The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-21 00:00:00

aOTEY MARKET AND conrymEoz',;:L INTELLIG.NCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market still retains a very quiet 4PPearance, and the lowest rates are 31 per cent. The Wooloomooloo has arrived from Sydney wi th gold to the amount of £25,000. The sum o f £19 , 000 was t a k en t o th e B an k o f En gland yesterday. The following are the latest. reeB of b u lli on : —B ar go ld , 77 5. 9i . per oz. stan do. parting, 775. 10id. do. ; doubloons, pinnish, 74e. 9d. do. ; do. Mexican and S o uth erican, 73 5 . 9d., d o. ; U n it e d St ates ' E ag l es, add ' 2 1 ,1 , do. ; bar silver, ss. Oid. to id., do.; do., denotaining gold (5 grains and upwards), ss. 10., `). ; doll ars , 'M ex i can , 4 s . 114 d., d o . ; ca k e ellver, 5,. 5i d. A t a meeting held yesterday of the creditors of 4 eB srs• James Barber and Co., East India to P ' re llants and agents, the accounts presented by the firm showed unsecured debts £60,000, and the asse ts believed to be good £72,000. Th e li a bili t i es °f the Calcutt a agen t s are se t d own a t a t o t a l l oss s' £36,000, th ere i s consequent l y an es ti ma t e d Bar ber of £12,000. It was resolved that Messrs. should continue their business as heretofore, and , Pay their obli g ation s from time to time as m a y "e convenient. The Stock E x ch ang e C omm itt ee h ave a pp o i n t e d 1,, it ; e dnesday, the 26th instant, a special settling day the Scrip an d B on d s o f th e Q ueens l an d Govern ment Six per Cent. Loan, the quotation to be m arked. lo conformity with the resolutions passed at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Brazilian and Portuguese Branch (Limited), and :°. n arraed at the subsequent meeting, the name of e Brazili an an d P ortuguese B an k (Li m i te d) h as be u e n changed to that of the English Bank of Rio de Janeiro (Limited). T he dealings in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Mar kets d ur i ng th e l as t f ew d ays h ave b e e n t o a f a ir ete nt• Sugars have fully maintained former rates, w hile ( r for te a , co ff e e, a n d r i c e ther e has been a fair henn aed at steady prices. Cocoa, spices, and fruit , 4 " also met with a seasonable inquiry, while i t l a t l e lo w has been in more demand, and remains at a rly quotations in all positions. to I tere was likewise another meeting of the credi oirs of Messrs. Ja m es S c hofi e ld and Sons, spinners, k°4,,1,11501. The liabilities in this case were stated at , 0 00. An assignment m ade to Mr. George °°cl was confirmed, and two other creditors were i i 3 lei licied in the deed. The accounts were prepared kessrs. Brooms, Murray, and Co. The share list of the Belgian Public Works Com- Pai l will close for London on Friday, the 28th tes t.) and on Saturday f o r the country. The Right k 0 n• Viscount Bury has joined the board. The eh ares are firm, at about 1 prem. A tlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are fine at 54 56; and the Consolidated Mort tage Bonds have advanced I, to 41i 42. the Manchester there was a meeting yesterday of creditors of Messrs. Abraham Troost and Sons, lv h ili ch was numerously attended, and a kindly feel ig shown towards the firm. The accounts prepared by U. Halliday were presented and explained by r ' Shipman, of the firm of Sale, Shipman, and Co., (1 M Chariwood. It was resolved to leave the WendingTroost up of the estate in the hands of Mr. himself, under the direction of Messrs. ba nk Ross, Mr. Cunningham of the district 4t ik, and Mr. Schultz of London, with power to ', a u for a deed of assignment if they consider it d esirabl e . al The foowing letter has been addressed to the ar ehold ll ers of the Aberaman Ironworks : 31, Throemorton-street, Dec. 20. zn : / jr, —I :shall be obliged by your attending a private 0 0 e til 3 g of shareholders in the Aberaman Ironworks itt /32 , Pally (Limited) to be held at the London Tavern e , Wel ve o'clock on the 29th instant. Your attendance 4..4105t p art i cu l ar l y requeste d, as I b e li eve I am i n a po 14°n to show that you have not only a right to have f t eer Came removed from the register, but also to recover °lll th e directors and promoters the whole of the money be 4 bay° s u b scr ib e d. Sh ou ld you no t b e a bl e t o a tt en d, good enough to appoint some gentleman to be present 4 , • f "tir behalf, a n d who will deliver the enclosed ticket 4. b:mission on.entering the room. I Alth ough my name is not on the register of shareholders, 18 b et to state that I hold 150 shares purchased in August, 1.104 64 3 for i nves t men t, b y or d er an d f or accoun t o f a rela t, of ono o f th e di rec t ors , on th e St oc k E xc h ang e, and j t Whi c h s h ares I h ave never b een pa i d, notw i t h stan di ng a t the directors promised to take them off my hands. 418 Purchas e I h ave good reason to believe was made for th B Purpose of inducing the public to subscribe for shares. vs.. ' he said 150 s h ares were d e li vere d as f o ll ows on th e reial settling day in the shares of the company appointed 4the co mm ftt ea o f th e S toc k E xc h ange : -40 s h ares o f a rias Po we ll, o f 11, N ew D orse t- p l ace , Cl ap h am - roa d ; s 0 s hares o f F re d er i ck Maynard, of Bread - street, Cheap p auditor of the company; 35 shares of William Charles aka °, of 68, Aldormanbury, so li c tor to the company; 2 5 Bit t ee of George Leifchild, of Brook-green, Hammer ith7 a gentleman intimately connected with the pro moters of the company. Ibeg to call your attention to the fact that Mr. Frede tic' Maynard and Mr. Charles Sole are the only officers of el B . ,e(napany whose names are on the prospectus, not in the direetors, who applied for and had shares ab etted them,. and you will obs e r ve th a t th e y so ld th e i r kres at their first opportunity.—l am, sir, your obedient Ser vant, HENRY PAWLE. The Bank of England return, completed to the 1,, 'th instant, is again of a very favourable cha tacter. The bullion has been augmented by` over a incr ease of a million, while there is a considerable : c rease in the reserve of notes and the public '' e Posits. Subjoined are the particulars :-- 'etive Circulation ....£22,100,485 ts„. Decrease ••• •.. ..• ••• 6,690 ' , lion 18 815,714 Rest Increase ... ••• ••• ••• 264,243 ..• ••• ••• ••• • 8 , 256 , 639 -uua Increase 8,856 Deposits ... 8,077,235 o t , Increase •.• ••• 6.0 ..• 681,994 'ter Deposits 18,181,096 Increase ... 8°1- en D a y and Other Bills Decrease ... Q°Yerntnent Securities ... 244,455 ... 490,827 381 13,011,222 No alieraiion. ether Securities 19,825,202 It„,_ Increase ... 118,461 ""eig Unemployed ... 10,599,060 Increase 195,155 The notes in circulation is £22,100,485, being au increase of £6,690 ; and the stock of bullion in o th departments is £18,815,714, showing an in eease of £264,243 when compared with the former re turn. The return of the Bank of France for the week endin g the 19th inst. shows an advance of £70,664 z Q n the Custom-house; £356,000 bills discounted;; 20 ,000 advances on securities ; £866,640 Tres -111111 balances ; and £428,000 in the current' ac e° 2 44tU0,, but o there is a decrease in the notes of tOO. Two O'CLOCK. • According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to "ay, the French Rentes were 69f. 12e. Flat. A further advance of per cent. .has taken place rthe market for the English Funds, Consols being for money and 89i 90 for the account. The hr. ces and Reduced Annuities are 88i ; Exchequer IP; 7s to 10s prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 1071 ; n t tn Enfaced 5 per Cents., 100* ; and ditto per ' e nts., 1051 104*. In the Foreign department the variations have be en very limited, and business has been dull. C reek ( Bo n ds have declined *, t o 131 14 ; Sp an i s h ` - '' l rtificates 1, to 131 14 ; and Italian *, to 55* 56; chile Spanish Passive have advanced 1, to 201; '',.