The Sun. — London, England, 1868-12-22 00:00:00

~~)Y~ -------• -.. 3. 22. ry Las- )sborne pilation NONE Y MARKET AND CO lIMEROIAL INTELLIGENCR, CITY, Two o'CLoclc. Business was by no means active, but neverthe less Consols improved to the extent of a circum stance that gave a little encouragement to those wishing to engage in operations. In the foreign market Greek Bonds futrher receded, but there was a opposite tendency both in Turkish and Italian Stocks. In railways the only alteration from yes terday is Metropolitans have gone up, and Cale donians down a little. Consols are 921 k for money; ditto, for Ac count, 921 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 92/ 1; New Time per Cents, 92/ 1 India Stock, 102 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1022 ; ditto Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent., 912; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 3 prem. In the Foreign market we have to note a rise of in Italian Five per Cents., which are now 55/ 56 ; Turkish Five per Cents. are k higher, at 37i 38 ; and Mexican Bonds are improving, being now 144 15 ; Greek Bonds have fallen I-, to 11 112 ; and Peruvian Five per Cents. are at 782 79 ; New Spanish Three per Cents. remain at 322 324 ; and Egyptian Seven per Cents. are 72 722. Italian Scrip has improved, and is now quoted 21 24 prem. ; Charkoff-Azof Scrip has improved 1, to 32 3 dis ; and the last Russian Railway Loan is 2 12 dis. The Hondnras Loan is steady, at 892 902. In the railway share market prices, with very few exceptions, remain at yesterday's quotations. Metropolitan Original and Extension stocks have improved Brighton -4-, and Great Western 1. Caledonian stock, on the other hand, has given way I. The prices are as follows : —Caledonian, 734 4 ; Great Western, 48fr a ; Great Eastern, 41i 4 ; Great Northern, 1051 to 6i ; ditto A, 1071 to 1081 ; Lancashire, 1274 to 81 ; Metropolitan, 102/ 4 ; ditto Extension, 981- 99i ; Midland, 112 a 1121; Sheffield, 471 ; Brighton, 48i 9 ; North British, 32 ; North Western, 1111- i ; North Eastern, 99i 100 ; South Eastern, 781 ; Chatham, and Dover, 164;17. Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per Cent. Debenture Stock is 94 95. Erie shares have risen to 251 26 ; and Illinois Central Stock is unchanged, at 95 951. The American Five-Twenties have improved to 734 74 ; the Bonds of 1885, I, to 721 721; and the Ten-Forty Bonds are firmer at 71 714. In Bank and Miscellaneous shares we have no alterations to make in yesterday's quotations. The sum of £5,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. _ _ . The Deutschland, from New York, has brought £49,532. The advices from Buenos Ayres by the present mail notify the offer of a reward by the Argentine Republic of 8,000 hard dollars (about £1,600) to the inventor or introducer of the best system of preserving fresh meat on a scale which, in the opinion of the Government, shall be capable of ex- tensive development. It is understood that the litigation which has for some months past prevented a division of the assets of the Commercial Bank Corporation of India and the East is practically at an end. An arrangement has been made between some of the principal creditors and the various classes of share holders, the effect of which will be that the credi tors will accept 17s. in the pound (of which they have received 10s.) in discharge of their debts with out interest. No further call will be required. At the annual meeting of the National Bank of Scotland, at Edinburgh, the Governor in the chair, the ordinary profits of a dividend of 12 per cent. was declared. A meeting took place yesterday of the share holders of the London and River Plate Bank. A dividend for the half-year was declared. The adjourned general meeting of the Dagenham Thames Dock Company, called for yesterday, was further adjourned to the 22d February. The thirteenth ordinary general meeting of the Alliance Bank (Limited) will be held at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street, on the 21st of January next. A general meeting of the Russian (Vyksounsky) Iron Works Company (Limited) is called for the 30 inst. The half-yearly meeting of the Aerated Bread Company (Limited) is convened for the 31st inst., when the directors will submit a report upon the proposed reduction of the liability on the shares of the company. There has been a farther advance, telegraphed from Cornwall, of £3 per ton in the standard for tin. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have announced the dividends due the Ist of January on the Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Loan of 185') ; also on Canada Sterling Debentures, Nova Scotia Six per Cent. Sterling Bonds, New Bruns wick Six per Cent. Sterling Bonds, Maryland State Sterling Five per Cent. Bonds, Boston City Sterling Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds, Eastern Railroad of Massachusetts Six per Cent. Bonds, and Argen tine Six per Cent. Bonds. The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £l9, compared with the corresponding period of last year, and the Brighton a decrease of £773. The traffic return of the Great Western Railway of Canada, for the week ending the 18th instant, shows an increase of £1,027, compared with the corresponding period of 1867. BZITIBIE 'IMPS—TT/0 O'OLOOK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, ..,g per Cent. Reduced 9 2 k f New 3 per Cent New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent,. Jan. 1873 Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 125 6 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Gt — pm Do. £5OO Do. £lOO Sr £2OO — pin Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent Do. account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — later-Colonial Omnmm -- INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 Shut Do. Opening, for Account — Do. 5 per Gent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Pave., 4 per CAnt 9lf Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per Cmt. May 1879 — Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Po. do. 1882 — D.,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — Do, Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £l.000 FOREIGN FUNDR—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ...... ...... 7 5- 1 - i Do., Scrip £45 paid .. Auitrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent., 1852 — Do. do. 1858..... — Do. do., 1860 1863 6B Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 7Bi 71 13..ienos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) eusa, 6 per Cent. C.dlian 6 per Cent — no. 4fr per Cent Do. 3 per Cent., Lo. 6 per cent. 1867 Cent., 1866 ,-, lonbian, 6 per Cent. Danisti, 3 por Cent. 1825 Dan ibian Principalities, 7 par Cent — D J 8 per Cent., 1867 .. 83 . t quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. -i kgyptian, 7 per Cent —l 11 0 Second Issue .. .. ....... 801- Du..£sA Bonds — Do. .