The Sun. — London, England, 1870-01-21 00:00:00

0 F T AND COMM ERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The business to-day on 'Change was a sight im provetnent on that of yesterday, but prices did not materially alter. The Government securities were quiet, but in Foreign stocks the turn was in favour of the sellers. In Railway shares business was very restricted, and the demand for Telegraph shares was far from active. Consols are now at 92i to 92i for money; •iitto, for Account, —; Three per Cent. Re duced, 92k i; New Three per Cents, 92i f ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, prtm. ; June, par ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, —; June, ; Bank of England Stock, 4-4- per Cent., 239. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent.,. July, 1880, 112 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5} per Cent., —; Metropolitan Board of Works, 31 per cent. Stock, 94. In the Foreign Market Turkish, Spanish, Peru vian, Italian, Egyptian, and Argentine have im proved. The prices are now— Turkish Five per Cents., 431 to 431 ; ditto 6 per Cents., 661 / ex d.; Mexican, 15 to 151 ; Argentine Bonds, 861 to 871 ex div. ; Egyptian (1868), 76/ to 771; Vice roy's Nine per Cents., to —; Italian, 51/ 55 ; Peruvian, 78 to 781 ex all ; Portuguese, to —; Russian (1862) 861 to 86.1; Orel, 831 to 83/; Nicolas, 651 to 66 ; Moscow, 81 to 811 ; Charkof, 82 to 821 ; and Spanish, 271 to 271. American Five-Twenties are 87 to 871; Ten- Forties, 841 to 85 ; Erie Shares, 18 to 181 ; nois, 103 k to 104 f. In the Railway Market Berwick Stock is higher. Prices as follows :--Caledonian, 761 to 77 ; Great Eastern, 37/1 to 374 ; Gt. Northern, 1101 to 1111; ditto (A), 112 to 1121 ; Great Western, 61. to 611 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 1281 ; London and Brighton, 45 to 451; London, Chatham, and Dover, 141 to 151 ; Loudon and North Western, 1231 to 1241; Metropolitan, 78i to 791 ; Midland, 122 to 122}; North Eastern (Berwick), 126 to 1261 ; and South Eastern, 771 to 771. Lombardo-Venetian are 201 to 201; and Great Luxemburg, 131 to 131. Telegraph French Cable Shares, 18 to 181 ; Anglo-American, 194 to 20 ; British Indian Sub marine, 141 to 141 ; China Submarine, I to i prem. ; Falmouth 31 to 3i prem. ; Panama, par to 1 ; and Atlantic Eight per Cents., 21 to 2# ; ,Con struction, 35 to 354. In Bauk Shares Agra (A) is 111 to 121; Alli ance, 13 to 14 ; Anglo-Austrian, 14 to 16 prem. Chartered Mercantile, 32} to 331; Consolidated, 41 to 41 ex div. ; Imperial Ottoman, 2/ to 21 prem. London and County, 50 to 51 ; London and Westminster, 60 to 61; and London Joint-Stock; . 33i to 34i. In the Miscellaneous Shares Hudson's Bay Company are quoted 11} to 12} ; National Dis count, 111 to 12 ; General Credit and Discount Company, dis. to par ; International Finance, to 11 dis. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The Frankfort advices state that previously to the affair of Prince Pierre Bonaparte the Bourse was in high spirits, in the firm belief that France would experience a peaceful transformation under the 011ivier Ministry, but that the subsequent ap prehensions of a collision between the mob and the military, coupled with the receipt of lower prices from Paris, had led to a complete pause in specu lation. Confidence, however, is again returning In consequence of the energy and discretion shown by the Government and the Chamber. A heavy fall had occurred in most kinds of Austrian specu lative stocks and shares, as all operations had for Some time before been directed for a rise, but the more solid securities held for investment were not affected. United States' Bonds were particularly steady, the large floating supply having somewhat diminished. The Vereins Bank at Hamburg pays a dividend for the year of 10 5-16 per cent. The Government of Greece are reported to be in treaty for a loan of 15 million drachmas (£450,000) with Ale , srs.o;penheinl, Alberti, al►d Co., of Paris, and others, the bonds to bear 12 p.,-!r cent. interest, with per cent. sinking fund, and 3 per cent, commission on the nominal amount of stock The object is stated to be a withdrawal of the paper currency. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Monday next as a special settling day in the Four and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds, 1869, of the Dutch Indian Railway Company, which are to be officially quoted. The Committee have also ordered the Scrip of the Four-and-a-Quarter per Cent. City of Loudon Bonds for the Loan of £600,000 to be marked in the Official List. The report of the Brighton Railway Company, to be presented at the meeting on the 3d of Feb ruary, shows the progress made towards the entire closing of the capital account, and repeats the con viction of the directors that there will be no neces sity for issuing any part of the £1,000,000. The gross revenue for the past half year exhibits a fall- j ug off of £8,246. It is admitted that the experi ment of raising the fares has not been successful. But fur the New-cross accident, which has in volved a sum of £45;000, a dividend could have been declared of £1 2s 6d, instead of only 10s, as n ow proposed. The sole fact of importance is that litigation with the Erie Company has ceased. Mr. James al'Henry, as president of the Atlan tic and Great Western Railway, has issued a cir cular to the Bond and Debenture holders of the l ine, recapitulating the proceedings which have been taken in America to rescue the property from the control of the Erie Company. At the meeting of the London Joint-Stock Bank a dividend was declared for the half-year at the rate Of 12i per cent. per annum, with a bonus of 4s. 6d. per share (together £1 3s. 3d.), equivalent to 15} per cent. The report of the New Zealand Loan and Mer cantile Agency Company proposes to divide 10 per cent. for the past year. John Crossley and Sons (Limited) have declared a dividend for the year ending the 4th of Decem ber, 1369, at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum. At the meeting of the Alliance Bank a dividend of 7 s. 6d. per share, or at the rate of £3 per cent. per annum. The directors of the National Bank have de clared a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. At the general meeting of the Metropolitan Bank, a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum was declared. At the ordinary meeting ro:ethreepoLortnsdoloawndedßnrae-t Bra zilian Bank (Limited). - profits for the half-year to the amount of £9,937, after providing for bad and doub tful debts incurred during that period, which further reduces the deficit to £14,062. The return from the Bank of Engl an d ~ tor the week ended the 19th of Jan. gives the following results when compared with the previous we e k Rest Putlie deposits Other deposits 18,081,776 Decrease... 257,463 On the other side of the account : Government securi ties O ther securities 17035,453 Increase Notes unemployed 10,028,400 ... Increase ... 319,4G0 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,417,210, b eing c. decrease of £172,640 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £19,364,506, showing an increase of £172,113 when compared with the Preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols and French Routes with the corresponding week of last year At Present. Same Week last Year. Bullion ..