The Sun. — London, England, 1870-02-15 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMBIERCIA.L INTELLIGENCE. I rn - , Two o'CLoCE. On 'Change to-day there was not much doing. Consols were steady at the quoted prices, and in the Foreign Market the only stock in any demand has been Turkish. In Railways there has been a slight decline in Great Northerns, Caledonians., and South Easterns, but in Telegraph, Bankirlg, and Miscellaneons shares the prices are almost sta tionary. The demand for Discount is quiet, the demand in the open market being 21 for first-class paper. Consols are now at 921 to 921 for money ; ditto, for A=unt, 921 ; Three per Cont. Re duced, 93 27 ; New `.l..!:ree per Cents, 93 2i ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, par to 5 ; June, ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and 1500, March, ; June, par ; Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent., 2401 40 2. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 111 i 1 4. ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001- 8 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 51 per Cent., 1879, —. American Five-Twenty Bonds are 871 to 871 ; Ten-Forty Bonds, 83 to 83/ ; Erie, 201 to 21 ; Illinois, 109} to 1101 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 31 to 32 ; and the Bonds, 30. In the Foreign Market Turkish Fives are 441 ; Spanish, 271 to 271 ; Peruvian Bonds, 78; to 79 ; Egyptian, 771 to 771 ; Russian (1862), 851 to 86 ; Charkof, 85 to 851; Moscow, 831 to 831 ; Nicolas, 671 to 681 ; Orel, 851 to 851 ; rnd Brazilian, 881 to 881. New Russian Scrip is 31 to 38 prem. ; and Chilian, 1 to 1} prem. In the Railway Market, the prices are now : Caledonian, 771 to 78 ; Great Eastern, 38} to 381 ; Great Northern, 116 to 117 ; ditto (A), 117 to 1171 ; Great Western, 63/ to 641 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128fto 129 ; London and Brighton, 43 to 431 ex div. ; London, Chatham, and Darer, 148 to 15} ; London and North Western, 1241 to 1251 ; London and South Western, 93 to 94 ; Metropolitan, 781 to 791 ; Midland, 1221 to 1231 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 1284. to 129 ; and South Eastern, 77k to 771. Great Luxemburg is 138 to 13k; and Lombardo- Venetian at 20 to 20f. Construction and Maintenance Telegraph Shares are 43} to 44 ; Silver's India Rubber, 64/ to 65} ; Anglo-American, 178 to 18} ex div. ; British Indian Extension, 141 to 15 ; China Submarine, par to prem. ; and French Cable, 171- to 171. In Bank Shares London and Westminster have improved to 5O to 60k. Agra (A) is 11i to 12 ; Alliance, 12i to 13i ; Anglo-Austrian, 15 to 17 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 32 to 33 ; Con s)lidated, 4i to 41 ; London Joint Stock, 32 to 33 ; and Union of London, 36 to 37. In Miscellaneous Shares Credit Foncier are 2 15-16 to 3 1-16 ; General Credit and Discount Company, f to * dis. ; International Financial, 2 to 1;, dis.; Berlin Waterworks, 15 to 15f ; Hudson s Bay Company, 12k to 12 5-16 ; Italian Irriga tion Six per Cent., 631 to 64i ; London Financial Association, 11 to 12 ; London General Omnibus Company, 24 to 28 ; National Discount, 111 to ilk ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 46 to 47 and Royal Mail Steam, 55 to 56. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. La Plata has arrived at Lisbon and the River Plate, with £6,356. A company has been formed to take over the well-known telegraph works of Mr. Hooper, at Mitcham. The capital is fixed at £250,000, in shares of £lO. Mr. Hooper was the manufacturer of the core of the Persian Gulf Cable and several others, and is now the contractor for the cables of the Great Northern Telegraph, China and Japan Extension, Company, 2,300 miles in length, for £396,000, two-thirds of all profits from which are to belon g to the company. The works at Mitcham are to be take❑ over for £65,000, and the consider ation for patents and goodwill is to consist of one half of the net profits of each year after 71 per cent. per annum has been paid to the share holders. A prospectus has been issued of the Manilla and Hongkong Submarine Telegraph Company (Limited), with a capital of £350,000 in shares of £lO, to lay a cable of 650 miles from Hongkong to Manilla, with connexions through the Philippine Islands generally, and which in the shape of cable and land lines will extend a further length of 470 miles. Ultimately a cable is contemplated from Manilla to Singapore via Labuan and Sarawak, but this will be a question of separate and additional capital. A prospectus has been issued of the Lisbon Re pairing Dock Company (Limited), with a capital of £lOO,OOO, in shares of £lO, to purchase a patent Slip already built at Port Brandao, on the Tagus, Opposite Lisbon, constructed under an exclusive concession from the Portuguese Government. The report of the new Bank of Bombay, received by the last mail, shows a net profit for the half year to the 31st of December of £15,968, out of Which a dividend had been declared at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, absorbing on the increased capital of £600,000 £14,818, and leaving £1,149 to be carried forward. The business of the Bank ex hibits a considerable improvement compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. The prospectus is likewise issued of the Rouma nian Gas Light Company (Limited), an undertak ing formed for acquiring and working a concession 'Which has been granted by the municipality of Bucharest for the exclusive right of lighting that city with gas. Bucharest contains a population of a quarter of a million, and as the capital of the Danubian Principalities is rapidly growing in importance, to such a city gas is now an ar ticle of [prime necessity. Accordingly we find in the prospectus the following remarks relative to the encouragement which has been given by the municipality to this undertaking : " The Municipality have contracted to pay for a minimum of 4,000 public lights at the rate of 6s. 10d. per 1,000 cubic feet. The quantity of gas thus contracted for is upwards of 60,000,000 cubic feet per annum, and the engineers estimate that the receipts from the public lighting alone will pay a net profit of 31 per cent. on the total capital of the company, after setting aside a sufficient amount to provide for the sinking fund above referred to. The concession further gives the right to charge to pri vate consumers Bs. 10d. per 1,000 cubic feet. The engineers report that from this source of revenue a profit of over 14 per cent. may be expected so soon as the works are fairly established, thus making together a profit of nearly 18 per cent, on the capi tal." It is stated that the first section of the works is fast progressing, and that earnings will commence in August. 'The capital is fixed at £200,000, in 10,000 shares of £2O each. It is mentioned in the prospectus that the amount payable by the company towards the preliminary expenses is limited by the Articles of Association to £5,000. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have appointed Tuesday, the 22d instant, a special settling day in the scrip of the Chilian Five per Cent. Government Loan of 1870. The Com mittee have also appointed Friday, the 18th inst., a Special settling day in the following Securities —Bonds of the Boston City (U.S.) Five per Cent. Sterling Loan ; Salado Extension Shares of the Buenos Ayres and Great Southern Railway Co mpany. All of there are to be officially quoted. BRITISH FUNDS-tWO O'CLOCK. (4 OVERNNIENT YUNDS. ' c - Cent. Consols 2f mito for A ccoun t 9f 3 per Cent. Re lueed 93 2i New 3 per Cent II ow 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 A Do. 6 per Oen ian.1873 . 11 kattities, 80 yre, expire sth Jan., 1880 — De. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — De (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 190 n , fgTelegraph) , ocfaer Bills, £l,OOO, 2f 1). Ct. March De Do. 21 de. June £lOO, X 2 k .C5OO — m tank of Englaad Stock, 00 4i per Cent ' 2l) - ° P 9 iiiPgut _ .... M AN cb. 14. ened to- His Ma- 'roan the It of the ne of the me to the is session i further u created Ito exist- ;he Coa tifieation were nn_ lc for the in bring- of co n) - api,Toval laid be 'cots the !deration is law, it ch are a •esen t in ion, and Lnents of ce. The ranch of the pro lciple of founded eveloped d in the usion in laws to the ac- is of a resented session. edoin of qualities is in the ion with he poor. Ited, in 1, and a xoduced ominent still ob iciple of he State ed by a Bill will Tressed ions to ittwed A fora ig to the be same on was !, with on this ervation our of a Federal euticate ith by a 3pectiug be sub )f trade )led the 3rtained Federal 871, at ;et, the ms, the nd the ;pect is portion re lie- Federal d corn- by the o wards of the of the th Ger atteu- bmitted. pith the ax teild- of the nits of North law for 11 is to he law ►e pos respect mission ence of perated 3 South nuanco 3ationS. North for the Berman ;uaran- trength North :11 our iranteeo senti- treaties word of upremo h South of the 'spoke myself •espond .ements listurb- Proyi- 1 good e same tstified, ng the uccess- oiitical f inde re, and hat the protect others. nen t is sful ac- itch the re cow- ye been rection .ests of present ctivity object. re you, Present Ise the with a ninent of the [, NeNV ventors' sin his for the vorking les and s, have set and ;0 have libitors nee for ,nce is putting A very ,ed into L p a per etly on a leave MS, and 35 7 that CAnadal per Cent. Bonds — ln ter-Colonial Cranium INDL.I.N UOVERNbiENT 8 ECUItiTIES Intiit Stock, 107 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Opening, for Acoount — Da. a par Cent..fu.ly, 1880 Do 4 per Cont. Oct. 1888 - tie. Enfaced Pape, 4 per Cent.... — Do. 5 por Cent., Jan. 1872 ... — De. 5i per Cent. May 1879 — DJ 5 per Cent., Sup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 18'77 Do. do. 1882 — 1/0. Deb., 5 per Cent. Aug. 1,873 Do. Bonds ; 4 per Cent., £l,OOO ... Do. under .£l.OOO — PL. FOREIGN FUNDS-TWO O'CL,OCE. argentine Republic, i per Uont . — Ua Acoeuu• Austrian }loads 5 per cent Do. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent )3. f# per Cont. 1352 Do. - do 1858.... ............. — Do. uu 186. — 1)o. do., 1663 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do, Account 134enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cont. (DeferrA 3 per Cent — 1 10)n, 6 per Cent. Cu ian 6 por Cent . — 'o. 41 per Ccnt...,.... - Do. 3 per Cent., Do. 7 par Cent., 1866 Po. 6 per co..t. 1867 27i 0 looitnan, 6 per Cent. Danisn, 3 par Cent., 1825........ ......... . Dane Mau Principalities, 7 Fr Cent — Do Account Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Ecualor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 86} Egystinn, 7 por Cent... — an Second Issue Do. £SO Bonds — Do. 1864 Do. Account D0..5.500 Bonds Dc..1100 Bon is — Do. 7 - - Ow' 1868 - JO. per Cent., - .. ... Do. Account Do. XlOO Bonds ..... Government . Rttilwur Debsutures 9Bi i Greetc 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups Do. Coupons Guatemala 5 per Cent .. Honduras Goy Rail. Loan., 10 p.,Ct., all pd Do. Account . _ . Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account Do Maremmana Railway — Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 •— Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — .tiontevidQau 6 per Cent. .. — Ilccrish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada 22} i Do 3 per Cen. — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 79 8i I Do 4} per Cent. (lll:harren) Do 9 per Cent.. 1862 - Do 6 . p . er Cent.,1862 — Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, 9,'60,'2.'3 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — B tssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4} per Cent 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., 92 Do. du. £B4 15s. do , Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds.. — Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 6B 7i Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Passive — Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. nut funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 — Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent .... . — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account 6B 1 Do 1:100 Bonds 69 701 Do. 5 per cent. 1865 ••• Do Account - 4 Do 6 per Cent., 1860 — Do. Account DJ I por Cent., Guaranteed --- Do ,do, Scrip — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o per Cent , Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per (lent. Ex. 12 Gull , Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates — French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. I tAlitti, 5 per ent. 1831, Ex. z5l — Do Account 541 TWO O'Ol.OOlE. Jonso!F Money '32l 1 zd Do. Account, ' March 9 .. 921 f xd POLICE IN7 ELLIGI4:NC'E—This Day. AIMILI3OROOOH-BTREET. THE CASUALS IN THE WESTMINSTER UNION. Wm. Green, Thos. Scott, John Brown, W. Jones, Thos. Rogers, William Robinson, were chargel before Mr. Tyrwhitt with tearing up their clothes while inmates of the casual ward of the Westmin ster Union. Renshaw, the superintendent of the casual ward, sail that the prisoners were admitted to the casual ward by order of the police, and that morning he found that they had all torn up their clothes. The present made 85 cases of the kind during the past few weeks. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was impossible the parish could be robbed in such a way without his doing something. The matter was really becoming seri ous, as it was a heavy charge on the ratepayers, many of whom could scarcely pay their rates. All the prisoners would be committed for 21 days each with hard labour. THAMES. STEALING LEAD.