The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-06 00:00:00

~...-.~~ tubt Dec. 5. drovo yes ; Leopold. :ess Louise, onoured Mr. !re her Ma ine Consort, (ice, as well ng executed )rial to the rale with 3 model of a wesented to Le Guicolvar Saxon me' iresented to mbay. e Hortietil id ascended whence the ere pointed ,he hall and CI the Queen astle before Cavendish, ant-Gener al rnd Colonel ad Princes s Lady Caro lonald, and nd Madame gew Lodge nfant Frio' visit to be Lein and the )(1 with the are enter- 'lie. 0 wens isfield-stre etl ant. ord Georg e rd ay eveniiig who arrii r e I rmwicb, lo ve dsor Castle' ; arrived 111 air©. L and Lady ital tour for among the i utherland t' the DV' y r esigne d P e t r ovoe . zi hange 1111 e serviall riven 131 ,11 of ow maw p oy tied. n d but that Tian caPtilre:, the m ost a, r , t app ear e b ut r 311 " bier, var ill a fe ee°llst Pi ty °ll tir fi ,y , alo c ool ate to S ° '; l2 to older° in in P° afire on t to incl. agf , Bon'. ~,o f oow. in f 130 I terms ° ji lt° being va' an y, cou3P cisc ci two W in fo int Nabal , SOI, . raen t 0 . rocv ; 1 Is ~ ,car -ce line be° til l: a bY iishe , of the TAIOO s la te/ r at ij"'-- at° the of li ttle in a 1i t691 to L.— next vm,' of ve C0 1013 T ED le [A'AG A iie 1 0 ' 4 1 4 1 : t cop y, ..„ 3 0 t bo ll ; io rs l u kmo" `P ing Iletef by u, . 10.001 : 0 11.01 : ri algO 3ta list of 111 ~- ;es I , so w hill ° 1 f e r, a y( ' _socie ti n t i of e 0 ler • tY soele field ; A ftlle iC who ley . oc a t at ° ' r Io P 316 cli bto n "Ajotil‘- THE SUN, LONDON. 14 1 11I0AY E EN)NG, DECEMBER 6, 1-q.7, MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGZNCB, ------s---- TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the general discount market there continues to be a fair inquiry for accommodation, and the rates current for the negociation of first-class short-dated paper are only sli g htly un d er th e B an k m i n i mum , rangi n g from 1- to 17-, per cent. A loan of £225,000 in 6 per Cent. Bonds was i ssued yesterday for the province of Nova Scotia, re deemable on the Ist January, 1886. The amount was immediately subscribed at par, on the notice being issued. The money is required for the Truro and Picton Railroad. The Bavaria from New York has brought •e, - , z1,000 i n specie. Annexed are t h e latest quotat i ons of b ull i on : Ba r gold, 77s 91d per oz. standard ; do., Parting, , 786 ; doubl oons, Span i sh, 753 Gd to Ids ; do., Mexican and South American, 73s 9d ; United States eagles, 7Gs 3id ; bar silver, 5s Oil to 5s Oid do., containing gold (5 grains and upwards), 5s ld ; do llars, Mexi can, 4 s lid ; cake silver, 5s sid. T he committee o f consu lt a ti on of the London Financial Association (Limited), appointed by re solution adopted at the meeting held on the 7th O ctober la s t , h ave i ssued a very ela b orate report on th e 'affairs of the institution, which, taken as a w hole, is favourable. M essrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co. have received remittance of £257 on account of the New Granada Debt, from the Custom House at Car thagena. • T he Lincoln G o ld C om p an y ha v e announced to-day that applications for shares can only be received up t o T ues d ay, t h e 10 t h i ns t., f or t own aPplications and till the next morning for country. isnbscribers. It is satisfactory to see that there s ome diminution in the distrust evinced by the investing public, but we feel assured that it is ," 11 1 Well investigated, and working enterprises like the one to which we refer will meet 17 1 support. A large number of shares has t en already subscribed for, and immediate re -211t8) on an extended scale, may be confidently expected. re The following official letter has been published respecting the consolidation of the New Zealand L ' llw ie debt : " ° llice of the New Zealand Government Agency, 3 ) Adelaide-place, King William-street, Dec. 5, 1867. mail (1 S irt—l beg to inform you that I have by this I\l. received information from the Government of Loew Zealand, to the effect that two Acts, the aMlle Debts Act, 1867,' and the Consolidated of ,n Act, 1867,' have been passed by both houses toe Legislature. eoni toe object of these Acts is the conversion and to elation of the provincial loans into one loan, all ,,ee called ' The Now Zealand Consolidation Loan,' eh' all moneys borrowed thereunder are to form a ef a i r , T . ge upon the consolidated revenue of the colony F rom Zealand. Ac rointhe date of the passing of these Acts, no ?r o rdinance which may be passed by any l!r_o raiseilai Council of an y province in New Zealand for tl io n g any provincial loan, or for the lid. o P a Yment of any interest or subsidy, will be va T sir, your obedient servant, " JOHN MoenisoN. P er pro Alexander Morrison, " Joseph Sawyer." 0 A.t t he meeting held to-day of the Peninsular and thriental Steam N av i ga ti on C om p an y the re p or t of : di rectors w as p fi resented. It stated that the total a °nn t of capital paid at the end of the financial v.„ — Was £ 2 ,579,835, and the amount borrowed on 1 3 ebent nres was £726,600. Since that date the O e lane e of the deb en t ures , name ly £73,400, had e l ) . issued. The operations of the past financial itieoat olri lilyave unfortunately produced a result which precl u d es t h e di rectors f rom recommend g any dividend, but shows a considerable loss. °t his loss, however, arises mainly on the business t he first si x months of theyear, an d t hi s f ac t , apart f ront the altered prospects of the company under the I ,: ely contract, is so far satisfactory. In the half yearly report the directors announced that there e as an excess of expenditure over receipts to the f, ) ,, ten t of £36,000, without making any provision 1 ' 'flagrance or depreciation. At the meeting it f„ aF/ s tated by the chairman that the usual charges riflaurance and depreciation for the six months ;heldh have brought this loss up to about £153,000. 417 total lose for the year, after charging insurance ad d depreci a ti on, i s £ 177, 047 2 s. 4d . , so th a t th e r ated movement has been to a great degree ar aCed B inm the last meeting. Au appendix was °r ead at th e meet i ng respec ti ng th e new con t rac t. th At an extraordinary general meeting of the eea C 1 reholders of the China Steamship and Labuan of:, e mPany (Limited), held yesterday at their Ethelburgh House, Bishopsgate-street, it t c e ° resolved that no steps should be taken to get 4 c agreement of November, 1866, sanctioned, and i 0 eintnittee was appointed for the purpose of buy ect er otherwise acquiring the property of the of ti l3 l an Y, Which w ill b e b roug ht t o auc ti on by or d er eye e Court of Chancery, on -the basis of giving sharehold er t h e opt i on o f ta ki ng any f urt h er interest therein. d ln . i ° th e Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets, eR the l ast f ew days, there has b een very little ha y . 134 4 4 .,, ti en, and, in mos t i ns t ances , ra th er lo wer ra t es been current. Sugar has been a shade cheaper, tamed nnl Y superior qualities of coffee have main bareC f ermer values. Rice has sold slowly at Ivitj Previous q uotations, and tallow remains Are s - „ Il i t a ny quotable change as regards value for a nd forward delivery. • t he ge tram, returns of the Ottoman Railway for to j ee k ending 17th November, 1867, amounted ce.;1152 18s. 10d. aga i n st £1,017 9s. sd. at the Of 4 8P°n ding period last year, showing an increase Th 3"B * s d. weeke return from the Bank of England for the lowi n en ding the 4th of December gives the fol- Rook! re sults when compared with the previous Ik 1 2, 11 1 , 11,"; ..• £3,039,135 Docrease £31,553 other ,u Oa th"Posite 5,330,734 ... Increase 286,252 ePosit s ••• 18,507,007 Decrease 725,763 (4„, e other side of the account th4prillnent securities £12,319,203 N o c h ange . s o ,' r 80 euritie s 16,786,002 .., Increase 158,088 , 0 4 •.