The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-15 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND OOMMERQIAL INTELLIGENCR, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The improvement in the Stock Market noticed all this week continues. There is a steady demand for investment, in consequence of the excessive ac cumulation of money in every direction. The bear speculators have been considerably inconvenienced during the progress of the settlement which closes this afternoon by the tenacity of holders and the steady purchasing of the public. It is probable that the lesson will have a beneficial effect upon the future policy of adverse dealers. The most notable feature is the further fall of St. John del Rey shares, on the report received by the share holders this morning. The Discount Market is very quiet, and the best class of commercial paper is being readily taken at 11 per cent. The failure is reported in the Stock Exchange of a bpeculat ive jobber, who is one of the me►nbers of that body who made L►rge gains during the panic of 1866. The Corn Market is quiet, at Monday's prices. Consols are steady, at 928 to 92i for money and account. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 921 to 928 ; India Five per Cents., 111 to 1111 ; Bank Stock, 240 to 242 ; Exchequer Bills, 225. to 275. prem. Foreign Stocks are without change from last night's prices. Mexican are quoted 154 to 151 ; Greek, 12 to 121 ; New Spanish, 35 to 351 ; Italian (1861), 411 to 421 ; Turkish (1865), 304 to 301 ; Portuguese Scrip, 1 to 14 prem. ; Egyptian Railway . Loan, 904 to 911 ; and Brazilian (1865), 75 to 76. The New • Honduras Loan is steady, at 4 to 1 prem, ex coupon. In American Securities United States Five- Twenty Bonds are steady, at 714 to 711 ; Erie Railway, 4 better, at 481 to 49 ; Illinois are quoted 8 44 to 854 ex coupon, being 4 higher. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have receded 14, to 23 24, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds 1, to 211 211. Railways are scarcely so good as at the opening. As compared with last evening, there is now a rise o f 1 in Caledonian, at 74 to 741 ; of 4 in Great Northern A, at 1064 to 1071 ; and of 4 in South Eastern, at 674 to 68, and in Great Eastern at 29 to 294; Brighton shares are 4 lower, at 471 to 484 ; and Sheffield also at 44 to 441 ; Midland are scarcely so good, at 1031 to 1044. There is no change in the Lancashire and York shire, at 123 to 1231 ; London and North-Western, at 114 to 1144 ; Great Northern, 106 to 107 ; North British, 334 to 341 ; and Great Western, 454 to 45 3 4 • Union Bank of London Shares are 30k to 31i ; and National Discount, 10f to 11. The receipt by the shareholders of the St. John del Rey Mining Company of the report alluded to yesterday has been followed by a further considerable fall in the price of the shares, business having taken place at 29/. The fire broke ou t i n t h e C ac h ouda m i ne on t h e night of the 21st of November. It was subdued on the 23d, and it was believed was wholly ex tinguished by the morning of the 26th. No opinion eould be formed as to the extent of the damage until the mines were re-opened and examined, which It Was not thought prudent to do hurriedly. Mr. Gordon, the manager, was closely investigating the c ause of the fire, but at the date of his last letter no conclusion had been arrived at. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. ZsT*elve thousand so vere i g n s were sent into the 1,.. 4!- , Yesterday for Lisbon. Lo ndon, following is the Report of the Union Bank of nd . os, for _adopted at th e mee ti ng t o -day :—" The directors have to report th a t th e ne t profits of the bank the six months ending 31st December last, after 13 ,, a Yraent of all charges (including the sum of £52,638 .va:ssios: for interest paid and due to customers on their clyrent and deposit accounts), and making ample pro for all 'bad and doubtful debts, amount to .489 ,711 5 s 9d, which, with £11,479 4s 7d brought liorward f rom 30th June last, amount to .£101,590 l a t 4 g. The directors no w d ec l are a di v id en d f or the -- Six months at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital, clear of income tax. After IttYinent of the dividend, amounting to £90,000, there will remain a balance of £11,190 10s 4d to be carried forward for appropriation at the end of the firl ancial y ear in July next. The dividend will be Pa Y a ble on an d a f ter Monday the 20th instant. 11.. Th e report of the National Discount Company 44in lited) is as follows:—The accounts wh i ch t h e direc at:3 have now the p l easure to su b m i t t o th e share erat show f or t h e h alf-year ending 31st Decem b er r g ) t a gross profit of £89,002 4s, and after deduct- , Pnrn_he c urrent expenditure, directors' and auditors eneration, writing off £142 6s 8d towards re e. t , 1011 bate alr. e t of premises, and reserving £21,104 4s f interest on bills not due, there remains, Rah the sum of £3,499 18s brought forward from the aPl:eilevdisttaacctount, £61,647 lOs 6d. The admits of the rate of 15 per cent, per annum, whit the will absorb £59,841, and leave a balance of )", 1 . 1 , , 80 6 103 6d, rotation are— to be carried forward to the next r`,_L-Year's account. The directors, who retire by G. Burnard, Esq., H. H. Toultnin, eligible l an d F. C. Wilkins, Esq., all of whom, being irt.,4l.i.ivoiers,, J. M. themselves for re - election. The M. Bell and J. R. Morrison, Esqs., and s al accordance with the Articles of Association, Thei being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. .. dividend, free of Income-tax, will be payable on .ptiie.Tschoeunfotllovving 4nsit.after the Ist of February next. is the report of the New Consolidated Company :—The directors have much L a l , p l e asure in submitting to the shareholders the acce i eneyeiranbgebr,allaBn6ce7-,sheet, for the half-year ending 31st ' 9 a lld -- . showing a gross profit of £12,852 for lncluding the balance of £651 Os 3d, brought t i a w ,rcl from last account. The nett profit, after de ction of current expenses and rebate on bills not d ue, is £4,173 4s ld, which the directors pro the a ppropriating as f o ll ows, viz.: —£2,256 9s 9d to p e r Payment of a divid en d at the rate of 7i per cent. the annuill (free of inc ome t ax ) ; adding £1,300 to and carrying reserve fund, which will then amount to £3,000; the balance, £616 14s 4d, to profit and los s i . tiolv account. In accordance with the Articles °I Association Messrs. W. McArthur, H. F. Sande tam), and J. C. Simonds retire from the direction, ,a,° (l 2 being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. The auditors, Messrs. James Cooper (of Johnstone, Cooper, Wintle, and Evans) and Whitbread Towson, also retire, and offer themselves for re-appointment. Tenders for the New South Wales Government Five per Cent Loan for £758,000 were opened yester day afternoon at the Oriental Bank, when it was found that applications had been sent in for .