The Sun. — London, England, 1870-11-23 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YESTERDAY. Although business in the Stock Exchange to-day•has been of a limited character, a healthy tone has been pre valent, and the bulk of the fluctuations have been of a favourable character. In railway stocks no movement of importance has been noticed. Foreign bonds have continued steady at a further fractional im provement. Consols have been steady, and the quotations have risen I, or to 92k, 93, for delivery and the December account. Reduced and New Three per Cents, 91, 91a ; Bank Stock, 231, 233 ; Exchequer Bills, Bs. to 12s. prem ; India Five per Cents, 111 k, 112; and India Bonds, 225. to 275. preni. Colonial Government Securitieshave been quiet, but firm. There has been a fair amount of animation in the market for English railway stocks, and the movements in prices have been about evenly balanced. Metropolitan at 63}, 63i ; South Eastern at 72, 73/ ; Great Northern Aat 130/, 134, chew a rise of and Great Eastern is I / better at 371, 37g. North Eastern has fallen /, or 141, 1411 ; and Caledonian at 76.1, 77/. Brighton is quoted at 39k, 39g. _ _ _ Indian Railway Stocks have been in limited request. Great Indian Peninsular, 103 g, 4.1 ; Great Southern of India, 103 A ; Madras, 1041; Oude and Rohilkund, 103 ; Scinde, lon, 3. Canadian shares have been flat. For foreign shares the demand has been quiet. Great Lux emburg, 11k, A ; Lombards, 14, The market for foreign bonds has been characterised by continued steadiness, and a further advance has ensued. Peruvian (1865) have been 1 better, at 90k, 91 ; Egyptian (1868) 75A, 76 ; Italian (1861), g, at 54A, '55 ; Spanish (1867), at 31g, 31g ; ditto (1869), A, at 31k, 31g. Turkish Five per Cents, at 42i, 43 ; ditto (1869), I, at 49, 49k. The French Loan has improved to par to A prem. American securities have been quiet. The Five-Tv;renty (1882) Bonds have been quoted at 871, 88i; and ditto (1885), 87, 87k. Bank shares have been dealt in to a moderate extent. Anglo-Egyptian, 21i ; Imperial Ottoman, 11f, 1.14 ; London and County, 491, 49f ; Joint-stock, 33 ; Union of Australia. 42. Telegraph shares have been rather firmer. British Australian, 3i to 3 dis. ; Anglo-American, 84i British Indian Submarine, 7i, 7 ; Great Northern, 11i ; Tele graph Construction and Maintenance, 26, 261. In miscellaneous securities the demand has been inactive. General Credit and Discount, 6 15.16 th ; General Steam Navigation, 26, 28 ; Hudson's Bay, 8k ; London General Omnibus, 3. No bullion operations have taken place at the Bank to-day. As regards the exchanges, the rates on Russia are more favourable ; otherwise there is no change of moment. It is stated that a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Bewley, Webb, and Co., of Dublin, will be held shortly, when it is expected that a composition of not less than ss. in the £1 will be proposed. The Manchester Courier of to-day says that the suspen sion is reported of Messrs. Elia, S. Levi, and Co., mer chants, of Queen-street in that city, and of Alexandria. The liabilities are small, being about £B,OOO. A meeting of Messrs. N. S. Longee and Co., stuff mer chants, Bradford, was held yesterday. A balance sheet was submitted, shewing the condition of Messrs. Longee's affairs. Tho liabilities were £54,791. A com position of 7s. 6d. in the pound was offered, and an ar rangement on that basis effected. Mr. J. Habbishaw, of Bradford, manufacturer, has stopped payment, with liabilities amounting to £3,000. In the discount market there has been a fair amount of animation. There has, however, been a good supply of capital on offer, and three months' paper has been taken at 2} to 2i per cent. The Ismailia, from New York, has arrived with £480,000. The report of the. Trust and Loan Company, of Upper Canada, to be presented on the 30th instant, shews an available total of £17,004, including a previous balance of £1,975, and recommends a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, and the appropriation of £4,664 to the reserve fund, thus raised to 79,547, leaving £2,340 to be carried forward. A prospectus has been issued of the Diamond Fields of South Africa Company (Limited), with a capital of £25,000, in shares of £l, to establish one or more transit routes to the diamond fields. At a meeting of the Hudson's Bay Company, an in terim dividend of 4s, per share was declared, The traffic receipts of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, show an increase of £231; the South Eastern, a decrease of £674. FOREIGN EXCHANGES.—Antwerp, three months' date, 25 30, 25 32* ; Paris, short date, —, ; ditto, three months' date, 25 60, 25 80 ; Marseilles, ditto, 25 35, 25 40; Leghorn, Genoa, Naples, and Palermo, ditto, 26 95, 26 27 ; Amsterdam, short date, 1117 k, 11 18 ; ditto, three months' date, and Rotterdam, ditto, 121; Hamburgh, ditto, 13 10.1, 13 11; Frankfort-on-the- Maine, ditto, 120 k, 120 a ; Vienna and Trieste, ditto, 12 70, 12 75 ; St. Petersburgh, ditto; 29k, 291; Madrid and Cadiz, ditto, 491 491; Lisbon, 90 days' date, and Oporto, ditto, 52i, 52*. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.-TUESDAY. LATEST PRICES. AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS. The prices under the lines indicate the business done. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Three per Cent Consols 921 922 Vlct 5p 0 Jau & JulylB9l. 102 103 921 I i 103 Do for Account 923, 1 1 911, 1, 2 Three pelr, Cent Reduced 911 911 Egyptia7n7l 1862. 7po .. .. 77 79 9 901 11 , 1 New 3 per Cent 901, If 981 IL:chequer Mlle, March 10 15pm Italian, 1865, 5p o - - Os pm Peruvian, 1865, 5p o Do, June lO 15pra 901, 1. 901 15s pm Portuguese 1869 3po .. 303 311 Bank Stock - - 314, 1 India 5 per Cents - - Russian. 1862, 5 p 0.. .. 82 84 1111, 12 82, 31 India Bonds - Do Nicolas 4p o pm Spanish, 1867, 3po Can 6 po Jan&Julyll77-84 104 105 3 1 1, 1, 1. 1, 1 104 Do, 1869. 3p o Do March & Sept. 102 104 311, 1,1, 1 Do 5p e Jan & July .. 961 971 Turkish. 1851, 6p o - Do Inscribed Stock .. 97 99 78 Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 96 98 Do, 1865.5 p 0 Ceylon 6 p c May and 43 1, 21, 31, 21, 31 November 1878 lO5 107 Do, 1865 6p c 107 z d 59 , 81, 9, 81, 60 Mauritius -ti p c Jan and U. 5.5-20 Bonds. 6 po 1833 873 831 July 1873 lO3 105 881 8, 1 New SW ales 5p 01871-76 10141023 Do do 1885 87 874 1021, 11, 24. 11 871, 1 • New Zealand i, p c 1891 lOB 110 Do 10401111dg, 5p o 19M 862 871 Dos pc Do 5p c Consolidated 97 98 ErieSha 100dols, all paid - - 971 4. 4, 1 Illinois Central Shares .. 11011114 Do 6p c Mar &Sept 1891 106 103 1102, 11, 101 Do June & DeclB'3l 108 110 Atlantic and (1 Wlt Con Viet 6p c Jan &July 1891 114 116 Mortgage Bonds - .DoApril &O , ct 1833,35.. 1101111/ 233 1114 11 RAILWAYS. Bristo and ureter B7 89 Do Ist Pref 80nd5.... 55 57 87 Grand Trunk of Canada Caledonian 771. 7, i Do 3rd Pref Stock Great Eastern 371, I, ;1 4tb Prof Stock Great Northerli 1207, 2 Great Indian Peng 5" o 10311041 Do A 13011311 1038, 41, 4. 1 1301, 1 Great Western of Canada 1"1141 Great Western 631 681 14, 131 673, 1., 83 Do 6p a Bonds, 1873.. 97 99 Lancashire St Yorkshire 120 132 x d 1301 Do 51 do, 1877-8 94 96 Lon, Brigh. and S Coast 39 40 1)o 5p c pref. issued 80 idis him 393, 40, 391, a Madras guar 5 p a Lon. Chat, and Dover .. 121 13 1041, 4 121, 3, 3 N. Railway of Canada, Lon and iN orth-Western 12611261 6p c Ist Pref Bonds 1263, 6, 1 Oude and ltohilkund g Lon and B9l 103.2 South-Western 88 90 50 0 Man, Shot, and Lincoln 43 44 Scinde, Pnnjaub, and 421, 31, 3, 5 Delhi guar 5 p c Metropolitan 631. 4, 4 Bahia and San Francisco Midland_ _ 1251126 _g7p c_ _ 17 18 125/ Belgian E Junction ... 