£19,364,506 ... .£18,704,177 Reserve Notes inc s i c r o c u u n la t tion 23,417,210 ... 23,979,735 3 per cent. ... 3 per cent. Consols French , Renter 73f. 40c. 70f. 15c. 1121 D J011°10,1 . 4 is financial return of the claques and bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-house for the week ending Wednesday, Jan. 19 : Thursday X 10,866,000 Friday Saturday... Monday 074,000 Tuesday Wednesday 10,594,000 £91,401,000 A dividend of 2s. 6d. in the pound has been made payable by the creditors of the Iron Steamship Coating Company (Limited). BRIT= FUNDS-TWO O'QLOCIN. li nVERNMENT rU NDS. 3 per Ceut. Consols Dittq tor Account i per ,)eut. Reduced 92f 1 New 3 per Cent ... 92i } New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 nor Con i 5n.1873 kunuities, 3 0 yrs, expire sth Jan., 11 yrs, expire sth April 1685 — Do (143,1 Sea Tolt4.,raph), A t:g., Bills, 41,!)()! 1 , 21p. Ct. Nlarel, Da. 2s do. June par .£lOO, i_ek) z 150(1 — Bank of E elan 1 Sttek. 4i per Ueut *.inala 4 per Cent. Bonds Ornniurn a-3VI.B.NMENT ZiECUILITIBb. lndi t - . - tocic, 10i per Cent., April 1874 Dc. Opening, for Account — DJ. :) ver Cent. July, 1880 Do 1 per Cent. Oct. 1861 , ...). Enlaced I'aput 4 per Cent...-. — o. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 .... , — IC 6 4 per (' , nt. May 1879 — . I 5 pe7 Cent., Rup. Del.:. 187`2 — 'Jo do 18''' 7 0. do. 1882 — ~ i)eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 .... 13ends. 4 per Cent., 1;1,00o ' , ander £l.OOO — YOAKUM FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. trzentiue Republic, 6 per Cent Do Account ...,.. 87 GI Au itrinn Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 — Brazilian i, per Cent — )o 1i per Cent. 1852 — Lie. do 1858.... ........... - -- -- Do. au 1860 — D • do., 1863 771 Do. .) per Cent., 1865 ~,. I,:••ottut 13,eros Ayres 6 per Cent. D., 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) lub , t, 6 per Cent. C .•iut , 6 per Cent 0. 4. per C0nt......... 1 . ..... .. ......... .. Do. 3 rer Cent., 'o. 7 per Cent.; 1866 -'o. 6 per ce ,, t. 1867 1 , 1.,:yi tan, 7 per Cent . • •-• ond 1,4.11- . ~_..„ _. „ ..... £5Ol. Bonds — ... --. , Do. Accuuut 1)„. t.,:,,, , it , nt ~:. :).- tl'►i: lionis Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 .ko , :cuu: . 77i 6i Do. £lOO Bonds •••• tioverunitni Railway Debentures .... Greek 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Coupons — Guateruaia - 5 per Cent .. • iiondurasdov Rail. Loan., 10 p.,Ct., all pd Do. Acckunt ltaiian 5 per Cent., 1865 — _•o• kocount ... Do Mnremmana iiaii,N•ay 55 • lica.... • pei 1 olil Ditto for Account o . 1864 • De (3 per Cent. Anglo-French — outevidvau 6 per Cent. . — ilocrish imperil'. 5 pox Cent , :em: (iranada Do 3 per Cen •-. 00. Deferred Jo Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account . .. 784 74 Do 44 per Cent. (131:' - iarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 . ao 6 per Cent.,1862 — Portsguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'60,'2.': Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail — Russian 5 t ier Cent., 1822, X St Do 44 per Cent 1.850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do o per Cent., 1859 -• Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 'do, Scrip -- Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO BondE., Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0.., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Ol4 Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway • 66 4 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con Do. Acc , ,unt — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Doferr,,d ••• Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded ... Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 — Do do, 1868 Turkish 13 pa Cent ,. ;v Account ',-., 6 yr Cent. 18?)0 in A , 'ununt !.)o „tiff Bonds 75 , 0 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account 66k • i t:100 Bonds — Do. 5 per cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 por Cent., 1860 — Do. Account D , 1 por Cent., Guaranteed — ir3nozuela 3 per Cent., — Do 6 per Cent. 1864 - Dividends on the above payable iu Lo:, !. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Floriub ... Belgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2* per Cant. Ex. 12 Gni! — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificateb ..... — French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. i t•oten 5 per Cant. 1831, Ex. 25i ... Do Account 5ll TWO 010L001. ,;,,uvula, Honey f ad 1)o. Account, Feb. 3 DIPORTANT MILIT,4RI APPOIN7MENTS. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Sae- Weimar has to-day been appointed to the command of the Division of Guards ; and Lord Napier of Magdala will succeed Sir William Mansfield as Commander-in-Chief of the Army in India. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. Earl Granville has addressed the supporters of the Government in the House of Peers, request ing their attendance at the opening of Parlia ment on the Bth of February, when " matters of interest and importance will be brought under their consideration." The Premier's summons to the Ministerial adherents in the House of Commons will be issued on Monday. LAW INTELLIG E'NeE—(This Day). DIVORCE COURT. KELLY V. KELLY. This morning the further hearing of the appeal in this case was proceeded with before the full Court of Divorce. The rer. gentleman complained that he had been interrupted by the Court yesterday in the thread of his arguments by being advised to read the letters on both sides, but he had chosen his own course. He repeated the circumstances of bis offer to hear the remonstrances of any Christian friend, but he would not allow of arbitration or the right of any one even to suggest the way in which his household should be conducted. He then com mented on the words of the judgment, implying that he said he had beaten his wife when nothing of the sort had been said by him. He bad been held up to reprobation and ridicule all over the country even to such an extent as to be—as he had been told—exhibited in a pantomime at Astley's. (Nluch laughter.) The rev. gentleman complained of the mirth ho caused, and said he had been assailed in the same way at the trial, without any interruption of it by the court. The Judge Ordinary said such a statement was quite unfounded. The Court in all cases depre cated, and, as far as possible, did repress auy sign of emotion or feeling. The respondent proceeded to criticise parts of the judgment, which he said were in direct con tradiction to the evidence by which alone the case should be decided. lie lookel upon that judgment as a fearful libel upon him, and called ou the full Court to give him justice in dealing with the case, to vindicate him from the charge of such horrible atrocities as the judgment con templated. The case will not be concluded to-day. THO U SANDS or PRESENTS AT PARKINS AND G 0 TTO'N' —Portrait albums, dispatch boxes, writing cases, dressing cases, d ress ing bags, envelope cases , blotting books, inkstand s , d es k s, stat i one ry cabinets, bookslides, work boxes, tea caddies, h an d bags and reticules, card cases, purses, scent bottles, cigar cases, card trays, pocket book s, ornamental articles i n china, bronze gilt, and elegantly mounted for mantel shelf, drawing and lib rary tables ; bagatelleboards. indoor croquet and indoor games of all kinds ; Bibles, Prayer-books, and Church Services in every typ e. Thousands of the above articles, all perfectly new and fresh. Small articles carefully selected VA 8013 poet aid upon pre- Vanlent. OtktalogneWee, • rilE ‘.kt.lN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1870. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price done. 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 111 121 to Do B lO 41 51 50 Albion l5 10 8 00 Alliance. Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 22 22 241 5 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 12 13 15/ 20 Do issued at 2 pm.— ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 181 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, end China all 18 19 25 Chartered Merc. of India London, and China alt ;32 31 20 City lO 11 11; 140 Colonial 25 1 1 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, Bin 50 East London, lim 20 English and American, lint 1V 21 11 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim 20 English, z3cottish, and Aus tralian Chartered • all 17;- IS4 14 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 2e 28 281 Do new lll. 4 ii 100 Imperial, Um '2o 16 16 20 Imperial Ottoman lO .24 2,1 12) 26 lonian all 1) 22 26 Do new 5 0 3 Lud Mortgage of India, lim 4 3i 3 1 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 56 b 0 100 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 5 4 111 100 Loudon and Brazilian, lint. 45 55 Z 0 20 Do new 71 541 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 11 13 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all '23/ 241 20 London and County 2O 491 501 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll London Joint Stock London and South African al 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, Jim._ 121 ..• ..• 100 London and Westminster. 20 571 581 001 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm... . '2O ... ••• 100 Merchant, lim 25 01 61 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 74 00 Midland, lim 2O 11 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim. 15 Sd 1p 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do . 42 ... ... 50 National.. 3O ... • • 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lll 61 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 9..1 92 Eel 10 Do new. ' all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 13 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 46 4 100 Union of Ireland, Hui 50 Union of London . ali 32t 3 3 : 11/ lb 37 36 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 113 - Anglo-American Tei., lim all 191 2ul 2tl 1 10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,1im.... 10 of ?Of 20 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 17 19 1 6 at Do. 8 per cent. at B. and L Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 180 10 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 267 10 Do. New 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., lim all 23 2 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lira all 21 3i 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 1 1p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., Um all 9 10 81 9 25 neuter's Telegram all 78 80 20 Societe Transatlant., lim all 18t 181 17i 181 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 14 14 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 8 5 Do. 10 per cent. Prof all a 1 51 4... SIM LISI. AND STOCK I...iostog tiustn s Brist)i and Exeter ...... 1:1 1 .1 76 78 Caledonian -..... ... '• , 764 77 thimbrian. . ....... IQ ,- .; to 20 Cornwall al 2 3 Dublin . _Belfast Juno lw- -- Dun„Perth,,t ii.b.Jun ioo 70 72 East .London.... :5 it*il W iiys. 2. Do 10 - - ^t Glasgow tS. Western 10° 105 107 , Great Eastern .. Do. E. Augl. No. Z 10: 61 71 St ltrcatliorthot Scotland lOl 16 16 at Great Northern .. 101 110 111 111 101 at Do. A 5t0ck...... Lit WI 1111 114 at uo, 11 stout 166 12/ 120 at GtS. and W. 01 Ireland lO, $3 200 as Gt. Western -Original lOO 601 61 61 1 't Do. South Wales 166 63 61 at Do. W. aid.-Oxlord lO6 34 16 at Do. Newport at Laucashlre .9, Yorasilin lOl 128 1z) at Lon., Lirigh.,4 s•Coast le, 441 131 41 I - Do Scrip .•.. - - st I on., Ceat., and Doves lt, 141 13 t Do. Metrup. Ex. A A Lon. is Aorth il'estt, 6 ICC. 1,1; 14{ 122 41 4 Lon. ,ts &Juni Vs estera tui 5.: 94 931 3 Zsizti., 6140., n Li:let:in l.6° 5 2 121 5.21 at Aictropolitan ........, ~ 1 66 7SI 7)) 79, q at Do ExteusLin .. I I.)u.N.:v. rd .. - - at Iletrstpolitan Distrik.t. at, 30 72 10 3letrop. st. Jotan's 11 1)1 6 - • at M.114111:1 st L 0 dirmin. lz Dsrui lO6 67 89 at North Eritiah st u . Ed., Pat., & Dup lOO at Nor :).astern-13ery lok llO 23 D G. DLE purcha.6 i 0.13. 1 - - at D Leeds .... .. 106 79 8) sal at D uYcrk lOO 1231 21 L 3.1 st 14 °Carlisle .... • 166 - - at D °Stock. .It, Darling lOO 167 :19 166 at North Loudon .. • lOO 122 24 10 Do New 1868 . ... at North Staffordshire."... 100 61 63 at North anti S. W. Junction 100 9.1 101 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 ... .• at 13,1 , :ymney . l6O 83 55 st Lihropshire Union lOO 1 , 4 601 at South Devon.. at South Eastern lOO 7il 771 77 at Staines, Woleham,tt Wok all 13 11 at tali Vale 166 154 158 -- Do. C - - ') ,tetiord & Kilkenny UM 10 wai erluo el, Whiteliail 0 1261 127 i 12n 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AN 1) STOCKS. 87 SO at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.eent. 100 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO at Do. Scot. N.E., 46 per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. du. 7 per cent IOU st D. do. Ordinary IOU st Do. Midland at Du. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all st Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO st ao. Ist Class preference lOO st Was. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO at '4t. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 at Du du Nu. 2 100 at Do ' do 6 par cent 100 81, Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Du du 13 6 do. 110 at Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gas lOO st Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 st Do du 5 p.c.W5.v.Va1.1847 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 Do 44 .du do .du 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. prn Wu st Du Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. Nrth of Seutland4st p 1 100 st Great South. and Western (I r eland) 4 per cent lOO at Ut.West.—Orig.&Jut.-11,ent per gua.s p.c lOO Do. Orig. (B. & U. Ex). 5 p.c lOO Do du 4., per cent. 1650 lOO Do do 4 do do Do do 5 per cent. redem. 100 Do do Birmingham gua IUU Do do do pref lOO Do do Chester gua lOO Do do do 6 per cent lOO Do do do 5 do 1 00 Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 10 0 Du do p.e lOO at Do do 4g 1859 lOO at Du D D D 0: West t o t 0 5 x fo r 2d. d g s 1 1 1 07 0 at Du Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 at Do do 2d do 100 o st Dogua. & 0 51paerriicsei: i p cent. 1863 100 o Lancaster all at Laucash. & Yurksh. 6 p.c. 100 _ at Do Barnsley, £5 Os 1011 p.c. 100 ..• at Do 6 p.c. (East Loucashire) 100 130 1.35 at Do 43 (Blackburn parch). 100 98 100 st. London & Brighton. 