The Sun. — London, England, 1870-02-12 00:00:00

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The business transactions to-day on 'Change were trifling as usually is the case on Saturd ty, but the prices of the Government Securities were maintained, not so those of the continental States, most of the stocks have to be quoted in conse quence of the unsettled state of matters in France. In railways the prices are not so firm as yesterday, and a slight decline has taken place in some of the stocks. Americans are the turn lower, and tele graph shares a fall has to be reported in Indian Submarine and French Cable. The rate of discount in the open market is now about 24. Consols are now at 921 to 92/ for money; ditto, for Account, ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 93 21 ; New Tkree per Cents, 93 21 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, par to 5 ; June, par ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, ; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 i per Cent., 242. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 1; ditto Enfaced Paper, per Cent., 1872, —. In Foreign Securities Turkish Fives are 431 to 431, the Sixes 661 to 67, and the New Scrip 1 to 1 Prem. Spanish Bonds are 271 to 271. In Rus sian stocks Oriel is 851, Moscow 831, and Charkof 85/, a fall in each. Portuguese are 321 to 33. Egyptian 1864 Bonds are 901 to 911 ; the 1868, 7 71 to 774; Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 81 to 814 ; the Nine per Cents., 98 to 981 ; and Italian, 54/ to 54g. Few Russian Scrip is 31 to 31 prem., and Chilian 1 to 14 prem. Lombardo-Venetiata is 201 to 201 ; and Great Luxemburg is 131 to 14. In the Railway Market Great Western are marked 634 to 631 ; Metropolitan, 794 to 791 ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 1284 to 1221; Midland, 1244 to 124/ ; South Eastern, 78 to 781 ; Caledonian, 78 to 781 ; Great Eastern, 381 to 381 ; Great Northern, 117 to 118 ; ditto (A), 1184 to 1191 ; London and Brighton, 431 to 44 ex div. ; London, Chatham, and Dever, 141 to 151 ; London and North Western, 124/ to 1251 ; London and South Western, 93 to 94 ; and North Eastern, 1281 to 129. American Five Twenty Bonds are 871 to 871; Ten-Fortys, 821 to 82! ; Erie, 201 to 21; and Illinois, 1104 to 114. British Indian Submarine and French Cable, Telegraph Shares arelower, the first is quoted 14, to 15, and the other 171 to 174 ; Construction and Maintenance are 42 to 421 ; Falmouth, 31 to 31 prem.; Anglo-American, 17:1 to 18 ex div.; China Submarine, par to prem. ; and India Rubber, 624 to 63k. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday. The proposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to pay the dividends quarterly has not encountered any opposition in the City. The conversion of the smaller English securities into Consols will not be objected to, because it has for a long time been felt that the Stock Exchange list has been encumbered With two or three descriptions of stock which are scarcely ever negotiated. If the process is to be carried out it may as:well include Reduced and New Three per Cents. It is understood that the Bank of England, anxious to assist Messrs. Barnetts and Co. in the recovery of their stolen notes, have printed a new series of notes of £l,OOO each. The fresh issue is dated 1870, whereas the date of the notes for £l,OOO up to this time in circulation has been 1868. It is believed that the average existence of a note for £l,OOO is not longer than about a week, and it is probable that within a few days the whole circu lation bearing date 1868 will have been returned to the Bank, and the stolen notes will be the only ones out bearin g th a t d a t e . The traffic of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada shows an increase of £3,490. At the approaching meeting of the South-Eastern Railway Company the directors will recommend a Air the hair yoar at the rate or 4 per cent. per annum. The dividend for the corresponding period of the previous year was at the same rate. The proposed dividend on Metropolitan Railway stock was officially announced at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, against 41, for the corresponding period of 1868. With reference to the China Submarine Telegraph Company (Limited), it is announced that the trans fer books will be closed from the 14th until the 17th inst., for the issue of the further capital of £300,000, authorised by the general meeting, hold on the 7th ult., for the construction of the Hong Kong and Shanghai section of the line. At the meeting of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) a dividend of 10 per cent. was declared for the past year, £ 5 lOOO added to the reserve fund, thus raising it to £15,000, and a balance of £1,515 was carried forward. At the meeting of the Millwall Freehold Land 4141 Docks Company, the directors' report, which Stated that the business of the undertaking is steadily increasing, was adopted. The Ceylon Company (Limited) invite applica tions for £150,000 of five per cent. debentures, being the issue for this year. They will be granted i n sums of £lOO, and be made payable to bearer or order. The uncalled capital of the undertaking actually subscribed amounts to £421,580, to which sum the debentures to be issued are restricted. Tenders not below £92 for every £lOO will be re ceived up to the 22d inst. A general court of the London Assurance Cor poration will be held on the 16th of March " to con sider of a dividend on the consolidated capital stock for the half-year ending at Lady-day next." The ordinary general meeting of the Danube and Black Sea Railway and Kustendjie Harbour Company (Limited) is called for the 26th inst. The annual meeting of the Liverpool and Lon don and Globe Insurance Company is conveyed for the 25th inst. Advice s f rom H ungary men ti on th a t the present Minister of Finance, M. de Lonyay, has, in com pliance with th e p ersona l w ishes of the Emperor of Austria, accepted the portfolio of Minister of Fi uance for th e entire Austr i an E mp i re, b ut t h a t hi s public nomination in that capacity will be somewhat delayed owing to certain formalities. It is likewise stated in financial circles that complaints are being made to the effect, that through the unfortunate error on the part of the Austrian Government with reference to the recent Acts concerning the conver sion of Austrian Bonds, it is impossible to intro duceE any Hungarian project o even with an Aust r i an or Hung a rian ngGiosv- market, ernmen; guarantee. In relation to the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, telegraphic advices have been received that the pending suits in the State o f O hio have been decided in favour of the company, and that in New York a strong party, under the lead of Ge n . M'Clellan and Messrs. Barlow and Macfarland, ha s been formed to co-operate with the directors in the interests of all the creditors. In the Colonial Produce Markets this week there has been no material change, and at the close the tone was rather dull. Prices remain steady, the only exception being sugar, which is still very dull. Grainy and crystallised sorts have further declined, and other qualities are also rather lower. BRITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. . UOVIIRN MEXT YUND3. 