The Sun. — London, England, 1867-01-29 00:00:00

ONE! MARKET A ND COUMEROTAL LNTELLIGENcX, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is no new f ea t ure t o -d ay i n t h e genera l Discount Market, and business in commercial bills Li particularly quiet. At the Bank of England yesterday there were no bullion operations. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have or dered the shares of the Metropolitan and Provincial B ank to be removed from tho list, and have allowed t he shares of the Metropolitan Bank to be quoted In their stead. During the last few days there has not been much ananation in the Foreign anti Colonial Produce Markets; prices, however, of most of the principal staples have been well maintained. • Sugar has been In steady request, and superior qualities of coffee s ave brought full rates. In rice, fruit, c o tt o n, an d tallow, the dealings have been to about an average extent, without resulting in any material change in 'values. At the meeting to-day of the North British Aus tralasia.o Company, the directors' report stated that the expenses of management in Australia were £866 9s. Bd. against £791 16s. 10d., and in Lon don £1,158 7s. ld. against £1,177 18s. 10d. for last Year, The accounts for the 12 months are made up to the uF,ual period, viz., June 30, 1866, in Australia; and Dec. 31, 1866, in London ; and, after payment of a year's interest to the proprietors of the 6 per guaranteed stock, exhibit a balance of 1,3 97 2s. 9d. Th e di rec t ors very muc h regre tt e d that, under these circumstances, they were unable to declare a dividend, and the shareholders, after B° lne discussion, assented. Two o'eLoc K. There has been a mee ti ng t o -d a y o f th e P or t Ph illip and C o l on i a l G o ld Mi n i ng C ompany. B y the revenue statement it appears there is standing to the credit of that account £4,276 9s. 3d., after debiting it with the amount of the distribution fade in July last for the ninth dividend of ls. per t uare. T he directors recommended that a dividend e now declared of ls. per share, free of income-tax, payable on the Ist February, 1867, which, with the di stribution in July, is equivalent to 10 per cent. Per annum on the original capital. The report was unanimously adopted. At a meeting held to-day of the London and St. Katherinethe D oc k s C ompany, th e repor t s t a t e d th a t ! l e earnings for the past six months had been . “ 80 ,971, and the expenditure (exclusive of inte rest On debentures, &c.) had been £320,251, leav ing a profit for the half-year of £160,720. The available balance, after payment of the above inte teSt, amounted to £98,992, and a dividend was recommended of per cent., making a dividend of of 3 i Per cent. for the year. The balance of profit and l oss, with a small addition, now amounts to 113,508. At a meeting held to-day of the National Bank, th e report of the directors stated that the accounts for the two past half-years were £111,863 to the 30th f . , 11 , 1 , 1 e , and £109,019 from that date to the 31 s t D ec ., 6. Sinc e th ese accoun t s were ma d e up, a divi ded -u at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum on the P o t l-11 p capital of the bank, and an extra dividend 16 s. per sha re , t oge th er £2 a s h are, h as b een d eclared on the 50,000 shares which constitute the at 4l Pany's capital ; and the s ame are now paya bl e r i ,, the head-office and branches of the comp an y. l a e divid en d an d extra di v id en d now payable for tOQ h alf-year endi n g 31st December, 1866, amoun t getter to £lOO,OOO. Acc ording to Reuter's telegram, this morning the French Renter were 68f. 95. 13 iness in the English Stock Market remains e rY quiet, and prices are without any change since L e , 3ter daY. Consols are 901 91 for money and the are 9pl The N ew Th rees an d Reduced Annuities 901 1; Bank of England Stock, 250 ; India 5 " r Cent. Debentures, 1021 ; and ditto Bonds, 263. but Forei gn Stocks have in some instances advanced, the dealings are limited. Turkish 5 per Cents. 21`710 improved A, to 291 ; Spanish Passive to the Certificates to 14} ; Italian I, to 54i g a p • but M exican h ave receded to 17; ; and ` l- r ek r ema i n firm at 14 f. Russian Loan Scrip is Pretsteady at ; and the New Chili an L oan , a t 1 t. business in the Railway Share Market continues ',eq. in active, the dealers and s p ecu l a t ors b eing tll'4leilY engaged with th e preparat i ons f or the set !enleut• Quotations generally, however, exhibit miler less firmne ss . B r i g ht on h ave receded M idland i t , and Great N or th ern The Foreign and Colonial lines remain very quiet, at about previous rates. American Securities have been further depressed. Shares have receded 5, to 37 39 ; and Illinois Shares if, to 781 791. United States 5-20 Bond; hovvever, have improved 1, to 73f. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in very lunited demand. London Joint Stock, however, are i firm at 441 ; U n i on of London, at 451 Allan ce at 17 ; Credit Foncier of England, at 3i and National Discount Co., at 14i. Atlantic and Great IVestern Debentures are steady at 43 45 ; but the Consolidated Mortgage bonds have declined 1, to 30 31. MINING MARKET, TUESDAY, Two o'Clock. Annexed are the Business remains very quiet. latest quotations Gtviog 12} 17} ; Camßrea, m Brea, ; Cara C a bor ne, _ s Od —s Od; Central Miners, —; Chirertou 11 6 a '2 2, 6} ; Chon:ales Gold, 2} 3 ; Clifford Amalgamate, Condurrow, -- —; Cooks' Kitchen, 11 12 ; E as t ; 18s et, 23 25 ; East Caradon, 5± 6 ; East Cam Brea, ; East Lovell, 10 10} ; East Wh ea l G renv ill e, 2± 2 ; Great Laxey, —; Great R e t a ll ac k , 42 8 6d 45 s O d ; I\;7lGreat South Tolgus, 178 Od 19s Od; Great Wheal Vor, 18 ; Ma r k o V alley, 4 4}; North Crofty, 5} 51; „, ° " 11 Roskear, 10 12 ; North Treskerby, 2± n; Prince Wales, 34s Od 36s Od; Prosper United, Bk 3}; Prori "llee Mines, —; Redmoor, ; South Caradon, Condurrow, 15s Od 178 6€l; South Darren, ; Bt°4tli Prances, 18 20 ; South Grenville, ; Ives Consols, —; Stray Park, —s —s ; Tincroft, West F rance s Caradon 11 12; West Chiverton, 62} 65 ; West —; West Seton, 125 130; Wheal Buller, 20 1.1,1-; Wheal Chirerton, ;8} 9 ; Wheal Crabor, --8 —s ; beat Grenville, 22s Od 248; Wheal Rose, —; Wheal Seto n, 120 125 ; Wheal Trelawney, —; Wheal Uny, Wheal Basset, ; North Dowers, :.tITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 GOVER NMENT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols D°. Account, Feb. 7 9O/ 11 901 l?_per Cent. Reduced 9Ol i .elw v 3 per Cent 90 k i i i ; 2 1 per Cont. Jan. 1894 An 0 - 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 nuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 ,o. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — E, L (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — -,:'uequer Bills .£1 000 4 per Cent —1412 14 uo . -, , , ,0 ................. £5OO , 2 ... 12 14 13:-' ............ £lOO 12 14 111( of England Stock, 61 per Cent ... 250 1 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. n.„(llaU Stock, 101 per Cont., A.pri1.1.874... 1).„,0. Account ............................... ",.,0. 5 per Cent. July,'lB7o ............... 107 f 7 ',-0. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 • ............... IA). Certificates ............................. Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent ............ 1./o. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ...1011 Do. 51 per C en t ., M ay 1879......,,"..•. ...... Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ...... 102/ Do. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO ............ O. u n d er £l , OO O ...... 