5 p.c gu aranteed, No 1 lOO ... et Do 5 per cent. gua No. 2 lOO et Do 6 do do lOO ..„ at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent lOO et Do 6 do (W.E. ) 100 at Do 4 do 1850 lOO at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at London and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 112 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Du Slarewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO at Loudon and a W. 7 p,e late 3d shares, lOO 145 150 a Do (Portsui.perpans 2s6d) all a Mau., Slid., a; Litwin. 6 p:c. 11)0 Do a Do 31 per cent lOO 64 66 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent. 5 st Mid. Consolidated ,6 p. c... 100 130 145 a Do Bristol& 13irm., 6p. c IOU 1.3 135 a Du 41 per cent. reducer lOO 1.8 WU a Do 11 per cent. irredeem... 100 93 100 s Do Leiceater& D.' etiu,4 p.c 100 15) 91 at North 13ritish, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E.& U. 4p.C. S. & u 0 at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per ceu.t.. lOU • at Do Border Union, 5 ' p.c... 100 :•: at N.-Eaateru—Cous. 100 87 8; st Du 41 per cent. redeo.n..... 100 97 119 at N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Du Lerwiek capital 8.13.4. ... Du York., Li. &S. pureuase lO 10 101 Do Stektu & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 107 100 st W, Liao iepoul ft and It 100 80 38 20 North Staffordshire all 20 2t; LOs ;;, Devon Annuities, 1, all 0 10 10s Do Tavistuclt Anus., 10s all s 91 los Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 8) 1 0.6. S. Last. (ltead. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Du 43 perce-I*t lOO st Do*Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Tali Vale No.l lOO 154 158 st Waterfurd & Kilkenny, 6pc 7S 82 98 98 106 108 95 lOU 90 02 so 52 07 90 68 72 as 2,) 95 10E; 116 118 113 115 96 93 1,3 13D RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SIIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on tho Profits of each separate year bt Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Scot. C'eu. miu. 7 p c lOO st Do 41 p irredoom all st Do 4p e con. issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per ceut. 10J 77 8u at Do 5 du, 1862. 100 87 9U at Do New 5 do, 1863 100 8,1 st Du do 5 do, 1861._ lOU 83 86 et Great Northern, 5 p clued. luU ..„ at Du Pernauent e per ceut. 100 et Do Boston a Sleatti, it pe 100 st Great West., W. thdl., 5p c lOU at Dv Joint i.orpe. 5 p c, 1865 Ivo 88 at Du d u 6p c =ed., 1636 lOU lib 120 2v Du Vale Neuth perp. 5p c all „ at Kent ()oast, 6 per tient, 10 0 I Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 ip at Loud., Brig etc., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ... ::* at Do do 41 du, 1861 PA) at Do do 4/ do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., 23, 6 p.c 105 at Do Metrup. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do 0 6 p.c at Loudon& A Western, 5p c 100 108 110 at Laudon 6. S. Western, 41 p a 100 13 95 10 Man. chef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 9 91 at Metropolitan a per cent lOO 100 102 at Midland, it. 5 per cent prof lOO 107 109 at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to couv. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 18 Do lueonv. New Shares all 19 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 8& lf 24p at North British, E. and Li- No. 1, 5 per cent ... 100 at Do 110 guaranteed, 1861 100 ..„ Do E ,P., &Dun., 2d,4 pc 100 st Do b.& G , N 0.2, 5 p.c lOO at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1662 100 st Do K & U., N 0.3, 5 p.c 100 ... st Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 94 160 st Do Stock. & Dart., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5 p c., lOO ... ... at South Eastern, 41 pe, 1859 100 „. „. at Do 6 do 1861 100 „. „, at Do sdo (Cll. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria, St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAIL WAYS.-LLNES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkenhead lOO al 93 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all vo 100 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51; 6 at Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. ... st Clydesdale, guaranteed l9O _ ... st Colchester Starr Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 132 131 20 Gloater and L'ean Forest all ... .„„ s Gt. }..:ass., Newm., 5:e., 5 p.c 100 . ..„ a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... ... st- Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex., do 109 . .. st Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref 10U 97 99 50 Hull anti Selby all 110 112 at LanCaster and Carlisle lOO 217 223 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 964 st, Do. 41 per cent lOO ..• ••• st London, Chat., dtc., 44 p c lOO ... ... at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 101) st Loudon and Greenwich st Do- do Preference lOO . .. a t London, Tilbury, & South 100 8:: 8 . 5 at Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 79 81 st Do. d - 6 do 51 Mauch., 80.. Matlk. all ''' ''' ... ... at Midland, Braitard, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Liz?) SO Northernk East., 5 percent all 53 56 so Du. do. 6 do. all .. at N. Eastern—Hartlepool at N.West.A perp. pref, 5p C lOO 107 109 st Do B minimum 14 p.c lOO _ at Notting. & Granth 11..V.C lOO 91 9S 25 Preston and Wyre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. Wu 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 lA4 10 Do do 8 2 2ip s S. Yorkah. and River Dun 100 97 109 D 4 per cent gua lO -78 80 5 do st Viet. Station and Pimlico_ 100 _ at West Cornwall '2O W es t London, ClClass 20 Do do B all _ ... 20 Do do C all ... ..„ s t Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... A at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and Wett'ndia lOO 12t 126 Loudon and St. Katherine 100 51 53 100 D ol)eb. stock, 4 per cent all Mill wall Freehold Land Dock SontiAmpton .Ijo -72 , .75 • ••; Surrey ConamarrUl 110. MISCELLANEOUS. 10 . A.ngi r O-Sioxican Mint all 141 14i 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 8 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all in 141 _. .. _..._ . 10 Do. New all ——. 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lha. 6 Bombay Gas, lira. all 5 5} 5 1 5 Do. Now 4 11 id 50 British American Land 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lira all 1 2 20 British Ship Owners 74 29 Canada Company all 03 16 63 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lira 2l .. ... 20 Ceylon Company, lira. lO 31 21d 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lira 6 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lira 9 51 4 30 City of Milan Improv. lbn all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lira.., all 50 City Offices, lim 25 23 22j 131 i 50 Colonial, lira. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 pr i ok 10 Company of African Mer chants, lira. 3 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 25 27 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. Bank of France. PARIS, Jan. 20. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Jan. 13. Jan. 20. fr. c. fr. c Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,014,776 02 Reserve of the - Bank and its branches 22,105,750 22,105,750 14 Reserve of lanced pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 43,816,569 43 42,344,210 07 Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts Paris 300,823,200 11 294,42: 4 ,977 46 Do. branch banks 40,416966 43,181,942 Dividends payable 5,388,796 3,816,699 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed - Sundries Total CREDITOR. Jan. 20. Jan. 13. c. fr. c. Cash in hand and in fr. Branch banks Commercial bills over- I 201,211 71 312 , 717 49 due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 341,258,478 90 332,488,029 02 Do. branch banks 344,229,945 • 323,115,901 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks 2,548,000 2 , 410,200 - Do. on French Public S e curities 20,960,500 20,722 050 9,200 Do. by branch banks 9,279,350 9,23, Do. on railway shares and debentures 800 —. ,0 - Do. branch banks 0: , 90800, 000 .-- 0 Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 6 Government Stock re- 750 14 6 12,980,7500 00000 — 14 serve 1 Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisies (Law, June 2, 1857) 160,000,000 ..-- 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed propel ty branches Expenses of manage- 1,167,600 - 110,200 - 1,163,500 - 1,172,200 -- 9,072,534 - 9,069,184 - nient Sundries 15,561 35 14,373 60 5,748,393 82 5,975,048 32 _ _ - Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of FraLoe. (Signed) RoULAND. The Bank Returns. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir eulation of the public and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 4th of Dec. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ended the Ist of Dec. (the nearest date furl:Lisp:A by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month .- .23,940,9 ; 23,181,190 -- 799 , 757 1 Nov. 6, I Dec] 4, 1869. 1869. Increase. Decrease. --- —_— 471 Bank of England... 13' "21 Joint-stock Banks.. 2,42 5 , 071 2,3Li8,732 - 56,333 ---- 59 1-7 7 --- 1,4. , 18, 01,648 948.411 Total In England. 29,2 Private Banks .... 2,885,44' 2,751,719 4,8 11,3 8, 5,287,458 416,140 Scotland .. — Ireland 7,381,180) 7,354,163 27,017 --,....----,___13,269__ ---- United Kinzdom. 41,503,957' 40,9 416,110 976,828 United Kingdom. And as compared w ith the month en ding the s th of Dec., 1868, the above returns show a d ecrease of £363,505 in the circulation of notes in E ng l an d, an d an increase of £105, 946 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fix e d i ssues o f the several banks the following is the state of the circulation: — The English private banks are below their fixed issue ••• ••• •• • ... £1,290,907 The English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue ... ••• ••• ••• 369,901 Total below fixed issue in England .£1:660,808 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 2 538,187 The Irish banks are above their fixed issue 992,669 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending Ist of Nov. was £18,443, - 206, being a decrease of .£388,231, as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of £71,692 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 6th of Nov.:— _ . _ Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £3,776179 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,741,881 £5,924,651 being au increase of £518,118 as compared with the pre vious return,. and . an increase of .£321,39 wheu, colitipeod tha correspoutiipatil lot yea_ THE ANGLO-FRENCH COMMERCIAL TREATY. rAErs, TRURSDAY. The debate on the Treaty yesterday was less interestir than on the day previous, though the question 1, one of so much commercial importance on botl, sides of the Channel that it deserves some notice The discussion is still going on from day to clay, an , it is not easy to say when it will conclude. M. Thiers is te make a great speech, for which all parties look with impatience, though of course the ability and eloquence of the great historian and littirateu2 will be ranged on the side of the protectionists. These gentlemen are growing restive under the "inexor able logic of facts," and figures hurled at them by the ad vocates of free trade, who cannot be convinced that a large increase of exports means a decrease of nations' manufactures. Formerly the protectionists used t reproach the free-trader 3 with putting forwart theories unsupported by statistics. Now they have figures enough before their eye,s, but they suddenly discover time no faith must be put in them. English traders must be flattered at M. Estaneelin's method of explaining all ze:, the troublesome numerals which interfere so sadly wit: his logic. The official returns must not, he says, be de pended on. The value of the imports is under-rated, am: that of the exports over rated. The English importers are accustomed to make out two invoices—one of the rue price for the purchaser, and another, according to whicl the import duty in France is paid, which fixes tl value of the goods at 40 or 50 per cent below their rea worth. A month ago some English tissues were import% at a declared rate of 3f. 25c. The Customs seeing the.. were under value charged them at 4f. 25c., and a mercb at Rouen offered to buy them at sf. 50c. flit, was one of the most striking instances cited by M. Estancelin and it created some sensation in the Chamber; but unluckily for him it was too circumstantial, for it called up the Director -General of Customs, M. Ome, who simply remarked that such a case was not possible, as goods of that price were taxed ac cording to weight and not to value ! Further, the Government possessed the right of preemption, and had the power to purchase imported goods at theit declared price. It would consequently be rather an unwiso speculation on the part of British traders tc undervalue their goods to pass the official inspectior M. Estancelin thereupon declared that M. Azennc (the Government Commissioner) had refused tu face a public meeting at Rouen, and that in Englam: the freedom of the chief cities was offered to the authors of the Treaty. M. Azenne protested that this was inaccurate. He had presided over the Chamber of Commerce at Rouen, and had received delegates from the chief firms. If was only when he wished to reply that he found there was a fixed intention to hear no explanations. Later on M. Prax-Paris pointed out the inconsistency of the pro tectionists in requiring the denunciation of the Treaty before the parliamentary inquiry. If the inquiry shewed that the nation preferred the Treaty to a system of tariffs, the question would naturally be asked why had it been abolished. Great complaints have been made. as you know, of the privilege granted to the Emperor of signing treaties of commerce without consulting the Chamber, but M. Prax-Paris reminded his hearers that M. Thiers in 1832, M. Duchiltel in 1834, and M. Leon Faucher in 1837, had all failed to reform the tariffs. The fears entertained at the passing of the Treaty that France would be inundated with English goods had prove(' entirely misplaced, since France had exported to Great Britain more manufactures than she received from there, 111. Jules Simon is likely to be a valuable champion of Free Trade, and has commenced a vigorous speech just before the adjournment. The dispute in the Legislative Body between M. Gam betta and M. Emile 011ivier has formed the subject of com ment in several journals. The Constitutionnel blames M Gambetta