—Henry Lawson, aged 17 years, James Holton, 16, and John Burke, 15, were brought before Mr. Lushington, charged with being in the unlawful possession of 551bs. of gutter lead, which had been stolen or unlawfully procured. Police-constable Tierney, No. 436 K, met the prisoners and two others in a street in Limebouse fields last night. Two of them, Burke and Holton, were each carrying lead—one in a bag, the other bare on his shoulder. He made an attempt to cap ture the five, but only succeeded in capturing the three prisoners. The boys said they had picked up the lead in the roadway of Catherine-street, Limehouse. Inspector Turner, of the K division, said the lead had been recently cut from a gutter, and asked for a remand to enable the police to find an owner. Mr. Lushington remanded the prisoners for a week. DEATH OF Ma. LEIGH W I LSON.—The Western Daily Press announces the death of Mr. Leigh Wilson, the well-known tenor. Mr. Wilson died on Sunday morning, of brain fever. THE PANAMA, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL COMPANY.—Yesterday' there was an appeal before Lord Juctice Gifford from the decision of Vice-Chancellor Malins with regard to this company. The question raised by the case was whether in the liquidation of the company, debenture holders had a charge in priority over the general creditors upon the property of the company. The Vice-Chancellor had held that the debenture holders were entitled to this priority, and the Lord Justice now dismissed the appeal. THE MARQUIS TOWNSHEND AND THE CASUAL POOR.—On Saturday last his lordship promised to meet the inmates of the various casual wards of the metropo litan workhouses at Clerkenwell, in order to give them a substantial dinner. Owing to his labouring under severe indisposition, he was prevented from attending ; but rather than disappoint the poor people, he sent his agent, Mr. James William Smith, who gave each of the casuals a ticket for au Irish stew dinner, which they partook of at the Australian meat stores in Shoreditch. Over 500 persons have been relieved by his lordslii in. three weeks. The Yorkshire Board of Education propose to organise in Leeds a course of science lectures to artimns and mechanics, on the basis of the plan adopted at the Royal School of Mines, and on Saturday deputation from the executive committee of the Board met a large number of trades' delegates with the view of interesting them in the movement. A very general feeling was expressed in favour of the scheme and a resolution pledging the delegates to promote its success was passad unanimously. The first course of lectures will be six in number—two on the formation of coal and its application as a fuel to the industrial arts : two on the science of mechanics ; and two on chemistry. Mr. Louis Miall, curator of the Bradford Museum ; Mr, Hick, mathematical teacher at the Leeds Mechanics' Insti tution ; and Mr. Ward, chemical teacher at the same in stitution, have given their services gratuitously as leo. turers, and the committee of the Mechanics' Institution offer the free use of a room. To the whole course the adzainka IatiAPIEM MISOELLANEOUS. 10 Auglo-Mexicau Mint 25 Australian Agricultural 2Ol 16 17 25 Austu Mort Land and Fin, L S 1d pr 10 Baugparah Tea Estate, Lim all 3 5 10 Berlin Water Works, Lim 5 Bombay Gas, Limited all 5 51 5 Ditto, New 4 pr 1 pin 50 British American Land 20 British Indian Tea, Limited all 21 31 24 f 27 Canada Company all 64 66 2 2 0 0 Ce D yl i o tt n o, C A om sh p a a r n e y s , Limited l 5O 42 Bdld 25 City of London Real Prop, LlO 7 6d 30 City of Milan Improvment L all 4 5 50 City Offices, Limited 50 Colonial, Limited '2o ld pr 194 50 Commercial Union (Aaso) 5 11 24p 71 10 Com of African Much, L 20 Continental Union Gas, L 25 Copper Miners of England, Pref 71 per cent all 5 7 100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent all ,-- 100 Ditto, 1879, 4 1 par cent 100 Ditto, 1882, 4 per cent 10 Credit Fonc o England, L all 21 3 3 50 Credit Fonc of Mauritius, L 10 21 lid St Crystal Palace St Do, Preference lOO 94 99 St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 106 111 50 E India Land Credit & Fin L 7 5 44 32 Ebbw Vale 271 10/ 914 171 100 Egypt 9 p ct Viceroy's Loan gua by Egyptian Gov all 971 981 981 1 1 20 Egyptian Com and Trading L4/13 3 English and Austr Copper, L 2 1 1 15 Eag and Foreign Credit 7 4 3d 10 Ear vean Gas al 17 18 10 Do, new..._ 5 4 41 6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 14 p 20 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 31 44p 17 f 16/ 100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust and Loan 6 per ct Bonds... all 97 99 98 10 Gen Credit and Discount, L 71 1 Id 7} 15 G,.neral Steam Navigation... 14 20 30 50 Home and Col Marine Ins, L 5 ld p 20 Hudson's Bay (Governor and to. of Adventurera of Eug trading into) all 12 124 121 50 Imperial Continental Gas._ 431 131 136 50 India Rub, Telg Works, L 45 57 59 641 34 4 10 International Finan Soc, L 5 11 14d 84 20 Italian Irrigator Canal, Cav all 44 44 100 Ditto, 6 per cat Bonds, rod all 1870 all 63 65 ,50 Land Securities, Limited 5 2 Id 25 London African Trading lO 50 Lond Financial Assoc, Lim 3O 18 17d 4 Lond Gun Oinnibm, Lim.l 50 Loud & Glasg Engie, Limd 25 18 16d 20 London and Prov Marine St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100 spc by India Gov lOO 103 105 50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37 10 Natal Land and Col Co., Lim all 31 41 25 National Discount Co, Lim.., 5 11. 114 111 1 10 National Steamship, Mind— all 13 141 1 Nerbudda Coal & In, Ld 6s 6d 1 7-16 10 New Consolidated Dis Ld 4 - 5 New Quebrada, Limited 4112 41 414 25 N Zealand Ln h Mere, &c 25 N Zealand Trust & In, Ld 5 11 lfp 10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 t x t 10 Do, B all d St N British Austral, Limited 100 60 70 50 N British & Mercan lnsnce Gi. '23 231 25 Ocean Marine insurance 5 15 16p 5 Oriental Gas, Limited 5 Do, New 10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 4 ip 5 Ottoman Gas, Limited all 2 21 St. Peel Riv Lud & Min, Lim lOO 31 33 50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 45 47 461 50 Do., New, 1867 lO 3) 21d 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do, New all 8 8 25 Rio Janeiro City lin., Lmtd all 191 204 201 20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 54 551 St. Scot Aus Invest, Limited lOO 20 Societe General de l'Empire Ottoman 8 24 3/ 25 South Australian Land 20 Tel Construe & Maintenance (liin and reduced)...,,, all 894 801 41 434 20 Thames & Mere Mn Ins, L 2 24 21p St. Tobacco (Ital. 6p c Loan) all 86 88 10 Trustand Agency of Austra lasia, (Limited) lp 20 Tr &LnCoof Up Canada 5 1 fp 50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 61p 20 Union Steam Ship, Ld ...,,, all 21 20 15 United DiB Corpora, Lmtd 6 2 ld 20 Uuiver Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 41 54p 10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd all 1 1 30 Van Diemen's Land .... ..... 281 7 9 100 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Ln. all 801 814 811 50 Warrant Finance, Limited 12 8 6d 50 WI & P Steam, Limited ~b 20 4 3a [HE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1870. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing *ulnas Share , NAME. Paid. Price done 10 Agra Limited, A all 114 121 111 12 19 Du B lO 41 5 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 241 26 244 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 3_: 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 15 16 20 Do issued at 2 pm.... , 5 31 21 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 321 334 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 35 10 Bank of New Zealand all 14 16 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, rnd China all 181 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India. Loudon, and China all 32 31 20 City lo 11 Ili 100 Colonial '2s 41 43 10 Consolidated, lien. 50 Delhi and London, lim krt 50 East London, lim 5 , ... ... 20 English and American, lim 10 .. ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim • 18 i _11 p 28 English, Scottish, and Ana. tralian Chartered 28; Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 37 19 281 Do ' new lll 44 51 100 Imperial, lint 25 3 1 20 Imperial Ottoman l9 21 3 121 25 lonian all 2) 23 25 Do new 4 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, hat 4 31 :;1 100 Do 5 p.c. Debs.lA6l, 30 all 76 76 b 0 .60 London Bank of Alexico and South America, Him 29 5 4 100 Loudon and Brazilian, lint. 44 04 z 9 20 Do new 71 6 41 100 London & River Plate, lint. 10 11 13 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 211 231 20 London and Comity 2O 421 501 501 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... London Joint Stock 3l; 521 London and South African al 100 London &S.-Western, lint, 20 13 11 $0 London & Venezuela, lint l2l 100 London and Westminster 2O 6) 61 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pin 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 61 54 10 Metropolitan, lint all 71 71 00 Midland, lint.... 2O id 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 ad ip 00 National Provinc. of Ened 42 ... 10 Do 50 National. 2O 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 46 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint. 10 61 01 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 85 87 10 Do new. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 14 13 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 46 4S 46 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. TO Anglo-American Ter., lint elf la} 191 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 2ul 21 211 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 14 Id at Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 180 l'do at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 257 10 Do. New 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., lint all 22 25 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lira all 3 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all ... .. 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint all 0 10 25 Reuter's Telegram all .. ... 20 Societe Transatlant., lira all 17 181 IT et Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 1 i U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira all 7 8 S Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 11 9.1 SHAMS LIS7.: ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. (Awing 411taisiesa Railways. Yrioe. dons. at Bast )1 and Exeter ...... 100 78 80 81 at Caledonian --..... 100 7 6 1 77 at Cambrian 20 Cornwall.... ......... at Dublin & Belfast June lO4 at Dun„Yerth,& Ab.Juna lOO 70 7 2 V East London all 4 20 Do 15 2) Do 10 at Glasgow &S. Western lOO 107 109 at Great Eastern ..' 'OO 371 471 384 at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 61 71 at tireatiNorthof Scotland lOO 14 10 at Great Northern lOO 1171 118 1.7 at Do. &stock. .... lOO 119 119 at Do. 11 stock lOO 127 129 at GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 28 100 at Gt. Western —Original lOO 631 631 64 1 A Do. South Wales at Do. W. Mid.—Oxford lOO 40 42 at Do. Newport lOO 31 46 st Lancashire & Yorkshire lOO 128 1291 at Lou., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 44 441 431 1 Do Scrip .... at Lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 15 151 .t Do. Aletrop. Ex. A lOO 11 13 st Lou. & North Western lOO 1231 1241 1241 6 Jt Lou. 4: South Western lOO 93 91 0-'4 It Man., Slag., & Lincoln ll,i. 014 521 et metropolitan .... . at Do ExtensLn .. , 100 it , f 7S; 5 Do. New rd .. at Metropolitan District. ail 35 01 351 10 Metrop. it. John's li r.:oti 10 at 01i,.14nd at LO Jirin.u. a Deruj lOO fio .Ii 92 4 at NJ,' th ISt - I.:tali at I) .. El., 11.11.050 Dun ll/9 et Nor Easteru-13erwica lOO 127 .28 1281 1 25 D.. G. N.E purobase 16.11. • - at D Leeds . ....... 100 79 80 881 1 at 1) °York lOO 1211 21/ 127 1 i at D oCarlivle .... at 1.) oStock. & Darling lO.O 167 109 170 1 at North London 10 Do New 1908 . ... 4 11 2 p at North Staffordshire lOO 61 63 at North anO 6. W. Junction 100 92 101 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 —. •• at Itlt:,,mney at Shropshire Union ICO 591 601 at South Deion".. at South Eastern lOO 751 761 771 at Staines, Woleham, & Wok all 13 11 st Tall Vale -- Do. C .. Waterford & liiiktnny ICU 10 Waterloo & Whlteha.l 6 C.l I **C - A l / 7 7: Y•it U, P 11, ICM Dlf OR: aka COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 p c, Jan and July, 1877-84 100 104 109 Do, 6p c, Feb and Aug lOO 102 iO3 1)o, 6p c, Mar and Sept 100 1051 1061 Do, 5p q Jan and July . .... lOO 941 95* 941 51 Do, 5p c, inscribed stock lOO 91 96 Do, 5p c, Dominion of, 1803 —lOO 95/ 96} Cof Good Hope, 6p c, Dec, 1873 100 103 105 Do, 6 p c, April and Oct, 1890 1900 100 111 113 Do, 6p c, April and Oct, 1880-90 100 109 111 Do, 6p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO Do, 5 p c, April 15 and Oct 15, 1900 100 1021 1081 Ceylon, Nov, 1878, 6p c 100 109 111 Do, 1872 100 103 105 110, 1882 and 1883 100 112 114 1181 Mauritius, 6p c, 1873, Jan & July 100 102 104 Do, 1878, Jan and July 100 106 108 Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15 ,100 107 109 D 0,1895-6, Feb and Aug 100 111 113 Natal Gov 6p c, April & Oct 100 108 110 Do, 6p c, May and Nov 100 107 109 1081 New Brunswick Gov 6 p c, Jan and July N. S. Wales Gov 5 p c, 1871 to 1876, Jan and July lOO 1001 1011 Do, 5 p c, 1888 to 1896, Jan and July 100 101 102 1011 Do, 5 p c ' red by ann d raws, from 1867 to 1875 100 100 101 Do, 2 per c, annual draws, 1872 to 1898 100 1001 1011 New Zealand 6p c, 1891 100 107 109 Do, 5p c Do, Jan, April, July, 0 ,. .3 100 971 981 98 Do., 6p c, 1891, Mar and S ept loo 1 08 110 Do, p ct, 1891, June and Dec 100 107 109 1081 Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p c sterling, 1875, Jan and July lOO 1021 103 Do, 1886 lOO 101/ 1051 Queensland 6 per ct, 1882-85, Jan and July 100 108/ 1091 1081 Do, 1891, Jan and July 100 1081 109 k 109* S Australian Government, 6 p c, 1869-77 lOO Do, 1878-92 100 Do, 1893-1908 100 110 111 Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1895, Jan and July 100 108 110 Do, 6p c, red, 1893 to 1897 100 108 110 Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO 113 114 113 f Do, April and Oct 100 1131 1141 11 Do, 5p c, Jan wad July„ ... ~,,,,100 101* 102 f 102 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 87 8) at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 at Du. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, Spar ceut gua all at Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at 180. Ist Class preference lO6 at Glas. & S.W. gua.s per et lOO at Qt. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 98 10) at 'Do do N 0.2 100 97 99 et Do do 6 per cent 100 110 113 1141 s t Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 at Do do B 6 du. 160 at Do do 0 7 do. 100 ••• •,. st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100• at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 68 72 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 109 m at Great Nor thorn, 5 per cent 103 ••• ••• et Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ..„ Do 41 do do do 100 ..• ••• at Do 5 do at sp. c.prn lO9 at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 98 at G t.West.—Orig.&Jut.-Rent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 106 108 108 Do. Orig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 Do do 4) per cent. 18511 lOO 90 92 9 1 Do do 4 do do Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO 97 90 1i.,0 Do do Birmingham gua lOO GS 72 Do do do pref lOO Do do Chester gua, 1 ` , O 85 9J Do do do 8 per cent lOO Do do do 5 do 100 Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 Do do 4; p.c lOO ••• ••• at Do do 4# 1819. 100 at Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO ad . 1 . 1.8 at Do do 2d gua lOO 119 121 at Do Newport, let g. 5 p.c lOO 96 98 et Do do 2d. do 400 st gua. 51 per Cent. 1863 100 ." •. 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 Isz 13a at Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 18 t ) 138 at Do 41 (Blackburn perch). 100 98 100 st, Loudon & Brighton, 5 p.c guaranteal, No 1 lOO et Da 5 per cent. gua No. 2 lOO ~„ at Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do N.).4 lOO at Do 7 per cent lOO st Do 6 du (W.E. & 0.1') 100 at Da 4 do 1859 l.OO st Loudon, Chatham, & Dover per cent lOO at London and 21. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent.— 100 110 112 at Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO et Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l at London and S W. 7 p,c —-•-- - - ... late 3d shares lOO 145 150 a Do (Portsm.perp aus 2s6d) all B Man., Sher., a; Litwin. 6 p.c lOO Do £6 all par 1 pin B Do 31 per cent IOU 64 66 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 at Mid. Consolidated ,6p. c lOO 130 145 B Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 113 135 B Do 41 per cent. redeem lO3 %8 lou B Du 41 per cent. irredeem lOO Us to B Do Leicester & Wenn, 4 p.c 100 M,l P st North British, 5 p.c. Nu. I lOO ... at Do E. &G.4p.c. S. kt D._ 100 st 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 SO st Do 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 97 99 st Do (. 1 N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ..• 17 Do Lerwick' capital . . Du York, U.& S. uo 10 10 114 Du Stektn 4: Drling. A 5 p.c. 1')O 107 Loo _ . st Do W, that lepoul Ti. and 11 100 80 88 20 North Staffordshire lOs B. Devon Annuities, I.s all 0 10 lOs Do Tavistock Auns., 10s all 81 91 10a Du Fixed 44 per emit all 8 8i 1 0.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 et Do 41 percept lOO ... ... at Do Fixed 44 per cent lOO ... ... at Taff Vale No.l lOO 154 138 st Waterford & liilkouny, 6pc 100 •• .. RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOOKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each sopranos you st Caledonian 41 p c gua. ..... 100 •.. at Do Scot.Cen. min. 7p c 100 ... at Do 41 p. irredeem ..... all ... st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 6 5 ••• at Groat Eastern 41 per cent. 100 87 7, 80 91 at Do 45 do, 1862... 100 00 at Do New sdo 1863... 100 8i 88 601 at Do do 5 do, 1861... 100 83 86 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 ... at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ... ••• st Do Boston & Sleald, 41 pc 100 ... at GreatWest.,W Ilidl., 5p 0 100 ... at Do Joint porpe. 5 p c,186 5 100 88 VC at Do do 6p c irred., 1868 1)0 115 120 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all . • • • at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, IL 100 ... Lane. and York Now 44 per cent till July, 1871 2 11 3 at Lond., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 ••• at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 "' ••• at Do do 41 do, 1881 100 ..• ••• at De do 41 do, 1800 100 ... It Do do 5 do, 1865 100 ... .• at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 ... at Do Nu. 7 sdo lOO ... at Loud , Chat., &c., Id, 6 p.c lOO ••• ••• at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c lOO ..• Do Jo c; p ~C,,, 100 at Londola& N Western, 5 p 100 108 110 et London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 93 95 10 Man. tihef. & Lin., 5 pd, 1865 all 0 81 at M , •tropolitan 5 per cet/t;;.:;. 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 et Midland, Ai 5 PA' c,itit plot. 10 0 I at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 2 0 1 21 1 12 Do Incony. New Shares all 19 194 .22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 .....• 1872 8 4 11 2 IP It tfotth British, E. grid ITO; 1, 5 ebr k•6l3t ::1 ;it at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 .... Do E ,P., &Dun., 2d, 4po 100 at Do E.& G , No. T, 6 p.c 100 ••• et Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 „. at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c lOO at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 190 ~. at North :Vratertil 41 p•••.• o:etit lU') ti 1 ! t Do Stock. & Darl., D 100 113 115 et North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) et North Staffordshire p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 a t Do 5 Clo 100 ;;; et I'd sdd (tli. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria S i &Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS s c i b ra . f . . 'II: all 98 100 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and liolylund lBO D 4 i 6 at Do. 51 per cant. at Do. 5 00 BV.4llllceireCaniP"r.o..ie—r.....: il 148-----5 do. at Clydesdale; guer,ettteT l - 1 ;; : Ice 4:. ;;; lit eciralitAbi St'6ar Valley r Gt. Ease. Newm., & 0 ., 5 Ile 100 ... . 20 ' G Ea lOs t t L er in a e n o s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 108 . :..• st Do. do. Woodbrg.Jix., do 100 at G 4. West ,W. 1.11 d ,, Herat 100 , T ; 1 1 80 Hull and Selby • • • • • . All 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle....., 100 217 222 a ln i , „ g e u a o , n . F 6 o p re . st London and IllackWall at Do. 41 per cent lOO at Loudon ' Chat., &c., 44 P. c lOO at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 st London and Greenwich st Do. do Preferonee lOO „, 4 st London, Tilbury , & Scuth 100 83 gt; at .Lowestoft,gua 4 per cent lOO 79 81 at Do. 4 , . 6 do ass 100 411 51 Manch, 111 t,... UA . a n , iit at Midland, i3raltOrd, Pref lOO ;)2 ;1 10 Kid Kent Cray Line) ... . 50 Northern& East., 5 per emit all 03 ail 50 Do. do. 6 do. al l st N. Eastern- , -Hottlepotil ~, 100 ''' ". at N.West. A peep. prof, Op 0. 