26 pm A rgenti FOR Re ElGN blic, FUN 6 per _CLOSINGDS PRES. — ne pu C IC Austrian Bonds 5 er Cent, 1859 , , Br azili an 5 per CentP — 1) 0. 41 per Cent., 185 2-58-60 . T ., Do. 1863 'I% 6 per Cent , 1865 /20 Account * 721 1 13,140. Aim Bonds -„letlos Ayres 6 per Cent 0, 4 J.) 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) „iliall per Cent IJO. 4} per Cent t o o .. Ei per Cent A Colo • ,'. B _— Colombian 6 per Cont. -. DP, a, 6 per Cent. Z l . l r 0 per Cent., 1825 b , 0 - per Cent., 1861 ,,, duubian P rincipalities tl 1)13. Ac'eount Vador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 1--,.),°•, Provisional. Laud Warrant _ '-' 0 -Defy A ___ . ale, .... rlrptian 7 nor C t -- N s, , , en 1 -...v ACCOMAt .......... 10.1,11. ...... is -. Do., Second Issue Do .£lOO Bonds Do. . 1864 Do £lOO Bonds Do. Government Railway Debentures BO Do. Account Groek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account ; — Jo. Coupons Gx - iteinala, 5 per Cent. It ;;ian 5 per Cert 1865 Do, Account . Do. Maremmana Railway .. — M , xica,K 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — dontevldean 6 per Cent. \loorish Imperial 5 per Cent N; e w Granada l3 Do 3 per Con 341 4 Do. Doferrai Do Laud Warrants (llectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account — Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 6 per Cent., 186 .) Do Account P irt:iguese 3 per Ct., 1853 '8,'7,'9,'60,'2, '3 431 3 1 Do. Account Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St BBl Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 BBl I Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B7 1 Do. do. £25 paid ll Ipm Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account ipanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do. Account Passive Do 221 i Do Account ._ Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l4l 1 Do Account S wedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account • Do £lOO Bonds Do. Account . — Do 6 per Cent. 1882 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cont., 1865 — Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do £lOO Bonds — 1 )o. 6 per Cent, 1862 25 1 Ditto 1- per Cont. Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins — Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2-i- per (lent. Ex. 12 Guil, • Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Itglint.. 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 2sf. Du. Account — THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Do. Account MARKE T S.—This day. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s; clover, £4 Os to £5 15410 d ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load. Trade quiot. CUMBERLAND.-11feadow hay, .£3 Oe to £4 lOs ; stover, £4 03 to £5 12s 6d ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. A moderato demand. WHITECHAPEL.-1103,CIONT hay, 06 to £4 109 ; cloyer, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load. Trade slow. COLONIAL. TEA.—There is a very limited demand, although prices generally remain firm. • S I:GAM—The demand for West India has been mode rately active, superior descriptions of which have fully maintained former rates. In the refined market there is little alteration. Prices, however, are a shade cheaper. COPFEB.—Colonial descriptions have continued in good request, and a fair amount of business has been done in both plantation and native Ceylon, at fully former quota tions. RICE. - Only a small amount of business has boon re ported, but holders exhibit no disposition t 3 reduce the rates demanded. COTTON.—The demand has continued moderately active, and previous rates in most instances well maintained. SALTPETRE.—Business has been rather dull, but quota tions exhibit no material alteration. TALLOW.—The market has been steady during the week ; with a fair business doing for consumption, and but very little on speculation, there is no alteration to note in prices, except for the last three months, which has declined 9d per cwt.,- 45s having been accepted for that period. At St. Petersburg prices remain high, 49i silver roubles, with hand money for August, being still demanded. Exchange, 32 To-day the market is steady at 44s 3d January to March ; 44s 3d March ; and the same from April to Juno ; 45s October to December. Now Y.C. is sold on the spot at 44s 3d; old, 43s 9d. No South American here. Odessa sheep, 45s ; beef, 44s ; town tallow, 445. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) Market opens steady. Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. Share (BY TELEGRAPH.) GRATESEND, Tuesday Morning. - _ Arrived, Jan. 28—Ocean Child, from St. Michael's Sestri, from Nicholaieff ; Hartlepool, from St. Übe's Diana, steamor, from Amsterdam. SHARE MARHET3,—This day. Arrived, Jan. 29 —Fanny, from St. Michael's ; Venus, from Gnernsey ; Fawn, from Caen ; Clementine, from Passages; Tri Mountain, from Now York; Express, from St. Michael's ; Eliza Hunter, from Guernsey ; Strang, from Honduras. Sailod, Jan 29.—Anazi, for Yokahama ; Deva Gundad hur, for Madras. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Dorothy, Bremen brig, from Bremen, for Bahia. Anchored— Humberstone, from London, for Hobart Town. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. p aid. Closing* I Business price. done. s r a t B t ristol and .... .. e r ............ .• . . at 'ambrian lO OlOO 119 4 121 4 121 20 - 'ors and 8and0n...... - - - 20 'Corn wall all 4 6 at Dublin & Belfast Juno, 100 66 68 at Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junci 100 70 72 100 &London, .scrip Certi. all - - et i p go o : 100 .v &S. Western 100 176 7 ° 18 llas at Great Eastern, Ord. stk.l 100 34 35 35 44 st D oo o . . N. New,, u g i,3. 1. aatt.2Ns p o. 02: 10)100 _ .. 6 8_ st Great North of Scotland' 100 - - at Great Northern lOO 120 12! 1201 20 1 2 st D.). A stock lOO 132 t 33 1324 at Do. B stock LA) - - at (RS, and W. of Ireland, 100 91 81 at Gt. Western -original) 1.0 61 06 511 / 8t D,. 6. Vol. nail gua. 100 , - - at Do. South Wales ..., L 0 - - st Do. W. MM.-Oxford 100 32 35 et Do. Newport ' 100 31 37 et Do. Hereford - - a t Lano:oshire & Yorkshire 100 13) 131 et London and Biackwall 100 - - at on., Brigh., & S Coast 10) 67 8) 88 4 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 le la at Do. 3letrop. Ex. A lOO 10 20 et Lon. & North Wester', 100 123 124 124 31 et Lon. & South Western 100 87 30 8)1 0 at Man., abet., .k Lincoln 100 1 59 64 58 at Metrop_olitan all 130 132 1301 1 1 10 Do. New B4 21 34p 121 10 Do. Extension lO It 114 11 100 1 Metropolitan District. all - - Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 Do. and St. John's W'a 6 - - et Mid!and 9 Do. £9 Share 7 11 111 at Do, Birmin.. & Derb 100 93 95 25 qid Ifent - - at ' orth British ...... at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun lOO 4 18 et Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 106 107 1084 25 Do. G.N•E purchase 16.114 - - at Do. Leeds at Do. York lOO 101 103 1014 i at Do. Carlisle ..... - - 25 Do. Stook. & Darling all 35 35 10 Do. do. 1860-61 lB 10 11 p at North London .. lOO 120 122 122 st Do. do. 1864 6 at Do. Jo. 1866 et North Staffordshire st N. &S. W. Junction 25 Scottish Central at ••:eot. N. E ,Aber. stoc 100 - - 10 Do. Scot, Mid. st Ask - - et Shropshire Union - - at South Devon lOO 48 20 at South E.stern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 10 st raft' Vale lOO 160 153 10 Do. C . at Vale of Neath - - et - !Vatcriord & Kilkenn 100 - - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha i 6 - - at IVcst Cornwall lOO - - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic& St. Lawrence all 56 58 8, 1 1 nom., Baroda, ,t Cen.ln. 100 100 101 1004 gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. F shares lO ' 4d ip 204 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 44 10 Do. Preference .Buff,Brant,&Goderich all 74 84 100 1 6 p.c. 1872-3-! lOO - - et Calcutta &S. E., Bin_ 100 - - at ,ar,c Town & Dock, gu. 100 60 55 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p! all 101 103 st East. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 101 103 1011 st East ludlan, gu. 5 p.o. 100 106 107 107 01 4 20 Do. J Extension - - et , i rand Tr unk ot Canad a 100 21 22 21 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 85 88 100 Do. let Pref. Bonds all 57 59 100 Do. do deferred 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 52 54 51 100 Du. do. deferred - - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stook all 37 10 100 Do. do. deferred - - 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deterred - - at Gt. India Pen. gua. 5p.0 lOO 106 106 1415 41 1 1 ) ,o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 4 1 P 20 , Do. New omit. sp. o 6 1 1 g st hi t. South gua gnu. 5 per cent at D. 44 per cent lov 91 93 at Do • 2 - - 204 i;reat Wtos. of Canada all 121 134 141 204 Do. New .. 100 Do. 6p. o Bt.s. pay. 1873 ail f' B # 2 1 0 0 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 1 81 84 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 11 1 1. 1 at Madras, gua. 5 p.o .... 100 100 102 1001 at Do. 41 do lOO 92 94 st Do. 44 do lOO 85 90 20 Do. Fifth Extension 5 - et Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bride, 100 - - 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. all - '— S e t t s N e . i l n il d .C e 'dttoSpolstpf.be l 110000 97 82 9 85 ) ,et Do. Delhi ,ril d {lOO , 97 98 20 Do. do :T s . 4, 10 1 4'' et Do. Punjaub ..5 100 97 98 at Do.lndus St.Flot 64 , 100 - - — COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1572 100 - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.JaA July 1877-54 Do. 6p. c. Feb. do Aug 1 0 !Al 101 Do. sp. c. Mar. !It Sept 100 99 101 Do. sp. c. Jan. t July 100 53 85 SI Do. sp. c. Inscribed ak 100 23 85 100 1 10 0 4 2 1 10 C 45 Do. 4 : C u a o p . A t: p G I .II o o p c e i , 6 18 1 ) 0 . do lxBo-9 ,0 100 103 105 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 101 103 . 0 c .- 19 8 0 7 0 3 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April ann 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 90 22 (.leylou, Nov. 1868, 6 p., 100 101 103 11:362 :'8 5 4 10 0 Do. 1878, do 111000000 1 0 tauritium, 3p. o, 1873, . _ J p a o n .la, 78 8 d July vo. 1832, Mayls, Nov. ,t, 100 103 106 o. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 105 107 Natal giov. 6 per cent lOO 09 tot .B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 95 i)7 90 i S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 186 t, 100 go gs sp. e . 1 1 8 8 7 8 5 8 to 1893 100 85 89 85i ' Do. 5 P.C. 18a to 187 t. 100 ew Zealand, 6 P. cent 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 3 1 9 0 8 1 981 a Do. 5 percent.... -_Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, p . Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 91 P 3 924 1 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 -- - - Do. 18784.1 E upwards 1( 0 104 106 105 Vlo,Uov. 6 p.c. Jo &July 100 - - Do. do, A pril & Oot lOO 107 108 1071 i BEITISII MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, lirn 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated SO 8 9 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 403 410 Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 291 22 24 Last Caradon 2.14.6 6 7 East Carn Brea 3l 2 3 Nast Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake 8.3.6 1 +I • East Loved 3.9.0 9 10 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 24 21 (I am. St StA üby n(G 7VCII. 66 5 6 4 Great I. utt , y, limited all 17 18 Great South Tolg - us 0.14.6 Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 - - G. Wheal Vor (Etelst , i, 40 15 10 18 Grenville 8.18.0 14 11 Herod's Foot 8.10.0 30 32 ilingston Downs ...... 5.10.6 21 34 Margaret (IJny Lelant ta.17.6 2 4 Marke Valley 1.10.6 34 41 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, lin, 31 24 14d New Seton - North Roskear Bassett(lllogan 1.4.0 \Torth Wheal Crotty L Prosper United 7.1.6 - rr,vidence UnyLelantl 10.6.; 24 26 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 300 520 South Condurrow 3.2.0 14 S.Wheal Frau. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 22 Stray Park tTin Croft 9 1 2 'Vigra and Clogan, lim all 9 10 West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 12 12 14 'West Chiverton ll 54 56 West Seton. 471 115 125 Wheal Bassett (Mogan 54 65 75 Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 18 20 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 Wheal Seton -- Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 ALL AT THE TUILERIES.—The first ball given at the Tuileries this season was an exceedingly brilliant affair. The dresses were fresh and novel iu style, and the ornaments were in many instances truly magnifi cent. But n otwithstanding the fact that years tell on the fairest, and that crowned heads have more than ordinary cares and responsibilities, the palm of beauty is still accorded to the Empress Eugenie. On the evening in question her Majesty wore a white tulle dress, very long at the bottom of the skirt, and very narrow at the top (quite in the Em pire form), and without crinoline. This dress was studded all over with white roses, and over it there was a white tulle veil or tunic. The Empress wore an Empire waistband, composed entirely of diamonds ; the fringe round the edge of the bertha was likewise diamonds. The headdress was a coronet of diamonds and emeralds; the necklet consisted of diamonds and emeralds; and the earrings formed with similar pre cious stones, wore so long that they reached to the shoul ders. Mme. de Metternich arrived so late that there was scarcely time to admire her toilette, which, be it what it may, is always, by the way, a subject for comment. It consisted on this special evening of a white tulle dross with ono deep flounce round the edge of the skirt, and from the waist sprays of flowers of different kinds and of many colours descended in garlands—a new style, called jardiniere; diamond necklet, brooch, and earrings ; and a few large single brilliants glittered among the flowers in the Princess's hair. The Duchess Tascher de la Pagorie also wore white tulle, with cross cut bands of white satin studded or cloutes with pearls as cending the skirt ; a Greek bodice with pleats, and a nar row band of satin round the top ; diamonds only in the hair. Several ladies were presented to the Emperor on the same evening, and among them Mme. Dix, the wife of the General who has recently been appointed Ambassador to the Court of Prance from the United States. Mine. Dix wore a straw-coloured satin dress, trimmed with cross-cut bands of satin, studded with pearls, and covered with a most magnificent black lace tunic. The bodice was not low at the back, but iu front, it was open and square, and tastefully trimmed with black lace and bands of satin cloutis with pearls. By e/outes, I mean that the pearl beads are so formed and sewn on that they have all the effect of nailing down the trimming to the dress. This very elegant toilette, as well as several ie C a o t u t r h t e d s drf a rere i n si ansse:bowa:kt with et l i , her. .d w aTa e r twh e tehh m iaetm a e s d bis e daa e b ts is y nao M dfs oc m trah, rs e if . sd V oasruk i g gisr n hat o s.t_oh n c' th th e ° p r o s p w u o la r r n al e w d o g r e e d a w w i h t t e c r t y u s l t l Paris Correspondent of The Queen. VERDI'S " DON CARLOS" will be brought out, it is anticipated, at Paris, within the first fortnight of Feb ruary. The next opera at the Lyrique will be " Sardana pale," by M. Victoria Joncieres; after which Gounod's long-expected work. THE 235TH ANNIVERSARY OF MOLIERR'S DEATH M. VICTOR COUSIN has left his libra r y, va l ue d at was celebrated at th e F ranca i s b y a performance a “L e £B,OOO, to the Sorbonne. Misanthrope" and Maude 'magi/lair° ;" and at the TEMPORARY DISAPPEARANCE OF J UPITER ' S Savantes." Odden by th e l a tt er come d y, preceded by g , Les Femmes S ATELLITEs.