£1,125,000. The minimum price was fixed at £94 per £lOO ; and applications at and above £94 3s 6d will receive allot ments in full. A. petition has been presented to the Lord Chan cellor for the winding up by the Court of Chancery of the Great Cwinsytnlog Silver-Lead Mining Company, by a creditor ; and to the Master of the Rolls, by a contributory, for the winding up, under the super vision of the court, of the N a ti ona l S tandard Fire Insurance Company. A creditor has also presented a petition for the winding up of the Stourbritige Glass ernpany (Limited), to be heard on the 24th instant, bef ore Sir John Stuart. Si ll r. F re d er i ck B. Smart (of the firm of Fredk. B. tart and S ne ll , 38, Gresham-street), public ac ontant, ha s b een appointed official liquid a t or o f t h e Q nclen Quays and Warehouses Company (Limited). .A. nieetin,g of shareh o ld ers o f t h e Caledonian Rail lp Comp a - ny was held on M on d a y a t D un d ee—Mr. rilliam Lowson, of Balthayock, in the chair. The ° ceedin gs were private, but we (Dundee Advertiser) :e V state th at, on the motion of Mr. Stewart, ornded by Mr. Soot, it was unan i mously re wivir to appoint M essrs. Wil l i am Lowson, lam Harris, and John Sharp, a committee te confer with the Investigation Committee, and with an y tacommittees that may b e appo i nte d b y ' r eholder s in other districts, with a view to the itu lirovetnent of the affairs of the Caledonian Railway ou b e I P 3 °Y. An o pi n i on was expressed that it would desi ra b le for the shareholders to meet in each dis trictw, and instruct co mm itt ees as to the course that I°l -Ild be followed at the general meeting on the 24. Thesetvotithe committees c.euld then meet thgether veil arrange upon a line of action which would pre general meeting—like too many meetings of I,Placl—falling into confusion. ~i. The ninth half-yearly meeting of the National ai l t n K cf A.ustralasia was held at the [lead Office, re 'bourne, on the 15th of November, when the ceP?rtt re commending a dividend at the rate of 10 per 11 „ 14 ., and bonus, at the rate of 2f per cent., was cituously adopted. wa 4 :he traffic receipts of th e G rea t L uxem b urg Rail tier,3' COi nPany for th e wee k en di ng J an. 12 show a ' te ase of £1,059 4s. , .At the meeting to-day of the London and West 7 :41,1oster Bank the directors' report was adopted. It . " ' t e B that the net profits for the last half year amount Ir. to £147,645 11s. This sum, added to £31,955 is sd, the unappropriated balance of the preceding half year will amount to £179,600. From this amount £9,469 has been deducted for interest to 31st De cember on £498,720, the amount received on ac count of the issue of the new capital. A dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 13 per cent. free of income tax, were declared, leaving a balance of £10,104 Bs. 11d. to be carried forward. BBITISI FINDS—TWO OVLOOK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Feb. 6 921 3 per Cent. Reduced 924 4 Sew 3 per Cent '324 4 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cont. d an. 1873 — knnuitios, SO yrs, expire sth J•Ln , 188( — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 188% — Do (Red Sea Tolevaph), Au,., 1908_ E (chequer Bills, .£l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct — pm Do £5OO — pm Do. £lOO & £2OO — pia Bank of England Stock. 41 per Cent — Do. Account ... — INDIAN UOTERNMENT SECURITI.S.S. Indian 'tock, 101 per Cent., April 1871 215 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent . ., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Eufacod Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5,1 per Cent., May 1879 lOBl Do. 5 per Cent., Pup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 188" Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOOT. Argentine Republic, f per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 76 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. B4 Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Caba, 6 per Cent. Cuiliau 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent — 00. 6 per Cent., B . Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip £32 paid C ,I , .mbian, 6 par Cent. Danisti 3 p:r Cent., 1825 D Lnubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 6 31; Do 8 per Ce n t., 1867 6l* 4 E leader New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 4gyptian, 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue ... 874 1/. , . £5OO Bonds Do. .£IOC Bonds 904 Do. 1864 ...„4. De. £s'oo Bonds _ 89i Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 90; Government Railway Debentures . . ... 91} 901 11 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups -- Do. Account . .• 121 Du. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent . — Honduras Gov. Rail. L oan., 7p. Ct., £l5 pd pm It ;hall 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account Jo. Maremmana Raiway 51.3xican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French Aontevidoau 6 per Cent. • — ‘doorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 691 1 i Do 4 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9;60,'2,'3 38 1 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds BBl 1 Do. do. £B4 15s. do Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Gen Do Acc/Junt Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Acccint Do Com. Cort. of Coup. not funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£lOO Bonds 5B Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 D,) Account soi Do 6 per Cent., 1865 4Bi Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent... D Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable London. Austnau a par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 251. Dutch 2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil 53 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. TWO O'OLOOK. Consols, Money 921 Do. Account • 92i MARKETS—(2 his Day.) CORN. The weather since last report has continued mild, and the reports respecting the wheat plants aro not unfavour able. The general aspect of the trade is quiet, and the pro vincial market reports show rather less firmness in prices without much reaction. In Mark-lane to-day there was a fair attendance for Wednesday ; but the demand was dull for all descriptions. English wheat was taken off in retail at about the rates of Monday last. Foreign wheat met only a limited inquiry, but was not pressed for sales at any appreciable decline. The flour trade ruled inactive, without variation from the rates of Monday last. Malt may be quoted steady in value, but without activity. Barley maintains its value, although purchased spar ingly. Beans and Peas are unchanged. Oats in limited demand at the previous currency. ARRIVALS. English and Scotch Irish. Foreign. Wheat 430 ... ~. 16,310 Barloy 160 ~. ... ~. - Oats ... 70 ~. 3,660 Flour : Sacks 1,070 ~. "II 800 Barrels ... ~. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. MEAT.—The dead meat markets are rather firm, consider ing the weather, supplies being moderate:—Beef, best ox, 4s 4d to 4s 8d ; middling, 3s 10d to 4s. Mutton, best wether, 4s to 4s 2d ; middling, 38 ld ; inferior, 3s to 3s 4d. Veal, 4s to 4s 6d. Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per stone of 8 lbs., by the carcase. POULTRY.—Tho poultry markets are only moderately supplied, and the rates paid support lists of quotations. Turkeys, 7s to 12s; geese, 5s to Gs; ducks, 3s 6d. Fowls, common, 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; Surrey chickens, 3s to 3s 6d ; fowls, 4s to 5s ; capons, 6s to 8s ; pigeons, 8d to 10d ; rab bits, tame, is Gd ; wild, is to is 2d each. Game continues scarce and dear ; hares, 4s; pheasants, 43 ; partridges, 2s 6d each. WILD FOWL meets a steady sale as coming to hand. Pintail, is 6d; widgeon, is to is 2d ; teal, Od to is each. EGGS are still scarce and dear. English, 13s to 168; French, 108 to lls per 120. COLONIAL. SuGan.—The market continues dull, and prices tending in favour of buyers. Refined sugars are cheaper. Common English lump, 41s; grocery, 41s 6d to 455; pieces, 33s to 39s 6d ; crushed, 31s 6d ; Dutch, No. I, forward delivery, 29s 6d. At auction, 412 hogsheads, 5 tierces, 121 bar rels, and 199 boxes Cuba wore all bought in at 31 to 35s per cwt. COFFEE. —The demand is steady, and supplies being ight, rates continue firm. TEA.—Thero is not much passing in China teas, and rates are unaltered. RlM.—Demand has been active, and rates firm. Jamaica, 3s 2d to 3s 3d; Demerara, 2s 3d; Berbice, is lld ; Ladard Island, is 91d per gallon proof. SPICES.—The market is dull, and prices rather easier. For public sale, 1,645 bags of black pepper were all bought in, Singapore at 31 to 3+; Penary at 3} per lb. TALLOW. —The market is barely so firm on the spot, otherwise there is no appreciable change. Y.C. quoted 43s 6d spot, 44s 6(I spring, 44s sellers March, 44s 6LI sel lers lact three months. A STEAMER 0..%7 THE SCROBY SAND.—On Mon day zr.orning a screw steamer was observed on the inner hook of the Scroby Sand. Assistance was promptly tendered by the Great Yarmouth steamtugs Sailor and Pilot, and also by a crow from the Star company of beach men, and as the vessel was striking heavily the services of the salvors were accepted. The steamer proved to be the Derwent, from Sunderland for London, with coal The salvors made every exertion, and just as the the reached its height they succeeded in towing off the steamer without her having sustained any material damage. The Derwent proceeded on her voyage, the ser vices of the salvors having been settled by agreement for .£41.0. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 18E8. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. I di , Closing Bulimia 'Mare, Railways. Psi Price. done. iirtiiristol an a Exeter .... 1015 84 8 6 at Caledonian .......... 100 73 73i 731 41 4 at Cambrian - Cork and Bandon - - Cornwall all 2 4 at Dublin & Belfast June; 100 741 754 at Dun„rerth,& Ab.Junc. 100 70 72 100 &London, herip Certi. all - - 110. ido - - d at Glasgow &S. Western 100 95 97 st Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 100 281 291 291 1 st Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 0 8 at Great North ot Scotland 100 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 105 kO7 10i 4 at Do. A stock .. 100 107 103 107 1 4 at Do. B stock at Do. New, Is. at 25 pm 100 - - at litS, and W. of Ireland, 100 96 08 at (it. Western -Uriginail PA 45. 451 454 at Do. 6. Vi). Rail gnu! lOU - Do. South Wales - It Do. W. Mid.-Oxloni 100 25 3 0 l at Do. Newport lOO 29 34 at I Do. Hereford lOO - - at ILlumishire& Yorkshir lot, , i 23 131 1334 at ILJUtIOII and lilaekwalti 100 - - at i Lou., & S Coast' 100 1 43 41 484 st Tun., t_!hat., and DJVC) 100 18 19 Ir 4 i it Do. . 1 / 2 .le . .rup. Ex. A - - at Lou. & NQrth Wester, too 114 115 1141 at Lou. & South Wester': 100 ;6 :S 774 at Man., Shet., .4; Lincoir 100 14 14, at fletropolitan.... at Do. New lO - - at Do. Exten•sion all 102 i('3 103 at M.etropolitan District all - 26 00. do. 30. 10 - - l 0 Do. and St. John's NV 'u 6 - - at tlid:and - Do. .£9 Share 7 - - at Do, Birmin...t Derby 100 71. 21 - Rent . . all - - st North British at 1)0. Ed., l'th., & Dun lOO - - at N th. Eastern -lierwich 100 08 99 25 Do. ti.N•E purohas , 16.13.4 - - at Do. Le - gds st Do. York lOO 9t 93 924 st Do. Carlisle . .... 100 - - at Do. Stock. & 45 Do. do. 1860-01 lB -•-- P at North London .. 10') 114 116 - Do. do. 1801 5 . . lO - to Do. do. 1866. 5 1 lip at North Stailordabire at &S. W. Junction all 113 115 - Scottish Central - '- Soot. N. E , Aber. stoel, 100 - - Do. Scot, Mid. atJak - - st Shropabire Union 100 56 67 • st South Devon lOO 42 14 st South Eastern . lto 674 68 69 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 84 9 .1 at raft' Vale lOO t 45 )50 10 Do. C - - - Vale of ti each - - Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha - - Newt Cornwall lOO - - COLOMAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per! Dent., Deo.-31, 1872. , 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.o.Ja.July ! & 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 ,,0 100 102 Do. sp. C. Mar. & Sept' 100 100 102 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July; 100 86 88 Do. sp. Inscribed sk! 100 85 87 Cape ti. Hope, 6 p.c.1873! 100 102 104 Oo.Apl.&oet. 1890-1900 1 100 106 108 Do. do 1880-90' 100 104 106 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 95 17 Ceylon, Nov. 1888, 6 p.t 100 - - Do. 1878, do LOO 113 1101 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 uo. 1882, Mayls, Nov. is 100 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 107 109 Natal flov. 6 per cent lOO 104 106 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 103 105 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•o.,1886 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895. 100 971 981 951 15 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 -- Do. 5 per cent.... 100 94 99 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 l9O 102 104 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 105 1011 fB. Aus.Gov. 6 p,0.1868-9 100 -- - Do. 1878 & upwards lOO 110 111 Vio,Gov. 6 p.o. ja.& July 100 - - Do. do, April & Oot lOO 110 112 1 1101 11 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlataio&St.Lawrenoe all 63 56 Bom.,Baroda. &Cen.ln. 100 10 4 105 st gu. 6 per cent.. 20 Do. F shares lO p iP 1 2 0 01 Bu D ff 9. alo rr & efe L r a e k n e ce lluron all 31 4 all 5 6 1001 Bul,Brant,&Goderich 100 t 1.; al c P u . t e a lB dr 13 3 100 68 71 . st ..;ape Town & Dockegu. 100 18 52 ,00 Demerara, 7 p.o. per. pot all 99 102 1_ 1 101 109 8/ at tirandTrunkof Canada 1 00 17 18 st East. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 103 104 103 2 s o t Ea D s o. tln 4 cllatl Extension 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all b 3 65 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 50 52 gu.P 10015 10 100 Do. do deferred 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 40 45 100 - Do. do. deferred - 100 Do. 3d Pref.stook all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deterred at 03 t. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 107 LOS 1071 13 10. Gus. 5 per cent lB -- 2 p 10 Do. New gua. sp. 0 6 2 P at. .it.,south of India gua. 5 per cent et D... 44 per cent loo 92 94 at Do 201 , :reat Wes. of Canada all 154 151 lel I 201 Do. New . 