The Sun. — London, England, 1868-12-17 00:00:00

[gat a with. - F,S. taio 4 iber coi l- Lnoforte, :114 fi rs t is hig"_,llJ ; has s bo fx ; enade' e , I Mr. ' Ool e oosiog etting. o tb lood• 13 , 0 0' pieces E.. io tO t a nd P ° . r f the ion. ' ll ,o' li ra ting ' 3 $ C . cont e oot , F a iry .1 „ bp g Ma9,i3er bytba°,.. t he w ith 0 on, „ r oe. f the] •n tile *tion s ' a nd 31 good, Air OO f the Pti , ile 3 1 „ c oiot 3l to ria t4 pprorn , Chr ° ,;ece 11301100- 1" b 11 3 0 .5 14 , )- 1 01 ' 3U tes 003-:tber eio ir full of : 0 the beot ,s lle3 ust P il h bl e - or c for t- 11 0 ' of clu ticl o ci irt is er th lies . o ,v oos toi 1 0 0 st StY"' o ° l lodi es° tei AoP et oh of Iv b . o "b if t , " then To tl3' ity• rrt) a D e° lest, to - oo a ci ' a ;43 all v"' , re ef o roug : I t er 01 ! a , no le .0 of , 0 1; nelodi jlll3 ; to I) ii loo t 6 )• the —ri 0 a r ll3 o tt o o th go thee cor:' the ss°3 v a le h. 'o° ; Ot cry ' i l loil°ls e tb ow` , prid e e i ar ee P ar ol/I t' h ;.• frbe f i alitY ° o f 4 111 „1 hod / r etq„e o v ery r . ,„,ylP,d ) c ovi d 0: 01 ,4 :04 11 ; 11 4 a r fire o ;o il duria E oki .v; X lit. AJ. .t, AND CO IMERCIAL IN TE3I,IGENOI4, crry, Two o'CLocK. We have to report a alight improvement in busi ness to-day, but the preparations for the Christ mas holidays, it is more than likely, will prevent any very large transactions, as all are now busied in making up their accounts. In the foreign market Turkish nearly recovered the late depression, but Spanish lower. The railway market also participated in the improvement. Money is in request, but it is not to be had under the Bank rate. Consols are 923 1 for money; ditto, for Ac ount, 923 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 923 3 ; New Three per Cents, 921 3 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 2413 40. India Stock, 103 per Cent., April, 1874, shut; ditto, 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112 ; ditto, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1021; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per Cent., Jan., 1872, 1053 ; ditto 53 per Cent., May, 1879, 1103. In the Foreign Market Stocks are dull. Turkish Five per Cents. improved 3, and New Spanish and Italian Five per Cents. are 1 lower. The quota tions are as follows :--Peruvian Five per Cents., 813 815 ; Egyptian Seven per Cents., 1868, 733 745 ; Greek, 12 123 ; Mexican, 15 153 ; New Spanish Three per Cents., 32/ 323 ; Italian Five per Cents., 561 568 ; and Turkish Five per Cents., 393 391. The Honduras Loan is 90 903, and in request. Italian Scrip has fallen to 3 35 prem. ; Russian (Charkoff-Azof) Railway Scrip is 3 lower, at 2 13 die. ; and the last Russian Railway Loan is 1 dis., Par. In Railways stocks have improved a little. Great Westerns are 1 ;Great Eastern, 8 ; Great .I* , orthern, 1 ; ditto A 1 Lancashire, 1 ; Metropolitan, ; North British, 8; North Western better; Cale donian are lower. The prices are as follows . :— Caledonian, 721 4 ; Great Western, 481 to 4 ; Great Eastern 411 4 ; Great Northern, 100 7 ; ditto A, 1081 91 ; Lancashire, 128 1 ; Metropoli tan, 1021 4 ; Sheffield, 471 4 ; Brighton, 481 9 ; North British, 32 3 ; North Western, 1114 121 ; North Eastern, 991 100 ; South Eastern, 784 91 ; Chatham, and Dover, 16/ 178 ; Midland, 11/ to 112 g. Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per Cent. Debenture stock is 94 to 95. American Five-Twenty Bonds have improved +, to 74i to 741 ; the Bonds of 1885 tire better, at 72j, 73& ; and the Ten-Forty Bonds remain firm at 71 71k. Atlantic and Great Western Debentures have improved to 40f 41, and the Con solidated Mortgage Bonds to 421 424. Erie Rail way shares have recovered to 27f 28 ; and Illi nois stock is firm at 96 to 96k. Gold to the amount of £35,000 was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday for transmis sion to India via Alexandria. Since the date of the last Gazette return £65,000 on balance have been taken to the Bank. The mail steamer Neva, for the Wrest Indies, takes to-day only £959 in specie. The tenders for the loan of £2,000,000, invited by the directors of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway Company, with interest at the rate of 5 per cent., were opened yesterday. The applications amounted to £2,600,000 ; the highest price offered Was £lOB, and the lowest £99 10s. The minimum fixed by the Secretary of State and the chairman of the company was 102. The whole amount was allotted to all tenders above 103. The biddings for bills on India were opened