2 2} North British IV ort h-E as teniConsols l4l 142 241 xd 1411, t 2, 11 Dunaburg and Witepak 18 19 South-Eastern 721 731 Dutch-Rhenish 2ll 221 73 Eastern of France — Atlantic and St Lawrnce 76 78 Great Luxembourg Bombay, Baroda, and • 111 Central India, g 5 p c.. 10311041 Lemberg Czernowitzgna 1041 7 pc Buff & Lake Huron Prof 4 41 151 x d Do 51 pc 80nd5,1872-3 - 4 80 82 Northern of Franc Aida 41 51 Cape guar 6p a Recife and San Francisco x d East Bengal guar 5p 0 10411051 (Limited) guar 7pa .. 14 15 1041 141, San Pau East Indian, g 5 p o 1081, 8 201 Grand Trunk Canada Do Equip Mort Bud 1 141, 1, 14 charge 6n 0 Do 2nd do Scrip .... 2 dis par BANKING COMPANIES. Pd Pd 1 Agra Rank (L) A .71 81 20 Lon Char of Anstrlla 231 211 25 Afflane43 (LI 10 Anglo-Austrian 1G 49 20 Anglo-Egyptlan (L) 211 22 15 Londo l, n Joint-Stock 33 34 21/, 2 33 50 British N American 53 55 20 Lon and Westmnster 621 631 21) Ch of India, Anatrlia. 14 145 10 Metropolitan Bl 9 25 Char Mere of India 225 23) 20 Midland IL) 23 20 New South Wales .. 38 40 10 City 103, 1 41} 25 Colonial 4 Consolidated IL 20 Eng. Scot. and AuB 0 16 17 15 Union of L ou d on .. 28 39 20 Imperial tL) 10 Imperial Ottoman 1 1 1 I. 4. 2 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. Pd Pd 100 A nglo-Aino loan Li 53 85 10 Great! orthern .... 115 111 841 ad 1 rl-1E SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1870. 10 Anglo-Meditm (L) 125 130 6 Great N. China, and x d Japan Extension.. 2!: 2 ilis 100 Atlantic — 5 Indo-European ILI.. 12 11 1(0 Do 8p a — 10 Marseilles, Algiers, 13 British A ustralii (L) 4i 4 die and Malta (LI ... • 5! 6} 1 15-16, 11-16 10 Mediterrn Ex (L) .. 40 5 10 British Ind Eaten (L). 6 6.1 24 Pnma and S. PcfclL) ' 21 dis 10 British Indian Sub- dis marine, (L) 71, it, I 20 Soc Trans France (L) 13114 i 2 China Submarine (L) 5142 d is 100 Submarine 233 340 Z, 1 Do Scrip 2 34 10 Falmouth, Gibraltar, 10 W India & Panama( Li 4; 51 and, Malta (LI 101, i --- --.. . MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES. Pd Pd Anglo -Austrian Bud- 5 Intern! Sloan Soc(L) 2 15diq holders Certificate 15 25 20 it Irrie Can Cavour 3 4 10 BerlinWaterworks(Ll 141 155 100 Do 6p c Bonds. re -30 Bolckow-Vaughan (L) 30 35piu deemab:e 1870 . 64 66 100 Boston City (U.S.) 5 30 London FM ABBOO (L) 20 19 Lis p c Sterling Loan... 91 93 4 Lou Gen Omnibus .. 21 , 3 4 Brit & Fgn Marine (L) 2131 pin 3, 21 25 Canada Company. 74 76 2 Lou & Prov Marine L) 51 pm 10 Ceyron Company (Li 4 3),dis 100 Madraslrrig. &Canal 35 City Offices (L) 255245dis g 5 p c by Ind Gov. 100 101 20 Colonial (L) 5 Com Union Assuruce 2121 pm 5 NatnlDisctComp (14 101 115 U. 5 25 N Zealand Loan and 10 Crdt Fonc of Eng (L) 2 25 Merc Agency IL) .. 15 pm 100 Crystal Palace 100 Do Prof - Isls pm 965, 75 61 N Britsli and Mere (1) 28 29 100 Do 6p c Pert) Deb.. 109 114 5 OceanMarinelusur —l3ll3lpm 271 Ebbw Vale Steel (L).. 9 Bdis CO P and 0 Steam 49 51 100 Viceroy of Egypt 7 P c 50 Mortgage Loan.... 77 80 Do do New. 1867 2 dis par 785, 9 0 Rhyniney Iron 100 Egyp 9 p erroyhoan, 5 Do New B5 95 guar by Egyp Gov.. 91 96 0 Royal Mail Steam 94 531, 5. 25 13 Fore-st Warehouse IL) 61 71pm 2 Tel Con and Main (L) 265 27 100 Fgn and Colonial Gov 261. 5. 5, I, 1 . Trust 6p c Bonds.. 96 99 2 Themes and Mersey 975 Marine Insur IL 75 Gen Credt &Disct (L) 5 5 dis St Tobacco 6p c Loan 6 15-16, 5, 13-16 guar by Italian Gov. 83 87 14 Gen Sun Navigation 26 28 5 Trust and Loan Co of 26, 7 Upper Canada 7 Hooper s Tel Works Midis 5 G Marine, Lvpool IL 45 5 pin 17 Hudson's Bay - 81 8/ 20 Union Steamship (L) 22 -24 85, 5 6 United Dis Corprn (T, 2 ldts 45 Indrbbr,GutPer,and 5 Univ MarinelnsuriL' 6 62in Tel Works L) .... 2.6, 375 11 365, 75 12 War:ant Finance 9 7 dts MINING SHARE LIST.—NOVEMBER 22. Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS. Mining Officet, 1, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, London. Market very quiet. Prices about the same as yesterday. Pary's Mountain, 31, 4 Plynlimmon, Prince of Wales, 10s, 12s 6d Providence Mines, 38, 40 Rosewall Hill and Ransome United, 245, 26s South Condurrow, 22, 3 South Frances. Tankerville, 132. 141 Taquaril(Gold), 495, 51s Tincroft, Trumpet Consols, Van. Van Consols, 11, 2 West Caradon, West Chiverton, 53, 55 West Dmkewalls, West Frances, West Maria and Fortescile, 30s, 32s 6d Wheal Crebor, Wheal(lrenville, 2, 21 Wheal Kitty, St. Agnes, 8, 81 Wheal Mary Ann, Wheal Seton, Australian United, Bwich Consols, °hived= Moor, Chiverton Valley, Choutales (Gold), Cook's Kitchen, 161, 17 Devon Great Consols, Drakewalls, Ik, Dolcoath, Don Pedro North Del Rey, 2, 21 East Caradon, East Lovell, 24, 25 a d East Beton, East Wheal Grenville, 2), 2) Frontino and Bolivia ((bold), -8., —B. General 13razilian, Great Laxey, 18, 183 Great Retallack, Great Wheal Vor, 41, 43 Hingaton Down, Marke Valley, New Lovell, North Crofty, Pacific, THE WAR. 'TILE CAMPAIGN AROUND PARIS, THE OPERATIONS NEAR DREUX. Some perplexity has been felt in determining to which of the French armies the forces beaten at Dreux on the 17th belonged. If the defeated contingent formed part of the Loire Army then the reverse would have a serious import; if, on the contrary, it belong-ed to Kciratry's army of the west the reverse would Matter less. The Echo du Nord affirms that the French troops engaged were those under the command of IC6ratry. That commander had taken the position but a few days before, and the Duke of Mecklenburg retook them. "So far as we can judge from what we know of the strength of the French corps which had reoccupied Dreux, it was only a detachment from the Army of Brittany ; the engagement was not in itself of mucd importance, but it might have some serious consequences. We, in fact, consider the onward movement of the army of the Duke of Mecklenburg, not as an isolated fact, but as the sign of a general movement concerted with Prince Charles (who, as is well known, operates on the other side of Orleans), in tended to encircle the Army of .the Loire by means of a junction of the two generals on the southern bank of that river. The execution of this plan must be prevented at any price." As might have been expected the German leaders have by no means overlooked the possibility of D'Aurelles de Paladine attempted to move northwards and join Bourbaki in an attack on Paris. The Versailles corres pondent of the Cologne Gazette learned on the 17th that the French commander had already commenced his march northwards upon Evreux. The writer observes :—But this hasty movement deprives him of all the advantages that might have accrued to him from his originally sur prising appearance on the Seine. Prince Frederick Charles is following close upon his heels. His 9th Corps was yesterday at Etampes, and is likewise marching in a north-westerly direction. The corps of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg is already marching by way of Rambouillet to meet the French, whilst the Rhenish Baden Cavalry Division occupies the important position of Hondan, upon the road from Ver sailles to Dreux. Thus everything is in full marching order against the foe. It is true, Bourbaki, with from 20,000 to 25,000 men, is said to be approaching by the way of Amiens. But General von Manteuffel was already in St. Quentin with the First Army, and his cavelry divi sion have already touched the army of the Crown Prince of Saxony, so that even from this side the circle round the French army is being completed. Everyone is anxiously looking forward to news of the great battle which it is anticipated will take place shortly. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg is at Rambouillet with 43,000 men. In a few days General von Manteuffel will have arrived on the north of Paris; and as regards Prince Frederick Charles, it is not at all impossible that he may have proceeded further southwards from Etampes in order to take a nearer view of the garrison of Orleans. The people here seem to be in doubt whence the French troops come, numbering, it is said, 60;000 men, massed between Chartres and Dreux. If one were to believe French reports, it is neither the Army of the Loire, nor that of Bourbaki, but that K.Sratry and Charette are at the head of the force, composed of Venddans and Bretagne Mobiles from the west. hole ; and at La Celle St. Cloud there is a barricade, one of the cf : mponcnt parts of which is a stuffed peacock, in close proximity to a garden roller and a table de nail. Two newspapers were brought in last night by a specu lative outpost, who crawled over to the French avant pastes on his belly, and offered two pounds of fresh butter for two journals. The "swap" was a good one for the French sentinel, inasmuch as two pounds of butter now represent in Paris exactly 23 12s. in money. The interchange of shots between German and French " Verposten" has fallen off considerably of late, but the investment costs us about five men per diem, killed and wounded. MARKETS. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.—The market to-day opened sluggish. Sellers ask the prices of Friday, but they will probably have to reduce their demands to do business. Imports —Wheat, 24,600 qrs.; barley, 171 qrs.; oats, 1.964 qrs.; beans, 4,280 qrs.; peas, 74 qrs. ; Indian corn, 18,767 qrs,; maize meal, 10 qrs.; barrels of oatmeal, 1,925 ; loads of flour, 5,971 sacks, 6,853 barrels. Closing Report : There was a fair attendance at this market to-day; but millers held off. There was very little business, particularly in wheat. Prices were irregular. Wheat on the average was 3d. lower, Flour lost some of Friday's im provement. Beans were steady. Peas gave way. Barley was scarce and unsteady. Oats and oatmeal were dull. Indian corn receded 6J. from Friday's extreme quotations, and busi ness was all retail. HULL CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.—There was a moderate supply of English wheat at this market to-day, for which an advance of 3s. to 4s. was asked. Business was done at 2s. over the prices of last week. In barley little business was doing. Peas, beans, and oats were is. dearer. LEEDS CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.—There was a fair supply of wheat at this market to-day. Prices may he quoted 2s. to 3s. higher than on Tuesday last, but the business passing was not extensive. A large quantity of barley was on offer, and the rates of last Tuesday are maintained for finest qualities. Others show sales rather lower. Oats and beans firin. • NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, TUESDAY.—There was a smaller supply at to-day's market, with an advance in rates. The market ruled steady, and a good clearance was effected. Best prime heifers sold from 9s. 6d. to 10s. HULL CATTLE MARKET, TUESDAY.—There was a good show of horned grazing stock at this market to-day, which met with a ready sale, at last week's prices. Sheep were also in good de mand, with a fair supply. Lambs were up to 40s. and shearings 50s. each. There was a large show of pigs, but a small sale, at reduced prices. SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, TuEsDAY.--At this market to day there was a larger supply of cattle, but the number of sheep was about similar to that of last week. The demand for beef was slow ; top prices were fully Id. below last week's quotations. There was a steady trade in sheep, at about last market's prices. Beef, 71d. to Bd.; sheep, 7d. to 8/d.; calves, 6&d. to 9d. LONDON OIL MARKET, TUESDAY.—Linseed oil has been firm at RSO ss. spot. Rape has been steady. English brown, spot, £44 10s.; refined, £46 10s. to £47 ; foreign, £4B to £4Blos. Other oils have sold slowly, LONDON TALLOW MARKET, TuRsDAY.—The market has been dull. Y.C. spot, 435. 6d. ; December, 435. 6d. LONDON METAL MARKET, TUESDAY.—Scotch pig iron is rather firmer, at 50s. 9d. cash, and 51s. in a month. Tin has been inactive. Straits, £125; Banca, £124 10s. to £125. Copper has been inactive. Wallaroo, £7O. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKET, TUESDAY. —For tea there has been a moderate demand, at about late rates. There has been a healthy inquiry for raw sugar, but the high prices asked have checked sales. Refined goods have been steady. Coffee has been in improved request, at full quotations. Rum has been steady ; Mauritius ls. sd. Rice has been steadier, but rather dearer. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY. Opening Report.—This market opened with a good inquiry to-day. Prices were likely to advance. Probable sales, 12,000 bales. Imports, 14,467 bales. Closing Report.—This market closed firm to-day. Prices are hardening. Sales 12,000 bales. Savan nah, at sea, Bad. Orleans, ditto, Bid. Charleston, ship named, 81(1. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.—The sudden shock which the mercantile community experienced on the announcement of the claim put forward by Russia having par, tially subsided, and under the impression that a peaceful solution of the Eastern question will be arrived at, this market opened to.day with a steadier tone, but so much uncertainty still hangs upon the future that as yet there is no apparent increase of business. Though some spinners under the due influence of a strong cotton market have asked an advance, this has not been granted, and no better prices are obtained to-day than they accepted last Friday. Manu facturers seem more anxious than spinners to accept reasonable offers for forward delivery, but they have met with little encouragement from buyers, who, being already well supplied, are desirous of keeping out of fresh contracts, more especially as the latest telegrams from India and China are not favourable for further operations. Stocks here are still the exception, and producers generally are engaged till the end of the year. The market closed steady in price, but with small business doing. The quotations to-day are as follows :—For 39- inch shirtings, 71b. ' ordinary to best makes, 7s. 9d. to Bs . 3d. ; ditto, 81b., 9s. 3d. to 9s. 9d. Number forties mule yarn, good seconds, ls. lid. Thirties water twist, is. ld. LEEDS TRADE REPORT, TIIESDAY.—The woollen trade was quite dull here to-day, and no buyers from either London or the provinces were present. There are more Canadians in the town, but they seem to be holding back, after having bought largely for the slop trade, their best prices being from 2s. 6d. to 3s. 9d., and very low things at about 9d, Tweeds and hairlists have been the most saleable goods to-day. There was a better spirit among manufacturers than on Saturday, the belief being that Russia does not really intend war. Mills which were running short time are now at full work again. Great pressure is put on the makers of low blue woollens for army clothing, and some very large quantities are to be delivered before Christmas. The local ready-made clothing trade is very brisk, and orders for overcoatings in naps and friezes, have been declined, The iron works are making the full number of turns. Boiler plates and railway work generally is active. A great deal of engineering is going on for waterworks, lead mines, and especially for silk mills. Judging from the orders for Leeds silk machinery, the English silk trade is reviving. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, TUESDAY.—Opening Report. port.—This market was firm to-day, 50s. 9d. cash paid. Closing genera favour at this ; buyers, 50s. Bd. Second Report.—The Closing 'market is steady ; prices 50s. 9d. cash, and 51s. in a month. Sellers dpmand Is. more. CLYDE CRUSRED SUGAR MARKET, TUESDAY. --This mar ket was quiet to-day, and the business done was not large. Prices were steady. CORK BUTTER MARKET, TllESDAY.