The Sun. — London, England, 1870-01-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The weekly meeting in the Bank parlour has terminated without any alteration being made in the rate of discount." The state of uneasiness in Paris has caused a trifling decline in Consols, which are the turn lower, whilst in the Foreign market business has become very depressed, except for Spanish and Mexican stock, a favourable movement in both these securities being occasioned by an im pression that steps are being taken to bring about a better state of things than at present exists. For Railway, Banking, and Misc.lellaneous shares the demand has been very slack. Consols are now at 921 to 921 for money ; ditto, for Account, 921 ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 921 s ; New Three per Cents, 92/ ; do. 21 do., 74/; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, —; June, ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, ; June, ; Bank of England Stock, 4i per Cent., 238. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 111/ 1 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 51 per Cent., 1101 ; Canadian 4 per Cent. Bonds, 1903, 106. In Foreign Stocks Spanish is f better, at 27f to 27i ; Mexican is 15f to 151 ; Argentine Bonds, 871 to 881 ex div. ; Egyptian (1868), 76f to 67 ; Vice roy's Nine per Cents., 97f to 971 ; Italian, 541 541; Peruvian, 771 to 781 ex all ; Portuguese, 33 to 331; Russian (1862), 86 to 87 ; Orel, 83 to 84.; Nicolas, 651 to 661; Moscow, 81f to Bi/ ; Charkof, 82 to 82/ and Turkish Five per Cents., 431 to 43f ex div. In the Railway Market Great Notthern A, Great Western Western, South Eastern, London and North Western, and Great Eastern are better. Prices are as follows :—Caledonian, 761 to 761 ; Great Eastern, 371 to 37f ; Great Northern, 110 to 111 ; ditto (A), 110ito 1111 ; Great Western, 601 to 611 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 128 f ; London and Brighton, 451 to 45i; London, Chatham, and Dover, 141 to 151 ; London and North Western, 1231 to 124 ; Metropolitan, 781 to 781 ; Midland, 1211 to 122 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 126 to 126 i ; and South Eastern, 771 to 771. American Five-Twenties are 861 to 87 ; being a fall of 1 ; Erie Shares are better, 171 to 181 ; Illinois, 1031 to 1041 ex div. Telegraph French Cable Shares, 171 to 181 ; Anglo-American, 191 to 20 ; British Indian Sub marine, 141 to 141 ; China Submarine, 1 to / prem. ; Falmouth 31 to 31 prem. ; Panama, par to I ; and Atlantic„Eight,per Cents., 2f to 21 ; Con strue tic) a is flat, at 341 to 35, being a decline of I. Lombardo-Venetian are 20 to 201, a fall of 1; and Great Luxemburg, 131 to 13f. In the Miscellaneous Shares Hudson's Bay Company are quoted 11} to 121; National Dis count, 111 to 12 ; General Credit and Discount Company, f dis. to par; International Finance, to 11 die. In Bank Shares Agra (A) are 12 to 121; Alli ance, 13 to 14 ; Anglo-Austrian, 14 to 16 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 32 to 33 ; Consolidated, 41 to 41 ex div. ; Imperial Ottoman, 24 to 2/ prem. ; London and County, 50 to 51 ; London and Westminster, 60 to 61 ; and London. Joint-Stock 331 to 34k. The report of the Staffordshire Joint Stock Bank (Limited) recommends a dividend of lbs. per share for the half-year. A dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per an num is recommended by the India Rubber, Gutta Percha, and Telegraph Works Company. At the meeting of the London and Westminster Bank a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per an num was declared, together with a bonus of 51 per cent., leaving £7,503 to be carried forward. At the half-yearly meeting of the New Zealand Trust and Loan Company a dividend of 5 per cen t was declared, and £4,000 carried to reserve, which is now £36,000. At the meeting of the National Discount Com pany (Limited) a dividend was declared for the half-year at the rate of 161 per cent. per annum. At the meeting of the New Zealand Trust and Loan Company (Limited) an ad interim di vidend of 5 per cent. was declared for the half year. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the London and County Banking Company will be held on the 3d of February. The half-yearly meeting of the London and South Western Railway Company is fixed for the 17th of February. The ordinary general meeting of the Westminster Palace Hotel Company (Limited) is called for the 28th inst. The report of the directors of the Staffordshire Joint Stock Bank (Limited) proposes a payment of 15s. a share for the half-year ending Decem ber 31. The sum of £20,000 in gold was taken from the B ank yesterday. The operations of the week since the last return have resulted on balance in an influx of .£6l 000 , . The America, from New York, has brought £11,580. It is understood that the arrangements for a working agreement between the EngliEh and French American Telegraph Companies, including the Newfoundland Company, has been completed in all their details, and that meetings of tbe share holders respectively will be called immediately to ratify them. The America, from New York, has brought a further remittance of £5,000 of bar silver from the Eberhardt mine, White Pine, making the fourth shipment thence within the last seven weeks. It is announced by the Anglo-Austrian Bank that no securities of the various public debts of the A ustro-Hungarian Empire can be recei'red for con version after the 31st March next. It is understood that there are a variety of new Undertakings on foot only requiring the slightest favourable change in the money market to bring them forward. In addition to telegraph companies, mining and other fresh enterprises are being ma tured, which, if floated, seem to be considered capable of satisfactory development. Much will naturally depend upon the constitution of boards of directors and the manner in which it is pro posed the business shall be conducted. The tenders for £387,500 in bills on India were re ceived at th e B an k of England, when the amounts allotted were—to Calcutta £374,150, and Madras £ 13 , 3 50. The minimum price was fixed, as before, at ls. lld ., and tenders at ls. llid. will receive about 2 per Cent. These results show a further diminution in the demand for means of remittance to the East. The advises from Buenos Ayres state that the Provincial Chamber of Deputies have passed the law authorising a loan for $6,000,000 in 6 per cent. bonds, to be negotiated with the London and River Plate Bank at 80, the money to be applied towards with sewarage and s t reet pave supplying the city merit, a project for which hadn anticipat e d,b fullyeen Were r tifie cli The troops in Paraguay, as n progre e s of withdrawal. The American journals state that the Boston, Halifax, and Erie Railway Company have obtained grace on their January coupons (endorsed by the Erie Company) from most of their large bond holders, Mr. Vanderbilt among the number. It Would, therefore, appear that the Erie directors hive been unable to provide funds to meet their commitments in connection wick this line, and could be sued accordingly. It is also stated tha they have just been defeated in the attempts which have been going on since August last to obtain con trol of the Albany and Susquehanna Railway, Illr. Ramsey and his co-directors being now again in possession. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. G OVERNMEST ruNDs. 3 P , r Cult. Gutibui6 ~•,.... Lk.r A..2C031.:t tot . • t;:tr Cora .it.tv 2i 001 k.,.tii. Jaa,..1,-;. Do. 5 per Cen Jsn .187 3 annuities, 80 pre, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 Do (Red Sea Telebraph), Aug., 1908 xene,iu - _ , r Bills, £l,OOO, 21 p. Ut. /larch pm Da. 2-1 do. June Do £lOO, .C.APO & £5OO — !ank of Engfan I Stock, 1i per Cent D , opening ' 'anada 4 per Cent. Bonds lO6 Inter-Colonial Omnium INDIAN ..3 TVERNIIENT BECITRITIEb IndiA rock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 — De, Opening, for Account — Da. a per Cent. July, 1880 Do 1 per Cent. Oct. 187tfk .o. Enlaced Pape. 4 per Cant..... — __Jo. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 .... ..,„ — )c. ",i per C—it. May It - 9 llO4 la 5 peT Cont., flop. Pat . 1872... Do do 18' 7 Do. do. 1882 — u 4. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 - - )o 13onde, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO )o. under £l,OOO — pr., FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. % mentine Republic, 6 per Cent ... Do Account Aultriat Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 — BriLilian 5 per Cent — 'lo. 14 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858.... ............. - Do. au 1860 — Da do. , 1863 7B 74 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 I(.. Account B.enos Ayres 6 per Cent. D.) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent — luta% 6 per Cent. C ,itan 6 per Cent — 'o. 41 per Cent. • Do. 3 per Cent., — Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 to. 6 per cent. 1867 974 i lo utuan, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Dan' t , ian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do Account - Do S per Cent., 1867 — Lfctutd.or New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent B4l Do '- , •-cood Issue •. — Do. .£sot, Bonds — Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do ADO Bonds 93 2 Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 .. Po. Account Do. £IOJ Bonds ..... 77 1 Government Railway Debentures 971 1 Greet 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups. — ')o. Coupons - GA , Ltemals_o per Cent • . — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p.. Ct., all pd Do. Account Ittiaan 5 pet Cent., 1865 — .0. Account ... Do Maremmana Railway exicak 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do A per Cent. Anglo-French , iontevideau 6 per Cent. ilocrish lmperii).l 5 per Cent vow Granada 2O } 19} Do 3 per Cen 39} Do. Deferred :>o Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 - Do Account 7l f Do 4} per Cent. (Ui:harren) Do if per Cent.. 1862 . — •Th 6 per Cent.,1862 — Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'1 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid -- 1 issian 5 t ier Cent., 1822, ..£ St Do 4i per Cent 1850 Dn if per Cont., 1860 Do a per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ... 86i I Do do, Scrip -- Do. Anglo-Dutcb, 1864, £lOO Bonds._ 9 1 1 Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9ll Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 661 1 Sardinian 5 per Cent - Spanish 3 per Oen . — Do. Acc , ,unt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferred — Do. Passive — Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 — Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent ........• — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account ... 6 8 1 Do flOO Bonds 7l Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do. Account — Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 5 per cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account i — Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Dividends on the above payable in Luso. Austrtan o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins .., Belgian, 41 per cent.,Ex. 25f. Dutch 4 car Cent. i:x. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. ' , sf. Italian 5 per O'nt. 1851, Ex. 45f, Do Account s4} 1. CLOSING PRICES. Jonsols, Money Do. Account, Feb. 3 "PREVIOUS MEETING" OF THE COUUT OF COMAION COUNCIL. Yesterday afternoon the " previous meeting" of the members of the Corporation elected on St. Thomas's-day was held in the Council Chamber at Guildhall, under the presidency of Mr. Deputy Jones, the " Father" of the Court. The business of yesterday's meeting was princi pally of a formal character, and related to the alte rations which the members of the several wards recommended should be made in their share of re presentatives for the Corporation committees. These alterations are rendered necessary from various causes, including the death or removal of old mem bers, expiration of term of original appointment, change of cow mittee, &c. The changes recommended at yesterday's meeting were approved, and the re sults will be brought up for ratification at the meet ing of the Court of Common Council, to be held to day, when the several committees will be appointed for the ensuing year. At this meeting several sub jects of public importance will be brought forward. Perhaps the most important is that relating to the water supply of the City, and the report of the Royal Commission on the subject, no less than three notices of motion having been given in reference to it. The first is By Mr. Deputy Stapleton :—" That it be referred to a committee to make inquiry and consider rela tive to the steps which should be taken to secure a constant supply of water to the inhabitants of this City at a reasonable charge." By Mr. John Paterson—" That the question of the water supply of this city, together with the re port of the Royal Commission on same subject in respect of the metropolis, be referred to a commit tee for consideration, and to report thereon, with such recomuieuaativ.... tboy mwy lam necessary to insure a better supply - as regards quantity, quality, cheapness, and mode of service." The third notice of motion, which is by Mr. Whin field bora, is as follows :—" That it be referred to a committee to take into consideration the report of the Royal Commission on the water supply of London, with the view of ascertaining the desira bility and practicability of carrying out the recom mendations made by the commission to transfer the supply of water to the metropolis from the bands of private companies to the local authorities, and to report thereon." ILIARKEIS—(This Day). ----~- The supply of stock at the Metropolitan Cattle Market to-day was short, and the weather favourable. The trade was firmer in consequence, but the demand was checked by the full supplies of dead meat at Smithfield. Beef, 3s 8d to 5s 4d per bibs ; mutton, 4s 4d to 6s ; veal, 4s 4d to 6e 4d; pork, 48 4d to 5s 4d. The sugar market continues quiet, and prices remain without further change. Refined goods dull. Coffee — Prices co n ti nue t o b e we ll s u pplied, sod a good demand is still experienced. Mess—The market is firm for all de scriptions, with a good current demand. Rice is quiet but steady. The supplies of baystuffs at Whitecliapel were large, and tho trade dull, at the decline quoted last market day. The very extensive Distillery now being erected at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by Moms. DUNVILLE & Co., who have gained a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky, is to be called '• The Royal Irish Distillery," HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning. Evening. TurßsnAr... ............. 