0 Per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account 8 per Cent. Reduc©d 93 2i Ne w 3 pe r C ont zierr 21, per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 6 per Can Jan .187 3 turmities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. Do. for 3u yrs, axpiro sth April 1885 — ii 14' 0 0 (Red Sea Telejsraph) , 2/ p. C , Aug., 1908 March Do. 2. 1 do. June par ...Do 4100, £2OO & .C5OO — pm ' ca n hkll. of E nslaud Stock, 4} per Cent °Muni --__ CAilada 4 per Cent. Bonds — int-sr-Colonial Omni= — INDIAN dOVERNMENT SECURITIEt, taxi.; Stock, 10+ per Cent., April 1874 — 2c. Opening, for Acoount — Do. o per Cent. July, 1880 Do 4 por Cent. Oct. 1Bas Leo. Enfacad Pape' 4 per Cant..,..,. — Do. 5 par Cert., Jan. 1872 ,,,,. — Do. 5i per Cent. May 1879 — Di 5 per C e nt., P.up. Mk, 187'2 — .Do do 1bw...,,, — Do. do. 1882 — PG. Deb., 5 per Gent. Aug. 1,873 Do. Sonde, 4 per Cent.,! £l,OOO Do. under £l.OOO — FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ‘rgentine Republic, 6 per Cent .....• — Do Account luitrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1359 Br,..zilian 5 per Oent 00. 4} per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858..... — Do. (iv 1360 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do, Account 13 , k nos Ayres 6 per Cent. Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Q.dba, 6 per Cent. °Alan 6 per Cent — ' c. 4} per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent., Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Do. 6 per cau t. 1867 97} 0 lombia.n, 6 per Cent. Danist, 3 per Cont., 1825 Dani‘biau Principalities, 7 per Cent 93} Do Account OOOOOO ." Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. Egyptian, 7 per Cent — .1)o Second Issue Do. .£50(.. Bonds B7 Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds Do. 7 per Cent., 186 8 Do. Account • . 77 t i i Do. £lOO Bonds ..." 77 Government Railway Debentures — Greet 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Coupone -• Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p.,Ct., all pd Do. Account "in Wiliam 5 per Cent., 1365 — Do. Account . Do Alaremmana Railway — 11exicat 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 -- _. . ....... Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — Aontevidean 6 per Cent. . — lictrish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada 2ll I Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account 79j i Do 4} per Cent. (11i:barren) Do 4} per Cent., 1862 - Do 6 per Cent.,1862 — Portuguese 3 p0rCt.,1853,'6, 7, 9,'60,'2,"r 33 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — A tssian 5 yar Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4} per Cent 1850 Do 4 1 Cent., 1860 .. JO 4} per . , Do 3 per Cent., 185 9 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo -Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bolick 9ll. I Do. du. £B4 las. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 63 I Sardinian 5 par Cent 69f 9 Spanish 3 per Can . — Do. Acnunt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferrea — Do. Passive Do. Coin. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 — Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent ....,.. . — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 : Do. Account 67/ Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 5 per cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 — Do. Account Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed - - Do :do, Scrip — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o per Conti Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4} per cent., Lx. 25f. ..., Dutch 2i per Clout. Ex. 12 Gull 551 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. — 'Wien 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f , Do Account 544 CLOSING PRICES. ::::. 27} Jonsols, Money 92} I zd tin Aannunt. March 9 xd POLICE INIELLIGh;NCE—This Day. WESTMINSTER. THEFT BY SOLDIERS.—James Chinnery and Geo. Yardley, two privates in the 2d battalion Cold streams, were charged with stealing a bottle of gin, veins 2s. 5d., the property of Mr. Rober t Burne, landlord of the Woodman public-house, in Doyley-street, Chelsea. The wife of Mr. Burns said—About half-past 12 the two prisoners left the house, having been there since 11. Chinnery came out first, and waited for the other, who left in two minutes, and witness came out and missed a bottle of gin almost imme diately from a shelf in the bar. Joseph Case, 142 B, said he met the prisoners coming out of a pie-shop in Pimlico at a quarter to one, and on putting his hand inside Chinnery's coat found the bottle of gin produced. At the station Yardley said he ha 3 often stolen things, but was never caught, and Chinnery said he gave 6d. for it. Witness saw them in Doyley-street flue minutes before the robbery. Mr. Selfe sentenced them to three months' each, in consequence of their making the case worse by telling a ridiculous lie. THAMES. A DISHONEST " CHARWOMAN."—StISaIIHah Colley, aged 17, who was described as a charwoman, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing a large quantity of property belonging to Mr. Edwd. Barnard, a mariner, of Coborn-terrace, Bow-road. A few weeks since the prisoner was charing for another person in the house where Mr. Barnard was residing, and while he was there with his wife they were continually missing all kinds of articles, until, said Mr. Barnard, there was nothing more to steal, and then it was time to make a noise about it. The prisoner on her first examination considered she was a very ill-used person, because she had taken " a few paltry things" of Mr. Barnard's, and pawned and sold them; but Mr. Paget said she was charged with felony, with stealing the property, and that it was a serious offence, on which she exclaimed, " Fylony I stealing ! oh, no." Adolph Patta, a watchmaker, purchased a brooch which he produced. The Prisoner—Yes, he gave me 6d. for it. Susan Matthews, of Gloucester-street, Commer cial-road, said the prisoner sold her a coral neck lace five weeks ago. She gave her 2s. for it. The Prisoner—No, you gave me ls. 9d. for it, and owed the remainder. Mr. Barnard said the brooch, valued at 108., and the necklace at 135., were his property. He saw them three weeks before they were mused. James Howlett, a detective police-constable of the division, said that when he arrested the pri soner he admitted stealing all the things. The prisoner —No, I said I took them. John Clark, an assistant to Mr. Reeves, a pawn broker, 189, Mile-end-road, said that he received a chemise, a pillow, a corduroy jacket, and two pillow cases from the prisoner six weeks ago. The prisoner —I asked is. 6d. upon them, and you only lent me a 'shilling. I have lost the ticket. Mr. Barnard owned the four articles produced, and various other things " taken" by the prisoner. She would not admit stealing anything. Mr. Barnard —Everything of mine and my wife's in the house is gone. nisi charwoman, asshe calls herself, has made a good haul. The prisoner said she would plead guilty. She was very sorry, and would not do so again. Mr. Paget said the prisoner was a most impudent t hi e f, and was continually robbing Mr. and Mrs. Barnard. I{' sentenced her to four months' im prisonment and hard labour. THE FitENCIT FUNDS. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris, this afternoon, the French Routes are 73f. 30c. ; uncle- cided. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1870. SIIARB 3IELA.E.N3 AND STOCKS. p a id . Closing Bitsiatl - s Price. dune. Railways. st B-i ist3l and Exeter ...... 103 78 80 et Caledonian .............. 100 784 77 . 7111 7; et Caniurtan .. . 1 t 4) 14 40 22 Corn wall . ...t Dublin .t Belfast Juno lon -- - st Dun,. Verth, & Ab.J line lOO 70 72 21 East, L0ud0u..... .0 1...0 15 2:. Do 10 at Glasgow &S. Western lO2 107 109 st Great Eastern ..1 lOO 371 371 it Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 64 74 st ()rest North of Scotland lOO 16 16 st Great Northern lOO 1174 118 1164 at Do. A 5t00k.... lOO 118 119 1184 st Do. B stook lOO 127 125 st GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO ie 100 se Gt. Western —Original lOO 634 834 634 at Do. South Wales 11:0 6* eti st Do. W. Aid.—Oxford... 100 40 42 at Do. Newport lOO 34 06 et Lancashire& 3 orashlre lOO 128 1281 1281 at Lon., Brigh..' S.Coast lOO 44 441 41 Do Scrip it Lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 15 164 it Do. bletrop. Ex. A lee 11 13 st Lon. Ss North Western lOO 1134 1241 124 it Lon. As South Weetern„ 100 93 94 M 034 Man., Shet., & Linooln ICO 014 52 at Metropolitan ... • lOO 781 714 Tef st Do Extensien .. I Do. New rd .. et Metropolitan District. ail 84 If 10 Motrop. St. John's 14 arod 10 at Midland et DO, dirrniu. & Derby lOO ties Si at North British . ..... st V 0.10., Pth., & Dun los et Nor Eastern—Berwlek lOO 26 D G. N.E puroliase 16.18.4 et D — Leeds ..• .. 100 70 89 at D ()York it I) oCarliele .... • lOO et 1) °Stook. its Darling lOO 167 169 at North London .. lOO 124 124 10 Do New 1868 . ...... at North Staffordshire." lOO 61 6 8 et North and S. W. Junction 100 9.1 14: 19 Do Now £lO shares 7 ... .. it Rh: f innety et Shropshire Union llO 64 604 it South Devon'.. st South Eastern lOO 704 764 it Staines, Wok'hamok Wok all 13 14 it Tall Vale -- Do. C.. • 6 - - Waterford & Kilkenny lOO 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 NT 12$ RAILWAYS-PB.EFERENOE SHARES AND kirowin. at Bristol and Exeter 4 pxont. 100 87 8) at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 4i per cent lOO ... at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO • at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at Do. _ do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 et Do. Midland st Do. Duudas ai4 Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 0 per cent gun all . at Dundee, Perth, and Aber- dean Junction lOO 105 107 st 80. Ist Class preference lO4 ••• at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO •• at Gt. Eastern, E.G Ex. No.l 100 98 140 st Do do N 0.2 100 97 99 st Do do 6 per cent 100 110 113 at Do East Anglian A 5 13. c. 100 •.. ••• at Do do B 6 do. 100 at Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4 p.c. gun. 100 . 63 72 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Wa.v.Va1.1847 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 100 ". at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. e. pm. 100 Do 41 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm 100 ••• at Do Leeds, litradforti, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4per cent lOO 06 98 st Gt.West.—Orig.&Jnt.-ltent chg., per gua. b p.c ...... Do. Orig. (33. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 Do do 4 6 pe r cent. 1830— 100 90 92 Do do 4 do do Do do 5 per cent. ream lOO 97 00 D o do Birmingham gun lOO 66 72 Do do do pref lOO Do do Chester gua 1 'A.) b 5 6j Du do do 6 per cent lOO Do do do 5 do 100 ••• Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 Do do 48 p.c lOO at Do do 42 1859 lOO Do do 5 et Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 11 6 11 8 st Do do 2d gua. 100 119 131 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 96 98 s t Do d o 2a do 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 44 p.c. all ... st Laneash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 e 136 at Do Barnsley, 43 Os 10d p.c. 100 ••• ••• st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 93 100 at. Loudon & Brlkliton, 5 • P.C guara nteed, No 1 lOO ... ••• at D 0 5 per cent. gua Nu. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent lOO ••• 100 ... 100 ,„. B a t t Do Do 4 6 d d o o 0, 1 V 85 .}- 1 9 • C.P ) at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover S per cent lOO •,. at Loudon and 11. V/., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent.— NO 110 112 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO st Do Shrewsb'y & 106 st Loudon and S W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 145 1.4 • Do (Portsm. pup ans 2s6d) a Man., Shef.,&Lineln. 6 p.c lOO Do s Do fper cent 1 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Slid. Consolidated ,6p. c lOO 130 135 a Do Bristol& Bina., 6p. c lOO 133 185 a Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO i 8 100 • Do 41 per cent. irredeein lOO 93 lo) a Do Leic.ester&irchn, I p.c 100 DO 91 st North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO et Do E. &G.4p.e. S. & 1. 00 ••• at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 3 per cen.t lOO ••• at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 87 89 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 9/ 09 st Do G N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ••• 17 Do Lerwick capital 8.13.4. Do York, H. &S. purchase. 10 10 101 Do Stektu Drliug. ,15 p.c. 100 107 104 at Do W, Hartlepool H. and It 100 86 88 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 10a S. Devon Annuities, IJs all 9 10 10s Do Tavistock Anne., 108 all 81 91 108 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 9 84 1 0.6. S. East. (Read. Anna., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO st Taff Vale No.l lOO 154 159 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 .. BAILWAYS.—PREFERENOE SHAMS AND STOOKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of eaoh mews* yo& et Caledonian 4i p c gua. et Do Scot. Cen. min. 7p o lOO at Do 41 p irredeem all •• et Do 4p e eon., issued at SO 6 5 ,• et Great bacteria 41 per cent. 100 77 5) at Do 6 do, 1862 lOO 87 90 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 86 88 at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 83 86 st Great Northern, 5p c irrsd. 100 ••• ••• et Do Permanent 5 per cent. ••• 100 • , at Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 at Great West., W blicll., 6p c 100 at Do Jointporpe.s pc, 1865 100 8 . 3 et Do do 6 p irred., 1866 100 116 120 20 Do Yale Neath perp. 6p c all et gent Coast, 6 per cent , 8... 100 • • • • b Lane. and York New 4 4 per ••• .