The Sun. — London, England, 1870-01-18 00:00:00

ffigNEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The business on 'Change to-day was decidedly more active than yesterday, and Consols well main tain their closing prices. In Foreign Securities there has been an improvement in most of the stocks, and prices consequently rule higher. Ame rican Stocks share in the improvement, the Five- Twenties being an i better, as also are Erie shares. Telegraph shares are slightly in demand, but in Banking and Miscellaneous shares prices remain almost stationary. The demand for discount is but moderate, but to-morrow and Thursday a large number of Australian bil!s become due, and the in quiry is expected to be very active. Oa the Stock Exchange loans from day to day are 2 to 3 per cent. Consols are now at 924 to 92i for money ; ditto, for Account, ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 924; New TLree per Cents, 924 ; do. An nuities, 114 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, par ; June, 5 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, June, ; Bank of England Stock, 4 1 per Cent., 238. India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, 209 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 111 i 12 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1004 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 92 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 25 21 prem. ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 20 prem. In the Foreign Market stocks show an improve ment. Peruvian Five per Cents. have risen f, and aie now 794 to 80 ; Egyptian 1868 Bonds are 774 to 771, an improvement of 1 ; Italian are 55 to 551; Mexican, 151 to 144 ; Argentine, 87i to 881 ; Spanish Bonds, 271 to 274 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 434 to 44 ; Russian (1866) Loan, 91 to 92. In the Railway Share Market Great Northern Stooks have fallen +to per cent., Brighton and Midland 1. On the other hand Metropolitan are better, at 79 to 79i, being a recovery of 1 ; and the North Eastern Stocks have improved i p er cent. The following are the quotations :—Caledonian, 76 to 764 ; Great Eastern, 37i to 374 ; Great Northern, 110 to 111; ditto (A), 111 to 112 ; Great Western, 61 to 611 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128 to 1281 London and Brighton, 444 to 45 ; London and South Western, 93 to 94 ; Midland, 123 to 1231; North Eastern (Berwick) and South Eastern, 771- to 77g. American Five-Twenty Bonds are i better, at 861 to 874 ; Erie Shares are also higher, at 171 to 171; and Illinois 4, at 102 to 103 ex div. ; At lantic Bonds are 26 to 27 ; and Debentures, 28 to 29. Telegragh Construction and Maintenance are 35i to 354 ex dsv. ; Panama, 4 to prem. ; French Cable, 184 to 184 ; Atlantic Telegraph, 2f to 3 ; and Anglo-American, 19/ to 20. In Bank hnd Miscellaneous Shares prices are Without change. Lombardo-Venetian is quoted at 204 to 204 ; and Great Luxemburg, 134 to 14. The sum of £B,OOO in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. _ _ The Oneida his arrived at Lisbon from Brazil 'with £29,628 in specie. Some dissatisfaction has been expressed by par- • ties who lately accepted debenture stock in lieu of cash for their Great Indian Peninsula debentures due on the Ist of January last, in consequence of the company offering to their shareholders the same stock at about 1 per cent. reduction in price. Judge Hitchcock has been appointed Receiver of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway through out its entire length, and the Erie Company are to Pay to him the rental under the lease, consisting of 3 0 per cent. of the gross proceeds. All litigation between the two companies has therefore ceased. The Panama and South Pacific Telegraph Com pany, which was introduced on Friday with the view of placing New Granada, Equador, and Peru, and ultimately Chili, the Argentine Republic, and Brazil in telegraphic communication with Europe, by the system of the West India and Panama Com pany, is said to have been received with favour by the leading Continental and London firms, and transactions were consequently effected to-day at to prem. Berger Spence and Co.'s weekly report says : "No alteration of consequence has transpired dur ing the past week. The demand in most of the staple articles continues unabated and prices main tain their firmness. Producers consequently are very sanguine of a gradual improvement in quota tions, and as the trade is now working for legiti ?nate consumption there is every reason to believe that prices will not recede, if producers will con tinue to be guided in their production by the con sumption. In minerals a fair amount of business has been done. There has been little doing in metals during the past week. In Scotch pig a good businees has been done and prices are slightly firmer. Cleveland maintains its value. At the quarterly meeting lately held at Birmingham it was determined to adhere to the advance in the price of manufactured iron. In copper the market is a shade quieter. Tin is very dull. Lead in fair demand. Spelter inactive, but no alteration in prices." The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of £1,398, compared with the corresponding period of last year, and the Brighton a decrease of £866. The Great Western of Canada Railway traffic return for the week ending the 14th inst. shows a decrease of £2,778 compared with the correspond ing period of last year. The half-yearly meeting of the London, Brigh ton, and South Coast Railway company, convened for the 2d February, is to be made special, to ap prove an agreement with the East London Railway Company for the working of that undertaking, and an arrangement between the Brighton and South Eastern Companies "as to the division of compe titive traffic between the two companies." It will also be proposed to approve two bills now pending in Parliament, one of which authorises the Brigh ton Company to abandon the Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway and the Worthing Junction, and to make a short railway for improving the com munication with Eastbourne. The report of the United Discount Corporation (Limited) recommends a dividend for the half-year of 3s. 7d. per share, or at the rate of 6 per cent. per ann am. At a special meeting of the directors of the Na tional Bank a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum for the last half-year was declared. Advicea from the city of Mexico to the 18th of December describe certain steps that, according to general report, had been taken by third parties during the visit of Mr. Seward to that capital as an attempt to pave the way for a resumption of diplomatic relations between Mexico and England. A telegram from Suez, dated the 15th of January, states that 19 boxes of speei e h ave b een recovered from the wreck of the Carnatic, l eav i ng on l y three remaining. The directors' report of the Manchester and County Bank proposes to pay the usual dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. I iThe report of Parr' s Banking Company (li m i ted) shows a net balance of £16,978 10s. 7d. for the p as t half-year, and a dividend is recommended at t h e rate of 8 per cent. per annum. The report of the Midland Banking Company (Limited) to be presented to the shareholders on the 28th of January, proposes the usual dividend of 6 