100 10 1 i . 109 st Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO st Notting. & Granth R.,& C lOO gi ; 28 Preston and Wyre all 44 4 1 1 ... Royston, Iliteh,, and Sliiip. 100 182 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 184 10 Do do 8 2 2ip a S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 100 1 00 - D 4 per cent gua— 10.1 73 so 5 do ••• all 08 I N at Tict. Station and Pimlico lOO . .... st West Cornwall 28 West London, Class A all 10 1 4 28 Do do B all 20 Do do C all ... ... '" ... st Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset 82 8 ••4• _______ m _...4:11 a st E Le ae s t i a o n n d a Le SI. Sath D erin OC e 4B l l o °o. o 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent . all ~. .„„ Millwall Freehold Land at Dock lOO 30 33 kt Southampton l4 72 75 $ itiurroF g9P111101031 livtim, ng 108 114 HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 14. The Queen drove out this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice also went out. The Prince and Princess of Wales drove out yesterday. LATEST INTELL IG-SNOE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Feb. 13. The Bank of Prussia has rcdticed its rato of dis count on bills to 4 per cent., and for advances on meichandize and securitie3 to 5 per cent. AMERICA.' (Per French Atlantic Cable.) NEW YORK, Feb. 14. Mr. Fish has officially informed the representa tives of the Haytian Republic that the United States, by virtue of the Samana Bay Treaty, have assumed the protectorate over the Baez Govern ment of the Republic of San Domingo against aggressions from Cabral Luperou and other insur gents. Advices from Mexico state that the insurrection is spreading, and that the provinces of Zacatecas, Jalisco, and several others in the North, are already in the hands of the insurgents. The National Company's steamer Helvetia ar rived here to-day. The Anchor Company's steamer Anglia has arrived here. PORTLAND, Feb. 14. The British ironclad Monarch left yesterday for Annapolis, where she will be visited by President Grant. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 1191 ; the highest quotation dur inglthe day was 1191 ; the lowest, 1191. Sterling Exchange on London lO9. 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 1144. 64 " 1885 ll4. i 4 " 1867 ll3l. 10-40 gc Illinois Erie Cotton—Mil. upland 2slc. Petroleum—Standard White 3O/c. Flour, extra state, $4.90c. to $5.50c. Corn, old mixed, sl.6c. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 15. The United States mail steamer Colorado, of the Galion line, from New York, arrived here at 8 a.m. to-day. She landed mails, some passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool. INDIA. CALCUTTA, Feb. 12. For 71b. shirtings, 39in., 14 by 13, sr. 12a., 811 b. ditto, 16 by 15, 6r. 9a., and 40's Bannermill twist, 7a.--market declining. Fair Bengal cotton, 25r. Br. Exchange on London, six months, bank bills, 1.11. Four per Cent. Government Securi ties, 951; ditto 5 per Cent., 1081- ; ditto 5i per Cent., 112/. Freights, jute, 428. 6d. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL OF JANUARY 29-4TH FEBRUARY. SUEZ, Feb. 14. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Columbia sailed for BoMbay at eleven a.m. yes terday. THE BRITISH INDIAN TELEGRAPH EXPEDITION. Captain Sh2rard Osborn received the following telegram late last night : CRUIKSHANK TO OSBORN. " BOMBAY, Feb. 14, 8.50 ti.M. " The Great Eastern and Chiltern left at eight this morning. They proceed immediately. The splice to the shore end is finished. The tests of the cable are most satisfactory." FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 14.—Three; o'clock—The market closed as follows :- 4i per Cent. 3 per Cent End of month 73 35 Credit Mobilier 200 Transatlantic 217 50 Credit Foncier 1737 50 Paris Gas 1700 Suez Canal 337 50 RAILWA Bank Shares 2885 Ital , an wives 54 60 Austrian Fives Ottoman Loan Do. Debt 44 30 Spanish Throes 261 Homo Debt Deferred s, Cash. Orleans Western Northern _ _ _ Strasburg • • 5981 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 6161 Sardinian Austrian Lombard so2k North of Spain 65; Saragossa Roman 4si OUTA WARK ELECTION. At the nomination for Southwark this morning about 10,000 people were present. The show of hands was in favour of Mr. George Odger. A poll was dethanded on behalf of Colonel Beresford and Sir Sidney Waterlow. DREADFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION. fitiCf3 OF THIRTEEN LIVES. An explosion of firedamp took place at the Morfa Collieries, near Neath, yesterday morning. I'he bodies of several mett hat'd been recovered, and upwards of twenty more remain in the pit. The coal seams are on fire, and the danger of a second explosion is consequently imminent. The works belong to the Messrs. The following general order, issued from the Horse Guards, was yesterday promulgated at Wool wich :—" General and other officers commanding at stations will call upon the non-commissioned officers and men now serving in the Commissariat Staff Corps, Military Store Staff Corps, and Pur veyor's Branch of the Army Hospital Corps to volunteer for the Army Service Corps, on the con ditions of the Royal Warrant dated November 12, 1869. The rate of working pay will be deter mined by the local Controller in accordance with the scale in the instructions annexed to the Royal Warrant. Non-commissioned officers will be trans ferred to the Army Service Corps in the rank they hold at the period of volunteering, and will be classified in each rank according to the date of ap pointment to that rank. The medical unfitness of volunteers for general service should be certified by a medical Board. Mils to be forwarded with as little delay as possible to Assist.-Controller Eve legh, C. 8., Staff Officer, Army Service Corps, 109, Victoria-street, Westminster." The very extensive Distillery now being erected at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by Messis. DUNVILLE. Co., who have gained a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky, is to be called "The Royal Irish Distillery." HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning. Evening TUESDAY... 30 min past 3 56 min past 1 WEDNESDAY 2O min past 2 4 smin past 2 THURSDAY 0 min past 3 21 min past 3 gaWaittsireti siessmsul 4 2 Min at ;mu, 4 la i a pot 4 CHIT-CHAT ON LONDO.V THEATRES. Since the return, last 'Thursday, of the Prince and Princess of \Vales from Gunton, they have honoured the following theatres by their presence : Drury Lane, on Friday ; the Globe, on Saturday ; and the St. James's, on Monday. We are glad to know that three great favourites will soon be restored to the public. Miss Neilson, of the Gaiety, liming sufficiently recovered from the effects of her late accident, is to reassume the part of Mary Belton, in " Uncle Dick's Darling." Mr. Sothern has so far progressed towards convalescence, since the serious accident he met with while out hunti ng with Baron Rothschild's staghounds, as to allow of the management advertising his reappearance in a character which he has made his own, viz., that of Lord Dundreary, in " Our American Cousin." The date named is Monday, 14th ; the place, need we say, is the Haymarket Theatr, , . Mr. Blondiu is announced to reapper.r at the Agricultural Ilall New Men and Old Acres," at the Haymarket, is by Messrs., Tom Taylor and Augustus Dubouig, authors also of " A Sister's Penance." The piece is well cast, the scenery excellent, especially in Act II.