The Sun. — London, England, 1870-01-11 00:00:00

hiONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. I 'The business to-day on 'Change was not so good as yesterday, and Consols slightly gave way, the downward tendency extended to foreign stocks, and most of the Continental securities are the turn lower. In the railway market there has been rather good busines, the shares of the principal lines being dealt in at improved prices ; for Telegraph shares the demand has been very dull, and the quotations in some instances show a fall as compared with yesterday's prices. Consols are now at 921 to 921 for money; ditto, for Ac,x)unt, ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 921 4 ; New Tkrce per Cents, 921 ; Ex;hequer Bills £l,OOO, March, 5 prem. ; June, prem. ; ditto 1,100, £2OO, and £5OO, March, June, 5 prem ; Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent., 236 71. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 111,1 12 ; ditto 4 per Ce nt-, Oct., 1888, 1001 1 f ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 92. In the Foreign Market Italian has receded to 6 5j to 54 ex div. ; the Turkish Five per Cents. to 46j to 47 ; and the Six per Cents. to 661 to 67. The New Loan is to 1 prem. Spanish is quoted 2 7, being 4 lower. Egyptian (1868) Bonds are 84 to 811; Viceroy's Nines 97 ; Peruvian, 81/ to 82 ; Mexican, 14 to 141 ; Russian (1862) Bonds, 861 ; Orel, 831; Nicolas, 65! ; Moscow, 81f ; and Charkof, 83. In the Railways Market prices have still further improved :—Caledonian are 75} to 76 ; Great Eastern, 381 t 0384 ; Great Northern, 100 to 111 ; ditto (A), 110 k to 111 f ; Great Western, 59 to 59} ; London and Brighton, 46 to 46} ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 14j to 15f ; London and North Western, 1241 to 1244 ; London and South Western, 93 to 94 ; Metropolitan, 801 to 804 ; Midland, 1231 to 1244 ; and South Eastern, 78 to 78g. In Bank Shares London and Westminster is quoted 59/ to 60f ; Union of London, 38 to 39 ; London Joint Stock, 33 to 34; London and County, 49/ to 50/ ; Imperial Ottoman, 2i to 2/ prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 31k to 32/ ex div. ; Anglo- Austrian, 15 to 17 prem. ; and Alliance, 14 to 15. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance have fallen, and are now 34 to 341 ; French Cable, 17k to 17f ; British India, 14 to 11/ ; Anglo-American, 191 to 191 ; China Submarine, 1 to 1 prem. ; and Falmouth, 3/ to 3f prem. American Bonds of 1862 are .87 to 17; ; the 1865, 84 to 86; ; the 1867 85i to 86 ex div. ; and the Ten-Fortie, 84f to 85. Erie Shares are 17f to 18, and Illinois 103 to 1031. Great Luxemhurgs are lower, viz., 13+ to 131; Lombardo-Venetian, 21 to 21+. In Miscellaneous Securities General Credit is lower, at *to + die. International Finance re mains at 1 to 1* dis. ; National Discount, 11f to 12 ; and Hudson's Bay, 12 to 12+ ex div. The application for the appointment of a special settling-day in the scrip of the new Turkish Loan will come before the Committee of the Stock Exchange on Thursday next. The sum of £4,000 in bar gold was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for abroad. The £428,500 Australian by the Tanjore has also been taken for exportation. Advices from Auckland, New Zealand, an nounce the sailing for London of the Cambodia, with £41,000 in gold and 4,000 ounces of silver. The market for bar silver is firm, owing to a demand for the Continent, but the supply here is very limited. The quotation is ss. Old. per ounce. The letters from Rio of the 7th ult. mention an attempt at fraud on a Brazilian broker which had almost succeeded, but was discovered just in time. He had arranged for an advance of £B,OOO on sovereigns packed in Bank of England boxes, which, instead of sovereigns, were found to con tain gilded false coin. Mr. G. 11. E. Brown and Mr. W. A. M. Browne have been ap po i nted provisionally the official liqui dators of the Imperial Silver Quarries Company, Limited. The shares of the Van Diemen'a Land Company have advanced to 10, on account of a discovery of another gold quatr reef at a place called Wa terhouse, on the North East Coast, about two Miles from the " Pioneer" reef previously disco vered. The new reef, which has been styled the " Great Tasmanian," was struck at a depth of 4ft., and was 2ift. in thickness. Whether it will Prove of any extent seems still a question, but the quartz thus far is described to be like white marble, and as having the gold well diffused throughout. Waterhouse is not near the property of the Van Diemen's Land Company, but the pro babilitp of a population being drawn to the island has influenced the price of the shares. The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of £629 compared with the cor responding period of last year, and the South Eastern an increase of £43. The Great Western of Canada Railway traffic return tor the week ending the 7th inst. shows a decrease of £2,134 compared with the corresponding period of last year. At the meeting of the proprietors of the Union Bank of Australia, a dividtmd of 7i per cent. was declared for the half year. A meeting was held yesterday of the New Gelli- Tara Company (Limited), when the directors' re port was adopted. The half yearly meeting of the Manchester, Shef - field, and Lincolnshire Bailway Company is called for the 26th inst., at Manchester. In Mincing -lan') only a limited business has been transacted. The public sales commenced to-day. Prices generally continue steady. J. Berger Spence and Co.'s weekly report says : ---" The New Year opens with a more satisfactory prospect for chemical trade than we had to report in the early part of the last half-year. The only sales of moment during the week have been for 600 to 700 tons of ash for delivery up to the end of the year, at 2s. 6d. advance; but for immediate consumption sales are yet being made at our quota tion. In minerals there have been considerable Contracts entered into for pyrites, copper, and iron Ores, the latter maintaining a slight advance. In metals the activity expected to be inaugurated by th e New Year has not y e t commence d , and business rates unaltered." , B RITIsa FUNDS—CLOSING PRIC ES UOVE • Per Cen tNNIENT YUNDS. D itto f h Conso 3 for Acc ou n t per Cent. Reduced 921 f Ne w 3 per (lent New 21 per Cent. J an. 1894 221 Do. 5 per Oeu '"'.1873 tinnuities, 80 yrs, expir e sth a , 1880. -- Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth At . Do (Red Sea Televaph), A u g . gg" , Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 p. aliarc . i; Do. 3 de. Do £lBO, £2001& 45 00 . j . u . n• —5 pm Bank of E ng l a nd Stock, 41 per Cent pro opening ................................... Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds. nter-Colonial Omnium INDIAN dOVERNMENT SECURITIRS ladi.t stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874... ..._ Do. Opening, for Account — De. a per Cent. July, 1880 Do 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent..,... Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 „,,. — Do. 51 per Cent. May 18'9 .... .. ........ Da 5 per Co a t., R up. Dee. 1872. H..... Do do 18 -7 -,.. Do. do. 1882 — Qu. Deb. 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 .„ — Do. Bonds. 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l.OOO — FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ... , Do. Account Austrian Bonds 5 per cent o. Brazilian D 5 per Cent 1859 Do• q per Cent. 1852 Do. d o 1858.... — • Do. au 1860 Do- do., 1883 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — z _ De. Ac count 9O 89; enos Ayres 6 p er C ent. D o 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per re it — C ubk, 6 per Cent. Outlian 6 per Cent DO. 4k ' . por Cent. — 11 1 M 1 Jan. 10. )yal High e grounds I walked EN OE an. 10. Ition dur- . 