The Sun. — London, England, 1870-01-15 00:00:00

MONEY MAII,IKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The attendence to-day in 'Change was very limited, but business began again to show symptoms of improvement. American Stocks were the securi ties most in demand, lines rising over 1 per cent. In Telegraph Shares there was an active inquiry for French Cable Shares, the reason of the impetus being the arrangements entered into by the three Companies, as stated below. Consols maintain their closing quotations, and then the rate of dis- count may be called 21 per cent. Consols are now at 921 to 921 for money; ditto, for Ac :ount, ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 921 4 ; New Three per Cents, 921 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, par ; June, 5 prern. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, June, par ; Bank of England Stock, 4 1 per Cent., 238. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 111; ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100} 1 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 911. In the Foreign Market Egyptian (1861), are quoted 91 to 92 ; ditto (1868), 811 to 82 ; Italian, 5 51 to 554 ex div. ; Mexican, 151 to 151 ; Peru, 891 to 811 ; Russian Five per Cents., 85 to 87 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 80 to 90 ex div. ; ditto (1866), 91 to 92 ; Orel, 831 to 84 ; Charkof, 82 to 83 ; Spanish, 271 to 271 ex div. ; Turkish 821 to 831; ditto (1869), 1 to 1 prem. ; and ditto (1865), 44 to 444 ex div. In the Railway Market prices are now as fol lows :—Caledonian, 761 to 761 ; Great Eastern, 384 to 381; Great Northern, 1104 to 1114 ; ditto (A), 1114 to 112 ; Great Western, 61 to 611 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to 1281 ; Loudon and Brighton, 45 to 451 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 141 to 151 ; London and North Western, 1244 to 125 ; London and South Western, 93 to 94 ; Metropolitan, 781 to 79 ; 'Midland, 1231 to 1241 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 1261 to 1271 ; and South Eastern, 774 to 78/. American ;Five -Twenty Bonds are lower. The 1862 Loan is now 864, the 1865 Loan 861, and the 1867 Loan 854. :Ten-Forties, 841 to 851 ; Illinois, 99 to 100 ; and Erie Shares 171, being 4 better. Lombardo-Venetian is quoted at 20/ to 21}; and Great Luxemburg, 13/ to 13k. Anglo-American and French Cable are each 1 better, the former being 191 to 19/ ; the latter, 171 to 18 ; British India Submarine, 141 to to 14/ ; 1 China Telegraph, a to 1 prem. ; Falmouth, 4 to 41 prem. ; and Construction and Maintenance, 34 to 341. In Bank Shares, London and Westminster are 10s. higher, at 601 to 61i ; London Joint stock, 33i to 34 ; Union of London, 38 to 39 ; London and County, 50 to 51 ; Imperial Ottoman, 21 to 2/ ex div. ; Consolidated, 41 to 41 ; Chartered Mercantile, 311 to 321 ex div. ; Anglo-Austrian, 15 to 17 prem. ; Alliance, 14 to 15 ; and Agra (A), 12 to 121. The sum of £73,000 in bar gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. The Hammonia, from New York, has brought £4,000. The Star of Peace, with 112,000, and the steamer Great Britain, with £96,500, are announced to have sailed from Melbourne for England. A telegram from Pekin of the 18th of November has been received to the effect that the American treaty has been ratified by the Emperor, that Mr. Burliugarne's mission is to remain in Europe, and that Imperialist successes have been obtained in the province of Shansi and elsewhere. It is understood that the deputation of the Great Western Railway of Canada, on their return to London, report that they have made a working arrangement with the Michigan Central Railroad of a very advantageous character, and which will shortly be submitted to the proprietors at a special general meeting. Another person calling himself " Edward Schneider, banker, of Brunswick," is pursuing the plan of sending Austrian State Loan Lottery tickets to parties in England, whose names he takes the liberty of putting into type, and from whom in each case he requests a remittance of £5. Of course, the discreditable practice is found pro fitable or it would not be thus systematically carried on, but it is to be regretted that the Aus_ trian Government does not find some means of putting a stop to it. We are informed that a working arrangement between the Anglo-American, Atlantic, and French Atlantic Telelegraph Companies has at last been agreed to. It proceeds, of course, upon the prin ciple of a division of receipts in a certain stipulated proportion. Messrs. Alexander Collie and Co. send the fol lowing from Manchester Market steadier, and producers are firm at current quotations." The tone of the Colonial Produce Market this week has been steady, but no decided improvement can be quoted. Supplies are rather large, and there is an entire cessation of speculative business. A prospectus has been issued of the Panama and South Pacific Telegraph Company (Limited) to ex tend telegraphic communication from the system of the West India and Panama Company, now ap proaching completion, to New Granada, Equador, and Peru on the Pacific Coast by submarine cables. Prom Peru communication by land lines is likely Boon to be completed to Chili and thence across the Argentine Republic to Buenos Ayres, whence a line already exists to Montevideo, in Uruguay, which in its turn will shortly have communication with Rio de Janeiro. The cables of the company, which will consist of 1,100 miles, may therefore, apart from the regular existing traffic of the Pacific coast, have the prospect of receiving a constant increase of business from the rapid development of the coun— tries of the River Plate and also of Brazil. The report of the National Discount Company (Limited) recommends a dividend at the rate of 16 i per cent. per annum. The report of the Imperial Bank (Limited) r e commends a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. P er annum, T he report of the Alli ance B an k (Limited) re commends a dividend at the rate of 7s. 6d. per share. The report of the Port Phillip and Colonial Gold Com pany (Limited) recommends a dividend of is. 6 d. per share. At the meeting of the General Board of the Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Company a dividend was declared of 2s. per share, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum for the half year. The directors of the British and Foreign Marine Insurance Company (Limited) recommend a dividend for the half-year of 2s. per share, to gether with a bonus of 45., making a cash distribu tion for the year of 20 per cent. The report of the National Bank of Liverpool (Limited) recommend a dvidend at the rate of £l6 13s. 4d. per annum. BRITISH F UNDS —CLOSING . yßi . o eis GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 par Cent. Consols Ditto for Account 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent Now 2} per Cont. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 por Cen Jan. 1873 &nnuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 18 80 . Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Soa Televaph). Aug., 1908„. ExtAtoqu-r Mils, £l,OOO, 2} p. Ct. llarch par Do. 3 do. June 5 Pm _...... _ __ . I)) £lOO, ..£200:6z £5OO par, Bank of England. Stock. 4i per Cent D't opening — Cana3a 4 per Cent. Bonds — nter-Colouial Omnnuu INDIAN d3VERNMENT SECURITIES indi i Ttock 10} per Cent., April 1874 — De. Op en ing, for Account — I Do. 0 per Cent. July, 1880 .. lll Do 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. Enl ace d l' apei 4 p er C.mt.. Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ....,... — .: 51 1 - per Cent. May 1879 — 3.3 5 per Cent., Rup. DA. 1872.,.. Do do 18/7 —, — Do. do. 1882 — V;,. Deb. 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 .„ — Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l.OOO — pla FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent BB} k Do. Aceoni • Aintrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1i559 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858.... Do. uo 1660 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 De. Account Bienos Ayres 6 per Cont. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 8 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. Ouilian 6 per Cent 9Ol Do. 41 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent., — Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Do. 6 per cent. 1867 971 :3 lombian, 6 per Cont. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 Danubian Principalities, 7 ler Cent 9O . _ Do. Account - . Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — I.:cuudor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent.... — De Second Issue Do. £5Ol, Bonds B5 } Do. 1864 - -.i Do. Account DJ. £5OO Bonds Do. AlOO Bonds Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 ~„„ Do. £lOO Bonds Government Railway Debenturos reea 5 por Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups l Ol 1. Do. Coupons Guatemala"s per Cent .. — Honduras dov Rail. Loan., 10 p.,Ct., all pd Do. Acc*unt lts:ian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Jo. Account Do Itaremmana Railway 551 Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 7i Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French dontevidean 6 per Cent .. — liocrish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l9l 20 Do 3 per Oen. — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account ~ .. 811 801 Do 4} per Cent. (1117,arren) ... Do 4} per Cent., 1862 -, — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent.,1862 — Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2.'8 Do. do. 1867 33} Do. do. Scrip, .£2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, .£ St Do 4k per Cent 1850 Do 4* per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 ........ Do 5 Per Cont., 1862 ... B6! 7 Do :do, Scrip Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, .£lOO Bonds., 9 l: Do. do. £B4 158. do. Do 1866, £lOO Bonds Do., 92 Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 66 Sardinian 5 per Cont — Spanish 3 per Con . — • Do. AccZunt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Doferrdd Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 .. M — Turkish 6 per Cent Do Account - Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Lead° , . Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch '2} per Cont. Ex. 12 Gail., l2 Do. 4 per Cont. Certificates — French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. — I Wish 5 per ent. 1851, Ex: 25f — Do Account ss} CLOSING PRICES. Jonsols, Money Do. Account, Feb. 3 POLICE IN7ELLICiEIVCE.—Mis Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. On Mr. Knox taking his seat on the bench this morning he remarked on the singular fact that there was not one charge of drunkenness before him. A BRACE OF SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.—James Ogben and John Farnell, two low-looking fellows, were charged before Mr. Knox with loitering in Wells-street, Oxford-street, supposed for the pur pose of committing a felony. Henry Page, 168 E, said that about one o'clock that morning he saw the prisoners together in Wells-street. They separated, one going in one direction and the other in another. lie went round his beat, and on returning found the prisoners to gether again standing in the doorway of a butcher's shop, and thinking their conduct very suspicions took them into custody, and on searching Ogben he had in his possession a screw-driver and part of the handle of a whip with a knob on it. Mr. Knox asked the prisoners whether they could give any account of themselves ? Farnell said he was formerly potman at the Ox ford and Cambridge Stores, and was waiting for the potman to have some beer with him. Ogben said he met the prisoner and was waiting for him to take a walk with him. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoners that the police might make inquiries respecting them. THAMES. KING JOHN AND THE CARMAN.—Seymour Ab bott, a carman, aged 41 years, of No. 22, Assembly passage, Stepney, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with being drunk and disorderly,and wilfully and maliciously destroying a large pane of plate glass, the property of Mr. James Speight, the land lord of the King John beer-house, in the Mile end-road. The prisoner came to the King John last night at half-past 8 o'clock, and was very noisy and up roarious. He first asked after his Majesty, King John, and on being assured he was very well, asked him to_take a pot of beer with him. No one accepted the invitation on the part of the King, and he then called for a pot of beer for his , 6 own cheek." The landlord refused to serve him, be cause he was drunk, and put him out of the house. The door was closed upon the prisoner, who uttered very disloyal sentiments relative to his Majesty of the beer-house, and said he did not care for King John, or King Jack, or all the monarchs in the world. A large crowd assembled, and the prisoner took up a stone and hurled it at a sheet of embossed plate glass, which was shattered to atoms. He was then given into custody, on which he threw himself on the ground, brought down a police constable with him, and flung several others into the muddy road. They looked anything but human when they recovered them selves. The prisoner looked as if he had been soaked in a mud cart. He said he did not know anything of the broken glass. He was too far gone when the smash took place. Mr. Paget said that it was not to be tolerated that drunken, violent, and disorderly fellows like the prisoner were to destroy tradesmen's property with impunity. He sentenced him to pay £4, the value of the glass, and a fine of ls , or be impri soned and kept to hard labour for one month. WESTMINSTER. CAUTION TO BUTCHERS' MEN.--Frederick Hud son, assistant to Mr. Smith, butcher, of 36, Buck ingham Palace-road, was charged with stealing a leg of mutton, value 9s. 30., the property of his master. Mr. Smith said the case was one of false booking, an offence greatly carried on in the butchering trade, in consequence of the masters not being able or not having time to attend to long prosecutions against their servants, and thus their employes went from service to service and robbed their mas ters with impunity. The prisoner went last Mon day for orders, and called at Colonel Hall's, No. 12, Lower Belgraves-street. He came back and ordered a leg and shoulder of mutton, delivered the t shoulder and kept the leg, which he sold at 9 } 1 . per ib. lie l e ft th e serv i ce the same night. Mr. Smith tri,de inquiries at Colonel Hall's, and found that . ithin the wee k h e h a d f a l se l y b oo k e d a shoulder of mutton, a leg, and loin, all of which he had dis posed of. Prisoner slid the leg of mutton was ordered by Colonel Hall's housekeeper, and when he .got it there she did not want it, so he thought he'd dis pse of it and account for the money to his master. lie, however, did not go back. With regard to the leg of mutton he sold it to a man whom he knew well as a butcher, but refused to divulge who it was• _ _ Mr. Selfe said it was essentially necessary that the housekeeper should attend, and for that pur pose he remanded the prisoner till Friday next, in order that the depositions should be completed for his committal for trial. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY'' EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1870. SHARB LIS7. aItDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS ttaliwa a. raid. Closing Suetnel e Price, dont. st Fi.ist )1 and Exeter ...... 100 76 78 at Csiedonisn . 701 70 761 st Cambrian 20 Gorilla's' , at Dublin & Bellast June lOO - - et Dun„Perth,& Ab.J WO 70 72 23 East London all 5 7 30 15 - - 23 Do 10 - - at Glasgow &S. Western lOO 100 107 at Great Esstern ..• .00 3sl 3SI 38} 71 st Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 61 71 et Urcat Northoi Scotland lOO lu 1 , ) at Great Northern lOO 11.0 lal st Do. A. stock. et Do. B stock lOO 121 121) at GtS. and W. of Ireland lOO 18 lOU et Gt. Western -Original lOO 501 161 61/ 6Q at Do. South Wales lvU 60 Cl 04 st Do. W. Mid.-Ostord lOO 31 36 at Do. Newport IOU 32 31 4t Lancashire. Yorkshire lOO 1261 127/ 1281 at Lon., Brig - h.,ik S.Goast lee 46i 471 42/ - Do Scrip .... - - at I•on., Chat., and Dovtr lOO 15 151 18 t Do. Metrop. Ex. A at Lull. & North Western lOO 1211 22/ 1241 1 t Lon. a South Western lOO 92 v 4 Man., She)., A Linouln lOO 53 531 13 21 at Metropolitsu ... • lOO 03 t3l 72 , 1 )11 61 et Do Extension 5 Do. New rd all - - st Metropolitan Distrkt. all 3U 32 35: 6 10 Mcirop. St. John's W cod 6 - - st Midland at DO, Birmin. a Derby lOO 67 be at NJrth British et D Pth., 3c Dun ICO - - st Nor Eastern-Berwick lOO 1211 1221 25 D. G. N.E purohase 16.13.4 - - et D Leeds . .. 100 79 83 ... st D o York lOO 1181 un 1.5} at D °Carlisle .. . at D oStock..l; Darling lOO ltS 160 at North Donlon .. lOO 119 .21 10 Do New 1868 at North Staffordshire....•. 100 61 63 1 f st North ano S. W. Jnnetion 100 941 101 10 Do New £lO shares 7_ .....: :.... st R 1 coney . lOO 53 55 st Shropshire Union ICO 591 COI st South Devon'.. st South Eastern - lOO 77-1 77i st Stained, Wok'ham, & Wok all 13 14 st Tall Vale • Do. C .. - - Waterford & Ktiitcntly mu 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing - Businee Share NAME. Paid. Price done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 111 10 Do B lO 41 54 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 22 224 p 251 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 180 G, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 12 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 - EN 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, end China all 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 20 City .._ 17 18 100 Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, lien. 50 Delhi and London, lien 50 East London, ihn 5 20 English and American, lint 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lira lO 20 English, Scottish, and Aus• - tralian Chartered , all 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 281 Do new ll/ 100 Imperial, lien 2O 20 Imperial Ottoman lO Y 5 lonian all 26 Do THE SITUATION IN PARIS. PARIS, FRIDAY. Most persons will agree with the . Marquis de Pire that the official prosecution of Rochefort at this omi nous crisis of popular feeling is " une maladresse gou vernmentale." The dissentients of the Left Centre, indeed, have resolved upon submitting the following motion to the Chamber : "The Chamber, having confidence in the vigilance and firmness of the Ministry, is of opinion that the authorisation to prosecute M. Rochefort should not be given." The motion is happily worded, as it can be safely adopted either by Right or Left, provided the voters are not too extreme. The imprudence of the Cloven ment in creating a fresh difficulty for themselves with Rochefort, when they had already quite enough t 3 do in dealing with the affaire Pierre Bonaparte,is:every where commented on. General Le Beeuf himself is said to have protested against it, and the number of deputies on the Right who are convinced of its danger is increasing every day. The Debats, in referring to an article in the Pays, complaining of a regime which " allows the Radical journals and clubs to incite revolution at will," very justly says that the extreme Radical press was powerless so long as it was completely . free. The threatened manifestation of October 26 was a complete failure ; and if Paris was present at Neuilly on Wednesday, it was not due to the revolutionary press, but to the pistol-shot at Auteuil. The D4bats admits the situation to be grave, but believes it to be less dangerous than it was six months ago. The Govern ment, will, it is to be hoped, arrive at a different conclu sion during the three days reflection which they have before Monday, when the Rochefort discussion is to be resumed. It has been very difficult to obtain a copy of the 211 - 0.- seillaise which contained the account, of M. Noir's funeral. There was:also an article from Rochefort, which was called the First Day, and written in the most extravagant manner. It declares that "if the Empire failed to under stand it yesterday, it must be beginning to see it now. I mean that public opinion is entitled to have a place in the councils of - its Government. The calmness and dignity which did not for one moment abandon the crowd, contrasted with: the enormous and ridiculous masses of troops of all arms which the Govern ment had brought out ; yet this protest of every class of society in Paris, from the workman in his blouse to the ' swell 'in lilac kid gloves, is nevertheless a formidable lesson which tho newly-hatched liberalism of the new Ministry will do well to avail itself of. In the face of an almost incredible crime, 200,000 men have raised a cry for ' Justice f To-morrow their cry may be Revenge!' revolutions have had three days : yesterday was the first." M. Arnould makes same observations in the same number of the 2lfarseillaise, and refers to the prosecution of Rochefort, declaring that two hundred thousand men have already acquitted him, and said " Well done." M. Emilie 011ivier will, he says, inaugurate the Liberal and Parliamentary Empire by putting a gag in the mouth of Rochefort and breaking his pen. Gustave Flourens has announced his retirement from the .3farseillaise. The cause of his departure: is said to be the disunion which prevailed on the day of the funeral among the Democrats. Some wished to maintain a peaceful attitude, while the others proposed to march through Paris with the coffin. Rochefort has written an eiplanation of the affair, and states the reasons which induced him to follow the more moderate course. The Libertd alludes to this circumstance, and remarks that it was the balance of liberty which prevented the funeral display of the 12th of January from being degraded into a revolutionary protest, and that the incriminatory article of the ilarseillaise has been counterbalanced by the vindication. of the right of meeting. It is said that the injuries done to the cemetery at Neuilly have been estimated at £4OO. A young man died on the day of the funeral, but he was seized with sudden illness, and was not, as the Figaro stated, seriously injured by the mob. Marshal Canrobert has contradicted the statement w:lieh appeared in the Figaro respecting his conduct on the day of the funeral. The Gazette des Tribunaux states that the President of the High Court of Justice commenced. this morning at eleven o'clock to examine witnesses in the affair of Prince Pierre Bonaparte. The names of most of these witnesses are well known, they having been concerned in the affair, and mentioned in the various journals. M. Ulric de Fonvielle, M. Paschal Grousset, the Commissaire of Police at Auteuil and others were observed among the party assembled in the Court. The Prince is still detained at the Concicrgerie, in order that the affair may be proceeded with more quickly. _ _ M. Bergoinie conducts the case against the Prince. lie is charged, first, with wilful homicide against the person of Victor Noir ; and, secondly, with attempted homicide against Ulric de Fonyielle. The Patrie declares that the; ends of justice will be more completely answered by an exceptional tribunal like that of the High Court of Justice than by an ordinary RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHAKES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 87 81 86 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... St Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... St Do. do. Ordinary lOO 75 82 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua... all ... st Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st 10. Ist Class preference lOO st Gills. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO st (4t. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 98 10J at Do do - N 0.2 100 97 90 at Do do 6 per cent 100 iii 113 St Du East Anglian Asp. 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 ... at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 63 72 at Do Norfolk 5 p.e.Ex.1816 100 ... st Do do 5p.c.Way.V01.1847 100 st Great Nottheru, 5 per cent 100 st Do 5 p.c., rd at lop. c. pm. 100 ... Do 43 do du du 100 at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO 1 71 st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cout lOO ..„ at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 93 93 st t.West.— J ut.-Itent chg., pergoll,.pp.e lOO 103 1(8 Do. Orii. (.1;.& U. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 103 Do do 4) per coot. 1850 WO 90 92 Do do 4 do do lOO 80 82 Do do 5 per cent. redem 100 97 9) Do do Birmingham gua 100 68 72 Do do do prof 100 Do du Chester gua lOO br., '1) Do do do 8 perc ent lOO „. Du do do 5 lOO 95 10t, Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 10(3 Do do 44 p.c lOO st Do do 44 1851. 100 st Do do 5 at Do West xtia. Oxford Ist g lOO 116 118 st Do do 21 gua. 100 1!3 115 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 96 98 at Do du 20 do 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. LOU 1 3 13b st Du Barnsley, £5 Is 10d p.c. 103 1141 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 150 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 98 100 sti London & Brighton, 5 P.C. guaranteed, No 1 lOO at Du 5 per cent. gua No. 2. 100 at Do 6 do do lOO m et Do 5 do No. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent lOO at Do 6 do (W.E. & 0.1') 100 „. at Da 4 do 1859 lOO ••• ••• at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at London and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 111 at Do Bedford &Canabridg,e IOU ••" st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lea ••• ••• s t London and S W. 7 p,c late 3d shares a Do (Purtsm.perpans 2560) all Mau., Shot., &Litwin. 6 p.c. WO Do £1 •• all par I pin a Do 31 per cent lOO 64 66 1 Do redeem. 6 percent. 5 st Mid. Consolidated ,6 p. c... 100 130 135 a DV _Bristol& Birm., 6p. c IOU 13: 135 MI a Du 41 per cent. redeem lOO 18 100 a Do -11 per cent. irredeem lOO 98 103 s Do Leicester & IPelin, 4 p.c IoU 80 91 st North British, 5 p.c. No. 1... 100 at Du E. &U.4p. c. S. D leo st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t.. 100 •at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO Bt N.-Eastern—Cous. 100 87 89 st Do 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 97 99 at Du N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Lerwick capital 8.1;3.4. Du York, 11.0 S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stcktn & Drling : A 5 p.C lOO 107 100 et Bo - iV, klartlepool If. and 11 100 Bti 88 101 20 North Staffordshire all '2Ol 211 lOs S. Devon Annuities, lis all 0 10 10s Do Tavistock Antis., 10s all 84 iil 10s Do Fixed 44 per cent all 8 81 1 0.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 21 at Do 41 per cenkt lOO ••• ••• at Do Fixed 4 per cant lOO ... ... at Taff Vale No.l lOO 154 158 et 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. st Do Scot. Cen. mill 7p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeem all at Do 4p c eon. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. lOU 77 80 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 90 at Do New 5 do, 1863._ 100 84 88 st Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 83 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston & Sleafd, 4; pc 100 at Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 et Do Joint perpc. 5 p c,1865 100 83 8; at Do do 6p c irred., 1836 100 110 112 20 Do Vale Neath peril. 5p c all st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 f ip st Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 leo at Do do 44 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo et Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c at London& N Western, 5p c 100 108 110 at London& S. Western, 41 p c 100 1/3 95 10 Man. Shef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all V 91 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 at Midland, 5 per cent pref lOO 107 109 110 at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 110 18 Do 5 Ord. p Stk.,c opt. Sept.t to c ol,nv. 1869 t all 201 211 0 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 19 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,1872 Bl If 21p at North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cont at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, .1 pc 100 ... st Do E. &G , No. 2, 5 p.c at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 st Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 Vd 1 , 0 st Do Stock. & Danl., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 „„ st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ••• ... 83 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS at Birkenhead lOO 91 93 op Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all 98 100 BuckinghamshireHoly Holyhead lOO 54: 6 do. :t at Colchester Stear Valley aaa ttt t Clydesdale, pp oo Ch est er 5 ans per cont. id guaranteed lOO ... ... st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 132 134 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... ... a Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... ... 8 Do. E. 17. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 „. ... at Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex., do 101 .. .. at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Heref 100 97 99 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222 221 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 4/ per cent lOO ••• ••• st London, Chat., &c., 41 p. c. 100 ... ... at Do. Corn. Fund, 5 do 100 ... ... at Loudon and Greenwich ... 100 62 64 031 at Do. do Preference... 100 ... . . st London, Tilbury; & South leo 83 85 80 st Lowestoft, gua, 4 per cent... 100 79 81 st Do. d' 6 de ... 100 ... .. 51 Mauch., Bs',.. Matlk all ••• ••• st Midland, Braitord, Prof , 100 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Liza) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 56 b 0 Do. do. t; do. all at N. Eastern—Hartlepool st N.West. A perp. pref, 5p c lOO 107 109 st Du B minimum 11 p.c loo at Notting. &(1 rauth lt.& C lOO 9i 971 25 Preston and Wyre.. ...... ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep lOO 132 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 134 10 Do tio 8 2 21p s S. Yorksh. and. River Dun 100 97 99 D 4 per cent gull.— 10 ; 78 80 ' 5 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO . _ at West Cornwall 20 Wert Loudon, Class A all 13 14 2 0 Do do B all ... ... 