100 Do. 6p. c Bus. pay. 1870 all 95 17 100 Jo. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 e 7 10 Indian Branch, limited 3' 4 14.1 st Madras, gua. 5 p.o .... 100 100 102 3t Do. 41 do lOO 93 95 at Do, 41 do , 100 b 9 91 20 Do. Fifth Extension; 5 et Melb. Cor 6p. c. Bnds.j 100 50 Mel. .& Hobson's isay 1 all st N. l ll.C'da,6pelbtptbs 1 00 83 85 at Seinde 100 100 101 at Do. Delhi d 100 1001 1011 20 Do. do aol, 15 P at Do. 100 99 100 et Do.lndus St. Plot be I 100 85 87 BRITISH MINDS. Cam. Cousol. Gold, Um. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 5/ 6) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 4.0 430 Drake walls 2.1.0 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 291 10 12 East Caradon 2.14.e 5 6 East Carn Brea 3l 2 26 East Grenville . 2.14.0 14 2 East Gunnislake .. 8.3.6 East Loved 3.9.0 8 9 E. WI Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 14 2 StAubn wen. 66 4 5 4 Great Laxey, l y imi (G ted all 17 18 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 Great Wheal Basy 14.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (Helst.o 40 17 19 Grenville 9.0.6 14 Eierod's Foot •• . 8.10.0 35 37 Ilingston Downs 5.10.6 24 21 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 6 8 Marke Valley 4.10.6 44 51 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, lima 34 21 If >low S ton North loskear NI.Wh Bassett(lllogan 1.4.0 North Wheal Crotty P l c r o ° v aP td e e r n ij oe n , i U te n d y . L " ;l . a . tit 10.6 • 8'11:7 0 2 2 9 2 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 393 410 South Condurrow ;.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 371 426 itray Park 35.11.6 4 6 —, Fin Croft 9 13 14 7igra and Clogan, lim all _ %Vest Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 14 13 12 West ChivertOn ll 60 68 West Seton 471 195 205 Wheal Bassett ( Mogan 54 85 03 Wheal Buller atedruth 16 16 19 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 18 20 Wheal Seton wh,;al Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 6 8 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent irred 63 rd., 80 G rea t Western, 5 per cent., trOttILJGN lIA.ILWAyp. Dutch Rhenish, 13i San Paulo, Din., gua. 6 per cent., 18k - - FO it EI(1N MINNS. St John del Rey, lim , 36).5_ BANlib. Agra, lim., A, 7i Ditto, B, 9 • Alliance, Hi, (14 Imperial Ottoman, 8i London and Brazilian, lira, 17 London Joint Stock, 344 London and Westminster, ..ii4Ditto, Scrip, 3O 31ISCELLANICOULL Atlantic Telegraph, 49 City Discount, hut, 2 Credit r' oncie r of En ;land, lira.. 3 Ebbw Vale, 1 International Financial Society, Ilia., 21 Peninsula and Oriental iteatn, Ditto, new, 1867, 51 Rio de Janeiro city Improvements. 15} Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, Um., 4} Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 70 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, a n d the short exchange on London is 25f. Inc. per £1 sterling. )n 0 nips/112g these rates with the English Mint price et Via. 104 d. per ounce for stvadard gold, it appem's that gold is about the same price In London and Paris. Ehe course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 109/ per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. CONVICTION FOR FIRE-RIISING.—At the Hi g h Court of Justiciary, Edinbugh, on Monday, a labourer, named David Watson, was placed at the bar on a charge of wilful fire-raising on the farm of Lochend, on the 21st of October last. With a lighted lucifer he set fire to a stack of wheat, and the fire extended to 11 otherstacks of grain, and, but for help arriving, the farmsteading would also have been destroyed. The day after the crime Watson surrendered himself to the police-superintendent of Leith, but could give no reason for the act except that he was suffering from depressed spirits. The medical officers by whom he was examined declined to certify that he was insane. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The Lord Justice General, in passing sentence, remarked that this was undoubtedly as serious a case of fire-raising as had come before the Court for some time. That the prisoner had committed the act without motive could not be accepted as an alleviation of the offence. The sentence of the Court was that the pri soner undergo penal servitude for eight yearn. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This ray. COURT OF ARCHES. (Before the Right Hon. Sir Robert Phillimore, Dean of Arches.) MARTIN V. MACIIONOCIIIE.-RITUALISM IN HOLBORN. The further argument was considered in, this case, and notwithstanding that this was the twelfth day there was a very large attendance of clergy and laymen present. Mr. Stephen, Q.C., Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey appeared for the promoter ; and Mr. James, Q.C., Mr. Prideaux, Q.C., and Dr. Tristram for the defendant. Mr. Prideaux said that, in compliance with his lordship's suggestion, he should curtail his argu ment as much as possible. Ile had one great advantage over his friend, for all that he advanced he knew to be true, and he was not affected by any authority that he might quote, although his friend approached with fear and trembling. He main tained that the prayers of the service ought to be read and sung according to th Church of Eng land, and all the incidental ceremonies and orna ments which were in use during the first prayer book of Edward VI. could be used now. He quoted Masc Al's " history of the Early Church," and in it was plainly stated that the prayers read and sung in the church were in ac cordance with the first prayer-book. He quoted a case which was acted upon, and that was the case Eliza Shipton v. Dr. Itigland, Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich. In this case the Chan cellor had ordered that .no woman coming to be churched should appear without a white veil. Eliza Shipton refused, and was excommunicated. She resisted on the ground that there was no canon im posing the wearing the white veil, and that custom was not sufficient. The bishop consulted with the judges, and they decided against the application. This, he contended, clearly proved that matters other than those mentioned in, the letter . .were permitted to be used and became lawful by custom. He also contended that, though not mentioned, all the in cidental ceremonials of the great eucharistic sacri fice, as used in the Church of Rome, could be used in our service. The case is still proceeding. POLICE IIiTELLIGENCE.