•• cent till July, 1871 2 1p at Lend., Brig &c., 44 pc, 1868 105 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 et Do do 44 do, 1861 100 st Do do 44 do, 1863 100 „.. at Do do 8 do, 1865 100 „. et Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 et Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Dietrop. Ex., B 6 p.c 100 Do do 0 6 p.c 100 at London& N Western, 5p c 100 105 110 et London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 93 95 10 Man. Shef. &Lin., 6 pc, 1866 all tl 94 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 et Midland, it. S per cent prof. 100 107 109 et Do B do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cow. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 114 is Do luconv. New Shares all is 19f 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 B4 11 24p it North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P., Dos. 2d, 4pc 100 at Do E.&G , N 0.2, 5 p.c ... 100 st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c ... 100 „, et Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 9,) 100 et Do Stock. & Danl., D 100 113 115 et North London, 4 1, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) et North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ,„ at South Eastern, 44 p c, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 110 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 1 " st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS at Birkenhead lOO 93 95 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 96 100 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 4 i st Do. 5/ per cent. st Do. 5 do. it Clydesdale, guaranteed lO9 ... ... st Colchester Stcar Valley it East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 189 134 29 Gloater and Dean Forest all ... ... s Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 6 p.c 100 ... ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 103 .., ... it Do. do. Woodbrg. it at. West, W. Mid., Herd 100 97 Pi; 60 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222 st London and Blackwall lOB 98 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO a t London, Chat., &c., 4 1 p. o. 100 ." ::* * s t Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 ::: -- at London and Greenwich ... 10 0 02 ii a t Do- do Preference... 100 ." ... s t London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 85 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent... 100 79 81 st Do. clf 6 do ... 100 . 51 Manch., Bt" Ma all ... at M idland, Bradford, Pref... 100 10 Mid Kent Cray Lima) 50 Nerthern&East.,s percent all 53 6 . 6 ba D o . do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern — Hartlepool st N.West. A peril. pre, 5p c lOO 10 . 7 109 1131 st Do li minimum li p.c lOO ... ... at Notting. &illranth R.& C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and Wyre. all 41 4G .. Royston, Hitch., and Ship. 100 132 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 131 10 D 4 do a 2 94p S S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 100 101 ij 4 per cent guP l9l 78 40 5 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico l O ,O n a t West Cornwall 20 West London. Class A all 18 14 20 Do do B all ••• ... 20 Do do C all "' ... st t \ W vil ey ts m a o n l d ithsoiner and Portland 100 100 ja .. si 92 94 DOCKS. et East and Went London and St. Katherine 100 41 31 190 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cola all ~.,, ... =limn Freehold Land et Dock lOO 10 38 L southaanpton ljo 72 73 t Surrey Commorvial lOO 1A,9 111 . Closing SOWN Share NAILS. Paid. Price done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 124 111 12 Y 0 Do B lO 41 5 .50 Albion. lb 10 11 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo. Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 241 26 241 20 Angle-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 3_l 40 Australasian - 20 Bank of British Columbia all 15 16 20 Do issued at 2 pm.— , 5 31 24 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bo.uk of Otago, him 25 Bank of South Australia all 4 , 4 834 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bonk of New Zealand. all 111 16 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 184 19 26 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 82 33 20 City l4 11 114 110 Colonial 26 41 43 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East Loudon, lint 20 English and American, lint 10 .• ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro, lisp lO 4 :119 24 English, Scottish, and Ans. traliau Chartered , all 174 141 284 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ST Til 281 Do new lll 44 51 100 Imperial, lint 24 * 2 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 24 3 124 25 lonian. all 2..) 22 26 Do new a 6 3 Lad Mortgage of India, lisp 4 34 31 100 Do 5 p.e.D0b5.1864, 30 all 70 76 80 100 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 6 4 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 34 7.9 20 Do now 74 8 44 100 London do River Plate, list. 40 11 13 26 Do new 'lO 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 241 244 234 20 London and County 2O 491 501 504 60 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll •.. London Joint Stock 3ll 32 1 London and South Arican al 100 London &S.-Western, lira, 20 14 11 60 London & Venezuela, lint 124 ... ••• 100 London and Westminster 2O 00 51 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O ••• •_.• 100 Merchant, lint 25 61 6 1 10 Metropolitan, lint all 74 74 00 Midland, lint 26 Id 4 6 National of Australia 26 National of Liverpool, lint. 16 3d 1 P 00 National Provine. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do 50 National. - il• ... • • 20 Now South Wales ...... all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 48 44 50 Proirino. Bank. Oorpo., lira. le 1 j 5 e 30 Provinoial of Ireland 25 83 87 14 Do now. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 23 14 13 104 • Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 24 Union of Australia all 48 48 44 100 Union of Ireland, liar 30 Union of London ....... lb 341 361 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. fi g .-American - x — im a 8 19 t 10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,11m.... 10 20/ 21 211 et Atlantic Telegraph lO 14 18 et Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lien lOO 180 190 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 267 10 Do. • New.., 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European TO., lien all 23 24 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all $ 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all . .. 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel.. Um all 0 10 95 neuter's Telegram all .. .. 