• T he "wrlploy e d 11,760,715 „. Decrease 627,900 bitlegina ittlanzthtof notes in circulation is £23,842,570, 15 '14 " i ncrease of £291,210 ; and the stock of departments is £21,717,442, show preee !. I . ser ease of £341,126 w h e n compared w ith th e stibu.lng return. of th A i ted is a co m p ar i son o f th e p resen t pos i t i on wit h tlle c an k of Engla n d an d th e pr i ce o f C onso l e orresponding week of last year : Same Week 1111 111 0 „ At Present. last Year. Ilea - ••• ... ... x 21,717,442 ... £ 18 , 237 , 04 ' 9 1 l `ct7: l „ ... ... 12,874,872 ... 10,523,86 5 Alt: ',' circulation ... 23,842,570 ... 22 , 713 , 17 p ies °tli ccount es of ~.0 1)8 1 ... 2 per cent. ... 4 per cent. Th e to " the • 93 "• e l: l %n- U rn of the Bank of France for the week pared t?-,day shows the following changes as cora isere, /vi ta the previous accounts :—There is an acco unt in the cash in hand of £740,000, in private a.tici-,ltti 420,000, in the Treasury balance £20,000, tak e -11 the advances £40,000; while a decrease has hiN ti d P l ace in the notes of £506,000, and in the -Lsecnnted of £264,000. Two o'CLock. b, lll the Afarket for English Securities there f ha w s tra" a continuance of dulness and apathy, _ e ce. Consols of importance having taken pla being have declined i per cent., the latest prices tied1149,,218,93f0r money, and 93 i for the account. ';,2'-Nt.:\T Threes are 92i i 3 ; Reduced Annui- Lill '' i Ts ; New 5 per Cents., 102 ; Exchequer .ser r ents ., 31s, prem ; Bank Stock, 243 • India P ~, 1121 113 ; ditto 4 per Cents., ' 1001 10 ° 0 3 ; ITit'tti(a)ce,d ditto, 881 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 10 5 ,i s i t o ; ,-, 4 .) 1 Per Cents., 1091 ; and ditto Bonds, - - 8 . pre rn. ani lle Foreign Stock Market has been depressed, Itali„ Pr , ic e 3 ill most instances have given way : i,. s " 11 uave declined ,l, to 451 i ; Mexican 1, to 10, t)(,Parlisti P as6ive , to 251 ; the 3 per Cent. 1, t04,,1-16th, to 351- i ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. 33 1 i i Greek Buda, however, hate advanced 1, to 131. The New Egyptian 9 per Cent. Loan has advanced to 1 2 prem. The New Honduras Loan is steady at 1 11 prem. Renewed depression is apparent in the Railway Market, and the dealings have only been to a mode rate extent. Caledonian, Great Eastern, and Lon don, Chatham, and Dover, have each declined 4- ; and Great Western, Metropolitan, and Midland, each 1 ; while Great Northern have advanced 1. The folico.ving are the latk at current quotations of some of the principal lined :—Great Western, 44i 45 ; Leeds, 123 1234 ; Londons, 1131 114 ; 1121 1121 ; Brighton, 524 521; Caledonians, 75 751 ; Chathams, 181 19 ; Great Northern, 1071 1081 ;"ditto A Stuck, 1101 111 ; Metropolitan, 1161 117 ; South Eastern, 671 68 ; Sheffield, 474 471 ; North Eastern (lierwick), 99h 1001 ; ditto (York), 94 95 ; North British, 33 31 ; Great Eas tern, 301 301. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little varia tion. San Paulo are marked IGt f ; South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 1.1; Great Western of Canadl, 161 ; East Indian have re- ceded 111:1 ; and Great Indian Peninsula improved to 1101 111. American Securities have been more in request. Illinois Shares have advanced to 90 91 ; and Erie Shares 3, to 47i 48i ; but United States 5-20 Bonds are lower, at 704 71. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures have -risen 4, to 21k 22 ; but the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds have receded f, to 19 19k. Bank shares are in moderate demand. Alliance have improved to 144 ; British North American remain steady, at 491 50 ; London Chartered of Australia, at 241 ; London and Westminster, at 701 ; and Union of London, at 364 37. Miicellaneous and Finance shares are very quiet. Oriental Steam have declined to 584 ; Hudson's Bay Company are steady, at 151 ; General Credit and Discount at 51 ; East India Irrigation and Canal, at 171 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan, at 721 73. MINING MARKET. FRIDAY, Two P.M. In the market to-day there has been a fair amount of animation. The shares chiefly in demand are Chiverton Moor, Prince of Wales, Seton, West Caradon, Great Laxey, and North Crofty. An nexed are the latest quotations : earn Brea, ——; Chivertou Moor, 5 6 ; Cliontales Gold, 31 3 ; Clifford Amalgamated, 51 6 ; East Basset, 11 13 ; East Caradon, 51 51 ; East Lovell, 8 81 ; East Russell, —; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 18s Od 20s Od ; Great Laxey, 17k 181 ; Great Retallick, 2f 3 ; Great Wh al Vor, 17± 171; Marko Valley, 6-1 61 ; North Crofty, 21 ; North Treskerby, 31s 335; Prince of Wales, 50s 52s 6d; South Basset ——; South Caradon, —; South Frances, ; Tincroft, 13 14 ; West Camden, 10 11; West Chi- Torten, 65 671; West Soton, 200 210; Wheal Basset, —; Wheal Grenville, 23s Od 255; Wheal Mary Ann, ——. Wheal Seton, 93 100 ; Great South 'feigns, 20s 22s 6d. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 pqr °enc. Consols Do. Account, Dec. 5 :3 per Cent. Reduced 921 / Sow 3 per Cent 921 1 3 21 I Now 31 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Coin. can. 1873 lO2 iunuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Rod Sea Telovaph), Au o ., 1908 — March. June E cchoquor Bills, £l,OOO, 2 & 21 per Ct 3l 28 pin Do £5OO — pin Do. £lOO & £2OO — pin Bank of England Stock, 44 per Cent 213 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian .7 tock, 10/ per Cent., AprillB74 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cont. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cont., Oct. 1885 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent. BBl Do. 5 per Cent., Jau. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., Slay 1879 lO9l. Do. 5 per Cent., Rut). Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 188' , Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., .£l,000 Do. under £I,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, t per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1850 Austrisn o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4/ per cent., Ex. 25f. Brizilian 5 per Cent — --). I/ per Cent., 1832-58-00 Do. 1863 DJ. 5 per Cent., 1665 Do Account 751 41 Do. £lOO Bonds 751 41 Buenos Ayres 6 per Coat. — DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Caba, 6 per Cent. — °Alan 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent., B . Do., 1867 Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip, £32 paid C.ii• mbian, 6 per Cent. Danisn 3 oe,r Cent., 1825 , D inubian Principalities, 7 per Cent Do 8 per Cent., 1867 Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Eluador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent 124 eigyptiar, 7 per Gent B5 Do. Second Issue .. 86 D .. .1510 Bonds Do. £IOC Bonds B9 7 Do. 1864 . 854 1 D0.15 . )0 Bonds — Do. .£lOO Bonds ~... 88} 7f Government Railway Debentures ..., 93i 21 31 French Rentcs, 3 per Cont., Ex. 25f. — Greek, 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ex Coups — Do. Account Du. Coupons Do. Account G iatemala, 5 per Cent Do, Account . — Do. Mitremmana Railway 5Ol 141,xicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — Aontevidvau 6 per Cent. .. — Hoorish imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada — Do 3 per Con 3l Peruvian 5 per Cont. 1865 — Do Account 7ll 2} 2 Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 401 1 4.01,- 1 1 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B6l Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds BB} 71. Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B7l f r Do. • do. £B4 15s. do — SA 'diuitin, 5 por Cent — Spanish 3 per Con Do Acc , Junt Do New Deforroc Do Account Du Passive — Do Ace. ant Do Ccin. Cert. of Con:. nut fuzlded Do Account iurkish 6 per Cent., 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cont. 1838 Do Account ..• Bo £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do xioe Bonds 631 4} Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 D 3 Account Do 6 per Cont., 1865 5ll 21 Do 4 per Cont. ' Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cont. Do Account Do 6 per Coot., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Italia', 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25i. Do. Account 451 1 1 1 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9 21 3 Do. Account LATEST CITY INTELLIGENCE CITY, 4.30 r.m. Since two o'clock there has been no change in the value of Consols, the closing prices being 92i 93 for money, and 93i for the account. Bar gold, amounting 'to £30,000, has been taken from the Bank, together with £6,000 sovereigns for South America. The following were the closing quotations this afternoon of some of the principal railway com panies' shares :—Caledonian 741 to 751, Great Eastern 301 to 31, Great Northern 108 to 110, Great Western 44 to 411, Lancashire and York shire 123 to 1231, Brighton 52 to 53, Metropolitan 1161 to 1164, Midland 112 to 1121, North Eastern (Berwick) 99 to 101, and South Eastern 671 to 63. Business in the• Foreign Market has exhibited great inactivity. Italian lines declined k, to 451 1 ; Turkish 5 per Cents. 1, to 331 8 ; and Spanish New 3 per Cent. Stock k, to 351 8 ; but the Pas sive Bonds are unaltered, at 25 4 ; Greek, at 124 131 ; and Mexican, at 151 1. The following i 4 Ziegrg. Alex, Collie and Co.'o Manchester telegram of this day, December 6 : " The market has quite recoverd from its depression, and a rather large business is doing at an advance of 3d. per piece on shirtings on the low quotations of Tuesday. Jacconets and madarollauas, and T cloths participate ia the improvement but the de mand for these is not so extensive as for shirtings. Yarns are in fair request at firmer rates.' ihlre SNARE LDiT.—This Day. ORDINA iti SU:kat:s AND STOCKS, Kai: ways, , 11iftii L - a,ifriFtet Ji -. : -4 . t ' 'aledon inn ~.... 'in) brlan ork and Bandon-- . • I' J d.' Closing Trio• . 1i 63 75 7 25 35 20 at at 100 • 'orn wall n Win & Bellaet .1 un,: 1 )un„ rert Is, kt:. A b..) linc,, f el. Lon don, ;,crib UN: c :. 100. Glaagow & S. Weatem, (._;rent Eastern, Ord. at L i Do. E. A ngl. st. No. (rent Northol Scotian 4 2 4 74 7d 70 72 91 9 , ;it;; 11 6 7 1•; t 103 no 1(iO 110, 125 125 100 100 100 100 100 reat Northern Do. A stock Do. B 5t0ck........ Do. New, Is. at 25 ptai Ot 8, and W. of Irelann (it. Western -Original Do. S. V4l. Rail. gna. Do. South NVales Do. W. Mid.—(Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lane:)6itire & Yorkahlrti L.Loudon and Blackwail P 6 9S 441 15 25 30 29 31 - I 123 124 .on., Brigh., & S Coas .on., Chat., and Dove Do. Metrop. Jx. A.. 52 63 I 6 19 .t on. dz North Wester on. do South Wester] an., SlieJ., A; Lincoli Itetropolitan Do. New Do. Extension A.Lttropolitan District Do. do. do. 11l 114; 77 79 l6i 174 117 1171 ,Do. and St. JOhlf SW ' I,llidiand Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby aid bent North British ...... ' Do. Ed., letlx., & Dun. N th. Eastern—Berwick Do. (3-.N•E puratise Do. Leads ..... Do. York D,5. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. S& Darting'. Do. do- 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1803 5 . . Do. do. 1806 42;ortli Stallordshirc & S. W. Junction cott ish Central cot. N. E , Aber. stoctl Do. Scot, Mid. a t ook Shropshire Union iouth Devon EaPtern itaines, Wok., & Wok ran' Vale Do.o Vale of Meath W4tertord & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whit,elta ,Vetct Cornwall 5 6 5 7 4'o 935 I 15 17 5 6 3 3, 2 3 4 8 9 11 2j 4 5 17 18 17 111 35 37 2} 6 b 41 51 21 11 40 60 3 5 BUSITICM. drone. t 2) ibs t. 96 30 1 Os 1091 9 141 I 4 1231 3 521 18A I 19 1141 1 1171 i 18/ )7 1071 'll2iiiiii 2 3 2 2i 29 31 380 400 37i 42i 6 13 14 331 100} 99, 94i 4 8 10 71 73 110 Iz.o 674 74 25 27 16 18 1024 104 it 7 • BRITISH. POSSESSIONS. loti A tlantio St. Lawrence all 53 65 et Bom.,B:troda, Cen.ln. 100 1 104 1(5 104 1 1 u. 6, percent.. . 10 Do. F shares lO p 11 , ?Oi Buffalo & Lake Huron all 31 4 10 1)o. Preference 100 Bud Brant &Goderich I n p.c. iB/2-3-4 lOO 68 71 st Calc.atia ‘.16 S. E., lim lOO st ~ ;a1 ,c Town ct Dock, gu lOO 18 52 491 100 :)cmcrara, 7 p.c. per. p; all 99 1(2 st e:ast. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 .03 104 lO5 41 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 110 1101 1121 ZO Do. J Extension st Grand Trunkof Canada 100 17 18 /00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 63 85 80 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 50 52 100 Do. do deferred 100 De. 2d Pref. Bouati all 40 15 100 Du. do. deterred - 100 Do. 3d Pref.stock all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Fret. stook 100 Do. do. deterred st Gt. India I'en. gua. sp.e lOO 107 108 111 104 Gua. 5 per cent lB 2 p /0 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 2 r st Ut. South of India gua. 5 per cent st Do. 4,1 per oent loo 92 94 et Do 2 /01 1 .:reat Wcs. of Canada all 151 151 164 1 201 Do. New .. all -- 100 !)o. 6p. D Bf.s. pay. 1873 all 95 17 100 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 87 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 I 1 11 st Iladran, gua. 5 p.o 100 100 102 1(51 5 st Do. 41 do lOO 93 95 931 et Do. 41 do lOO 89 91 2') Do. Filth Extension 5 st Afelb. Cor. 6p. c. linds. 100 50 L AIeI..IL Hobson's Bay all et Zl.lll.C'da,6pc Istpl. ha 100 83 85 st Scinde 100 100 101 st Do. Delhi 20 Do. do lll 15 p st Do. Puttiatib.„. =O, 10 0 90 100 et Do.lndus St.Flot b c 100 85 87 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 'Jeri cent., Deo. 31, 1872.... 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug , Iv° 101 101 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept; 100 101 103 Do. sp. o. Jan. & July 100 90 92 91 901 1 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk! 100 89 91 Cape G. Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 100 104 106 Do.Apl,sLocl, 1890-1900 100 106 108 Do. do 1880-9 e 100 104 106 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 95 87 Ceylon, N0v.1868, 6 p.c 100 - - Do. 1878, do lOO 108 109 110 21 M.auritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. :5 100 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 107 102 Natal , ;ov. 6 per cent.. 100 1(4 106 N. ov.ti p.c.Ja..&.1u1) 100 103 105 S.W. Gov.s pv.,186t, 100 931 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187.; 100 98 so Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1805 100 061 971 98 71 8 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 - - Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 97 98 98 —' Nova Sc,,tia Gov. 6p. c • sterling, 1875 l2O 98 03 4ueenstand Gov. 6p. c lOO 88 100 103 5. A us. Gov. 6 p.c. 1808-0' 100 Do. 1878 & upwards llO 106 105 Vto,fiov. 6 p.c. J &J uly 100 - - Do. do, April it Oct lOO 110 112 110/ 11 YILEFERENCE 311AB/Cti. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex.. No. 1, 744 North Eastern, York, 11. and Selby purchase, 101 LINES LEASED AT FIXED BENTALL London and Blackwall,:B7 k'OREIGN RAIL WAYr. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8 3-!6 ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), Royal Swedish, San Paulo, lim., g ua. 6 per cent.,'l62 i South Austrtau and Lombardo Venetian, 11 FOItEIGN MINIM Don Pedro, North Del Rey, 2 3-16 pin DOCKS. East and West India, 1271 L)r.tion and jt. Katharine, 50i 13AN5.13. Alliance, lirn., liritimb North American, 60 Imperial Ottoman, lino., 93 London Chartered Bans 01 Australia, 24i London Joint Stock, Ditto, ne a', 21i London and v% eatminster, National Provincial of Ditto, d and :id tasty:, 39 Oriental flank Corpor,iiion,:l3 Union of London, 7 6i bIISCICLLANICOUB. All intic Telegraph, 35 A] PIL o, 8 pm ....cut., 81k C.jwsnereial Union, Insurance. 