The Sun. — London, England, 1868-12-16 00:00:00

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Isaac service b, of the boat Was id heavy ip in the Margate id found ler Sand coat was d by th e then put le vessel, rising at larbour• Lust soo ll drovineci She Nag diy oak lifeboat, ith mu ch ate Li fe ' vere als° es sel, bat 3ERLA I ‘ Wi )elongio° his p l a ce, c, a g 9ic reply to 3s, wh ich b ° !; en,declined shore . the brig ec. 14 ' ftyivb g a bout likely to d George 3titutioo, ;side, )0. 12. schooner re to t 11 1 •4 for t he as driv en . . but the io w were Tifie stir ( , GEIN TOO , 3.A., for i ; Aroolw i a c e : [ i Brig° , 0 the 0 i t°s A; Brigs', n issio llsl : o on to t 1 e . ter the rs, r 5/ 186 rn oroi l3s ' re , grail ,i; he se t the now e° ,t the c le ;t to p ° D e c o Begi°e' n g Of C r ° o l : itrY ( of an d g'io . ercib lea h' 'a at 0 1° Fen b9 , 011 , l a jor -(1 0 0 ;ion -r°° e gt, .1c139 11- 0 , 1,0 rig Yii' t dd Y eser to t he - ti) dss~P Pay, ~. 13 • , c ~ 'Dry Cb Bl. '" a e the f ive ;,, S alim GI" 0 N E Y MAREET AND CO IMEROIAL ENTEL.LiGENC.4 CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Government securities to-day maintained the price of yesterday, but the news from abroad respecting the state of affairs in Turkey and Greece sent down foreign stocks. Metropolitan Railway Shares improved i f, but in other stocks the business Was inactive. The rate of discount in the house is 2-,1 to 3. Consols are 921 1 for money; ditto, for Ac ount, 921 n Three per Cent. Reduced, 922 1 ; New Three per Cents, 921 ; Exchequer Bills £lOO and £2OO, 2f per Cent., 5 prem. India Stock, 102 per Cent., April, 1874, shut; ditto Account, 211 x. d. ; ditto, 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 114 ; ditto, 4 per 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1021 1 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 912 ; ditto Debentures, 5 per Cent., Aug., 1873, 1041 ; ditto Bonds, 4 per Cent. £l,OOO, 5 prem. In the Foreign Market a decline has occured in Turkish, Italian, and Peruvian Bonds. Prices are now as follows :—Brazilian of 1865, 78 to 1 ; Chilian of 1867, 962 to 97 ; Egyp tian of 1864, 831 to , ; ditto of 1868, 734 to 741 ; Italian of 1861, 56 to 56k; ditto Tobacco Loan, 3 to 32 premium ; Mexi can, 15 to 151 ; Peruvian of 1865, 811 to 812 ; Russian of 1866, 891 to 1 ; ditto Nicolai, 651 to 654 ; ditto Orel, 791 to 794 ; ditto Moscow- Jaroslaw, 781 to a ex div. ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 2 to 1 :dis. ; ditto Charcow-Krementschug, 1 dis. to ; Spanish of 1867, 32, to 1; Turkish of 1858, 611 to 622 ; ditto of 1862, 622 to 631; and ditto of 1864, 39 to 1. In Railway shares prices are as follows :—Metro politans, 1024 to 103 ; London and North Western, 112 to 1 ; Great Western, 481 to , ; Midland, 1118 to 1121 ; London and South Western, 87 to 88 ; Great Eastern 411 to 1; Brighton, 49 to 1 ; South Eastern, 79 to 1; Great Northern, 105} to 1062 ; ditto A, 1081 to , ; Cale donian, 74 to 1 ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to 171. American 5-20 Bonds are 741 to ; Erie Rail- livay shares, 27 to ; Illinois Central, 96 to I ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 40; to a ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 414 to 42i. Lohdon Joint Stock Bank Shares are 354 to 361; London and County, 501 to London and West rainster, 66k to 67f ; Union of London, 381 to 39 ; AnglooAustrian, 71 to 81 prem. ; and Imperial Ottoman 11 to 11 prem. For Miscellaneous shares prices are as follows : Telegraph Construction, 16 to 161; National Dis count, 114 to 121 ; General Credit, 2 to 11 dis.; International, 18 to 11 dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 134 to 131; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Pref ference 3-a to 3i ; and Anglo-American, 211 to 214. No bullion operations of importance took place at the Bank yesterday. The Union, from New York, is announced with £36,900. It is authoritatively stated that the contemplated new Australian Loan for £2,000,000 will not be placed upon the market at present. The report of the London and River Plate Bank, to be presented on the 21st instant, recommends a dividend of 5 per cent. for the half year and a bonus of 31 per cent. On Change yesterday the rates for bills on Ham burg, and for three months draft on Holland, were quoted slightly lower, but as regards Vienna and Madrid the terms were somewhat more in favour of this country. The report of the Ceylon Company, to be pre sented on the 22d instant, shows an available total of £13,278, and recommends an interim divi dend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, which Will leave £3,485 to be carried forward. At the meeting to-day of the Upper Assam Tea C°lnpany (Limited), the directors' report, which did not recommend the payment of any dividend, was adopted. Advices from Frankfort state that the applications for the Alfolder Railway Bonds have been so large that subscribers will only receive 3 per cent. of their su bscriptions. At Berlin the subscriptions for the Roumania Railway Loan have been very considerable, and t he scrip has been largely dealt in at a premium. An instalment of 30 per cent. is due on the 17th instant on the Charkoff-Azof Railway Loan, and another of like amount in January. statement that the expected Victorian Go '7ernrnent Railway Loan will be introduced this 'Week is understood to be incorrect. The numbers are published of 178 bonds, amount ing to £84,500, of the Turkish Six per Cent. Loan 01.., 1 858, which have been drawn by lot, and are to b e paid off at par on the Ist of March. As com pared with the price now current in the market, the , b onus to the holders of the drawn bonds is equiva lent to upwards of 38 per cent. The coupons of the Chilian Seven per Cent. Loan, 1866 ) £1,120,920; also the Chilian Six per Cent. L ° 4 n, 1867, £2,000,000, due Ist J a nua r y, 1869, :Will be paid on and after that date at the counting house of Messrs. J. S. Morgan and Co. The dividends due the 31st instant and the Ist J anuary on the undermentioned securities are advertised for payment, namely, on Italian Five Per Cents. o f 1862, D an i s h Fi ve per C en t s . o f 186 4, ~ and Zealand Railway shares, by M e ssrs. C. " Rambro and Son ; and on the Monte Videan 6 P e t' Cent. European Loan of 1864, by Messrs. Maua and Co. As regards the latter loan, Messrs. Maua 4. 4 , 14 Co. announce th a t th e y w ill b e prepare d on th e sth of January to purchase, on presentation, at the then current market value, bonds to the ex tent of £13,193, being the amount applic a ble under th e Sinking fund. ..It appears that Satu r d a y, th e 26th i ns t . , th e d a y t er Christmas Day, will, with ver y f ew exce ptions, b 4I e kept as a general holiday, and that many of the great city warehousing firms intend to remain closed 1?() the Monday also. In various retail t ra d es the l onday will likewise be kept as a holiday, although ill Ong these houses the Saturday will be the day t o ° U generally observed both in London and the Provinces. A nainnte of the Commissioners of Customs, just °raulgated, makes certain alterations in the scale riA payment of the clerks of that establishment, con fltient on the memorials addressed during the past t ew Years to the Government. No reply appears ° have been attempted to the statements of unjust tre atment 1 5 exceptionally experienced by the great eti c)cl Y of employes in this department, and the tinges announced are of a petty character, such, h . lB said, as rather to augment than diminish the ``evious irritation. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. a U OVERNMENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols .13 92/ II xd % itto for Account, INltli3er cent. Reduced 92/ 4 4.,,... t 3 per Cent 1 ) - " 2 4 per Cent. Jan. 1894 4, - O . 5 per Cont..)an. 1873 ~,anities, 0 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — u t ,o. for SU yrs, expire sth April 1885 — t x "'? (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — -- ,,'' ll oquer Bills , £1 000, 2 per Ct — pm ,i,o. _ 7 £OOO bo Ba tik . £lOO & £2OO 5 m 1 _ of England Stock, 4 per Cent cja.4.• accemat Ik t a da 4 per Cent. Bonds , er-Colonial Cranium I di 4 DIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES 4,0 took, 104 per Cent., April 1874 Shut o u Opening, for Account 2ll D°. 6 per Cent..fuly, 1830 o ° . 4 pet. Cent., Oct. 1388 13°. Certificates U Eufaced Pape, 4 per Cent 9ll bs' o • 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 0 ,' Si per Csat. May 1879 — " °Per Cent Rup. Deb. 1872 — ° • D ~ do. 1877 — Do D • do. 1882 — b o - • ,I)eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 1 ) • u00(18, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO 0. Under £l.000 F OREIGN F UNDS—T WO O'CLOCK. 44. b o elltine it epubhc, 6 per C en t , 441trlaboebrioPu8 S J. 45 paid - . per cent .. lar,, iii Do. 1 .59 — 0 0. ao 5 per C ent , — 0 0. 4 i Per Cent., 1832 — Uo ' do ., do 1858 . 1860.... tY~~ C. 15. 3eatrice, drove ; , ►y Lady Do. do., 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 7Bl } Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cu'vt, 6 per Cent. 0 alien 6 per Cent — 'o. 41 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cont., 1 o. 6 per ce• t. 1867 Po. 7 per Cent., 1866 C ]o abian, 6 per Cent. Dan sn 3 p.;r Cent., 1825 Dan tbian Principalities, 7 ler Cent — D ) 8 per Cent., 1867 B4l Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 6gyptian, 7 per Cent — 110 Second Issue Do. .fST. Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds a • ••• - Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. ..CSIIO Bonds Do. 1106 Bonds — English Scrip, 1868 Do do. £45 pd _..— Government Railway Debentures 951 Gram 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups 00. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Gt., all pd lttiiau 5 pot Cent., 1865 00. Account . Do Maromniana Railway Ilexican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French dontevideau 6 per Cent. 4loorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 3 per Con - Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Bll 1 Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'3 381. Do. do. 1867 3Bl Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds.,, 891 Do. do. £B4 15s. do -- Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 894 Do. do/ £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 621 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 Do Account - - Spanish 3 per Uen Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 iDo do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cent.' • Do Account Do 6 por Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Beads Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 65 Do 5 per Oent. 1865 Di Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent.: 32f 3 Do. Acc•aut t:o 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 Cont., 1862 t' per ~ __ ~. Divideuas on the above payable in Londot. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins — Belgian, 4i per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2j- per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 251. D t Account Ito.lian 5 per Cent lB3l, Ex. zsf. Do. Account s6} TWO •'CLOCK. Consuls, Money 9 21 xd Do. Account, Jan. 5 92:t xd IMPERIAL FARLIAKENI HOUSE OF LORDS—YEsT4DAY. The house assembled at two o'clock, when the Lord Chancellor, Earl Kimberley, Earl De Grey, the Earl of Bessborough, and Lord Sydney took their meats in front of the throne as Lords Commissioners. The Usher of the Black Rod having summoned the Speaker of the House of Commons to the bar, The Lord CHANCELLOR then road the Speech of her Majesty to Parliament (which appeared in The Sun of yesterday). Immediately after which the Speaker and the members who accompanied him withdrew. The house shortly afterwards adjourned. lIOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER entered the house a few minutes before two, and the swearing in of members was proceeded with. At two o'clock the Usher of the Black Rod entered and summoned the house to the House of Peers. The SPEAKER, accompanied by a large number of mem bers, then proceeded to the other house, and on the Speaker's return ha informed the house that he had been to the House of Peers, and that he had heard read her Majesty's most gracious Speech to Parliament. The swearing in of members was then resumed, and continued until 20 minutes to three, when Mr. AYRTON moved for certain formal returns, which were ordered. Mr. OTWAY brought up papers connected with Abyssinia. Mr. AYRTON, having made a few observations relative to the presentation of petitions against the return of cer tain members of Parliament, the procedure of which had been greatly altered by the law of last session, said great inconvenience would occur if any discussion on the subject was to take place that day in the absence of the law officers of the Crown. The business therefore, he hoped, would be confined to the issuing of certain new writs, but as all would not be moved for that day, the house would at its rising be adjourned until the 29th of December. He would therefore conclude by moving that the Spealior issue— A new writ for Greenwich, in the room of the Right Hon. w. E. Gladstone, now First Lord of the Treasury. A new writ for Oxford, in the room of the Right Hon. R. Cardwell. A new writ for the University of London, in the room of the Right Hon. Robert Lowe. A new writ for Pontefract in the room of the Right Hon. E. Childers. A new writ for Birmingham in the room of the Right John Hon. Bright. (Cheers.) A new writ for the City of London in the room of the Right Hon. J. Goschen. A new writ for Southwark, in the room of the Right Hon. Austin Layard. A new writ for Halifax in the room of the Right Hon. Mr. S tansfield. A. new writ for Plymouth in the room of Sir IL Collier. A new writ for Exeter in the room of Sir J. D. Cole. ridge. A new writ for Bradford, in the room of the Right Hon William Forster. A new writ for Ripon, in the room of Lord John Hay. A new writ for Truro, in the room of Captain Vivian. A new writ for Wareham, in the room of Mr. J. E. Calcraft, deceased. The whole of the writs were issued, as a matter of course, until Mr. Ayrton moved for the writ for the city of London, when Mr. Goldney asked whether it was right in the absence of any information whether the seat of Mr. Goschen was claimed by the peti tion that had been presented against the last election for London the writ should be issued. Sir ROUNDEL PALMER was of opinion that the writ ought to be issued, as it was certain the Secretary for the Treasury would not have made the motion had he not taken steps to ascertain whether the seat was claimed or not. To this observation Mr. Ayrton replied that he had taken that precaution before he made his motion. After a few observations from Mr. T. Collins the issuing of the writ was ordered. Mr. Hardcastle gave notice of motion relative to the ;game laws ; Mr. Candlish, the coasting trade with France; Sir James Elphinstone, against reduction of workmen in dockyards ; Mr. Sheridan, the repeal of the ratepaying clauses of the Reform Act and the resurrection of the compound householder; Mr. Maguire, to look into the London companies that possess estates in Ireland ; Mr. Stavely Hill, against the silk clauses of the French treaty; Mr. Monk, for giving the franchise to members of the revenue departments ; Mr. Fawcett, casting expenses of elections on rates ; Mr. Locke-King, assimilating the suc cession of real and personal property ; Mr. Whalley, the abolition of the income tax ; and Mr. Veravn . Harcourt an amendment of the Law of Registration. Tho house adjourned until the 29th December. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 19 3 ,- ... 11 191,- Do Rotterdam — . 12 1 „. 12 11 .. Autw erp — ... 23 371 ,„ 25 42i Brussels llamburgh — ... 13 10 ... 13 10k Paris Short ..., 25 17i ... 23 25 Ditto Mrasoilles Praukfort-on-the-Main ... 120 i ,„ 1201 Vienna — ... 12 20 ... 12 25 Trieste — ... 12 20 ... 12 '25 Petersburg Copenhagen.,. — ~ 9 18 „. 9 21 Berlin Madrid., ... 471 Cadiz — . 48 4B; Leghorn THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, P,68. BANKS - Closing Business Sharp NAME, Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Do Limited, A a l 111 124 121 114 .0 B 0 51 6 50 Albion 100 Alliance Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, Bin all,' 1 i 19 171 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 4 90 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 ... ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lira. 25 Bank of South Australia._ all 31 33 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, pnd China all 20 21 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China ' all 30 31 20 City 100 Colonial 25 40 42 1:110 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, li 50 East London, Ji m 5 11 01 20 English and American, lim 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro, lim lO Id pr 20 English, z.cottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 284 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ..• 281 Do new...,., bi i 4 100 Imperial, irn 20 Imperial 0tt0man............ 10 1 14 111 s 5 lonianall 27 29 25 Do new 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 3 1 3 3 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 78 82 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, Jim. 45 32 27 20 Do new 74 5 41 100 London & River Plate, Jim, 40 2 4 25 Do new 10 14 14 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 241 50 London and County 2O SO 51 20 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ••• 50 London Joint Stock 1 351 36 1 20 London and south African al 1 12 100 London & S.-Western, lim, '2O ... ••• 50 London & Venezuela, lim_ 121 ... ... 100 London and Westminster. 20 66 68 661 7 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm........, 20 631 644 64 4 100 Merchant, lint 25 7 S 10 Metropolitan, lim all 6 7 6 4 100 Midland, lim 2O id pr 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 ... ... 100 National Provinc. of En,g'd • 41 ... ... 10 Do 42 50 National.. B2 54 46 20 New South Wales all 42 44 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 424 481 50 .Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 6 54 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 89 91 10 Do new, all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 24 13 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 • ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 47 49 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 211 1 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 10 pr 4p DI 11 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 27 29 281 at Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agracultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 bd 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 131 141 10 Do. New 6 8 81 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 6 Do. New 4 If 1 50 British American Land 44 17 201 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 165 170 20 British Indian Tea, liin all 21 81 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 21 lid 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, hill 6 41 54 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 41 31,1 30 City of Milan Improv. Hui all .5 10 25 City of Moscow lias, lim all 2 3 50 City Offices, lim '2s 24 ; 235 d I 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercio.7, Union (Assur) 5 p ip 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union (las, lim all 171 18 1 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of Loudon Bonds, 1877, 4/ per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 4 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1882, 4f per cent, all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all lk 2 / 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lira lO 3 2 d st Crystal Palace lOO 23 23 21 st Do. Preference lOO 97 102 at Do. 6p. c PeepetualDeb lO9 107 111 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ... d 60 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 1, per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 901 911 8) I 1 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 41 4id st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 235 240 10 Do. New 8 9 li p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim 2/ i 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 5 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. Alarine, lim. 6 ... ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 11d 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p i 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 831 841 50 Gellivara, lint 10 General Credit & Dis., lint. 71 2 " 14 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 50 Home & Col Marine In. lint. 5 41 34d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... 20 Hudson's Bay all# 15 164 13; 14 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lint 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO 20 luterna. Financial Soc. lint 5 • 11 1 / 20 Interns,. Land Credit, lint 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 11 id 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 2 21 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem. 1870, issued 90 all 60 62 50 Land Securities, 25 London African Trading lO 7 5 , 1 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 ... •••€ 1 10 London County Laud and. Building, lint. 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 31 3 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 4 fro 50 Loud. Financial Asso., lint 30 23 221 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Colim. all 11 2 1 15-16 50 Loud, and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. sp.c. by India G0v..... 100 1011 105} 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1im...... ........... 11 4id 10 Mediterra. Exten. T el., lint all 4 4# 50 Merchant Shipping, Rm..— all 36 41 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co_,. lint, ......... 