at the Bank of England yesterday for £lOO,OOO on Calcutta and Madras. The amount allotted to Calcutta was £76,000, and to Madras £23,100. The minimum price was fixed, as before, at Is. 11d. Tenders at ls. ll d. will receive 77 per cent. on both Presidencies. The Bank of New South Wales have given notice that they will pay the half-year's interest due in London on the Ist of January next ou all debentures issued by the New South Wales Government. The directors of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China have declared a dividend of 3 per cent. (free of income tax) for the half-year ending the 31st inst., payable on the Ist January. At a meeting of the Committee of shareholders of the Italian irrigation Company, a letter was ad dressed to the Stock-Exchange Committee to with draw the shareholders' protest against the quota tion of the Italian Tobacco Loan. The coupons of the Egyptian Government Rail- Way Debenture Loan, due the lst proximo, and the bonds of Series E, Nos. 20,001 to 25,000, drawn for redemption ; also the coupons of the United Danubian Principalities Eight per Cent. Loan of 1 867, due the Ist proximo, and the bonds drawn for redemption, are advertised for payment by Messrs. Fruhling and Gosehen. The directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland have declared a dividend for the half-year ending Christmas next at the rate of 4 per cent. on the paid-up stock, and also an extraordinary dividend of 30s. on each £lOO share, and 12s. on each £lO share, payable on the 15th of January. The Committee of Spanish Passive Bondholders, give public notice that a persistent opposition will be offered by that body to the quotation on the Stock Exchange of any new Spanish loan until the claims of the Passive Bondholders shall have been wholly settled. Rumours were prevalent yesterday that the Go vernment at Athens had yielded to the advice of the protecting Powers and conceded the demands of Turkey. A strong idea is entertained that the Great Powers will prevent a general disturb ance between Greece and Turkey ; it is at the same time well understood that the question is a very complicated one, and requires the exercise of careful diplomacy. A leading broker, in his circular to his clients, says Much indigna tion has been evinced at the prospect of peace being jeopardised by a Power like Greece, which not only Makes no effort whatever to pay its debts, but which may fairly be regarded as one of the worst governed Countries in Europe." The traffic return for the past week of the Mid land Railway shows an increase of £6,752, and that of the Metropolitan £1,883. On the London and north Western there is a decrease of £1,402. 311TIIIIIIIIIDS—TWO O'CLOCK. , GOVERNMENT FUNDS. • Per Cent. Consols 921 I xd in Ditto for Account, xteyr per C en t. R e d uce d 92* 1 43 ..„.• 3 per Cent m•tr 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 A Do. 5 per Ce nt . .) an. 1873 4 . o nuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — . L . i Do (R e d S ea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — ' c 'lchequer Bills, .£I,OOU, 2 per Ct. — Pm Ds. £5OO . N Do. £l9O & £2OO P M 4 .tak of England Stock, 4 per Cent ~ Do. account `, anada 4 per C e nt. Bonds liter -Col on i a l Omnium 1 . INDIA.N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES 'II% .7 , tock, 0} per Cent., April 1874 — D O . Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cent..fuly, 1880 i j i . .O. 4 per. Cent., Oct. 1888 " 0 . Certificates DO. Enlaced Papua 4 per Cent PO. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 . lO5l Gnat. May 1879 llo* D J per Cent., Bop. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — , Do. do. 1882 — •'-'-. Deb. 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — bo. Bo n d s , 4 per Cent., £l,OOO 1)0 . under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS —T WO O'C'LOCIi. dr • entitle Repunc, 8 per Cent A Scrip 145 paid .. . ultrian Bonds 6 per cent li r Do. 1859 — 4 ilian 5 per Cent 0 .1 . , 0. q per Cent., 1852 — "'°. do. 1858 — 1 ,• do., 1861' — ][:,—,()). do 1863 671 • 5 per Cent., 18E5 00 Acc ount " 4 1 3 140 s Ayres 6 per Cent... O l e u 2 ,Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 4 ) Po" °ea. )ec. 16. ss Louisa Duchess 0013, and , unds this tian daily A Prussia etches and Society, at on for the fight's [ by ine l " ome year s , cons idered re, to th e sent foe ful person. Ir. Bright a a s peech remind ed vho stow iut being, curity Is people was not $ Air. Wad' intended, ke Cabine t ;he Queen le greatest b to serve !ches with Cgreateet •ds he bad lade aho o Jatnes'B - to take er delicate in a y el l Jerk to the was wor . retool 01 at libertl o,tiltan 6 per Cent — no. 4i per Cent — Do. 3 per Cont., ,I'o. 6 per co - A. 1867 - 10. 