1081. . 1131. . 113. . 115 i. . 109 f. . 1312. 21k. . 251 c. . 301 c. Corn, old and Co.'s tiring the hipments 100 bales ; Nliddling, an. 11. CM, from here this 50,074 in 0 p.m. s steamer rived off In. 11. 1 Cardiff, t 10 a.m. Smalls. -ith her. at 7 p.m ,he screw out h this ihg on a Rn. 11. tblishes a 'ration of judicial .o Prince 011ivier, Tmission report is that M. e Pierre ly given '-)lice at taken to t of the irms the shot M. 3g par- Roche- rsonally to the et, wh o ch was ey were e asked u by M. [r struck ptivielle, er from Loft rile ,hy de- 'horn he ttom. of mediate inperor .restiga- tii a ;: t 140 - 56 60 333 - 45 35 2GI n. 8. violent ustrian drifted Richard orDing which e crew Liras on ely be- mister ) ono of um that substi ;hoe d ; Cinci siou sit iry ap tundred ling for ;hed aro Russell ;. being papers ulence. privato a dis- 'ather's those Ito the York. viios's, ars on 1 0 WO Do. 3 per Cent., — Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Do. 6 per cent. 1867 9B 0 lornbian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 Darvbian Principalities, 7 per Cant 9O 891 Do. Account • Do 8 per Cent., 1867 93 Trcuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent • Egyptian, 7 per Cent Second Issue Do. £SOC Bonds Do. 1864 Do. Account .£5OO Bonds De. 4100 Bonds Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 ..• Bl} I 1 Do. £10') Bonds Government Railway Debentures 98 reek 5 por Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Courc.ne Gnatemala."s per Cent . Honduras Gov Rail. Lea n., 10 p.,Ct., all pd Do. Acc ant - - Ita;ian 5 per Cert., 1865 Do. Account . Do Maremmanallailway 551 A exicar. 3 per Cent Ditto fer Account Do. 1864 Do 6 pt.r.r Cent. Anglo-French tiontevidoan C per Cent. 11oerhili Iruperia: 5 r . 51 Cent Vow Granazin. lBl Do 3 per Con Do. Def.-w7ed Do Laud Warrants (Rectal - 4.N) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account B2ll Do 41 per Cent. (I.ll7)arrein) Do 41 per Cent.. •1862 . Do Account Do 6 per Cent.,1862 — PortNguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'S 33f Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, .£ St Do 4i per Cent 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3Per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 'do, Scrip -- Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds 9ll Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds XB4 15s. do — Do. do Do Nicolas Railway Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Oen . Do. Accmint Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferrod Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, .1868 T nrkish 6 per Cent Do Account 27 1 Dividends on the above payable iu Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins .„ Belgian, 41. per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch i per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„ l2 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. ltsliati 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f Do Account CLOSING PRICES. Jonsols, Money Do. Account, Feb. 3 FAREWELL DINNER TO MR. CHARLES MATHEWS. On Monday night a farewell dinner was given to Mr. Charles Mathews, who, as pleasantly stated by himself at his leave-taking benefit last week, is about to go on a " provincial tour to the Antipodes." The dinner took place at Willis's Rooms. Over 200 gentlemen assembled to bid Mr. Mathews a farewell. Among them were— lord Houghton, Lord Henry Vane Tempest, General Cavendish, General de Bathe, General Fox, Lord Rinelagh, Sir Henry Thompson, Sir Henry Ander son, Sir George Army Cage, Captain Dawson, D tmer, M.P.; F. Blilbanke, M.P.; J. Brady, M.P.; J. Clay, M. r'.; Colonel du Plat, J. B. Buckstone, B. Webster, Ser jeant Ballantine, G. A. Sala, Edmund Yates, Bayle Ber nard, Dr. Hastings, Alfred Wigan, C. Gruneisen, Captain W imbwell, W. Creswick, J. R. Planche, Frank M ttthews, Vaughan Morgan, John Oxenford, E. L. Blanchard, Rev. C. C. Clarke, Addison, J. Anson, Jules Benedict, L. Brough, H. J. Byron, C. Dickens, jun.; W. S. Gilbert, George Godwin, Arthur Sullivan, Barry Sullivan, Horace Wigan, Herman Vezin, R. H. Wyndham, C. Matthews, jun. With characteristic humour, Mr. Matthews, the guest of the evening, con sented to act as chairman, and to propose his own health. The entertainment was originated and carried out at very short notice by Mr. Arthur Sketchley and Mr. W. It. Sams ; Mr. J. W. Anson, Mr. C. 0. Boys, and Mr. Gaston Murray acted as stewards. After the usual loyal toasts, Mr. Matthews said:—" The most important task assigned to me has now to be fulfilled, and I rise to propose what is called the toast of the evening with a most singular mixture of pleasure and trepidation. I was going to say that I was placed in not only a novel but an unprecedented position, by being asked to occupy the chair to-day. But it is not so. There is nothing new in saying that there is nothing now, and I find in the Times newspaper of October 3, 1793, an advertisement of a dinner given to Mr. Fox at the Shakspeare Tavern, Covent-garden, on the anni versary of his first election for Westminster—" The Hon. Charles James Fox in the chair." Here is a great prece dent; and what was done in 1798 by Charles James Fox is only imitated in 1870 by Charles James Mathews. I venture to assert, and I think I may do so without vanity, that a fitter man than myself to propose the health of our guest could not be found, for I venture also emphatically to affirm that there is no man so well acquainted with the merits and demerits of that gifted individual as I am. I have been on the most intimate terms with him from his earliest youth. I have watched over and assisted his pro gress upwards, have shared in all his joys and griefs, and I assert boldly, and am proud to have this opportunity of publicly declaring, that there is not a man on earth for whom I entertain so sincere a regard and affection. Indeed, I don't think I go too far in stating that he has an equal affection for me. He has come to me for advice over and over again, under the most embarrassing circumstances, and, what is still more remarkable, he has always taken my advice in preference to that of any ono else. But having got thus far, I find myself stopped by a most formidable difficulty. After having de clared myself the bosom friend of our distinguished guest, I fear that the high encomiums I feel it my duty as well as my inclination to pile upon him wholesale may be open to suspicion—l may be accused of partiality —and those stupendous compliments which I consider so strictly his due may be considered fulsome and overdone, the foolish emanations of a too ardent admirer. No gentlemen, in justice to my friend I must leave to others the showering of those elaborately-constructed eulogies which cannot fail to rain upon the head of the beloved companion of my youth, fearing only that, as no ono but myself knows half his amiable qualities, his wonderful gifts, his astounding talents, and his resplendent genius, no one will be found capable of doing half justice to the merits of this remarkable mln. Gentlemen, with much regret I delegate the de lightful privilege of my position to some one who, I hope, will not flinch from the bestowal of any compliment that may occur to him. Mr. George A. Sala proposed the "Health of the Guest and the Chairman of the Evening, which was rear :Aided to by Mr. Mathews in his own pecu liarly lively A MECHANICAL MARVEL. The details of the manner in which the extraordinary enterprise of removing the