58 min pastast 4..., 0 820 min pastnpa s FRIDAY ......... • 2 4 511 min miu p past 5 47 min Fait - 5 10 min past 6 85 min past 6 SUNDAY MONDAY 58 min past 6 24 min past/ T VESDAT 52 min past 7 20 rain past 8 ►SIU ARE LIST Ki)INAItY itiAkitS AND STOCK; ' , nce. Atm • et BlistJl aau Exet.f 76 78 et Cf.i.etionlaa . ItA; 7 a 77 76i at Cambrian.. ........ 100 11, to 20 Cornwall at Dublin .Sr. Belfast June loo st Dun„l'erth,Ss Ab. June lOO 70 72 2i East London all 4 .6 SO uo to DO 10 - st Glasgow £S. Western 10, 105 107 .1 Great Eastern ..,_ O, 371 .33 37U Nst Do. E. Angl. 0.1. • at Urest North 01 Soutls.ntl le id at Great Northern lOl 110 111 111 at Do. A stock-- lOO 1101 1111 1111 124 12 at Do. B stoat lOO 127 129 at GtS, and W. of Ireland., 10, 98 100 at Gt. Western -Original lOO 001 61 61 601 11 1 et Do. South Wales l. 63 61 641 at Do. W. 611d.-Oxford lOO 31 36 at Do. Newport lOO 31 05 at Lanoashire & Yorkshire IOU 128 1,31.'1 1234 8 at Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 44:1 461 451 - Do Scrip .... - - at I•on., Chat., and Dover lOO 144 15 .st Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 11 13 at Lon. & North Western IOC 1241 1244 124 34 at Lon. & South Western too 92 94 93 Man., Shef., di LinoOln lO6 62 621 624 at Metropolitan .. . lOO 781 79 78/ 91 at Do Extension .. 6 Do. New rd . all - - st Metropolitan Dis.triet. all 80 32 811 10 Metrop. St. John's W sod 6 - - at Midland at DO, Birmin. & Derby lOO 87 89 st Nor al British st U-. ICd.. Pth., & 100 - - st Nor Eastern-Berwiolt.. 100 1261 1271 1254 6 26 D G. N.lll purohaiso..l6.l3.l - - it D Leeds ....... ....... 100 79 8) 83 st D o York lOO 1231 121 1,31 at D o Carlisle .... - - et D oStock. & Darling lOO 158 160 st North London 100 119 .21 10 Do New 1868 . . 4 14 2 p st North Staffordshire . . 100 61 63 at North and a. W. Junction 100 99 101 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... at 111 , :ymney . lOO 63 65 at Shropshire Union lOO 694 604 at South Devon st South Eastern lOO 771 774 at Staines, Wok'httm, & Wok all 13 14 at tau Vale -- Do. C -•- - Waterford at liiikenny lOO 10 Waterloo A. Whitehall 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENOE SHARES AND STOOKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 87 89 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N. 8., 46 per cent lO9 st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ..„ at Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, a per cent gua all st Dundee, Perth, and Aber- deen junctioh lOO 105 107 at Xo. Ist Class preference lOO at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOl et fit. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 98 104 et Do do No. 2 105 97 90 st Do do 6 per cent 100 ILO 113 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 •.. ••• it Do do B 6 do. 100 ..• et Do do 0 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 at Do E. Union 4 P.C. gua. 100 68 72 st Do Norfolk 5 p.e.Ex.1846 100 ... at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 Do 41 do do do 100 ••• ••• at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO ••• 109} st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO Bt Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pt 100 _ at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 9 4 3 98 at Gt.West.—Orig.&Jnt.-Itent ell , . per gua. 5 p.c lOO 106 108 Do. Cirig.(376; H. Lx). 5 p.c. 100 93 100 Do do 44 per cent. 1850— 100 90 92 Do do 4 do do lOO 80 82 Do do 5 per cent. redena. 100 97 9 9 Do do Birmingham gua 100 814 72 Du do do pref 100 ••• ••• Do do Chester gua lOO 85 9.1 Do do do s per coat lOO Do do do 5 do 100 93 108 Du South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ~, „,, Do do 41 p.c lOO • st Do do 44 1850 lOO ~„ st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lO3 110 116 st Do do 2d gua lOO Ita 116 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 96 98 st Do do 23 do 100 _ „. st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... at Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1.3 130 st Do Barusley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 93 100 at; London & Brihton, 5 P.C. guaranteed, g No 1 lOO ... st Do 5 per cent. gua No. 2. 100 at Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do No. 4. 100 _ st Do 7 per cent lOO •,. st Do 6 do (W.E. & ) 100 ... st Da 4 do 1859 lOO _ et London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 1111 st Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO at Do Shrewsb'Y & Welchp'l lOO at London and b W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 145 150 a Do (Portion. perp alas 286 d) all _ s Man., Shef., & Liucla. 6 p.c. 100 _ „. Do a Do 34 per cent 1 Do redeem. 6 percent. 5 st Mid. Consolidated ,6 p. c... 100 130 135 a Do Bristol& 6p. e lOO 1-;3 135 a Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 1,8 100 s Do 41 per cent. irredeem... 100 93 • a Do Leicester t p.c 100 80 91 at North British, 5 p.c. N 0.1... 100 st Du E. &G.4p.c. S. & D Lou et Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t.. 100 ••• ••• at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Cous. 4 p.c lOO 87 81; st Do 41 per cent. redeem-- 100 97 99 st Do 0. N.E. 4 per cent., lOO _ „, 17 Do Lerwick capital 8.13.4. ... Do York, H. &S. purchase. 10 10 101 Do Stektn & Drling. A 5 p.c. 100 107 10i at Do NV, Hartlepool li. and It 100 80 88 20 North Staffordshire Ws 0. Devon Annuities, all 9 10 105 Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 81 91 10a Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 84 10.6. S. Last. (Read. Anna., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO at Do Fixed 41 por cent lOO st Taff Vale No.l lOO 154 158 a t Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 .„ RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOOKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Can. min. 7 p c lOO „. at Do 41 p irredeem all ,„ at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 7 . 8 . 0 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 vo at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 86 88 89 at Do do 5 do., 1864 lOO 83 86 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 at Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ••• ••• at Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 ••• ••• st Gres tWest., W. 3fidl. , 5p c 100 .., „ at Do Joint porpe. 5p c, 1865 100 88 . st Do do 6p c irred., 1666 100 Ili 120 1181 II 20 Do Vale Neath peril. 5p c all st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO • • •• & Lane. and York New 4 1 per ••• cent till July, 1871 2 I ip st Lond., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do , 1860 100 ••• ••• at Do do 41 do, 1861e0 l at Do do b 41 do, 1863 100 "'* Bt Do do do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 m at Do No. 7 bdo et Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do bletrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c at London & N Western, 5p e 100 IoS 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 93 95 10 Man. stmt.