£lOO Bonds "G. - Do. 1864 - Do. Account DO. £s{lo Bonds - O. 4100 Bonds B4 English Serip,:l868 Do do. X-15 pd — die f ., Governirent Railway Debentures, 95-1 6 "Teric 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ox Coups — Do. Account bo. Coupons Do• Account ,tutemal a 5 per Cent .. — iionduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd It3iiau 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account ~ — lES• over all and the ;ranged er tban niut of y incal f which ner took so cora le. And hod, the B bee° bto upon o f Lord country of the modern petually perhaps, all this, y one le There, a ildering clue to upon th e at, \YUJ I and yet whereas a fil e of edle in a it ta 3 Y 11 that i to drag at once' the thi n an y one It occur t it will L one of tb t ° , a d reit er to its ul t4tv e 3 be plat Ole Do Account - 781 91 Porta•lguose 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2,'3 371 Do. do. 1867 371 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — It issian 5 per Cent.. 1622, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent.; 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Ang,lo-Dutcli, 1864, £lOO Bonds. ; 9O 891 Do. do. £B4 15s. do -- Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. dal £B4 1.55. do — Do Nicolas Railway Sar livian o per Cent 7l tio 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 - Do Account - Spanish 3 per Con : . Do. Acer.aint Do. 1867 Do. Account S 32 Do. New Deferral Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Coin. Cort. of Coup. nut funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do :de, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cent. " Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO, Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 186" Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 631 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent.: Do. Ace..nut G per Cent. 1864 Du 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 251. Do Account Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, E. 25i. Do. Account 552. TWO •'CLOUD. Consuls, Money 92} xd. Do. Account, Jan. 5 :.921 ; xd BOURSE, Dec. 21.—Th closed as follows : 4 1 per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 69 60 Credit llobilier 282 50 End of month 2Bl 25 Credit Foncier 1515 End of month — .ee o'clock.—The marker Bank Shares 3150 Italan Loan End of month — Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Homo Debt Deferred RAILWAYS. Cash Orleans Northern .... 3190 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... 570 Western Eastern .. 556- 1; Sardinian Austrian Lombard 4lO North of Spain Saragossa Roman 5O THE RUPIURE BETWEEN TURKEY . AND GREECE. The Moniteur at length refers to the rupture which has taken place between Turkey and Gre ece , and confirms the intelligence that the represen tatives of both countries had received their pass ports, and were preparing for departure. The fol lowing is the paragraph it publishes in its sum mary yesterday :—‘' Notwithstanding the mode rate and conciliatory counsels urged by the great Powers at Athens and Constantinople, the sus pension of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Greece could not be avoided. The latest telegrams announce that the representatives of both countries had received their passports, and were preparing for departure. Ilowever much this rupture is to be regretted, there is room for hope that the com mon action and conformity of views of the Powers who signed the Treaty of 1856 will succeed in diminishing and limiting the consequences of this rupture. _ _ . The semi-official French papers throw the blame of what has occurred on Greece. The Patrie says : —lt was hoped up to the last moment that the counsels of moderation and prudence given by the Great Powers would have prevailed at Athens. Unfortunately, such has not been the case. The telegrams received to-day from Constantinople in form us that the rupture of diplomatic rela tions between Turkey and Greece is a fait accompli. Hostilities have already broken out in the waters of Candia. At the present moment all we can do is to regret the event, the responsibility of which rests equally on the Greek people and their governors. It appears, however, to us useful to warn our readers against the pessimist tendencies which the news of the day will undoubtedly give rise to. The accord of the Great Powers continues the same ; their efforts will tend to localise the conflict, and diplo macy is ready to profit by any circumstance to bring about a reconciliation. There is, therefore, no reason to fear that the general peace of Europe will be troubled by events which ought to be con fined to the East. The France writes in much the same tone. It says :—The rupture between Greece and Turkey is a fait accompli, in spite of all the efforts of the Powers to prevent it. The breaking off of diplomatic re lations, however, does not involve a declaration of war or immediate hostilities. Before the two countries arrive at that extremity the European Powers who have interposed between them have still time to act, and if, as we have reason to hope, all of them persist with equal fairness in the attitude they have taken, it is permitted to believe that their conciliatory efforts will succeed in preventing more serious compli cations. The important point is to limit the present quarrel, so as to render the various attempts at mediation effectual. The Government of Athens, in yielding to the excitement of public feeling, has incurred a very heavy responsibility, and it is bound to calculate the very dangerous conse quences of the situation in which it has placed itself. Turkey threatened in her security, is evi dently availing herself of the right of legitimate defence. Nevertheless she must be urged to be have with the greatest moderation and prudence, so as not to aggravate so deplorable a conflict. She has taken a very grave measure in decreeing the expulsion of the Greeks residing in the Ottoman Empire, but we must not exaggerate its signifi cance. The Greeks whom commercial interests have induced to fix their residence on Turkish soil are under the regime of the capitulatimes, and are therefore not included in the measures ordered by the Porte. As to the others, it is supposed that they will avail themselves of the option left them, and become Turkish subjects. The Debats complains that the telegrams relating to the rupture were kept back from the French press, and that for two days France, which has such a deep interest in the East, knew less than any other nation in Europe what was passing there. It asks whether the telegraph corre spondents were remiss, or whether the French Government stepped in and prevented the trans mission of news ; and it thinks these questions ought to be answered, so that the French press should take measures for being better informed in futue. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. A.ustralla and New Zealand, via Southampton Jan. 2. Ditto, via Y r lrseilles -... .... ..... Dec 28 Ditto, via Pi.inma Dee' 29 Snail, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video ..Jan. 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verds, by Brazil packet ... . Jan. 4. Cape of Good Elope, Ascension, and St. lielena Dec. 28. China, Penang, end Singapore, via Southampton-Jan. 2. dibraltar, via Southampton • Dec. 26 India,via Sontlia.motou ...... ••• unto, via Marseil,es Halts, Egypt, So. Ditto, Marseilles . Deo. Mauritius, Cape of Good lope, and Natal, via Suuthamston Ditto, Marseilles , Dec.l3 Dec 30 Sewfoundla fad . ortugal .... • United States, t anada, California, Am, ........Dec 19 Ditto, by Canadi an p ac k et .... ............ D e c 25 Ditto, by L. Lited states p ac k e t by British packet Ditto clittt (Baltimore) West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baba- mas) Dec 2) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Jan. 4 Fs tklind Islands Cuba and Mexico 11R.haalas, via New York Deo. 9& Bermuda, via Halifax ...... . .. Jan. 4. SHARE LIST. BANKS; ORDINARY SHAdtIiI6..AND STOCKS. . _ Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 .1.1 Do B lO 51 611 5; 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 13 19 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 ... ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 31 33 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 3'J 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American ._ all 61 63 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, rnd China all 20 21 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 291 301 20 City lO 11 12 100 Colonial 25 ;40 42 41 10 Consolidated, lim 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 5 11 01 20 English and American, lim 10 ... 20 English Bank of Rio &Ja neiro. lira lO ld pr 20 English, .•-cottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 281 Hong Song and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... 281 Do new if i f 100 Imperial, lim 2O 17 18 20 Imperial Ottoman lO li I.i it 25 lonian. all 27 29 25 Do new g pr 1p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 3: Si 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 78 82 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 31 82 20 Do new 7/ bi bi 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 7 9 25 Do new 10 11 11 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 241 22} 50 London and County 2O 50 61 20 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ..• ••• 50 London Joint Stock 1 98 86 20 London and South African al 1) 12 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 ... ... 50 London &Venezuela, Um._ 121 .- 100 London and Westminster 2O 65 66 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2B 62 63 65 1 100 Merchant, lim 25 7 5 10 Metropolitan, lim all 64 7/ 100 Midland, lim 2B id pr 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim. 15 ... ... 100. National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do . 42 . to National.. SO 5 4 56 20 New South Wales all 42 44 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 481 50 , Provine. Bank. Corpo., lira lO 6 5/ 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 91 93 10 Do new. all -. . . 100 Stand. of . Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 I ' 2 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 48 49 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London 15 874 351 Paid. closing Business ihare Railways. Price. done. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 76 ;8 74 at Caledonian —..... 100 734 714 74 Br, 03 trairlaa .. 2) Cornwall all 34 3'j St Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 77 ;9 st Dun„l'erth,& Ab. June lOO 70 71 21 East _Loudon. all 7 9 /0 15 2) Do 10 t G laa;; . ow &B. Western 10) 90 Ii A Great Eastern .. .0J 41 414 414 4 st Do. E. Angl. No. u lOO 7 8 st Great N orth ol Scotland lOO 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 100 IC7 106 st Do. A stock st Do, B stook lOO 124 120 st CitS, and W. of Ireland lOO is) 07 t. Western 1110 4),4 481 484 1 st Do. South Wales lOO 53 58 8. Do. W. illid.-02./orC lOO 25 28 at Do. Newport lOO 28 11 st Lancashire & York hire; lOO 1274 1284 1274 at Lou., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 4b3 404 101 Do Scrip st Lon., Chat., and Dover icw 1e 174 A Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO —•— st Lou. Si North Western lOO 112 1121 112 114 st Lon. 4 South Western lOO b 7 89 at Man., Shel., dz Lincoln lOO 471 48 st Metropolitan . st Do Extensim 100 98 lea 10 Do. New rd 10 10 103 st Metropolitan Distriet. all 64 10 Metrop. at. John's 11 00 1 6 st Mniand st Do, Birinin. A Derby lOO 79 81 st North British . ..... 100 32 33 st Do. Ed., Yth., & Dun.. 100 st Nor. Eastern--Berwick lOO :„/191 100 25 Do. G. N.E purohase 15.13.4 st Do Leeds. ...... st Do York st Do Carlisle ... st Do Stoct. 1(0 117 129 st North Lou ion .. lOO 122 25 10 Do New 1868 . 2 11 2 p st North Staffordshire lOO 54 10 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... .• st Rhyinney st Shropshire Union 1! 0 DS Id st South Devon st South Eastern lOO 79 754 20 Staines, Wok'hain, & Wok all 12 13 et 'ULU Vale 10 Do. C st Waterford & Kilkenny lOO 10 Waterloo & Whiteha;l 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.ceut. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 45 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 SO st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua stj Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO st Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 97 100 104 et Do do No. 2 100 96 34 st Do do 6 per cent 100 106 103 st Do East Ang,liau Asp. c. 100 100 103 st Do du B 6 do. 100 st Do -do C 7 do. 100 .. st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 103 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua,. 100 69 71 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 st Du du 5 p.c. Way. Val. 1847 100 ..„ st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 , st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pin. 100 a .. st Do 43 do do do 100 st Do 3 do at sp.c. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st; Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Great South. and Westeru (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO P 6 97 stj G OVest.— Orig.& J ut.-11ent chg., por gua. 5 p.c lOO 102 104 st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 10J st Do du 41 per cent. 18.50 100 8 i 88 tit Do do 4 do do ... 100 70 73 st Lo do 5 per cent. reilein. 100 93 95 st Do du Birmingham gua.. 100 65 70 st Do do do pref... 100 st Do do Chester b ona, lOO et Do do do 8 per cent lOO 1:50 100 et Du do do 5 do 100 85 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 43 p.c lO3 ••• ••• st Do do 41 1839 lOO ••• ••• st Do do 5 st Du West 0110.-Oxford Ist g 10) 103 11.2 st Do do 2d gua lOO 106 108 st Do Newport, Ist g. p.e lOO 88 32 st Du du 21 do 100 st Du gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ••• ••• 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. lOU 1 0 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 38 100 p.c. LA) st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 37 100 st London & Brighton, sp. c. lIISCRTJ.ANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 214 214 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lira—. 10 1 fp 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 27 29 at Do. 8 per cent. lOO 73 76 724 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 13i 14 10 Do. New 6 8 81 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 14 01 ) British American Land 44 16 18 at B. and L Magnetic Tel., Pun lOO 167 172 20 British Indian Tea, all 24 34 20 British Ship Owners 74 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, lim 6 44 84 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 44 34d 30 City of Milan Inaprov. lim all 5 lo 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 2 6 50 City Offices, lim 25 21, 2J3cl 50 Colonial, lim Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 6 p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim 20 Continental Union Gas, lira all 171 184 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 74 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 4.1 per cent, all 104 1041 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent, all 1034 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 11 24 60 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 3 2 d at Crystal Palace lOO 19 21 st Do. Preference lOO 95 101 at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 125 110 20 Darjeeling, lim. ••• •• JO Eastern Assam, lim. 6l m ...