Hotel Pelham in Boston a dis tance of 14ft. was carried out have just been published in America. The house is seven stories high above the pavement, the total height above the tramway on which it was moved being 96ft., while its weight was estimated at £5,000 tons, independently of the furniture and other articles that remained inside. The shops and offices on the first floor and the apartments above were occupied during the removal, and the occupants were undisturbed, gas and water being supplied by flexible tubes. The preparations for the grand undertaking occupied two months and 20 days, and employed 400 perches of granite, 3000 ft. of flagging, over 46,0001 b. of iron, and 49,000 of timber. Heavy block granite levellers were laid westerly from the walls and repeated at certain distances, making fou rows of eighteen traverses each, laid in cement and thoroughly rammed down. On the top of the granite a brick wall was laid, and on the top of it iron rails. Rollers 1 inch in diameter were laid 1 inch apart under each wall, over them iron rails again, over these flag-stones. There was great trouble and danger in getting the traverses and rollers in position, and great pre cautions were taken to hold the lower part of the building together as compactly as possible. Seventy-two screws were required to start the building, the number being afterwards reduced to fifty-six. There were 904 rollers. A man was stationed at every four screws, and twenty men along the lines of the various walls to watch the ratters as they came out, and replace them in front. This had to be done every taro inches that the building moved. At a given glen& every man at the screws made one quarter turn, whisk carried the building westward one-eighth of an inch. The average speed was an inch in five minutes, the greatest speed being two inches in %lir minutes. The screws were twenty-one inches long, and it took an hour and three-quarters to nun° the length of the screws, when the work had to be respended to read jest the blocking. The first day the hens° was removed aft., the seoond day sft., the third day 3fv. 10in., and so on. The removal was ac cemplished with perfect success, and the people of Boston are justly proud of the achievement. The removal was rendered necessary by the resolu tion of the City authorities to widen and straighten some of the principal streets, Tremolt- street, wLsch the Hotel Pelham fronted, being widened 60ft. The City tarieentiom undertook the responsibility of the removal. LONDON AND SUBURBAN CHURCHES.—Mackson's "Guide to the Churches of London and its Suburbs" (for 1870) gives the following interesting particulars respecting the churches situated within a radius of twelve miles from the General Post-office:—The "Guido" contains in formation as to 651 churches, but for statistical Purposes tho number is reduced to 630, correc tions tiarla not haviu; been received from the clergy of the remaining the Rol _2l, churches. There is a weekly celebration of v t.Yonimunion at 169, more than one-fourth ; daily celebration at at 20, , nearly ' oe-thirtieth ; e_arly . mornins , one-fourth; evening celebration at nearly ° o n n e el s t i l x ii t r li d l9 ; ' bration at afternoon celebration at 5; choral co e -63, one -tenth ; service ' on saints' days at 193, daily service at 132 more than one fifth; no week-day service at 101, one-sixth; fully choral service at 123, more than one-fifth; and partly choral lirC nearly one-fifth, g i v i n g a proportion of nearly I h l a s if where the psalms are chanted; surpliced choirs at 137, more than one-fifth; paid choirs at 88, nearly one-seventh; voluntary choirs at 231, more than one-third; Gregorian tones are exclusiv e ly used for chanting at 43, one-fourteenth : the weekly offertory is the rule at 123, ono-fifth ; there are free but appropriated seats at 141, nearly one-fourth ; free and open scats at 65, more than one-tenth; the eucharistic vestments are worn at 20, ono church in every thirty-one ; incense is used at 7, one-ninetieth ; the surplice is worn in the pulpit at 83, more than one-eighpj aril 40 01Ausiglqq....0014.41,for SiTIO PrAYeTt ' • THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1870 SHARE LIS7. ORDINARY SHARKS AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. Closing Swan. I Price. dens. et BriatJl and Exeter ...... 100 74 76 at Caledonian —.—..... 100 781 77 73 st Cambrian . . lOO 15 20 20 Cornwall.-- . ... ... all 2 3 at Dublin k Belfast Juno... 100 st Dun„Perth,& Ab. June... 100 70 72 21 East London all 6 7 20 Do 16 20 Do 10 at Glasgow &S. Western lOO 105 107 . at Great Eastern . ' 1 00 384 38 1 B S4 at Do. E. Aug]. i•lo. 2 lOO 61 71 0, 7 st Great North of Scotland lOO 15 16 at Great Northern .. 100 110 111 st Do. A 5t00k...... lOO IRI 1111 111 101 at Do. B st00k... at GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 08 100 at Gt. Western —Original lOO 661 561 691 1 1 !t Do. South Wales lOO 6') 61 611 4 at Do. W. Mid.—Oxford lOO 31 16 at Do. Newport lOO 32 31 81 at Lancashire & Yorkshire lOO 1261 1271 at Lon., Ilrigh.,4 S.Coast lOO 461 471 461 6 Do Scrip .... it Lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 15 151 16 .1 Do. sletrop. Ex. A lOO 11 13 t Lou. & North Western lOO 1214 221 I^4l t Lou. eIZ South Western lOO 92 14 93 Man., abet., & Lincoln lOO 53 531 41 Motropolitsn • at Do EatonsiJn .. 5 Do. New rd .. at Motr.volitan District, all 30 32 374 7i et 10 lletrop. St. John's W Po,' 6 at 3Lotaud at DO, tiirmin. & Dart); at Nara' British ...... st 1) . Ed., Pth., & Dun lO9 st Nor Eastern—Berwick lOO 25 D G. N.E purchase-16.13.4 at D Leeds ...... 100 79 80 84 st I) oYcrk lOO 1181 1191 lat 41 at D °Carlisle .... • lOO at 1) °Stock. & Darling lOO 158 ICO st North London .. lOO 119 .21 10 Do New 1868 at North Staffordshire lOO 61 63 st North and 8. W. Junction 100 94 101 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... .. at Rl , :inaney . lOO 63 65 at Shropshire Union lOO 694 601 at South Devod.. at South Eastern lOO 77/ 771 at Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 13 11 at Tail Vale -- Do. C ... - - Waterford & Kilkenny lOO 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 1214 1224 127 RAILWAYS--PREFERENCE SHAKES AND IiTOOIEB. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO at Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c l9O st Do. do. 7 per cent l9O at Do. do. Ordinary lOO at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, b per cent gua all at Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO at 10. let Class preference lO6 at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO at Gt. Eastern, E.O Ex. No. 1 100 at Do do No. 2 100 at Do do 6 per cent 100 at Du East Anglian Asp. c. 100 at Do do 13 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 de. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 190 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1346 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 19J st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 De 44 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at 5 P.C. pin lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO at 0 t.West.—Orig.& Jnt.-Rent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO Do. Orig. (B. & H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO Do do 44 per cent. 1850 lOO Do do 4 do do Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO Do do Birmingham gua lOO Do do do pref lOO Do do Chester gua lOO Do do do 8 per cent lOO Do do do 5 do 100 Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 Do do 44 p.c lOO at Do do 41 1850 lOO at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford lst g lOO at Do do 2d gua lOO at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c WO at Do do 2d do 100 s t i c p a e r r li c s e le nt 4 . 