for the violence of his language, and declares that the Radicals believe no man can serve his country unless he is in the ranks of the Opposition, and also that a politician must keep fixedly to one set of opinions during the whole of his career. The Patrie believes that extreme opinions have the effect of vulgarising the mind, or how otherwise could M. Rochfort's smart writing in the Figaro have changed to his wild effusions in the Marseil laise? M. Gambetta has deteriorated in a similar manner. The Journal de Paris does not think that M. 011ivier's language justified the remarks made by M. Gambetta, and at any rate that he compromised a well-founded complaint by his useless violence. The Presse is indignant because the cause of liberty loses by these irritating discussions. Yesterday evening there was a complete lull in the dis turbance which had hitherto prevailed in various parts of the town. The singers and rioters, who had frequented the Rue d' Aboulkir seemed to understand that any noisy demonstration would be summarily dealt with, ant' therefore had the good sense to forego their nocturnal pilgrimages. Their wise intentions were no doubt con firmed by the intense cold which prevailed, and which was in fact a fortunate occurrence. The examinations in the Bonaparte trial will not be completed so soon as was supposed, and it does not seem easy to fix a day for their probable termination. At each sitting the investigating magistrate finds himself under the necessity of hearing fresh witnesses, and the informa tion be thus acquires continues to increase. M. le President d'Oms devotes all his time to the consideration of the case, and conducts the business with a promptness and a courtesy which the witnesses are themselves the first to acknow ledge. Prince Pierre Bonaparte has chosen for his counsel M. Emile Lerond, barrister of the Imperial Court of Paris, who has already conducted several cases for tbs Prince. M. Vermorel has written to M. Rochefort concerning the accusation he made against him in the Chamber,and summon: . him to produce at once, before a jury composed of honour able citizens well considered in the democracy, the proofs which he is bound to furnish. To this M. Rochefort has returned for answer: "In declaring to the Minister of Justice that you were supposed to have certain relations with th:: police, I only repeat what you have yourself twenty timel, brought upon the tapis at public meetings. You car nevertheless form at your leisure a jury of honour; and 1 even hope it will acquit you. As for myself, I have wit nessed too often the efforts which you unceasingly makr, to create trouble and division in the Republican party." The printer of the Reforme has refused to continue printing that journal, and it will be continued in future, without a printer, it is said. It appears that the metal mills at Chatham dockyard are not, as it had been feared at Chatham, to be abolished ; but there is to be a reduction in the staff employed. This will be effected by the superadbuation of some of the workmen, and about 20 labourers will be removed from the mills to be employed in other parts of the yard. Capt. W. S. Braham, of the Royal Berks Militia, has joined the School of Military Engineering at Chatham to go through a course of instruction in army signalling and telegraphy. BUDGET OF MISCELLANEOUS.—A Chinese pre scription for fever and ague is said to tear a wonderful resemblance to General Spinner's autograph.—The oldest chutch building in America is at Bingham, Massachusetts. It was erected in 1681.—Louisville now claims a popula tion of 159,000—and a wonderful growth in the past ten years.—The New York Herald says the clergy cost the United States $12,000,000 per annum ; the criminals, $40,000,000 ; the lawyers, $70,000,000 ; rum, $200,000,000. A —A discarded lover in Louisville wreaked his vengeance by stealing the trousseau of the young woman the day be fore she was to marry his rival.—The severest earthquake ever known in Eastern California and Nevada occurred at six o'clock on Sunday evening, Dec. 26. The shock was felt at Sacramento, Marysville, Virginia City, and other towns. No serious damage, however, is reported. An ex press train was detained near Reno by rocks and earth thrown upon the track.—Young girls are now employed as lamplighters in Buffalo.—A young lady of St. Louis has just been awarded a twelve thousand dollar con tract for laying street pavement.—Sea island cotton is being grown extensively in Texas.-- The olive has been cultivated in Florida, and on the coast islands of Georgia for nearly a half century. The oil produced from it is represented as fully equal to the best quality of French oil.—Of the • sixteen Governors of Pennsylvania seven were of German descent.—" Chicago, Jr.," is the name ap plied by Chicago to Omaha.—A newspaper just started in Oswego, N.Y., declares it will be neutral in religion and politics, as it "knows very little of the former and nothing whatever of the latter."— John G. Walker, who had charge of the Chinese emigrants that passed through St. Louis, writes to the Republican of that city that there is little prospect at present of Chinamen supplanting negroes. He says the Chinese are suspicious in disposition, and can not be retained except at the same wages as are paid to other labourers. —The export trade from San Francisco to New York, by sea, during 1869, aggregated $5,600,000, of which 53 per cent. went by the Panama steamships. 100 packages of tea were sent to New York by railroad. Four thousand tons of wheat were cleared from San Fran cisco for England on Tuesday, Dee. 28. Ten ships are now loading there with whest for the same country.— The losses by fire in St. Louis from January 1 to Novem ber 27, 1869, amounted to $641,770. Commissioner Delano has received information of the existence in New York city of organized bands for the purpose of gathering up Internal Revenue stamps, which have been used and cancelled, and after removing the cancellation they are offered for sale again in large quautities.—Burglars recently stole from a house near New Orleans a quan tity of silver ware wbich has been in the family of the owner for one hundred and fifty years.— N early 500 Chinese from California arrived at Louis Dec. 28, en route to Texas, to work on the railroads there.—The Legislature of Vermont, at its last session, chartered a company for the breeding of horses. It is to have a capi tal of $lOO,OOO, and has liberty to increase it to $250,00. It !proposes to buy, import, breed, grow, and improve horses--Swedish settlers in one county iu Minnesota have sent $5,000 to Sweden during the past ear, ,t4aid 6' itierida add rant /et itl antitiig to Amer; 105 107 11d lOU 97 941 110 113 tki 7 2 1.11 Pile V E .11 ENT S AT THE HOUSES OF PAI?LI A- 211 E: T. The alterations which have been effected in the nterior of the Houses of Parliament under the lirection of Mr. E. M. Barry since last session, ,re described in this week's Builder. _.The most striking changes effected are in the central hall. the witness-hall, and the three corridors leading from the central hall to the Commons lobby, the Peers' lobby, and the river-front committee-rooms respectively. The dull brown- coloured paint has been removed from the stonework of the central hall and its corridors. The stone has been covered with a preservative composition which will enable it to be washed ; and as the cornposi ion has in no way discoloured the surface, the whole of the stonework is now clean. 