4k Credit r'oncier of England. lint.. 2 15-16 East India Irrigation and Canal, 17k Electric and International Telegraph, I Ditto, new, 7i Gen. Credit and Discount, Urn., 5 a Hudson's hay, London Financial Association, lint., 8 London Genera i Omnibus Company, Um, 1 13-16 . Oriental Gas, lint., 6 Peninsula and Oriental W,teain, 55h Ditto, new, 1867,6 i Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 73i 2 COLLINRIDGE'S " CITY DIARY AND ALMANACK" has again made its appearance, and will be found a com plete guide to the various business offices of the Corpo ration and City generally. We are requeAed to state that there arc no per sons actually iu prison for offences committed against the Party Processions Act in the North of Ireland, they hay ing Ivoia all achnitted to bail. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day COURT OF EXCHEQUER. ACTION AGAINST TIIE PROPRIETOR OF " FUN"- BERGER AND 31'CLEANE. This was an action to recover the whole of the purchase money of stock and library of the Fun newspaper, and also compensation for the non delivery of certain volumes, reams, electrotype plates, stereotype plates, and wood blocks. Mr. Eyre Lloyd appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Digby Seymour, Q.C., and Mr. Sharpe for the defendant. It appeared that in the month of August last the whole of the library, consisting of 590 volumes bound, 87 volumes in paper, and 1,700 reams, together with 590 stereotype plates, electrotype plates, and wood blocks belonging to the Fun news paper, were bought by Mr. Berger at a sale at Southgate's, the well-known auctioneers, for the sum of £6OO. Mr. Berger gave Mr. Southgate two cheques for £2OO, a bill for £2OO, and another bill for £4OO. This amount had been all paid. After the delivery of the propertY at Mr. Berger's office he made an examination of it ; he found a great nunibox of every description missing; and, what was more important, the stereotype plates and blocks were deficient, so that, in case of the volumes and reams being missing, it was impossible to replace them. Mr. Berger considered that he had lost a great deal by them. He anticipated that he should have 50,000 vols. in, and, only selling them at Is. a vol., he should make a profit of £3OO or 1400, or £5OO. In cross-examination plaintiff said that he did not know of any solid reason why his bills should not be accepted. They had been paid. He had been a bankrupt in 1858. He had not been bankrupt in 1865. He had compromised with his creditors. All theirdebts were secured. He paid 40s. in the £l. (Laughter.) It was because the pro perty was so ample and valuable. He might have made an assignment in 1861. There might have been County Court judgments against him, but not to his knowledge. He did not see what this had to do with the case. lie had rebought his property by paying 20s. in. the pound, and every creditor he had then he had now. At this stage of the proceeding the learned Judge interposed, and said he considered there was no de fence. He proposed that the parties should compro mise it. This suggestion, however, was not accepted, and the case proceeded, but after a short discussion it was referred to arbitration. COURT OF DIVORCE. YEATMAN V. YEATMAN, DEMPSEY, AND BLACKBURN. The Judge Ordinary this morning summed up the evidence in this case, after which the jury re turned a verdict, stating that the respondent had not committed adultery with either of the co respondents. _ _ The petition was therefore dismissed, with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. TEMPTED TO CRIME THROUGII ILLNESS AND DIS TRESS.—John O'Brien, tailor, who appeared to be ill and in great distress, was charged with stealing a leather bag, the property of Mr. J. B. Key, Albe marie-street. David Bonce, coachman to Mr. Key, said that on the previous afternoon he was standing with his master's carriage at 9, New Bond-street, when he felt a jerk, and, on looking round, saw the prisoner leaving the carriage. lie called the attention of his master and the shoprnan at 9, New Bond-street, and they went after the prisoner, who dropped a leather bag which he had taken from the carriage. Police constable Holding said that when he was Galled to 9, New Bond-.street, to take the prisoner into custody, the prisoner said, " I am guilty of it. I took the bag, and lam sorry for what I have done. Want has driven me to it." The prisoner appeared to be ill, and on searching him only a farthing was found in his possession. In answer to Mr. Knox, the prisoner said that he bad lodged for two nights at a common lodging house in Westminster, paying 41. a night. Mr. Knox asked the prisoner whether he wished to say anything. The prisoner said that he was passing the car riage, and seeing the bag iu it, and being in great distress, in an evil moment he took the bag. He could have got away with the bag had he thought proper, but he bad no wish to do so. He was guilty. Mr. Knox said he could not pass over such an offence, and committed the prisoner for a month with hard labour. OLYMPIC THE.A7RE: - o-- A new three-act comedy, entitled " From Grave to Gay," has been produced at this theatre. Al though an adaptation from the French piece by Scribe entitled " Le Feu Lionel," it is doubly wel come, as it furnishes our great light comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, with a new part, and also re stores Mrs. Stirling once more to the metropolitan stage. The author or adapter of the pieta is Mr. Benjamin Webster, jun., and the skill he has dis played on this occasion leads to hope one day or or I other we may have the pleasure of witnessing a really original work from Lim; because in this, his latest work, we live strong evidence that he has ability, wit, and imagination quite equal to the production of an entirely new play of his own. The plot of the new piece briefly relate" is as follows : --Edward Armitage, a romAntic young gentleman, hes quitted col , ge with the best prospects in life before him, and plenty of money at command. Ms fortune is soon dissipated in extravagamx., a,:d at the moment when he is left altno.,t penniless he meets with a rich widow, Lady Diver Kidd, and makes proposals of marriage to her, which she, believing him to be a man of large property, accepts. That he may be what he seems ill the eyes of his betrothed he speculates extensively, loses everything, and resolves to commit suicide. He writes to all his friends declaring his intention to that effect, and is on his way to the river to drown himself, when he s tves the life of Mr. Colburn, an old attorney, who takes his preserver home with him and inducts him into his domicile. Here he meets an old schoolfellow, Richard Wise, the attor ney's managing clerk. He falls in love with the attorney's daughter Constance, although he is aware that Richard Wise has a strong attachment towards her. Things are in this state in Old Colburn's house when Lady Diver Kidd pays a professional visit to the attorney touching the purchase of Betchley Manor, of which he has the sale. Edward Armitage, who passes under the name of . John Smith, dreads his discovery by his old affi•snced ; but as his father has died and he is the heir to Betchley Manor, it is necessary he should put in an appearance. The awkwardness of having to explain the circum stances of his supi osed suicide to Lady Kidd, the embarrassment of revealing his right name to the attorney's daughter, and the predicament in which he is placed by the death of Sir Peter Armitage leaving him the heir to an estate for which another claimant arises, who stoutly maintains the death of Edward Armitage may be easily imagined. Ile