& Lin., b pc, 1865 all V 91 at Dletropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 at Midland, a 5 per cent pref lOO 107 100 at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 180 all 201 211 18 Do InconY. New Shares all 19 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,1872 B4 11 2ip at North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent ... 100 at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 „. Do E ,P.,& Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 „, st Do E. &G , No. 2, 5 p.c.,. 100 at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c at Do E..& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 " st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 93 ICO 102 st Do Stock. & Darl., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. a per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 • at Do 6 do 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ••• ••• .• •" at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ••• „• •••• BAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS et Birkenhead lOO al 93 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 96 100 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 54; 6 at Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 6 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... ... at Colchester Steal' . Valley ... et East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 132 134 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... ... s Gt. Ems., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 „. .. a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... at Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 .. ... at Gt. West, W. Mid., Herat 100 97 99 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 41 per cent at London, Chat., &c., 41 pc. 100 _. .. at Do. Com. Fund, sdo 100 ... ... at London and Greenwich of Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 iii st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 81 st Do. d 6 do 51 Stanch., Bt. Ma "— all ..... ".• at Midland, Bral 9.2 ford, Pref lOO 9 4 10 Mid Kent Cray Liza) 50 Northern& East.,s Per cent all 53 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all .. st N. Eastare—Hartlepool st N.West.A perp. pref, 5p c. 100 107 109 st Do B minimum If p.c.._ Ivo .. st Notting. & Uranth R.& C lOO 9i .;;; 25 Preston and Wyre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 10G 132 134 10 Do do 8 2 2IP a S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 97 99 D 4 per cent gua le . 78 80 5 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico , top . .... at West Cornwall 20 'West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all „. ... 20 1)o do C all at Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and West India lOO 1,4 124 London and St. Katherine 100 51 53 l 0) D eLfeb. stock. 4 per cent ad Freehold Land et Dock loi :8 31 taSouthampton I Jo 72 75' 7:1 LI ►yurrey 07=1101 - vial , 1011 110 112 111 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing - Business Share ROIL Paid. Price done. 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 111 121 19 Do B lO 44 6 4 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 22 22 211 5 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 12 13 111 20 Do issued at 2 pm._ , 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 131 161 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 18 19 25 Chartered Merc. of India London, and China all ;32 31 20 City lO 11 111 100 Colonial 25 1 1 10 Consolidated, lim 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lint 20 English and American, llin 19 21 it 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO Pr 1p 20 English, Scottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 4 all 171 181 18/ 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 96 38 281 Do new ll/ 4 5 100 Imperial, Um 2O 13 16 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 21 21 11l 26 lonian all I'l 22 26 Do new 6 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 31 31 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 78 76 80 100 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 5 4 154 100 London and Brazilian, lina. 45 35 a 20 Do new 74 5 44 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 11 13 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 24# 20 London and County 2O 491 601 60 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 14 pd ll ... •.• London Joint Stock.- London and South African al 111 100 London &S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lim l2l ... ••• 100 London and Westrainstor 2O 574 5 81 00 1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm... . 29 ••• ..• 100 Merchant, lim 25 61 04 10 Metropolitan, lim all 74 71 00 Midland, lim 2O 11 4 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim. 15 86 1p 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do . 42 ••• WI 50 National. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 74 ... ... 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provinc. Bank.Corpo., lim l9 61 51 80 Provincial of Ireland 25 9.) 92 VI 10 Do new. 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 18 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 46 4 ; 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London l5 37 38 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. It Anglo-American Tel., lint all 191 2Jf 211 1 10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,1im.... 10 204 201 20 et Atlantic Telegraph lO 17 19 16 st Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 180 DO at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 267 10 Do. New 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., lint all 23 2e 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 21 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all i 111 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint all 9 10 8/ 9 25 Reuteir's Telegram all 78 80 20 Societe Transatlant., lint all 18j1 181 17; 181 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 li 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 7 8 a Do. 10 per cent. Pref all ‘ 1 F,l MISCELLANEOUS. 10 AnTo-Mexican Mint all 14f 141 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, lira. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Inn 3 51 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all la 14f 10 Do. Now all ——. 100 Bolekow Vaughan, lim. i Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 li ;d 50 British American Laud 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, Um all 1 2 20 British Ship Owners 7 i ... ... 29 Canada Company all 1,3 . 5 63 10 Canadian Loan and Invcst- ment, lim 2j .. ... 