9 3 1 214 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 12 121 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3 d 10 National Steam Ship, lint all 84 9 4 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, Jim, 6 3 2d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim. 3 11 ld : 5 eNV Quebrada, Jim.,,, ~.4.0 ... A. 4.0 41 34 25 New Zealand Loa n & Mer cantile Agency,litn ......... 21 iP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 10 Northern Assam Tea, lim 5 7 ,t 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lim 100 38 42 50 North Brit. & Mercan. 1n... 6 # " 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 141 15 50 Oriental Financial, 1int.,,,,, 11 ••• (1 5 Oriental Gas, lint, ............ all 7 7 5 5 Do. New ................ 1 iP 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, 1ien.,,,.. . 2 id IP 5 Ottoman Gas, .......... ........ all 14 21 p 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint all 2 21 ' 5 Do do. ............ all 1 14 et Peel R. Land & Miner!, lint 100 32, .34 30 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Stea m a ll 54 56 50 Do. New 1867 ...... 10 4d pr 25 Reuter's Te1egram....,...:.. '24 30 35p 50 Rhymney Iron ............... all 19 20 . 15 Do. New ........... all 5 1 65 4 I . n t 25 Rio de Janeiro City all 131 19/ . 20 Do. Gas, hat..,,,, a ll 23 24 100 Royal Mail Steam ............ 60 48 50 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lint. 100 110 114 at Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, Jim 10 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de !'Empire 01. 8 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lira. 6 ... 25 South Australian Land all 35 36 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip ... all 4lf 20 Telegraph Con. & 111 ain.,lim. all 154 16 16# 16 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint Bl 10 Trust &Agency of 1 # 1p 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 id p 60 Union Marine L'pool, lint. 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lint 6 14 614 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint, all 44 51 si 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 34 3 4P 20 Universal Marine(lu.), lint S 1 lip 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint all 3 4 30 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 7 8 00 V icer cent.o y( ga oo f rt Egypt,ge) 7 per Loan.., all 7 4 765 764 54 50 Warrant Finance, lint. l2 12 10d If 50 West India and Pacific Steam, inn 20 West London Whams and Warehouses lO COLONIAL GOVICI3NMENT SNCURITIJCS British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872.... Do. 1895.. lOO - Can.Gov.6p.c.JanNJ o ly 1877-84 Do. 6p. 0. Feb. & 100 Hz 10 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept lOO 105 10 Do. bp. 0. Jan. do July lOO 93 04 9 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk lOO 90 92 Cape G.Hope, 6 p. 0 .187 3.• 1 00 102 104 Do.Apl.&001 100-1900 lOO 11/ 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and IS Oct., 1900 lOO 103 102 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. . . ...•• 100 106 108 Do. 1882, May and Nov lOO 106 jos Do. 1895, Feb. & Auit l OO 106 108 Melbourne Corporate., 1807-75, 6 per cent lOO _ N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Jadauly lOO 102 104 Natal 6 p ot, Apht Oct lOO _ Do Op c. May & Nov lOO 100 108 N. S. W. 5 ire., '7l to '76 lOO 99 101 Do. 6 p.c. 1888 to 1890 lOO D 9 109 1004 Do. 5 p.c. rd. '67 to VI lOO 09 101 N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891.. 100 Do. 5 per cent.... DoJan, Aprl, July, Oct... 100 974 984 051 Da 6p c. Dlar &Sept '91.. 100 108 110 Do Jive & Deo , 1-91 .••• 100 109 ill 1074 Do Prov. Abo. l4 ' i t. • terie3l St 2, 1896.. Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jan... and Jnly, 1875 - Do 18:6 lOO 101 103 Queenslnd. Cp. c. '52 5 100 1, 8 1(0 Da 119 t .•••,,,, 100 1054 1004 S. Austral. 6 p 0.180 77 lOO _ Do 1878 Do 1E93 1908. 10) 107 108 Tasmanian opc, 1 95 lOO 106 107 104 Do rd. 1E93 to 189/ lOO IC7 108 Victoria 6p.0. Ja...tJuly lOO _ Do. 1891 7 Do. do, April & Uot.••• 100 109 410 104 CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. !FROM OUR OWN t,ORRESPOKOErr PARIS, TUESDAY, December 10, The deputies of the Corps Legislatif are returning in large numbers to Paris for the reception of January 1. The meeting of the Corps L6gislatif is fixed for the 11th, as I mentioned in a previous letter. It is probable that there will be a severe contest for the seat left vacant by the death of M. Berryer. DI. Gambetta, the rising lawyer, is the Opposition candidate. He is ono of the most rising men in France, and one of the most unpre• possessing in appearance. The Imperial villegiatura has come to an end. The fourth and last series of guests at Compiegne, has taken leave of the Emperor and his family, and left for Paris. The Imperial party will shortly follow. It is pretended that Senor Olozaga has been dining with his old sovereign in the Rue Rivoli, and that Prim and Serrano, discouraged by the aspect of affairs at home, were disposed to treat with the ex-Queen. All this is absurd. What does seem probable is, that Olozaga has asked to be received formally as the Spanish Ambassador at Paris, and has been definitively refused by M. de Mous tier. Sojourn in Paris—which is not, by the way, the most likely place for moral conversion—has produced a great change in the ex-Queen Isabella's mode of life. She promenades the French capital incessantly, goes to the Palais Royal in the morning, then to the Champs Elysees or on the quays, and afterwards to inspect some of the sights of Paris. These expeditions are of the most deco rous character, the Queen being invariably accompanied by the King and the Prince of the Asturias, who look terribly tired of acting as escort—whilst Marfori, who is undoubtedly in Paris, is rigorously kept in the background. The evenings are almost invariably spent en famille. Her Majesty has become completely acclima tised here, and has so far forgotten her misfortunes as to take in the Liberte, where she will see her people exhorted almost every day to establish a republic. Father Claret is said to be a great conversationalist, and likewise no small gourmand. " Miss Milton," the dramatised " East Lynne," has had a most favourable " run "at Compilgne. It created great emotion amongst the loyal ladies, the Empress weeping freely at the harrowing situations which Mrs. Henry Wood has conceived so well and executed so indifferently. The Aloniteur de l'lndre says that two inhabitants of Vierzon have so perfected the construction of the velocipede, that it can now be moved by the mere weight of the body, This is one of the nearest approaches to perpetual motion that mechanical ingenuity has yet devised. A woman has just died at Avranches, aged 105. Her husband, who survives her, is 103 years of age—a concur. rence of longevity which I believe is without parallel. Admiral Persano, who was condemned to the loss of his grade for the faults committed at the battle of Lissa has been refused his pension. THE IVE.ATHEB TABLE.-THIS DAY. METEOROLOGICAL REFORM Extreme Sea Wednesday, o Dec. 16, B. T. ! W. Ito F. D. W to 8 a.m. 12 9 Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields Scarborough 2917 f. 46 144 W. 6 7 W.S.W. b.cr'o'4o 4 Yarmouth 29•40f. 47 44 S.S.W. 3 3 S.S E. ' r.b. 1 0 18 3 Helder Cuxhaven _ Skudestnes Ardrossan 2912 f. 43 42 S.S.W. 2 611 S.W. c.r f o'2l 1 Green castle 29T6f. 45 44 S.S.W. 2 4 W.S.W. r.c. Holyhead Liverpool Valentia .