`.exican Bonds are firm, at 18i ; a n d T ur ki s h 'yes, at 32i 3311 The New Russian Loan Scrip continues steady, at 1* prem. The operations in the Railway Share Market ha ve been to a moderate extent, and in most in stances prices are well supported. South Eastern ha ve improved 1 ; Great Northern A Stock, i ghton, and Metropolitan, each f; North Eastern Perwiell), *; and Great Eastern, 11 ; while 'ondon, Chatham, and Dover, however, have de clined. Per Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there has ten rather more inqui r y. Alli ance are mar ked 18, i , ! l lperial Ottoma n 91, L on d on Ch ar t ere d o f Aus tralia 20i, and Union of Lond o n 44*. Anglo " Ineriean T e leg ra ph Sh ares are s t ea d y a t 16* 1. a tl antic Telegraph 8 per Cents. have improved to ;;. CreditFoncier of England are at 3* ; Hud ‘oll'B Bay Company at 13 7 1 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam have improved to 63/ ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan to 741. The Foreign , and Colonial lines remain very dull, at about previous rates. Antwerp and Rot terdam are marked 81 ; Great Luxembourg, 111 ; South Austrian, and Lombardo-Venetian, 151 ; East Indian, 1061 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 1061. American securities are in moderate demand, and show a further short decrease. United States 5-20 bonds have improved fto 72f. Erie shares to 48i 49 ; and Illinois shares f to 78f 79f. MINING MARK ET. FRIDAY, Two o'Clock. The Mining Share Market has again been very active. Great lietallack, Grenville, South Grenville, Prince of Wales, Prosper United, Choutales, Setob, Crebor, and East Basset have been largely.dedt in. Subjoined are the current quotations of some of the principal adventures : Chivertou Moor, 44 4 ; Chou:ales Gold, 24 4 ; Clifford Amalgamate, 64 7 ; East Basset, 204 211 ; East Caradon, 5.54; East Wheal Grenville, 2 21; Great Retallack, 12s, 143; Great Wheal Vor, 14 144; Marke Valley, 34 4 ; North Crofty, 24 3; North Treskerby, 24 4 ; Prince of Wales, 24s 265; Prosper United, 24 1; South Condurrow, lls 13s ; South Grenville, 7s Od 980 d ; West Caradon, 121 131 ; West Chiverton, 51 53; West Frances, —; West Solon, 110 115 ; Wheel Buller, —— ; Wheal Chiverton, 64 7 ; Wheal Cr3bor, 10s 12s 6d ; Wheal Grenville, 25s 27s 6d; Wheal Seton, 130 135; East Lovell, 94 10 ; Province Mines, ; Great Laxey, 17 171 ; Tiucroft, 94 10. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GC VERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Jan. 10 9O i 89,1 3 per. Cent. Reduced B9 * 8 New 3 per Cent B9 8i 9 New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, aspire sth April,lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — klichequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent lO pin Do £5OO 7 pm Do £lOO & £2OO , pin Bank of England Stock, 6} per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I.l(tiau stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... Shut. _ Ditto for Accduit Do. 5 per Cent. July, 188`) Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 _lool 1 Do. 5/ per Cent., May 1879 lO5l 41 Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds,4 por Cent., £l,OOO ' —pm Do. under £I,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent 72 Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41- per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — Do Account — Do. £lOO Bonds 7 9 .1 i I 1 Baenos Ayres 6 per Cent 7f Do. Account Do 4100 Bonds DD. 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 311 ()Dalian 6 per Cent Do. 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent A Do. „ B CAombian, 0 per Cent. Juba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 5 per Cent., 1861 Danubian Principalities 00. Account tiquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cont — Do., Provisional Land Warrant Do Deferred Vgyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds .. 87 Do. 1864 B4 31 Do £lOO Bonds B4i 3f I Do. Government Railway Debentures Bsf I f Greek 5 per Cents., 1824:5, ex Coupon , b Account Jo. Coupons Gdatemala 5 per Cent. — It3iian 5 per Cent 1865 ___. Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway 561 Wexicar. 3 per Cent Do. Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — .lontevidean 6 per Cent. • ••••• lloorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferral Do Laid Warrants (Hectares) 'eruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 7O Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4i per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portaguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3 — Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Bsi i 6} Do 5 per Cent. 1864 BB Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid — Do. do. £lO paid — Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Accc,unt Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive — Do Account 2o± Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Accbunt 134 Swedish 4 per Ceut. — Do. 41 per Cont. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O - paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds - Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 59 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 5ll Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed 99 - Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent, 1862 ' Do Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 27 i Ditto 14 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins . Bolgiau. 44 per cent., Ex. a . 2 - f ,Dutch i per Cent. Ex. 12 Ga. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f.• — Do. 5 per Cent. Account 56 54 I THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B9l k Do. Account, Jan. 894 90 The Accident on the Metropolitan Raitway. CORONER'S INQUEST (THIS DAY.) • The coroner's inquiry into the circumstances con nected with this lamentable accident took place to-day at St Bartholomews Hospital, by W Payne, deputy coroner. The various parties interested were legally repre sented. The bodies of the persons killed were identified as Charles Daniel Thomas Passmore, of 54, Crown dall-road, Camden-town, who was a clerk to Messrs. Lucas, Michael, and Co., East India Merchants, Old Broad-street; Henry Clark Lukey, silk mercer, Bromley ; and Sarah Johnson, of Pembroke-villas, Kensington. Mr. Cuddiford, the house surgeon, deposed to the facts that the injuries from which the two first named deceased were suffering when brought into the hospital caused their deaths. Mr. Lukey only living ten minutes after his admission, and Mr. Passmore four hours. Mrs. Johnson was dead when brought in, having a fractured skull and broken neck, which must have caused instantaneous death. Mr. Longfield, a resident at Eltham-road, Kent, said he was in one . of the compartments of the last carriage on the train, and shortly after they left the Aldersgate station the girder smashed in the roof of the carriage. He saw the body of Mrs. Johnson taken out from under the girder, which was lying in a slanting direction across her body. One of the inspectors of the railway proved that the train was made up of one first-class, which was next the engine, one third, and one second, which was the last carriage. The deceased persons were in the second-class, but the after portion of the car riage being completely smashes] it was impossible to tell in which compartment she had been sitting. The other two persons were in the same compartment. Fenton, the under-guard of the train, said the only. compartment of the carriage left uninjured was the first, the roof of the second being crushed in. He heard no noise or other indication of danger before the girder fell. The inquiry was proceeding when we went to press, the witnesses under examination being those who spoke to the manner in raising and fixing the girders over the lines of rails. The guard of the train, who was so frightfully injured, is not improving, and there is no hope that his life will be saved. Bristoranu Exeter Caledonian 'Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Corn Wall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.,Tunc &London, scrip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. '2 Great North of Scotland , ireat Northern Di. A stock Do. B stock Do. ,New, is. at 25 pm t S, and W. of Ireland it. Western -Original S.'Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.— Oxtora Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lanc3shire & Yorkshire London and B lack wal I, Lon., Brigh., & S Coasi Lon., Chat., and Dover. Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Wester', Lon. & South Wester'. Man., Shet., & Lincoln Aetropolitan Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do. do. :to. 00. and St. John's WO Aid and Do. .1:9 Share Do, Birmia & Derb3 ‘.lu Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun N th. Eastern Berwicw Do. (I.N•E pure)! net Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. ) Do. do. 1860-61 North London .. Do.' do. 1864 5 . . Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid, stock Shropshire Union South Devon ,outli Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok I'aff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha ',Vest Cornwall BRITISH POSSESSIONS. A.tlantic Az St.lawrenee Rom., Baroda, 4 Cen.ln. g . u. 5 per cent........ Do. 1' (shares Buffalo .Jz Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 Calcutta & S. E., lim .;a{ e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do Haat Icellan, gu.s p.c. Do. J Eiteiasion ,; rand Trunkof Canad a Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. lit Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deterred .... Do. 3d Pref. 5t00k.... Do. do. deferred .... Du. 4th Pret. stook .. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e. .0. Gua. 5 per Dent.. Do. New gtia. 5 p. o tit. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do reat Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. o. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited 31adras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do Fifth Extension • 131elb. Cor. 6 p. 0. llnds. 31e1..t Hudson's Bay.. N. itl.C'da, 6pc Ist pt. bs. Scinde A Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub I Do. Indus St. Flo t 100 100 100 all 100 100 00 68 102 103 4 d 44 74 rI 50 55 101 103 tOI IC3 103 106 18 20 85 88 57 39 50 54 50 64 37 tO 23 25 1O 107 lE' 1 100 102 91 93 111 14 11 12 F 8 22 8L 84 If 1} .1 102 103 92 84 S 5 90 82 R 5 99 101 97 98 1 1 $• 98 a 9 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872 100 - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug l. 0 90 02 - D.,. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 90 92 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 77 78 781 9 -- Do. sp. e. Inscribed sk 100 75 77 - Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 104 106 Do.Apl.&Oct. 1890-1900 100 103 105 - Do. do 1880-9, 100 1(2 104 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-01 100 104 1(6 105 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 88 20 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, p. 100 1(0 102 - Do. 1878, do. 100 104 1,6 - Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, • Jan. and July - Do. Iq7B - Do. 1 882, May 15, Nov.:', 100 105 107 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 1(6 108 - Natal 'Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 96 100 - N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 90 02 - N. S.W. Gov.s p•c.,186t 100 90 92 - . Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 90 95 - Do. - 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 8. 87 864 6 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 98 100 - Do. 5 per cent....... 100 bi 85 - Nova So.,tia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875 l9O 96 08 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 92 Al 91 2 - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c.1868-0 100 -- Do. 1878 & upwards 1(0 106 108 - Vic,Gov. 6 p.O. Ja &July 100 - - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 103 101 104 31 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. ConsoL Gold, Um. 1 - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3O Si 64 - Devon G. Cons. ('Taoist 1 405 415 - Drake walls 2.1.0 4 6 - East Bassett (Illogan) 291 38 20 204 - East Caradon 2.14.0 5 6 54 - East Cara BrPa 3l 2 3 - Eaet Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 - East Gunnislake . 8.3.6 4 1 - East Loved 3.9.0 9 10 -E. IT! Russell (Tavistk 10.8.4 21 24 - Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 6 1 L ,xey, limited all 17 18 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 - - -- Great Wheal Busy 11.9.6 - G. Wheal Vor (heist , u 40 15 16 154 - renv ille Margaretlingston Downs a.Tn 8.18.0 14 19 - Herod's Foot 8.10.0 30 32 y Lelant 1 5 3 . . 1 1 0 7.6 2 5.10.6 24 34 4 - Starke Valley 4.10.6 34 44 I kl wyndy iron Ore, liu, 34 24 14d N N ,cl e w -x r North thh B e R LBO Whoeal 431 35 15 s k s 8 e e a t r ct 384 2 4 r ( l o l t l t o y g a . n 2 4 . . 4 13 .0 . -i 24 34 - Prosper United.... 7.1.0 - Pruvidence UnyLelant. 10.6.7 24 26 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 300 120 - South Condurrow 3.2.0 fr 14 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 22 - Stray Park 35.15.6 - Fin Croft. 9 1 2 5 Vigra and Ciegan, lina all 9 10 - West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradoa (14 askeard 1: 12 14 - West Chi rerton ll 54 56 - West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 65 75 - Wheal Butler (Itedruth 16 18 20 - Wheat Mary And (Men. 8 10 12 - Wheal Scion _. Wheat Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 rICEFEICENCE J south Eastern (Reading Amis., Ditto, Fixed 41 per cent., 9) LA 100. .a), ?REFERENCE SITARES AND STOCKS, London, Brighton. ,41 per cent., 1858, 121 London, Uhatham, &0., 6 per cent. 2dpf., 27i LINES LEASED A:l7 FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent.. 112 Preston and Wyre, 411 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Si Belgian Eastern Junction, is • li eat Luxembourg, Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pl., 181 Recite and San Francisco, Wu., gua. 7 per cent., 10 Royal Swedish, South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 151 FOREIGN MIN NB. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 21 Cobre Copper, Dun Pedro. Nora' Del Rey, It die par Port Philip, St. John act Rey, lim., 4418 93 DOCKS. 1 ondon and St. Katharine. 6? BANKS. Albion, 45 Am., 18 5- Anglo Fgyptian, lim., 11 - 12 Chartered of India, London, and China, 34 City, 14} 15 Consolidated Bank, lim., 41 English and American, lira., 5 Imperial Bank, Lim.. 25 linperbi Ottoman, lira., 91 Lava Mortgage Bank or India, lim., 21 London and Laver Plate, Ditto, issued at 15 pm., Ditto, ditto,list: London Chartered Lang of Australia, 20 5 London and Comity, 64 3.4 London Joint Stock, 421 51 London and 11 estininster. v5l 5 Metropolitan and Provincial isank, lim., 1.6 Midland Bank, Hun. ' 17i National Provincial of England. Ditto, d and 3d issue, 31 9 National Bank. 07 5 New South \Vales, 415 Oriental Bunt Corporation. 