---An astronomical phen omenon, of NICE AND ITS POPULATION.--Nice list now which two ob serva ti ons only are on record, will occur j pre- during the present year—namely, the simultaneous dis sents an epitome of the " great globe itself." On the Ist appearance of Jupiter's four satellites. On August 21st inst. its foreign population consisted of 123 Germans, 200 the planet will appear e Americans, 48 ; E ng li s h , 3 Brazilians, 16 Belgians, 7 Dane; h ours : three of the to lose m disappear by passing acros two s its 11 Spaniards, 415 F rench, 2 Greeks, 8 Dutch, 1 Hungarian, face; the fourth will b e masked by its shadow. If the 42 Italians, 7 Moldo-Wellachie ns , 8 Turk s , 11 Poles, 130 weather be favourable, the disappearance and ro-appear- Russians, 6 Swedes, 21 Swiss—altogether, 1,495, mice may be W4111)1404 ill this country, A B. PRICFERENCE SNARES AND STOCKS. South Eastern 4i per emt. 185 fl, Ditto, 5 per cent., 2851).69 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Recife and San Francisce, Lim., gua. 7 per cent., coi South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 16i FOREIGN ALINES. Anglo 'Brazilian Gold, limited, i St. John del Itey, Lim., 531; BANKS. Alliance, lim.. 17 Australasia, 66) Bank of Egypt, all Chartered filer. of India, London, and China, 34 City, 15 Consolidated Bank, lim., 5 4 English and Rio de Janeiro, Um., 9k Imperial Ottoman, lirn., sit London and County, 671 London Joint Stock, 4ii London and 1% estminster, 97e Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, National Bank. 63 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 15/ 161 Anglo-Mexican Mint, 154 Atlantic Telegraph, 274 Ditto, 8 per cent., 674 61 Berlin Water Works, Ditto, new. 54 City Discount, lim, 2 City of London Real Property, lim., 4/ City of Moscow Gas, lim., 181 18 Credit Fonder of England. 4 Crystal Palace, 29 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim., 31 Ebbw Vale, 114 Electric Telegraph, 133 English and Australian Copper Fore -street Warehouse, lim., 131 1 Gen. Credit and Discount, lim.. 5 4 Hudson's Bay, hi Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim., 11 International Financial society, lim., 2/ 11 London Financial Association, lira.. 7 London ilcueral Omnibus Company, lim, 34 }lsdras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by In dian Government), 191 Merchant Shipping, lim., 124 Miliwall Freehold Land and Dock, 8 1 National Discount Company, 14 Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of whisk 24 is to pay, 111 North British and Mercantile Insurance, 151 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1867 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COLRT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin, Channell, and Pigott.) JUNIPER V. TEE VESTRY OF BERMONDSEY. - LIABILITY OP VESTRIES. In this case the plaintiff, Sarah Juniper, brought an action to recover compensation for the death of her husband , through the alleged negligence of the defendants, who merely pleaded not guilty. The jury found a verdict in her favour, and assessed the damages at £875. It appeared at the trial that the defendants, in their public capicity, were bound to keep the parish in repair, and were empowered to make a rate for the same. They entered into a written contract with a certain firm to repair the sewers in the Blue Anchor road, Bermondsey, but that firm failed to perform the works. The defendants thou undertook to do them themselves, and employed labourers piecemeal fur that purpose. Some planks and mould were placed in the road without, as the plaintiff alleged, the necessary precaution of railing to thorn, or lighting the place. The consequence was, that during the night-time the plaintiff's husband met with the accidept which caused his death. The defendants thou moved for a non-suit, and that a verdict should be en tered for the defendants, oa ;the ground that they were not liable as a public body to pay compensation for the acts of their servants the same as private parties. The case was argued at great length before the court prior to the retirement of the last Lord Chief Baron, and deci sions were given by the House of Lords and the Court of Error, laying down a rule adverse to the ground on which the defendants rested their plea of non-liability. The case was argued to-day before the court. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Philbreck,:and Mr. T. Atkinson, jun., were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Hayes, Mr. Mundell, and Mr. Alfred Wills for the defendants. The Court unanimously decided against the defendants, and, therefore, the verdict stands good. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde.) SMITH V. TEBBELL-JUDGMENT. His Lordship gave judgment in this case, which pre sented some peculiar features. It was a suit in which the plaintiff propounded the will of a Mrs. Thvraites, who died possessed of a very large property. The plaintiff claimed to be next of kin of the deceased as her sister, and this was disputed by the defendant, who allegll that there never had been any marriage between the parson stated to have been the father of the parties and their mother. The deceased had always acknowledged the plaintiff as her sister, and by a deed executed shortly before her decease she spoke of her in that relationship, and this acknowledgment by a reputed rela tive was held at common law to be a proof of an alleged pedigree. There was nothing in the present case to show that the legal conditions of that acknowledgment has not been fulfilled, and therefore the Court was bound to pro nounce in favour of the plaintiff. The circumstance of no prpof of the marriage or oven the existence of the reputed father could :not affect the .plaintiff's claim, which was established according to law. The Queen's Advocate applied for costs against the de fendant, which the court allowed. CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Thomas Carmon surrendered to an indictment charging him with wilfully making a false declaration by represent ing himself as the proprietor of the South London News and Croydon Free Press, and also that both papers were unencumbered, those representations being untrue, one— the south London N e ws not being registered, and the Croydon Free Press being registered in the name of the prisoner's sister. The evidence in this case was very complicated, but it appeared that the declaration had been made in order to enable the prisoner to effect a mortgage to a oertain extent on the property. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, but recommended the prisoner to mercy. The Recorder sentenced him to two months' imprison ment. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) DEFRAUDING THE EARL OF DERBY. Heary Phillip Dashwood Arthy, who pleaded !guilty to a charge of forgery and fraud upo❑ the Earl of Derby, was brought up for judgment. Mr. Poland, who appeared on the part of the prosecution, said the prisoner had committed a most scandalous fraud, and had used the name of a lady, who was well-known, viz., Mrs. Chisholm, for promoting female emigration. The prisoner went to Clifton, and having stayed for a short time at one of the principal hotels, during which time he wrote the letter in question to the Earl of Derby, asking from the Government pecuniary assistance, as she stood at that time greatly in want of funds. The letter referred to the bervice she had already rendered in the endeavour to better the circum stances of the industrious population, by facilitating and assisting them to emigrate to Australia, she accompanying them on the voyage, and on their arrival in the colony making such arrangements for their accommodation that ultimately led to their final settlement in comparative comfort. The Earl of Derby, on the part of the Government, forwarded a letter in acknowledgement, containing a draft for £lOO, to the address given in the letter, and the prisoner then procured the letter and got it cashed at Messrs. Grindleys, forging the name of Mrs. Chisholm. In the year 1864 the prisoner attempted to obtain money, representing that it was to assist a poor woman. The prisoner wrote from Liver pool to Mrs. Gladstone, the right hon. gentleman's mother, who was one of the lady patronesses of several charities in ' the town. The fraud was discovered, and the prisoner was given into custody for attempting to defraud, but the prosecution was not proceeded with. The prisoner had been previously convicted and sentenced to 18 months for obtaining a military suit. The prisoner, on being called upon, said ho was not the only guilty party, being only one of a gang. The Common Serjoant sentenced him to 10 years' penal servitude. POLICE INTELLIGEffCE.—This Day. MA RLBOROUGH-STREET. A CLEVER AMATEUR DETECTIVE.—ROBBING A SAILOR. —Jane Emily Watson, a showily-dressed young woman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a gold watch and chain of the value of £3O, the property of James Thompson, a sailor, residing at Chingford, Essex. S hteorerj a young G erman, res idi ng i n B roa d- s t ree t, justice, said —A littl e after 12 o'clock this Golden-square, and who h as se veral times brought offenders morning, I was in the H aymarket, an d saw th e pr i soner i n company of a gentlem an the worse for liquor. I watched them, and saw the p r i soner take the gen tl eman t o th e White Bear public-house, in Piccadilly, where the gentleman gave her something to drink, and paid for it with half a sovereign, and received the change. Tho prisoner then took the gentleman down the Haymarket, and put him into a Hansom cab and got in herself, and told the driver to go to Compton-street. I jumped up on the back of the cab, and wont with it to Compton-street, where the prisoner stopped the cab and get out and went with the gentleman into a house in Doan street. I waited outside the house, and shortly after the prisoner came out in haste, having a beer jug in her hand. I asked her what she had done with the gentleman, and sho said that he was asleep on the sofa, and that she was goin • gto get him something to drink. She asked me to go and have something to drink with her, and so as not to lose her I did so, and as sho did not ask for the beer I asked her whether she was not going to get some. Sho then said that sho was going to Foley -street to get some broth, and sho went towards that street. I followed her, and on her seeing a co nstable in Gr eat Portland-street she spoke to him complaining of my following her, and asking the constable to get rid of me. I then went up and spoke to the constable tolling him that I suspected she ,had robbed a gentleman in Dean - street , a nd while I was doi ng so , th e prisoner tried to get away b y g e tting into a cab. Th e con stable then took the prisoner to the station, and upon her the watch and chain were found. The gentleman they belong to is in court. Prisoner—Did you not say that you were a detective ? Witness —No. _ J ames Thompson, the prosecutor—l am a sailor, and re side at Chingford, Essex. I do not remem b er anything that occurred to me last night. The watch and chain are my property, of the value of £3O. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You are lucky to got thorn back. Police-constable, 113 E — l took the prisoner into custody, and the prisoner, on Sherer speaking to me , hshaend lefte c d ar m oe ne of a it sofa. thewatch i n a and house chain, in Dean-street, told her to take stating that a gentleman Sheror— The prosecutor was very drunk last night. 1 wont to the hotol this morning. The prisoner prefering to bo dealt with by the magis trate, Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had no doubt about the case whatever, and committed the:prisoner for three months , with hard labour. THAMES. UTTERING BASE COlN.—Henry Bailey and Samuel Bryant were charged with uttering base coin. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner Bailey entered the George publichouso, in Goodman's-yard, Minories, and called for a half-pint of beer, for which he tendered in pay ment a counterfeit shilling. Mrs. Wybrow, the landlady, at once detected the imposition, and asked him where he obtained the piece, to which ho replied "in the Borough." He was given into the custody of a police-constable, and Bryant, who wasoutside the publiohouso while his confe derate was inside, followed, and was arrested. Ten spurious shillings, similar to the one which Bailey attempted to Pau, were found upon Dryad. They were 411 Iron on• mould. The prisoners were asked where they came from and they inquired of each other, "Where did we sleep' last night ?" Bailey afterwards said his address was 29, Queen-street, Borough. Briant, in defence, said he picked up the parcel of bad money in the street. He did not know Is hat the parcel contained. This assertion was contradicted by the police officers concerned in the case, who said that the ten spurious coins were loose in the prisoner's pocket. It was the custom for "smashers" to travel in pairs, ono to carry the bad money and supply it to the confederate one piece at a time, while the other went into the public-house or shop and attempted to pass it. No bad money was found on I3ailoy. He had only one piece. The prisoners were remanded for the attendance of the Mint solicitor. The Four Races of the New World. White men, black men, red men, yellow men all these chief types and colours of the human race—have been drawn into company on this western soil, this middle continent, lying between China and the Archipelago on one side, Africa and Europe on the other, where they crowd and contest the ground under a common flag. The White Man, caring for neither frost nor fire, so long as he can win good food for his mouth, fit clothing for his limbs, appears to be the master in every zone ; able to endure all climates, to under take all labours, to overcome all trials ; casting nets into the Bay of Fundy, cradling gold in the Sacramento valleys, raising dates and lemons in Florida, trapping beavers in Oregon, raising herds of kine in Texas, spinning thread in Massachusetts, clearing woods in Kansas, smelting iron in Pennsylvania, talking buncombe in Columbia, writing leaders in New York. He is the man of plastic genius, of enduring character ; equally at home among the palm-trees and the pines ; in every latitude the guide, the employer, and the king of all. The Black Man, a true child of the tropics, to whom warmth is like the breath of life, flees from those bleak fields of the north, in which the white man repairs his fibre and renews his blood ; pre- ferring the swamps and savannahs of the south, where, among palms, cotton-plants, and sugar canes, he finds the rich colours in which his eye delights, the sunny heats in which his blood ex pands. Freedom will not tempt him to go north ward into frost and fog. Even now, when Massachusetts and Connecticut tempt him by the offer of good wages, easy work, and sympathising people, he will not go to them. lie only just