—This Day. BOW-STREET. ANOTHER SUPPOSED FENIAN. -- James Liver more, a big but half-starved-looking Irishman, was charged with firing p a la p ee is d tol be i i n or b e lart i l r ett lr -c a o u u g r il t, an liow-street, close to the Police Station ; he was also charged with being drunk. The case occasioned considerable in terest in consequence of its being supposed that some danger was threatened to the Police Station, and that the prisoner was one of a party of Fenians who had prepared a plot for the destruction of the building. The prisoner, on being charged in the first in stance at the station, gave his name as above, but according to the is morning by the usualo n being pra e p t l i a c ec dasked t h h e i sbna name , m a e n t d h , gaoler, said, " I'm not going to tell you." The gaoler repeated his question two or three time, but the prisoner doggedly refused to answer. Mr. Vaughan—You refuse to give your name ? Prisoner—l'm not going to say anything more. Inspector Parker—When the prisoner gave his name last night he refused to state his address. Mr. Vaughan then directed the case to proceed against the prisoner as James Livermore. Mrs. Roffey, a saleswoman in Covent-garden Market, said she resided in Martlett-court, and last night about 10 o'clock, when she heard the re port of a pistol, she was very much frightened ; her children saw the flash of fire occasioned by the dis charge of the weapon. Mr. Vaughan—Can you can state positively that it was a pistol that was fired ? Witness—No ; I only heard the report. L • Prisoner—Then it might have been a double barrelled gun for aught you know ? Witness—l don't know whether it was a pistol or a gun. Henry Tees, a little boy, said at ten o'clock last night he was near the house next to the one with a garden in Martlett-court, and that he heard the report of a pistol. The man that let it off had a round hat on. Mr. Vaughan—Look at the prisoner. Is that the man ? Witness—Yes, sir, that is the man. I was about one door from him when he let the pistol off. The prisoner was standin g near the garden gate, with his anus over the r a ili ngs , w h en I saw him. I did not see the pistol. _ _ Mr. Vaughan—Did you see the smoke ? Witness—Yes. It went into our house. Mr. Vaughan—Did the smoke come from where the man was standing ? Witness—Yes it did. The moment the pistol was let off I went to the door. _ _ Prisoner—Was it dark last night, and what o'clock did this take place? Witness—lt was past 10 o'clock, and the night was dark. Prisoner—You did not have your watch with you. If it was dark, how could you see me ? Witness—l was not far from you, and I saw all that took place very well. Prisoner--Oh, you have got cat's eyes, and can see well in the dark. Will you swear that I fired the pistol ? Witness—No. I did'nt see the pistol. I will swear that you were standing near the pailings. Prisoner—Might there not have been another person behind the pailings? Witness—No, there was nobody there but your self. A young man afterwards, in the court, asked you what you were up to. Henry Whitworth sa id h e was an a rtist's colour man, and re s id e d at No. 10, 111artlett-court, and was with the l a d l ast night. He saw the prisoner standing near th e garden gate, and th i nk i ng t h at he was doing somet h ing that was improper as k e d him what he w as d o i ng. The pistol then went o ff , and so did the prisoner, but he (witness) followed him into Russell-street, where he (prisoner) went into the Crown and Cushion publichouse, into which he was followed by a gentleman, who, upon the prisoner coming out of the .publichouse, gave him into custody. The prisoner then proceeded to put a string of frivolous questions to the witness, and in reply ing to some of them, he said he did not see the face of the man at the garden gate. He fol lowed him to the public-houde -without seeing his features, and he gave him into eustody from the circumstance that he wore a very peculiar sort of hat. Police-constables 51 F and 88 A said that at tention was called to the prisoner by a person not now present as well as the last witness. Gough, 88 A, asked him if he had a pistol, and ho said, " No." On searching him, however, a pistol was found, also two glass bottles and a bag, containing together about 4 oz. of gunpowder, a box of per cussion caps, and a bullet. Wa recently bore all the appearances t pistol, which f havin g the fragments of the copper cap remaining on the nipple. Inspector Parker read , a statement ma d e b y t h e prisoner last night, from which it appeared that he had been employed in a large establishment in Dub lin and Newcastle during the last few months. Mr. Vaughan again asked the man who he was? He refused to answer any questions or to state where he lived or where he came from. He stated he had some friends in London, but he refused also to state where they were. Mr. Vaughan said it was clearly a case for in quiry, and therefore he should remand the prisoner for a week, WESTMINSTER. PICKING TIP A FLAT YANKEE. --_Henry Prior, a man having the appearance of a stablo helper in holiday costume, was placed at the bar charged with the following disgraceful fraud : Mr. Lincoln Percy Kilburn said—l am a mer chant. I live at 30, Kensington -gardens-square. I have to charge the prisoner with complicity with two others in stealing my pocket book, containing £4B. On the 7th of December I was walking in the Strand, when I was accosted by a man, who asked me the way to St. Paul's. He entered into conversation with me, and I told him that I was going to Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. He said he was, like me, a stranger in London, and if I would allow him he would like to accompany me. We went together as I assented, and he proposed having some thing to drink. I told him I did not want any thing, but would go with him. A man who was in the room we entered, and who pre tended to be unacquainted with the first man, began talking about the sufferings of the poor, and while this was going on the prisoner came in and appeared to have been drinking, or pretended to have been, and he said that he had had a large sum lately bequeathed to him which he wished to dispense in charity. He then spoke about having offered to place a sum of inonyiatthe disposal of a man for that purpose, if he would produce an equivalent amount to show that he did not c.wet it ; upon which the first man said he should like to have some more money to give away on the same terms, and prisoner replied that he might. The prisoner asked prosecutor if he would also like some to dispense, and prisoner then said they must go with him to some place where the matter could be arrange]. They went to the Gun Tavern, and there prisoner said stamps were re quired to give him receipts for the money he ad vanced. lie was about going out for them, when one of the others said, " Suppose he should not come back." Prisoner then volunteered, in order to insure his return, to leave his pocketbook, which he placed in a hat on the table, and went out. When he returned he had only been able to get one receipt, and it was proposed that I and the first man should go out for the necessary stamps, and as the pri soner had had confidence enough 'in us to take his pocketbook as a guarantee of return we should do the same. The first man and I went out after leaving our books. He seemed to be going the wrong way, and I began to feel unwell. He told me to wait a few minutes while he got the stamps, and I did. When I returned to the public-house they were all gone, and my pocket book too. Mr. Arnold—Where were you born ? Prosecutor—ln the United States. Prisoner was remanded till Tuesday. THAMES. ROBBERY BY LOOSE WOMEN.—A STUPID SCOTCH MAN.