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, which will absorb £4,774 16a., and to carry for ward to profit and loss new account the balance, £4,485165. We have received the following from the Mexican Bondholders' Committee :—The following extract from the Mexican budget for the next ensuing finan cial year, submitted on the 14th of December last to the Federal Congress, by Senor Romero, the Minister of Finance :—" The Executive has endea voured to make, in the budget of disbursements, all possible economies consistent with the preserva • tion of public tranquillity, which is the fundamental basis of the existence and prosperity of the nation. After all, it has not been able to reduce the total amount of the budget below the sum of 14 millions of dollars, and thin without proyidiug for the dis- bursements which will, later on, be of absolute necessity, such as the payment of interest on the public debt and other charges." BRITISII FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. (4011ER:01E1a rUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account — 3 per Cent. Reduced 921 New 3 per Cent New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Can Jsu . 187 3 kunuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880, Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 lll Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 190 — - 1x.;33e ,;,••t - Bills, £l,OOO, 21 p. Ct. March par Do. 21 do. June 5 pna i)-., £lOO, Xl.tuu• & /500 ank of Englau'l Stock, 41 per Cent , 233 D. , ' opening — Cauttla 4 per Cent. Bonds — ntor-Culouial (Minium. iNDIAN ti YVIIIINMENT LiECUltillh, ildi t `;'TOCI;, 101 per Cent., April 1874., 209 Dc. Opening, for Account — D 3. a per Cent. .1 uly, 1580 Do I per. Cent. 0,1. '.855 Do. Enlaced Vapei 4 per Cant... „ ...... 92 00. spc r Cert., Jan. 1672 .... „ — Do. 5/ per t. , .1t. Bay 187' , — DJ 5 pe; Cent., liup. Dol . :. 187' , — Do do Do. do. 1882 — U 4. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do Bonds• ; 4 par Cent., £l,000 no. under .£l.000 - I' OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Irgentine Republic, 6 per Cent Au Arian Bonds 5 per cent .. — Do. 1859 _ Bruilinn 5 per Cent — 00. q per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858.... Do. au 1860 — Da. do., 18 63 79 8 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. C4ilian 6 per Cent — ' , o. 41 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent., Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Po. 6 per coot. 1867 971 7 3 lo tibial), 6 per Cent. Danisn, 3 per Cent., 1825 — Danubian Principalities, 7 .or Cent B9l Do Account Do 8 per Cent., 1867 94i . 'cuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent — on -,coed issue . Do. £sot. Bonds B5l Do. 1864 Do. Account ... — Do. £5OO Bonds De ..il 96 Bon is 921 Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 ..... — DJ. Acec unt Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 771 Government Railway Debentures ..... 971 Greek sper Ceßt.,lB2l 5, ea Coups — Du. tijupone thilteinala. 6 per Cent . — KondurasGov Rail. L00n.,10 p.,Ct., all pd Do. Account Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 — ~)o. Account . Do Alaremmana Railway — Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — yiontevidean 6 per Cent. .. — &famish imperial 5 rsz Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectarws) Perwrian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account w .. 80 794 Do 4} per Cent. (Ui:harrou) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 - Do Account Po 6 per Cent.,1862 — Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,' 334 Do. do. 1867 334 Do. do. Scrip, .£2O paid — It issinn 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cent • 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 . ier Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 186'2 Do do, Scrip -- Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonde.. Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do.. 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 15s do — Do Nicolas Railway — Sardinian 0 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen . — Do. Account — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Db. Passive — Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 — Do do, 1868 1 Turkish 6 per Cent _... Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account no £lOO Bonds Do. 5 per cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do. Amount D I per Cent., Guaranteed.... ....... Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in Coed. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins 1 lent., Ex. 25f Belgian, 4i per cc ~., ..2... ....._ Dutch 1* per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ...., — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. I t , itiai. 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f — Do Account 551 CLOSING PRICES, Jonsols, Money Do. Account, Feb. 3 THE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP. Some little anxiety is felt in the City by some of the speculators in Submarine Cable shares at the length of time which has elapsed since the Great Eastern steamship has been heard of, now nearly two months ago. It appeared that she left St. Vincent, Cape Verd, on the 25th of November, and some attention has been directed to the fact that, though steaming nearly in the course of homeward-bound vessels, she has not been " spoken" by any vessel that has since come into an English port. The great ship was expected to touch at the Cape, where she would probably stay a few days, taking in coal, &e. The Cape mail, due here about the 28th instant, will probably bring some tidings of her. From the Cape the Great Eastern would shape her course direct for Bombay, which post she was expected to reach on the 20th inst., so that the first news of her may perhaps reach here from that point, though the existing telegraph, via the Persian Gulf, works very irregularly. The British Indian Submarine Telegraph and the Telegraph Construction Companies are the joint owners of her costly cargo, to be submerged between Bombay and Aden. THE EDMUNDS' CASE. A document, dated December 14, 1869, and signed with the initials of three Lords of the Trea sury, and of the then permanent Secretary, has been issued, in which their lordships' decision regarding the Edmunds' case is indicated. They say that they have had under their consideration the award - made by the arbitrators in the suit " Attorney-General against Edmunds," and the action of " Edmunds against Greenwood." By that award it appeared that Mr. Edmunds stood indebted to the public in no less a sum than £8,544 18s. In accordance with the recom mendations of the arbitrators, their lordships are willing to relieve Mr. Edmunds from the payment of the £1,402 15s. referred to in the award as hav ing been received by him in respect of the parchment account ; and, with regard to the balance, they di rect that the necessary steps be taken for its re covery. They consider it their duty to offer some remarks with reference to a part of the proceedings. Their lordships observed with pain and surprise, during the progress of the suit, the persevering efforts made by Mr. Edmunds to " vilify and misrepresent" the motives of their solicitor, Mr. Greenwood. They take the earliest opportunity of declaring that all such imputations are ut terly