7 par Cent., 1866 C lo übian, 6 per Cent. Dan!sti, 3 pm- Cent., 1825 , — Danubian Principalities, 7 i.,er Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 ...• Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent Do Second issue Do. .£5tA, Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ....; 83 Do. 1864 Do. Account , Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds B4l English Scrip, 1868 74i 31 Do do. £l5 pd dis Government Railway Debentures Greek 5 per Cent., 182-1 5, ex Coups Do. Account . Do. Coupons Do. Account - Guatemala ii per Cent .. Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd it . Ilan 5 pa; Cert., 1865 • - 10. Account ... Do Maremmana Railway 11t•xicak 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Lin. 1864 — Do q per Cont. Anglo-French — c (Jules - illy:1h 6 per Cent. Vloorish imperial 5 per Cent , New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Lauct Warrants (Hectares) 1 — Peruriat. 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 811 i Portk , guese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'6o,'z,'t> Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 . — Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ... 84 1 . Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds.,„ Do. du. £B4 15s. do. ... -- Do., 1866, .£lOO Bonds B9i 90 Do. do? £B4 los. do — Do Nicolas Railway — SaNinian 5 per Cent — Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4} per Cent.. 1862 -, — Do Account — . . Spanish 3 per Con Do. Accmint . Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not fuuded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cent.l Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 185 . 8 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 a — Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent.: Do. Accaant Vo 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Lon•lo L Austrian o psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2§ per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil „ Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Do Account 321 ifaLTsper Cent. 1831, Ex. z5l. Do. Account 561 TTIr• O'CLOCK Consuls, Money 92+ / xd Do. Account, Jan. 5 921 CRIMINAL COURT—(This day). THE WILL FORGERY. The case of John Sponge, who was charged with forging the will of henry Trimmer, was about to be proceeded with this morning, but in consequence of the illness of one of the jurymen Baron Cleasby discharged the jury,' and the trial must commence de 1102,0. (Before the Common Sergeant.) William Blackburn, 53, bricklayer, was indicted for stealing the sum of £l7 3s. Old., the moneys of Joseph Derry and others. The jury found the pri soner guilty, and he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. MARICE 7 S-2 MS DAY. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The market to-day maintained a Christmas character in tho superiority of a large proportion of the stock on sale, us in the extent of the supplies- In the former particular the market compares well with the corre sponding market last year, but in point of num bers there was to- day, as cn the grand day, a perceptible falling off, Quotations were as follows :—Beef, 3s 6d to 6s ; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 6d ; veal, 3s 8d to Gs ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 10d. per stone. Numbers at market—Beasts, 1,940; sheep, 8,440; calves 212 ; p'gs, GO. The proportions of foreign were, 445 beasts and 113 calves. SMITHFIELD AND LEADENHALL. The dead meat trade is firm, and in consequence of the near approach of Christmas prices maintain their present high figure. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The demand continues good for potatoes. LIVERPOOL COTTON. December 17 . —Sales probably 10,000 bales. Marke quiet, and unchanged. SHIPPING INTRLLIGENCE. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Dcc. 16.—Sir Robert Peel, steamer, from Dunkirk. Arrived, Dec. 17.—St. George, from Guernsey; Panther, steamer, from Boulogne. Sailed, Dec. 16.—Argos, steamer, for Calais. Sailed, Dec. 1 7.—Storm Queen, steamer, for Dunkirk ; Rhine, steamer, for Boulogne. bEAL, Thursday Morning. Anchored.—Seine and Tamise, screw steamer, from London, for Rouen. Passed.—Narva, screw steamer (of London), from the westward, for London. Sailed.