—Ordinary firsts, 120 s, ; seconds, 120 s. ; thirds, 108 s.; fourths, 102 s. ; fifths, DOs.; 105 firkins in the market. Mild cured—firsts, 1375. ; seconds, 1205.; thirds, 115 s. TIIE EDUCATION ACT.—At a special meeting of the Leicester Town Council yesterday to discuss the Elementary Education Act, Alderman Burgess moved, and Alderman Hodges seconded, that it is desirable that a school board be appointed for the borough, and that the Council at once make application to the Privy Council requesting that one be formed forthwith. The Church of England was congratulated on the position it occupied in regard to education in the town. The resolution was cor dially agreed to. Miss NlGHTlNGALE.—Accompanying a contribu tion to the association composed of members of the Society of Friends, who are striving to relieve the sufferings of the peasantry in France, Miss Nightingale writes as follows :—" I wish it was ten times as much ; for in this most terrible of all earth's wars---in the countless horrors of this most horrible of mankind's histories—l believe the sufferings of the starving, stripped, and burnt-out peasantry are the greatest horrors of all." ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. —The particulars of an accident which occurred on the Great Western Railway, at West Drayton Station, on Friday evening last, have just come to light. Some empty goods trucks had been shunted from the main line on to the siding leading to the goods shed. The main line having been signalled clear before all the trucks were in the siding, the Birkenhead express then due came up at full speed, and ran into two of the goods trucks, smashing them both to atoms. Fortunately the express kept on the rails, but was stopped as soon as possible, when it was found that with the exception of a severe shaking none of the passengers were injured. Several of them, being very much frightened, refused to travel further in the train. Nearly every window in the carriages was smashed, but no further damage was done to the ex press. The railway officials at once set to work to clear the lino of the debris, and the oidinary traffic was not stopped more than two hours. It is stated that the pointsman and foreman porter at West Drayton are very much to blame in this matter. CACAGINE.—CaoOa, nibs on the removal of the oil fall into powder, and this powder is caaoine. Cace.oine contains neither sugar nor any other. admixtilre Wllatever. Cacloino makes one of the lightest, thinnest of warm drinks, and is the most de sirable of all for use in the later hours of the day. Caeloino, by reason of the ingenious method by which the on is removed, pre serves all the fine natural flavour of cacao nibs. —Prepared only by James Epps and Co., Homoeopathic Chemists, ll2, Great Rus sell-street ; 170, Piccadilly ; and 18, Threadve dle-s treet ; at their Works for Dietetic Preparations, Eustou-rokt —ADM TIIE ARMY OF THE LOIRE. The Tours correspondent of the Daily New writes on the 19th instant as follows :—The decisive battle of the campaign must be fought within a week at the very latest; and, indeed, it is altogether improbable that it can be delayed for so long a period. Outpost skirmishes are of daily occurrence, and I cannot think that the decisive action can be postponed more than another three or four days. In the event of the defeat of the Army of the Loire the entrenched camp which Keratry is forming must be their rallying place, for if defeated they will probably be utterly routed. It needs all the sang feoicl and dis cipline of old and tried soldiers to retreat in good order; and I should scarcely think it possible that in the event of a serious reverse the Army of the Loire can be again collected and placed in a pOsition to make i stand upon the north of Tours. Indeed, according to the indices which one can at present gain, it is evident that D'Aurelles is throwing forward the left flank of his army along the road towards Paris. Arthenay and Toury are in French hands, and the line of the army faces the north east. In case of defeat, therefore, it is probable that in place of retreating south towards Tours, the French would fall back in the direction by which they advanced on the 9th; that the best troops would be stationed to hold the Forest of Marchenoir and the other woods which abound in that part of the country, and so keep the enemy at bay while the line of the army retreats through Vendome and Le Mans into Brittany. Then supposing that the retreat was a rout, they would be re organised in the entrenched camp ; if it was merely a retreat conducted in good order, they would join the army of Keratry, and become reinforced, an 1 greatly stronger than before, and they would be in a position once again to move for ward to Paris, acting in concert with a simulta neous movement which Bourbaki would by that time be probably in a position to make. Thus, in the event of an orderly retreat it would be still possible for France to make a serious effort to relieve Paris before the complete exhaustion of the supplies of the besieged city. In the event of a complete rout I fear that Paris will have only herself to rely upon. From a source upon which I can depend, says the corre spondent of the Telegraph at Tours, I have obtained the following figures as the present actual strength of the Army of the Loire, and I have been, I confess, not a little surprised both as to the quantity and the quality of the troops. It would seem that near Le Mans there are not fewer than 25,000 men ; at Ven dome, more than 35,000; at Bour,ges, ' 30,000; and between Orleans and Toury, 150,000 —making alto gether close upon 200,000 destined to march to the relief of Paris, and at present able to meet Von der Tann and Prince Frederick Charles. This does not include 50,000 encamped in and near Nevers, and about 40,000 that are between Autun and Chagny. Of these troops not fewer than 150,000 belong to the line, and most of them are old soldiers who have served before, and are now called out again. The most advanced post of the Army of the Loire to wards Paris was to-day near Angerville (Seine-et-Oise), about fifteen leagues from the capital. I see people at home have an idea that General de Paladine intends re maining on the defensive ; but this a mistake. The present state of the country prevents his moving the immense artillery at his disposal ; but, should the rain be succeeded by frost, he will be able to make a forward movement at once. His guns are heavier than those of the enemy, and require more horses to transport them ; but, in order to take advantage of an improvement in the weather, he has been furnished with 150 light guns, which can be taken to pieces and carried upon horses or mules when required, When I tell you that he has 10 batteries of mitrailleuses, each of 10 pieces, making altogether 100 of those destructive engines of war—and that he has in various parts nearly 15,000 well mounted cavalry—you will see that the prospects of France are not so desperate as many persons believe. ANTICIPATION IN THE PRUSSIAN LINES. There was a general alarm last night, says the corres pondent of the Telegraph, in his letter from the Prussian head-quarters at Versailles, dated November 15, to the troops all round Paris. The men were supplied with what is in Germany called " the iron ration "—that is, rations for a couple of days, but of the minimum quan tity ; all the supports were ea pied till daylight, field batteries horsed and limbered up, and so on. The same state of things awaits the men to-night. Moreover, for the third time since the King moved hither from Ferrieres, his