS OF ST. TIIODIAS'S DAY ELECTIONS.— From the City Press we learn that, in sixteen out of the twenty-six Wards of the City, no changes have taken place in the representatives at the Court of Common Council, Of the rest, polls have been demanded in five wards. Eleven new members have been returned, ten of them to supply the place of gentlemen who have voluntarily re tired from office. The officers and workmen in the Royal Carriage Department, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, have re ceived official intimation that the department will be closed from Friday evening until the following Tuesday morning, for the Christmas holidays. It is expected that the other departments will be closed for the same time, but nothing official has, as yet, been announced on the subject. Most of the gunpowder hitherto stored at Upnor magazines, to the danger of the Government estab lishments at Chatham, and of a very large popula tion, having now been removed to the magazines at Purfleet, the extensive buildings at Upnor will be made useful for the warehousing of barrack stores, blankets, rugs, &c., a considerable quantity having been already deposited there, removed from the military department Sheerness. H. WALKER'S NEEDLES (by authority), the "Queen's Own," treble-pointed, with large eyes, easy' to thread, and Patent Ridges to open the Cloth, are the best Needles. Packets is. ; post free of any dealer.—H. W E of L: p a the eh i ne Penelope Needles, Crochets, Fsh and Ma a s k e e a r r ß ov is ed Pl S 't e e w nt in ee g o2 M f Reels,atroet London.. Hooksand Eyes, ecc.—Alcester, and 47 , Gresham- LUXURIANT AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR.—MRS. S. A. ALLini's WORLD'S HAIR RESTORER OR DRESSING never fails to quickly restore Grey or Faded Hair to its youthful colour and beauty, and with the first application a beautiful gloss and de lightful fragrance is given to the Hair. It stops the Hair from falling off. It prevents baldness. It promotes luxuriant growth, it causes the Hair to grow thick and strong. It removes all audruff. It contains neither oil nor dye. In large bottles— Price Six Shillings. Sold by most Chemists and P rfumers Depot, 266, High L/olborn SCIENCE AND ART.—A striking instance of the immense value a small piece of steel may ac Inlro by the great power of killed mechanical labour is the balan 1.-spring of a watch. From Its cotrem' fineness and delicacy 4,u tO weigh not more than one on:we, and exceed in value 11,000. A most interesting little work, describing the rise and progress of watchmakin , has been published by J. W. Benson, 25, Old Bond-street, and the City Steam Factory, 58 and 60, Ludgate-hill. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices. Mr. Benson (who holds the appointment to the Prince of Wales) has also published a pamphlet on Artistic GoldJewellery, illustrated with the most beautiful designs of Bracelets, Brooches, Earrings, Lockets, &C., &c., suitable for Wedding, Birthday, and other presents. These pamphlets are sent post free for two stamps each, and they can not be too strongly recommended to those couteuv e lating, a pur chase. especially to residents in the country or. abroad.. Itito are ttras enabled to select any arficic tuury ;mato And lists it tawArdqd witla prfectolity. 11 ar ,er Lio vg ) er ho ge