—Superb, for Ipswich. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—After a somewhat prolonged recess, the above gallery will re-open on Wednesday evening next. with F. C. Burnand's clever entertainment "Inquire Within." While Mr. Parry is away Mr. German Reed makes some alterations in his programme. Mr. Frank Matthews is to appear in " The Entertainment Proper," in which Mdlle. Rosa D'Erina will make her debut, as well as in a musical extravaganza (taken from the French), by R. Reece, entitled "The last of the Paladins."' Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial Office from the-Governors of Prince Edward Island and Malta. Despatches were bent to the Governors of the West India Islands and the Australian Colonies. An interesting paper appears in a recent number of the San Francisco Xining and Scientific Press on the orchids of California. One specimen is described whose exquisite blossom, called the" Flower of the Holy Spirit," has in its centre the perfect semblance df a beautiful white dove. Three thousand different species of orchids have been described ; and in the American Naturalist Mr. 0. M. Tracy says that only a beginning has been made. He gives three characteristics which, amid their extraordinary variety of appearance, are always present. First, irregular flowers; second, stamens and pistils consolidated; third, seeds around the sides of the pod, not around its centre. " If," ho adds, " we fled a plant in which these three occur together, we are safe in looking up to it as a well-accre dited member of this regal order. It is remarkable that this class of plants, while distinguished for their beauty, have scarcely a family of any known utility. The Manila, the Salep, the Coral-root, and the Ladies' Slippers are almost the only members of any commercial value. At the meeting of the Californian Academy of Science, Oct. 19, Mr. Theodore Bradley read an able ad dress on the Value of the Study of Science in its Historical Relations. He gave a summary of the scientific discoveries of the ancients, and an account of the theories built upon them, showing the fallacy of their conclusions in conse quence of their deficient knowledge of science. lead they taken pains to explore the hidden mysteries of nature and to accumulate facts before constructing systems of the universe and accounting for the pheno mena of the earth, their philosophy and science would not have been deformed by such absurd theories as we now find attributed to them. He pointed out the dawn of correct science, and traced its progress to the present time. At the close ho made some experiments in hydrostatics to illustrate some of the principles dove- Icped by the ancients. Tho first experiment was designed to show that the pressure of a large column of water on a disk of a certain size is no greater than that of a smaller column of the same height on the same disk. The second proved that the loss of weight of a body immersed in water is equal to the weight of the volume of water dis placed. The third experiment proved that the lateral and the vertical pressuie of water are equal. An American correspondent writes from Flo rence that the poet Longfellow is in that city, looking hearty and well, and that he will leave in about three weeks for Remo and Naples.--Naples and k'lorence Ob server. TH SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1868. Closing Business Share NADIR. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 a') Do B lO 54 64 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim allj 15 19 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 3 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 6 ... ... 26 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, Um. 25 Bank of South Australia._ all 31 38 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 87 39 10 Bank of new Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, •nd China all 20 21 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 20 21 20 City 1 i 11 12 100 Colonial 23 40 42 41 10 Consolidated, lim 50 Delhi and London, lira 25 ... ... 50 East London, lim 5 1, 0; 20 English and American, lim 10 ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO ld pr 20 English, :coltish, and Aus tralian Chartered 2£41 Hong Kong and Shanghai all 164 171 Bank Corporation all . .. 231 Do n ew 54 . 1 .-I . 100 Imperial, lim 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 1 11 114 ..5 lonian all 27 29 25 Do new .... . 