• d 50 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 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 87 88 874 84 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 61 bd at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 237 242 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim 24 z 15 English and Foreign Credit 7$ 6 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. AI arine, lim. 8 . ..d 10 Fairbairn Engineering...-. 5 if lid 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim. 12 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and guaranteed, - No.l lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO „. at Do 6 du do lOO at Do 5 do Ns. 4 lOO „. •s• at Do 7 per cent I ,JO ••• ••• at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 m at Do 4 do 1859 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO .„ st London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton b per cent lOO 100 111 at Do Befit ord & Cambridge lOO 8 91 st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO 88 91 at London and 0.-W. 7 p,c _ _ _ late 3d shares, lOO 143 14G 25.6 d. Du (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all ... st Man., Shef., ez,Linclu. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Do at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 60 10 Do redeem. 6 percent I at Mid. Consolidated., 6 p. 100 130 1:35 at Do Bristol& Birm., 6 p. c lOO 1.0 143 st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 67 so at' Du 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 97 99 at Do Leicester Heim, 4 p.c lOO 80 91 Loan Scrip, issued at L 8,5 all 834 844 50 Gellivara, lim. 2O ... ... 10 General Credit & Din, lim 71 2: 14 51 4 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 50 Home & Col Marine In. lira. 5 41 31d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 13i 131 20 Imperial Land Co. DT Mar seilles, lim. 25 Indo-European Tel., Dm—. 10 ... ... 20 Interne . Financial Soc. lim. 5 11 11 20 Interns,. Land Credit, li m 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 11 Id 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all, 31 4 31 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 63 65 50 Land Securities, lim 5 34 24d 25 London African Trading lO 7 5d 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim 6 ... ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lixn . 5 Load. Provincial Tel. lim all 31 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 1 11) 50 Lond. Financial Am., lim 30 23 221 4 Lond.Gen .Ormaibus.Colim. all 14 2 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 22 17d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr at Madras Irriga. & caw. G un . .5 p. c. by India Gov. lOO 105 107 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, a nd Agency, 1int.,,... l4 4 Icl 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim. all 4 41 50 Merchant Shippin g Jim all 32 37 50 Millwall Iron Works, lim l 2l ••• "' 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lim. 26 National Discount Co. , lim 5 12 12 1 25 National Pro v . Marine, lim. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 81 51 20 Nerbudda Co a l & Iron, lira. 6 3 2d 10 New Consolid ated Dis. Urn 3 14 id 5 New Quebrada, Jim 4.4.0 44 34 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer. cantile Agency,lim 2l 4 ill 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint. 10 Northern Assam Tea, lim 5 7 6 10 Do. B . . ......... . st North Brit. Austr al lim lOO 46 51 60 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 181 194 25 Ocean Marine (Insur ance ) 5 141 15 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll ... ...d 5 Oriental Gas, lim 5 Do. New 7 IP 10 Otago and Southland Ins vestment, lira ' 2 Id 4p 5 Ottoman Gas, lim all 11 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint all 2 24 5 Do. do. at Peel R. Land & Miner', Jim 100 30 32 60 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 54 56 50 Do. New 1867 lO 4d pr 2b Reuter's Telegram 24 30 35p 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im., lira all 171 181 20 Do. G all 23 24 100 Royal Mail Steamas, inn 2ll 60 46 48 47 at Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 107 112 st Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO ... ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'E gypte, lim lO 7 6cl 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 2 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim 6 ••• ••• 25 South Australian Land st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all /14 20 Telegraph Con. & M a i n., li m a ll 154 16 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 24 2,1 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lira_ 84 ... .. 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 1 ip 10 Do do. do. all ... ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada b id 13 50 Union Marine L'pool, li m. 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 11 014 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira all 4i 51- 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 34 3 11 1 20 Universal Marineau.), lim. 5 1 11p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 3 4 30 Van Dieman's Laud 28 1 7 3 o f Egypt, 7 per 00 Viceeenrte.y( (Mortgage) Loan.., all 73/ 764 110 W arrant in Finance , nacne,dlim.pacias 12 12 ' 104 60Wes t Steam, Jim 2O 4 Sd. 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses et North British, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. 6: U. 4p.c. S. S.; D 100 st Do N. 8., No. 2, 5 per cen.t 100 st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOU st N.-Eastern—Cuus. 4 p.c 100 86 84 st Do 41 per cent. redeem 100 93 95 st Do G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. ... 25 Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 101 st Do Stcktn & Drlin o , . A 5 p.c lOO 108 110 st Do W, Llartlepool H. and R lOO 87 8.1 20 North Staffordshire lOs S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101 lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 9 10 10s Do Fixed 44 per cent all 8 9 1.0.6. S. Last. (Read. Anne., 1.0.63 all 22 2.3 st Do 44 percent lOO st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ... st Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 st Waterford & liilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 COLONIA.L GOVEUNAINNT SECURITIE6 ^ British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1672.............. 100 1885 ...... .... 100 Can.(lov.6p.c.Jan.'&July 1877-84 . .... 100 107 108 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug.. •• 100 105 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept.. 100 105 10 Do. sp. 0. Jan. & July... 100 g 3 94 9 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk.. 100 90 92 Cape (i.lloPe, 6 p. 0.1873.. 109 102 101 Do.Apl,&Oot 1890-1900.. 100 111 113 Do. do 1880-90.. 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July , 1891 100 108 it° Do. 5 per cent. 16 April and 16 Oct. 1900 . 100 103 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 0 P.c.. 100 108 no Do. 1872, do•• 100 105 107 Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873,.. Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. • .. 100 106 108 Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 106 108 1)o. 1895, Feb. & Aug.". 100. 106 08 Melbourne Corporate.,.. 