is extricated, however, eventually from all the humi liating difficulties of his position by the friendly intervention of the ever-ready and sagacious Richard Wise. Lady Kidd, who regrets the return to life of her admirer, chiefly because she loses the bargain of Betchley Manor, on which she had set her heart, reconciles herself with a husband in the person of the unsuccessful claimant. Edward Armitage marries Constance Colburn, and the good-tempered Richard Wise is left to console himself with the happiness he has secured for his friend. The acting of the piece was perfect in every respect. Mrs. Stirling, as the fast go-a-head widow, ever anxious to turn her capital and increase her per centage, a lady familiar with the " Course of the Exchange" and the " Racing Calendar," although not a loveable personage, yet withal a very inte resting one, was one of the great supporters of the play. She went through the piece with a spirit and exhilaration only equalled by that of the inimitable Charles Mathews, who, by the way, seems to grow younger every day. As Richard Wise he was as lively and effervescent as champagne, and good temper and self-abnegation personified. Mr. Addison, as the hearty Old Attorney, was another prefect representation ; and Mr. 11. Wigan, as the Irish claimant to the Betchley property, came out re markably well in a new line of business. Mr. Neville we have seen better fitted with a part than Edward Armitage alias Smith, but he did his best with it, and if it was not as interesting as those which usually fall to his lot, the fault was not his own. Miss Louisa Moore, as Constance Colburn, completed a cast which it would be very difficult to improve. The piece has been very carefully put upon the stage, and from the favour with which it was re ceived it wilt hold its place and prove an attraction to the 01inpic. • PROVISIONS.-PRICE OF CURRANTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The public press has recently done right good service to all hungry and thirsty souls by agitating the question of retail prices, and calling enterprise into the recesses of all snug holes and corners. All sorts of classical people entered the lists, and combated with quill under the standards of Beef and Fish ; and all sorts of literary tradesmen found vent for their latter-day schooling. And as prices were brought down to reason so everybody gained in the end. There is yet an important staple which 1 think you will agree with me to be worth considering. Years ago it used to be a sort of season luxury —but as it was found to be the most wholesome substitute for butter in the dietary of the poor, it grew to be an important provision. I mean Currants. The present market price I find to be about 17s. to 255. per cwt., even under a Customs duty of 7s. upon a first cost, of 9s. at port of shipment or 77 per cent. ad valorem. I am assured that the freight and charges in all amount to about ss. the cwt. ;and thus, taking the average of first cost to be 95., and the duty here 75., we get a mean value here of 215., or, in other words, 21d. per lb. for good medium quality. The prevailing prices at the grocers' are, how ever, still 4d. and 6d. per lb. upon such qualities ; a few shops exhibiting inferior kinds (dressed up so as considerably to add to the weight, in giving also a bright appearance) at 3d. It is plain that upon articles such as these, which are not subject to deterioration under ordinary care, and of which the sale at low prices is rapid, the rates above referred to are disproportionate. I have no hesitation in affirming that if a fair price of about 3d. per pound prevailed for medium qualities, the consumption would be enormous, especially as butter becomes a sort of caviare to the million, and that it would be a great boon to all classes, especially to the poor. It will follow as a corollary that we may inquire why in this Free-;radc country such a staple as this should he subjected to an exorbitant duty, and whether we cannot induce som, of our reformed representatives to have " all this altered" more con siAently ? I am, sir, yours, &c., London, December 5. SALMON SPAWNING WITHOUT GOING TO THE SEA. —ln February, 1?63, I presented to the Zoological-gardens a few salmon eggs received from Efuninque. Some four o five fish of those that were hatched out at that time bawr been living in one of the aquaria at the Gardens ever since that date, thus proving that salmon can at least live for the period of four years without going to the sea. I regret to say that on Saturday morning last I received from .Ir. Bartlett ono of the largest of these fish that had been found dead in the aquarium. It was a female, weighing four ounces, and measuring eight ittcbes and a half in length. I at once perceived that there were ova present, so I made is most careful post-mortem, resulting in the dis covery of a mass of yellow coloured eggs, perfectly loose in the abdominal cavity. I counted these ova, and found that they were one hundred and seventeen in number. I have no hesitation in stating that had this fish lived another fortnight or three weeks these ova would be quite fit to be depsited in a nest, of er the fashion of an ordi nary full-grown salmon that had made its two or three jour neys from the fresh water to the sea. I had hoped,by means of this fish, to have reversed my experiment of last year. It may bo recollected that ou that occasion I crossed an adult common trout with a young male salmon three years old, this fish having never viAtod the sea. This year I had in tended to have created a hybrid, from the ova of a four year-old salmon that had never been to the sea, and an adult river non-migratory species. I fear I shall be now disappointed, unless some of my three-year-old smelts at the Horticultural haplTn to contain ova. The history of the " Salmonidro" is really so full of difficulties, that at all events it is interesting to know that a salmon confined for four years in freshwater will carry ova to a state of develop ment, and will, at the same time, ' retain the parr marks, as is the case in the specimen now before me. I am not at all sure but that ova had in this specimen been present last winter, as 1 found in the abdominal cavity several loose eg4 cases, as though the contents had been absorbed, and the horn-like coats remained. Ido not think this salmon died because it had no opportunity of depositing the ova. The cause of death was disease of the stomach, of old standing. This organ, instead of having 11.311-like and firm coats, was distended to the size of a large hazel nut, and contained a gelatinous fluid, not un like pure albumen. The cause of this disease I am, of course, quite unable to state. —Frank Buckland, ira " Land and Water." SUN OFFICE, 7 o'ClocK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LARDS—Tars EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his sett on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE EAST LONDON MUSEUM SITES BILL. Lord REDESDALE said that, with regard to this bill, it had passed through various stages in a very rapid manner, and he hardly thought that too inhabitants of Bethird-green km anything about it. Ho olis.tted to the arrangemonts of the bill. If an amendment ever should be made he should support it, although he hail gre it con fidence in the . present Government. He did not think th-re was any necessity for the bill being hurried on. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH sail that he was not aware that tho noble lord intend ;.1 to bring up the goes doll as to Ibis bill to-night, or he should havo been more prepared. lii was sure that the noble lord would not obstruct the, bil: unless he hail goof masons for ()Oleg imt the whole matter had originally been settlod, and it was only in conso i nence of he death of two trustees, who ha I prev.artA tho convey ance of the hod, that this bill was brought in. Bat as his lordship hal on his own responsibility interfered, of course a delay till next session must take Oleo, which was much to be regrett.ed. Lord REDESDALE said that the noble duke hal not alluded to the fact that no notice at all had been given to the parties interested. He thought that it was a matter of policy as to whether Bethnal Green should have a gar den as well as a museum. He could understand a national museum, but if Bethnal-green had a special bur den he thought every other taxpaying and crowded town in England might demand it. The subject then dropped. SALES OF REVERSIONS BILL. This bill was read a third timo and passed. DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LANDS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. METROPOLITAN STREET ACTS (AMENDMENT) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. THE INCOME TAX BILL. This bill was read a third timo and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND (.£2,000,000) BILL. This bill was road a third tims and passed. THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord DERBY announced that a Royal Commission weuld sit to-morrow at 12 o'clock for tho purpose of de claring the Royal assent to certain bills, and also to adjourn the house until Friday, the 13th February next. The house then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS (THIS EVENINCt.) The SPEIXER took the chair at four o'clock. THE VESSEL QUEEN VICTORIA. ➢lr. D. GRIFFITH asked the Secretary OlState for Foreign Affairs whether it was the case that no redress had yet been afforded to the owners of the Queen Victoria, and that they had neither received their ship, which is still in the harbour of Cadiz, nor any compensation from the Spanish Government ? Lord STANLEY said the state of the case of the owner of the vessel Queen Victoria was, that the Spanish Go vernment had expressed their willingness to give com pensation to the owners of; the vessel; the only question remaining was the amount. The Spanish Government thought the demand of the owners excessive, and had demurred to its pay ment, and it was therefore still under consideration. He had caused a communication to be transmitted to the Spanish Government, urging a speedy settlement, and he had received an answer that no uanecessary delay would take place. ___ _ 1(6 LOS 112} 112 80 82 33 34 93 la 93 95 130 132 tit 116. 1 lip 60 02 110 112 56 67 42 44 67 67i 8 3 / 4 9.7 145 ,50 BEITISII MINES. darn. Consol. U old, lira :hiverten 7;lifford Amalgamated Lievon G. Cous.cravist .'rake walls East Bassett (I Mogan) East Caradon ;ast darn Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved. E. WI Russell (Tavistlio @am.& StAubyn(Gwea. Great Laxey, limited.. Great South Tolgus.... Great Wheal 8u5y.....' G. Wheal Vor Grenville llerod's Foot ningston Downs Margaret (tinylan Marke Valley 11wyndy iron Ore, 111 New S ton North Coskear . N.Wh Bassett(lllog,an North Whets' Crofty Prosper Providence i Un y Lelan Caradon (St. Ulcer) South Condurrow o.Wheal Fran. (Illogan I tray Park Croft Vigra and Clogan, s%' est Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Luskeard Web t C hi ver ton *Vest Scion Wheal Bassett (111ogan Wheal Buller (Itedruthl Wheal lary Ann (31en t Wheal Setou ‘Vheal Trelawney 2.1.0 294 2.14.0 1 8.3.0 3.9.0 11.7.0 all 0.14. 14.9.:1 9.0.6 5.10.0 5.10.6, 15 .17.1 SGI 381 1.4.0 2.13.0 8.11.0 10.6.7 3.2.0 18.18.9 85.15.0• sbi 5.17.0 BANK OF FRANCE PARIS, Dec. 5. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the we©k ending to-day, together with the cor responding figure of the previous account : MOTOR. Dcc. 5. fr. I. 182,500,000 Noy. 28. fr. e. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044 778 02 7,044,770 02 ReserTe of the Bank and its branches 22,103,750 14 22,105,750 14 RoserTe of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Vietee in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight - 83,648,206 12 Treasury account cur rent creditor 89,140,369 12 Ourrent accounts, Paris 363,513,019 64 Do. branch banks,,,,,, 46,762,737 Dividends payable,,,,,, 690,756 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months ........... 1,093,802 80 Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 32,610,962 57 88,589,492 33 34666,377 62 44,691,396 - '706,151 71 7,123,469 80 1,093,801 80 10,436,600 - 7,953,866 99 Total °TUMOR. Doc. 5. fr. e. 437,114,902 36 253,313 92 2G4 RGB 912 45 Cash in hand and in Branch banks ......... Commercial bills °Tar- NOT. 2E. fr. a 968,623,169 96 due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due Do. branch banks ..... Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks Do. on French Publie Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Fancier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) Government Stock re- 134,157 77 237,436,511 92 255,555,408 65,871,500 11,657,277 12,613,300 7,204,700 37,910,700 -- 27,662,150 -- 933,200 917,8b0 261;514;150 - 51,J75,700 - 11,833,377 - 12,648,200 - 7,506,900 - 87,852,300 - '27,420,650 984,000 —905,8b0 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 14 85,983,737 91 100,000,000 - 60,000,000 -- 12,980,750 14 86,90,737 91 100,000,000 - SW," 0 Do. dimpesable Routes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage- 8,291,752 - 2,430,307 53 21,770,285 23 8,396,551 - 2,394,584 87 22,057,908 15 Mont Sundries Total 1,911,397,288 53 1,908,342,143 72 Certified by the Senator Goternor of the Ban k of France (Signed) lioirLA2seD. SHIPPING INTELLIGENOTI—This Day. (By 'rolmraph.) GRATESBNID 7 Friday Morning. Arrived, Doc. s.—Leo, steamer, from Rotterdam. Arrived, Dee. G.—Victoria, steamer, from Brussels ; 1100 Poe, from Oporto; Alice, from St. Brieux ; Postboy, from Torceira ; Belgium, steamer, from Ostend; Gosforth, steamer, from Marianople. Sailed, Dec. s.—West Derby, for Calcutta. Sailed, Dec. G. —Crawshaw Bailey, for Adelaide; Woo loornooloo, for Sydney. DRAT, Friday Morning. Anchored.—Joddo, for Colombo; Witch, for Cape of Good Hope; Sophia, for Nantes—all from London. Passed, Dec. s.—Ocean Bride, from London, for Brig ham; H.H.S. Dee, from Woolwich, for the west. .LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKE7 —This Day. Market firm. Sales probably 12,000 or 15,000 bales. Sales of the week, 73,500 bales ; specula tion, 4,375 ; export, 11,875 ; importation, 29,500 ; stock, 431,750. Mid.-Upland, 7, ; Orleans, 7 ; Mobile, 71 Egyptian, 6. 7 1 1 El it 1.) DITIO.N. THE COUNCIL FOR INDIA. Mr. LUSK asked the Secretary of State for India whether he would state to the house the names of any members of the Indian Council who may intend retiring from the Council, and the period at which their retirement would take place. Sir S. NORTHCOTE had received no such communica tion. THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. Mr. BENTINOK asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any fresh understanding had been recently come to between France and Austria for the maintenance of the Ottoman Empire; and whether hor Majesty's Government had been invited by Baron do Beast to take any, and what, action on the subject? Lord STANLEY said that no understanding had been come to, but suggestions had been received from Bar on do Beust on the subject, which, of courbe, were receiving th 9 consideration they were entitled to, but no definite ar rangement had been come to. COLLISIONS AT SEA. Mr. HOLLAND asked the Vice-President of the Board of Trade whether any alterations were contemplated in the Rules of Road at Soa, with a view of avoiding the constant collisions occurring under the present system. Mr. CAVE said that collisions at sea did not arise so much from misunderstanding as from neglect. Diagrams, however, had been drawn up, which had been sent to the proper