—" The Croquet Lawn iu the Ruins of Cleve Abbey," by Mr. O'Connor—and is, above all, uncommonly well acted. Miss 'Madge Robert son, as Lilian Vavasour, is very pleasing, from her unaffected grace ai.d earnestnesi. We believe this talented young lady is the sister of Mr. 'l'. W. Robertson, the well-known dramatic author. " New Men and Old Acres" will, however, Lave to be withdrawn, to make way for the inimitable Lord Dundreary. For the benefit of those of our readers to whom the word " scenarium " may unfamiliar, we learn from the statement of the learned counsel in an action brought the other day, that it means the rough plot of a piece, or, as he better described it, the " skeleton," left to be endowed with vitality by the baud of some master in the art of dramatic literature. It would appear that sometimes differences of opinion will arise between the "scenarist "—if we may be allowed the expression—and the author, to whom the filling up of the plot, or the creation of the piece in is proper form for dramatic representation, a entrusted. In this particular instance, the scene intended to be the most telling one in the piece was so altered by the dramatist—the counsel said, mangled—that, instead of the heroine, when shown a certain portrait of a man who was supposed to have been murdered, on being given into custody (because, on recognising it, she had screamed and fainted, and this, too, in a crowded ball-room) the counsel said that even the sci earn had been omitted, and that the nobleman's mother came in with a couple of detectives, and she was given into custody with no more fuss than " if she had prigged a spoon or stolen a pocket-handkerchief." We bear that a new theatre, somewhere iu the Strand, between the Adelphi and Lyceum, near, if not actually on, the site of the old Glow worm office, will be opened in the spring, under the management of Mr. H. J. Montague ; certainly theatres have been springing up in London with unusual rapidity within the last few years. Novelty seems the order of the day now in theatrical enter prize. All honour to those managers who attempt it. Messrs. Mansell, who by the way, we believe, are Americans (of course, we are open to correction), at the Lyceum, have found their venture a decided success ; and their attempt to establish the regular French Opera Bouffe has met with great approval. Everybodyshould see " Chilperic" and M. Hervd, the composer, and M. Marius, not forgetting the ballet. The old comedy, by George Colman, the younger, called the " Heir-at-Law" has been produced at the Strand Theatre, under the direction, we be lieve, of Mr. J. S. Clark, the celebrated American comedian, who has made some alterations in the piece, reducing its length considerably. This is another novelty, as we have not been accustomed to find pieces of this kind in the Strand "Bill of , Fare' for our evenings' amusement, at that pretty and favourite little theatre. Under these circum stances the company are to be congratulated on the success they attained the other evening. Mr. J. S. Clark, as Doctor Pangloss, was excellent, and Mr. D. James, one of our most favourite burlesque actors, developed a new, and by many unsuspected, talent in his performance of Zekiel Homespun. Mr. J. M. Bellew, so well known as an elocutionist, gave his first " Illustrated Reading from 'Hamlet,' " at St. George's Hall , in Langham-place, the other evening. here again we have something new, for although Mr. Bellew still appears in ordinary even ing dress, and uses the traditional reading desk, yet the audienca have the advantage of seeing present e I to them the very scenes and persons, so eloquently and graphically described by the lecturer, brought before them by means of beautiful scenery and pic turesque tableaux. The proverbial " first night's" delays prolonged the reading until a late hour, which will no doubt be altered for the better. As an evening's amusement it was most enjoyable, and the evident gratification of th , / large audience leaves no doubt as to the success of the undertaking. A a glo- incricau The Bank Returns. The Bankers' -Cfagazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the public and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending Ist of Jan., 1870. These returns, combined 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 29111 of Dec. (the nearest date furnisb3d by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month : Bank of England l'rivate Banks Joint-stock Banks Total in England. Scot land.. Lreland United Kingdom, I Dee ; 4, i 180. Jan. 1, 1 1870. 23,181,190 22,706,752 1 2,751,71.): 2,66 .1 • 2,3.8,734! 2,281,198 ;8,301,618 27,650,070 5,287,458 4,975,1,47 7,354,163 7,056,256 40,913,20 39,66'1,373, ,Increase. Decrease. -- I 474,438 --_ 89,599 -- 87,541 -__--______ - i 6,1,57 i - I 312,111 - ! 297,907 - 1,261,894 And as compared with the mouth ending the 2nd of Dec., 1869, the above returns show a decrease of £112,119 in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of £50,413 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 £1,380,506 The English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue ... ... 457,412 Total below fixed issue in England ... £1,837,948 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 2,225,776 The Irish banks aro above their fixed issue ... 701,762 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the mouth ending 29th of Dec. was £19,091,239, being an increase of £348,033, as compared with the previous month, and an increase o. £906,873 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the Ist of Jan. : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £3,087,604 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,757,358 £5,844,962 being a decrease of £79,689 as compared with the pre vious return, and an increase of £314,579 when compared with the corresponding period last year Bank of Bngla...d Returns, An Account, lursuant to t' cap. 32, for the week ending 1 ISSUE DET he Act 7th awl Bth Victor:a ffednesday, Feb. 9, 1870. ' &Fa MENT. lcatep istgued £33,726,410 Governrnt. Debt.£ll,ols,lCo Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion X 33,726,410 £33,726,410 !,PARTALENT. Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £14,331.314 Other Securities 18,371,578 Notes 10,923,760 Gold and Silver Coin . 4 . 925,028 £44,551,680 BANKING I). Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ea chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 7.377,812 Other Deposits., 18,792,791 Seven Days and other Bills 4b7,037 £44,551,680 COURSE OF EXCHANGE. A.mstordars Do Rotterdam l2 12 11- Antwerp — ... 