groundless and unwarrantable. The award made fully justifies the report made by Messrs. Greenwood and Hindmarsh, that Mr. Edmunds has been in the habit of receiving, and appropriating to his own use, sums of money which, in their opinion, belonged to the public. Their lordships desire it to be understood that any public p s ervant having charge of public money, and apply ing any portion of such money to his purposes under any pretence whatever, or making public money in any way available as a means of profit to himself individually, or making the opportuni tiesott their which a public office may aff or d a source of profit to himself, is, in the judgment of I L o rdships, guilty of malversation, and ought be punished by instant diagosal. HE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1870. Closing Blaine. Share Matz. Paid. Price done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 111 ; 10 Do B lO 45 55 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 22 221 p 241 i 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 11 21 85 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 3 52 541 40 Australasian 50 20 Bank of British Columbia.. all 12j 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm.... ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria„ Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 101 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, find China all 17 18 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 31 32 33 20 City lO 10 11 100 Colonial 25 141 4 5 5 4 5-13 10 Consolidated, lint. 5 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lint 5 21 11 20 English and Auto-lean, lim 10 ... ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint lO pr 1p 20 English, Scottish, and Ant • tralian Chartered ,. all 16/ 161 281 Hong liong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new lll 4 5 100 Imperial, lint 2O 15 16 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 25 25 13 25 lonian all 19 22 26 Do now 6 0 3 Lud Mortgage of India, lim 4 31 31 100 Do 5 p.c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 76 80 100 London Bank of Mexico 151 stud South America, Hui. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 35 Z 0 20 Do new 75 5 41 100 London & River Plate, lint. 40 11 13 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 215 20 London and County 2O 491 501 501 SO Do new. iss at 20 p.m,16 pd ll ••• ••• Loudon Joint Stock . 311 821 341 London and South African al 100 London& SWestern, lint, 20 13 11 .- 50 London & Venezuela, lim... 121 ... ••• 100 London and Westminster 2O 571 581 00 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pin 2O 100 Merchant, lira 25 6 1 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 75 00 Midland, 1int..... 2O 1 4 i 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 gd 1 P 00 National Provine. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do . 42 ... ... 41 50 National.. 3O ... • • 20 New South Wales all 41 41 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Pro vine. Bank. Corpo., Um. 10 61 51 31 30 Provincial of Ireland ...... 10 Do new. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 25 Union of Australia all 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London 14 Is 8 40 4; 15 37 58 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. IT Anglo-American - lei., lim all 191 2)1 241 1. 10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,1im.... 19 It vi 20; 20) 1 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 17 19 18 4 st Do. 8 per cont. st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 160 1 ,;0 st Electric ez Inter. Telegraph 100 262 2t7 10 Do. New 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., lim all 23 28 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 21 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 1 1p 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lim. all 9 10 01 ) 25 Reuter's Telegram all 78 80 20 Societe Transatlant., lim all 18; 18: 18 i st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 1; bU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 8 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 4 4 :, ; SHARE LIST. :RDINA.Rf .311A1018 AND lITOCXB. raid. Cioling Basins! , s Price. dune. at BIWA and Exeter ...... 100 76 7g it. Caledonian ......... 100 76 761 761 1 at Cambrian 20 Cornwall. all 2 2 it Dublin 1k Belfast June lOO - - st Dun„Perth.& Ab.Junz "e00 10 72 2) East London all 5 7 61 20 Do 16 - - 21 Do 10 - - it Glasgow &S. Western lOO 105 107 et Great Eastern ..: ...... st Do. E. Angl. No. 3 IOC 61 71 st tircatNorthoi Scotland.. 100 la 1.1 it Great Northern lee 110 HI 111 et Do. A 5t0ck...... lOO liol 1111 It Do, B stock lOO 121 110 it GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO i 8 118) it Gt. Western -Original lOO 61 : 01 1 61 5 1 A Do. South Wales luu 63 6 i et Do. W. Alld.-Oktord... 100 30 46 et Do. Newport lOO 31 ::5 et La:mash:re& lorkslim , III va 1- 4 ,4 st Lun., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 44 454 4, 4 - Do Scrip .... - - et I•on., Chat., and Dover.. 10. 111 15 15 1 st Do. Aletrop. Ex. A.... 101 11 12 et Lan. Jz North IVestere.. NC 1.44 1241 , 1.41 1 t Lon. is South We:4cm.. lei) 94 :4 0,1 Man., Shut., it Lincoln • 101; 52 121 011 et Metropolitan • et Do Extension .. 5 Do. hew rd .. - - it Metrupolitan Dietrict. ail 30 32 351 10 Iletrop. St. John's IA sell 6 - - et ALdi and it DO, Birmin. a Ditrtij WO 07 69 9.1 et Nur Ai British st 1.) - .17d., l'th., & Dun.- luk st Nor Eastern-Berwick.. 100 25 D_ G. N. 11; purchase.. 16.13.1 - - st 1) Leeds ....... st I) ()York lOO 1181 1181 st D °Carlisle .... - - st 14 °Stock. & Darling lO 158 100 it North Lou lon .. lO OO 119 21 10 Do New 1868 ... 4 11 2 p et North Staffordshire lOO 61 63 st North am) "8. W. Junction 100 94 10t 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... • • it Ri):,,niney st :elaropshire Union lOO 595 COI it South Devon .. st South Eastern lOO 774 771 st Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 13 10 it 'lad Vale lOO 154 158 -- Do. C.. - - - Waterford & Kilkenny lOO 14 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 .ClllCv'pYb, 1261 27j 12e4 t RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND t31:0010.• st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 87 8) 86 st Caledonian tire., No. 2 lOO ... et Du. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lO9 ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO et Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 70 82 st Do. Midland st Do. D1111(140 and Arbruaan 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ••• ••• St Dundee, rerth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 108 107 st io. Ist Class preference lOO st Glos. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO et It. Eastern, EA.) Ex. No.l 100 93 lila st Do do Nu. 2 100 97 99 st Do do 6 per cent 100 110 113 st Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 ••• ••• st Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 '7 1 — st Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua,. 100 . 38 72 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.V0,1.1847 100 st Great Nol them, 5 per cent 103 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pus. 109 Do 4 5 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ••• •.. et Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 ••• ••• st Great South. and Western ( Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 93 98 et Gt.West.