42 Provincial flanking Corporation, 1im.451 Union of A übtralia, 4t Union of London, 44 MISCELLANEOUS; Anglo-American Telegraph, 14 Atlantic Telegraph, Dit o, S per cunt., 80 City of Moscow Gas, lira., 14; Commercial Union, Insurance, 5 Credit r'oncler of Englann, Urn . a Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 121 Gen. Credit and Finance ol Lona 3n, Um., 4,1 6 tiudson's Bay, International Financial Society, lira., 3 Nr,tional Discount company.' 146 Panama New Zealand, and Aus. R. Mail, 7 Peninsula and Oriental steam, 63) Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 18} TelegraphConstructkn and Maintenance, lira., • Ditto (£1), 134 Trust and Agency of Australasia, lira., ill Universal Marine. Insurance. Lim., 2 k Viceroy of ligyjt, Mortgage, Loan, 74f THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1886. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Rail ways. Price: i 85 ST 118 120 40 15 4 8 65 68 70 79 1.4 15 27 28 5 6 116 117 126 at 90 02 51 - t 2a 30 3; 3') 33 ._ ... 126 k 127 81 87 154 16; 10 LO 1181 118/, 81 t 3 43 50 21 12 5 2 pl 10 11 84 86 100 7 100 all 100 100 100 M 3.4 21 i 22 If 2 1., E. 2 35 36 4 18 105 It 7 65 (7 34 35 9 10 p 116 120 1 2p 1 2p ;0 72 114 118 148 152 42 44 C 5 65 8 9 150 /53 3 4 36 * Paid. I Closing I Business I done. 2Y 8} 117 128 7/ si I s'i a 2 1) 6 7 If S 5 1t& 151 119 Pi 19} 8t 2i 124 j / I 10f f 85A6 121/ 21 1 2 8/ 1051 131 C6l 99¢ 9 65 1 ; 1 1 81 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. MANSION-HOUSE. AN OLD TRICK REVIVED.—James Watson was charged before the Lord Mayor under the following circumstances. It appeared that he had ordered goods from a grocer's in the City to the amount of £5, and directed them to be sent to an address which he gave in Cullum-street. He met the porter with the goods, and asked him to go to a public-hOuse in the neighbourhood and ascertain if he could get change for a£s note. No sooner had the porter left than he took the goods with him and ran off. How ever, the porter on returning from the public-house caught a sight of the rapidly disappearing figure of the prisoner, and, readily summising the state of affairs, he followed him, and after a sharp chase succeeded in overtaking him. He was then given into custody. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was remanded in order that some inquiries might be made respecting him. DARING STREET ROBBERY.--Mary Ann Ricketts was charged with stealing a watch, value Xi, frcm the person of James Zurnio, a poulterer, living at Northgate-place, South Lincoln. The complainant said that ho was a stranger in Lon don, and between 7 and 8 o'clock last evening he was ac costed by a woman who risked him to treat her with some drink, and they went to a public-house in the neighbour hood of the Post-office. They left the house together, and when they got outside he perceived two men standing near the door. The prisoner snatched at his guard, and pulled out his watch, which she gave to one of the men, who ran away. The prisoner struggled with him in order to prevent his following the men, and he cried out, " A thief," when a policeman came up and he gave her into custody. He swore most positively that he was perfectly soLor at the time. The prisoner, in her defence, said she was quite inno cent of the charge, but said that the prosecutor had been drinking, and got into conversation with other women when he left the public-house. _ _ The polico-constable who took the prisoner into custody said that the prosecutor was quite sober. A former offence of a similar character was proved against the prisoner, and she was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, with hard labour. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A SOLICITOR'S CLERK CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING A CONSTABLE.—Arthur White, of No. 56, Winchestor-street, Pimlico, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drink and assaulting Police-constable Fish, 331 A. Fish said that about four o'clock that morning he was under the Opera Colonnade, in the Haymarket, there being a good many persons assembled in consequence of there having been a ball at her Majesty's Theatre, when the prisoner without saying a word to him came up and struck him in the face with his stick, and on turning round the prisoner struck him on the hat in the presence of Inspectors Silverton and Draper. The inspectors ad vised the prisoner to go away, but he refused, saying that he was a solicitor's clerk, and in consequence of his being drunk and causing a crowd he was obliged to lock him up. The prisoner denied having anything to drink. He went into a tobacconist's, and gave half a crown to a "young person" to take for a cigar, and the "young person" re fused to give him any change. After staying half-an-hour he went up to a constable and told him to take the tobac conist into custody or summons him, or something else, and the constable at once told him (prisoner) that he was drunk, but he was not. Inspector Silverton corroborated the constable, and said the prisoner was drunk. The prisoner said he was not drunk, only excited, through being swindled at the tobacconist's. The charge against him by the police was trumped up, the constable being no doubt in league with the tobacconist. Inspector Silverton said the constable who was as saulted was not near the tobacconist's shopall the evening The prisoner here addressed the inspector in a very insulting manner, for which he was rebuked by the magis trate. Mr. Knox said the police bad no right to interfere under such circumstances, as the prisoner had mentioned ; and if they kept brick his change he ought to go to the county court. The chances were, that if the constable had inter fered he would have been turned out of the force. After some difference of opinion with one constable the prisoner had gone to the Opera Colonnade, and, without rhyme or reason, struck a constable who was in the performance of his duty in the face with his cane. He should fine the prisoner £5, and if there had been any marks of violence on the constable he would have sent the prisoner at once t o the treadmill. MORE HORSE CRUELTT.—John Lee, carman to a coal merchant named Griffin, at Kensington-basin, was charged by the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals with cruelty to a horse. Simeon Snell, officer of the society, saw the defendant yesterday in Burlington-gardens driving three horses at tached to a coal-waggon containing four tons of coals. Noticing that the chain horse was going excessively lame, he examined it, and found that there was a discharge just above the hoof of the hind leg, and that it could scarcely put the foot to the ground. On telling the defendant that the horse was not fit for work, he said he had merely used it as the roads were bad, and that he was aware the horse was lame, and had been so for some time. He then took it out on his own responsibility. Mr. Knox took the defendant's own recognizance to ap pear again, and ordered a summons against the owner of the horse. THAMES. Fmtious DRIVING—SERIOUS ACCIDENT.