1867-75, 6 per cent....... 103 N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July., - 102 104 Natal 6 p et, Apl& Oct... 100 Du 6p c. May & Nov lOO 10G 108 N. S. W. 5 p•o. ' '7l to 100 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 lOO 99 toa 1001 f Do. 5 p.c. rd. '67 to '75 lOO 99 lin N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891 lOO D 0.5 percent.... - DoJan, Ap - 1, .1 Lily, 0 t lOO 974 984 95i Da 6p c. Mar & sept '9l lOO 108 110 Do June & Deo , 1 - 91 •••• /CO 109 Ltl Do env.. 1 At.ct:ld. rie3l &2, 190 .. j - INova Scotia 6p. o.Jan... and Jnly, 1875 - Do lato.. .... Queenslnd. Bp. c. '825 lOO 1(8 109 108 Do 189 t S. Austral. 6 p 0.1869 77 lOO Do 1878.92 lOO 108 110 Do 1893 1908. lO3 107 108 Tasmanian pc, 1595 lOO io 107 Do rd. 1893 to 189/ Victoria 6p.0. Ja.&July lOO Do. 1891 Do. dO, April & 001 lOO 109 110 1091 I THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1,68. RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Caledonian 41 p e gua,. St DO Scot. Cen. win. 7p c lOO St Do 41 p irredeem all st Do 4p c con., issued at SU 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 83 v 1 881 st Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 57 iM) st Do do 5 do, 1864 100 84 83 st Great Northern, 8p c irred. 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 st Do Boston S.: Sleard, 41 pc 100 ... st Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 86 90 st Do Joint perpe. 5 p e,1865 100 85 90 st Do do 6p e irred., 1866 100 10d 105 23 Do Vale eath perp. 5p c all 191 201 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I 1 st Loud., Brig., &e., 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 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1863 100 st Do No. 7 sdo st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.e et Do Iletrop, Ex., B 6 p.c 100 Do do C 6 p.c Et London &N. Western, 5p c 100 103 110 st Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 93 9 i 10 Man. Sher. & Lin., 5 pe,1865 all 881 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO et Midland, A 5 per cent prof lOO 105 107 st Do B 5 do 100 104 107 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1360 all 11 14p 18 Do InconT. New Snares 16 1 ip 24 Do 5p c con. into Old . _ Stk., - Aug. 31, 1872 8 1 lip 91 at North British, E. and G 1 No. 1, b per cent lOO st Do £lO. guaranteed, 1861 100 at Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pa 100 ... st Do E.&ll, No. 2, b p.a st Do N. 8.. 6 per cent, 1802 100 ... st Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.e at Do E. & (Ordiry) 41 p e 100 55 b 7 :".st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 95 97 st Do Stuck. & Darl., D st North London, 4,1, per cant (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 45 pc, 1850 100 st Do 5 du 1861 100 at Do sdo (Oh. Cross) 1803 100 st Do 5 do, 1801 st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pa 100 IiALL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSj at Birkenhead lOO a 2 91 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 56 st Do. 11 per cent. at Do. 5 do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13 . 3 133 20 Gloster and Dean Forest a!i a Gt. Easu., Newm., &c., 5 p.c. 100 • a Du. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 60 72 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West, W. Mid.. Beret' lOO 95 97 50 Hull and Selby all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 214 213 at London and Bfackwall lOO 03 95 at Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Chat., &c., pc. 100 at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do. 100 et London and Greenwich at Do. du. Preference lOO „. st Loudon, Tilbury, & South WU 78 b . 2 st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent IOU 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton, & Malik all 5 si at l‘lidland, Bradford, Pref , 100 02 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 L 6 30 Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Eastern—Hartlep00l at N.West. A perp. prei, 3p. c IUU 10s 110 st Do B minimum 11 p.c..- 100 at Notting. & Urauth. &C WU 02 25 Preston and % yro.. all 44 46 Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 134 135 st Snrewahury an Hereford 100 133 1;45 10 Du du 8 21 2.p at S. Yorksli. and River Dun lOU 98 190 st Do • 4 per cent gua ,1U , 79 81 at Do 5 do st Viet. Station and Pimlico._ 100 173 180 st West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 ZU Du du B all 2U Du do C all 01 7 4 - st Weymouth and Portland lou at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 117 119 st Loudon and St. Xatherino lOO 53 55 100 1) olJeb. stock, 4 par cent al .„ Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 36 _„ _ 13t Southampton lOO 71 76 st Surrey Uomuiercial ANOTHER EXPLOSION NEAR WIGAN. It will not be a very merry Christmas in some of the colliery districts around Wigan this year. Already we have had one very disastrous explosion. Now there is, unhappily, another, though, fortunately, not so very fatal as the other. By date Monday, we have the following advices from Wigan :—" Another colliery explosion occurred this morning at the Norley Colliery, situated in the township of Pemberton, about a mile and a half from Wigan. The pits at which the casualty occurred are Nos. 2 and 3 pits of the Norley Coal and Cannel Com pany. Shortly before nine o'clock a party of men descended the downcast shaft, conveying with them a pony, which it was intended should work in a tunnel in the bottom of the downcast shaft. Mr. J. Peet, one of the managers of the colliery, left the cage at the five feet mouthing, and just as the other two men who occupied the cage, and pony, reached the tunnel an explo sion occurred, the effects of which were quickly visible on the pit bank by a cloud of soot ascending the upcast, and the customary indications in the downcast. The ventilation very quickly returned to its ordinary course, and Mr. Thompson, the manager, and other persons, descended the pit. They were, however, able to learn but little, for the cage had been wedged fast in the shaft, and the replies that were given to the shouts from the mouthings were not satisfactory. As promptly as possible a capstan was rigged over the pit, and when our report left the bottom had not been reached. Fortunately to-day is reckbning Monday—that is to say, the Monday:after the fortnightly pay—and no colliers are at work in the pit. There are, however, a number of datalers, or day labourers, the fate of whom is at present a matter of the profoundest interest to the crowd that is clustered around the pit bank." Further news is to the effect that the gas was fired at the extremity of the workings, where a number of men were :ratting across a step. The number of the dead is not yet ascertained, but it is thought that six persons have perished. Five others are severely burned—one probably fatally. Only two bodies yet have been brought to the surface. Another, fearfully mangled, is said to be below, and the exploring party continue at work THE ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY. The accident by paraffin oil on the nrlgnton Railway has caused a second death. It will be remembered that the guard of one of the trains, hearing a dripping of some kind in a truck where paraffin was stored, went with his lamp to see the cause. An explosion occurred, which enveloped him in flame, and he died from injuries received a few days after. His comrade, who attempted to rescue him, was also so much injured that he died on Sunday night last. An inquest has been held. Dr. Letheby