20 Societe Traneatlant., Um all 17 101 17 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 10 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lien all 7 0 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 41 iq MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 25 Australian Agricultura l 25 Austn Mort Laud and Fin, L 5 4d pr 10 Baugparah Tea Estate, Lim all 3 5 10 Berlin Water Works, Linz 5 Bombay Gas, Limited all 5 54 5 Ditto, Now 4 pr pm 50 British American Laud 20 British Indian Tea, Limited all 24 34 27 Canada Company all 61 6; 20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d 20 Ditto, A shares `23 City of London Real Prop, LlO 7 6d 30 City of Milan Improvment L all 4 5 50 City Offices, Limited 50 Colonial, Limited 2O ld pr 50 Commercial Union (Asso) 10 Corn of African Merch, L 20 Continental Union Gas, L .' . all 264 274 25 Copper Miners of England, Pref 74 per cent all 5 7 100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877, par cent 100 1 r 87 7 4 t all 100 Ditto, 1882, 14 per cent 10 Credit Fonc of Eugland, L all 21 34 15-16 50 Credit Fonc of Mauritius, L 10 24 ifd St Crystal Palace St Do, Preference lOO 91 99 St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 106 111 50 E India Land Credit & Fin L 7 5 4d 32 Ebbw Vale 274 104 94d 174 100 Egypt 9 p ct Viceroy's Loan gua by Egyptian Gov all 974 98E984 74 20 Egyptian Coin and Trading L 4113 3 English and Austr Copper, L 24 4 15 Eng and Foreign Credit 74 4 3d 10 Ear Gas vat 17 19 10 Do, new.... 5 4 44 6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 ld p 20 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 84 44p 100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust and Loan 6 per ct Bonds all 97 99 98 10 Gen Credit and Discount, L 74 4 4,1 74 15 General Steam Navigation l4 20 80 50 Home and Col Marine lns, L 5 14 p 20 Hudson's Bay (Governor and Co. of Adventurers of Eng trading into) all 12 12/ 50 Imperial Continental Gas.,., 431 134 186 50 India Rub, Telg Works, L... 45 57 59 62 312 10 International Finan Soc, L 5 lf 11d 84 20 Italian lrrigatou Canal, Cav all 44 41 100 Ditto, 6 per cut Bonds, red all 1870 50 Land Securities, Limited 5 2 14 25 London African Trading lO 50 Lond Financial Assoc, Lim BO 18 17d 4 Lond Gen Omnibus, Limd 50 Land & Glasg Engin, Limd 25 18 16d 20 London and Prov Marine „, 2 par ip St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100 spc by India Gov lOO 108 105 50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 82 87 10 Natal Land and Col Co., Lim all 3 4 25 National Discount Co, Lim 5 114 11 114 10 National Steamship, all 13$ 14 1 Nerbudda Coal & In, Ld 6s 6d * 10 New Consolidated Dis Ld 4 5 New Quebrada, Limited 4112 41 41d &25 N Zealand Ln Mere, &o 24 p 25 N Zealand Trust k In, Ld 5 1 1 P 10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 5d 10 Do, B all d St N British Austral, Limited 100 60 70 50 N British & Mercan hence 64 23 234 25 Ocean Marine insurance 5 15 16p 5 Oriental Gas, Limited all 5 1 9 5 Do, New 10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 4 IP 5 Ottoman Gas, Limited all 2 2 St. Peel Riv Lnd & Min, Lim lOO 31 33 50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam.„ all 45 47 48 50 Do., New, 1867 lO 381 2 d 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do, New all 25 Rio Janeiro City Im., Lmtd all 191 20 20/ 20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited ~ all 29 4 30 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O b 2 54 St. Scot Aus Invest, Limited lOO —* -- 29 Societe General de l'Empire Ottoman 8 24 Si 25 South Australian Land 20 Te ( l li C m on an st d ru r c ed & ac M ed a ) intenance all 891 894 444 Si 20 Thames & Mers Mn Ins, [,„„ 2 2* 2 4P St. Tobacco (Ital 6 p Loan) all 86 86 10 Trustand Agency of Austra lasia, (Limited) 20 Tr kLnCoof Up Canada 5 * IP 50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 64p 20 Union Steam Ship, Ld 15 United Dis Corpora, Lmtd 6 2 ld 20 Univer Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 41 51 P 10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd 1 30 Van Diemen's Land 100 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Ln all 804 814 814 50 Warrant Finance, Limited 12 8 6d 50 WI & P Steam, Limited LETTER FROM TM. LIVINGSTONE'S BROTHER. The Glasgow Herald publishes the following extract from a letter from Mr. Charles Livingstone, Consul at Fernando Po, brother of Dr. Livingstone. It was ad dressed to the . distinguished traveller's daughter, who resides at Hamilton :—" I had a note from Mr. Vreden burg, our commissioner at Loando, which shews that the mendacious Portuguese aro not all dead yet. It was accompanied by a letter from a Portuguese traveller to the interior, who had just returned, and gives some impressions the natives got of your father when he :rossed the Continent in 1854, though it addsthe fact of which your father was not aware, that he had to drink the muange, and was cut to pieces by the natives, as some of the poison showed that it had taken effect on him. Poor Vredenburg has sent this letter to the Foreign Office, as he thinks it ' leaves but little hope of the safety of Dr. L' As the natives told our Portuguese this yarn in June, 1868, it would appear that your father managed somehow to put all his pieces together again. I have written to Vreden burg that the muange and cutting-to-pieces part of this yarn came out of the two calabashes of cacolla (drink made of honey). With much secresy,' says Vredenburg, the native told the Portuguese that Dr. Livingstone was a great fetish man ! ' " 6 1T4 4 .7,-, ‘.4 ** Tt , f, . HER 111AJ.ES7'Y. OsBoRNE, Feb. 11 Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Louise, drove iu the grounds this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice, also went out. The Prince and Princess of Wales drove out yesterday. LA L'. INTELL MENG! (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 11. This morning an " Agent de Surete " proceeded to the Batignolles with a Commissary of Police to arrest a mechanician supposed to be concerned in a plot against the Government. In the execution of his duty the agent was killed by a revolver fired by the mechanician. The murderer was arrested and conducted to the Conciergerie. Feb. 12. The Committee of Inquiry into the Treaties of Commerce has been elected from the Legislative Body as follows :—MM. Lespereit, Quesne, Guil laumin, Jules Simon, Germain, Lacroix, Mony, Paulmier, Desseilligny, Lefebvre, Eschasseriaux, Serme, Focade de la Roquette, Dupuy de L'One, Chagot, Brame, Johnston, Keller, Andebarre, Fourment, Mellon,l Geliot, Darblay, Bernard, Duvernois, Genton, Hamoir, Gevelot, Werle, Cos serat, Cornudat, Masckan, Dalloy, Liegeard, Veance, and Lachard. During yesterday and last night thirty-five fresh arrests were made of persons charged with plot- ting against the Government. A letter from M. Flourens has been found on M. Megy, one of the prisoners, besides many re volvers, daggers, and cartridges in the possession of the others. BOURSE, Feb. 11.—Three o'clock—The marke closed as follows 44 per Cent. 3 per Cent End of month 73 45 Credit Mobilier 200 Transatlantic 217 50 Credit Poncier 1737 Paris Gas 1677 Suez Canal 340 RAILWA' Orleans Western ~ N orthern Bank Shares 2885 Italian Fives b4 60 Austrian Fives Ottoman Loan Do. Debt 4l 30 Spanish Threes 2( Boma Debt 22 25 Deferred — Cash. .. 985 59f41 1135 Strasburg_ .. 59 6 } Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... Sardinian Austrian Lombard 5lO North of Spain 62 Saragossa Roman 45 ITALY. FLORENCE, Feb. 11. A Ministerial decree has been published to-day suspending the execution of the decree dated 11th November, 1869, respecting the conversion into Italian Rentes of the portions of the Roman Con solidated Debt, which had conventionally fallen to the charge of Italy. AMERICA.' (Per French Atlantic Cable.