tribunals for consideration. When they wero sanctioned they would at once be issued, and thou he be lieved collisions would become of very rare occurrence. ABYSSINIA. Colonel SYKES asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether the sum of :4,000 dollars in money and the value of presents stated by Mr. Flad in his letter to the Earl of Clarendon, no date, but received 10th .July, 18G5, and numbered 3..1, to have boon given to Mr. Con sul Cameron by King Theodore, had been credited to the British Exchequer. And, whether the sum of 25,000 Ger ma t crowns, embraciug value in presents, stated by Mr. Flal in tile sante letter to have been given to Mr. Thiamin by King Theodore, had been credited to the British Ex ctiequ,r ; and, if not, whether any reports of the rece•pt of these sums by Messrs. Cameron and RaSSalll had been made to the Government. Mr. HUNT said neither of the sums of money mentioned had been credited to her Majesty's Exchequer. Mr. Ras sa.ni had informed the Foreign Office that he bad received $lO,OOO, but $6,800 of them had been taken from him when he was made prisoner. Mr. Cameron had received presents from the King, thinking refusal would offend him, but he had sent the persons in other parts of the couutrylpresents, and not to England, POOR LAWS. Viscount ENFIELD asked the Secretary to the Poor Law Board whether any representations froth Boards of Guardians in the East of London relative to the distress prevailing in that district had boon received by the Poor Law Board ; and whether the attention of the Board had been directed to the subject., and what is the latest infor mation they have received from that locality. Mr. BOOTH said no direct communication had been :re ceived by Mr. Corbett, who was in constant communication with the authorities of the Poplar district, where measures had been taken to relieve the distress. He was sorry to say the distress was reaching those who had not hitherto received relief out of the rates, and to meet that the guardians proposed to lend them the bedding and cloth ing. They had also added to the staff of relieving officers. No relief committees had been formed, and ho hoped they would not be required. EAST INDIA IRRIGATION. Mr. OTWAY asked the Secretary of State for India, whether it was true that the East ludia Irrigation Com pany was compelled by the regulations in India to charge for their supply of water only one-fifth of the price charged by the Government for its supply; whether ho contem plated purchasing the rights and property of that com pany ; and, if so, from what source ho proposed to take the sum necessary for the purchase; whether any negotiations had been entered into with the chairman or other officers of the company respecting the sum of £50,000, or any other sum to be paid to them as compensation in thl event of the purchase ; and whether it is his intention to obtain the sanction of Parliament before completing their purchase ? Sir S. NORTHCOTE said he was not prepared to ad mit the correctness of the first portion of the question. The Government did contemplate purchasing the rights of the company. Government had made an offer for the whole of the works of the company, and the money for that purchase would have to come from the revenues of India, and the terms proposed were the full value of the shares, and tE50,000 additional. THE ABYSSINIAN PAPERS. In reply to Mr. NEWDEGATE, Lord STANLEY said ho (lid not see how ho could refrain from giving the papers not included in the blue book. They related, he thought, to a private dispute, not to say quarrel. However, if it was the wish of both parties, ha would offer no opposition to the production of the papers, which ho personally thought would have been better kept back. There were, however, some papers respecting Dr. Doke and other parties now absent, which he thought ought to be excepted. Mr. LAYAItD said he must have the whole of the papers, and if they were not prt duced he should have to move for them. NEWSPAPER OFFICES. In reply to an hon. member, Mr. HARRDY said it was not his intention to apply for the insertion of fresh clauses in the Factory Act to regulate the hours of labour iu newspaper offices. THE RIVER PLATE. In reply to Mr. MAGUIRE, Lord STANLEY said he could give no aproximation of the time when hostilities in the River Plate would cease. THE STREETS REGULATIONS ACT. The SPEAKER reported that the House of Peers had made certain amendments to the Streets Regulation Amendment Act The amendment was with respect to tho regulation for lamps on hackney cabs being left to the discretion of the Home Secretary. On motion being put/that the house agree to the Lords' amendments, Mr. AYRLgON rose and condemned the conduct of the Government in passing the bill in the first instance in the hurried manner in which they did, and complained that the Government hadyielded to combinations out of doors, after it refused to listen to any arguments of hon. members of the house. Such legis:ation brought bath the Howe and the Government into coutemp*. It was not until 50,000 cos termongers were in excitement that the Government began to give attention to their statements, l the same thin.. had taken place on the part of the cab proprietors and givers. The bill was one of the most ridiculous enactments, which was saying a great deal, in the statute-book. Mr. HARDY denied that ho had done anything of the kind imputed to him by the lion. member for the Tower Hamlets. With respect to the costermongers, he had seen bat one clergyman, and he thought three or four other persons, and DOT hillg could have been more respectable than the conduct of those persons. The application of the Act to costermongers was altogether a mistake, as it was never intended to affect that class in the manner it did. With respect to the hackney cabs, it had been represented to him that it would be very arbitrary in its action, and that g ,- eat ob jection was raised by that body to the power given to the Commissioaers of Police by the bill, and on a representa tion being made to him, he said he would try to procure some amendment of the bill, leaving the regulation as to lamps to be carried on hackney cabs to the Secretary of State instead of the police. - if the bill passed without that amendment he at once refused to suspend any of its ope ratione. AMERICA. CROOKHAVEN, Dec. 6, 12.30 p.m. The Cunard steamer Scotia, from New York, is now passing Browhead Signal Station, en route to Queenstown, THE ALTON MURDER. _s..-~ WINCHESTER, Dec. 6. The trial of Frederick Baker WAS resumed this morning in the Crown Court, before Mr. Justice Mellor, and in the presence of a densely crowded court. The same counsel were present, and the prisoner was placed in the dock at half-past nine. He up_ peared even more self-possessed than yesterday, and occasionally , scanned the court with a smile on his countenance. Ann Marratt was called and cross-examined. She spoke to . seeing the prisoner on the day in qu!stion near the hv gardea a little before three auU betweLn five and six o'clock. Frederick French, a clerk in the office of :Messrs. Cle - neut3, deposed that the prisoner loft the office on that •lay at ten minutes past one and re:urucd at fen minutes to six. Dr. .I'nylor F.,t, del the result of his analyz,is of the artiam of apt art worn by the prisoner on au ) (6y of the mar ler. 11e faun I spots of blaJ on the coat, on the troy:4(.4's, and on the vest ; also Wool ott one of the roc':et knives. Tim thighs of the trousers, too, were gteatiy stained by bloody water. lle detected, however, an ex tremely small quantity of blood, anti in crcks examination said it was possible that the stains found on the coat might have been produced by bleeding at the nose. Dr. Leslie deposed to the state in which he found the remains of the child, and this closed the case for the prosecution. Tlie case was not concluded when we went to press. LONDON GAZE r EVENING. FOREIGN OFFICE, DEc. G. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Elward Thornton, ES‘.l., C. 8., now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Portugal, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America. DOWNING STREET, DEC. 5. The Queen has been pleased to appoint James Robert Longden, Esq. to be Lieutenant-Governor of tha Colony of British Honduras. \VAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, DEC. 6. sth Regiment of Lancers —Staff Assistant-Surgeon Gcorge Carr Dunn to be Assistant-Surgeon. 17th Lancers —Assistant-SurgeonJoseph Edward O'Lough lin, from the 63d Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon. 20th Hussars—Capt. Robert Alexander to bo Major Lieut. Frederick Trench to be Captain ; Cornet Henry Jopp Beattie to be Lieutenant ; Ensign John Thomas Browne, from the 18th Foot, to be Cornet. Royal Artillery—Surgeon Thomas J. Murphy, M.D., from the :sth Foot, to be Surgeon; Staff Assistant-Surgeon Francis Howard, M.D. to be Assistant-Surgeon ; Staff Assistant-Surgeon Albert John Clapp, M.D., to be As sistant-Surgeon ; Staff A ssistant-Surgeon Edward Har ford Lloyd, M. 8., to be Ass;stant-Surgeou ; Staff As sistant-Surgeon Frederick J. Byrne to be Assistant- Surgeon. 2d Foot—Lieutenant George Franc:s O'Grady to be Cap tain by purchase ; Ensign Bernard Arthur Beale to bo Lieutenant; Arthur Herbert Nurse, Ctent., to be Ensign. 3d Foot—Captain Francis Morley to be Major; Lieute nant Joseph James Boardman Haydock to be Captain ; Ensign George Ernest Harley to be Lieutenant ; Ernest Edwin Martin-Atkins, Gant., to be-Ensign. sth Foot—Ensign John Patrick Spring to be instructor of Musketry. 10th Foot—Staff-Surgeon William Henry Muschamp to be Surgeon. 17th Foot—Staff-Surgeon Francis Odell to be Surgeon. 40th Foot—Lieutenant Richard Crundel Brook to be Captain ; Ensign Edward Martin to be Lieutenant. 41st Foot—Staff-Surgeon William Henry Yates to be Surgeon. 46th Foot—Ensign Frederick Blanshard to bo Lieutenant, without purchase; Surgeon-Major James Leitch, M.D., to be Surgeon. . . 48th Foot—lnsign Charles Campbell Norwood has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. 57th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Bowen, from half pay, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. 62d Foot—Staff-Surgeon Thomas Hollingsworth, to be Surgeon, 63d Foot—Staff Assistant Surgeon John Carlow to be Assistant Surgeon. 71st Foot—Ensign Cecil Bunbury to bo Lieutenant. 83d Foot—Charles Robinson to be Surgeon Major. 84th Foot—Lieut. Gilbert Smallpiece to be Adjutant. 89th Foot—Lieut- William Pott to be Captain, Ensign John Ribton to be Lieutonant, and Alexander Macaulay, Gent., to be Ensign. 95th Foot—Patrick APDermott to be Surgeon. 101st Foot—Henry William Alexander Mckinnon to bo Assistant-Surgeon. 107th Foot—En'sign Bradford Smith to be. Lieutenant. ThfL Brigade—Augustus Corbett, M.D., to be Surgeon. 3d West India I - Login - lout—Ensign Aiwin Bull to ha Lieu- tenant. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. JAM Ewing to be Deputy IN specter-General of hospital,; William Trousdell, M.D., to be Staff Surgeon-M:4,r ; William Sinclair to be Staff Surgeon; Joseph C. 11. Wright to be Staff Surgeon; T110111:18 Macdougall Bleckiey, M. 8., to be Staff Surg.,on ; Edwin J. Elopwood to be Staff Surgeon ; Alfred J. Lumley Hepworth. ALD-, to.be Staff Surgeon; Stewart A. Littigew to ba Staff Surgeon ; Itob,rt. Sutherland to be Staff Surgeon; Acheson G. Bartley, M. 1)., to be Stall Surgeon. BREVET, Major T. Theophilus Boileau, 20th Hussars, who retires upon a pension, to have tho honorary rank of Lieutenant- Colonel. Staff Surgeon-Major James Carroll Dampeter, M.D., who retires upon half-puy, to have tho honorary rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PROGRAMME OF ST. ALBANS STEEPLECHASES THURSDAY. The Selling Steeplechase Stakes of 3 Boys each, 1 ft, with 20 added; three year olds lOst 71b, four list 71b, five, six and aged I,lst 121 b ; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs (if 30 sovs glowed 71b); about two miles. The Aristocratic Steeplechase (handicap) of 10 aovs each 8 ft, with 50 added ; winners after Nov. 29, at 11 a.m., 71b extra; gentlemen rid subs. Ts. About three miles. 22 Ago st lb Eligbflyer ... a 10 10 Bishopton ... 5 10 8 Public Opinion ... 6 10 4 Black Rock ... 6 10 4 Ilmby Loopold(hb) 6 10 4 Tom Thumb ... 5 10 4 King Alfred ... 6 10 4 Leotard ... ... alO 0 ... a 10 1111Siannora 10 0 Ago st lb Bennet a 12 7 Despatch a 32 4 Hornet ... a 12 2 Clansman 5 11 8 Lady Newark ... all 4 Cabin Boy b) ... all 2 Arlescott ... a 11 0 Harold ... 5 10 13 Aco of Ilenrts Spatchcock Bidminton ... a 10 11 ... 5 10 11 Kronberg ... Vigil ... ... 5 10 0 ... a 10 0 The Hunt Steeplechase Plato of 40 soya, for hunters; llst 7th each; thorough breds 71b extra ; to be ridden. by gentlemen, farmers, or their sons. About three miles. lion b) aged, Badminton 5 yrs, Wrangler aged, Hip polyte aged, Waterporry aged, The ()ripple, Patience b) aged, Moonbeam (11 b) *god, DArkness (h b) aged, Loud water (h b), Soakale 5 yrs, Panther aged, Black Swan (b b) aged. Tho Steeplechase Free Handicap of 10 goys each, 3 ft. ; winners after Nov. 22 (at 9 a.m.) 71b extra. About two miles. 10 subs. Age st lb I Ago st lb ...- al2 7 Serious Oaso ... alO 9 ▪ all 3 ilipplyte... a 10 0 ..,all 3 Stuf 10 4 ▪all 0 I Naborklish ti 10 LI ... 510 10 Wedding Peal ...0 10 Sir Bobby ... Cabin Arleseott Ace of Hearts Foxholes FRIDAY. The Sollingflitotlieip Plato of 37 sous ; the whiner to be sold for 40 sons. AbDut two milt-s. The Luton Plato (Hac.diesp), of 30 soy's; winners of any steeplechase after Nov. 2) (at 11 a.m.) 1b extra ; about two riles. Age-et lb Flyfisber Lady Newark..... a 11 7 Trap ......... a 11 5 Franciscan ...... G 11 4 La Pique Serious Case a 11 3 01(1111:aster Darkness (h b) a 11 2 Woodbury 11 (1.1 b) all 2 Ago at lb Leicester Harcourt Krouberg• Joker 5 10 12 Shiite Nurthill. , 4 10 11 Pearl Boi by Leopold (h b) 6 10 9 Diomed Legerdemain 5 10 9 Merry Horn (ti b) 4 10 9 Wedding Peal 5 10 8 Black Hock 5 10 7 Signal 6 10 7 Caustic Paint Heart Crafl 4 10 0 Vici 3 10 0 Arthur - a 11 2 Boa (h b)) a 11 2 Triumpher Robber Lidice .. 5 11 0 The Guide 5 11 0 Jacob Port tire Ace of Hearts Harbinger a 10 12 'The St. Albans Opan Steeplechase HandicAp of 15 eovs each, 10 ft, with 100 added; tins winner of the Grand Metropolitan Steeplechase at Croydon 101 b, and the second in the S,:110 51b, or any other winner after Nov. '2 (it nine ann.) 71b extra; weights not to be sc.:it:nu lative ; about three iii;los and a half ; sub 3. highest weight :lei:op:in .; b,,i ng . 121 h, it has been raised to l2st 71b, and die others in proportion. Age at lb Age st lb Sir Bobby ... Benaxet a 12 5 Cabin Boy (Li b) ... A 11 2 Despatch a 11 13 Badminton ... 5 10 13 Tally-ho(iii.slb ea.) all 12 Spatchcoek ... 10 1.1 Hornet ... all 11 ilipplyte rt 10 14 Chimney S weep(in- Greenland ... ti 10 11 chiding 101 b ex.) 511 11 Lawrence (11 b) a lO 9 Pensioner (pd) Sprite all 7 King Alfred ... 1U 9 Pittience(lib) a 11. 5 Harcourt (pd) 10 9 Tusculantun L. S. D. a 11 4 Polestar ... 5 10 9 Clansman Thu Local Cup (the gift of the licensed victuallers iu the tow and neiglibJurhood of St. Albans), for horses tho ploperty of persons residing within 40 miles of St. Albans, except winners of a listudier.p steeplechase ; list each; and any winner over country 71b extra. Once round the Steeplechase Course, starting in frcnt of the Grand Stand.• • The Maiden r3teeplechae Plato of 30 sovs ; llst 71b ; if beaten three times previous to the time of s.:arting• allowed 71b, twice 51b; winners after the day of entry 51b extra; the winner to be tiold for 50 sous ; about two miles.