Majesty's personal luggage has all been packed up in readiness for moving at ten minutes' notice. The French are at Mantes, Vernon, and Dreux, in con siderable strength; a Prussian cavalry division retired before them yesterday to Houdan. The Guard Landwehr seven battalions and two batteries —received orders this morning to march to the support of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg; but I have just been told that their orders were countermanded, and that they have not yet moved from their cantonments. Part of Prince Frederick Charles's army arrived at Etampes to-day, and is therefore within one day's march of the Grand Duke's little host, and within two of the enemy. There has been a great deal of n.ovement round Valerien all day, and we hear that the Paris army has had new colot.rs presented to it. An early day will probably witness some hard fighting both in our front and rear ; but the French have lost their chance of doing great things, and will assuredly be driven back on all points. The Prussian positions on this side of Paris I believe to be absolutely , impreg nable, if held in sufficient force and with determina tion. St. Cloud is converted into a fortress — the woods have been cut down, trenches cut, and batteries erected for field guns, as well as breastworks for infantry, rifle pits, &c.—every house and wall has been loopholed, and the roads are strongly barricaded. Some of the make-shifts employed in constructing the square piano serves g with their pre, sdeenfetncuesses.areNsteraarneeirlayleoudt,Aovrf ay k , ee a pin as a stand for a rifleman under a particular loop- TIIE BATTLE AT COULSITERS. The official Bavarian report concerning the battle near Coulidera is as follows : Royal Headquarters, Versailles, November 13, To Lieutenant-General von Hanenfeldt, Chief of the Staff.—l have the honour report on the battle in which the Ist Bavarian Corps was engaged near Coulmiers, as follows :--General von der Tann had received informa tion in the beginning of this month that the enemy had occupied .the district from Mer to Moree, and especiallythe forest of Marcheheir, in force, with Mobiles and Francs-tireurs, and that a brigade had been pushed forward as advanced guard to Mer, on both sides of the Loire. The reconnaissances undertaken in consequence by the 2nd division of cavalry, as well as the intel ligence brought by spies, proved up to the Bth that the Army of the Loire was about to ad vance rig Coulmiers. General von der Tann, therefore, on the evening of the Bth, marched westwards, leaving an infantry regiment iu Orleans, and concentrated his troops in a position between Coul miers and Huisseau. The advanced guard pushed forward from this position on the 9th, fell in with the enemy at seven in the morning on the other side of Coulmiers, coming from the direction from Vendome and Moree, ac cording to thestatement of some prisoners. This was the vanguard of the Army of the Loire under General Polhbs, which was known through the newspapers to have been set in motion 60,000 strong in the direction of Le Mans, twelve miles north-west of Tours, and fourteen miles west of Chateaudun. The enemy attacked the position of the Bavarian Corps with six bat talions of infantry, of six companies each—all troops of the line—followed by powerful and numerous columns in the course of the morning. Seven French cavalry regiments protected the attacking wings, 120 French guns were gradually brought into action against the Bavarian position. Notwith standing their great numerical superiority, the advance of the French troops was checked by the admirable attitude of the Bavarian battalions. Four onslaughts which the enemy made against the right wing were successively repulsed with great bravery, and inflicting considerable . loss on the French infantry, so that General Von der Tann - succeeded in completely holding his position up to the evening. It was only at dusk, when the attacking columns of the enemy had retired, that General Von der Tann decided to move nearer to the reinforcements which were being sent him from Chartres and Versailles. The retr3at on St. Peravy was accom plished in admirable attitude, and with the proud convic tion that, notwithstanding great numerical inferiority, the attack of the enemy had been completely baulked, and that the retrograde movement had been caused only by the free will of the General. The enemy did not follow up the Ist Bavarian Corps, but occupied Orleans the same night, where about 1,000 sick, that could not be trans ported, had unfortunately to be left behind in the hospitals. On the 10th the retrograde movement was con tinued to Toury, where the Ist Bavarian Corps was re inforced by Prussian troops. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin has taken com mand of this newly-formed division of the army. The loss of the Ist Bavarian Corps on the 9th amounts to 42 efficers and 650 rank and file killed and wounded. On the 10th an ammunition train, with a warrant officer and 80 men, fell into the hands of the enemy. A French report, which has been intercepted, computes the loss of the enemy as 2,000 killed and wounded. It is conceded that the enemy was unable to force our centre, and has even suffered defeat on his right wing. Complaints ,are likewise made about bad rations and deficient care for the wounded. The 1,000 prisoners alluded to in this report must be those left behind in the hospitals of Orleans. (Signed) KAUNATZ, Captain of the General Staff. A VOYAGE THROUGH THE AIR. A French paper describes a recent balloon voyage from Paris in the " Gironde." At eight o'clock, says the narrator, the balloon was inflated, and Eugene Godard, the manager, directed his sailors and douaniers to carry out the last manoeuvres. We said good-bye to our friends, and Godard cried, "The passengers in the car." We climbed into the large wicker basket with two sailors, and at 8.20 the sacks of dispatches having been attached to the sides of the car, Godard gave the signal, and we rose slowly,-amid cries of " Vive la France !" In a quarter of an hour we were 800 metres above the Orleans station from which welad started. At this height there was not the least breath of wind, and we could see our friends grouped below. We proceeded leisurely over the quays of the Seine and admired the fine panorama beneath. We could distinguish every street, every monument; but over our heads spread an immense curtain of grey cloud. Our prevailing idea was "we are not advancing." " And suppose we were to descend ?" ventured one, "to morrow the wind will perhaps have changed and the voyage • will be more rapid," " Gentle men," said one of the sailors, "we have plenty of ballast, a good balloon ; if the wind does not come we will go higher to seek it. We have time enough before evening, and, if need be, We *can pass the night." We went past Anteuil, Grenelle, where we crossed the ram part, th 3 bridge of Sevres whose first arch is cut, and Menden. Here are the Prussians I One ball, two, three whistle past. It is a fusillade. Fire away my friends, your balls will go back to yourselves. We open out the -official journals of the morning, and send down , to them the fine speech of Jules Favre as a reply to their shots. Past Versailles we throw out more ballast and rise. What a fog ! We are iu the clouds. The thermometer goes down below zero and fitops at three degrees. It is 35 minutes past nine. Ten minutes later a pale speck is visible—it is the sun. We emerge from the clouds at a height of 1,200 metres. What a magnificent sight ! A resplendant sun, a clear sky, and beneath us a sea of clouds white as snow, reflecting the rays of the sun to the east, and on the west the deep blue