4 l : . 6 2 1 . 00 11 O a a t t O Lancaster st Do Barnsley, L 5 Is 105 p.c. 100 et Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 at Do 44 (Blackburn purch). 100 st, Loudon & Brihto sp. c. guarantead, g No n, 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent. gua No. 2. 100 st Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent lOO at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P ) 100 st Da 4 do 1859 lOO st London, Chatham, & Doter S per cent lOO at London and 11. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO at Do Bedford &Cambridge 7OO st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOB st London and S W. 7 p,c - - 87 80 76 82 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Busbies Share NAlita. Paid. Price done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 111 121 i 10 Do 13 lO 41 51 60 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 22 22fip 231 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 11 21 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm.... , 6 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, Um. 25 Bank of South Australia.— all SO 82 60 Bank of Victoria, Australia 05 37 89 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 101 60 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 25 Chartered Marc. of India, London, and China all 20 City lO 100 Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 5 20 English and Amorican, lim 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim 20 English, t3cottish, and Ass • tralian Chartered ......+u all 161 101 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new lll 4 5 100 Imperial, lim 2O 15 16 171 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2/ 21 111 1 25 lonian all 19 22 25 Do new s 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 3: 8 1 100 Do Sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 76 80 100 London Bankl of Mexico and South America lim. 20 6 4 15 1 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 58 :9 20 Do now 71 A 4i 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 1 1 13 25 Do new 10 11 2 12 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 241 20 London and County 29 491 501 501 50 Do new, ism at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... • London Joint Stock 3li • 321 London and South African al 100 London &S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, Rm l2l ... ••• 100 London and Westminster 2O 17 1 581 501 801 100 Do Scrip, ise at 10 pm. 2O ... ... 100 Merchant, lim 25 81 54 171 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 71 00 Midland, lim 2O 11 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, Um. 15 8d 1p 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do . 42 ." Ile. 10 National. 3l ... •• 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 60 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 61 ii 1) 20 Provincial of Ireland 26 tio 92 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 25 14 13 100 Do issued at spm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 46 41 100 Union of Ireland, lim 60 Union of London l5 37 38 331 17 18 81 82 10 11 1 4 if i 2i 14 pr 1p 101 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. OLD COURT. Harris Levy, a respectably-dressed man, was indicted for burglariously entering the dwelling house of Isaac Isaacs. From the evidence it oppeared that the prose cutor resided at Newnham-street, Whitechapel and that on the night in question he retired to rest, leaving all secure. About twelve o'clock he was awoke by a noise in his bedroom, and on getting up he found the prisoner thor with his (prosecutor's) watch in his hand He seized him, and then the prisoner gave up the watch, and begged to be forgiven for what he had done, saying he would never do so any more. He was, however, given into the custody of the police, after which it was discovered that he was known to some of the people living in the house, and that a latch key which had been lost for some days had been picked up by the prisoner and thus he was enabled to enter the premises. For the defence it was stated that the prisoner was a person of weak intellect, and at times so flighty as not to be responsible for his actions. A female witness named Morris said she had known the prisoner for some time, but that she had rejected his attentions because he on various occa sions had acted i❑ the strangest manner. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and then a relative of the prisoner said he was a very respect able young man, but unfortunately his state of mind had prevented his getting employment. He would, if the court would allow, undertake to send the prisoner to his relatives in Poland. Sentence was deferred to allow of such being done. William Jessop, until lately in the employ of the Post-office at Tunbridge-wells, was indicted for stealing two letters, the property of her Majesty's Postmaster-General. The prisoner was suspected of stealing a letter containing money to the amount of £lO, and dismissed. On going to the post office to deliver up his uniform he took the oppor tunity of stealing a registered letter containing an order for £2OO, and a bill for £3lO. The prisoner, when arrested, was about to commence business as a publican. The jury found him guilty, and ho was sentenced ;o five year's penal servitude. John Smith was indicted for a burglary in the neighbourhood of Finsbury-square. It appeared that the prisoner burglariously en tered the house and confined his depredations to stealing all the food he could lay his bands upon amongst which was the Christmas plum-pudding. He was resting with his plunder in Finsbury-square and on the police-constable passing him he coolly asked him to give him a lift up with his bag. The fastening gave way, and the pudding and other articles rolled out. The jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced o nine months' imprisonment with hard labour. --- POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE.-71ts Day. MARLBOROUGH• STREET. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Wm. Clayton, a young man, charged with stealing a Brussels carpet and other property belonging to Mr. James Dingley, picture dealer, of Wardour-street, Soho, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, for final exami nation. From the evidence it appeared that during the past two years Mr. Dingley had been most exten sively robbed of property of every description, his loss amounting to between £7OO or £BOO. A short time since he charged a young man in his employ named Roberts, and Burgess, an ex policeman, with robbing him. Burgess was convicted, Roberts being allowed to turn witness for the prosecution. Subsequently Mr. Dingley, having received some information, he communicated with Inspector Pay of the detective police, who ascertained that Clay ton had been dealing with some of the stolen pro perty, and took him into custody. Inspector Pay said that since the prisoner had been under remand he had been to his lodging, which was pretty well furnished, nearly every article in the place being identified by Mr. Ding ley as his property, and taken from his warehouse A picture of " Don Quixote Soliloquising," painted by Weekes, was produced by a person from Messrs. Debenham and Stores, and another, the " Music Lesson," by a person from Mr. Banner's, picture dealer, Coventry-street, and identified by Mr. Dingley as his property, and stolen with a number of other pictures from his warehouse, but owing to the