—Sarah Lucy, Hannah Pedrick, and Eliza Smith, were brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing a silver watch, value £5, from the person of Archibald Campbell, a clerk, of No. 1, Victoria-terrace, Grove-road, Mile-end-road. The prosecutor, a Scotchman, without any of the caution or tact of his countrymen, waspassing the new Globepublic-house, near the canal bridge, Mile-end, last night, and went with the prisoners and another woman, ever intent on preying upon any one who thought proper to join their company. He selected one of the lassies, Lucy, but refused the solicitations of the others to talk with them. The Scotchman walked a few yards with Lucy on his arm, the other prisoners following them. He turned down a narrow street, and was talking to Lucy a few minutes. She suddenly left him and joined the others. He directly missed his watch. It was in his coat pocket when he met with the women. He went after the three women and gave them in charge. James Toulmin, a police-constable, No. 425 K, said—This morning about half-past 12 the prisoners passed him in the Mile-end-road, and directly after wards he met the prosecutor, who said that one of them had taken his watch. He went up to the pri soners and said, " One of you has taken this gentle man's watch." They all declared they had never seen him before. He observed Smith and Pedrick handing something to each other, and shuffling their hands about their dresses. At last the prosecutor's watch was dropped on the ground between them. He picked it up, and Mr. Campbell said it was his watch. lie was almost positively certain that Smith dropped the watch—she was quite close to Pedrick at the time. In answer to Mr. Paget, the witness said that Pedrick and Smith had been convicted before, and were regular thieves. Mr. Paget committed all the prisoners for trial. NAVAL AND MI - LIT-1 lel- INTELLIGENCE. -- The Bristol screw frigate, flagship of Commo dore G. T. P. llornby, arrived at Spithead late on Sunday evening from the West Coast of Africa. Yesterday morning she exchanged salutes with the Victory, flagship of the Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, Admiral Sir T. S. Pasley. She brought a few naval invalids, who were removed to the flag ship. The Bristol proceeds this morning to Sheer ness, to be paid out of commission. The paddlewheel steamer Gladiator, Capt. D'O D'A. Aplin, went into Portsmouth harbour yester day to coal and make good defects. The Danae, screw corvette, Captain Sir Malcolm M'Gregor, went into Portsmouth harbour yester day to have her machinery examined after her late cruise, and before she has another trial of speed. The troopship Orontes, Capt. Phelps, went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday. The naval in valids were removed to the flagship Victory. Those of the military and also time-expired men will disembark this morning. The Orontes requires new boilers and repairs to her machinery, which will occupy some four or five months, and the Lords of the Admiralty have consequently decided on paying her out of commission. Rear-Admiral Sir George G. Wellesley, C. 8., Admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth dockyard, has recently received an address from the workmen and others belonging to the dockyard at Ports mouth, expressing their detestation of the late Rniaa outrage at Clerkenwell, and the loyal feeli igs which animate them in asking permission to raise a penny subscription to assist the suf ferers from the late atrocious outrage. The fol lowing is a copy of the address presented to the Admiralty Superintendent :—" The workmen belonging to this establishment are of opinion the time has now arrived for themselves and others in this and all other establishments to show unmis takeably their feeling with regard to Fenianism. It has therefore been suggested that a penny subscrip tion be raised to assist in relieving the sufferers from the late outrage at Clerkenwell, the amount being as mentioned, so as to give an opportunity to all of showing their abhorrence of that dastardly crime, and as an additional proof on their part that they have an earnest desire to assist the Govern ment in suppressing such acts of villainy. We, therefore, beg of you to be pleased to grant us permission to collect the same in the yard, and to place a few notices to the above effect at the mus ter stations, &c.—We have, &c." We understand Rear-Admiral Wellesley laid the address before the Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty, and that the First Lord, Sir Alexander Milne, and the other members of the Board have not only granted their permission, but have also re quested the Admiral Superintendent to convey to the workmen of the yard the expression of the gra tification their lordships have derived from the proof of loyalty and good feeling manifested by them in reference to the late Fenian outrage. We learn by the Bermuda Royal Gazette that the armour-plated ship Royal Alfred, 18, Capt. Hon. Walter C. Talbot, flag of Vice-Admiral Sir George R. Mundy, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief on the station, which arrived at the island from Halifax on the Bth ult., again left on the 14th for the West Indies. It was understood at Bermuda that the Admiral would return in about seven weeks. The paddlewheel steam sloop Sphinx, Capt. Richard V. Hamilton, left in company with the Admiral. The screw steam sloop Fawn, 17, Commander Charles Heysham, left Bermuda on the 11th for St. Thomas. The iron troopship Urgent, 4, Captain Henderson, from Plymouth, November 17, via Madeira, where she remained three days, arrived at Bermuda on the 11th of December. She brought 32 naval officers, 40 seamen, 150 boys, and 80 Royal Marines Light Infantry, to join different ships ()A the , North American and West India stations and the Pacific. Among her passengers were Deputy-Inspector-General of Hos pitals and Fleets Henry J. Doraville, C. 8., M.D. ; Captain Burgoyne, V.C. ; the Rev. 11. Lowry (ap pointel to the Constance), Lieutenant Marsdon, and Mr. H. Langworthy, assistant-paymaster, ap pointed to the Terror. The Urgent left at Madeira on the 2d the screw steam sloop Rosario, 11, Com mander George Palmer, en route for Australia, and an American frigate bound to Colon, with supernu meraries for the American squadron in the Pacific. The Urgent was expected to leave Bermuda for Jamaica and Colon on the 17th of December, and to return in about seven weeks, when she would proceed direct for England. Captain Barnard, late of the Constance, goes in the Urgent to Jamaica for passage thence to England. The super numeraries for the squadron in the Pacific will cross the isthmus to Panama. • Mr. A. Smith, assis tant-paymaster from the Itord Alfred, is app )inted acting-paymaster of the Urgent, vice Wagstaff, The troops whose arrival was announced in Me Sun of yesterday in the troopship Crocodile, Capt. Watson, diembarked at the Portsmouth Dockyard yesterd ty, and were forwArded to their respective destinations, as already announced. The Crocodile commenced coaling yesterday afternoon, and is or dered to have any defects made good, so as to leave Portsmouth on the 21st for