20 Lnd Mortgage of India lira 4 3 i 3 3 100 Do sp.e. De b 5.186 1, 301 all 76 78 t 2 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, lira. 45 3 32 20 Do new 74 6 1 5 / 100 London & River Plate, lint. 40 7 9 25 Do new 10 14 14 20 London Chart. of Australia all 2:31 244 50 London and County 2O 50 11 504 20 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ..• 50 London Joint Stock... , , 1 354 364 354 6 20 London and South Ariean al 1 12 100 London & S.-Western, lira, 20 50 London & Venezuela, lim l2l ... - 100 London and Westminster. 20 66 63 . 66 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2. 634 64 100 Merchant, lint 10 Metropolitan, lim 100 Midland, 1im...... .. . 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool lim l5 ... ... 100 National Provine. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do t 0 National.. 3O 54 56 20 New South Wales all 42 44 20 North-Western 74 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 481 421 50 Provine. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 6 61 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 89 91 10 •Do new. 10Q Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 25 13 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 48 49 49 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London l5 384 3 4 39 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all ... ... 214 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lira 10 pr 1p 104 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 et Atlantic Telegraph lO 27 29 281 9 et Do. 8 per cent. lOO 73 76 731 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lira. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 131 141 10 Do. New 6 8 34 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lira 5 Do. New 4 1 - 1 oz s') British American Laud 44 17 20 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO iss 170 20 British Indian Tea, lira all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 94 24 11d 20 Ceylon Company, lim 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 41 31 26 City of London Beal Pro perty, lim 8 4,1 33d 30 City of Milan Improv. lira all 5 19 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 2 3 50 City Offices, lim 25 21 3 231 d 50 Colonial, lira. Do. 50 Commercia; Union (Assur) 6 p tp 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, li ra all 174 184 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 74 per cent. 100 Corporation of London BOnds, 1877, 4/ per cent. all 103/ 1041 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent, all 104 105 100 Do. 1882, 4 i per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lira. all 1/ 21 2 1 1 50 CreditFon.of Mauritiuslim lO 3 2 d st Crystal Palace lOO 20 22 st Do. Preference lOO 96 101 st Do. 6p. c Petpetual Deb lO9 105 110 20 Darjeeling, lim 10 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lien. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 894 891 20 Egyptian Com. & Traci. lint 6 44 4,;d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 233 240 10 Do. New 8 9 llp 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim 24 4 1 1 15 English and Foreign Credit 74 5 4,1 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim. 8 ... ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 14 11,1 20 Fore-street Warehouse,lim l2 pr 1p , 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .£B5 all 831 841 50 Gellivara, lim. 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lim. 71 2 14 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 50 Home & Col Marine In. lim 5 44 31d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's flay allj 13 14k 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lim 5 If 11 20 Interns. Land Credit, Um 6 6 44 50 Italian Laud 5 11 1(.1 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Ca,vour) allj 2 .21 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 50 Land Securities, lim 5 23 London African Trading lO 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lien 6 10 Loudon County Land and Building, lim. 5 Loud, Provincial Tel.. lim all 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all 60 Lond. Financial A.sso., Um 30 4 Lond.Ge n.Oranibus.Colim. all SO Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lira 25 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. 5 p. c. by India Gov. lOO 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, . ...... 11 10 Mediterra. Ext en , Tel., LG all 50 Merchant Shipping, all 50 Millwall Iron Works, line. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lim. .. . 