—Orig.&JM.-Rent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 106 103 1: Do. Orig. (B.& H. Ex). 3 p.c lOO 95 100 Do do 41 per cent. 1850 lOO 90 92 Do do 4 do do 1)o do 5 per cent. redem. 100 97 99 Do do Birmingham glut lOO 68 72 Do do do pref lOO Do do Chester gua ......•• 100 85 4J Do do do 8 per cent. 100 Do do do 5 do 100 95 106 Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 Do do 4/ p.c........ 100 st Do do 41 1850... 100 st Do do 5 ......... 10) at Do W Mid. d g est Oxford lst g. 100 116 118 it Do do 2ua. 100 113 115 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 oi 98 st Do do 2d do 100 ..• at gua. 51 per cent. 1833 100 .» 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 45 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 . 3 130 st Do Barnsley, £5 Is 10d p.c. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn pureb). 100 93 100 st, London & Brighton, 5 P.C gu aranteed, No 1 lOO ... St D 3 5 per cent. gua No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do N 0.4 lOO St Do 7 per cent. st Do 6 do (W.E. & U.P ) IUU • st Da 4 do 1819 lOO et Loudon, Chatham, &Dover 5 per cent st Loudon and 2LW., C. and N une aton 5 per cent lOO 110 113 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO et Do Shrewsb'Y & Welchp'l lOO st London and S W. 7 p,c late 3d shares lOO 145 150 130 it Do (Portsm.perpans 28641) a Man., Shef., &Lincln. 6 p.c. 100 Do £5 all par Ipm s Do 35 per cent lOO 64 66 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 6 st Mid. Consolidated ,op. C lOO 130 115 s Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. ca lOO 1 .31,' 135 s Du 45 per cent. redeem lOO 1,9 s Do 45 per cent. irredeem WO 96 too Do Leicester & ohn,l p.c 100 SO P 1 st North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO st Do E. &U.4p.c.S. & D 1 uo et Do N. 13., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, 55 p.c lOO st N.-Eztsteru—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 87 80 st Do 45 per cent. redeem lOO 97 99 et Do C N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ... 17 Do Barwick capital 8.13.4. Do York, H. &S. purchase. 10 10 105 Du Stcktu & Drling. A 5 p.c. 100 107 104 at Do W. llartlepool IL and It 100 83 88 20 North Staffordshire all 20/ 213 108 C. Devon Annuities, 105 all 9 10 108 Do Tavistock Anne., 108 all 81 91 108 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 1 0.6. S. Nast. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 et Do 41 per ceAt lOO st Do Fixed 44 per cent lOO st Taff Vale No.l IOU 154 188 st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c lOO at Do 44 p irredeem all at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 ... st Great Eastern 44 per cent. 100 77 80 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 90 st Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 84 88 at Do do 5 do, 1861— 100 83 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 *** at Do Permanent 5 par cent. lOU *** st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 *** at Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 st Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1805 100 8 . 3 90 st Do do Up c irred., 1866 100 118 124 1181 Jo Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all • '• at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B._ 100 8 Lane. and York New 4 1 per ••• ..• cent till July, 1871 2 1p at Loud., Brig &e., 41 pc, 1838 100 at Do clo 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 4 1 do , 1861 it , o • at Do do 4 1 do , 1863 100 ::* at Do do 5 do , 1865 100 • at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 et Do No. 7 sdo st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ea., B 6 p.c ..„ Do do C 6 p.c et Loudon& N Western, 5p c 100 108 110 et London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 13 95 10 Man. chef. &, Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 9 91 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 at Midland, n 5 per cent pref lOO 107 109 at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 18 Do !molly. New Shares all 19 194 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,1872 B4 11 21p at North British, E. and No. 1, 5 per cent ... at Do £lO guaranted, 1861 100 Do E ,P., &Dun. e , 2d, 4pc 100 at Do E.& G , No. 2, 5 p.c ... 100 at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c ... 100 at Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 4.4 per cent 180 99 1.0 at Do Stock. & Danl., D 100 113 115 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkenhead lOO 91 93 09 Do. 44 per cent. Prefer all 98 100 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 6 at Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stair Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 132 134 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all • Gt. Eases., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 e Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 st Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 „. et Gt. West ,W. Mid., Herof 100 97 99 b 0 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 41 per cent lOO st London, Chat., &c., 41 pc. 100 ... at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 st London and Greenwich ... 100 62 64 at Do. do Preference... 100 at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 8( st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent... 100 79 81 fit Do. d' 6 do ... 11'5 5i Manch., Bt.._ Matlk all st Midland, Bradford. Pref... 100 92 94 19 Mid Kent Cray Laze) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Eastern—Hartlepool lOO ... ... st N.West A perp. pret, 5p c 100 107 109 st Do B minimum 11 p.c 100 ..,, ... st Notting. &Grantit lt. & C 100 91 93 25 Preston and Wyro. all 44 48 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 106 132 134 10 Do do 8 2 21p a S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 97 99 D 4 per cent gua 1U ) 78 so 5 do all 98 100 st Viet. Station t.nd Pimlico 100 . st West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Du 20 Do do C all ... ..„ st Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and NITe:L Tudia lOO 1:74 126 London and St. Katherine 100 61 53 1.00 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all , 4 . hlillwall Freehold Land at Dock lOO 28 31 at Southampton IJo 72 76 IS surrey Gommerelsl lOO 110 112 MISCELLANEOUS, 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 141 141 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Rm 3 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all lif 141 15 10 Do. New all —-- 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lira. 5 Bombay Gas, lira, all 5 51 5 Do. New 4 11 ad 50 British American Land 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lira all 1 2 11 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 61 b 6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim a -- 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 51 4 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all b 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 50 City Offices, lira 25 23 22 131 14 50 Colonial, lim Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) b pr i 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 25 27 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. Bank of France. Pants, Jan. 6. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account DEBTOR. ---- ---- Jan. 13. Jan. 6. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 22,105,750 11 Reserve of lauded pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight 43,816,569 43 44,121,933 21 Treasury account cur rent creditor 171,666,586 96 179 205,673 66 Current accounts, Paris 300,823,200 11 315,435,569 43 Do. branch banks 40,410,966 54,740,912 Dividends payable 5,388,796 8,736,807 Discounts and sundry interests . Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed - Sundries Total _2O 2,291,224,951 97 Cash :duo in hand t Jan. 6. and in 514 80 1 , 203 , 181 , 587 42 CRED ITOII. Jan. 13. fr. C. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over- 2,097,667 11 812,747 49 - • Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 335,889,819 03 332,488,029 02 Do. branch banks 339,445,177 323,415,904 - Advances on deposit of bullion 16,198,700 1. Do. branch banks 2,121,600 !, Do. on French Public Securities 23,296,400 0 Do. by branch banks 9,286,750 9 Do. on railway shares and debentures - 0 Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier 1,139,300 1 Bonds Do. branches .. 1,172,200 Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) 60,000,000 --. 60,000,000 Government Stock re srve 12,9 8 0 ,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. e disposable Elentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 160,000,000 -- 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches ... 9,068,243 Expenses of manage ment Sundries 1A,971,300 2,410,200 20,729,200 9,232,050 40,210,4( , 0 33,702,800 1,163,500 1,172,200 9,069,184 - 6,294 - 14,373 60 9,118,552 68 5,975,048 32 Total 2,291,122,954 97 2,252,690,761 20 Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of FraL ce. (Signed) R 0 ULAND . The Bank Returns. Tho Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culatien of the public and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for th e four weeks ending the 4th of D e c. These returns, combined with the circulati on o f th e S co t c h (the nearest date f urn i s h e d b y th e i r w ill the following result s o f th e c i rcu l a ti on a c n ul d at l i r o i n sh o b f athnkesßafonrk of the sameperiod, and the average Englandcir for the four weeks ended r th et e urn le s t ), o w f Pc of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month : i----- ---------- N o v. 6, Deel 4, 1869. 2. 1 2: 86 55: 9 ,, • :6193 1nere i a5e. Decrease. w,017 0 ---- Bank of England.. • 9 1 ,0 4 • 947 23,181,190 75 9, 757 jPoriutrat_testocßaknßksar. ...... .... 2 : 9 ; 23,4• 8 758,) 5 :1 ; 85 , 280 . 9i 2268:2338:781;47138: 410::740 9 1 6 3 4 3 86 , :4 7 3 2 13 1 31 —_____,____—_ . -- _ sheo T eit. o l t r a d l a in .... ............................ -----,______ ----- United Kingdom. 41,503,957' 40,913,269 1416,110 976,828 And as compare d with the mont h ending the s th of Dec.,thetheabove returns show a decrease of x 3 circulation i of not es i n E ng l an d , an d a n .& 50 158, in increase of £105,946 n the circulation of the United Kingdom. On compar i n g the above with the fi xe d i s sues 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 aro below their fixed issue 869,90: Total below fixed issue in England ... £1:660,808 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... '2 538,187 The Irish banks are above their fixed issue 992,669 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending Ist of Nov. was £18,443,206, being a decrease of £388,284, as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of £71,692 when compared with the same period last year. The following aro the amounts of specie hold 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 an increase of £518,118 as compared with the pre vious return, and an increase of £321,393 whoa Compared with the corropoudittg peri4 40 year PARIS CORRESPONDENOB DiONDIT. Rumours of dissensions in the new Cabinet are formally and emphatically denied by the Jcurnai. de Paris, the Constitutionn(l, and the Soir. The first declares tl.st neither upon commercial questions nor uponetbe prose cution of M. Rochefort has there been any difference. The Constitutionnel is still more positive, with respect to perfect union existing among the Ministers. The Soir admits that it is very possible that the several members of the Government held somewhat different views on the delicate questions of the prosecution, and the Treaty of Commerce, but the Cabinet was forced to make a collective resolution on these matters, and it was taken by the whole of the members, none of them having c , mternplated separating himself from his colleagues. By one o'clock to-day a large crowd had assembled in the neighbourhood of the Palais Bourbon, and on the bridge of la Concorde. The crush was so great that a strong body of str . ccnts de title were obliged to exert them selves to maintain a thoroughfare. In all directions are heard complaints from those who had been disappointed at not obtaining tickets to be present at the sittings of the Chamber. The arrival of M. Rochefort was eagerly looked for in the entrance hall of the Chamber of Depu ties, but he had already entered by another door. lie held long cenversations with the deputies of the Left Goitre. The provision of the penal code under which applica tion is made for permission to prosecute M. Eochefort declares that an attack upon the Emperor or his family shall be punished by imprisonment of from two to five years and a fine of from £2O to ..-C-100. M. de Girardin find himself awkwardly placed be tween his friendship for M. 011ivier and his po litical theories. He stands firm to the latter however, and the first leader in the Liberte of to-day bears the ominous title, "Tine faute sans excuse." Such a fault, says M. Odysse-Barot, the writer of the article, was committed by the English Government in the case of 'Wilkes, which gave rise to a ten years' struggle between the Throne and the Parliament. May not the French Government be committing the same error in the prosecution of Rochefort, who has at his back 200,000 men? The liberty of the press is another question which is daily debated in the same journal. The writers argue, with good reason, that the most powerful weapons to employ against the excesses of the revolutionary press are liberty and contempt. Our Government is not yet wise enough to have learned this lesson, and Albert Bar bieux, the manager of the Rappel, has been summoned to appear before the Seventh Chamber on Wednesday next on the charge of having published an illustration without the permission of the Minister of the Interior. The picture thus alluded to was no other than the portrait of Victor Noir. The Patric , refers to the impression which has been pro. duced in the provinces by the violent tone adopted by the Paris journals of the extreme section. The general sentiment has been that of indignation, and there has been a pretty general desire expressed that the irre concilables of Paris should not impose their laws on the rest of France. Among the provincial papers which support these views may be mentioned the Journal d' Alencon, which is of some local importance, and expresses liberal sentiments. It says that it would be ridiculous to suppose that the whole country should be at the dictation of one city, and that the departments should combine to impose a check on Paris when the spirit of faction becomes too menacing in that quarter. The Indipendance Beige affirms that the High Court of Justice is a condemned institution, and that it will not survive the trial of Prince Pierre Bonaparte. The reason why recourse was had to its jurisdiction on the present occasion was that it was the most convenient plan to adopt in the emergency. The authorities do not seem in a hurry to proceed with the affair. The important wit nesses, especially M. 