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. In to day's sitting of the Senate General Sherman introduced a resolution in favour of recognising the belligerent rights of the Cuban insurgents. The resolution was referred to the committee for foreign relations. The British iron-clad Monarch will visit Anna polis next week. NEW YORK, Feb. 11 COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 120 ; the highest quotation dur ing:the day was 120} ; the lowest, 119.1. Sterling Exchange on London lO9. 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 ll4l. 61 " 1885 ll4l. 10-40 LONDON GAZETTE—Lst Even ng, -~-m---- INDIA OFFICE, PM 7. Tho Queen has been graciously pleased to nominate and appoint his Royal [Ugliness Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T., Gc.M.G., to be an Extra Knight Graud Commander of The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 pc, Jan and July, 1877-84 100 104 105 i 105 k 5 Do, 6p c, Feb and Aug lOO 102 103 1024 Do, 6p c, Mar and Sept 100 105 k 106} Do, 6p c, Jan and July lOO 94} 95* 951 5 Do, 6p c, inscribed stock lOO 94 96 Do, bp c, Dominion of, 1803 lOO 954 964 Cof Good lope, 6p c, Dec, 187 3 -100 108 106 Dort c, April and Oot, 1890- 1900 ... .. .... . .... . - lOO 111 113 Do, 6p c, April and Oct, 1880-90.100 109 111 Do, 6p 0, Jan and July, 1891 lOO _ ..... Do, 5 p c, April 15 and Oct 15, 1900. ..... ..-. . - ...........•• 1 00. 1024 1031 Ceylon. Nov, 1878, 6p e 100 109 111 Do, 187 - 2 Do, 1882 and 1383 ..' . .............. 10 0 112 114 Mauritius, 6t c, 1873, Jan do July 100 102 104 Do, 1878, San and July 100 106 108 Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 16.-100 107 109 130,1895-6, Feb and Aug 100 111 113 Natal Gov 6p c, April k Oct 100 108 110 Do, 6p c, May and Nov 100 10 7 109 New Brunswick Gov 6 p c, Jan and July . lOO 104 105 N. S. Wales Gov 5 pc, 1871 to 1876, Jan and July lOO 100} 1011 Do, 5 p c, 1888 to 1896, Jan and July 100 101 102 Do, 5 p c, red by ann draws, from 1867 to 1875 100 100 101 Do, 2 per c, annual draws, 1872 to 1898 100 1004 1014 New Zealand 6p c, 1891 100 107 109 Do, 5p c 100 97 98 Do, Jan, April, July, Oct 100 974 98} 984 8 Do., 6p c, 1891, Mar and Septloo 108 110 Do, p ct, 1891, June and Dec 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p c sterling, 1875, Jan and July lOO 102} 103} Do, 1886 lOO 10-14 1054 Queensland 6 per ct, 1882-85, Jan and July 100 1081 1091 1084 Do, 1891, Jau and July 100 108* 109} 109 k S Australian Government, 6 P c, 1869-77 lOO Do, 1878-92 100 Do, 1893-1908 100 110 111 Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1895, Jan and , July 100 108 110 Do, 6p c, red, 1893 to 1897 100 108 110 Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO 113 114 Do, April and Oct 100 1131 1141 1134 Do, 5p c, Jan and July 100 101* 102} 102 MR. WARD HUNT ON THE "ST. STEPHEN'S PACK." Mr. F. Ward Hunt, M.P., attended a dinner at North ampton on Thursday evening, in honour of Mr. Anstruthes Thomson, late master of the Pytchley hounds. Mr. Hunt said he was not a very familiar person in Northampton shire hunting-fields. He had lately been hunting with a different pack to the Pytchley—ho alluded to the St. Stephen's pack. (Laughter.) The St. Stephen's pack hunted over a very stiff country, and he had seen some very ugly falls on it. Still, the St. Stephen's country had some attrac tions. For instance, no frost ever stopped the hounds from going to cover, and there were very few blank days. The St. Stephen's pack must certainly possess great attrac tions, for, although he had never seen all the borough and county members of Northamptonshire at any meet of the Pytchley hounds, yet the St. Stephen's pack managed to attract all those gentlemen. The St. Stei -1 phen's pack had lately had a change of mastership, last year being the first season under the new master. Not only was there a new master last year, but there was also an entirely new pack of hounds; and he (Mr. Hunt) thought that some of the dogs had been at the ratting business. He should not like to give his opinion as to the way the St. Stephen's pack hunted last season, but the new master was exceedingly well satisfied with the performance of his hounds, and said that, at all events, they had had one very good run over a severe country, and that they had killed their fox. Some critics, however—and he (Mr. Hunt) was among the number—said that the master lifted his hands too much, and if the hounds did not go away at once to the scent the whips werevery severe upon them. At the first meet this season—and the St. Stephen's pack commenced its season in February—he had seen a remarkable impor tation from the Tipperary kennel, but he was happy to learn at the cover side that the master intended to draft that importation. WILLS AND BEQUESTS The will of the Right Rev. James Prince Leo, D.D., Lord Bishop of Manchester, was proved in the Court of that district, and the personalty sworn under £.10,000; the executors being Mr. T. D. Ryder and the Rev. R. Birley ; to each he leaves a legacy of £5O. his Lordship was appointed the first bishop to the see in 1847, the revenue being .£4,200 per annum. He at tained the age of 65 ; his will bears date August 24, 1861. He expressly excludes his eldest daughter from any interest under the will. He leaves to his daughter Susannah Sarah Evans, beyond her portion under settlement, a legacy of £l,OOO. To the Rev. Charle.. Evans he leaves a specific memorial bequest. To his wife, whom he appoints his residuary legatee, he leaves plate to the amount of £3OO, to be selected by her, as well as 250 volumes from his library; the rest of the books are to be presented to the trustees of Owens College, Blanchester. The remainder of his effects are to be sold,the interest arising frcm the proceeds to be paid to his wife for her life; and at her decease £4,000 is to be applied by the Manchester Diocesan Church Building Association towards building and endowing a church in a parish in that diocese, the patronage to be in the gift of the Bishop; £l,OOO towards the further endowment of St. John's Church, Heaton Mersey, at the next avoidance ; £5,000 for establishing a scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge, for the son of a clergyman of not less than five years' standine, in Man chester, tenable for three years. There are some small bo q ue.ts to his lordship's servants.—The will of tho Honourable Lady Louisa Caroline Anne Greville, of Eaton-place, Pimlico, daughter of the second Earl of Warwick, was proved in London, on the 27th ult., under £20,000, by her nephew, the Right Hon. George Grey, the Earl of Warwick and Brooke, the sole executor.