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 - 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 5} 4 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all .5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, Jim all 50 City Offices, lim 25 23 22J 13i i 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 6 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 25 27 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 74 per cent. pr i 61 Bank of France. PARIS, Jan. 6. Ile following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : Jan. 6. DEBTOR. Jan. 13. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,509,000 Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor 171,66b,586 96 179 205,673 66 Current accounts, Paris 300,823,q00 11 315,435,569 43 1 Do. branch bank s Dividends payabl e Discounts and sundry 405,,431868;976068966 5 8,736,807 ,740,912 interests Rediscounted the last six months 1 ,305,522 15 1,305,522 15 Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 22,105,750 - 182,500,000 - 22,105,750 14 43,816,569 43 44,421,933 24 Total CREDITOR. Jan. 6. Jan. 13. Cash in hand and in fr. o. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over- 2,097,667 11 342,747 49 due I ~ Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 335,889,8 19 03 332,488,029 02 Do. branch banks 339,445,177 —1323,415,90 i Advances on deposit of 16,198,700 ' bullion Do. branch banks 2,121,600 Do. on French Public Securities 23,296,400 --20,729,200 Do. by branch b an k s 9,286,750 --+ 9232,050 Do. on railway shares and debentures 39,882,600 -- Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Fencier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 -- 8 12 0: 9 5 8 95 0 ; 7 18 5 7 0 2 14 1 60,000,000 June 2, 1857) Government Stock re serve Do. disposable Elentes Immobalisees 100,000,000 (Law,Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed propel ty branches ....2141 Expenses of manage ment Sundries 1,139,300 -- 1,172,2 00 - 1h,971,300 - 2,410,200 - 40,210,40 33,702,800 - 1,163,500 - 1,172,200 - 9,068,243 - 9,069,181 - 6,294 - 14,373 60 9,118,552 68 5,975,048 32 Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of Erna. (Signed) R OULAND. The Bank Returns• Tho Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the public and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 4th of Dec. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ended the Ist of Dec. (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month : Nov. 6, Dec; 4, ------- 93, 940,94; 23,181,1; 069. 1 86 9 . Increase. Decrease. 411,1 - 40 . 759'757 Bank of England Private Banks . . 2,855. 44 ,' 2,751,719 _ 133,721 Joint-stock Banks 0.,125,072 2,3 , 8,739 _ 56,333 Total in England 29,2 51,459 18 . 301 , 64 8 918,411 Scotland — Ireland 27,017 ...----- ----- ---__. 7 4 , 8 38 7 1 1 , 13880 7 5 ,15 8 4 7 , 4 16 5 3 8 _ United Kingdom. 41,503,957' 40,943,2691 416,140 976,823 And as compared with the month ending the sth of Dec., 1868, the above returns show a decrease of £363,505 in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of £105,946 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks the following is the state of the circulation:— The English private banks are below their fixed issue ... £1,290,907 The English joint-stock banks are below their flied 'issue 5G9,901 Total below fixed issue in England £l-660,808 The Scotch banks are above their fixed is sue... 2 538187 The Irish banks are above their fixed issue ... 992,669 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land iu both departments during the month ending Ist of Nov was £18,443,206, being a decrease of £388,284, as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of £71,692 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the mouth. ending the 6th of Nov.:— Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £3,776179 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,744,884 £5,924,651 being au increase of £518,118 as 80Mparad with the pre vious return, awl an increase of £321,393 when compared with the corresponding period last year LITERATURE. The Statesman's Year 13uolc—For 1870. By Frederick Martin. Seventh AnumtiPublicatiou. Macmillan and Co. If not as tersely spoken of among the number of our national institutions as a Murray or a Brad shaw—Martin's Statesman's Year Book has long since come to be quite as much of a necessity amongst us as Kelly's Post Office London and Pro vincial Directories. Originated by Mr. Frederick Martin seven years ago, when we referred to it in these columns as a manual that had long been very desirable, but the like of which had never before been published, " The Statesman's Year Book " has ever since then been industriously edited year after year by the same skilled compiler and annotator. The careful attentioa he has all along paid to the task of its revision has resulted, during all these seven years, in a steady and appreciable improvement. It has led to a far greater accuracy than was at first in any way practicable. It has hardly rendered the work more comprehensive in its character, for at the very outset it was all-embracing. It has all along been in the nature and design of it a very microcosm. Divided into two parts, it takes the survey of both hemispheres. Part One is devoted exclusively to the States of Europe—Part Two to the States of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The European division is taken alphabetically—con sidering as it does in sequence, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Rus sia, Spain, Sweden and Norway, Switzerland, and Turkey. Under the head of Germany there are twin sub-divisions—namely, the Confederate States of North Germany, and the non-Confede rate States of South Germany. The former in cluding no less than twenty-one, led off by Prussia and Saxony. The latter no more than five—those five being Bavaria,Wurtemberg, Baden, Hesse, and Lichtenstein. Under the head of Italy, besides the very recently created kingdom, so called, a king dom made up by the amalgamation together of Piedmont, Lombardy, Venetia, Tuscany, Parma, Modena, Romagna, Umbria and the Marches, Naples and Sicily—there is a separate portion de voted, as a not unreasonable matter of course, to the consideration of the oldest Sovereignty by far in all Christendom—namely, that of the Papa Re or the Pontificate. Compared with the Papacy—as Lord Macaulay has shown in words of burning eloquence, every assertion conveyed through which history to the full corroborates—the oldest sovereignties in Europe dwindle into mushroom Powers of yesterday. That it is so, any one may see for himself, at a glance, by turning to the unanswerable statistics here brought together in the " Statesman's Year Book." It is there de monstrated with " the inexorable logic of facts" that for upwards of a thousand years a Sovereign Pontiff has been seated upon his throne. His present Holi ness is the 257th Pope numbered in ss queuce from St. Peter down to himself. According i o Mr. Mar tin's tabular arrangement of the last 165 Pontiffs— Stephen 111. (the 95th Pope on the aggregate list) was raised to the Pontificate in 752—having rho temporal power recognised, as in his sway, three years later, namely, in 755, when Pepin, King of the Franks, bestowed upon him the Exarchate of the Ravenna, which was afterwards further enhanced 1 by the granting to the Pontiff of Perugia and Spo leto by ,the Emperor Charlemagne. The Papal possessions were afterwards enhanced by the