'The stone archways leading to the Peers' and Commons' lobbies, and to river front, have been enlarged, and light ;lazed oak screens, with plate glass above them, -alb ituted for the stonework, in order to admit nore light into the lobbis. The windows in the :orridor to the river front have bet...o enlarged, and kylights have teen introduced into the rooms at he angles of the ball, where gas was fornnrly accessary in the day-time. The effect of the iianges generally will be greatly to increase the light in the interior of the building. None of the mosaic pictures are yet complete 1 in the panels allotted to them over the four great arch says of the central ball. Mr.. E. J. Poynter, £It.A., is the artist employed for the cartoons of hese works of art, which are to be executed at Venice by Messrs. Salviati. One picture, the St. deorge, is completed, and is now being fixed. lie whole of the panels of the groined roof of the ball are filled with mosaics on a gold ground. l'hey represent scrolls of roses, thistles, and sham rocks, interspersed with the royal cypher, crowns, &c. No alterations have been made in either douse of Parliament or their respective lobbies. In the Royal Gallery the eight niches are now filled with statues. Mr. B. Philip is the sculptor, and the statues are wholly gilt, with a very satisfactory effect. They represent the folio wing monarchs :—Alfred, William 1., Edward 111., Richard 11., Henry henry V., Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Anne. In the Queen's robing-room, Mr. Armstead is pro ceeding with a series of bas-reliefs of oak, re presenting scenes from the " Morte d'Arthur." [his fine room, with its frescoes by the late Mr. Dyce, is now nearly completed, and will, we believe, be added to the portions of the pa lace to which the public is admitted, soon after Easter. "Works are still proceeding in the Royal staircase. The stained glass has been altered to admit more light, portions of the door, have been pierced and glazed, and the four groines at the top of the staircase are being deco rated with mosaics. In St. Stephen's crypt, the baptistery has been completed, and inclosed with elaborate wrought-iron gates, and with this work the restoration of the crypt is now finished. Out side the palace, a work of some peculiarity and im portance has been carried out at the north-east cor ner of New Palace-yard, by the construction of a sub way passing under Bridge-street to the north-east angle of the street, close to the Underground Rail way Station on the Thames Embankment. The subway is intended not only to afford a safe and convenient means of crossing the crowded street, but is also meant to give access to the Westminster Bridge Station of the Metropolitan District Rail way, and also the steamboat pier. The Mtropoli tan Board of Works is taking active measures to prolong the subway to the pier, and this work it is expected, will be completed before Easter. No thing, however, appears as yet to have been done by the railway company to connect their station with the new approach. COURT OF COALIION COUNCIL. The first meeting of Common Council since the annual election of members on St. Thomas's-day, the 21st December, was held in the Council Cham ber, Guildhall, yesterday, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presiding. Several members who did not make their declaration of office on their election uow came to the table and did so. THE CITY OF LONDON LUNATIC ASYLUM. Mr. FINLAY inquired of the Lord Mayor if it was the intention of the justices to enlarge the City of London Lunatic Asylum at Stone. The LORD MAYOR said he could hardly answer for the justices generally, but he did not believe there was any such intention. (Hear, hear.) CITY OF LONDON COURT. Mr. Deputy DE JERSEY called attention to a re port of the Officers and Clerks' Committee, which recommended that the offica of Registrar of the City of Loudon Court should be filled up, notwithstand ing the fact that proceedings were still pending with the late Registrar. Judgment had been g iven in the Court of Queen's Bench in favour of the Corporation, ousting Mr. Osgood from the office ; but Mr. Osgood had appealed to the House of Lords, and he therefore wished to ask the Re corder whether it was desirable, in that state of things, to proceed to the election of a new registrar, and whether, if any appointment were made and the judgment of the Ilouse of Lords were favour able to Mr. Osgood, it would not give rise to fresh itigation. Mr. H. GOVER, chairman of the Officers and Clerks' Committee, objected to such questions being put and answered offhand. It was desirable that the Recorder should have time to consider the whole subject, and have a proper statement of the facts laid before him to enable him to do so. Mr. DE JERSEY said he did not desire an itnme diate answer. lle moved that it be referred to the City solicitor to take the opinion of the Re corder as to the propriety of proceeding to the elec tion of a new registrar. The reason why he referred to the matter was that the members were being hotly canvassed, and he thought the candidates should know whether an appointment was to be made or not. The motion was seconded by Mr. GOVER, and unanimously agreed to. THE THAMES CONSERVANCY. Mr. Deputy FARRAR was unanimously elected a conservator uuder the Thames Conservancy Act, 1857, in the room of Mr. Joseph Turnley, who has ceased to be a member of the Common Council. Mr. Tiros. FnICKER gave notice of a motion to the effect that petitions for grants of money should in future be presented only at the first calendar courts in March, May, June, September, and December. _ On the motion of Dr. SEDG WICK SAUNDERS, it was referred to the Officers and Clerks' Committee to inquire and report in reference to an alleged ab straction of documents from the muniment room of the Town Clerk's office. The remainder of the sitting was occupied with the appointment of members to serve on com mittees. Lieutenant Sharman, 2d Battalion 20th Regi ment, is under orders to join the depot at Colches ter. Lieutenant Durham, 76th Foot, has been ordered to proceed from the service to the depot companies, vice Lieutenant Talbot, who has joined the service companies. Captain Thompson, 83d Regiment, has been ordered to join the depot at Colchester, in succession to Captain Blunt, who has retired from the service by the sale of his commis sion. Assistant-Surgeon Symons, M.D., has been struck off the strength of the eastern district, hay jug been transferred frotn the depot battalion to the battery of Royal Artillery stationed at Norwich. The following exchanges of Brigades by officers of the Royal Artillery, having been sanctioned at the Horse Guards, have recently been made : Between Second-Capt. T. Van Straubenzee, of the G Battery, 14th Brigade, at Woolwich, and Second- Capt. W. R. Barlow, of the 9th Brigade, re cently arrived iu India ; between Lieutenant W. 11. Wright, of the G Battery, 16th brigade, at Jub bulpore, Bengal, and Lieutenant Spencer Gardiner, of the .? battery, 14th brigade, just returned to Woolwich from India; between Lieutenant E. W. Nash, of the C battery, 14th brigade, at Plymouth, and Lieutenant L. Tillotson, of the G battery, Bth brigade, at Cawnpore; between Lieut. J. A. Davies, of the 6th battery, 13th brigade, at Limerick, and Lieut. W. J. Tydd, 43f the 2d battery, Ist Brigade, _at Bermuda , _ • • :.;:t`U.RIII4G INTELLIGENOE-THIS DAY CITY BETTING.