large stock of pictures Mr. Dingley had in his possession -2,800, and of the value of about £39,ooo—it is impossible for him to state the amount of his loss. The prisoner was committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. Caroline Casper, an old deaf woman, was charged with a violent assault with a poker. Bridget Hesse, who had a frightful cut over the left eye, said the prisoner and her husband attacked her mother and knocked her about. She went to interfere and the prisoner attacked and beat her, pulling her round the yard by the hair of her head. She then went in and fetched a poker, with which she cut her over the eye. She fell senseless and was taken to the hospital. A witness corroborated. Defendant denied the charge, and called a wit ness, who admitted that directly after the prisoner heard there was a disturbance she took the poker out of the fire-place and rushed into the street with it. Mr. Arnold said it was evident from the witness called for the defence that the prisoner took the poker without seeing what was the matter and used it in this murderous way. It was a serious offence, and he should send her for three months with hard labour. 105 HT 98 104 97 91.1 1l• 113 68 72 96 98 106 108 1071 95 190 90 92 80 82 97 99 68 72 s 6 I,i 95 foti 116 118 113 115 95 95 1.,8 130 130 135 98 100 116 112 -- late 3d shares, — 100 a Do (Portsm.perp ans 2s6d) all s Man., Shef., & Liuclu. 6 p.c lOO Do a Do 31 per cent lOO 64 66 1 Do redeem. 6 percent 6 at Mid. Consolidated ,6p. c lOO 130 136 a Do Bristol & Birm., 6 p.c lOO 1 3 136 131 a Do 41 per cent. redeem lod us 100 Do 41 per ceut. irredeem lOO 98 100 a Do Leie,ester & Irchn, 4 p.c DO 89 91 at North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO at Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & D toe at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO ..„. at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 87 89 st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 99 st Do C. 4. N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Lerwick capital 8.13.4. Do York, IL &. S. purchase. 10 10 101 Do Stektn & Drling. A 5 p.c. 100 107 10d at Do W, Hartlepool li. and it 100 86 88 20 North Staffordshire 105 S. Devon Annuities, 19a all 9 10 lOs Do Tavistock Anna., 10s , all 81 91 lOs Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 88 1 0.6. S. East. (Bead. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 per certit lOO „, ..„ at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOO 154 158 at Waterford & 1 ilkenny, 6pc 103 141 150 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENOE SHARES AND STOOKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year st Caledonian 41 p c gua. et Do Scot. Oen. rain. 7p c lOO Bt Do 44 p irredeem...., all st Do 4p c con., issued at 80 6.5 at Groat Eastern 41 per cent. 100 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO st Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO at Do do b do, 1861 lOO at Great Northern, 5.p c irred. 100 st Do Permanent 6 per cent. 100 st Do Boston & Sleafd, 44 pc 100 st GreatWest.,W. Midi., 5p e 100 at Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 14_ 100 6 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 at Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do do 4i do, 1863 100 at Do do b do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo at Lond , Chat., &c., '2d, 6 p.c 100 at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c at Loudon & N Western, 5p c 100 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 10 Man. blief. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO st Midland, it .5 per cent pref lOO at Do B O do 100 LS Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 18 Do Inconv. Now Shared all 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl et North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent ... 100 at Do LlO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do E. &G , No. 2, 5 p.c st Do N. 8.. 5 per cant, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 at Do Stock. & Darl., D 100 st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) et North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 6 do 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do b do, 1804 st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 4} pc 100 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. fl Anglo-Ainerican 1%1., lim in 19 2) 191 10 Anglo Moditer Tel., Um.— II 171 1$ 191 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 18 16 ■t Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim 169 176 183 at Electric it Inter. Telegraph 190 260 266 10 Do. New 6 12 Lip 26 Indo-European Tel., lim all 28 28 6 Lond. Proyincial Tel. lim all 2i 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per coot all 1 1p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim all 6 61 25 Reuter's Telegram all 78 89 20 Societe Transatlant., Urn— all 161 17 171 18 17f at Submarine Telegraph 1. Do. Scrip all 14 11 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 74 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 41 51 lIISOELLANEOUS, 10 AngTo-kexican mint all 14} 141 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and f Id 3 6cl 14 14f Finance, lim 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, inn 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 10 Do. New all 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lira. b Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 60 British American Land 44 20 British Indian Tea, lim all - 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 64 06 10 Canadian Loan and Invest- .... 13 15 5 tot 11 id 15 17 21 31 mont, lira 20 Ceylon Company, lira. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lira 5 26 City of London Real Pro perty, lira 30 City of Mllait Ilnprov. Rm all 26 City of Moscow Gas, lira all 50 City Offices, lira 26 60 Colonial, lira. Do. 60 Commercial IJnion (Assur) 6 pr i 10 Company of African Mer- 2id 3 Sd 5} 4 6 6 chants, hm. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 25 97 25 Copper Minors of England, pref. 71 per cent. Bank of France. PARIS, Jan. 6. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Dec. 80. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, Juno 9, 1857) Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 - Notes in circulation - Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur- Jan. 6. 7,044,776 02 22,105,750 14 182,500,000 - 45,881,18 9 53 7,044,774 0! rent creditor Current accounts, Paris Do. branch banks Dividends payable Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not ... 210,725,335 42 374,167, 210 13 46,061, 119 - 10,99 1 , 393 -- 22,105,750 14 44,421,933 24 179 205,673 66 315,435,569 43 51,740,912 - 8,736,807 - 428,095 54 1,024,936 57 detributod - Sundries 1,305,522 lo 1,305,522 15 6,639,643 89 21,386,924 76 Total CIL • 2,---LD101,140018,,424 82 2,291,224,931 97 Jan. 6. Dec. 30. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks due I 2,097,667 1 1 1,215, 263,514 80 1,247,125,675 13 Commercial bills over- Commercial bills dis -819 03 355,546,4i1 35 counted, notayet due 335,889+177 Do. branch banks Advances on deposit of 339,445,177 292,125,580 bullion Do. branch banks Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares 16,198,700 - 2,1`21,600 - 23,296,400 9,286,7a0 260,931 37 and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier 39,882,600 - 33,662,200 - 22,457,800 - 1,599,880 - Bonds Do. branches Do. to the Stato (Con vention, June 10, 1857) Government Stock re- 1,139,300 - 1,172,200 - 22,G42,700 - 9,051,800 - 60,000,000 - 39,380,10 - 3 . 