— George Tasker, carman, in the employ of Mr. James Stiff, of the Pottery, High-street, Lambeth, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with furiously and recklessly driving a horse and van, damaging the cab, No. 4,147, and seriously injuring Thomas Chapman, a cab driver. _ _ . .... Last night a few minutes before 12 o'clock Chapman was driving his cab at s moderate pace along the Com mercial-road, and was about to turn into Sutton-street in a southerly direction, when the prisoner, who was the worse for liquor, and was driving a horse and van along the stone tramway at a furious and reckless pace, came in contact with the cab, cut both wheels off, and overturned it. The driver was thrown down and stunned, and the cab was a complete wreck. The prisoner drove on as if nothing had happened. He was pursued by police-sergeant Freeston, 58 K, who took him into custody. Fro3ston said the prisoner was most decidedly to blame, and was the worse for liquor. _ _ Mr. Partridge —ls compensation asked for? A good deal of damage has been done. The complainant—No, sir, my master will bring his action. Mr. Partridge fined the prisoner 40s. for furious driving, which he paid. WESTMINSTER. ALLEGED SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY. —john Searle, a youth about 17 years of age, was charged with robbing his em ployer in a very systematic manner. M. La Mar, wine merchant, 151, Lower Belgrave-place, Pimlico, said that the prisoner hod been in his service. On Tuesday last prosecutor was informed that the pri soner had robbed him of a gallon of brandy, and given it to the dustman. He asked prisoner what had become of the jar in which he had heard the brandy had been taken away, when he replied he knew nothing about it. Being unable to get any satisfactory answer, prosecutor sent him away. The dustman afterwards came and told prosecutor something, and prisoner was given in charge. Upwards of three gallons of brandy had been stolen. John Leather said the prisoner filled the jar, which was put on one side till the dustman came, when he took it away in his basket. J. Clark, 144 B, said when he took the prisoner into cus: tody he denied the charge, and said Leather made up the story to get himself taken back, he having been discharged at the SAM time as prisoner. Prisoner repeated his denial of the charge. He was remanded for the attendance of the dustman. THE WARD NOTE ELECTIONS--This Day. The annual election of Common Councilmen, for the dif ferent wards of the city, took place to-day, and although a number of new candidates have appeared, there will be, it is expected, but trifling alterations made from those who have represented the wards during the last year. ALDGATE.— In this Ward there will probably be a poll as Mr. W. Baglehole, of Billiter-street, offers himself as a candidate. _ _ BiexorsGATß.—ln addition to the present members, all of whom have received Precinct returns, Mr. George Richardson again solicits the suffrages of this Ward. CASTLE BAYNARD.—Mr. George Webb retires, having become disqualified in conseqLtence of removal from the Ward; and Mr. S. C. Hadley, a former member, seeks to fill the vacancy thus created. FARRINGDON WITHOUT. — There ara two vacancies in this Ward, consequent upon the disqualification of Mr. Deputy Scamell and the retirement of Mr. James Ander tou. To fill these vacancies, Mr. Howell has been re turned by the Precinct of St. Sepulchre, and Mr. Wil loughby by the Precinct of St. Martin, Ludgate. Mr. W. H. Bonnewell is also a candidate. No change is likely to take place in the following Wards: —Aldersgate, Bassishaw, Billingsgate, Bread-street, Bridge, Broad-street, Cheap, Coleman-street, Cordwaiiier, Cornhill, Cripplegate, Dowgate, Langbourn, Lime-street, Portsoken, Queenhithe, Tower, Vintry, and Wallbrook. COURSE OF EXCHANGE- This Evening Amsterdam Short. 11 16 11 17 Ditto 3 Months. 11. 18i 11 19 RottArdam Antwerp — 25 40 25 45 Brussels — 25 40 25 45 Hamburg — 13 81 13 9 Paris Short 25 15 25 221 Ditto 3 Months. 25 35 25 40 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine —119 k MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Dec, 20. (Before Mr. Payne, Deputy-Assistant Judge.) HIGHWAY ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE AT THE REFORM DEMONSTRATION. James Mann, 20, a rough and determined-looking fellow, was indicted for stealing a watch, value £B, the property of Cornelius Butler, from his person. Mr. R. Harris prosecuted; Mr. Palmer defended the prisoner, _ _ _ The prosecutor, a respectable-looking man, by trade a smith, and living at No. 3, North-street, Edgeware-road, as a member of the trade society was present in the Reform demonstration at Beau fort-house, Fulham, on Monday, the 3d of Decem ber, and when the ground became full, a consulta tion took place amongst the leading members of the committee, and it was thought advisable that a person should be deputed to go and meet that part of the procession that had not then arrived, and to inform them that it would be useless pro ceeding further, as Beaufort-house grounds were already full. The prosecutor was selected for that duty, but had no sooner got to the entrance to the grounds than a number of "roughs" surrounded him, and he distinctly saw the prisoner take hold of his watch and break it from the guard chain. He seized the prisoner's hand, upon which he stooped down, and some of the prisoner's com panions called out " Sling it, sling it" (throw it away). The prosecutor saw his watch thrown away, but he still retained his hold of the prisoner, and while this was going on the prisoner's companions struck him about the head, smashing in his hat, and trod upon his fingers to prevent him from re covering his watch. The prisoner then gave him a violent blow in the mouth, the force of which knocked out one of his teeth ; he then hit the pro secutor's hand and kicked him in different parts of his body. He retained his hold of the prisoner un til he became exhausted, when he was obliged to relax his hold, and the prisoner twisted himself away. Just at this moment the prosecutor's son came up, and seeing the condition his father was in went to his assistance and secured the prisoner. A Mr. Henry Blanchard, a sawyer, corroborated this statement, and said he saw the prisoner with other men surround the prosecutor, and observed the prisoner pull his watch out of his pocket, leav ing the chain dragging. The prisoner dropped the watch, and some one said, " Sling it," and it was then passed between the legs of some of the prison er's companions. The prisoner was never lost sight of until Wm. Barber, a police-constable, 258 P, took him into custody. Mr. Palmer declined to address the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and he was immediately found guilty. A police-constable proved that the prisoner was convicted in 1861 for stealing a cask of herrings, and sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment. Mr. Payne having consulted with the magistrates on the bench, said, but for the opinion expressed by his brother magistrates, he should undoubtedly have sentenced the prisoner to be kept in penal servitude for five years, and, if he had the power, he should have coupled with it an order that the prisoner should have been punished with the lash. It was, therefore, with reluctance he yielded to his brother magistrates in sentencing the prisoner to be im prisoned and kept to hard labodr for two years. Since he (Mr. Payne) had been at the bar, if the prisoner bad been convicted of such an offence, he would most certainly have been hanged for it, and nothing could have saved him. The prosecutor was ordered to stand forward. Mr. Payne said for the very brave manner in which he had acted he should order him to receive a reward of £3, as some compensation for the injury he had sustained. The Prosecutor—My lord, if you will allow it, I will hand over that sum to my son, who also lost his own watch when he came up to protect my life. Mr. Payne—That is very kind and praiseworthy on your part, but as he rendered you assistance, under the circumstances, I shall order your son to receive a reward of £2. There was loud applause in the court on this an nouncement by the learned judge, and the jury expressed