gave come important evidence as to the properties of paraffin, a resume of which we subjoin. Dr. Letheby said : I am Professor of :Chemistry at the London Hospital, and am very well acquainted with the liquids known as benzole and refined naphtha, as I have had to examine thousands of gallons for the Paris mar kets. A few years ago that which was known by the name of benzole, or benzine, was a naphtha containing, in trade language, 90 per cent, of benzole. It was the most volatile and highly-rectified spirit of coal tar. It was used for making coal-tar colours, and was then thought to be the best description of naphtha for that purpose ; but within the last few years they have found that a weaker naphtha, containing 40 per cent. of benzoic, is better suited for the production of analine reds, and they are now using naphtha containing as little as 20 per cent. of benzole. In English commerce all these are known as refined naphtha Df British manufacture—that is the general designation ; but in France they call the 90 per cent. benzole, and all below 40 per cent. refined naphtha. All the samples contain a large proportion of benzole, which is the most important lonstituent with regard to the inflammability of the rticle. Benzoic itself has a gravity of 0.850, but this (in the bottle) is said to have a gravity of 0.875. Still it is very volatile at ordinary temperature, and seven ,r eight drops went off my paper in a minute and a half. A. couple of drops of common naphtha will in about a minute and a half expand to a cubic inch of vapour, and that diffusing itself through 37i times its bulk of air will form an explosive mixture. The explosive power is many atmospheres' —over 20. It therefore evolves inflammable vapour at common temperature which, mixed with air, is 7.apable of generating heat enough to set fire to itself and any common combustible substance near it, and has force enough to blow any vessel to pieces in which it is contained. I have read the evidence taken on the last occasion, which you forwarded to me for my examination, and I have no doubt that the refined naphtha in question had leaked or become diffused in the waggon, and, mixing with atmo pheric air, formed an explosive mixture which was fired by the light of the lamp held by one of the deceased men to the carriage ; and that explosion resulting, the burning naphtha was blown over them and continued to burn. I have heard the evidence which has been given by Mr. Thacker and by Mr. Kay, and I am of opinion that the dangerous properties of this naphtha are not sufficiently well-known to guard against the dangers which may arise from its carriage, as the leakage of it into a confined truck might at any time, by the approach of a light, be the cause of serious accident. I think it might be carried subject to regulations which would not at all interfere with the commerce of the article, which I do not think would ignite with flint and steel, or with a red-hot poker. It would require a temperature of about 1,500 degrees to explode it. A Davy lamp would not explode it. Mr. Hawkins : Would the closed lamps carriers by nards explode the vapour? Dr. Letheby: If they had a moderate-sized aperture to admit it. Mr. Hawkins explained the construction of the railway band lamps, and said they had openings to admit the entrance and passage of air. The Coroner having summed up the evidence, the jury delivered the following verdict, agreeing with his direc tions :—" That the deceased died from shock caused by burns received by the ignition of vapour at the flame of a lamp carried by one John Harris, given off at an ordinary temperature, from a product known as refined naphtha, then being carried in barrels in a truck on the railway, and which vapour then fired the remainder of the said naphtha ; and the jurors further find that the said product, called refined naphtha, is a dangerous article, and that its carriage should be the subject of special regulations, which should include means of giving information to the guards and servants of any and e very company carrying the same of what the substance is which they are carrying." A large number of the clergy of the Established Church, several Roman Catholic clergymen, many Methodist ministers, the leading Unitarians, and eccle siastics of other denominations, walked in the funeral pro cession when Dr. Cooke was buried. THE " RECORD" AND THE LATE MR. DRUMMOND. —The Record, in a notice of the approaching celebration of the marriage of Lord Percy to Lady Edith Campbell, eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, pays the following unconscious testimony to the erratic brilliancy of the late Mr. Henry Drummond, and Lord Percy's sup posed inheritance of his eccentric humour. Our contem porary says : " Lord Percy is maternally the grandson of the late Henry Drummond, and it is announced that there will be a grand display of rockets at eight p.m. on St. Martha's Hill." FULFILMENT OF A PREDICTION ABOUT MR. GLADSTONE. —A tradition has been long current in Liver pool, and implicitly believed in by many people, which is to the following effect :—After the close of the poll for the borough election in 1812, at which Lord —then Mr. Henry—Brougham was defeated, the freemen were assem bled at the house of Sir John Gladstone, a leading Liverpool Tory, in Rodney-street. The four days' poll and the triumph of Toryism had excited these constitutionalists to the highest pitch, and they joyfully appreciated the resources of Sir John's "open house." While the revelry was at its height, one of the freemen called for " Little Willie." This young gentleman was then about two years of age, and, unfortunately, history does not record the feelings he experienced on the occasion. The honest voter took " Little Willie " in his arms, and when the young ster's health had been drunk, he held him up before the crowd, and said : "As for this little fellow, he'll be Premier of England afore he dies." " Little Willie " is now the first—he has long been the greatest— commoner in the kingdom. M.P.'s AND THE SUNDAY QUESTION.—In 1855 and 1856 there were 75 members of Parliament who voted in favour of the proposal to open the British Museum, Crystal Palace, and similar institutions on Sundays. Of that number 23 have been returned to the present Par liament; 10 of the 75 members who held seats in the last Parliament have failed to secure seats in the present Parliament. Both of the promoters of the Sunday Lec tures Bill, Lord Amberley and 111 r. J. S. Mill, have lost their seats. Mr. J. A. Smith, who introduced the Sale of Liquors on Sunday Bill, has also lost his seat, and the chief opponent of this bill, Mr. Roebuck, has been unseated. Mr. Baines and Mr. Bazley, who co-operated with Mr. J. A. Smith on the Sale of Liquors on Sunday Bill, have been returned. Mr. Thomas Hughes, Lord Claude Hamilton, and Mr. Alderman Lusk, who intro duced the Sunday Trading Bill, have each secured seats in the present Parliament. There are four members out of the fifteen composing the present Cabinet who voted in 1855 or 1856 for opening the British Museum and the Crystal Palace on Sundays, viz., Mr. Bright, Mr. Lowe, Mr. Bruce, and Mr. Chichester Fortescue, and there are two other gentlemen, Mr. Layard and Mr. J. A. Otway, holding office in the new Ministry, who favour the opening of places of amusement on Sundays.—hock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. COWARDLY ASSAULT ON A WOMAN.