• 29 17r. 47 45 W. 6 8 V.N.W. r.c.10'251 6 Cape Clear 29 14r. 47 45 W.N.W. 9 11 S.E. 0.c.0 - 201 8 Roch e's Pt 2918 r. 44 43 W.S.NV. 5 9 S S. o. 'o'3s 4 Penzance 2944 r. 49 48 W. S. W. 4 8 S.W. o. ci; 0 '59 4 Plymouth Weymouth 29 46r. 49 47 S.W. 5 6 E.S.E. 0.r. , 0'54 2 Portstno uth 29195. 47 45 NIT.S.NY. 6 8 S. 0.r.!0'35 3 London , C . PeGrisNez 29 55f. 50 48 W. 7 8 W.S.W. r.c. 1 0'03 4 Brest . L'Orie Rochefort Biarritz 29'93r. 59 59 8. 8 o. 9 Corunna — Brussels _ Paris Strasbourg — Toulon Heart's Con tent (9 a.m. local time) — — SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SJIAIGICSAND STOCKS. ihare Railways. Closing Business Paid. Prioe. done. et Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 76 78 st Caledonian ........... 100 74 711 Sc Cambrian 20 Cornwall all 31 .32 Dublin at Bellast June lOO 77 19 st Dun„Perth,& Ab.J nue -00 70 72 2, East London all 7 9 30 uo 15 - 21 Do 10 - - et Glasgow &S. Western lOO 00 61 at Great Eastern .* .00 414 42 414 st Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 7 8 at Great Northol Scotland lOO 15 .6 st Great Northern lOO 106 117 106 1 at Do. A stock lOO 108 109 1081 et Do. B stock lOO 124 120 at GtS, and W. ol Ireland lOO 60 97 et Gt. Western -Original lOO 4a4 481 481 A Do. South Wales lOO 50 58 . Do. W. Mid.-Oxlore lOO k 5 28 et Do. Newport lOO f!8 21 st Lancashire & I orkshirc lOO 128 12e1 1271 at Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coust lOO 484 494 in 10) .Do Scrip . . - - at Lon., Chat., and Dover lvu 16: 174 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - -- st Lon. & North Western lOO 112 1121 112 st Lon. 4 South Western lOO 97 59 st Man., She)., 4 Lincoln at Metropolitan ... . lOO 102 1021 102: 1 at Do Exteusi )u 100 98 180 10 00. New rd 10 10 I'4 111 at Metropolitan District. all - - 6G 10 Metrop. St. John's 11 oo I 6 - - st M,u,aud st Do, ilirmin. A Deriry 100 71) bl st Nx to British at Do. Pth., & 109 - - st t or.slastern-Berwick lOO 091 1001 991 25 Do. G. N.E purchase 16.13.4 - - at Do Leeds. ...... st Do York . 100 b 7 83 at Do Carlisle ..... 100 125 130 at Do Stock. & Darling... 1(0 127 129 st North London .. lOO 122 12t 10 Do .Vow 1868 . . 2 11 2 p at North Staffordshire lOO 54 66 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares 7... at Rhymney st Shropshire Union l.! 0 55 56 at South Devon . at South Eastern lOO 794 80 20 Staines, Wok'ham,& Wok all 12 13 st 'lan Vale 10 Do. C st Waterford & Kilkenny lOO - - i 0 Waterloo & Whiteha,l 6 - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 4) per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO .., st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 Sio st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO at Do. let Class preference lOO at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO st (it. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 st Do do No. 2 100 st Do do 6 per cent 100 at Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 at Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4 p. c. gua. 100 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 at Du du 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 at Do 4 1 do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at, Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO at] Gt. West.— Orig.& Jnt.-Rent chg., per gua..s p.c lOO at Do. Orig. (B. &IL Lx). 5 p.c. 100 at Do du 4, per cent. 1850 100 at 1)o do 4 do do lOO st Do do 5 per cent. rodem. 100 st Do do Birmingham gua 100 st Do do do pref... 100 at Do do Chester gua lOO st Do do do 8 per cent lOO at DJ do du 5 do 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 41 p.c lOO st Do do 4 1 1859 lOO st Do do 5 at Do West Mid.-Oxford Ist g 10) at Do do Id gua lOO st Do Newport, Ist g. p.c lOO st Do do ILI do 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 st Do Barnsley, .L 5 Is led p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) lUU at Do 41 (Blackburn pureh). 100 at London & Brighton, sp. c. 96 97 102 104 eb 10,1 8 83 73 78 03 115 65 70 150 100 95 100 106 112 106 103 88 i 2 •• • ... i 1 ti 135 1310 135 V 7 100 guaranteed, No. 1 st Du .5 per cent. gua. No. 2 IOU at Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent LO st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at Da 4 do 1859 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 109 111 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 8 91 at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l IOU 85 91 at London and 0.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 141 146 25.64. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 286 d) all st Man., Sher., & ',mein. 6 p.c lOO 11* 117 6 Do st Do 81 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Slid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 13U 115 at Do Bristol & 13iriu., 6p. c IOU 1.0 133 at Do 44 per cent. redeem lOO 1/7 99 at Do 11 per ccttt. irredeem IOU 97 99 st Du Leicester & loUchn, 4 p.c lOO 89 91 st North British, 5 p.c. No. 1 lOO ... st Do E. & 4p.c.S. & D lOO „, at Do N. 8., No. 2, 5 per cen.t lOO „, st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO „, at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 86 83 st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO DJ os at Do G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ,„ 17 Du Berwick capital 8 13.4. 25 Do York, 11. &S. purchase lO 10 10} at Do Stcktu & Drling. A 5 p.c 100 103 110 at Do W, Ilartlepool 11. and it 100 87 89 20 North Staffordshire lOs S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101 108 Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 9 10 108 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 1.0.6. S. East. (Itead. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No. I lOO 145 150 st Waterford &- liilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 ... ... a~ RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Ceti. min. 7p c lOO ... at Do 41 p irredeem all at Do 4 p eon. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 at Do 5 du, 1862 lOO 8 , tl at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 87 .90 at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 84 83 at Great Northern, bp c irred lOO st Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO at Du Boston & Sleald, 44 pe 100 ... st Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 86 90 st Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 8 i 88 st Do du 6p c irred., 1866 100 102 104 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 191 201 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 ...... at Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ... st Do do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 d o, 1 865 100 ...... at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., ld, 6 p.c at Du Metrup. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c st Loudon &N. Western, 5p c 100 108 110 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 93 9 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 884 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO ... at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 105 107 at Do B 5 do 100 105 107 is Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 14 lip; 18 Do Inconv. New Shares 16 22 Do 5 p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 at North Brats]; E. and G . , No. 1, 5 per cent.... .. 