25 3 2 4 ... 25 42 1 , Brussels Hamburg h — ... 13 10 ... 13 10i Paris Ditto Nlarseilles ... ... '25 35 ... 25 40 Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120.1 ... 1204 Vienna — ... 12 65 ... 12 70 Trieste — ... 12 65 ... 12 70 Petersburg -- 9 20 9 23 Ccpenhagen . . ~ ...... ••• Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz — ... 49 ... 49f Leghorn Milan — ... 26 374 ... 26 42 Genoa — ... 26 374 .., 26 42i Naples Palermo — ... 26 374... 26 425 -- f 425 llossins Lisbon , — ... 511 OPQrtOilioititimommin - ett 02, 099 26 42 62} Ise 02i ____y ~ __ r. . SPORTING INTEL LIGENOF. LINCOLN SPRING MEETING. The races at this meeting, owing to the frost, are post poned from day to day until the weather breaks up. Under the most favourable circumstances they cannot possibly come off until Thursday, if then. 'rATTERSALL'S—LAsT EVENING. WATERLOO CUP. 3 to 1 agst Lord Lurgau's nomination. 100 to 6 agat Mr Bland's (offered-20 to 1 wanted) 25 to 1 agst Mr Deighton's (taken) 22 to 1 agst Col. Goodlake's (taken) 30 to 1 agst Mr. Stoker's (taken) LINCOLNSHIRE 11AND1CI,P. No Letting. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 7 to 1 agst Th 3 Colonel (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Doctor (taken and offered) 16 to 1 agst Surney (offered) 200 to 10 apt Cristal (taken) 50U to 10 agst Little Rogue (taken) 200 to 2 agst Anglo-Saxon (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 13 to 1 agst Sabinus (offer( d) 100 J to 43 a . :;st Douglas (t ekeu) 10 to 1 agst B euuus (talon) C - ESTER CUP. 20 to 1 on the field (~ff .rel) 33 to 1 agst Cecil (taken) 40 to 1 agat Perrydown (taken and offered) 40 to 1 ogit Recorder (taken and offered) TWO THOUSAND. 4to lon the field (offered) DERBY. 13 to 1 agst Camel (offered-11 to 1 wanted) 40 to 1 agst Marie (taken) 40 to 1 agst Cymbal (taken) 2000 to 40 agat Palmerston (taken and offered) 2000 to 20 agat Blue Stocking (taken) CITY BE [TING Y ESTERDAY. WATERLOO (COURSING) OUP. 3to 1 agst Lord Lurgan's nomination (offered-7 to 2 taken and wanted) 20 to 1 aget Mr Bland', nomination (taken) 200 to 10 agst Mr. Blanshard's nomination (taken) 200 to 10 agat Col. Uoodlake's nom. (taken) 100 to 2 agst Mr Copeland's nom. (taken) LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Royal Rake (taken and wanted) 9 to 1 aget Queen of Hearts (taken and wanted) 10 to 1 agat Van Amburgh (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agat Benbow (offered) 20 to 1 agst Spider (offered) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 15 to 2 agst Culonel (offered) 500 to 45 agst Doctur (taken) 16 to 1 agst Burney (offered) 25 to 1 aget China (taken) 80 to 1 agst Moose (offered) 1000 to 80 agst Guy of Warwick (t. and offered) 40 to 1 agst Brick (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken)) 60 to 1 aget Little Rogue (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Casse Tete (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 14 to 1 on the field (offered) 20 to 1 agst hiss Dayrell (taken) 40 to 1 agst Brennus (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Glenfalloch (offered) 40 to 1 agst Sylva (ttken) 40 to 1 agst Paul Jones (offered) 1000 to 80 agst Mr Hodgman's lot (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 9to 2 agst Kingeraft (offered) sto 1 agst Sunshine (offered) 7 t 3 1 agst Astolfo (offered) DERBY. 100 to 8 agst Camel (offered—take 14 to 1) 18 to 1 agst Astolfo (offered) RACING FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Lincoln I Derby .. 22, 23 Harrow 17, 18 I Nswtou 25, 26 31ARCIL Nottingham... 1, 2 I West Somerset l6, 17 Liverpool B, 9, 10 I Warwick 22, 23, 24 Pontefract 14, 15 I Epsom 29, 30 Cambridgeshire ......14, 15 . j Bromley 31 and April 1 ... APRIL. _ Northampton 5, 6 I Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 West Drayton 7 , 8 I Abergavenny 21, 29 Thirsk Kingsbury lB, 19 I Croydon. 28, 2e D Lir htun lB, 19 I Il] AY. Newmarket Ist Sp ...2 to 5 Chester. lO, to 13 Winchester lO. 11 Salisbury l2, 13 York 17, 18 ' Harpenden 2O, 21 Bath l4, 25 Stamford Croydon 2-;. 29 Eps.om 3l to June 3 Doncaster 19, 20 J 1 Croydon 8, 9 Manchester v, 9, 10 Ascot 11 to 17 ‘Vinclsor ')1, 22 NE. Newton "2, 23 llamptou 23, 2.1 Bibury Club '2l Stockbridge-3 0 , awl Jo lv I TU Newmarket ;to I West Drayton 14, i 5 Nottingham 12, 13 j Huntingdon-- ....... Cholinsford Reading I', 13 I Goodwood AUGUST, Brighton 2, 3 Brighton Club 4 I Lewes Egham 'I, 10 I Windsor ll, 12 Bromley l6, 17 I §Coolitt l7 to 19 Oxford lB, 19 York 23 to 25 Plymouth Derby 3O, 31 Weymouth 3O, 31 SEPTEMBER. Warwick 6, 7 I Richmond 20, 21 Abingdon 8, 9 I Western Meet(Ayr) 21 to 23 Doncaster 13 to 16 I Hendon 22, '23 Hampton ... 2O, 21 1 Newmarket Ist Oct. 27 to 30 OCTOBER Bedford 4, 5 I Newmarket 2n 0ct..10 to 14 Leicester 6, 7 I Cheltenham 18, 19 Bromley 6, 7 I Newmarket 110t'u...21 to 29 N V EMBER. Liverpool 8 to 11 I Shrewsbury 14 to 1F STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Birmingham 8 9 I Harrow l7, 16 Derby 10 , 11 Newton 23, 2t; MARCH. Liverpool 8,9, 10 8retn1ey......31 and April West Somerset 16, 17 I Cheitenham...3l and April 1 War wick 22 to 24 ! APRIL. Aldorshot 7, 8 Kli4, , s l iury lB, 10 Bank of France. PARIS, Feb. 10. Ile 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. Feb 10. fr. C. Capital of tlio Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank Fob. 3. 182,500,000 - 22,105,750 - 22,105,750 14 and its branches Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight 42,366,427 21 42,658,22.1 97 Treasury account cur rent creditor 154,372,378 73 158,035,018 76 Current accounts, Paris 313,021,594 70 311,892,864 04 Do. branch banks 43,894,205 45,828,490 Dividends payable 2,356,580 2,631,008 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not 2,707,281 60 2,388,004 40 1,305,522 15 1,305,522 15 distributed Sundries - - 7,727,524 80 10,741,068 '27 Total CREDITOR. Feb. 3. Feb. 10. Cash in hand and in fr. e. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over- 323,172 78 111,428 25 due «, . Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 333,320,156 91 320,810,217 08 Do. branch banks 318,470,024 .L 298,751,279 Advances on deposit of 14,364,300 - 1;630;000 - bullion Do. branch banks Do. on French Public Securities 20,926,400 Do. by branch banks 8,211,450 Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Feucier 11,478,000 - 1,823,800 - - 19,251,600 - 7,859,350 - 39,665,5 1,0 -- 32,451,050 - 1,150,900 -- 1,214,900 - 1,136, 500 - 1,21r,600 - Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve Do. disposable [tenths Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 1C0,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed proper ty branches Expenses of manage- 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 80,595,187 21 80,595,187 21 9,079,85 2 - . went Sundries 221,124 17 261,911 25 7,053,246 06 7,932,461 97 .., Total 2,204,464,216 75 2,219,283,00 47 Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of FraLce. ,(Sigiled) SOULAKD•