Kaiser Heinrich lll.'s bestowal, in 1053, of Bene vento, with the surrounding territory; by the Marchioness Matilda of Tuscany's bequest to the Holy See, in 1102, of the provinces known as the Patrimony of St. Peter ; by the absorption into the Papal dominions, in 1296, of Forli and the rest of the Romagna, and, in 1364, of Bologna and its environs—Rome itself and Sabina being absolutely under the Ponti fical authority. It is curious to note, as in dicative of the fact, that the proposed dogmatic definition of Papal Infallibility is no creation of a new article of belief, that—it is hers mentioned as a simple matter of fact by Mr. Frederick Martin, at page 316, under the head of Ecclesiastical Orgauization—" The Sovereign Pontiff is the absolute and irresponsible ruler of the Roman Catholic Church. His judgmonts are held to be infallible, and there is no appeal against his decrees." That has been the case hitherto. That will still continue to be the case hereafter. All that it is now proposed shall be done by the (Ecumenical Council now sitting is—that the dogma already, and all along, in existence in the Roman Catholic Church, shall now, for the first time, be defined, and formally declared. A copious Index, alphabetically arranged, places everything in the book immediately within reach of the reader consulting it in search of no matter what apropos information. It is an indispensable accessory to the writing-table of every politician and merchant in the three kingdoms. ILLNESS OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. Tuesday evening was the time fixed for the pro mised visit of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to Berkeley Castle. Every preparation had been made by the noble owner of the castle to give a fitting welcome to the illustrious visitor, but at the last moment, after the Prince's servants and luggage had arrived, and his lordship's carriages had been sent to the railway station at Stonehouse, a telegram was received at the castle iu the after noon, stating that his Royal Highness was unable to come that evening, but his servants were to remain at the castle, as he still hoped to pay his promised visit. Subsequently Captain Sum ner arrived from London, with a communication from his Royal Highness, to the effect, we believe, that the Prince was suffering from a severe cold, and his physician had advised him not to leave London on Tuesday. It was stated that the Prince had been complaining of a cold for the past few days, but it was not till Tuesday afternoon that it became so severe as to interfere with his 'travelling. The intelligence, of course, created the greatest dis appointment both in the town and at the castle, where the Duke of Sutherland and other guests had assembled to meet his Royal Highness. In the town itself the disappointment was keenly felt. Indeed, until the empty carriages returned from Stonehouse, at eight o'clock in the even ing, the townspeople refused to place any reli mice in the statement that the Prince was not coming. Had the Prince arrived he would have occupied a suite of apartments over the principal gateway lead ing into the inner court of the castle, the bed-room being that known as the " Red-room," and the sitting-room, a pleasant apartment lookingout upon the terrace, occupied by George IV. when he visited Berkeley Castle 60 years ago. Information reached Berkeley yesterday, that although better the prince was still unfit to travel. His Royal Highness's servants and luggage left the castle this afternoon for London. DEATH OF MR. LEIGH MURRAY. Mr. Leigh Murray, the well-known actor, has died suddenly, in his forty-ninth year. He made his first appearance at the Princess's Theatre, in 1845, as Sir Thomas Clifford in " The Hunchback." Indisposition enforced his retirement from the stage in 1865, when he had a complimentary benefit at Drury-lane Theatre. 10,000 PRESENTS, from 2s. Gd. to £5, at Parkins and Gotto's. Portrait albums, writing cases, dressing cases, travel ling bags, with dressing and writing materials, envelope cases, despatch boxes, blotting books, iuk stands, desks, stationery, cabinets, book slides, work boxes, tea-caddies, hand bags and reticules, card cases, purses, scent-bottles, cigar cases, card baskets, pocket books, electrc-gilt and elegantly mounted g ods ; ornamental articles for mantel shelf and table; bagatelle boards, chess and draught boards, and men, and evening games of every kind. Bibles, prayer bookg, and church services, in every type —Parkins and (lotto, 24, 25, 2', and 2?, Oxford-street, London. PORTRAIT ALBUMS are now an established article of interest whether in the palace or cottage, and are to be found on almost every sitting room table. No article is more welcome as a gift. When first introduced they wore badly made, but are now got up in the most perfect style and strongly bound, so that they will last f,r years, and at extraordinary low prices, by Parkins and CiettO, 27 and " Osiord-street, London, W. THE ANGLO-FRENCH TREATY OF COMMERCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. In the lull of political feeling which we may hope fo during the next few days, there is leisure to follow the course of a question which is of great commercial interest on both sides of the Channel. I allude, of course to the Anglo-French Treaty. The discussion is now going on in the Legislative Body, and I give you the principal heads of yesterday's speeches. The order of the da3 referred to the demand of M. Brame and others for an in terpellation relative to the necessity of denouncing the Treaty. There is to be first a debate on the economical regime in general, after which . the special questions will be discussed. M. Estancelin opened the debate, and said that the question was rather political than commer cial. The Senatus-Consultum of 1852 gave the Emperor the power of concluding such treaties and of modifying the tariffs without the participation of the Legis lative Body. Commercial and industrial interests became alarmed at this extension of the prerogative, and in order to pacify them a General Council of Trade was created, which was to be consulted by Government before any important measure was decided on. The news that a commercial treaty had been signed with England first appeared in the Morning Post of January 12, 1860, and great was the surprise it created. M. Estancelin proceeded to explain the motives which dictated this treaty according to a letter written by M, Michel Chevalier. Lord Palmerston wished to strengthen his Government by drawing around him the representa tives of the manufacturing towns, while the Emperor Napo leon on his side fearedthe verthrow of that Minister, who was favourable to the Anglo-French alliance. Moreover, France sought with the ail of England to induce Europe to accept the annexation of Nice and . Savoy, 'and the abandonment of the French market to English:manufac turers was the price of tlat addition to French' territory. The speaker urged that the number of cotton mills in the Seine Inferieure had decreased from 233 to 185 since 1860. M. Haentjens, who followed, brought forward very different facts. The coximercial * progress of the country had been such that