—Richard Gamble, a costermonger, living in Newport-market, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting a female named Hayes, also residing in the same place. The complainant said that on the previous night she met prisoner in Prince's-row, Newport-market, when he said, " You got me fined 205," she having been a witness against him that day week, and he then struck her and kicked her in the eye, and the blood on her dress was the result. (The complain ant exhibited her blood-stained dress to the magis trate.) She gave the prisoner into custody, and while she had gone to the station the prisoner's aunt burst open the room door with the intention of, if she found her, fighting her, the aunt, on the last occasion, having got up a subscription to pay the prisoner's fine. The prisoner denied striking the complainant. James Hemming, 159 C, proved finding the com plainant bleeding from an injury to her eye. The prisoner called a witness who was of no bene fit to him. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he believed the prisoner had assaulted the complainant as she stated, and he could see a motive for it, she having been the cause of his being fined for an assault. As the prisoner had been fined for an assault, he was still in the same mind ; he would send him to prison for a month with hard labour. It was no use in such a caes inflicting a fine, as a subscription would be got up to pay it. The prisoner,' who is a member of a family noto rious for their quarrelling propensities, was then re moved from the court. A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION—CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—Francis Matthews, a carman, living at Tufton-street, Westminster, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, by the Royal Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelty to a horse, by working it while in a totally unfit state. Inspector Temperley, of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, saw the de fendant driving a horse which was trying to draw a load of rubbish in Burlington-gardens, but it was unable to do so, it being dead lame of the off fore leg, and having both its hind legs diseased. The horse was poor, old, and quite unfit for work, and its near hind leg appeared to be paralysed. The defendant said his master had taken away a good horse he had been driving and gave him one in its place. The defendant said in his opinion there was nothing the matter with the horse —it only had a contracted foot and stood a little over. Barns, the gaoler, said the horse could scarcely walk. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the defendant on his own recognisance, and ordered Inspector Temperley to take out a summons against the owner of the horse. ME CASE OF MADAME RACHEL. Yesterday, in the Judges' Chambers, the case of " The Queen v. Sarah Rachel Levison" came before Mr. Baron Martin, on an application to admit the defendant to bail, until the writ of error brought by her in reference to her conviction was heard be fore the Court of Queen's Bench. Mr. Gibbons, barrister, appeared in support of the application ; and Mr. Lewis, sen. (Lewis and Lewis), opposed, and raised several objections. Tho bail had been fixed at £l,OOO, and Mr. Slack, bootmaker, New Church-street, Edgware-road (who had offered himself as bail for the defendant before the Recorder), attended to justify ; as also Mr. Solomon, a picture dealer, in Old Bond-street. Mr. Lewis submitted that the recognisance of bail could only be taken by a Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench.. The Chief Justice had fixed the amount, and his lordship now sitting at chambers had no authority to take bail. Mr. Gibbons said any judge could hear an appli cation for bail. Mr. W. H. Roberts, the attorney for the de fendant, produced the Act of Parliament under which the application was made—the Bth and 9th Viet., cap. 68, " To stay execution of judgment for misdemeanour upon giving bail in error." Mr. Baron Martin perused the statute. The words that a recognisance was to be acknowledged before one of the judges of the Court of Queen's Bench, " or one of the commissioners appointed to take special bail in actions depending in the superior courts." Mr. Gibbons said one judge had exercised the powers of the three courts under the Common Law Procedure Act. His Lordship apprehended that he had the power. Certainly a commissioner appointed had, and Mr. ThOrnton, one of the clerks of the Queen's Bench, was a commissioner appointed. Mr. Thornton was sent for, and he thought that as his lordship was in attendance his functions were in abeyance. Mr. Baron Martin said Mr. Thornton could take bail. The bail could justify before him, and Mr. Thornton could take the recognizances required. The proposed sureties were sworn to be examined, and an affidavit made by them was handed to the learned judge. Mr. Lewis objected to the affidavit. He had only been served with a copy of the notice. His Lordship said Mr. Lewis could question the proposed sureties. Mr. Lewis said Mr. Slack had been rejected by the Recorder when he proposed to give bail in the case. Mr. Roberts—He was accepted. Mr. Lewis—l say he was rejected. An affidavit was put in by Mr. Roberts stating that Mr. Slack was accepted, and the other one de clined. The proposed bail was questioned, and also the co-surety, Mr. Solomon, as to their property. Mr. Baron Martin expressed himself satisfied with tho proposed bail in £l,OOO, and Mr. Thornton would take the recognisance. Mr. Lewis, who had opposed in the early part of the application, on the ground that if the defendant was let out on bail she would not again appear, said there was another point he wished to mention, and that was to the terms of the recognisance, that they should require the defendant to attend. Mr. Roberts said the recognisance had been drawn up in the manner suggested by the Crown Office. Mr. Baron Martin said Mr. Thornton would see that the words of the recognisance were in com pliance with the Act of Parliament. The defen dant would be liberated on bail. His lordship re marked to Mr. Lewis that if she,did not appear she would in effect transport herself for life. Mr. Lewis remarked that she could go to Paris. Mr. Roberts denied that there was any intention, as suggested by the other side, not to appear. Both the sureties denied that they were indemni fied for being bail, and both said they had known the defendant fur some years. The next proceed ing will be for the defendant to sign a recognisance, and the will then be liberated. The screw frigate Arethusa, 35 guns, 3,141 tons, 500-horse power (iron-armoured ; wooden), Capt. R. Coote, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the Mediterranean on her return from a term of foreign service, and exchanged salutes with the flagship of the Port-Admiral and Naval Comman der-in-Chief. In the afternoon she sailed again from Spithead for Sheerness, where she is ordered to be dismantled and paid out of commission. She left Malta on the 26th of November, and Gibraltar on the 11th inst., experiencing heavy gales in cross ing the Bay of Biscay, carrying away her main yard. She brought home as passengers Mr. Port man, Mr. Boulton, Miss Julles, three naval officers, and some military and naval invalids. A detachment of the 109th (Bombay Infantry) Regiment, numbering 100 non-commissioned offi cers and men, will leave Chatham garrison on Sa turday next, and embark for India, to join the headquarters and service companies. Lieut. J. IL Campbell and Lieut. A. Noyes will embark in charge of the troops. ANIE RICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 21. The Canard extra steamer Tripoli, from New York, arrived here at 11 a.m. to-day, with 113 passengers, of whom she landed 24 passengers and despatches, and proceeded for Liverpool imme diately. All well. PLYMO UTI! ELECTION. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 21. The Attorney-General, Sir Robert Collier, was unanimously re-elected for Plymouth this morning. At the close of the election, which took place at the Guildhall, the proceedings were adjourned to the Mechanics' Institute, where Sir Robert Collier addressed the constituency at noon. After thanking the electors generally for his re-election, he expressed his gratification at the general approval shown to his acceptance of offic by both parties in the borough. Ile said the Prime Minis tea was the fittest person to judge who were most eligible to serve the country, and it was the duty of persons so elected to serve. His new office did not give that great amount of patronage it was be lieved it did, but he stated he had made full arrange ments for answering all the increased correspondence he expected. Sir Robert Collier considered Mr. Gladstone's present majority very different to pre vious majorities. This was for very definite objects —the disestablishment of the Irish Church and the support of Mr. Gladstone. The Ministry was very strong in administrative and debating power. The junior offices were filled by young rising statesmen of great ability. Whatever difficulties might arise in detail in carrying out the great measure of doing justice to Ireland, he believed they would all be fully overcome, and they should consist of disesta blishment and disendowment of the Irish Church to a large though not to the fullest extent. He believed that this measure, however, would be the only great measure settled this session. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE'. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1869. JANUARY. Manchester 1, 2 FEBRUARY. Streatham 11, 12 I Nottingham Spring... 23, 24 Lincoln l6, 17 Chelinsford.... ...... ...25 26 Harrow • lB, 19 I Derby Spring 2 5, 26 Mansfield 18 MARCH. Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 I West Drayton lB, 19 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 West Somerset........ 18, 19 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Margate 29 Kingsbury l2, 13 Durham '29, 30 Northampton l6, 17 Epsom 30, 31 APRIL. Bromley 1, 2 I Newmarket Craven...l2, &c. Aldershot l, 2 Eastbourne l9 Catterick Bridge 1, 2 1 Lewes • , J 21 Thirsk . . 6 7 Croydon Streatham 8,9, Newmarket. Ist Spring_ i 6, &a. \Yost Drayton l7, 18 1 I Bath 18, 19 1 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 2U, 21. Llarpentidn qi I Epsom Summer .....`2o, &c. NE. Newcastle 9 2, 23, 21 Oldham 22 Bibury Club 23 S Lock bridge 2-1, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park .....29, 30 L 1 Y. MAY. Chester .. 4,5, 6, Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St. Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpogl Summer _l5, 16 Wiudsor to, 16 Hampton l7, 18 J 1.. Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, Stc. Kingsbury .. 9, 10 Pontefract 12, 13 Nottingham 13, 14 Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Southampton 22, 22 Stamford ... 2'), 23 - Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Eg-nam lO, 11 Wolverhampton lO, I 1 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans Stockton lB, 19, 2U SEPT] Warwick... 7, 8 Abingdon 9,1 U Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCTI Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9, 20 . . . [UST. Oxford Canterbury 24, 25 York 24, 25, 27 Plymouth ..26 I Windsor August l2, 13 Derby Summer ..,31, Sep. 1 I Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 EMBER. Western (Ayr)........22, 23 I Kingsbury... 23, 24 I Monmouth 23, 24 I Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, etc. Cheltenham l9, 20 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 9 1, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket H'ton ...25, ae. N OVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, arc Liverpool 9, 10, 11. 12 Leamington Hunt ....23, 4.4t0 IRISH. MARCII. Bdoyle First Spring 18, 19 MAY. Baldoyle Second Spring 11, 12 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JANUARY. Hopgrove 1 I Coverdale a Manchester l, 2 fit. Albans l9 FEBRUARY. Birmingham :4, 9 I Harrow lB, 19 Lincoln l6, 17 1 Derby .. 25 MARCH. Liverpool 3 Cambridgeshire M 18 Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 West Drayton lB, 19 Kingsbury 12, 13 Crewkerne lB, 19 APRIL. Aldershot 1, 2 Croydon 22, 23 Bromley 1, 9 I St. Albans JULY. Kingsbury 9 AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBEE. West Drayton 9 1, 22 WATERLOO MEETING-FE8.17. (Over Altcar.) Patron-Right lion. the Earl of Sefton. The Waterloo Cup, value £1 of £25 each; 64 subs; the the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. F. Allison 33. Mr J. Ingleby 2. Mr J. F. Armistead 34. Mr R. Jardine 3. Mr J. Bake 35. Mr P. Johnston 4. Mr W. J. Barden 36. Mr J. Johnston 5. Mr F. Bartholomew 37. Mr H. B. Jones 6. Lord Binning 38. Mr W. J. Legh 7. Mr J. Blackstock 39. Mr S. C. Lister 8. Mr J. S. Bland 40. Mr J. Lonsdale 9. Mr G. Blanshard 41. Lord Lurgan 10. Mr W. G. Borron 42. Mr S. Mallabey 11. Mr T. Brocklebank 43. Mr O. E. Martleet 12. Mr J. Brundrit 44. Mr W. H. Massey 13. Mr R. B. Carruthers 45. Sir C. Molynoux 14. Mr C. J. Chesshyre 46. lion. C. a Molyneux 15. Mr W. H. Clark 47. Mr T. Neville 16. Mr E. Croft 48. Mr R. Paterson 17. Mr J. Cunningham 49. Mr T. L. Reed 18. Mr W. D. Deighton 50. Dr Richardson 19. Mr James Dunlop 51. Mr J. Savage 20. Mr J. Evans 52. Mr N. Saxton 21. Lord Garlies 53. Lord Sefton 22. Mr J. Gibson 51. Mr T. Smith 23. Mr W. M. Gilmour 55. Mr J. Spinks 24. Col. Goodlaka 56. Lord Stair 25. Mr A. Graham 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 26. Mr T. Green 58. Mr S. Swinburne 27. Mr C. A. Bailey 59. Mr G. A. Thompson 28. Capt. Hathorn 60. Mr R. Todd 29. Mr J. Haywood 61. Mr B. W. Trinder 30. Mr J. Hodson 62. Mr R. C. Vyner 31. Mr J. Hole 63. Mr IL H. Williams 32. Mr J. Hyslop G 4. Capt. Wyndham The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from the Cup Stake, for the 32 beaten dogs in the first round for the Cup; the winner to receive £lOO. The Waterlos Plate, value £lOO in specie, taken from the Cup Stakes, for the 16 beaten dogs in the first ties for the Waterloo Cup. The Great Waterloo Cup, 64 subscribers, at £25 each the money £1,600-to be divided as under:- 1. Winner to receive ... 1. Second ditto ... ... 200 ,600 in specie, by subscription winner to receive £5OO, and ... £5OO 2. Dogs to receive £5O each... ... ... 100 4. Ditto ditto 30 ditto... ... ... 120 • 8. Ditto ditto 20 ditto... ... ... 160 16. Ditto ditto 10 ditto... ... ... 160 1,240 The Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plate 360 £1,600 The Waterloo Purse, for the 32 dogs beaten in the firs course for the Waterloo Cup, amounting to £260, to be divided as under 1. Winner to receive £lOO 1. Second ditto ... ... ... 50 2. Dogs to receive £l5 each... 30 4. Ditto ditto 10 ... 40 8. Ditto ditto 5 ditto_ 40 16 £260 The Waterloo Plato for the 16 dogs beaten in tho second ties for the Cup, amounting,- to £lOO, to be dividod as under: 1. Winner o receive £4O 1. toad ditto ... ••• n _ 2. Dogs to receive £7 lOs each 4. Ditto ditto 5 ditto ~, 15 •.. 20 £lOO AUG %.4.l._art