'Ulric Fonvielle, have not yet been confronted with the accused. The Public has said that the preliminary examination in the Bonaparte affair will be finished by the end of the mouth, and that the High Court of Justice will be oon yoked during the first fortnight of February. It will hold its sittings at Versailles. The Revell is most vindictive in its attacks on the Prince and in a recent number it compares him to the Duke of Prasliu. The peer of France, it says, escaped the scaffold by committing suicide, and it is right that the Bonaparte should be clothed in the galley-slaves' dress; the wretched culprit should forthwith be'sent to the galleys. M. Louis Noir, brother of the murdered man, has written the following letter to M. Ulric Fonvielle : "My dear Friend,—ln face of all the calumnies and insinuations of which you are the victim, I feel I ought to thank you publicly for your conduct, at once courageous and calm. You might have riddled the assassin of my brother with bullets, and by that means have assuredly saved your own life—the coward would have recoiled from a combat. But you preferred to remain exposed to his blows, for you knew well that the smallest ball fired by you would have rendered it impossible to prove the trap into which you had fallen. Once more, thanks to my dear friend, whatever may happen, it is you who have saved the memory of my poor brother, and have secured our vengeance. I embrace you fraternally. " Louis Nom. " Neuilly, 15th January, 1870." Several journals publish a letter from Dr. Pinel, who was summoned to attend to Victor Noir at the moment of his death, and, a little later, to Prince Pierre. He says that he has put forward five hypotheses to explain the wound of Prince Pierre, but the conclusions drawn from them are not his. He is _very indignant with the doctors of the Court for not having communicated with him prior to the autopsy. Dr. Pinel affirms that he has hoard that Victor Noir was buried with his gloves on, and asks if this be true, as if so he shall demand a prompt exhumation. The debates have lately been full of interest in both Houses. Prince Napoleon has been exercising his elo quence in another quarter, and has supported the Govern ment on the question of the new press law in the Council of State in one of his most brilliant extempore speeches, calling forth loud applause from the members present. The Minister of the Interior, M. Chevandier de Val , demo, is carefully examining the titles of the prefects and sub-prefects, and has politely requested all those functionaries who are now in Paris to betake themselves ' to their posts. Tho 12th of January has furnished the Minister, who wishes for time to consider the matter, with a convenient excuse. Yesterday evening M. Bancel had invited his friends to meet him at a conference at the Polies Bergere, and an immense crowd assembled on the occasion. Loud cries of . "Vine Rochefort," were heard long before the doors were opened. The orator took "Duty" for the subject of discus sion, and contended that one of the chief duties of man was to respect his own dignity. He then referred to the sympathy which the assembly had manifested for one of their absent colleagues, Rochefort, and said that it proved their appreciation of the political meaning of duty for the democracy. Troppman's spirits have failed him since he learned the decision in the Court of Cassation, and he seems to be grcatly terrified at the thought of death. His appetite is gone, and his sleep is broken. In fact, his firmness has entirely disappeared. He has sent in an application to the Emperor for a commutation of punishment. Mr. W. Kirk, M.P. for Newry, is seriously ill. A liquidator to the Dagenham Dock Company was nointed by the chief clerk to the Master of the Rolls. The .foot and mouth disease has appeared at Obester•-le-street. The Liverpool Post states that the Archbishop of York has invited the Eastern patriarch, Archbishop Lycurgus, of Syra, to pay a visit to him. Mr. Justice Lush this morning sat with the judges in the Court of Queen's Bench for the first time since his late indisposition. Mr. J. M. Bellow requests the kr - 4, to contradict the statement that he intends to go ce the stage. He says " I have as much idea of going on the stage as I have of taking a journey to the moon." The governors and officers employed in her Ma jesty's convict establishments have subscribed to present a testimonial to Lieutenant-Colonel Henderson, on his retiring from the service to which they belong. The magistrates of the West Biding of Yorkshire met in private on Saturday for the purpose, it is under stood, of taking means to put a stop to the threatened dis turbances at the Thorneliffe and Chapoltown Collieries. Some workmen who were digging on Saturday in a field near Frederick-street•, in the high part of South Shields, came upon a coffin containing the remains of a full-grown person. Nothing has yet been learned as to the interment. Intelligence has been received of the total loss of *h o steamer Fairwater, which left Penarth on the 7th laden with coal, for Cork. The ill-fated vessel is said to have been run down at sea. Happily the whole of tbo crow were saved. Meetings of Volunteers in different parts of the country are being held to oppose Mr. Cardwell's volunteer scheme. At a meeting of Scotch volunteer officers at Edin lturgh, on Friday afternoon, the new arrangements were discussed, and a committee was appointed to consider the points submitted by the War-office, and to report to another meeting. On Saturday there was also a large meet ing of the commanding officers of the Staffordshire Volun teer Rifle Corps, at which the Earl of Lichfield presided. There was a long discussion on the proposed changes given in the circular of the National Rifle Asoociation, and resolu tions were passed strongly opposing the whole of tlle r, z.,t, ; NE IV I'ol ICE R. TO THE EDITOR. Sin,—Most of your readers have probably no- ticed, in their visits to the West-end theatres, that members of the A Division of police are stationed at the various entrances to facilitate the ingress and egress of the audience, and they have, doubtless, imagined that they owed this attention to the fa therly care and consideration of the authorities at S2otland-yard. Such, however, is not the case ; the item " Police," in an establishment like the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, forms no inconsider able portion of the weekly expenses, each constable employed having hitherto received the sum of 3s. Gd. for every performance, morning or evening, and the inspector having been paid at the rate of 6s. Gd. This " theatre duty," as it is termed, until within the last two years, was always performed by the officers employed as clerks at Scotland-yard ; men, who by their superior education, intelligence, and