their entire concurrence in what had been done. OFFICIAL . REPORT. THE LOSS OF THE CHILDWICKBURY. Greenwich Police-court, Dec. 17, 1866. Report of the circumstances attending the loss of the ship Childwickbury, on the night of the 15th November, 1866, near the entrance of Kinsale Har bour : The Childwickbury was a wooden ship, built at Portland, New Brunswick, in the year 1857, and registered in London, of the burden of 1,046 tons. She was owned by Messrs. Toulmin and others, of London, and commanded by Joseph Brathwaite Cowx, who holds a certificate of competency as Master, dated October 17, 1864. The Child wickbury left Liverpool coal laden for Callao at noon of the 12th of Nov. last, manned by a crew of 28 hands, all told, and was wrecked near the en trance of Kinsale Harbour at midnight on the 15th. On leaving Liverpool the ship's compasses, of which there were two on deck (the one being in a binnacle on the break of the poop, and the other aft before the wheel), were found to vary very much from each other. Accordingly, a third compass was placed immediately behind and in contact with that in the foremost binnacle. In this position they differed two points or more from the steering compass. The placing of these two compasses in this manner so near to each other was, to say the least of it, a most unskilful proceeding, as they must mutuallyact upon and derange each other. This, however, is not a case in which the decision depends on errors in compasses, except in so far as the knowledge of their discrepancy ought to have induced an especial degree of caution. The ship sighted the Smalls, which was the last bearing she had, at 4 p.m. of the 14th. She was then on the starboard tack, under all plain sail, steering S.W., the wind being from the northward and west ward, light, and variabh. On the morning of the 15th the wind having shifted, the ship went on the port tack, heading about W.N.W., after allowing two points leeway, with the wind S.S.W., increasing to a moderate gale. At 4 p.m. soundings were taken, and no bottom was found at 50 fathoms. At 8 p.m. another cast of the lead was taken, at 55 fathoms. Soon after this the master, who was suf fering from illness, left the deck in charge of the mate,who holds a Board of Trade certificate of com petency as chief mate, and gave him directions " to keep a bright look out," and "to keep the lead going every two hours." At 10 p.m., the ship still being on the port tack, as before, W.N.W., sound ings were taken, which are said to have been at 40 fathoms. The chief officer went below and told the Master, who repeated ,his former direction, " to keep a bright look-out," and "stand on till midnight, unless lights were seen in the meantime." The weather at this time was very thick. Acting under these directions the ship kept on her course till 11. 4 5 p.m., when, on taking another cast of the lead, as stated, in 30 fathoms, the chief mate immediately ran and told the master, who gave orders to wear ship instantly, but before she could be got round she went aground upon a rock, which must have passed through her bottom, and she became immovably fixed and a total wreck. No lives were lost, and a considerable portion of the stores were saved. Upon a review of all the circumstances of this case, the Court was of opinion that there were several points in which some blame was to be attached to the persons in charge of the ship. In the first place, assuming it to be true that the compasses differed as stated, the captain acted very injudiciously in proceed ing to sea without having them accurately tested ; but the Court was of opinion that this alleged error in the compasses was not the proximate cause of the loss of the ship. The Court was also of opinion that the master was hardly justified in directing the course to be steered till midnight when he was in formed at 10 o'clock by the first officer that the soundings had shoaled from 55 fathoms to 40 in a run of four knots. It would, at least, have been prudent on his part to have directed another cast of the lead to be taken in less than two hours, as he was approaching the land. But the point which requires the most serious consideration is the extreme inaccuracy of these soundings, as may be clearly proved by tracing the ship back on the course she must have steered. By reference to the chart of the Irish Channel, it is obvious that the lead, both at 8.10 and 11.45 p.m., was greatly over-hove. The Court, however, saw no reason to doubt that the persons who took these soundings believed that they were correct, and, consequently, the mas ter might have persuaded himself that his ship was in a safe position, particularly as he had worked his course and distance from the Smalls, which cor responded with the supposed soundings obtained that evening at 8. Again, though warned at ten o'clock that the water was shoaling, yet, taking into consideration the slow progress of his ship, and the distance that 40 fathoms would give him from the land, he might have felt that there was no danger in continuing on the same track till midnight. The court, having called attention to such parts of this case as it considered open to comment, was not dis posed to regard the loss of the Childwickbury as arising from any grave omission or neglect of duty on the part of her master. With these obser vations the court returned Mr. Cowx his certificate. JAMES TRAILL, Stipeneiary Magistrate. We concur in this report. Ha'. HARRIS Nautical Assessors. R. B. BAKER, TEE MEXiiAN QUESTION, --P The following diplomatic correspondence between the American and French Governments relative to the occupation of Mexico has been laid before the United States' Congress. Under date of Nov. 8 Th.. Bigelow wrote to Mr. Seward, stating the French Government had altered its programme, and would not begin to remove any of its forces in Mexico before the spring, and gave as a reason the action of Government. In an interview accorded to Mr. Bigelow the Emperor of the French stated, however, that he would not give another man nor another dollar to Maximilian. Thus reassured partially, Mr. Bigelow withdrew, giving the Emperor to understand that his embar rassment would be removed. Next day, Nov. 9, Mr. Seward transmitted to Mr. Bigelow a copy of his instructions to Minister Campbell, for the infor mation of the French Government, even to the read ing of the despatch if required. About two weeks later, Nov. 22, the Secretary of War was officially in formed of the existing state of affairs, and requested to give such instructions to the forces on the Rio Grande as might be deemed expedient. Next day (Nov. 23) Mr. Campbell was informed of the state of affairs, and on the same day the famous cable despatch, which excited so much curiosity and comment at the time, was sent to Mr. Bigelow. Its supposed vast importance, and its great length— being the longest despatch ever sent over the cable —made every one anxious to know what new trouble was arising. This despatch is as follows : " MR. SEWARD TO MR. BIGELOW. " Department of State, Washington, Nov. 23. " Sir,—Your despatch of the Bth of November (No. 38.1) in regard to Mexico is received. Your proceedings in your interview with M. Moustier and also your proceedings in your interview with the Emperor are entirely approved. Say to M. Moustier that this Government is surprised and affected with deep concern by the announcement now made for the first time that the promised recall of one detach ment of the French troops from Mexico in Novem ber current has been postponed by the Emperor. The embarrassment thus produced is immeasurably increased by the circumstance that this proceeding of the Emperor has been