all tl.e imports and exports, which in 1839 amounted to onl3 864 millions, were now 1,414 millions. Labour, was r. bundant in the rural districts, as was proved by the higlk rate of wages. The consumption of coal and iron had increased by 75 per cent., and the situation of France would bear comparison with that of any European country or with the United States. The Government of the latter indeed had committed a great fault in establishing the protective system, and their exports had diminished in consequence. One of their financial commissioners had recently denounced the system, and the best informed Americans believed that they were approaching a crisis. " Where do you obtain your information ? " interrupted M. Thiers. " Where M. Thiers obtains his," quietly replied the orator. I consult workmen, merchants, and shipowners. I have lately been investigating questions affecting the mercantile marine with M. Quessnel, the well-known shipowner of Havre. The American statistics I have obtained from the Economists' Journal. "I acknowledge," he ccntinued, " that some of our industries suffer. They are in the minority, but they suffer greatly. I will mention the cottcn industry, the flax industry which already suffers less, the wool industry which no longer suffers, the silk husbandry, which still suffers, and also the mining industry and the mercantile marine." Taking first the cotton industry, M. Haentjens showed that although the price of 100 kilogrammes of cotton had risen from 100 f. to 400 f., the chief cause of this increase of price had been overlooked. It was due to the failure of the crop. The American war was really one of the chief causes of the crisis, yet in 1569 135 millions of kilogrammes of cotton were imported into France in excess of the import of 1860. If the price of the raw material fell, the cotton industry would soon recover itself, as the wool had done. The displacement of labour had also something to do with the state of things. The large firms absorbed the small ones. M. Estancelin had said that the cotton establishments in the Seine Inferieure had de- creased from 233 to 185, but there were formerly only 1,398 spindles. To-clay there were 100,000 more. The wool industry had suffered greatly at first, but it was improv. ing. In 1852 17,000 bales of wool were imported, in 1859, 9,000 bales. Coming to the linen industry, M. Haentjens said he was interested in the question as a pro prietor, but he thought he served his own interests as well as those of the country in desiring free trade. The linen industry had greatly suffered at first from the rivalry of cotton, but it was reviving. There had been, however, three successive bad crops. Free trade had nothing to do with the distress in the metal trades, and the distress in the silk districts was due to the disease among the silkworms. Coming finally to the topic of the mercantile marine, the speaker expressed his conviction that the Franch marine must reform itself, but that it would be fully able to compote with foreigners. In conclusion ; be joined in the demand for a Parliamentary inquiry, as he had joined in the demand for the denunciation of treaties. M. Haentjens had said at the outset of his speech t hat he should not complain if the treaty were denounced, as he was convinced that the opening of the whole question would elicit a strong demonstration in favour of free trade. Other speakers of less note followed, one of whom, M. Johnston, declared that to denounce the treaties of com merce would be to tarnish one of the brightest pages in the history of the Second Empire and to spread uneasi ness and disorder in the country. All parties, however, appear to favour the Parliamentary inquiry. The execution of Troppmann excited more curiosity than any capital punishment since the commencement of the century. About 30,000 persons crowded into the neigh bourhood of La Roquette, and passed the time of waiting in singing and making jokes. At midnight the workmen fixed the guillotine in tho middle of the place in front of the prison door. Tropp man behaved with great calmness, and said to M. Claude that he was not afraid. He confessed that he had participated in the crimes of Pantin, but that he had not struck the blows. To the last he maintained that he had accomplices, but that ho could not name them. He did not mention the famous portfolio. Ho walked briskly between the executioners, but shrunk back a minute when he came to the first step of the scaf fold. He recovered himself, however, and went on with out any assistance. He seemed a little overcome when he gained the platform, and the Abbe Croyes addressed some words to him. Troppmann recommended his family to his care, especially his mother. The crowd pressed round in all directions, and some persons climbed into the trees which were near. The boughs were heard to crack under their weight, and several accidents hap pened. The Place do la Roquette was never before so crowded. The body of Troppmann was taken to the cemetery at Ivry. The Pays has just published the following letter A multitude of publications, periodical or otherwise, maleVo lent or favourable, attribute to me words or writings which I never spoke or penned. I shall be grOeful if you will declare, in my name, that I acknowledge the .;cOrtet nese of only those replies that I, made' Aen under exami nation.—rlEßßE-I,4POLEON BOlithATO:; M. Rochefort is summoned to appear,befue the andience of the Sixth Chamber on Saturday; tf):4 22nd: Dereure and 'Paschal Grousset are nrsiicita to appear the same occasion. They are charged with committing offences against the Emperor and i)ie hp l perial family, and with inciting others to commit crimes' in g disobecliipst to Oho laws. The Bishop of Winchester has been appointed chairman of the Ritual Commission, in the absence of the Archbishop of Canterbury through illness. It is rumoured that the new Bishop of Manchester will not make more changes in the official staff connected with the bishopric than can be avoided. The foot-and-mouth disease has broken out in Commll. Ten bullocks on the farm of kir. Joseph Bowhay, parish of Oalstock, have been declared seriously affected. We believe that it is arranged, says the Globe, that Archdeacon Mackenzie, the Suffragan Bishop of Notting ham, will be consecrated at Nottingham on February 2d, the Feast of the Pacification by the Bishop of Lincoln, as sisted by several other bishops. According to a writer in the Globe, the statement that Mr. Baron Bramwell is to be made Chief Judge in Bankruptcy upon the removal of Mr. Bacon to a Vice-Chau eellorship, is, to say the least of it, premature. In the event of Dr. Temple being proposed for election as vice-president of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, Archdeacon Denison has given notice to the secretary that he will oppose the election. The inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of the five men who were killed at the Vochrhiw pit, Dowlais, was concluded yesterday. A verdict of man slaughter was returned against the engineer, Matthew Truran. At a meeting at Oldham yesterday resolution were carried in favour of legislation for the protection of miners against accident and the adoption of the priticiples of the Factory Act in reference to children working ii mines. The Chester Corporation, together - with the Obeshfie Chamber of Agriculture, have resolved not to put forward a claim to the Royal Agricultural Show of next year being held in that city. Wolverhampton seems to stand tl•e best chance of obtaining the show. . The aura Herald hears that thediev. F. G. Lee has made very decided progress towards.recovery. THIRD EDITION he Third Edition of " The Suh" of last Eveuing wad published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. 