en dures New York ; the most hardy of his race will hardly stay in Saratoga and Niagara beyond the summer months. Since the South has been made free for Sam to live in, he has turned his back on the cold and friendly North, in search of a brighter home. Sitting in the rice -field, by the cane-brake, under the mulberry-trees of his darling Alabama, with his kerchief round his head, his banjo on his knee, he is joyous as a bird, singing his endless and foolish roundelay, and feeling the sunshine burn upon his face. The negro is but a local fact in the country ; having his proper home in a corner—the most sunny corner—of the United States. The Red Man, once a hunter of the Alleghanies, not less than of the prairies and the Rocky Moun tains, has been driven by the pale-face, he and his • squaw, his elk, his buffalo, and his antelope, into the Western country ; into the waste and desolate lands lying westward of the Mississippi and Missouri. The exceptions hardly break the rule. A band of pic turesque pedlars may be found at Niagara ; Red Jackets, Cherokee chiefs, and Mohawks ; selling bows and canes, and generally spunging on those youths and damsels who roam about the Falls in search of opportunities to flirt. A colony, hardly of a better sort, may be found at Oneida Creek, in Madison county; the few sowing maize, growing fruit, and singing psalms; the many starving on the soil, cutting down the oak and maple, alienating the best acres, pining after their brethren who have thrown the white man's gift in his face, and gone away with their weapons and their war-paint. Red Jacket at the Falls, Bill Bcechtree at Oneida Creek —the first selling beaded work to girls, the second twisting hickory canes for boys—are the last repre sentatives of mighty nations, hunters and warriors, who at one time owned the broad lands from the Susquehannah to Lake Erie. Red Jacket will not settle ; Bill Beechtree is incapable of work. The redskin will not dig, and to beg he is not ashamed. Hence, he has been pushed away from his place, driven out by the spade, and kept at bay by the smoke of chimney fires. A wild man of the plain and forest, he makes his home with the wolf, the rattlesnake, the buffalo, and the elk. When the wild beast flies, the wild man follows. The Alle ghany slopes, on which, only7o years ago, he chased the elk and scalped the white woman, will hear his war-hoop, see his war-dance, feel his scalping-knife, no more. In the western country he is still a figure in the landscape. From the Missouri to the Colorado he is master of all the open plains ; the forts which the white men have built to protect their roads to San Francisco, like the Turkish block-houses built along the Syrian tracks, being mainly of use as a hint of their great reserve of power. The red men find it hard to lay down a tomahawk, to take up a hoe ; some thousands only of them have yet done so; some hundreds only have learned from the whites to drink gin and bitters, to lodge in frame-houses, to tear up the soil, to forget the chase, the war-dance, and the Great Spirit. The Yellow Man, generally a Chinese, often a Malay, sometimes a Dyak, has been drawn into the Pacific states from Asia, and from the Eastern Archipelago, by the hot demand for labour ; any kind of which comes to him as a boon. From digging in the mine to cooking au omelette and ironing a shirt, he is equal to everything by which dollars can be gained. Of these yellow people there are now sixty thousand in California, Utah, and Moontana ; they come and go ; but many more of them come than go. As yet these harmless crowds are weak and useful. Hop Chang keeps a laundry ; Chi Hi goes out as cook ; Cum Thing is a maid-of all-work. They are in no man's way, and they labour for a crust of bread ; carrying the hod when Mike has run away to the diggings, and scrubbing the floor when Biddy has made some wretch the happiest of his sex. Supple and patient, these yellow men, though far from strong, are eager for any kind of work; but they prefer the employments of women to those of men ; delighting in an engagement to wash clothes, to nurse babies, and to wait on guests. They make very good butlers and chamber-maids. Loo sing, a jolly old girl in pig-tail, washes your shirts, starching and ironing them very neatly, ex cept that you cannot persuade him to refrain from spitting on your cuffs and fronts. To him spitting on linen is the same as damping it with drops of water ; and the habits of his life prevent him, oven though you should catch him by the pig -tail, and rub his tiny bit of nose on the burning iron, from seeing that it is not the same to you. To-day, those yellow men are sixty thousand weak ; in a few years they may be six hundred thousand strong. They will ask for votes. They will hold the balance of parties. In some districts they will make a majority; selecting the judges, forming the juries, interpreting the laws. Those yellow men are Buddhists, professing polygamy, practising infan ticide. Next year is not more sure to come in its own season than a great society of Asiatics to dwell on the Pacific slopes. A Buddhist church, fronting the Buddhist churches in China and Ceylon, will rise in California, Oregon, and Nevada. More than all, a war of labour will commence between the races which feed on beef and the races which thrive on rice; one of those wars in which the victory is not necessarily with the strong. White man, black man, rei man, yellow man, each has a custom of his own to follow, a genius of his own to prove, a conscience of his own to respect; customs which is not of kin, genius which is largely different, and conscience which is fiercely hostile. — From New America, by W. Hepworth Dixon. Mr. THOMAS CARLYLE intends to pass the re mainder of the winter in Italy. THE INVENTOR OF LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS. — Sir William Snow Harris, F.R.S., well known as the in ventor of the only safe kind of lightning-conductor, died a few days ago, in the ioth year of his age. Ho was born at Plymouth, was partly educated at the University of Edin burgh for the medical profession, and was knighted in 1847. He was the author of some sciontific works of groat Yalu. The Cambridgeshire Hunt. A meeting of some of the principal members of the Cam bridgeshire Hunt was held at the Red Lion Hotel, Cam bridge, on Saturday last, to consider the best steps to be taken for the maintenance of the efficiency of the pack in consequence of the intended resignation of the present master, Mr. C. Barnett, of Stratton-park, better known as "t' squire," who for 33 years has, at great expense to him self, kept the pack in its present satisfactory condition Lord Royston, M.P., presided ; and there were also present Major Pemberton, Col. Lindsell, Revs. W. Smith, J. Thorn hill, and J. Teddy; Messrs. C. Lindsell, T. H. Bayley, W Hurrel, C. F. J. Addington, C. W. Naylor, R. J. Whitby, T. J. Hooper, J. I. Ellis. F. Dawkins, J. Linton, F. Arck dall, P. Beales, W. S. Mitchell, Sanders Holben, R. Madly, J. J. Headly, and H. J. Thurnall (secretary). The SECRETARY stated that he had received a letter from Mr. Barnett, stating his intention to resign the mastership at the end of the present season. He had since seen Mr. Barnett, who was willing to waive all claim to such of the hounds as were his property, and hand over the whole of the pack to his successor. Mr. Barnett was also willing to allow the use of his kennels and stables at Stratton Park as heretofore up to the commencement of next season. A long conversation ensued, in the course of which the expediency of requesting Mr. Barnett to reconsider his de termination was dwelt upon, but it appeared that Mr. Barnett resigned in consequence of