20 Do do C all ... ... at Weymouth and Portland, lOO ... ... at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. at East aud Weal, India lOO 174 126 London and St. Katherine 100 51 53 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all 51illwall Freehold Land at Dock lOO 28 31 at Southampton 1)0 72 75 at Surrey COllll4olVial 31 32 10 11 111 1 41 i 1 2 14 pr 1p lei 16 4 5 -16 36 33 4 5 15 1; 21 21 13 19 22 6 3 3i 31 76 80 6 4 35 :0 5 11 11 13 11 2 p 231 211 191 501 501 311 32/ 34 13 U 87i 881 60 64 bi 74 74 11 I as *lp 41 4L 42 GI 51 21 9J 92 14 18 8 6 46 4; 110 Lnd Mortgage of India, inn 4 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 100 London Bank of Mexico and South America, Bin. 20 100 London and Brazilian, Hirt. 45 20 Do new 71 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 25 Do new 10 20 London Chart. of Australia all 20 London and County 2(l SO Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll London Joint Stock London and South African al 100 London & S.-Western, Lim, 20 50 Loudon & Venezuela, lim„. 121 100 London and Westminster. 20 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim 25 10 Metropolitan, lint all 00 Midland, lim 2O 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 10 Do 50 National. 3O 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do new.. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 25 Union of Australia, all 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London l5 41 43 37 33 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. l Anglo-American Tei.,lim all 19 2 ) 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 171 18 201 1 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 13 18 at Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 178 183 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 260 265 10 Do. New 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., lim all 23 21. 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 21 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all i up 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim all 6 61 25 Reuters Telegram all 78 8e 20 Societe Transatlant., Um all 164 17 et Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 li 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 71 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 41 6{ MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Aniio-Slexican Mint all 145 141 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 3 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all it 141 10 Do. New all --- .00 Bolckow Vaughan, lira. 5 Bombay Gas, lint. 5 Do. New 4 11 (1 50 British American Land 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lim. all 21 Si 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 64 t,6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint 20 Ceylon Company, lirn. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 5 25 City of London Real Pro perty, litn 9 51 4 30 City of Milan Improv. lint. all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 50 City Offices, lira 25 23 22 134 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 10 Company of African Mer chants, lira. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 25 27 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. pr i Si Bank of France. PARIS, Jan. G. 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. Capital of tho 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Jan. G. 182,500,000 Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7, 044, 776 0 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 - Notes in circulation ' 1,151,798,500 1,449,316,150 - Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight 43,816,569 43 44,421,933 2 Treasury account cur rent creditor 171666,586 96 179 205,673 66 51,740912 Current account s , Paris 300,823,200 11 315,435, 569 43 Do. branch ba n k s Dividends payable 4 0 1 , , 4 3 1 0 6 1 , , 9 8 6 3 68 73 1 7 024,936 57 5,388,796 . 8 , 736 7807 Discou interesttss n and sundry Rediscounted the last six months 1,305,522 15 1,305,522 15 Surplus of receipts not distributed --- Sundries 22,10b,750 22,105,750 1 Total 2,252,690,761_20 2,291,224,951 97 CREDITOR. Jan. 6. Jan. 13. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over- due l Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 335 ' 1 889,819 03 332 3, ,4 4 8 1 8 5,,901 029 02 Do. branch banks 339445 17 32 - Advances on deposit of ' ' bullion . 16,198,700 971 , 3 110 Do. branch banks 2 121 600 ,2C Do. on French Public ' ' Securities 23,296 400 -- 20,729,200 Do. by branch banks 9,286'750 --- 9,232,050 Do. on railway shares ' and debentures - 40,210,40 Do. branch banks - 33,702,800 ' Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds - 1,163,500 11-2,200 —. 1,172,200 2,097, 66711 342,747 49 1h,971,800 2,410,200 1;1:: 21 ... 60,000,000 Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) Government Stock re serve 60,0 0 0 1000 12 980 750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes Inunobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 1C0,000,000 -- 100,000,000 Rotel and furniture of the Bank and landed propezty branches Expenses of manage ment 6,294 -- 14,373 60 Su ndries Total - 97 951 2,252,690,761 20 Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of Ira Lee. (Signed) ROULAND. The Bank Returns. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the r e t urns o f th e a i r culation of the public and joint-stock b an k s i n E ng l an d and Wales for the fou r weeks endin g the 4 th of Dec. These returns, combined with the circul a ti on o f th e S co t c h and Irish banks for the s ame p eriod, a nd the al , erage cir culation of the Bank of England for the f our wee k s en d e d the Ist of Dec. (the nearest date fu rn i s h e d b y th e i r returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United jingdom when compared with the previous month : so ,. 6, Dee] 4, 18 09 . 1 869. Increase. Decrease. _ ._,...---- —______ . ______ Bank of England 23,9 40 , 947 23 , 1 81,190 . 759,757 Private Banks . 1 2,885. 44 " 2 ,751,7 - - 9 133,721 Joint-stock Banks 2,425,072 2,3,8,739 56,333 Total in England 29,251, 459 : 28,301,648 9 18 , 411 S co tl an d 4,8 7 1 ,3 8! 1,287,458 416 , 1 4 0 Ireland 7,381, 18 9: 7,354,163 27, 01 7 United Kingdom 141,503 ,957 40 ,913,269 r. 416,110 ' 976,828 United Kingdom. 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 £105,916 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 aro below their fixed issue 369,901 Total beloW fixed issue in England ... .V. 660,808 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 2 538,187 The Irish banks are above their fixed issue ... 