25 National Discount C 0 . ,, 5 25 National Prov. Marin, Jim. 4 10 National Stea m Ship, line. all 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, Jim. 6 10 New Consolidat e d Die. lim. 3 5 Is.ew Quebrada, ..... . .. .4.4.0 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer • cantile Agency,lim 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim. ......... . 10 Northern Assam Tea, hm 5 7 10 Do. B ..... all 1 2 at North Brit. Austral Rm lOO 38 42 50 North Brit. & Mercan In 6l 11 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 141 15 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll ... ...d 5 Oriental Gas, Una. . a ll 7 71 5 Do. New.. . 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, line 2 - 1 ( 1 IP 5 Ottoman Gas, lim ........ all 11 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. M a il all 2 21 11 5 Do do. st Peel R. Land & Miner', lim 100 32 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 54 66 SO Do. New 1867 lO Id pr 15 Do New 25 Reuter's Telegram,. 24 30 35p 50 lihymney Iron. all 54 6 `2O . 2$ Rio de Janeiro City Irn.,lim all 131 191 20 Do. Gas, lim all 23 24 100 Royal Mail Stea m 6O 48 50 at Scottish Aust. Invest., line lOO 110 114 at Do. 6P. C. Guar. Pref lOO .. 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO 7 6d. 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 8 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Ins., Jim 6 25 South Australian T.andall 35 36 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all flf 20 Telegraph Con. & Mai n., li m a ll 154 16 161 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Jim 2 21 24 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Rm., Bl ... 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lim 1 • lp 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 Id p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 13 United Discount Corp., lim 6 11 01d U. Kingdom Tel. Co., all 4a 51 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all .14 3fp 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lien 5 1 11p 64 all 3 4 3 1 0 0 v t a p n p e p r A e m s t a n t I,a Tea, u line d 281 7 3 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan.., all 73 764 764 50 Warrant Finance, 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 4 ad 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO ... ...d 63 1:2 31 2 ;a 7 5d ... ...a 31 31 23 22i lj 2 22 17d ld pr 1041 1051 4 41 3G 41 31 ©! 12 121 4 3tl 31 91 3 2 11 ld 4 31 COLONIAL CIOyEII,NAISNT SECUEITI.IO. Britivb Columbia, 6 per • • 100 _ *— Do. 1895 Can Lit.ov.6 p.e.Jan.•&J uly 100 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 105 10 Do. sp. o. Alar. & Sept lOO 195 10 Do. f. p. c. Jan. & July lOO 93 94 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk lOO 90 92 Cape (.I.llope. 6 p.c. 1873 lOO 102 104 Do.Ap1.&001 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-99 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1691 •••• 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent. lb April and 16 Oct., 1900 lOO 10) 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c l OO 108 no Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, . Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. • lOO 106 108 Do. 1882, May and Nov lOO 106 los Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 106 I')d Melbourne Corporatn 1867.75, 6 per ccw. N.8.G1.v.6 p.e.Ja. , 00 1 )•• 10 0 102 101 Natal 6 p et, Apl & Oct lOO _ Do Gp c. 31 , .y & Nov . 100 100 ICB N. S. W. 5 p.c. '7l to '73.. luu I ' 9 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1 8(8 to 1890.. 100 9 9 to , Do. 5 p.c. rd.'3; 10 '? 5 . • 10 0 99 101 N.Zealand, 6p. at. 18)1.. 100 - Do. 5 per cent.... .. 100 97 4 984 DoJan,Ap I„ltCy, 0 t.... 100 97 3 984 c 96 Da 6p c. Mar & aryt '91.. ILO 198 llu -- Do J wie & Dec , 1.91 ILO 109 111 107 jDo Prov. 1 At.c'. , ld. ) . 0 ( .c.rie3l &2, 1::96 Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jau and July. 1875 Do 16 100 10 1 lu3 1051 Queenslnd. Op. c. 'B2-5 100 Its 1(9 1081 Do 1891 . 100 1054 1061 S. Aue tral. 6 p 6.1869 77.. 100 _ _ Do 10.78.9% lOO 108 110 Do ;693 1905. 10) 107 ICB Tasmanian .p e, 100 106 1 0 7 Do rd. t 893 to 189/ lOO It 7 1(3 Victoria Op.°. Ja.