of the sea • passing gradually into the azure of the sky. See see ! cried one, and there was the shadow of the balloon on these clouds, surrounded by an aureole, an immense rainbow. We remained long in admiration of this shadow which followed us over the silver sea. The temperature was 10 degrees at 10 o'clock. At a height of 2,100 metres the gas escaped from the mouth of the appendage over our heads. We reach 2,500 metres, and the noise of the Prussian guns and clarions is superseded by the chimes of Versailles, which we hear strike half-past ten. A dog meanwhile is heard barking incessantly, and the sound of heavy waggon wheels reaches us distinctly. At eleven o'clock we de scend to 1,800 metres, and we maintain that height. It is now mid-day, and time for our repast, which we begin under an African sun, sending down the bones'of our chicken and an empty bottle to Alessiera les Prussians, telling them we had had an excel lent dinner. We make some progress, and re-ascend to 2,100 metres, but we still hear the barking dog and the wheels, so we cannot be far from Versailles. We get up again, and the sun burns our heads. The gas escapes, we go down to 1,800 metres. Below us the clouds clear up a little, and we move rapidly towards the north-west. We are going to Havre, and if the Prussians have cut the railways we shall finish our voyage by sea. What is that forest below us ? It looks like St. Germain, happily we are far from it. Hark ! there is a drum. Is it Prussian? No ; the clarion is sounding a French charge. There is a labourer and sheep ; this is not a conquered district. We decide to,g9 down as low as 200 metres, being less apprehensive Of finding Prussians. "We throw out • ballast ; the gas condenses ; we descend rapidly, and soon hail a passing peasant, and learn we are at Gandreville in the department of Eure, and no Prussians are there. We resolve on descending, and• we come down with a shock, the peasants runnning to catch the rope, but they are at first afraid of the immense affair. We all get out safely, the balloon is secured, and we leave by a special train from Conches, taking with us our balloon folded, the guide rope, and all the appliances. Our balloon was 2,058 metres round, and was a perfect sphere. It weighed 121 kilos, the four passengers . 261 kilos, the ballast 630 kilos (21 sacks), the despatches and provisions 121 kilos, altogether 1,436'' kilos. On our arrival about half the ballast remained, and nine tenths of the gas, which was lighting gas. The severe measures adopted by the commander of the Loire army to enforce discipline are imitated by the French commanders all over France. Ten years' hard labour for disobedience and resistance of the guard; thirty one days' imprisonment for grumbling over a French defeat that had never taken place ; six months' imprisonment for stealing from an inhabitant ; and five years' imprisonment, with military degradation and per petual surveillance, for attempting to murder a comrade, are among the sentences pronounced in the Council of War. Amongst the numerous armies which the French have formed is one of the East, which numbers 40,000 men, and is stationed near Chagny. Some of the delay in the present operations north of the Loire may be attributed to the state of the roads. They are dreadfully deep in mud. The weather for some time past has been soft, muggy, and rainy. Gelyral Werder's troops have occupied Monbeliard, and his Üblans h6.ve gone as far as to Boncourt, in the Bernese Jura, where the outposts of the Swiss army stopped them. Their commander had the frontier pointed out accurately in order to respect it. Count de Palikao, the last Imperialist Prime Minister, is at Ostend. Many fugitives are at the same place. The French ladies, to get rid of the ennui of exile, have hired a hall, which is used as a conversation saloon, and in which they meet daily, rigidly excluding gentlemen. An official bill is posted warning all inhabitants of the Indro and Loire that the promulgation of any news whatever, whether true or false, and whether by means of the press or otherwise, which may possibly thwart mili tary operations, comes within the jurisdiction of a court martial. The Siecle mentions the condemnation and execution of - a miller named Pouilly for supplying the enemy with in telligence. Ile had found an easy way of informing the Prussians of the presence of the French. When the French were in force the sails of his mill were set in motion ; when they were but few the sails were motion less. The Bretons and Vend4ans are considered the best French soldiers. "In addition to a splendid physique and an undaunted courage, they are fired with religious enthusiasm ; and, as General Trochu remarks in his valuable military work, there are no soldiers to compare with those who have deep religious convictions." The Paris Electeur Libre of the Bth advises the Army of the Loire not to accept battle, but to unite with Bour baki's army in the north, establish itself at Lille and Arras, victual itself from the coast, and then relieve Paris. The Parisians it recommends to raise parallels and attack the German lines. Marshal Lel?ceuf has arrived at Bonn, where he is per mitted to take up his abode. Marshal Canrobert and the officers of his staff have passed through Frankfort on their way to Stuttgardt. Several superior officers are staying at Frankfort, among whom is Colonel the Duke of Elchingen, who is married to the daughter of a rich Hamburg merchant. A letter from a young Breton Freeshooter, only 18 years old, appears in a French paper. The affair at Orleans was, he says, the fourth time he had been under fire. "In a week we shall be under the walls of Paris• My health is very good, and I am getting quite stout upon the pleasure of killing Prussians. Let us hope that we shall all continue in good health, and that the Francs- Tireurs de Cathelineau will be the first to enter the towns invaded by the enemy, and that they will have the glory of seeing their prisoners defile before them. This morning everybody threw flowers to us. My musket is garlanded with laurels." The King of Prussia has received an address from Algiers, signed "the people of Algiers as petitioners," but from whom it emanated does not appear. It recites that their country was once Mahommedan, and that as a pun ishment for their sins Alla,h,placal them under the rule of the French, who have acted hostilely to their belief, their possessions, and their children, and have sacrificed many of their lives by placing them in the front rank in their battles. The Emperor Napoleon comes in for severe treatment, and the address concludes with a prayer that the Germans may speedily vanquish the arrogant French people. Somehow, says the Times' Tours correspondent, the whole complexion of affairs seems to me more encouraging for the French. The Prussians do not go ahead any where. It is undeniable that great forces are growing up in France, and every week that passes renders them more formidable. The west will not be overrun without severe fighting. I have no details as to the forces there, but they are considerable, and the population of those departments are good fighting men. As to starving Paris, Count Bis mark is said to have admitted to M. Thiers that he believed it was provisioned till the 15th of January, and, whether or no he really made that admission, there is a general conviction that it has food for that time. The artistic gold pen, in imitation of a quill, which was recently mentioned as having been made by Herr Bis singher, jeweller,. of Pforzheim, with a view to Count Bismarck signing the treaty of peace with it, has been presented to the Count, who, in acknowledging it, wrote :—" Your beautiful