2,946,170 - 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 1 80,595,187 21. 80,595,187 2 1,131,800 - 1,299,000 - 60,000,000 - serve Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees (Law, Juno 2, 1857) 160,000,000 -- Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed propel ty branches 9,068,243 Expenses of manage ment 6,294 Sundries 100,000,000 9,048 897 2,554,010 93 9,995,002 42 Total Certified by the Senator -Governor of the Bank of FraLce. (Signed) ROULAND. The Bank Returns. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culatiost of the public and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 4th of Deo. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ended the let of Dec. (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month : _ N. t n r T . •0, Decl 4 1000 . 1809. Increase. Decrease. . -- Bank of England 23,940,917 , 2 3 ,181,190 759,757 Private Banks . , 2,885.44" 2,751,719 133,721 Joint-stock Banks 2 , 425 , 07 2 2,3,8,739 66,333 29,231,459 28,801,648 918,411 --- —__ - --- Total in England S cotland 4,871,3 8 6,287,453 410,140 Ireland 7,881,1801------, 7,344,163 27,017 . ~,..••••••.......•• United Kingd0m.41,603,957, 40,913,269 !.416,140 976,828 United Kingdom• And as compared with the month ending the 6th of Deo., 1868, the above returns show a decrease of £363,505 in the circulation of notes in England, and an i ncrease of £105,946 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks the following is the state of the circulation: — The English private banks are below their fixed issue •• •• £1,290,907 The English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue ••• •.. ... 369,901 Total below fixed issue in England ... £1:660,808 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 2 538,187 The Irish banks are above their fixed issue 99.2,669 The average stock of bullion hold by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending ,let of Nov. was £18,443,206, being a decrease of £388,284, as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of £71,692 when compared with the same period last year. The following aro the amounts of specie hold by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 6th of Nov. : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £3,179,767 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,744,884 £5,924,651 being an increase of £518,118 as compared with the pre vious return, and an increase of £321,393 when compared with the correepondixti Petivd last year - • • THAMES. A DISHONEST LODGER.—William Capple, aged 26 years, a seaman, belonging to the ship Ino, was , brought up on remand before Mr. Lushington, charged with stealing two pillow cases, a counter pane, and two towels, value in all £2, the property of Joseph Giering,:a boarding-house keeper, of No. 61, Cable-street, St. George's-in-the-East. The prisoner hired an apartment in the house of the prosecutor a few days ago, and he was well treated there. Next morning the prisoner was stirring at Itn early hour, and went out without his breakfast. He left at half-past five o'clock, and the landlord saw he looked very bulky. As soon as he was gone the landlord went into the bedroom where the prisoner was sleeping, and missed everything of value flora it, including the articles above mentioned. He saw no more of the prisoner until a week afterwards, when the prisoner came to a shoemaker in the same street about a pair of boots he had ordered, and was given into cus tody. He now pleaded guilty, and was sentenced t• two months' imprisonment and hard labour. LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION. —James Robins. aged 18 years, was charged with stealing a pair of shoes from the shop of Maurice Bennett, No. 5, Spectacle-alley, Whitechapel. The prisoner took them from the front of the shop. He was pursued and taken with the boots upon him. Nathan Nicholas, 36 H, said the prisoner had beeni n custody before. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. Richard Brown, aged 28 years, was charged with stealing a fender outside the shop of Mr. John F oskett, No. 121, New-road, Whitechapel, furni ture dealer. He was sentenced to two months' im prisonment and bard labour. The practice of exposing goods for sale outside shops, and thereby offering a temptation to thieves, was strongly condemned. The facilities offered for plunder by this practice in the district of this court is very great. The late Mr. Yardley used to say often that shopkeepers who indulged in it never said their prayers, or they would recollect the in junction, " Lead us not into temptation." PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. 15c. per £1 sterling. , On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of lis.lo4d. per ounoe for standard gold, it appears that gold at the Owe price is slightly claarar in Paris than in London 77 80 87 80 80 158 83 86 Eli VG 110 112 1p .., ... los 110 83 95 9 fI 100 104 107 109 107 109 201 211 19 Lit li 24 90 I'o 113 116 103 105 BAIL WAYS.-LLNIES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkenkead lOO 91 93 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all 98 100 st Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 64; 6 at Do. 64 per cent. st Do. 6 do. 100 110 1U st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO it Colchester Stoat" Valley in st East Lincoln, gum. Cp. c lOO 132 134 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... a Gt. Easst., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 109 „ st Gt. West, W. Mid., Here: 100 97 99 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 it Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 96 s t, Do. 41 per cent lOO st London, Chat., &c., 41 p. c. 100 st Do. Corn. Fund, sdo 100 st London and Greenwich t Do. do Preference lOO st London, Tilbury, & South 100 it Lowestoft,gua 4 rot' cent lOO it Do. d• ri do 51 Manch., Bh._ Matlk all st 111 idlaud, Bradford, Pref lOO 10 Mid Kent Cray Lirm ...... all 50 Northern&East.,s percent ail 50 Do. do. 0 do. all st N. Eastern—Hartlepool ... 100 . . it N.West. A perp. prof, 5p c. 100 107 109 st Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO st Notting. & Grauth ri,.& a lOO 91 93 25 Preston and Wy:e Royston, Hitch., and Shep lOO 132 114 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 104 132 131 10 de s e S. Yo l lilsh. o and R d i o ver Du .. n . 100 9T : 2 7 8 10 9:0 1. )3 4 per cent gua lO ; 78 80 at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO st West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all st Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset ii 64 92 91 63 66 ~~ s~ DOCKS. et East and Wez;Linclia lOO P 4 12G in London and St. Katherine 100 51 53 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent . all „.„ ... Millwall Freehold Land et Dock 10) 18 31 3} st Southampton " 1,4 72 75 It - Surrey Conaaorcia , ~,,, . 1 100 110 112 83 85 79 81 57 53 13 14 23 22 3 Id RAILWAY AND OTHER COMPANIES. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS. The aggregate traffic receipts on railways in the D:nited Kingdom, published weekly in 1869, as com,uared with those in 1864, show an increase of more than £2,000,000 per quarter. For the first quarter in 1869 the traffic receipts amounted to £9,216,983, or £687 per mile, against £7,199,403, or £ 642 per mile, in the first quarter of 1864, show ing au increase of £2,017,580, or £45 per mile. For the second quarter in 1869 the traffic receipts amounted to £10,216,806, or £754 per mile, and for the same quarter in 1864 to £8,26.3,447, or £732 per mile, showing an increase of £1,953,359, or £22 per mile. For the third quarter, in 1869 the traffic receipts amounted to £11,177,351, or £823 per mile, and for the same quarter .of 1864 to £9,184,304, or £BOl per mile, showing an increase of £1,993,047, or £22 per mile. For the fourth quarter of 1869 the traffic receipitslamounted to £10,414,521, or £765 permile and eor the same quarter in 1861 to £8,220,543, or £702 per mile, showing a❑ increase of £2,193,978, or £63 per mile of railway. The total receipts for the four quarters of 1869 on those lines of railway amounted to £41,025,661, or £3,029 per mile, on 13,644 miles of railway, and for the four quarters of 1864, on 11,818 miles, to £32,867,697, or £2,877 per mile, showing an increase in the five years of £8,157,964, or £152 per mile, and in the length of railway of 1,826 miles. The increase in the traffic receipts amounted to 21.8 per cent., and in the mileage to 15.45 per cent., showing an increase in favour of the receipts of 9.35 per cent. VICTORIA STATION AND PIMLICO. The report of the directors of this company states that the half-yearly accounts show the usual divi dend of 9 per cent. per annum. The whole of the debenture debt of the company was extinguished at the close of the half-year. Some of the holders of the debentures falling due on the 31st of De cember, 1869, and the Ist of January, 1870, had the option of converting their bonds into the 4f per cent. debenture stock of the company, and their bonds were accordingly cancelled, and so converted. The remainder were paid off. The capital account of the company was therefore, so far as the direc tors could foresee, finally closed. The expendi ture on capital account to the 31st of December, amounted to £481,855, leaving a balance of £5,467. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocx. The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening Was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. FRANCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PARIS, Jan. 11. Different versions of the tragic cvent at Auteuil, appear in the papers of this morning. The one written by Prince Pierre Bonaparte is in conformity with the account of the affair which appears in the Constitutionnel, excepting that the Prince says he took the revolver out of his pocket. The version given by the Marseillaise is that M. Fonvielle and M. Noir called yesterday a. one o'clock on Prince Bonaparte, as the secr , ads of M. Paschal Grousser, to demand an explan ttion in. reference to certain articles which had appeared in the morning papers. The Prince asked whether they came from M. Rochefort, and the seconds replied that they called about another matter. Prince Bonaparte inquired whether the gentlemen acting as seconds undertook the re sponsibility of M. Rochefort's acts, in re , ,,ty to which they said, "We are responsible for our friends." Thereupon Prince Pierre Bonaparte came forward, and, without any provocation, gave M. Noir a blow in the face with his left hand, and at the same time drawing from his pocket a ten chambered revolver, discharged it at that gen tleman within arms length off where be standing. M. Noir immediately fell, and the Prince then made a dash at M. Fonvielle and fired at him. M. Fonvielle took from his pocket a pistol to defend himself, and the Prince, seeing M. Fon vielle armed, retired a few paces and placed him self before the door, aiming at M. Fonvielle. The latter, however, escaped from the room, but as he was going out received another shot, which went through his paletot. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE— This Lay CITY BETTING.—Dus Dar. WATERLOO (COURSING) OUP. sto 1 agst Lord Lurgau's nomination (taken) 100 to 6 agst Mr Brocklebank's nom. (taken), 100 to 6 agst Mr Spink's nomination (taken) 16 to 1 agst Mr Blanshard's nom. (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr Bland's nom. (taken) 25 to 1 agst Dr Richardson's nom. (taken) 80 to 1 agst Lord Bunning's nomination (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to 6 agst The Lamb (wanted) 1000 to 45 agst Q.C. (offered) 28 to 1 agst The Colonel (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Summertime (taken) 500 to 15 agst Snowstorm (taken) 200 to 6 agst Lymington (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Fertullagh (offered) 100 to 3 agst Doctor (offered) 1000 to 85 agst Schiedam (taken) 1000 to 40 agst Count Horn (offered—take 1000 to 20) 1000 to 25 agst Scipio (offered) 1000 to 25 agst Costa (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Kingcraft (taken and offered) 9to 2 agst Sunshine offeted (5 to 1 taken) 8 to 1 agst Camel (offered) 10 to 1 agst Aatolfo (offered-100 to 9 taken) 1000 to 70 agst Sunlight (offered) 40 to 1 agst Macgregor (offered) 40 to 1 agst Bay Rosalind (offered—take 600 to 10) 1000 to 800 agst Mr. Merry's lot and Kingcraft coupled (offered) 700 to 400 agst any two (offered—take 200 to 100) DERBY. 625 to 100 eget Sunshine (offered—take 7 to 1) Bto 1 agst Kingcraft (offered) 14 to 1 agst Camel (taken) 200 to 11 agst Bridgewater (taken) 20 to 1 agst Astolfo (offered) 500 to 25 agst Sunlight (taken) 40 to 1 agst Macgregor (taken and offered) 40 to l agst King of Scots (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Asteropo (wanted) 1000 to 20 agst Exciseman (wanted) RACING FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Lincoln.-- 15, 16 1 Derby .. 22, 23 Harrow 17, 18 1 Newton 25, 26 31 ARC yr. Nottingham... 1, 2 I West Somerset l6, 17 Liverpool B, 9, 10 i Warwick ..22, 23, 2 L Pontefract 14, 15 I Epsom 23, 30. Cambridgeshire ......14, 15 I Bromley 3L and April 1 APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 1 Newmarkvt Craven 18 to 22 West Drayton 7, 8 1 Abergwenny 21, 22 T hirel - Kingsbury .............18, 19 I Croydon. 23, 23 Durham lB, 19 I LONDON GAZETTE —This Evening. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 10. Lieutenant Frederick Parke has been promoted to the rank of Retired Commander. The following promotions have been made, confirming commissions given by Vice-Admiral Wellesley, Comman der-in-Chief on the North Amei ica Station, in the vacan cies consequent on the death of Commander James H. Cozen, with seniority from the 3d November, 1869 ; Lieut. Henry John Martin to be Commander; Sub-Lieut. the Hon. Clarence Edward Graves to be Lieutenant. THE METROPOLITAN STREET TRAMWAYS. The following is a complete outline of the seve ral Tramway Bills affecting the metropolis to come before Parliament during the forthcoming ses sion : The first is a bill for making several tramways, the first commencing in the Archway-road, Isling ton, and terminating in the Holloway-road ; a tramway from the Liverpool and Holloway roads, terminating at the north-west junction of High place with the Holloway-road ; a tramway com mencing in the Holloway-road, passing along the western side of Islington-green, and terminating in High-street, Islington ; also a line commencing in the Holloway-road, and passing along Upper-street, Islington, and terminating where Barnsbury-street joins Upper-street, and then, by branches, to com municate with the City-road, Finsbury-square, and Finsbnry-place. The tramways sought for by this bill are to terminate close by the General Post Office in St Martin's-le-Grand. By a clause in this bill each tramway " to be made shall be con structed with two rails, to be laid at a distance (reckoning from the inside edge of each rail), of 4 feet ;'8 inches and half an inch from each other, and to be laid and maintained in such manner that the uppermost surface of the rail shall be on a level with the surface of the street." The second bill is " to authorise the construction of Street Tramways in the eastern parts of the me tropolis," commencing in the Commercial-road