— The will of Miss Caroline Mary Chambcrlayne, late of Orford House, ITgley, Essex, was ad ministered to in the principal registry on the 22d ult., and the personalty sworn under £14,000. --The will of John Tidd Pratt, Esq., late of tho Inner Temple, and of 29, Abingdon-street, Westminster, was proved in London, on the Ist inst., under £50,000 poc sonalty. THE POST OFFICE AND THE TELEGRAPHS. The Pall Mall Gazette calls attention to a question of Mr, Baines about the telegraphs, and ridicules it. Mr. Baines asked the Postmaster-General whether he was aware that the despatch of public i ntelligence by telegraph failed on Tuesday last in every part of the country. The inquiry might just as well have been supplemented by another as to whether the Postmaster-General was aware that during the last two nights a very severe frost had set in, and what was the cause of it. With every desire to see the Post Office " catch it," and, by repeated " catchings of it," keep quite up to the mark, it is not desirable to see it blamed for what is as utterly beyond its control as the recurrence of the seasons. We must now number in our category of atmospheric visitations magnetic storms. These storms have lately been well known to electricians, though only lately, and since the existence of our great network of telegraphs. The public are soon likely to become as familiar with them as electricians themselves, for the simple reason that in some parts of the year—mostly during winter—they are not certain to get their telegrams through the districts over which these magnetic storm's prevail, and which as a rule, run from east to west. Such a magnetic-storm raged during Monday and Tuesday last; but quite apart from this electrical influence there was still enough, both mechanically and atmospherically, to account for the temporary failure of the wires. Perhaps Mr. Barnes's question would never have been put had the circumstances attending the amalgamation of the different companies' lines and their transfer to the Post Office been more familiar to the public in its details. In the case of wires suspended in the air, the separation between the numerous circuits depends entirely upcs the degree of insulation afforded by the insulators which support the wires from post to post. These insulators are usually made of porcelain or earthen ware, which being strong non-conductors of elec tricity, prevent the escape of the electric current from the wire through which it is passed. But in wet, foggy, and windy weather (and there were all these peculiarities last Monday and Tuesday) the porcelain insulators became coated with a film of moisture, and this moisture is a powerful con ductor, which drips down from wire to wire, tapping each of its electric fluid as it flows till it forms a little trickle down a telegraph-post and goes to earth. One wet post or fifty wet posts would make no material differ ence in a message, say from London to Edinburgh, but all the posts being wet would affect its intelligibility most ma terially. The Pall Mall Gazette explains what it means by an instance. A magnetic storm affects the land lines from its making them either plus or minus their proper quan tity of electricity. If the wire has too much electricity caused by the magnetic storm, and a message is sent with the letter H in it, the instrument called the armature, which ought to make four dots, becomes a kind of electro magnet, which is held down by the magnetic current, and instead of making four dots it makes almost a single stroke, and this means the letter T. Thus it goes on through all the letters of the alpha bet, so that literally a message sent from a loving wife to her lord, " Dear Harry, arrived all safe," might reach him, " Darling Tom, lam all alone." This is a fair sample of some of the difficulties with which the Post-Office had to contend on ➢lcnday and Tuesday last. "It was very hard on them as beginners. Still they have got over it at a pinch, and we can only hope with them and the public that it will not occur again, and that they will be able to carry out their arrangements in that broad liberal spirit in which they are evidently endeavouring to do their duty under what must for some months b 6 ♦ery trying circumstances." [ADVERTISEMENT. 1 —llolloway's Ointment and Pills. — Indisputable facts. —lt cannot be too f rc'quently impressed on the sick that the merits of these r'modies have been and are acknowledged in both hemisCneres, and few would pre sume to impugn the experience of the whole world. Te s timonials from all parts vouch for their efficacy as curatives in overcoming absc9ssos, swellings of the joints, enlarge ments of the glands, cutaneous eruptions, sores, ulcers, and in allaying inflammation and pain in rheumatism and gout. It heals by cleansing all it comes in contact with, and promotes a sound and permanent cure. It removes all obstructions to the free circulation through the mi nutest vessels, and repairs mischief by constantly securing pure blood. " 18d7... 113 j 1121 Illinois 1454 Erie 24/. Cotton—Mid. upland 2skc Petroleum—Standard White 3ole. Flour, extra state, $4.90c. to $5.50c. Corn, old mixed, sl.6e. According to Messrs. Moffatt Davidis and Co.'s report, the receipts of cotton at all ports for the week have been 98,000 bales, and since the Ist of September 1,945,000 bales. Shipments to England, 53,000 bales; to France, 4,000 ; and to the Conti nent 16,000 bales; and since the Ist of Septem ber, 1,094,000 bales. Stock, 490,000 bales. Mid dling upland, 11 1-16 cost and freight per steamer. 1 PORTLAND, Feb. 11. The Allan steamship Prussian arrived on to-day. CANADA. TORONTO, Feb. 1 At to-day's opening of the New Brunswick Legis lature the Lieutenant Governor warmly congratu lated both Houses on the universal prosperity pre vailing in that province, and strongly urged the ex pediency of passing a measure to secure a share of the immigration from England during the coming summer. FIRES IN THE 211E7ROPOLIS. Nine fires have occurred within the past few hours. The most destructive was at the Marl borough Head public;house, Pelham-street, Spital fields, where human life was nearly sacrificed. The house of Mr. Price, also a licensed victualler, in the Whitechapel-road, and a builder's yard, in the Edgeware-road, narrowly escaped total destruction by fire. HEALTH OF MR. DISRAELI. The answer to inquiries at Grosvenor-gate this morning was that Mr. Disraeli was a good deal better. ARRIVAL OF TROOPS. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 12 The Indian troop-ship Crocodile, Capt. Watson, arrived here this morning from Alexandria, with the 82d Regiment and other troops. THE BRITISH INDIAN TELEGRAPH EXPEDITION. Captain Sherard Osborn has received the follow ing despatch :-- " HALPIN, GREAT EASTERN, BOMBAY, FEB. 7, 4.15 r.m., TO OSBORN. " The shore end, which was shipped in the Chiltern, has been successfully landed to-day." The following relates to the Suez Canal : " London, Feb. 11. Sir,—l am informed by M. Ferdinand do Lesseps that a telegram, dated the Bth instant, announce the important fact of . the en tire removal of the rock at Serapeum. As the depth of water in that part of the Canal is upwards of twenty-nine English feet, the largest vessels can now pass without hindrance from sea to sea.