and very artistic present has been delivered to me by Herr Jolly. I feel some difficulty in knowing how to express my thanks for it. At a time when the sword of the German nation has performed such illustrious feats, you render the pen almost too much honour in making it so costly. I can only hope that the use to which you have destined the pen in the service of our country may conduct to its permanent welfare in a fortunate peace, and I can promise you that, with God's help, it shall in my hand subscribe nothing unworthy of German feeling and of the German sword." The Turcos behave tolerably well at Ulm, notwith standing all the bad stories told of them. The , Suabian Mercury says they are active at washing, and have a pecu liar manner of ironing the clothes with the smooth back (cold) of a brush. In their cooking, which they do for themselves, they are also very cleanly, and they are quite resigned to their fate, partly through stolidity. They are thankful, too, for everything, though unaccustomed to many things. A wounded African in the hospital recently had, for the first time in his life, some good Suabian soup. He eat it patiently out of the plate, but remarked on finishing it that that coffee was not good and he did not wish for any more of it. POLITICAL FORESIGHT AT FAULT.—The Ameri cans are generally very keen sighted in regard to Euro pean politics, and it is therefore somewhat curious to see how completely at fault the New York Herald has proved .respecting the attitude and designs of Russia. In its issue of November 12, the Herald publishes a long letter from a correspondent at St. Petersburg, and in its editorial comments upon it, remarks—" The po !icy of Russia to-day is peace. She is struggling to extend her railroad system • to develop her vast internal re sources to ameliorate the conditibn of her 70,000,000 subjects. The Czar, according to these accounts has exerted himself to localise the war by every possible means, he has been the suggester of the armistice, and has taken the preliminary measures for assembling a European Congress." The New York Herald correspon dent maintains that on the Czar's discovering the exis tence of a secret treaty between France and Austria, by which the latter was to invade Silesia on the first victory gaited by France on the right bank of the Rhine, he put aside all diplomatic forms, and notified to France and Austria that if the latter sent one regiment to the frontier Russia would send two, and that if Austria joined France, Russia would join Prussia. The corres pondent remarks that just before the outbreak of the present war the Emperor Alexander spent five weeks at Ems with his uncle the King of Prussia, and left for St. Petersburg at the beginning of July, firmly convinced that Prussia did not wish for war, and would avoid it as long as possible. Peace, says the same correspondent, is for Russia an absolute necessity, and no one realises the fact more than the Emperor himself. THE EFFECT OF TILE FIRST FRENCH VICTORY. —The special correspondent of the Telegraph, writing , from Tours under date November 20, says : —The enthu siasm excited a week ago by the battle of Orleans has not yet cooled down in Tours. Jf, as all Frenchmen fully believe, the first victory France has gained during the campaign will prove the commencement of a new era in her struggle with Prussia, then the fight which General Aurelles de Pala,dine won is an affair to cause rejoicing. But if, on the contrary, we are doomed to see the Army of the Loire driven back from its present entrenched position during the next few days, it would have been better for this unhappy land that she had not gained the day, So far, however, as it is possible to see at present, the victory of last week is likely to do great good in the French army, and it has certainly changed the morale of both men and officers very much for the better. They are different beings even to look at from what they were a fortnight ago. They have lost the cowed appearance they then had. They walk about with a firmer step •and a brighter eye, They do their duty better, and more smartly, and evidently think that the day has oome when they will be able to beat back the invader, and reassert their old standing amongst the warriors of Europe. In fact, the victory at Orleans has, in one sense, done more harm than good ; for it has made peace, or even an armistice, more difficult than ever, if not utterly impossible. You will hardly believe me when. I tell you that not an hour before I com menced this letter I heard at the Cafe de la Ville sonic French officers discussing the political future of France ; and, although none of the party were very young . m en, their unanimous opinion was that the Prussians were as good as driven out of France—that peace would be signed at Berlin after Trochu and Aurelles de Paladine had entered that capital in triumph—and that Monsieur Gambetta would certainly be turned out of office if he did not insist upon France having the left bank of the Rhine. NOTICE.—KINAHAN'S LL. Whisky Depot. Kinahan and Co. have removed to their new and spacious premises, No. 6a, Great Titchfield-street, Oxford-street, leading from Margaret-street, Regent-street and Market-street, Oxford-street. Kinahan's LL. Whisky. —This famous and most delicious old mellow spirit is the very cream of Irish whiskies, in quality unrivalled, perfectly pure, and more wholesome than the finest cognac brandy. Can be obtained all over the kingdom, hi the well-known sealed and labelled bottles, or in bond for exportation at the London Docks. Wholesale Agents to Messrs. Bass, Guinness, and Younger, and Dealers in Foreign Wines and Spirits, THE EASTERN QUESTION. RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA. The Times' correspondent says : If Prussia is not bound to support Russia, it is very improbable that she Will like to go against her. William is as true a friend to Alexander as Alexander, is to William ; and there is the broad fact that Russia, after seeing which way the game went, did free Prussia from any apprehensions she might have entertained as to the possibility of having to fight in two directions at once• Nor ought one other point to be left unconsidered. It i 4 only a fortnight since that Austria promised her pro tection to Bavaria if the latter refrained from entering the German Confederacy. Bavaria turned restive after this, and, if her own people had not coerced her Govern ment, might have caused the completion of unity to be deferred indefinitely. If she is now on the eve of giving in, this is not Austria's merit. But Austria would be Russia's enem9 in a war about the East. It is known that Russia would willingly go to a Congress to settle tho matter if a Congress could be convened to-day ; this being unlikely, the thing will probably have to stand over till after the war. THE LOSS OF THE VARUNA. From the American papers which have just arrived we find out the manner in which the false rumour of Sir George Jenkinson's death originated. In the list of the drowned in the Varuna, wrecked (as already stated by telegraph) off Jupiter Inlet, Florida, on October 20th, there appeared the name of Jenkins, P.M. This reallY meant P. M. Jenkins, but some imaginative AMerican thought the letters stood for those adopted by English members of Parliament, and hence the report that an English member of the House of Commons, supposed to be Sir George Jenkinson (there being no Jenkins in Parliament) was believed to be among the lost. The following account is given of the disaster itself :--- The vessel left New York on the 15th of October for Gal veston, Texas, having on board a valuable cargo of merchandise, a crew of twenty-five persons, and