address, .were peculiarly suited to the duth s required of them, and the extra pay was a great boon to those men, who, r.fter finishing their °dice duties at Scotland-yard, were glowed this means of adding to the inadequate pay allowed them by the Commissioners of Police. All went well for many years under this system ; but suddenly mighty changes took place in the minds of ,the Commissioner:, and it was " borne iu upon them," as itiutrant preachers say, that some reform was necessary. The system worked too smoothly, both for managers, officers, and the public, to suit the peculiar idiosyncracies of the late lamented Chief Commissioner ; and an edict was issued withdrawing the services of the body of men who, from their long experience, were so thoroughly an fait in their peculiar duties, and a body of the street police were inflicted upon the managers, as entirely ignorant of the services re quired of them as even the authorities of Scotland yard could desire ; and, for fear that, by the " aid of use," even those officers might become tolerably efficient, a nightly change of men was insisted upon, so that in each successive night it became a neces sity on the part of the official in charge of the front of the theatre to instruct the police in the duties to be performed. i..-orne managers, myself amongst the rest, took umbrage at these proceedings, and reduced the number of police employed to three or four, instead of the 12 or 14 previously engaged, supplying their places by officers of our own, who soon became ac customed to the work, and performed it in a satis factory manner. however, in busy seasons, such as pantomime time, it was deemed advisable to have the aid of the I men in blue, not only as a protection to our own interests, but to guard the public from the preda tory effects of certain " chevaliers d'industrie," who infest public places whenever a crowd is present; and accordingly this season the usual body of the A division, headed by particularly intel ligent and gentlemanly inspectors, have been nightly on duty at the various entrances, and all went smoothly as " marriage bells," not one case of accident or robbery having been reported to my knowledge during the present unprecedentedly successful season. Imagine, then, my surprise when, on Saturday afternoon last, I received a visit from the worthy superintendent of the E division, who gave me to understand that the existing authorities of Scotland-yard had suddenly come to the deter mination to withdraw the A division officers, that very night being the last time they would be allowed to perform the duty, and to replace them the fol lowing night by men of the E division, who, most of them probably never having seen the interior of the theatre, would necessarily be entirely ignorant how to act in the event of any emergency arising. Not only this, but the said body of non-eflicients were to be remunerated at the rate of ss. 4d. per day, instead of the previous charge of 3s. 6d., and I was required to bind myself to retain, until the end of the season, the same number of men as 1 re quired at the present exceptionally busy time. In fact, it was palpably a determination to fix the managers, who, it was presumed, could not help themselves. Fortunately, I had my own regular staff of officials to fall back upon ; so I politely in timated to the Commisioners that, in future, I would do altogether without their assistance. Nov, sir, I ask you whether this is not a most arbitrary proceeding—to take us at a non-plus, and inflict upon us an additional tax of 50 per cent., at only a day's notice ? Why, Sir, if the principal members of my company had come to me, and insisted upon their broth,2rs and sisters--not one of whom knew the business—playing their parts in the pantomime ou the following Monday, at an addition of 50 per cent. on their salaries, it would have been a proceeding no less unjustifiable or surprising ! As the public may notice, in future, the ab sence of the blue officials at my establishment, I trust to your kindness to insert this letter, acquaint ing them with the cause ; and at the same time beg to inform them that their comforts and interests will be even more carefully studied by the officers whom I have appointed in place of the police.-1 am, Sir, yours obediently, F. B. CHATTERTON. 'theatre Royal, Drury-lane, Jan. 17. THE EMBANKMEN7 RAILWAY. It is stated that in less than three months the Metropolitan District Railway from Westminster bridge to Cannon• street will be opened. This rail way will, when completed, form an important portion of the inner circle system of metropolitan railways, the construction of which was recom mended by a committee of the House of Commons with a view to relieve the street traffic. The district line will be seven miles in length from end to end, and is designed to give increased facilities of communication to pas sengers between the We6t- end and the City. It is already open from Kensington to West minster, wheee it abuts on the Thames embank ment. The section thence to the City was com menced last February, though owing to want of funds the work was delayed for six months. Al though the section is not quite two miles in length, there are 2,000 men engaged on the works, about 300:being night hands. There 250 horses, 280 trucks, 130 barges, 20 steam cranes, with three locomotive engines, two of 40 tons and one of 18 tons, daily employed in the various processes incidental in the execution of such an undertaking. The work, with the exception of some 300 ft. from Essex-street, throng the Temple property, is what is known as a girder covered way. The tunnel is 25ft. wide, and nearly 16ft. high. The first station will be at Hungerford, the second at the foot of Norfolk street, and the third at Blackfriars. That at Nor folk-street, to be called the 'Temple Station, will be entirely underground, but all the others are to be built in the open ground, and will be similar in appearance to the structures at Victoria and Pad dington. The contractors hope to have the line ready for public traffic as far as Blackfriars, and perhaps Cannon-street, by the let of March next. THE GARDEN ORACLE FOR 1870.—The spe ciality of this issue is a list of dessert fruits arranged in the order of ripening for the whole year. Nearly 100 fruits are enumerated. THE FIRE AT RICHMOND.—A careful examina tion of the bones found in the ruins of the Star and Garter Hotel, Richmond, and supposed to be part of the remains of the late Mr. Lever, has been made, and the result is that they form no part of the remains of a human being. The search has now bee❑ given up. A telegram has been received from Malta stating that her Majesty's Indian troopship Crocodile ar rived at that island at 7 a.m. on the 17th, and sails at 8 a.m. on the 18th icst. LADvErmsymENT.l—Holloway's Ointment and rills.—. Counsel for the Delicate.—Those to whom the winter is a protracted period of trial should seek the earliest opportu nity of removing all obstacles to good health on the return of spring. This cooling ointment, perseveringly rubbed upon the skin, is the most reliable remedy for overcoming all diseases of the throat and chest. Diphtheria, relaxed tonsils, sore throat, swollen glands, ordinary catarrh, and bronchitis, usually prevailing at this season, may Is+ ar rested as soon as discovered, and every symptom banished by Holloway's simple and effective treatment. The oint ment and pills are highly commended by the faculty, with which they successfully contend with influenza.; they allay, in an incredibly short time, the distressing fever and A short cough. AT THEATRES. r rur 11_1 III) E DID wo SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. WEST DRAYTON RACES.