992,60 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the mouth 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 hold by the Irish banks 2,741,884 £5,921,651 being an increase of £518,118 as compared with tho pre vious return, and an increase of £321,393 when compared with the corresponding period last year The R erneV is now being prosecuted on account of two articles which have appeared in it on the subject of offences committed against the Emperor, and on the pro vocation to assassination. The Eclaireur of St. Etienne has been seized upon the charge of exciting hatred against the Government. The editor and the chief manager have been brought before the Juge d'lnstruction. It has been rumoured that Count Daru is on the point of resigning his office. The Journal des Debats and the Consti tutionizel give the report the most emphatic denial,and declare positively that the Ministers are in perfect accord. The Libertt, in announcing that there will be no needless delay in the Auteuil affair, adds that M. Daru has said, I shall retire if there is the least tergiversation." Ledru Rollin is expected in Paris this evening. Great numbers of persons have resolved to welcome him on his arrival, which is at this moment somewhat inopportune. He wiil plead, it is said, in the Auteuil affair. He still obstinately refuses to take the oath, so M. Roche fort will be spared the mortification of a rival near his parliamentary throne at present. Speaking of parliamentary matters, let me call to your notice an unfortunate word employed in a different sense within a quarter of sn hour by tho Prime Minister and the Procureur-General. M. 011ivier in speaking of the clamour raised by the extreme journals, declared in tho Corps I.6gislatif that the Cabinet beheld them avec impassibilitO. The Procureur-Gox4ral within the time I have mentioned declared that justice ne saurait assister impassible at the infraction of the laws and the incitement to crime! The debate on the treaty with England is exciting much interest. The Government have resolved upon the parlia mAtary inquiry. A War Department order has been received at Chatham, directing that, on the removal of the stores of powder from the Government magazines at Upnor Castle, the magazines are to be appropriated for the storage of shell and a small quantity of powder, to meet the actual require ments of the vessels of war fitting out at Chatham and Sheer ness; and also for the storage of a supply of Snider ammu nition and ball cartridge for the use of the troops of the dis trict. It is expected that all the powder to be removed will have been conveyed from Upnor Castle to Purfleet by the close of the present week. A curious charge of fraudulent bankruptcy came before the Manchester City Police Court yesterday. The prisoner, William John Hazelton, had been twice bankrupt, the second time only three months ago, and since then it was stated he had incurred debts to the amount of £1,200, while his estate realised only about .£lOO. The accusations were—first, removing goods from his place of business within 60 days of his bankruptcy ; second, pledging a quantity of goods obtained from his creditors, whieh were then unpaid for ; and, third, having, three days before his bankruptcy, burned all the papers relating to his trade. lie was commit • ted to the assizes for trial, but admitted to bail. The Diocesan Synod of Down, Connor, and Dro more concluded its deliberations yesterday, having sat throe days. The report brought in by the standing com mittee with reference to funds granted to ministers by the Church Act strongly commended the making of commuta tions as proposed by the Act. Great opposition was raised to its adoption, but it was finally resolved that it be received, its adoption to come before a future meeting. Some speakers opposed the adoption of the report, stating that probably during the approaching session an additional Act would be passed, doing fuller justice to the Irish Church in some minor points, especially with reference to glebes. The block system is now in full operation on tne Midland Railway between Nottingham and Derby. The light Hon. Edward S ullivan, the new Master of the Rolls in Ireland, was yesterday sworn in at Dublin. It seems that while the " foot-and-mouth" disease has greatly decreas-d in Cheshire, pleuro-pneumonia has slightly increased during the past we k. It is stated that t 1 e report of the Bridgwater Election Commissioners bon tot, ivi , d by the Home Sec retary, and submitted to the Law Officers of the Crown. The Queen has conferred on Sir Henry Elliott, Ambassador at Constantinople, the honour of knight hood, as liniglit of the Grand Gross of the Order of the Bath. Another strike is threatened. in Sh , Meld by the grinders in the stove grate trade, in coLscqu uce of a de mand for an increase of wages not being conceded by the masts rs. We an glad to learn from the Law 7 ivies that Mr. Justice Lush, who has been suffering severely from over fatigue during the labours of the Winter Circuit, is int- Droving in health. court, AMERICAN AFFAIRS. (From the Anglo-American Times.) This triumph encouraged the clique to a brilliant stroke of busines.:. On the evening of the 'nth Mr. Dougherty, whom Judge Barnard had appointed receiver of the AtlanCc and Great Western Railway, went to the office 40 and 42, Broadway, the door of which his men com menced breaking open. As he persisted, notwithstanding the order to desist, all of them were carried off to the police head-quarters. They were, however, soon released by Judge'Barnard, but during the alarm, before the police could interfere, the books and piles of pipers were trans ferred to an Erie waggon at the door, and driven rapidly to the Opera House. Next day Mr. Dougherty returned to the charge, and overcame the resistance of the janitor' wife and a small boy, who kept guard, who were informed by Captain Garland that these acts were in accordance with law. Then they packed up the remaining books and papers, transferring them also to theOpora House. The clique allege in justification that Mr. M‘Lienry had carried off the keys and some of the most important books, and that he had sailed for Europe iu the last Cunard steamer, and that this action was necessary to save the property from being thus despoiled. The reporters failed in getting a copy of Judge Barnard's order, and there are grave sus picions that this trans.tction represents another of the law less outrages which have given to the Now England ped- dler and his coadjutors the extraordinary but discredit able fame to which they have attained. We may here state that an account in Fraser's Magazine for this month an tLe great gold gamble asserts that the Erie clique made money, as they purposely employed two sets of brokers, the one to make bogus bids, and the other to make genuine sales, and when the smash came they repu- diated all the former transactions, but insisted on the latter holding good. This view is confirmod by an injunction granted by Judge Barnard to Smith, Gould, _ _ Martin, and Co., to restrain the Gold Board from arbitrat- ing certain claims against Smith in particular, and expel- Hug him from the Board. The firm asserts that Speyers was not authorized to buy any gold for them, while it is noto rious that that house was deep in the "corner," and that its most active broker was Speyers, whose "Doleful knell in the storm-swept mart," bidding 160 for $5,000,000, or any part, is FO well known to our readers. A circumstance has just occurred which shows the power officials of the United States can exercise when they deem it necessary in the public interest. The mail is as useful to swindlers as to honest men, to illegitimate as to legitimate business, and the U. S. mail bags have lately been tilled with the letters of the victims of Logua lotteries, gift enterprise thieves, and sellers of prize brass watches. Mr. Creswell directed General Terrill's attention to the sub ject, and he as third Assistant Postmaster-General sent the following telegram to the Postmaster at New York : —"Send all letters addressed to Wogan and Company, and to all other swindling-, and fictitious firms, to the Dead-Letter Office as fast as they are received. The department will assume the responsibility in all cases which you may be satisfied aro of the above class." immediately the New York Postmaster seized matter amounting to tons, and the clerks of the Dead-Letter office had suddenly an inundation of work, sorting and returning the letters and their contents to the writers. In a