the weight of increasing years, and, though he had at ono time been willing to continue the mastership if his son (Capt. Barnett) were allowed to take active superintendence in the field in his (Mr. Bar nett's) absence, yet as this arrangement did not meet gene ral support, he had irrevocably determined to resign, and had communicated such decision in unmistakeable terms to Lord Hardwick° and Mr. Thurnall. Mr. Barnett's son nett was decided upon this point, the question of a succes sor was debated, and appeared that Captain Barnett was willing to take the pa c k if the present amount of subscrip tions were guranteed, and the revisits kennels and stables provided. It appeared that there will be no difficulty on the latter points; and a resolution was carried that the hounds bo offered to Captain Barnett with the requisite guarantee. It was general opinion that the kennel should be built nearer the centre of the county than at present, and Stow or Bourn seemed to meet most approval as the situation. The sub ject of the expense of kennels, stables, huntsman, and whipper-in's houses, &c., being mooted, various estimates were made ranging from £7OO to £1,200, and of this Mr. Hurrell said he was in a position of himself to guarantee the advance of £5OO by gentlemen to whom he had spoken on the subject. The Earl of Hardwick., Colonel Dun combe, Colonel Lindsell, and Mr. Hurrell intimated their acquiescence in their covers being drawn as usual. A committee, consisting of the chairman (Major Pem berton), Mr. T. St. Quintin, Mr. W. Hurrell, and Mr. C. Lindsell, was appointed to confer with Captain Barnett as to future arrangements, and decide upon the best means of raising funds for the kennels. It appeared that the pre sent subscriptions to the pack amount to £935, making, with the cap-money, £5O, £1,005 par annum. The CHAIRMAN said it would be unbecoming in him if he did not, before they separated, ask them to join him in a vote of thanks to Mr. Barnett for the admirable, gene rous, and satisfactory manner in which ho had conducted the hunt for so long a period of time. (Cheers.) Ho was sure there was but one feeling in this matter, and that was regret that so excellent a gentleman, such a thorough-bred English sportsman as Mr. Barnett should bo lost to the county, and the sporting world, as a master of hounds. He proposed that they should express to Mr. Barnett, through the secretary, the deep regret of the gentlemen of the county that he should, after 35 years' mastership, have resigned the hounds. He was sure they would bo unani mous on that point. (Loud cheers.) Major PEMBERTON said it would be invidious to Second the motion. It might be taken to be seconded by every man in the room. (Loud cheers.) That cheering was the most appropriate way of expressing the feeling of the meet ing. The motion was declared to be carried by acclamation, and the meeting dispersed after the usual complimentary vote of thanks to the chairman. The following is a list of the popular pieces played last year at the principal theatres of Paris, and of the times the more favourite operas and dramas were given : Opera, " L'Africaine," 45 ; Comddie-Francais, "Lv Lion - roux," 100 ; Opera-Comique, "Le Voyage en Chine," 80 ; Italians, "11 Trovatore," 14, "Rigoletto," 14 ; Odeon, "Ls Contagion," 64 ; Chatelet, Cendrillon," 189 ; Theatre- Lyrique, "Martha," 77; Vaudeville, "La Famine Benoi ton," 248 ; Varieties, " Barbe-Bleu," 132 ; Gymnase, "Heloise Paranquet," 115 ; Palais-Royal, "La Consigns est d 6 Renner," 91 ; Porte-Saint-Martin, "La Biche au Ms," 107 ; Gaits, " Jean-la-Poste," 127 ; Ambigu, "Le Manguer de Fer," 16. With the exception of the Grand Opera and Italians, all the theatres are reported to have made money, although never before wa s so much spoilt on the get-up of pieces. face no noWnAg u T r C e i s f , b W u l t TLO s U e T w H hic A h Nn te S Barlow. in m n h rr o n w rnd s On . its looked for, has recently been patented by a 11 the tha t ho m u S others appear on the watch face. AN figures are displayed as they are wanted, . and no one of our contemporaries the account lately given AN IRISH REPORTER —evidently contributed to in its columns of a poo r man named Jacob, who fre q uents Callan and its vicinity, and who has slept every night f or the last four years in the open air, without bedclothes or covering of any kind save a handful of straw, which serves f or a pillow. WRECK OF A STEAMER.—BRIGHTSTONE GRANGE, 1.W., Monday.—The alarm was giveu yesterday afternoon (states the Rev. Thomas Renwick) that a steamer was on shore on Typet Ledge, a little to the westward of the Atherfield Coast Guard Station, and about three miles distant from this place. The crew of the lifeboat Rescue, of the National Lifeboat Instit u ti on on t hi s stat i on, were at once mustered and the boat launched in a very high ground sea, that was breaking all along the coast. and was especially hero as usual. The night was very dark, as there was a most d ense f og . Aft er a b out an Lour's pull the lifeboat reached the stranded vessel, which proved to lbs the screw steamer Fortuna, Wood, master, bound from the Mediterranean to London. Onarriving alongside the lifeboat's crew found tho vessel abandoned, and was hailed from the sho res an d was told that all on board, 26 in number, had boon fortunately rescued by the coast-guard, by moans of tho rocket apparatus. The boat thereupon returned to the station. Much credit is due to the crew for their p romp tit u d e i n go i ng out in the lifeboat in the very heavy surf breaking on this coast. The cost of this lifeboat was pres en t e d t o th e N a ti ona l Lif e b oa t In stitution a few years since by members of the Royal Vic toria Yacht Club, and since thou the boat has rendered most yolualllo riMice iu saying lily trona shipwreck. N EATIi AND BRECON RAILWAY COMPANY. SFECIAL GENERAL MEI:PING OF SHARE- IiOLDELIS. --- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held at their Office, I, Westminster Chambers, Victoria-street, Westminster, S.W., on THURSDAY, the 11th February next, at One o'clock p.m. precisely, to consider and, it ap proved, to confirm an agreement for the working of the Neath and Brecon Railway by the Central Wales Extension Company. _ W. L. BANKS, Chairman. D. HOWELL MORGAN, Secretary. 1, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street, West minster, S W., January 29, 1867. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. HUNGARY. PESTI!, Jan. 28, Evening, At the sitting of the Committee of Sixty-Seven held this afternoon, the minority of the house re• presented by the left, withdrew their resolution, not wishing to discuss the propositions of the Commit. tee of Fifteen, but desiring that they should be laid before the Diet in the shape of a Government Bill. The majority resolved upon discussing the report of the Committee of Fifteen, which was adopted in principle after a short debate. LONDON GAZETTE —This Evening. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 29. 64th Regiment of Foot—Major -General Henry Keane Bloomfield to be Colonel, vice General Sir James Freeth, K.C.8., deceased. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 28. Royal Marine Light Infantry—Second Lieutenant Henry , Vero Barclay to ba First Lieutenant, vice Cassan, re moved from the list. COURSE OF EXCIiANGE.—This Evening, Amsterdam Short. 11 15 11 16' Ditto 3 Months. 11 18 11 19 Rotterdam Antwerp -- 25 85 25 42} Brussels Hamburg — 13 81. 13 8f Paris Short 25 10 25 20 Ditto 8 Mouths. 25 32} 25 37} Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 119} 1191 Vienna — 13 55 13 621 Triesto — 13 55 18 62f Petersburgh Berlin _ 2s } 6 251 ... Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo 47f - 48 481 48 26 75 26 80 26 75 26 80 26 70 26 80 26 70 26 80 26 75 26 80 Messina Lisbon . 26 75 26 80 51/ _ . 52 Oporto ____ ..... .wmPa..1.1 SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE. — This Day _____ VICTORIA CLUB—Tins DAY. There was but a scanty muster present at either of th E , clubs to-day, and the anticipated appearance of the acc.ept ances for the Spring Handicaps checked speculation on those events. A few trifling transactions took place in connection with the Lincolnshire Handicap, but nothing came under our notice worthy of remark for the Ches-. ter Cup, for which event John Day's lot were alor, e , inquired for, and 800 to 1 would have been accepted. T:k to quotations anent the Two Thousand Guineas are. pended LINCOLN HANDICAP. 100 to 6 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 20 to 1 agst Beadle (taken) 100 to 3 agst Bismark (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 on the field (offered), take 25 to 1 700 to 100 agst John Day's lot (offered, take 8 to 1) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 on the field (offered) 6to 1 agst Hermit (offered to take 7 to, 1) 15 to 1 agst Marksman (taken) 100 to 80 agst Plaudit, 1,2, 3 (offered) 40 to 1 agst Hermit for the 2,000 Guineas and The Rake for the Derby couple offered (take 50 to 1) TATTERSALLSL—Last Evening. CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Moulsey (offered) 40 to 1 :lot The Duke (taken) 40 to 1 agst War (taken) 40 to 1 agst Miss Harriette (taken) 40 to 1 agst Actsoa (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Tormentor (offered) 1000 to 20 agst John Davies (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Lecturer (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Gomera (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Minster (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Rescue (taken) 100 to 1 agst Recloap (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Plaudit (offered) 6to 1 agst Hermit (offered) 100 to 7 agst Marksman (offered) 9 to 1 agst Julius (taken) 20 to 1 agst Master Butterfly 25 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (taken) 40 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken) DERBY. 6to 1 agst Tho Rake (offered) 9to 1 agst D'Estournel (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Plaudit (offered) 25 to 1 agst Grand Cross (taken) 28 to 1 agst Master Butterfly (taken) 33 to 1 agst Sir Oliver (taken) 33 to 1 agst Julius (offered) 'RES FOR 1867. TARY. West Drayton Derby :011. Bromley .... Epsom Spring •—• Lewes Spring Croxton Park Jr,. Thirsk Newmarket Ist Spring Durham Catterick Chester Harpenden Epsom Croydon Newton Beverley . .dge . Chelmsford Summer ... Stockbri ' e Newcastle Ipswich Worcester Summer 25 25 27 27 Down Royal Corporatn l7 Stamford Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton Gaodwood UST. RACING FIXT FEBR' Lincoln Spring Harrow Spring ... Nottingham 26 Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 Cardiff Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Abergavenny Ascot Spring York Spring 7 Doncaster Spring .., 9 Salisbury Bath Ascot Summer Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 Odiham l7 Bibury Club lB Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 liungerford Nottingham l6 AUG Ripon Brighton ,. 6 Brighton Cluo 8 Lewes Egham ... . l3 Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford Hastings York August NOV Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury Autumn ll SEPT Margate Warwick Spring 3 Abingdon 5 Leicester Doncaster Brecon OCT , Northampton Autumn 1 Edinburgh Newmarket 2d October 7 STEEPLECHASE F. FEBli Carmarthen 5 Birmingham. l2 Windsor MA Liverpool Spring Grand Military Chertsey Malton .. 13 Dover West Drayton 22 Plymouth.. . 23 Canterbury Derby Lichfield Weymouth Tunbridgo Baden Baden MBE R. Leamington Hunt MBER. Richmond l7 Hendon l9 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2O Newmarket Ist October 24 OBER. 1 Bedford — 1 Cheltenham l5 1 Newmarket Houghton LXTURES FOR 1867. IiITARY. Harrow Spring Derby CH. Croydon Spring Cheltenham Grand An 2l Bromley. C OURS ING. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. JANUARY, 1867. Judge. Namo. Ridgway Club, Lytham FEBRUARY. Days of Running 30, Sx. Raiford, Lancashire Cardiff Club Mr. Warwick Waterloo, Lancashire Tamworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick MARCH. Irish Grand National (Open), county Loutn Ardrossan, Sharphill South Lancashire (South-- port) Champion Mr. Westropp ...... 14, 15, Leinster (Open)' Courtown Mr. H. Springall... 19, 20 Scottish pen, O Lanarkshire -- APRIL. York S evenoa k s SEPTEMBER. Brampton, CLunborland Mr OCTOBEWR.arwick Ancaster and Willoughby, Linfolushire Mr. Spafford 6, 7 7, ke. A MOST DELICATE DETECTION OF ACID.—BIIIO litmus paper has hitherto beau the most delicate test possessed by chemists for the presence of an acid. Un fortunately, however, it has been found that its not being reddened by a given fluid affords no absolute certainty of the absence of acids. It is even inferior in delicacy to the reddened litmus paper used as a test for alkalies. M Schonbein has, however, furnished us with a test for acids, of remarkable sensitiveness. It indicates the pre sence of the very smallest amount of an acid, being so delicate that it shows the presence of carbonio acid in dis tilled water that has been merely breathed upon. It i 2 obtained by treating cyanine blue with soda, dieeolying one part of the product to one-hundred parts of alcohol, and adding twice its volume of water to the solution. The t c b h a o s en purposeb e s , i a n n i a d t i e ls s t t oe - f fi n uae enables sai soursapplicable et lai a ic l s na c o tyh t ew o ph t r e h e n - e usedidetection . that Bence of the exceedingly small amount of oxide of lead which is dissolved by water, and which is not to be ren dered perceptible by sulphuretted hydrogen. That used for acids is adapted to alkalies, by merely reddening it with an acid. THE CEDARS OF LEBANON.—A recent number of the communication Gardener's Clir from ic ror Chronicle Hooker, publishesth respectin g followin g theinterest ing ceda r of Lebanon:—" The Rev. M. Tristram, F.L.S., informs me of a most interesting disc overy l a t e l y ma d e i n th e Leba non, viz., of several extensive groves of cedar trees by air. Jessup, an American missionary, a friend of his own, to whom he pointed out the probable localities in the into ner. Of these there are five, three of great extent east of Ain Zabalteh, in the Southern Lebanon. This grove lately contained 10,000 trees, and had been purchased by a barbarous Sheikh, from the more barbarous (?) Turkish Government, for the purpose of trying to extract pitch from the wood. The experiment, of course, failed, and the Sheikh was ruined ; but several thousand trees were destroyed in the attempt. One of the trees measured 15ft. in diameter, and the forest is full of young Wes, springing up with great vigour. Lle also found two small groves on Lebanon, overlooking the Buka'a, the eastern slope of above El Medeuk ; and two other large groves, containing many thousand trees, ono above El Baruk and another near Measly, where the trees aro very large and equal to any others; all are being destroye d for firewood. Still another grove has been discovered near Duma, in the western slope of Lebanon, near the one discovered by M r. Tristram himself. This gives ten distinct localities in the Lebanon to the south of the originally discovered one, and including it. Ehrenberg had already di scovered on; to the north of that locality, and thence northwarde the cluaa i 6 iugaplo/14 by ToYaga or naturalist.', 22 26 28 29 22 24 `is 30 17 21 29 29