Queenstown, there to embark the 92d Highlanders for Alexandria. She will, however, be docked to-morrow, to have her bottom cleaned and examined, as it is in a very bad state, principally occasioned by the length of time she was lying at Alexandria on her first trip, and by. which her speed is very much decreased. On her first run of 3270 .miles she burnt 623 tons of coals, giving a speed of 5.28 miles per ton. After lying five weeks at Alexandria, in a run of 3,027 miles she burnt 853 tons of coals, at a speed of only 3.54 miles per ton. It is understood that the docking and cleaning of the ship will not cause any deten tionor cause any'. departure from the original day fixed for her leaving- (the 21st). Her Majesty's iron screw steam storeship industry, Staff Commander E. C. T. Youel, on particular service, was yesterday hauled into basin at Wool wich to discharge dockyard stores from the Pacific, on her arrival that morning, and the dockyard craft Devon, from Devonport, made fast alongside the dockyard wharf, laden with naval stores and the furniture and baggage belonging to Capt. Francis H. May, the newly-appointed Master-Attendant of the yard, who yesterday returned to Woolwich from leave of absence to commence his duties. Capt. George Biddlecombe, C. 8., the former Master.. Attendant, is, we regret to state, detained at the official residence at Woolwich by a very severe at tack of indisposition, which is feared may prevent his being moved for some weeks. The four batteries of Royal Artillery, 11th brigade, detailed in The Sun of yesterday as having landed from the troopship Crocodile, arrived yesterday at Woolwich by the half-past two special train. They were met at the station by the regimental band, which accompanied them to the barracks, where they took up the quarters assigned for their use in the west wing. A battery of the 21st brigade now on their passage, also from India, is expected at Woolwich on or about the 17th inst. A general court-martial is ordered to assemble at Chatham garrison this morning by order of the Duke of Cambridge, for the trial of Captain J. H. Tennant, 45th Sherwood Foresters, on a charge of absenting himself from his regiment without leave. The Court will be presided over by Col. J. L. A. Simmons, C. 8., commanding the Royal Engineers. The following detachments of non-commissioned officers and sappers of the Royal Engineers left head-quarters, Chatham, yesterday to augment the forces of Royal Engineers serving at various sta tions :—Lieut. R. Althorpe, and 24 non-commis sioned officers and sappers for Aldershott, to join the 3d and 6th companies ; 13 non-commissioned officers and men to Cork, to join the 20th company; eight men to join the 25th company at Dover; eight men to the Curragh, to join the 28th company ; four men to Portsmouth, to join the 29th company ; two men for Weymouth, to join the 26th company ; and one non-commissioned officer to Woolwich, to be attached to the Bth company. The batteries of the 11th Brigade Royal Artillery, from India, now quartered at Woolwich, have taken up a portion of the sentry and other duties, in con junction with the garrison troops, upon whom the night watch and additional guard have fallen for some weeks very heavily. On account of the num ber of reinforcements which have been supplied to foreign and out stations, the garrison at Woolwich has been considerably reduced, and the marching in of the batteries gave much satisfaction. The de tachments told off for nightduty will now be relieved more frequently, the same detachment for some weeks past having been necessarily called out for 24 hours' guard three times per week. Messrs. Kirk, contractors to the War Depart ment, yesterday commenced erecting a landing stage and pier on the Thames bank in the Royal Arsenal marsh, for the purpose of discharging build ing materials for the construction of seven bomb proof magazines, with a view of insuring an addi tional precaution against accidents in the preparation of live shells. The Victoria Hospital, built by the Messrs Kirk for the Government at Suez, and for which the materials were sent from Woolwich, was handed over on the Ist inst. for use. Her Majesty's screw gunvessel Ranger, 5, 80 horse power, Commander William A. Cambier, arrived at the Nore yesterday from the West Coast of Africa, last from Ascension, and saluted the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Baldwin W. Walker, Naval Commander-in-Chief, which was returned from the Formidable, flagship. She afterwards steamed into the Medway for the purpose of being dismantled and put out of commission. The Ranger was commis sioned on the 28th February, 1861, by Commander W. E. Gordon, now :of the Peterel, 3, 150 horse power, and during the whole time she has been in commission she has been attached to the squadron on the West Coast of Africa. She has lost a num ber of her original crew from sickness, and of the officers who left England in the Ranger only Lieut. D. H. Bosanquet and Mr. F. A. Codd, Assistant- Paymaster, return with her. After being inspected by the Vice-Admiral Commanding-in-Chief, the Ranger will be dismantled and put out of commis sion. Her Majesty's ship Buster and Monkey, Masters- Commanding Draper and Smithers, continue their alternate night guard off Woolwich Arsenal and Dockyard ; and, in addition, the iron paddlewheel vessel Lizard, 340 tons and 150-horse power, Lieut.- Commander Stanhope G. Price, is stationed to pro tect the powder magazine at Erith, and the gun vessel Espoir, 5 guns, 428 tons, is doing similar duties at Purfleet. Her Majesty's Indian troopskip Jumna arrived at Bombay on the 10th inst., with the Ist battalion of the 6th Foot and other troops who embarked in the Crocodile at Portsmouth and Queenstown last month ; all well. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Capt. Henry Carr Glyn to the Doris, vice Vesey, invalided ; Lieut. D. M'D. Smith to the Beacon ; Lieut. W. Otter to the Gladiator ; W. J. Talbot, midshipman, to the Defence ; Navi gating Sub-Lieuts. George S. Ralph and Edward K e arns to the Megaara ; Wyllys H. Wyllys, navi gating midshipman, to the Royalist ; J. C. Bailey, acting assist-surg. to the Blanche ; William H. Charlesworth, acting assist.-surg., to the Defence ; Dr. James W. Fisher, acting assist.-surg., to the Royalist ; Matthew F. Ryan, acting assist.-surg., additional, to the Royal Adel a id e ; Joseph L i ndsay and John M‘ Cart hy, acti ng assist.-surgs., additional, to the Victory ; and Reginald Bridger, nominated a naval cadet. Percy 0, Presgrave, assistant paymaster in charge, to the Plover; J. S. Striven, assist -paymaster, to the Warrior ; Arther S. C. Clarke, assist. -paymaster, to the Excellent ; Frede rick F. Morgan, surgeon, to the Defence ; Charles H. Slaughter, surgeon, to the Royalist ; Gerald MolloyAsurgeon, to the Blanche.; Peter Wood, chief engineer, to the Defence; Thomas E. Buckle, Aaron H. Symes, and John Brown, engineers, to the De fence ; John Agates and Thomas Summers, engi neers, to the Beacon ; Edward M'Leish and Thos. Carter, Ist class assist-engineers, to the Defence ; Joe Bates, Ist class assist-engineer, to the Beacon; John Moysey and Joseph N. Tierney, acting 2d class awifit, , ooginoors, to the Defence. STA .1E OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Jan. 14.