thirty-six passengers. Everything went well until the 20th, when off the coast of Florida. When the wind changed, Captain Spencer, who commanded the vessel, anticipated what was in store for them; and ordered everything to be made ready, in preparation for a rough night. During the even• ing the gale increased, and the vessel so laboured that it became necessary to throw overboard the deck load. The gale continued to increase until half past 9 o'clock, when the wind shifted from the south-east to south-west. The vessel was caught in the trough of the sea, and driven backward and forward, utterly beyond control. The water washed over her from stem to stern, so that the sailors could scarcely keep their feet. Finally A tremendous sea struck her amidships, and washing over her, broke into the engine -room. The water thus gaining an entrance, rushed into the cabins, and soon the great ship began to settle down. The captain, who had all along viewed the danger with coolness and determination, saw that all was lost and ordered the boats to be made ready. The passengers, who had been driven from their berths by the water, were in the cabin, in a state of apprehension and dread, and when word reached them that the vessel must go down they were reduced to the greatest agony of fear. When the boats were ready, and every means taken to secure their safety, they were unable to come on deck to avail themselves of the efforts of their brave defenders. The vessel at this time was so much on one side that it was almost impossible for even seaman to walk the slippery deck. The first boat that was cleared away was washed off. The captain, chief engineer, v the second mate, and three of the crew then endeavoured to clear the second boat, when a great wave washed the boat and all of them overboard. Tile captain, the mate, William Kirtland, and one of the crew succeeded in getting back to the ship again, but the rest of them were lost. In this struggle Captain Spencer was badly hurt. Mr. Winter, the first mate, placed him in one of the remaining boats, and nothing more was seen of him by any of the survivors. All these incidents transpired in a few minutes, and almost as soon as the men re gained the vessel she sank beneath the wave, carrying all the passengers with her. As she went down two of the boats floated off. One containing the captain, the chief engineer, the first mate, and four of the crew ; the other, the second mate and six men. The boat commanded by the second mate was a metallic life-boat, and, though filled with water, did not sink. The captain's boat was swamped almost imme diately, and all on board perished. William Kirtland, the second mate, and six men with him were buffeted about by the wind and waves all night, and when the morning dawned were well nigh exhausted. Once during the night their frail craft was up set, but providentially none of them were drowned. While endeavouring to land through the breakers the boat was capsized and all were thrown into the surf. Five of them got back to the boat, but Samuel M'Cormack and James Flynn were drowned. They made another attempt and were more successful. and arrived on the beach in a coin plete state of exhaustion. That night they slept under the boat, and the next morning, after numerous hardships, reached the lighthouse. Here they were taken care of JJY the keeper. It is probable that no vessel has sailed froth New York for many years which contained so many valued citizens as did the Varuna. The Times correspondent at Versailles, writing on the 15th, says there is every sort of probability that the French will make a tremendous effort to break out of Paris. It is known that 100 regiments de marche have been formed, and that standards have been distributed to each battalion of these 100,000 men, and, in order to give them a baptdme de feu, it is probable—so they say—that there will be an attempt on a vast scale to break out and through the Prussian lines. THE UPRISING OF'FRANCE.—The correspondei* of the Times at the Headquarters of the Crown Prince's army before Paris, writes :—The uprising of France at the moment when her last shaft was spent, when sword and lance were broken, her banner in the dust, her armour pierced, has undoubtedly surprised the German Princes and statesmen, and caused disappointment. Nume' rous as are the German hosts, the strain on their powers is far greater than it was before when two vast armies were to be beaten. Although the troops are very healthy considering the winter work, the reductions caused by sickness are perceptible. Much of France has been overrun, and where the German foot has once trod den the impress is visible, evon in Orleans ; but the part cf France untouched by hostile hand is larger still, and the chivalrous Bretons and the fiery children of the Rhone Provinces seem resolute in their determina tion to resist to the end. France, at least, " will die with harness on her back." Well, to an unmilitarY people it should be some comfort to see that trained sol diers may be beaten ; that all the glorious circumstances of Imperial standing armies may vanish, and that a people—hopeless as the contest may be—can still resist and, in some sense, stay the march of the conqueror over, their country. If rumour be true—which is not un acceptable to many Germans here—that the Treaty of 18 56 has been declared null and void by Russia, and that it is obsolete as the Treaty of 1815, we, who are still the worse for Crimean income-tax, and but little the better for any Crimean experiences, whose old alliances are gone, and whose new alliances seem valueless, may not be quite so joyful over the events of 1870 as we are expected to be. [ADVERTISEMENT.I—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.- - Healthy Complexion.—Nothing betokens feeble or failing constitutions sooner than the skin. Its condition is the external evidence of perfect regularity in the internal animal machinery—which can always be safely reduced to order by Hollou ay's specifics without doing any present or prospective damage to the tenderest organisation. Holloway's treatment outrivals the use of all cosemetica , the most harmless of which hide rather than cure the evil, whilst some are positively injurious. The Pills assist the work by establishing healthy digestion, and painlessly producing perfect assimilation. Under this wholesome courss the sallow face soon gives way to brilliant complexion, the whole skin feels soft and silky, and renewed vigour of body and mind animate the frame. BIRTHS. On the 20th inst., at 50, Sloane-street, the wife of Jame° W. Baillie, Esq., of a daughter. On the 21st inst., at New Wandsworth, the wife of F. 0. Brereton, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES.; On the 19th inst., at Reigate, John, eldest son of the Ist° John Hill, Esq., of Highbury-place, to Florence Janie; son, third daughter of Alfred Jas. Waterlow, Esq., (9. Park-crescent, Regent's-park. On the 19th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square , Walter Halsted, youngest son of the late H. Frith, Esn.► of the Ordnance, Dublin Castle, to Mary Alice, the ()la daughter of the late Rev. H. J. G. Young, of Hollesleit Suffolk. DEATHS. On the 20th inst., suddenly, Francis R. Hebden, Esq., O f St. Peter's-square, Hammersmith, aged 62. On the 19th inst., Mr. Alexander Lyon, aged 50. On the 19th inst., at 3, Lower Berkeley-street, Portman square, William Harry Surman, aged 65. , . London : Printed by GIDEON ACLAND BOYCE, 49 1 No. 112, Strand,_ Printer, and Publish e d by hint " THE SUN Office, No. 112, Strand, in the P rec i nc t of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex. 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