East, and terminating at the south-west corner of Great Tower-hill. The third bill is "to authorise the Metropolitan Street Tramways Company to extend their tram ways." This bill affects the southern side of the metropolis. By the Act of last year power was granted to make tramways from Brixton and Clap ham to the Westminster-road. The principal ob ject of this bill is to authorise the company to pass in a westerly direction along the IVestminst,x -bridge-road, over Westminster bri lge into Bridge street, Westminster, terminating immed;ately east ward to the safety crossing in the centre of Bridge street, opposite to the entrance to the station of toe Metropolitan District Railway Company. It also seeks for power to make branch tramways in the Harleyford-road, Kennington, and the Cam berwell New-road. Bills 4 and 5 relate to the Pimlico, Peckham, and Greenwich Street Tramways, which were passed last year. These are bills for various powers and extensions. The first is a proposed line of route from the Elephant and Castle and Vauxhall to the Victoria Station, running along the St. George's-road, Lambeth-road,Church-street, across the Thames Embankment (south side), and Lam beth bridge, and thence into the Horseferry-road, Greycoat-lane. Old Rochester-row, and Artillery row ; and thence into and in a westerly direction along Victoria-street, and terminating at a point opposite the end of Carlisle-street. Further exten sions are sought to accommodate the traffic through the whole line of route from the Elephant and Castle to Camberwell-green, and also from the Ele phant and Castle to the New and Old Kent-roads and New Cross, terminating at the Queen's-road Junction. Extensions are also proposed from the street called " Deptford-bridge" to Greenwich and Woolwich, passing along the Blackheath-road. The sixth Bill is to authorise the construction of street tramways, to be called "The North London Tramways." These are to commence near the Lord Palmerston-tavern in the Edgware-road, passing along the centres of Oxford-street and theUxbridge road. There will also be lines of route by junctions to Kensington, and from the New Finchley-road to the Marylebono-road. From Albany-street to Portland-street, from the Euston-road to the Chalk farm-road, and along the Tottenham-court-road, and also a tramway passing along the Euston-road, Pentonville-road, King's-cross-road, and larring -1 don-road, terminating near Charles-street. The seventh and last Bill is the "North Metro politan Tramsways Bill," which is a bill for the purpose of amending the act of last session respect ing the distribution of capital into shares, borrowing powers, &c., and abandonment. These lines (by junctions) are to commence respectively at the Highgate Archway-road, terminating at the end of the Liverpool-road ; a line commencing in the Holloway-road, passing along Upper-street, Isling ton, and terminating in High-street, Islington, near the end of White Lion-street. Tramways are also to be laid along the City-road, terminating in Moorgate-street. By a junction this bill is also to accommodate all the neighbourhood of the Hamp stead-road and the Tottenham-court-road ; and by Tramway (No. 9) of this Bill the whole of the line of route from Whitechapel to Stratford Church, along the Wood-green-road to Low Leyton, in Essex, and all the adjacent districts are to be ac commodated. --- LIT ERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DAY) Sales probably 10,000 bales. The market was quiet. An enormous saving will be effected in plain, fancy, and commercial stationery, by dealing with the manufacturers, Perkins and Gotto, who receive the papers direct from the mill, and cut. press, and finish it upon the premises, employing up wards of 150 hands. They undertake to supply the public with large or small quantities at a trifling advance upon the cost. A s an example, a ream of 480 sheets of Note Paper for 2s. 530 En velopes for 2s. 3d. Samples and price list post free. Parkins and Gotto, manufacturing stationers, 21 and 25 Oxford-street, W. 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AmsOrdam Short ... 11 18i ... 11 19 Do Rotterdam — ... 12 11 ... 12 n Antwerp — ... 25 3i ... 25 42/ Brussels Hamburgh — ... 13 101 ... 13 11 Paris Short ... 25 15 ... 25 221 1 Ditto Marseilles _35 ... 25 40 —.— Frankfort-on-the-Main 1204 120 i Vienna — ... 12 6a ... 12 70 Trieste — ... 12 65 ... 12 70 Petersburg 281 ... Copenhagen — ,„ 9 18 ... 9 22 Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz — ... 49 ... 49 _ _ Leghorn Milan — ... 26 73 ... 26 77 Genoa — ... 26 75 .., 26 77i Naples Palermo — ••• 26 75 ... 26 771 Messina ... 26 73 ... 26 77i Lisbon — . 51 1 ...„. 52 Oporto ... • 511 ... 52 Rio Janeiro New York ....... — .., --- ••• --- Some interest has been excited by a $lO National bank-note plate sent from Philadelphia by express from a repentant counterfeiter. It is in four pieces, two for the face, and two for the back, beautifully engraved ou the finest steel, bearing the imprint of "John Sellers and Son, Sheffield." The counterfeiter says in his accompanying letter that it was executed by ono of the best engravers in the United States, to whom he.paid $2,000 for it, that the engraver no longer dwells on this earth, that the counter feiter was about to follow him, after defrauding his fellow men for twelve years. He had paid many thousands of dollars to keep out of prison. Now poor in purse and broken in spirit, upright before the world, though guilty in his own conscience, he abandons the pursuit, and de stroys all vestiges of guilt. Colonel Whitley believes that he writer of the letter and the engraver are identical. The Emigration Returns for Liverpool during 1869 show the largest exodus which has occurred since 1852. If the number of Irish emigrants embarking in Irish ports were added, as in 1852 all embarked from the Mersey, it is possible that even the 229,099 emigrants of that year would be exceeded. To the United States there sailed during the March quarter 78 ships, with 1,241 cabin and 17,574 steerage passengers; of whom 8,160 were English, 1,060 Scotch, 3,884 Irish, and 5,714 foreigners total, 18,818. 86 vessels sailed during the June quarter, with 2,147 cabin passengers and 58,923 steerage passen gers; of whom 20,261 were English, 2,326 Scotch, 13,902 Irish, and 24,581 foreigners - total, 61,070. In September quarter the number of ships sailing was 68, with 2,903 cabin and 34,186 steerage passengers; of whom 18,180 were English, 2,516 Scotch, 7,528 Irish, and 8,835 foreign ers-total, 37,089. During the December quarter there sailed 70 ships, with 1,736 cabin and 19,669 steerage pas sengers ; of whom 10,719 were English, 1,299 were Scotch, 3,742 were Irish, and 6,645 foreigners . total, 21,405. The total number of ships which sailed therefore during the year to the United States was 291, with 8,030 cabin and 130,352 steerage passengers; of whom 57,320 were English, 7,231 Scotch, 29,056 Irish,and 44,775 foreign ers, making a grand total of 138,382. No passengers sailed for Canada during tbe first quarter ; in the second there were 15,414 ; in the third, 7,397 ; in the fourth, 1,450 1 making a total of 24,261. To Victoria, Australia. there sailed but 1,296 persons. The total number of pa ssenger ves eels sailing under and not under the Act which loft the Ifer say during 18 69 was 627 , with 172,731 passengers ou board. This number when compared w ith they ear 1868 shows the enormous addition of 43,394. The striking feature is the increase in English e migration to the Unit - ' States, which would be shown to be still greate' ' itatistice of London and of the Channel porta r,