—1 n shipping yarns spin ners have been asking higher rates, in consequence of cotton having advanced somewhat yesterday ; but they have not succeeded in establishing higher prices. A fair business has been done at late rates, but buyers will not listen to any advance. In home trade yarns prices may be quoted id. per lb. higher than on Friday for most numbers, but, though spinners have adhered to the advance with a good deal of firmness, it has not been given generally, and has been found to limit business very consider ably. For cloth we have had, on the whole, rather an active week. The excitement in the Liverpool market yesterday, and the consequent advance in the price of cotton, had the effect of precipitating a good deal of bii4nesi on the market at the full rates of Friday, and some large operations were effected. I'o-day a good deal of this excitement seems to have disappeared, but we are left with some slight improve ment in prices, to which manufacturers are disposed to adhere. The business dune has cleared off some considerable stocks of. shirtings aui... l other fabrics suited to the India market, and left a good general demand. To-day the demand has extended a good deal to different classes of printing cloths, and there has been an active inquiry for these goods all day. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of this day's market :—" Oar market was quiet up to yesterday, when the movement in cotton caused a general ad vance in quotations, and led to considerable busi ness. To-day, though the excitement has disap peared, a good business has been done at a slight improvement on last week's rates." CARDIFF, 13th.—Since last report the dullness which always characterises the coal trade during the Christmas holidays, but which had been partially replaced by something like former vitality, has again returned, and business at the present time is far from brisk. This arises mainly through the unfavourable weather which has prevailed, and ..which has prevented the arrival of so many vessels .as expected. Freights are upon the whole a little firmer owing to this circumstance ; still it cannot be said that there is any material improvement in rates. Foreign demand for steam coal continues tolerably good ; the French ports, West Indies, and the East being the principal markets The exports last month showed an increase of nearly 31,000 tons as compared with the corres ponding month of 1866. Coastwise there is about au average trade doing in house coal. The ship ments in December were 61,637 tons, against 62,207 tons in December, 1866. The proposed general reduction in wages has not as yet excited any opposition on the part of the men. In the iron trade the usual dulness is evinced, and orders are exceedingly scarce. Last month the exports were 7,900 tons, the principal clearances being to the markets of the United States. Engagements for tin plates are looked forward to on American account. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. FEBRUAUY. Lincoln Spring I Nottingham Spring .... 25 Harrow 2O Derby Spring- MARCH. Liverpool Spring M.... 3 Margato Chelmsford Spring M. 10 Epsom Spring Meeting 24 Shrewsbury Spring ... 10 Croxton Park West Drayton l2 Northampton Warwick Spring APRIL. Northampton (continued) 1 Knighton l4 Bromley . 6 Abergavenny ..... 16 Aldershot Durham I Hendon l3 Thirsk Newcastle Spring I Newmarket Craven .... 13 Newmarket Ist Spring 27 'MAY. Newmarket Ist Spring I Salisbury (continued) Chester 5 1 Croydon Ist Summer.., 21 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring JUNE. West Drayton 1 I Hampton Croydon 2d Summer ... 2 Bibury Club Ascot Summer 9 Curragh June Windsor Sumner Newton JULY. Alexandra Park (c , n.) 1 I Liverpool '2 Chelmsford Worcester Summer 2 I Huntingdon Carlisle Newmarket July 7 Bouthumpton. Beading Odihatn, l6 I AUGUST. Brighton Brighton Club .. 6 Oxford Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll 1 Derby Summer Stockton Plymouth Windsor Egham lB Tunbridge Hastings SEPTEMBER. Warwick September ... 1 Hendon I Abingdon 3 Monmouth ... . Leicester Doncaster September 8 I \Vest Drayton Richmond Kelso l5 I and Ayr Hampton Autumn l5 OCTOBER. Ro3 al Caledonian Hunt I Chelmsford Autumn and Ayr (continued)... 1 Cheltenham Bedford 1 Ealing Bromley Newmarket 2d October 5 Worcester NOVEMBER, Shrewsbury Autumn 9 Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt l7 STEEPLECHASES. FEBRUARY. 23 23 24 30 Carmarthen 11, 12 - , d Open 27 Birmingham , an- Lincoln l9 Derby spring 27 Harrow '2o Baschurch 2B Boston MARCLI. Liverpool Spring Shrewsbury Spring lO Grand Military . 16, 17 Warwick l7 Chertsey 2O Margate 23 West Somerset 24 Cheltenham Southdown Hunt Cambridge APRIL. Grant National Hunt I Knighton (Bedford) 2 Abergavenny Roy. Artillery (Woolwich) 3 Hambledou I Bromley .. 6 Kildare Hunt Aldershot I Hendon OCTOBER. Bromley 1 I Ealing l5 LONDON GAZETTE.-LAST EVENING, WHITEHALL, JAN. 11. The Queen has been pleased to present tho Rev. Wm. Waddell to the church au i parish 01 Foam, in the presby tery of Brcchin, and county of Forfar, vacant by the death of the Rev. David Harris, and by the resignation of his assistant and successor the Bev. A. Wilson. .ADMIRALTY, J AN. 9. Georgo Gregory Bardio, Esq.,' has this day been pro= moted to the rank of Inspector of Machinery afloat iu her Majesty's Fleet. COURSE 4OF EXCHANGE.--Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 18 Ditto • 3 Months.l2 01 Rotterdam Antwerp —2(.. 321 Brussels Hamburg — 13 9t. Paris .... Short 25 121 Ditto 3 Mouths. 25 3U Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine —120 k Vienna — 12 27} Trieste — 12 3u Petersburgti - 31k Berlin Madrid — 481 Cadiz Leghorn .--29 30 Milan Genoa Naples — ' , 9 30 Palermo ., e : :2 - 9 30 Mossiva, Lisbon Op)rto .. 2) 30 51} 51} 11. 19 12 Of ; 12 O 25 31} 25 371 13 91 25 22f 25 35 25 371 1201 12 324 12 35 6 27 48 48t 29 4U 29 40 29 •10 29 40 29 40 29 40 511 5.1. f SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Merry Heart, from St. Michael's; Lady Octa via, from Calcutta ; Caranjah, from Foochow; Ethel, from Guertis.y ; Auguste, from Wanks River. Sailed—Vigilant, steamer, for Calais; Panther, steamer, for Boulogne; Fulton, steamer, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored, Jan. 14 —Amanda, for Cardiff ; Ivor, for Terceira—both from London. THE ANTI-FENIAN PRECAUTIONS AT WARWICK. —We learn by telegraph that two companies, consisting of 75 rank and file of the fourth battalion of the Rifle Brigade, commanded by Captain Norris, arrived at Warwick at 8 o'clock yesterday from Weedon. The streets were crowded and the inhabitants applauded all along the route from the station. Groat excitement prevailed. Another company of oeldiere yfge expected. ncess Tday zhe ; lorn- ncess visit phis milt s ;ailed r, 011 tents f the rarer tion, seen ) to and i all his Pan 3arne ;ame oyal toms 3, a nied heir )per oro- ;ive and ial- ott, lay ;th, out the nee