8 :u.ttl'i.Nti thTELLIGENCJE-IHIS vAY CUT BETTING.—THIS DAY. WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 7 to 2 agst Lord Lurgan's nomination (offered -4 to 1 taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr 131anshard's nom. (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr Bland's nom. (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Mr F. Johnston's nom. (taken) 1000 to 50 sgst Mr Clark's nomination (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 18 to kagst The Colonel (offered— tAke 4 2o to 1) 20 to 1 agst The Lamb (offered-25 to 1 taken I) 1000 to 40 agst Nuage (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Tathwell (taken) 25 to 1 agst Q.C. (offered) 83 to 1 agst Snowstorm (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Costa (offered) 40 to 1 agst Doctor (taken) 40 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (offered) 40 to 1 agst Little Rogue(taken) 40 to 1 agst Wild Fox (taken) 40 to 1 agst Scipio (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. Bto 1 agst Astolfo (offered-9 "ft. 1 wanted) 100 to 7 agst Bridgewater (taken) 200 to 3 agst Macgregor (taken) DERBY. 5000 to 50 agst Scarboro' (taken) DOUBLE EVENT. 2000 to 100 agst Sunshine for Two Thousand Guineas and Derby HORSES STRUCK UUT OF THEIR ENGAGE MENTS. Jan. 17, at 9 a.m., Master Tom and Pyrenees, out of West Drayton engagements. Jan. 18, at 9 a.m., King's Cross, out of all Steeplechases and Hurdle Races for which he is nominated by Mr. Osborne. Jan. 18, at 9 a.m., Vici, out of Grand National Steeple chase, Liverpool. Jan. 14, at 9 a.m., MI Mr. F. G. Ilobson'd horses, out of all engagements. FORFEIT Lis'.—The forfeits of the following horses have been paid:—Caprice (to qualify), Dick, Hector, Juanita, Merry Monk, Metaphor, Nanny Thormanby, Pate, and Vicar. STEEPLECHASE FORFEIT LlST.—Aria's fog feit has been paid to qualify. COLoURS OF RIDERS.—COL W. T. Moore: White, blue spots. NOMENCLATURE. —The following names have been given :—Mr. br c by Lord Albemarle—Yule Cake, 3 yrs— Silvershoe. Mr. J. H. Dennis's b c by Umpire, out of Thalestris, 3 yrs—Wby-not. MAN CIIESTER. -- The Silver Cup at this meeting has been awarded to Barbara Bell. THE SPRING HANDICAPS. We shall publish the weights; for the Spring Handi caps on Thursdsy next. - THE BRAZILS. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) LISBON, Jan. 20. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Cordillera Las arrived here, and leaves for Liverpool at noon to-day. She brings 140 pas sengers, $51,399, 9,292 sovereigns, six bar of silver foa England, and 1,200 tons of cargo. On Dec. 19th she passed the Aruncania for the Straits of Magellan, bound for Valparaiso. The Magellan left St. Vincent on Dec. 26 for Valparaiso. VALPARAISO, Dec. 13. Business dull ; freights low ; shipping abundant. Nitrate firm at $2 50. Harvest prospects very favourable. Large fires have occurred at Santiago ; damage, $250,000. A company is being formed to buy and work the two floating docks of Valparaiso. An improvement is expected in the price of copper, which is arriving in considerable quantities. MONTE VIDEO, Dec. 26. Business is at a standstill. Lopez has been defended by 5,000 troops and 1,500 Indians. No attack is possible in the present position of the Brazilians. RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 31. Money very tight. _Discount unusually high. Exchange very firm, at 19i 20. Coffee shipments during December, 145.000 bags. The Patagonia, from Liverpool, arrived at Lisbon to-day and proceeds to-morrow. _ _ _ LIVERPOOL, Jan. 20. The Liverpool, Brazil, and River Plate mail steamer Pascal, Captain Peter Johnson, left the Mersey this morning with her Majesty's mails, 31 passengers, £5,000 in specie, and a general cargo direct for Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, and Bueuoe Ayres. Bank of Enala..A Returns. An Account, lursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1870. 'AitTMENT. Governmt. Debt..£11,015,10 0 Other Securities.. 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £33,445,610 trARTMENT.: Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £15,811.399 Other Securities 17,035,458 Notes 10,028,400 Gold and Silver Uoin „.. 918,896 £43,794,148 ISSUE DE' Notes issued £33,445,610 £33,445,610, BANKING} I). Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 7,313,334 Other Deposits 18,t 1 84,776 Seven Days and othor Bills 509,487 £43,794,148 SAFETY OF H ,M.S. VALIANT. Fears were entertained at Cork during the re cent gales for the safety of the armour-clad ship Valiant, in consequence of a box containing books being washed ashore near Crosahaven, marked Valiant, but we are now able to state that the vessel is safe at her anchorage in the river Shannon THE SPRING ASSIZES. The Judges met this morning and arranged the spring circuits as follows :—Home, Chief Justice Cockburn and Mr. Justice Keating ; Northern, Mr. Justice Willes and Mr. Justice Brett ; Western, Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Justice Hannen ; Mid land, Mr. Justice Montague Smith and Mr. Baron Cleasby ; Oxford, Mr. Baron Martin and Mr. Justice Lush ; Norfolk, Mr. Justice Byles and Mr. Justice Blackburn ; South Wales, Lord Chief Justice Bovill ; North \Vales, Mr. Baron Channell. THE TRIAL 'OF PRINCE PIERRE BON.A.PARTE. The proceedings against the Prince Pierre Bona parte, even if the proceedings be pushed on without any delay, the trial cannot possibly come off before the middle of February. Versailles is spoken of ae the probable place of meeting of the High Court of Justice. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Sales probably 12,000 bales. The market was vitt. ;OURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Do Rotterdam — ... 12 ... 12 f Antwerp — ... 25 37j ... 25 42} Brussels Liamburgn l3 10} ... 13 11 _ - - GREAT N OitTHERN HOSPITAL, LALLDONTAN-ROAD, N.—On Thursday, January 13, the patients of this hospi tal and children who are, and have been, recently under treatment, were entertained with a "Christmas Tree," which was furnished with both useful and ornamental articles. A magic lantern was exhibited by the Rev. T. P. Dale, one of the house visitors. Several supporters o the charity also attended. The tree was decorated with great taste by the ladies who represented the nursery de partment of the hospital. Several members of the medi cal staff attended the entertainment, with which they ex p ress ed themselves much pleased. On the day fol lowing a small tree, tastef ull y dresse 1, was carried int.o each ward for those who were unable to leave thew bode. THE SUN, LONDON, TAURSDAY EVESING, JANUARY 20, 1870.