—Tuts DAr. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) MAIDEN HURDLE RACE. Eruption Spitfire.... Acton Twolvo ran. SELLING MAIDEN HURDLE PLA - IE I,eoncillo Havelock Hungerford Nine ran. GENTLEMEN'S PLATE. Dandy Ilastiags Chaddiwztun Fiv o ran. SELLING II UIU)LE II ANDICAP ',roue:llo I 1 dnge rf or d Yanina Seven ran. WEST DRAYTON HANDfCAP. Aintree Narino Barkie Eight ran. 1000 to 70 agst Bridgwater (offered -15 to t 0: 3 and wanted) 1000 to 70 agst Camel (offered) 20 to 1 agst Sunlight (offered—tako 22 to 1000 to 30 agst Normanby (offered —take 10 to 1. 1000 to 30 agst Exciseman (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Macgregor (offered) FRANCE. The Third Edition of " The Sun" of last Evening i.aam published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE-IRIS DAI '2 BETFING.—THIS DAY. WATERLOO CUP. 7 to 2 agat Lord Lurgan's nomination (taken) 100 to 6 agst Mr Brocklebank's nomination (talon) 100 to 4 agst Dr Richardson's nomination (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr Bland's nomination (offered—t3ke 40 to 1) 500 to 17-i agst Lord Binning's nomination (taken -500 to 15 also laid) 500 to 15 agst Mr Clark's nomination (offered—' tke 40 to 1) 1000 to 20 agst Mr. Hodgsou's nomination (tal:e, ) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 20 to 1 agst The Lamb (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst The Colonel (offered—take 22 to 1) 1000 to 40 agst Q. C. (offered) 200 to 7 agst Nuage (offered -30 to 1 taken and w) 30 to 1 agst Fertullagh (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Costa (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Tathwell (taken) 1000 to 30 apt Steamboat offered—(take 40 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Snowstorm (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agat David Copperfield (offered) 40 to 1 agst Harvester (offered) 40 to 1 agst Despatch (offered) 40 to 1 agst Gardener (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Kingcraft (taken and offered) 9 to 2 agst Sunshine (offered) 10 to 1 agst Astolfo (wanted) 10 to 1 agst Camel (offered) 20 to 1 agst Normanby (taken) 20 to 1 agst Asterope (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Macgregor (offered) DERBY. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PARIS, Jan. 18. A considerable crowd of persons assembled this morning in the neighbourhood of La Roquette to witness the execution of Tropmann, which, con trary to expectation, did not take place. It is, how ever, considered certain that he will he executed to-morrow. EGYPT. CAIRO, Jan. 18. The International Consular Jurisdiction Com mission closed its sittings yesterday. The Rei ort, which is signed by all the members of the Com:nis s.ion, urges the carrying out of the rtfot ms both in civil and criminal matters proposed by the Go . vernment. LONDON GAZETTE—Th - s Evenla. COLOSIAL OFFICE, JAN. 13. The Queen has been graciously pleasyd to trake the following appointments to the Most Diz Liu guished Order of Saint Michael and :Saint George :-- To be an Ordinary Member of the First Clas.3 or Knights Grand Cross of the said Order : The Right Ilonourable Baron Lytton, formerly Secretary of State for the Colonies. _ To be Ordinary Members of the Second Class, or Knight Commanders of the said Order :—John 'Hose, Esq., late Finance Minister for the Dominion of Canada ; Thos. William Clinton Murdoch, Esq., one of her Majesty's Com missioners for Colonial Land and Emigration. To be Ordinary Members of the Third Class or Com panions of the said Order :—John O'Shanassy, 11::(1, late Chief Secretary to the Government of the Colony of Vic toria; Charles Sladen, Esq., Member of the Executive Council of the Colony of Victoria ; Henry Ayers, Esq., late Chief Secretary to the Government of the Colony of South Australia; John Hart, Esq., late: Chief Secretary to the Government of the Colony of South Australia ; G, orgy Stoddart Whitmore, Esq., Colonel of the Local Forces in the Colony of New Zealand and Member of the Legisla tive Gouncil of that Colony. WHITEHALL, J AN. 18. The Queen has been pleased to order a couge d'are to .he Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Man chester empowering them to elect a Bishop of that See, the same being void by the death of Doctor James Prince Lee, late Bishop thereof; and her Majesty has been pleased to recommend to the said Dean and Chapter the Rev. James Fraser, M.A., to be by them elected Bishop of the said See of Manchester. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 14. Godfrey Goodman, Esq., has this day been promot••d to the rank of Surgeon in her Majesty's Fleet, with se niority of 6th January, 1870. (Special promotion in con sideration of valuable services performed by Mr. Goodman during outbreaks of yellow fever in the West ,Indies.) JAN. 17. John Stirling, Esq., M.D., has this day been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets on the Retired List. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam...". Short ... 11 17 ... 11 171 Do Rotterdam — ...1 12 ... 12 Antwerp ... 25 374- ... 25 42 Brussels Hamburg h — ... 13 10} ... 13 11' Paris Short ... 25 15 ... 25 42i Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120 i ~. 12 i V ienna — ... 12 65 ... 12 ; 0 Trieste — ... 12 65 ... 12 70 Petersburg C o penhagen... ......... Berlin Madrid.. Ca di z — ... 49 ... 491 Leghorn Milan — ... 26 75 ... 26 77 Genoa — ... 26 75 ..„ 26 77 Naples Palermo Messina Li s b on — ... 511- ~ 52 Oporto — ... 511 ... 52 Rio Janeiro — •.• ••• New York .«...«....... Mr. Peabody's will was the subject of an appli cation to the Court of Probate last Tuesday. It arose out of the provision which directed the English executors to pay to the English legatees their legacies and the residue to the American executors, which brought the American will within the purview, as it were, of the English- law. The Court, incompliance with the wish of the English executors, decided that probate might bo issued without the American dccument being incorporated with the Eng lish will. The Legislature of Maine have sent a delega tion to the mortuary ceremonies to be held at Boston. The monitors .Miantonomah and Terror, and the ironclad cor vette Alka, will act as guard of honour to the funeral fleet. T as he Plymouth and other steam frigates will follow in line. BREAKFAST.—Errs's COCOA.—GRATEFUL AND COI FORTINO,—The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite. The `Civil Service tai G nee'7 azet'o' re mar ks:—"The singular succe ss which Mr. Epps at his honaceopathic preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by any experimentalist. By a thorough knowledge of the na,tursi laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of welselected cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast tables with y a d•li cately flavoured beverage which ma y save us many heav d% tors' bills." Made s i mp l y with boiling water or milk. Se only in tin-lined packe ts, labelled "JA-108 Errs and Co, liC1"11. pa,thic Gilts:lga% London.