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, DANIEL A. LANGE, Director and Representative of the Suez Canal (Z,ompany." DUCHY OF LANCASTER, FEB. 9. Tho Queen has been this day pleased to appoint Henry Fletcher itigg., Esq., of Wood Broughton, to Le Sheriff of the County Palatine of Lancaster for the year ensuing FOREIGN OFFICE, JAN. 29. The Queeu hes been graciously pleased to appoint John Cruickshank, Esq., to be her Majesty's Vice-Consul in the Island of New Caledenia. SPORTING INTEL LIGENOg, CIIY BETTING--Youp.DAY. WATERLOO CUP. 8 to 1 agst Lord Lurgau's nomination (offered) 100 to 6 agat Mr Brocklebank's (offered) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Carruther's (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr Deighton's nomination (taken) 00 to 1 aget Mr Copeland's coin. (taken) LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Royal Rake (taken) 10 to 1 agst Queen of Hearts (taken and offered) 10 to 1 eget Benbow (offered) 10 to 1 aget Van Amburgh (offered) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 8 to 1 agst The Colonel (taken atid offered) 100 to 8 aget Dootor (taken) 100 to 8 agst Oristaloffered) 100 to eget Honolulu (offered) 100 to 7 agst Thallassius (offered) 100 to 6 agst Q. C. (taken freely) 20 to I:agst Tathwell (offered) 20 to 1 agst Surney (taken) 100 to 6 agat Lymington (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 13 to 1 agst Walter (offered) 100 to 7 agst Sabinus (taken) 0 HEST ER CUP. 1000 to 20 agat Captivator (taken and offered) TWO THOUSAND. 500 to 100 agst Kingcraft (taken and offered) DERBY. 2000 to 200 agst Kingcraft (taken) CARLISLE STEEPLECHASES. Owing to the continuance of frost the above Steeple chases have been postponed till Thursday neat. RACING FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Lincoln l5, 16 I Derby .. 22, 23 Harrow 17, 18 I Newton ..... 25, 26 MARCH. Nottingham... 1, 2 I West Somerset l6, 17 Liverpool B, 9, 10 I Warwick 22, 23, 24 Pontefract 14, 15 Epsom 29, 30 Cambridgeshire l4, 15 1 Bromley 31 and April 1 _ APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 I Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 West Drayton 7, 8 1 Abergavenny 21, 22 Thirsk 7 g i Lewes Kingsbury lB, 19 1 Croydon. 28, 29 Durham lB, 19 1 MAY. Newmarket Ist Sp ...2 to 5 I Harpenden 2O, 21 Chester. - 10, to 13 i Bath 34, 25 Winchester lO. 11 I Stamford 26, 27 Salisbury l2, 13 : Croy - do❑ 26, 29 York 17, 18 ' Epsom 31 to Juue 3 Doueaster 19,20 I JUNE. Croydon 8,9 Manchester E, 9, 10 Ascot It to 17 Windsor 2l, 22 Newton 22, '23 Hampton 23, 24 Bibury Olub 2l Stocknridge...3o, and Ji.ly 1. JI Newmarket 5 to 8 Nottingham 12, 13 Chelmsford l2, 13 Reading 1), 13 AU Brighton 2 3 Brighton Club 4 Lewes .5, 6 Egham 'l, 10 Windsor ll, 12 'LY. I West Drayton 14, 15 I Huntingdon 19, 20 Kingsbury 2l, 22 1 Goodwood • '6, 29 "JUST. Stoat( l7 to 19 Oxford lB, 19 i York 23 to 25 Plymouth b Dery 30, 31 Bromley SEPTEMBER. Warwick 6 7 I Richmond 20, 21 Abingdon 8, 9 I Western Meet (Ayr) 21 to 23 Doncaster 13 to 16 I Hendon 22, 23 Hampton ... 2O, 21 I Newmarket Ist Oct. 27 to 30 OCTOBER. Bedford 4, 5 I Newmarket 2n 0et..10 to 14 Leicester 6, 7 I Cheltenham 18, 19 Bromley fj, 7 1 Newmarket H0t'n...21 to 29 /iOVEMBER. Liverpool 8 to 11 I Bbrewsbury 14 to 18 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Birmingham 8 9 Harrow Derby I .10, 11 Newton 25, 26 MARCH. Liverpool 8,9, 10 I Preni1ey......31 and April 1 West Somerset 16, 17 Cheitenham...3l and April 1 Warwick 22 to 2 ! APRIL. Aldershot 7, 8 I Kings , iury _ lB, 19 O'D ON °VAN ROSSA. HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY, FEB. 10. The following meml•ers formed the minority upon Mr. Gladstone's motion :—J. Bagwell, J. Dela hunty, the Right Hon. Colonel French, the Right Hon, R. Gurney, W. Johnston, P. M'Mahon, J. F. Maguire, and W. Stacpoole. Tellers—G. IL Moore and H. Matthews. An order has been issued at the head quarters of the Royal Artillery,Woolwich, directing all recruit ing for that regiment to cease, and all promotion among the non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Artillery to be discontinued for the pre sent. This regulation is in view of the contem plated reductions in the army, which before long will become known. The undermentioned parties aro under orders to proceed from Aldershot to join the School of Mus ketry at Hyde :.—Ensign W. C. Howarth, two sergeants, two corporals, and three privates of the • 2d battalion, 8d Buffs ; Ensign G. M. Hays and one private of the 33d Regiment ; Lieut. A. W. Warrand, two sergeants, two corporals, and three privates of the 42d Highlanders ; Lieut. H. D. Brown, two sergeants, two corporals, and three privates of the 4th battalion, 60th Rifles ; Ensign J. C. Groves, and one private of the 67th Regi ment. The sergeants will leave Aldershot this morning, and the remainder, under the command of Lieut. Warrand, .on the Ist proximo. Parties of men who have volunteered from the Ist battalion 12th Regiment, at Carlisle, and the Ist battalion, 24th Regiment, at Preston, for the 59th Regiment, have arrived at Chatham Garrison, and joined the 59th Depot there; but they will not long remain, a draught of the 59th leaving for Bombay shortly, of which these volunteers will form a part. Each man who volunteers in this way receives a guinea. Orders have been issued at Aldershot directing that Court-martial returns are in future to be ren dered in original only. The words "in dupleate" to be expunged. Also " officers commanding re giments are requested to cause their stadiometers and tapes for judging distances to be tested by the musketry instructors and to return into the control expense stores all that Are defective or unserviceable." Non-commissioned officers and escorts arriving with prisoners for the Military Prison, Aldershot, or for the purpose of re:sceiving those whose sentences have expired , are to report themselves at the orderly-room of the 2d battalion Rifle Brigade, G Lines, North Camp. . Lieut.-Gen. H. K. Bloomfield, aged 73, died suddenly yesterday evening in J ermyn - s treet, St. J ames 's, where he was lodging. The decetzsed General was at Waterloo as an ensign iu the 64th Foot, and, as lieut. - colonel of the 11th Foot, com manded that corps at Sydney. He was for some time colonel commanding the troops at Colchester, and he subs'quently commanded a division in Dub lin. The last appointment he held was Major- General commanding the Cork district. He was brother of General Sir John Bloomfield, R.A., and cousin of Lord Bloomfield, her Majesty's Ambassador at the Court of Vienna. The late General was Colonel of the 64th (2d Stafford shire) Regiment of Foot, to which regiment he was appointed colonel in chief in January, 1867. The subjoined paragraph has been issued at tthe ho Admiralty, Whitehall The squadron un der re orders of Vice-Admiral S ir Thomas Sy inst. turned to Lisbon on the morning of the 6th t Th r ee accidents occurred on boa rd the Aginconr on the sth inst., while the s hi p s were being exer cised in evolutions under stea m ; a navigating sub lieutenant's hand was crushed b y a compartment mends - • e d and door, a corporal of Marin es had a leg r neces t a seamen's ankle w as so severely hurt as to sitate amputation." it be roux. 3u/11- w ell orr.gg ['here a o of tilton lone, evr-- ) the Bur ;4, (in ov, as rnalo ance, 3ader