taken without conference with and even without notice to the United States. This Government has not in any way afforded rein forcements to the Mexicans, as the Emperor seems to assume, and it has known nothing at all of his countermanding instructions to Marshal Bazaine, of which the Emperor speaks. We consult only official communications to ascertain the purposes and reso lutions of France, as we make our own purposes and resolutions known only in the same manner when she is concerned. lam not prepared to say, and it is now unnecessary to discuss, whether the President could or could not have agreed to the Emperor's proposed delay, if he had been season ably consulted and if the proposition had been then put, as the proceeding is now, upon the ground of military considerations alone, and if it had been marked with the customary manifestation of regard to the interests and feelings of the United States. But the Emperor's decision to modify the existing arrangement without any understanding with the United States, so as to leave the whole French army in Mexico for the present, instead of withdrawing one detachment in November current, as promised, is now found in every way inconvenient and excep tionable. We cannot acquiesce, first, because the term next spring,' as appointed for the entire eva cuation, is indefinite and vague ; second, because we have no authority for stating to Congress and to the American people that we have now a better guaran tee for the withdrawal of the whole expeditionary force in the spring than we have heretofore had for the withdrawal of a part in November; third, in full reliance upon at least a literal performance of the Emperor's existing agreement, we have taken measures, while facilitating the anticipated French evacuation, to co-operate with the Republican Go vernment of Mexico for promoting the pacification of that country, and for the early and complete re storation of the proper constitutional authority of that Government. As a part of those measures, Mr. Campbell, our newly-appointed Minister, at tended by Lieut.-Gen. Sherman, has been sent to Mexico, in order to confer with President Juarez on the subjects which are deeply interesting to the United States, and of vital importance to Mexico. Our policy and measures, thus adopted in full re liance upon the anticipated beginning of the eva cuation of Mexico, were promptly made known to the French Legation here, and doubtless you have already executed your instructions, by making them known to the Emperor's Government in Paris. The Emperor will perceive that we cannot now recall Mr. Campbell ; nor can we modify the instructions under which he is expected to treat, and under which he may even now be treating with the Republican Go vernment of Mexico. That Government will, of course, most earnestly desire and confidently expect an early and entire discontinuation of foreign hos tile occupation. You will, therefore, state to the Emperor's Government that the President sincerely hopes and expects that the evacuation of Mexico will be carried into effect with such conformity to the existing agreement as the inoportune complica tion which calls for this despatch shall allow. Mr. Campbell will be advised of that complication. In structions will be issued to the United States mili tary forces of observation to await in every case special directions from the President. This will be done with a confident expectation that the telegraph or the mail may seasonably bring us a satisfactory resolution from the Emperor in reply to this note. You will assure the French Government that the United States, while they seek the relief of Mexico, desire nothing more earnestly than to preserve peace and friend s hi p w i t h F rance ; n or does the President allo w hi mse lf to d ou b t t h a t what has been determined in France, most inauspiciously, as we think, has b een decided upon inadvertently without full reflection upon the embarrassment it must pro duce here, and without any . design to retain the French expeditionary forces in Mexico beyond the full period o f 18 mon ths, originally stipulated for the complete evacuation. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, "WILLIAM H. SEWARD. " To John Bigelow, Esq., &c., Paris." The following despatches are also published in the New York press : Washington, Dec. 6. " A cable despatch was received yesterday from Mr. Bigelow, which has convinced the Government of the good faith of the French Emperor. The late change of plan which has excited our suspicion arose solely from military reasons, and the Emperor has distinctly spe cified the time when his army will embark to the last man. The Emperor further expresses his satisfaction at the mission to Mexico by our Government, and proposes cordially to co operate in promoting the restoration of the Repub lican Government. His Majesty suggests as the shortest road to a solution that an election shall be brought about by the joint influence of the United States and France without any dictation as to the choice of candidates ; but he thinks it will devolve on the United States to maintain the Government thus created. This despatch has removed appre. hensions of any further misunderstanding with France." " 'Washington, Friday, Dec. 7. " Mr. Bigelow's reply to Mr. Seward's cipher des patch was received on Tuesday morning, and this is the whole of it nearly : "In answer to verbal communication, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Aloustier, writes me to-day that France has not changed her resolu tion, but that upon military considerations she has deemed it expedient to substitute one comprehensive evacuation for au evacuation in separate parts. All the French troops will leave Mexico in the month of March." DESPATCH OF TIIE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.---SOUTH- AmrroN, Thursday.—The Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steam-ship Nyanza, Captain Weeks, sailed to-day with mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India (except Bombay), China, Mauritius, Austra lia, and New Zealand. She took out 71 first and 25 second class passengers, and a general cargo on freight, including specie, &c., value £6,6G4 11s. Gd. The mails taken out by the Nyanza amounted to 1,021 boxes and 17 bags ; they measured 93 tons, and weighed 43 tons. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—Ths Day. WILTS HIRE COUNTY STEEPLECHASES Will take place at Westbury, on Friday, Dec. 28, 1866. The Wiltshire County Handicap. Mr. Powell's Daisy Age st. lb. Mr. Murray's Philosopher l2 10 Mr. Brayley's Ibex a 1 1 10 6 1110 10 Mr. Vallender's Arlescott... a 11 4 Mr. Chamberlayno's Rosalie Mr. Daily's Ben Nevis Mr. Tubb's Meersehatun a 10 6 Mr. Greenish us The Tartar Mr. Merton's Jack Alive ...I 6 10 2 Capt. Coote's Early Bird (late Bob) .. 6 10 2 THIRD EDrflOW. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TILE JOCKEY CLUB. A meeting of this club was held in Old Burlington street this afternoon—Pressent : Mr. W. G. Craven; Hon. Admiral Runs and the Duke of Beautfort, stewards; Mr. G. Payne, General Peel, Colonel Towneley, Lord Henry Lennox, Mr. Sutton, and Capt. Seymour; when it was decided to continue the Ascc,t Spring Meeting, the programme of which will appear in to-morrow's " Calendar." THE CLYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. ---• ANNUAL MEETING -THIS DAY. The annual meeting of the directors and shareholders of the Crystal Palace Company was held to-day at the Lon don Tavern—Mr. A. C. louides, in the absence of the chairman (Mr. Anderson), presided. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, took the opportunity of referring to the various matters mentioned in the document, which has already appeared in The Sun. He said it was a great pleasure to find that their prospects were so cheering. Their income had increased so that after the payment of the dividend at the rate of 2i per cent., they were able to carry over to the next year the sum of £3,272. (Hear.) The visitors had reached the enormous number of over 2,000,000, a larger number than had over been received in any previous year The refreshment department had been very remunerative, havingyielded the shareholders no less than.£19,613 168.7 d., added to which the directors were well satisfied with the manner in which it was conducted by the contractors. With respect to the vacancy in the direction caused by the death of Mr. Farquharson the directors did not recommend the filling up of the vacancy. With respect to Rockhills the directors had various ideas with respect to the uses it might be turned, one of which was to convert: it into ;an hotel, or something of that sort, at which wedding parties, pleasure parties, and resident visitors might be received. It appeared that great advantages would accrue front such an arrangement as the climate of the tropical depart ment was everything that could be desired for an invalid. Nothing, however, mas yet decided. He felt that the at tractions they intended offering for the coming new year would be such as to largely increase the number of visitors, which would, of course, benefit the shareholders. The formal motion for the adoption of the report having been put, . _ _ Mr. PUNSHER complained that although the income of the directors had increased they had not determined to give the shareholders an increase in the dividend, which he thought ought now to be 3 per cent. He thought there we re extravagant outlays which ought to be cut down, because, if they were not, no matter how their property was improved, they would never be enabled to increase the dividend. A SHAREHOLDER complained of the expense that was incurred in taking down and refining the screen which separated the tropical department from the other portion of the palace. He thought if the directors went to the expense of constructing it on improved principles, which would do away with the expense he complained of, they would, although the outlay might in the first instance be somewhat large, save a great deal of money in the end. (llear,lhear.) Mr. GEORGE hoped that the next year the directors would abstain from having any description of racing in the grounds of the palace. He considered such a mode of swelling their income was highly prejudicial, because horse racing brought down a certain class of visitors, and kept away those whose presence was far more beneficial. He did not think it would ever be possible to give the original shareholders more than they at present received, and therefore he thought it would be far preferable that the shareholders should surrender one half of their skares. (No, no.) They would lose nothing by it, because they would then receive just double the amount they received at present, and such an arrangement would give them a much more respectable look as far as dividend was concerned. (No, no.) After some further discussion the report of the directors was adopted, and the remainder of the proceedings was confined to a very limited discussion of the advisability►of opening the palace on Sundays. - _ LONDON GAZEY. TE —Last Evening. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 18. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. W. J. Whalley as Consul at Grimsby for the Republic of Hayti. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Senor F. T. Barry as Consul in London for the Republic of the Equad or. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don Ernesto Basili as Vice-Consul at Glasgow for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. - GROWN-OFFICE, DEC. 20. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Guildford—Richard Garth, of Wimbledon, in the county of Surrey, Esq., in the room of Sir William Bovill, lint., who has accepted the office of Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. ADMIRALTY, DEc. 20. Royal Marine Light Infantry— The following named gentlemen have been appointed Second Lieutenants:— Evelyn James - Wheelock Noble, Edward Rea Milner Crooke, O'Hara John Tobin, Arthur Clement Smyth, John Ern es t B u l ger Ward, Charles B:iker Goodrich Dick, Loureneu Edve, y Algernon St. Leger Burrowe s, John Rich mond Jekyll, and Frederick John Short. DEC. 18. Commander Edmund Anthony Glynn has ben this day promoted to be a Retired Captain, under the provisions of her Majesty's Orders iu Council of Aug. 1, 1860, July 9, 1864, and March 24, 1666. DEC. 19. The following promotions have this day been made Mr. John Watson (A) to be Engineer in her Majes_ty's Fleet; Mr. William Lando ll to be En g ineer in her Ma jesty's Fleet; Mr. Alfred Lawton to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet; Mr. John Watson (B) to be Engineer la her Majesty's Fleet. MARKE TS. T his day. MARK LANE. s carc ely any English wheat was received fresh up to to our market to-day. There was, however, very little activity in the trade. Nevertheless Monday's prices were well supported. The market was fairly supplied with foreign wheat. Choice samples were in steady request at full quotations; otherwise the trade was heavy. Floating cargoes of grain were firm in price, but the demand for them was by no means active. Barley was quiet at late rates. In malt a moderate business was passing at full curren cies. Fine oats changed hands at quite previous quotations, but inferior samples were easier to purchase. Beans and peas were dull at late rates. Flour was firm on former terms. The new corn exchange will be opened for business on Monday, but the old market will be closed. The former will not be opened on Wednesday next. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 320 1,590 1,340 10 1,250 Irish Foreign 35,380 ; 6 4,850 45,760 6,740 brls sacks NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. There is a steady demand for nearly all kinds of meat, and prices are well supported. The supply is very large, and the quality generally is good. Per 81b by the carcase. s d s d ids Inferior beef 3 4 3 A O Inferior mutton .... 3 6 4 2 Middling do. 4 0 4 4 Middling muttou..4 4 4 10 Prime large do 4 6 4 8 Prime do 5 0 5 2 Prime small d0....4 10 5 0 Large pork 3 4 4 0 Veal 4 4 5 4 Small pork ........ 4 2 4 8 Lamb. Os ud to Os 01 BOROUGH HOP. The trade for fine hops is very firm, and late rates are fully supported. Medium qualities have changed hands to a fair extent, at quite late rates. The continental markets are steady, at improving prices. Mid and East Keuts l6Bs to 231 s par cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex Yearlings 2oss to lAs COLONIAL. TEA.—Busiaesa remains very dull, and prices generally are unalt, red. SUGAR.—A good business has been done in West India, and at fully previous rates. Refined goods, however, are only in moderate request, without any change to report n quotations. ()EPEE. - The public sales which were to have taken place yesterday wore postponed till to-day, owing to the foggy weather. Prices, however, remain without material alteration. RICE.—A moderate amount of business has baen done in cleaned descriptions, at full values. COTTON.—Market is firm, but less active. ia t A o t l s s a d le .l 15d. 824 bales Grenada tNoV 151, nfi s da t i .a ,ol72 i lo l sc dO s Vincent's ntto o , s l 2 d i A r p i n n o d .itg a e : Ra cl l O 4 l to St. I K S i t t a t . , , 8 Belize 151 3 bales Sydney sold, 130. 'is by sty ess ost vy Ia- Share 20 st st 100 lOU 100{ 106 f 106 I