100 ... st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 at Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pe 100 a t Do E. &G, No. 2, sp. c at Do N. 8...5 per cent, 1862 100 a t Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c lOO ... at Do K. & (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 56 57 :st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 b 5 07 st Do Stock. & Dart., D 100 11 t 113 at North Loudon, 41, per coat (Max. 5 per cent) ......... 100 101 103 at North Staffordshire 5 p c... 100 ..„ at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 du 1 861 100 „.... st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 st Victoria b't. & Pimlico, 41 pe 100 RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS) st Birkenhead loU aZ 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all 101 103 st Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 56 st Do. 41 per cent. st Do. 5 do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stour Valley 100 "' st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c..., 100 L;;; 135 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all s Gt. Easn., Ne wrn., Sc., 4 p.c lOO ": ...• s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 g 07.2 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. lOC 69 72 Ft Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref. 100 95 97 50 Hull and Selby all 109 11l st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21 t 213 st London and Blackwell lOO 92 94 st Do. 41 per cent lOO „. st London, Chat., &c., 4 p c lOO st Do. Cub. Fund, 5 do lOO st Loudon and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 tt2 at Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 79 83 at Do. do. 6 do. lOO s Mauch., Buxton, & Matlk all .5 • 1 st Midland, Bradford, Pref.., 100 9 2 91 10 Mid Kent (Dray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 percent all 53 Si) Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Eastern--Hartlep00l at N.West.. A perp. pret, sp. c IOU 10; 110 st Do B minimum 1/ p.c lOO st Notting. &Granth. & C lOO 92 94 25 Preston and Wyre Royston, Hitch., and Shep IOU 133 135 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 135 10 Do do 8 21 2 . p at S. Yorksh. and River Duu 100 98 100 at Du 4 per cent gua lO 79 81 st Do 5 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 ItiO at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 2U Do do B all 20 Do do C all GI 7 st Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 117 119 st Loudon and St. Katherine lOO .53 65 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent al, Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 36 st Southampton lOO 71 76 st Surrey Ctauniercial EXPLANATION Barometer corrected and reduced to a deg. a tea level. The letter r., rising 1., falling: a.. steady—indicate direction of motionof t • mercury within last It hcurs. Thermometer exposed in shade Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours, Z.—calm Weather: b.—Clue sty; c.—cieuds. etetaehed f.—fog ;12 ha l.—ligh tning : m isty, hazy : o.— overcast, dull ; r.— rain :s.—anow t.—thunder. Pair-fall , 11C w or hail (melted) during last 24 hour Sea disturbance. RENA DRS, Pressure has been oscillating greatly since yesterday morning : after two p.m. a sudden depression took place at most stations, amounting to nearly half an inch on the N.E. coast of England. In the S.W. readings are higher again. Pressure is very low, except in the S. of England, and the difference between readings at L'Orient and Shields is 0 75in. Temperature is lower: the change has been most in the north. Yesterday afternoon the south-westerly gale freshened again, and blew very hard in the Channel and on the S. ooast of Ireland. During the night the wind drew to the westward, and is still strong in the W. of France. but has moderated on our coasts, In Scotland light winds are reported. Much rain has fallen on the E. and Channel coasts. Rain is falling at places, and the sky is clondy. The weather is still unsettled. Sea very high in the Bay of Biscay. Warnings issued to the E. coasts. RE-ELECTION OF MR. GLADSTONE. The Conservatives have apparently decided not to oppose the re-election of Mr. Gladstone ; the Standard speaks of the eventascertain. Anumerouslyattended meet ingof the Liberal committee at Greenwich has just beenheld with the object of returning Mr. Gladstonewithout expense to him. It was resolved that the hustings should he erected on Blackheath (if there were no legal objection), and it was stated that 20,000 persons would be present at the nomination if the weather were fine. The Premier will be proposed by Mr. Angerstein. MR. G. F. TRAIN. o -- In the Court of Exchequer, Dublin, on Monday, Mr. Monroe renewed the application made to the Court on a previous day by Mr. Butt, Q.C., to set aside the fiat under which Mr. Francis Train was arrested and imprisoned in the Four Courts, Marshalsea. The Chief Baron pronounced the unanimous judgment of the Court, refusing the motion. Mr. Train—how discharged we have not heard —arrived here (says the Cork Constitution), from Dublin, on Sunday, about a quarter before two, " His arrival was expected, and there was a large gathering of his Fenian friends to meet him. The platform was filled with them, and when he stepped on it he harangued them in his usual violent and frenzied strain. Calling on them for throe cheers to provo that they joined in the sentiment, God damn England,' ho exclaimed, - -May God damn England, and sink (or send) her down to Hell P The pious prayer was one sure to be heartily echoed, and the cheers were given. He added that he was then on his way to New York, and that the three martyrs' should be sent home to them in a British man-of-war, and that if this wasn't done in ninety days the United States would declare war against England, and there would be an end of her rotten old Monarchy. Our apology for printing the words of this miserable mountebank arc that some here may see what sort of a creature it is they were once running after." SHIPTV.RECKS. Storms and shipping disasters continue to oe reported. At Falmouth it blew during all Sunday night a fearful gale. At the same place on Sunday morning the Danish brigantine Cosmopolite, of Copenhagen, Bruce master, from Porto Plata for Cuxhaven, got embayed near Gerrans, to the eastward of St. Anthony's lighthouse, and came to an anchor with the wind from the south-east. To prevent her drifting on shore both masts were cut away. She was safely towed to the dock breakwater without any loss of life. At Weymouth on Monday the Suomi, of Finland, was forced to put into Portland Roads by stress of weather. As soon as she was moored, a boat with three men, one of them being a food contractor, put off to her. The contractor having received his orders, was just on the point of returning, when the captain determined to go ashore, and got into the boat, which pulled shorewards, with a heavy sea run ning. When aboutlf a mile from the pier an immense rolling wave struck her, and caused her to fill. An attempt was made to lighten her by baling and throwing overboard part of her ballast, but in vain. A volunteer crew manned a boat to go to the rescue, but