week the remittances to one firm amounted to $5,000. Among the thousands were a heap of photographs of men and women, posted by an imposter, who for fifty cents undertakes to send to the applicant a portrait of a future wife or husband. Of course there is a row, the swindling firms, as they are called, having sent their agents to Wash ingto❑ to threate❑ the Postmaster-General, and they have brought a tremendous pressure against General Terrill, who, however, stands firm, so legal proceedings against the Postal Department have already commenced. Vincent Colyer, of New York, presented the memorial from British Columbia on the 29th December. It is dated November, 1869, and is said to bo signed by many property holders and business men of Victoria. Another is to follow containing the names of all who favour the transfer. It is needless to reproduce the me morial, as all it says, and more, was anticipated in our article last week. It Las excited much interest through- out the Union, where the transfer was fre , Ay discussed as a set-off to the matters in dispute with England. Indeed so general was this feeling that we presume it led to• the resolution reported by cable as introduced last Tuesday in the Scnate, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, instructing the Secretary of State to inquire into the expediency of proposing the transfer of British Columbia to the United States as a condition of a treaty for the settlement of the differences betwee❑ America and Great Britain. The preamble states that the inhabitants of British Columbia desire such a transfer. Thus, it appears, that even the Senators will persist in mix ing up affairs wholly distinct from each other, though net with the intention, we suppose, of making a muddle of all. England will never sell any portion of territory,or by such a cession, purchase exemption from the consequence of any of her acts ; and those who imagine that she will are grossly ignorant of the British character. But she might gladly sur render, in response of the general wish of the colonists, all her sovereignty over a colony, leaving the inhabitants then to vote themselves into the Union. Such action could not fail to produce a profound impression in America, and the consequence would be the favourable settlement of all pending disputes, and a revision in the interests of com merce of the International Code. This has always been our view, and unless a bungle is mail() of the twitter at Washington, it is already in train for accomplishment. Governor M•Dougall regards the Red R,iver insur • ruction as a small matter in itself, but deriving importance from other causes. The employes of the Hudson Bay Com. pany,who are reserved in giving information, aro said to be at the bottom of the whole affair. The American residents advocate annexation, and the insurgents border on Min nesota, the citizens of which State sympathise with them. There is, however, asether way of viewing the ques tion—What right had Governor M‘Dougall to organize a Government in the settlement at all ? It belongs to the Hudson Bay Company until coded, as agreed to, by purchase. But a thing cannot be said to belong to a buyer until he has paid for it, and Canada has not yet paid a penny for the rights it sent an emissary to exercise. It may prove, on examination, that Governor ll‘Dougall was discharging an illegal order, and was neither justified by British nor any other law in atte•npt ing to organise a new Government over the Red River settlers. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE-IHIS DAY CITY BETTING.—This DAY. WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 4 to 1 agst Lord Lurgau's nomination (wanted) 100 to 6 agst Mr Brocklebank's nom. (taken) 100 to 6 agst Mr Spink's nomination (taken) 16 to 1 agat Mr Blanshard's nom. (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr Bland's nom. (taken) 25 to 1 agst Dr Richardson's nom. (taken) 80 to 1 agst Lord Bunning's nomination(taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 1600 to 10u agst The Lamb (taken) LOJ io 25 agst The Colonel (taken) 25 to 1 agst Q.C. (offers d—take 28 to 1) 1000 to 30 agst Nuage (taken) 1000 to 30 agst David Copperfield (offered) 1000 to 35 agst Schiedam (taken) 300 to 9 agst Doctor (taken) 500 to 15 agst Snowstorm (taken) 500 to 15 agst Fertullagh (taken) 200 to 6 agst Little Rogue (taken) 35 to 1 agst Lymington (offered —take 40 to 1) 200 to 5 agst Costa (taken) 40 to 1 agst Scipio (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Count Horn (offered) 40 to 1 agst Fan (offered; 1000 to 20 agst Roving Maid (taken) 250 to 5 agst Harve3ter (taken) 500 to 71 agst Summertime (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Tathwell (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Casse Tete (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Kingcraft (offered) 9to 2 agst Sunshine offered (5 to 1 taken) Bto 1 agst Camel (offered) 9 to 1 agst Astolfo (offered) 1000 to 70 agst Sunlight (offered) 20 b 1 agst Normanby (taken) 25 to 1 agst Asterope (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Alaric (offered) 40 to 1 agst Macgregor (offered) 40 to 1 agst Bay Rosalind (offered—take 500 to 10) 1000 to 15 agst Kingcraft winning the Two Thou sand and Sunlight the Derby (taken) 1000 to 800 agst Mr. Merry's lot and Kingcraft coupled (offered) 7 to 4 agst any two (offered) DERBY. 625 to 100 apt Sunshine (offered—take 7 to 1) Bto 1 agat Kingcraft (offered) 14 to 1 agst Camel (offered) 200 to 11 agst Bridgewater (taken) 20 to 1 agst Astolfo (offered) 500 to 25 agst Sunlight (taken) 1000 to 28 agst Asterope (offered-40 to 1 taken) 40 to 1 agst Macgregor (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst King of Scots (offered) 40 to 1 agst Alaria (taken to £5O), 200 to 5 agst Exciseman (wanted) 1000 to 10 Blue Stocking (offered) 5000 to 1000 Sir Joseph Hawley's lot bar on! (taken) RACING FI: F EB ;TURES-1870. UARY. Lincoln l5, 16 I Derby .. 22, 23 Barrow 17, 18 Nswtou 25, 26 MARCH. Nottingham . l, 2 1 West Somerset l6, 17 Liverpool B, 9, 10 I Warwick 9 2, 23, 24 Pontefract 14 15 j Epsom 29, 30 Cambridgeshire ......14, 15 t Bromley 31 and April 1 . .._._ A passenger gives an account of the proceedings of five drunken Irishmen near Auburn, on the Chicago and St. Louis Railroad. They paid to a station, but iu stead of there getting out, remained in the smoking car till the conductor told them the train had passed,when they in formed him their destination was Chatham, and met the application for the additional fare with a volley of abuse, from which the conductor was glad to escape. Being in the humour for a fight they followed, intending to beat the conductor, and one of the gang forced his way into the ladies' car, knocking senseless the brakesman who opposed. The first gentleman who came forward to the protection of the women was knocked down, the conductor next, but a passenger struck the ruffian to the floor, where he met his deserts. In the meantime a brisk fight was carried on by the other four, but the train stopped at Chatham, when the rioters were driven out, and the ruffian who still lay in the ladies' car was thrown on the plat form. Before the train could move off showers of stones and billets of wood came flying through the windows, to the injury of the ladies and children, and the leader, who about this time bad recovered his senses, re-entered the train and began hurling billets of stove wood at the ocou pants. He was driven out and finally disabled by a smash ing blow from a bottle, and when the train got under way it carried many who bore traces of the fray. An engineer officer on