—This DAY. WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 7 to 2 agst Lord Lurgan's nomination (offered — take 4 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Mr Blanshard's nom. (taken) 1000 to 50 agst Mr Clark's nomination (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr Bland's nom. (taken) 30 to 1 agst Mr F. Johnston's nom. (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr Hodson's nomination (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 10 to I:agst The;Colonel (offered) 25 to 1 agst The Lamb (offered —take 30 to 1) 300 to 12 agst Nuage (taken) 23 to 1 agst Tathwell (taken to £5O) to 1 agst, Q.C. (offered) 1600 to 35 agst Snowstorm (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Costa (offered) 40 to 1 agst Doctor (taken) 40 to l agst Pearl Diver (offered) 40 to 1 agst Little "toga( (taken) 40 to 1 ast ‘Vild Fox (taken) 40 to 1 agst Scipio (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Summertime (wanted) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4 to 1 agst Kingcraft (offered) 9 to 2 agst Sunshine (offered) Bto 1 agst Astolfo (offerod-9 to 1 wanted) 100 to 7 agst Bridgewater (taken) 200 to 3 agst Macgregor (taken) DERBY. 5000 to 50 agst Scarboro' (taken) DOUBLE EVENT. 2000 to 100 agst Sunshine for Two Thousand Guineas and Derby • HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAQE MENTS. Jan. 17, at 9 a.m., Master Tom. and Pyrehees, out of West Drayton engagements. Jan. 18, at 9 a.m., King's Cross, out of all Steeplechases and Hurdle Races for which he is nominated by Mr. Osborne. Jan. 18, at 9 a.m., Vici, out of Grand National Steeple chase, Liverpool. Jan. 19, at 9 a.m., All Mr. F. G. Hobson's horses, out of all engagements. FOBFEIT Lisz.—The forfeits of the following horses have been paid : Caprice (to qualify), Dick, Hector, Juanita, Merry Monk, Metaphor, Nanny Thormanby, Pate, and Vicar. STEEPLECHASE FORFEIT LlST.—Ada's forfeit has been paid to qualify. COLOURS OF RIDERS.—COI. W. T. Moore: White, blue spots. NOMENCLATURE.—The following names have been given :—Mr. br e by Lord Albemarle—Yule Cake, 3 yi s Silvershoe. Mr. J. B. Dennis's b e by Umpixe, out of Thalestris, 3 yrs--Why-not. 31ANcunsTER.— The Silver Cup at this meeting has been awarded to Barbara Bell. THE SPRING HANDICAPS. We shall publish the weights; for tho Spring Handi caps on Thursday next. RACING FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Lincoln...-. l5, 16 I Derby Harrow 17, 18 I Nswtou 95 . , 26 MARCH. Nottingham... 1, 2 1 West Somerset l6, 17 Liverpool B, 9, 10' Warwick 22, 23, 24 Pontefract 14, 15 i Epsom 29, 39 Cambridgeshire l4, 15 I Bromley 31 and April ] APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 I Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 West Drayton 7, 8 Abergavenny 21, 22 Thirsk 7, 8 1 Lewes . 20, - ?7 Kingsbury lB, 19 ( Croydon. 28, `);) Durham lB, 19 i MAY. Newmarket Ist 5p....2 to 5 Chester. lO, to 13 Winchester lO, 11 Salisbury l2, 13 York 17, 18 Doncaster 19, 20 Harpenden 9 0, 21 Bath 21, 25 Stamford 2t;, 27 Croydon 06 914 Epsom 31 to June 3 J 1 Croydon ..8, 9 Manchester 8,9, 10 Ascot l4 to 17 Windsor °l, 22 NE. Newton , Hampton ,l Bibury Club 2; Stockbridge...3o, and J 1 JULY. Newmarket 5 to 8 I West Drayton 14, .5 Nottingham 12, 13 1 Huntingdon l9, 20 Chelmsford l2, 13 1 Kingsbury •'l, -,. Reading 12, 13 i Goodwood 2G, -,) AUGUST. Brighton 2, 3 Stockttr.. l7 to 19 I Brighton Club 4 Oxford lB, 19 Lewes ..., ..., ...5, 6 i York '3 to 25 Egharn 9, 10 I Plymouth 24, 2. Windsor ll, 12 I Derby 3O, 1;1 Bromley l6, 17 I Weymouth 3O, 31 SEPTEMBER. Warwick 6 7 i Richmond 9 (3 ; 21 Abingdon 8, 9 1 Western Meet (Ayr) 21 to 2:; Doncaster 13 to 16 1 Hendon 4)9, 23 Hampton 9 0, 21 1 Newmarket Ist Oct. 27 to 30 OCTOBER. Bedford 4, 5 1 Newmarket 2n 0ct..10 to Leicester Bromley 6, 7 1 Newmarket liot'it... 2l to :19 /117.N.3113E1.1. Liverpool • 8 to 11. I Shrewsbury ll to 1$ STEEPLECIIASE FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Birmingham 8, 9 Harrow l7, 18 Derby 10, 11 I Newton 25, 26 M ARCH. Liverpool 8,9, 10 I 8r0na1ey......81 and April 1 West Bonierset 16, 17 Cheltenham.. 31 and April 1 Warwick 22 to 24 APRIL. Aldershot 7, 8 I Kingsbury lB, 19 THE BRAZILS. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) LISBON, Jan. 20. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Cordillera has arrived here, and leaves for Liverpool at noon to-day. She brings 140 pas sengers, $51,399, 9,292 sovereigns, six bar of silver foa England, and 1,200 tons of cargo. On Dec. 19th she passed the Aruncania for the Straits of Magellan, bound for Valparaiso. '1 he Magellan left St. Vincent on Dec. 26 for Valparaiso. VALPARAISO, Dec. 13. Business dull ; freights low ; shipping abundant. Nitrate firm at $2 50. Harvest prospects very favourable. Large fires have occurred at Santiago ; damage, $250,000. A company is being formed to buy and work the two floating docks of Valpai a'so. An improvement is expected in the price of copper, which is arriving in considerable quantities. NIONTE VIDEO, Dec. 26. Business is at a standstill. Lopez has been defended by 5,000 troops and 1,500 Indians. No attack is possible in the present position of the Brazilians. Rio DE JANEIRO, Dec. 31. Money very tight. Discount unusually high. Exchange very firm, at 191 20. Coffee shipments during December, 145,000 bags. The Patagonia, from Liverpool, arrived at Lisbon to-day and proceeds to-morrow. LivEnrooL, Jan. 20. The Liverpool, Brazil, and River Plate mail steamer Pascal, Captain Peter Johnson, left the Mersey this morning with her Majesty's mails, 31 passengers, £5,000 in specie, and a general cargo direct for Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, and Buenos Ayres. Bank of Engla.4 Returns. An Account, iursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1870. - - ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £33,445,610 'Governmt. Debt..£ll,ols,lCo Other Securities.. 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £33,145,610 L 33,445,610 • BINYING DAPARTMENT.: Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) 45,811.399 Other Securities 17,035,453 Notes 10,028,400 Gold and Silver Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt. and Div. Accounts Other Deposits 18,!'81,776 Seven Days and other Bills 509,487 Coin ... 918,896 £43,794,148 L 43,794,148 Quartermaster David Youle, R.E., having retired after 46 years' service, with the honorary rank of Captain, has been succeeded at the School of Mili tary Engineering, Chatham, by Sergeant-Major C. F. Buttle. This promotion of a non-commissioned officer who has served with honour for 18 years has given great satisfaction to all the corps at Chatham, though his comrades will be sorry to lose him as a non-commissioned officer. The 27th (luniskilling) Regiment, w hi c h has been stationer} for some time at St. Mary's case mate barracks, Chatba;p, is to _leave that satritQa 1 for ,Lidershott iu41140. 'Y r$ )- le as at .t e p- tLt