before they could reach her she was again struck by a heavy sea and capsized. Two of the men were drowned, but the captain and another were saved by clinging to her, as she floated bottom upwards. Casualties and lifeboat services are reported from various parts of the coast. A lettter from Mr. F. Wright appears in the Not inghanz Guardian stating that Colonel Wright has no intention of resigning his seat. The Lord Justices of Ireland, says the Dublin Mail, are Lord Strathnairn and the Lord Justice of Appeal. The late Chancellor (Mr. Brewster), of course, is not included in the number. We regret to learn that the Countess of Mount Edgcutnbe is seriously ill at Cannes. The Countess is daughter of the Duke of Abercorn. His grace has been summoned to Cannes from Ireland to see his daughter. The Bishop of Salisbury is suffering from such a severe attack of prostration of the nervous system as to be obliged to refrain from taking part in the business of his diocese. Prayers are offered up in the cathedral anci churches for hie ordahio's recovery- 105 107 97 100 90 9) leo 198 luo 103 10U 103 09 71 i 11 POLICE L.l l TELLIGENCE-- This Day. 11rE STMIN STE R SERIOUS CHARGE OF STABBING.—Mary Hylen, a woman about 30 years of age, was placed at the bar charged with feloniously assaulting and wound ing her husband by stabbing him in the back with a table knife. The police said that the in man was lying in the hospital in a precarious state. Matthew Page, police-constable 101 S, sworn—l was on duty at Chelsea, last night, and at about 11 o'clock I was told that a wan had been stabbed near the back of the White Horse, in Church street. I went there and saw the prisoner, her husband, and another man in a cab going to the hospital. Prisoner's husband was wounded. I asked who had stabbed him, and was told by per sons in the crowd that his wife bad done it. I got on the spring of the cab and rode with them to the hospital, and there I learnt the wife had stabbed him. Mr. Arnold--Who told you? Witness—Her husband in her presence. Mr. Arnold—Did she make any reply ? Witness—She said she gave him a slight blow. After the man's wound had been dressed I told the prisoner she would have to accompany me to the police station. She said it would not have hap pened if he had not first taken a knife to her. While she was being charged at the station the in spector inquired if I had got the knife, and she said I should find it on the table in her room. I went to the first floor front, at 20, Laurence street, Chelsea, and I found the knife I now pro duce upon the table there. Mr. Arnold—Did the husband give you any ac count of the transaction ? Witness—He could not. He was so seriously injured the doctors would not allow him. It was believed that his lungs were penetrated by the knife. William Budding, 19, Laurence-street, Chelsea, said—Last night I was returning from work, and was at my own house when I saw the prisoner standing at her door undressed. I saw her husband running away. He called out " She has stabbed me." I followed him. He was bleeding from the left side. He would have fallen, but I caught him. I got a cab and took him to the hospital. Mr. Arnold—Prisoner, have you anything to say? Prisoner—My husband carne home drunk last night, and I went down to let him in. He followed me, and when he got upstairs took up the knife and said he would kill me. I wrenched the knife out of his hand, and in the struggle he fell on one side, and I fell with the knife. Mr. Arnold—Had the husband been drinking ? Page—He bad been drinking. Prisoner was remanded. MARLBOROUGH STREET. A CHILD CHARGED WITH SERIOUSLY INJURING ANOTHER CIIILD.—WIII. Dear, about seven years of age, appeared to answer a summons charging him with assaulting litizabeth Daley, a child of a simi lar age. The defendant having been placed on a chair, so that he might be seen by the magistrate, Mr. Ty rw hitt, The complainant was sworn, when she said that she lived in the same court as the defendant, Pul teney-court, and that on the 6th Nov. she was in Broad-street, when she saw the defendant, who was coming home from school, and he threw a piece of slate at her and hit her in the eye, he re marking at the time, " I'll hit you a smash in the eye." The defendant afterwards on her stopping kicked her in the eye with his foot and then went home, and she went home too. Iler eye was after wards very bad, and she had lost the sight of it. In answer to the defendant's grandfather, the complainant said sho had done nothing to the de cendant. Mary Ann Gibbons, a little girl, said that she was returning from school with the complainant, when the defendant said, " You are Irish, and go to the ragged school." The complainant said, " We are Protessans" (meaning Protestants), and the defendant then threw a bit of slate at complainant, and hit her in the eye ; and on the complainant stooping down the defendant kicked her in the eye. The complainant's parents said th.►t in conse quence of the injury to the complainant's eye she had become affected with cataract, and they be lieved would lose the sight of the eye. For the defence it was stated that the defendant took up a handful of mud and threw it at the com plainant, and that there might have been unknown to him a piece of slate in it ; and it was also stated that the complainant had had something the matter with the eye for some monthS past. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that at the same time he had no doubt an assault had been committed on the complainant, he did not believe the whole injury to the eye was caused by the defendant, as cataract did not come in a week or two. Jeffrey, one of the summoning officers, said he knew the boy, who was rather a vicious child, and and was encouraged in it by his father. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should fine the defendant 10s. and costs, or seven days, and perhaps that would act as a lesson to the father. THAMES. AN ACCOMPLISHED BRUTE.—James Wright, an ill conditioned sullen-looking man, a bricklayer, of Regent-street, Mile-end-road, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with assaulting his wife. The prisoner is the second husband of the com plainant, and when she married him she had six young children and a little money, which was all he married her for, and he soon squandered the greater portion of it. Failing to comply with his demands, he commenced ill-using her and led her a miserable life. Last night he demanded money of her to expend in drink, and on her refusal to give him any he knocked her down and kicked her. Her screams and cries for help, brought a police-eon stable named Penny, No. 514 K, to the house. It was five minutes before we could gain admis sion, and he was let in by Mrs. Wright's son. The complainant was then lying on the floor in the passage insensible, and bleeding copiously from the nose and mouth. He raised her, and took the prisoner into custody. The woman's eyes were blackened, and her body and head extensively bruised. The prisoner made no defence, and Mr. Benson, after commenting on his brutal con duct, sentenced him to three months' imprisonment and hard labour, and at the termination of that period to find bail himself. in £5O and two sureties in £25 each to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for three months longer. If the sureties were not provided the prisoner would be six months in gaol. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.W. ; raining. Arrived, Dec. 15.--J. L. Pye, from New York; Water loo, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Souvenir, steamer, from Brussels; Adalia, steamer, from Trieste. Sailed.—Chaa-Sze, for New York; Cologne, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind, W.S.W., fresh. Anchored.—Klein Kinderen, from Hardingen, for Gibraltar. Foreign Nail Packet List. MAILS DIIE.' A.nstralla and New Zealand, via SouthamptOrt.....Jan. 2 Ditto, via D'irseilles . Dec 28 Ditto, via Pal_ ama Dee 29 Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Jan. 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verds, by Brazil packet ...... Cape of Good Ll.,pe. Ascension, and St. lielena Deo. 28. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou thampton Dec. 19. Gibraltar, via Southampton India,via Southampton ..........Dec. 19 vi tto, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, &o. Dec. 19. Ditto, Marseilles Dec. 17 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Southann ton Ditto, Marselues Dec. 13 Newfoundland Portugal ..... • ........... • Jan. 4. United States, t. anada, California, &c., by British packet Ditto, by Canadian packet .... Dea 13 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BROMLEY STEPLECHASES.-YESTERDAY. HANDICAP PLATE. Mars.. Alortiing Star Wild Bee Ten ran. OPEN HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE Oddfellow Vivandiere Nimrod . Six ran. BICKLEY SFA KES. inheritor.., Cromwell , 1 La Sorrentina 3 Seven ;an. HURDLE RACE. Pakrita Ulphus Brown Jug Eight ran. SELLING HURDLE RACE. Poleaxe.. Lady Glencora 2 Tom Coke 3 Five rau. SELLING STAKES. Lightning 1 Fad Ribbon 2 Lmeßua a Six ran. RACING FIXT' JAN' IRES FOR 1869. GARY. Manchester.. 1,2 ,tiARY. FE BR Streatham 11, 12 Lincoln l6, 17 1 Harrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 1 Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford.... 25, 26 Derby Spring 25, 26 MA. Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury l2, 13 Northampton l6, 17 West Drayton lB, 19 \Vest Somerset 18, 19 Margate 29 Durham 29, 30 Epsom 30, al aL.! AP. Bromley 1, '2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge 1, '2 Thirsk 6 7 Streatham 8, 9 j Newmarket Craven...l2, &o. Eastbourne l9 Lewes 29 21 Croydon 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring_ '26, &c. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St. Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 20, 21 Elarpendai 2l Epsom Summer .....25, &c. jir. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer _l5, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Jli I • r.NE. 1 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldbatn 22 Bibury Club 23 Scockbridge '24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park .....`29, 80 LY. Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Kingsbury .. 9, 10 Pontefract 12, 13 Nottingham n, 14 Reading 15, 16 liuntiugdou 2O, 21. Southampton ''2, 22 Stamford .. 22, 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 AUli Brighton Brighton Club 3, 4 1 5 Lewes (3, 7 Eguam lO, I 1 I Wolverhatr ptou lO, I 1 Windsor . l4 . St. A 1 bar 9 . S : ' . • usT. Oxford Canterbury `24, 25 York 24, 25, 27 Plymouth .20 Wiudsm• August l2, 13 tJ, Sep. 1 •••• 18, 19, 20 I SEPTEIIBER. Warwick. 7, 8 Abingdon 9, 10 I Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 1 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Kingsbury . 23, 24 Monmouth... - 23, 24 Newmarket I bt OCTOBER. Bedford 5, G Cheltenham l9, 20 I Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 West Drayton 2l, 22 Leicester 7, 8 Hereford 2l, 22 I Newmarket 2d 0et...11, &e. Monmouth ... 23, 21 Chelmsford l9, 20 1 Newmarket H'ton ~.25, etc. N OVEMBE R. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, &c. Liverpool 9, 10, 11. 12 Leamington liunt ....23, &e. IRISH. MARCH. 18, 19 Baldoyle First Spring MAY. Baldoyle Second Spring 11, 12 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JAN UARY. llopgrove 1 1 Covordala 6 Manchester l, 2 1 St. Albans l9 FEBRUARY. Birmingham 9 I Harrow, lB, D Lincoln 16,17 Derby MARC IL . Liverpool 3 1 Cambridgeshire M 18 Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 West Drayton lB, 19 Kingsbury 12, 13 Crewkerne 18, 19 APRIL. Aldershot 1, 2 I Croydon 22, 23 Bromley 1, 2 31 AY. St. Albans JULY. Kingsbury 9 AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. West Drayton 21, 22 CRIMINAL COURT—(This day). Emma Watson, 29, a good-looking young wo man, who was charged with feloniously attempting to suffocate her illegimate female child, with intent to murder her, was found guilty. Sentence was postponed. THE DIAMOND BRACELET CASE. Henry Haggard, an insurance broker, was in dicted for obtaining various sums of money amount ing to £230, from Mr. John Barker, wine mer chant, Great Tower•Areet, by means of false pretences. After the case had been gone into, the jury acquitted the prisoner. 111ARKE7 S-2 MS DAY. MARK LANE. The trade has ruled firm, and the late advance has been supported. There has been a good supply of foreign wheat on the stands. Most descriptions have met a fair sale, at Mon day's Improvement. Moderate supplies of barley have been on sale. Most qualities have experienced more inquiry, and prices had a hardening tendency. .1 - Malt has sold quietly, at about late rates. The oat trade has been firm, at full quotations. Beans has been in moderate request, and for peas there has been a fair inquiry. Flour has commanded more attention. LOOLONIAL. Sugar—There is a more active inquiry, at about pre. vious prices, chiefly for brown qualities of West India. Coffee—No public sales were held to-day; privately there is a good inquiry at the valuations. Tea—The public sales are still in progress, prices gene rally are lower. TALLOW. The market is quiet. Spot and December, 498 6d January, 50s ; and March, 53s Gd, LIVERPOOL COTTON. December 16.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market slightly firmer. GREECE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) ATHENS, Dec. 12. The Government have rejected the terms of the ultimatum of the Porte. A frigate has been de spatched to Constantinople to fetch the Greek Minister. Enthusiastic demonstrations have taken place before the residences of the English, Ameri can, Prussian, and Russian Ambassadors. LONDON GAZETTE-LAST EVENING• WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, 1)=. 15. Commissariat Department--Deputy - Assistant Commis sary-General Charles Davis O'Cunnor to be Assistant Commissary-General. Chaplains' Department—The Rev. D. Arthur to be chap lain of tho third class. The Price of Gold. The course of exchange at New York on London for blll at 60 days' sight was on the last date about 1(01 percent. At this rate there is na profit on the importation of goli from the Uni:cd states. The quotaiim 01 gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 251. 241 c. per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of I?a.loid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is abAt 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. SIR. W. RUSSELL, M.P.—lt has been reported in Norwich that Sir W. Russell, M.P. for Norwich, had received an appointment in India, and would therefore vacate hi 4 seat. There is uo ground, however, for the report. ,C H. 2AT