General Ord's staff has been exploring South-Eastern Nevada. The Alta Cali fornia says :—" Two passable railroad routes were found leading southward from the Humboldt Valley, in the vici nity of Elko, to the Colorado, each passing through a suc cession of valleys. On the eastern line of the two the chief valley would be Steptoo, and the southern terminus would be at the mouth of the Virgin River ; the western line would run through Railroad Valley, and terminate near Eldorado Canon. Passable waggon roads can be made without much expense on both routes, and in time a con siderable traffic will pass that way. The main watershed, or divide, between the basin of the Humbo dt and that of the Colorado is not within thirty miles of the latter stream, as has been generally reported. but is much further north, near latitude 39 degrees 30 minutes, in the eastern part of Nevada, and extends westward as far as White Pine in about the same latitude. Southward from the watershed, as north of it, the valleys generally run with the meridian; but there are no largo streams. They sink in the sand and disappear before go ing far. The correction of the current error in re gard to the position of this watershed is a matter of con siderable interest in general geography. The valleys going eastward across Nevada, on any of the lines ob served by Lieutenant Wheeler, decreases in altitude gradually, and the climate gi ows milder for that reason ; and in the southern part of the State the abundance of ore or the facility for discovering it decreases also. The silver mines are generally found in those places where the moun tain ranges aro broken crosswise by canons or chasms, ex posing what may be called the ends of the rock formations. The country north of 37 degrees 30 minutes east of White Pine is a fine country for pasturage, abounding in bunch grass and destined to be valuable. Although the winters aro severe on account of the altitude, cattle live without shelter and w:t-liout cultivated food. A number of herds have lately been driven to that region for the purpose of grazing." The very extensive Distillery now being erected at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by 31 essis. DUNVILLE & Co., who have gained a world-wide celebrity for their tine old Irish whisky, is to be called " The Royal Irish Distillery." I.IIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning. Evening. 1 SATURDAY 12 min past 1 40 min past SUNDAY 5 min past 2 28 min past MONDAY 50 min past 2 15 min past 4 . TUESDAY... 37 min past 3 56 min past WEDNESDAY l2 min past 4 35 min past APRIL, Northampton 5, 6 I Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 West Drayton 7, 8 I Abergavenny 21, 22 Thi r sk Kingsbury l B, 1") I Croydon. 28, 29 Durham lB, It) I M A Y. Newmarket Ist 5p....2 to 5 I Harpenden 2O, 21 Chester. lO, to 13 1 Bath 24, 25 Winchester lO. 11. i Stamford 26, 21 Salisbury l2, 13 : Croydon 2 6: 27 York 17, 18 ' Epsom 81 to June 3 Doncaster 19, 20 1 JUNE. Croydon 8, 9 Newton 22 , 23 Manchester 8 9, 10 Hampton 23, 24 Ascot 14 to 17 Bibury Club '29 Windsor 2l, 22 Stockbridge...3o, and Jolv 1 J 1 .Newmarket 5 to 8 Nottingham 12, 13 Chelmsford l2, 18 Reading 1!, 13 A U 1 LY. West Drayton 14, i 5 Huntingdon l9, 20 Kingsbury i 2l, 22 Goodwood -iti, 29 I.IST. Brighton 2, 3 Brighton Club 4 Lewes .......... ..0, 6 Egham q, 10 Windsor ll, 12 Bromley l6, 17 Stockte_ l7 to 19 Oxford lB, 19 York 23 to 2 Plymouth Derby SO, 81 Weymouth 3O, 01 SEPTEMBER. Warwick 6, 7 I Richmond 20, 71 Abingdon 8, 9 I Western Meet (Ayr).2l to 23 Doncaster 13 to 16 I Hendon 2 9 , 23 Hampton 9 0, 21 I Newmarket Ist Oct. 27 to 30 OCTOBER. Bedford 4, 5 I Newmarket 2n Oct..to to 14 Leicester Bromley 6 7 I Newmarket Hot'u...2- to 29 NOVEMBER. Liverpool 8 to 11 I Shrewsbury 14 to 18 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Birmingham 8, 9 Harrow l7, 18 I Derby 10, 1l Newton 2ö, 26 MARCH. Liverpool 8,9, 10 I Bromley 31 and April 1 West Somerset 16, 17 Cheltenham.. 31 and April 1 Warwick 22 to 24 I AP] Aldorshot 7, 8 I tIL: Kingsbury lB, 19 FRANCE. (RELTTER . S TELEGRAMS.) PARIS, Jan. 14. The Cabinet will lay before the Legislative Body, either to-day or to-morrow, a bill for the trial by jury of political crimes and offences committed by the press. The Journal des Debats denies the truth of the statement that Count Daru had expressed his in tention to resign. Perfect harmony exists among the Ministers, and all their decisions have, up to the present, been ar rived at with entire unanimity. INDIA AND CHINA MAIL. SUEZ, Jan. 14. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Simla, from Calcutta, arrived at ten last evening and the Rangoon, from Bombay, at eight this morning. SOUTHA3IPTON, Jan.tl4. The Liverpool, Brazil, and River Plate screw steamer Galiloe, with the homeward English mails of 9th ult. from Buenos Ayres, passed Hurst Cade at 12.5 p.m. for Southampton and Antwerp. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. WAR OFFICE, JAN. 14. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give order for the appointment of Ralph Robert Wheeler Lingo , Esq., Secretary to the Committee of Council on Education, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. _ _ _ WHITEHALL, JAN. 12. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Honourable Edward Sullivan to bo Keeper or Master of the) Rolls and Records of the Court of Chan cery in that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, in the room of the Right Honourable John Edward Wahl, deceased. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DAY) Sales probably 15,000 bales. The market was active. A Board of officers was ordered to assemble at Aldershott yesterday, at the Assistant-Quarter master-General's office, South Camp, to report upon proposed arrangements in connexion with the management of canteens. President, Lieuten ant-Colonel Pearson, 2d battalion 3d Buffs ; mein bers—Captain Horne, Deputy-Assistant-Quarter master-General, and Presidents of the Canteen Committees of the 42d Highlanders, 4th battalion Rifle Brigade, 4th battalion 60th Rifles, and the 67th Regiment. The latest letters received at Portsmouth from the Channel Squadron at Lisbon state that the squadron was expected to sail from the Tagus on the 13th or 14th inst., and it was probable that it would not arrive in the English Channel before March next. Au enormous saving will be effected in plain, fancy, and commercial stationery, by dealing with the manufacturers , Perkins and Giotto, who receive the papers direct from the and cut, press, anti finish it upon the premises, employing UP' wards of 130 hands. They undertake to supply the public with large or small quantities at a trifling advance upon the cost. an example, a ream of 480 sheets of Note Paper for 2s. 500 En velopes for 24. 3d. Samples awl price list post free. Parkins and (lotto, m inufacturing stationers, 2I an 12) Oxford-street, W IIItEAKFAST.—EPPS'S COCOA.—GRATEFUL AND COM FORTING,—The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite. The Civil Service Gazette' re marks :—" The singular success w hich Mr. Epps attained by his homoeopathic preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by any experimentalist. By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion a nd nutritction, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well-selee d cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a de do li c - ca t e ly flavoured beverage w hich may save us many he tors' bills." Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in tin-lined packets, labelled "JAMES EPPS and CO., ilOntcei • pathic Chemists, London. ..•=`i~ „.! A .7 if.