&July lOO _ Do. 1891 i)o.do,,kprildit)ot lO9 109 110 104 f - - - NATION4LITY IN VOICES-, At the ordinary meeting of the Anthropological Modety of London, held on the 15th December, Dr. James Hunt, president, in the chair, Sir Duncan Gibb, Bart., vice president, read a paper on "The Character of the Voice in the Nations of Asia and Africa, contrasted with that in the Nations of Europe," of which the following is an abstract :—The subject was quite new, and difficult to handle from the comparatively few facts bearing upon it ; the author, however, trusted to these and to his general experience in its elucidation. The voice of the Chinese and Japanese was of low power, feeble compass, and whining in its tone, possessing at times a sort of metallic twang. Among the natives of Tartary, Thibet, and Mon golia, the voice was stronger, louder, more powerful, yet still partaking of the metallic twang; the female voice was not inferior in power to that of the male sex ; the metallic and deafening tones of the voice in those peoples were a well-marked and distinctive peculiarity. In India and Birmah the voice was generally soft and very feminine, not so powerful as shrill; the natives of the hills had a more robust voice than those in the plains. the former possessing a somewhat metallic twang, and the latter a plaintive and whining tone. In Africa the negro was taken as the type, whose larynx was of intermediate proportions between the Chinese and TartarA, but differed from all other races of mankind in certain peculiarities, which the author described. The negro wanted vocal power in whatever part of the world he was placed, but possessed the elements of a bellowing or roaring voice a deafening noisy sound, without harmony or distinctness. In speaking, the' voice was smooth and harmonious, or rough and husky. Considered generally, the various nations of Europe possessed strong, powerful, sonorous, and clear voices ; variations as to character and tone might and did exist, but, as a rule, they all agreed in power, full compass, range, clearness, and loneness of sound. The German had the most powerful voice in Europe, for reasons which the author gave ; but in strength of voice he must yield to the Tartar, who, without exception, has the most powerful voice in the world. The condition of the larynx, with length of the vocal chords, and other cir cumstances bearing on the subject in the various nations of the three great continents, were considered, and the reasons given for the general conclusions arrived at. The following gentlemen took part in the discussion : Mr. L. Owen Pike, Dr. Carter Blake, Dr. Roden, Mr. Mackenzie, Dr. Charnock, Mr. Allan, Rev. Dunbar Heath, Dr. Campbell, and Dr. King. THE REFORM LEAGUE. On Wednesday night a meeting of the council of the lieform League was held at the offices, Adelphi-terrace ; Mr. E. Beales in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said the finance committee had not quite finished their investiga tion of the accounts, which were accordingly held over till the next meeting of the council. He repeated that those accounts could bear the utmost possible scrutiny, and there was not the slightest ground whatever for certain insinuations that had been very ungraciously thrown out in certain quarters as to mysterious funds being used by the League. Everything was as clear as day, as it always had been. In the course of the week an unjustifiable attack had been made on them by a journal professing to be friendly to them, with regard to the proposed banquet to Mr. Reverdy Johnson. He begged to say that that attack was wholly unfounded. The League had nothing whatever to do with the invitation given to the American minister. They were never consulted about it; in fact, they never interfered in the matter at all, until those who had given him an invitation asked per mission to use that room, that they might arrange their further proceedings, and requested that a deputation from' the League, as, with others, representing the feel ings and opinions of working men of the metropolis, would meet them at a conferenee to be held for that purpose. A deputation from the League met them, and felt it their duty to state what was their entire conviction, namely, that they thought there was some difficulty in the matter, and that they were not convinced that the proposed ban quet would have the cordial support of the working men of London, their impression being that the working men preferred some other mode of renewing their expression of deep sympathy for their American brethren—renewing those expressions of sympathy to which they had so warmly and opportunely given utterance, in con tradiction to other classes in this country, at the time of the civil war. If, in consequence of thC expression of that opinion on the part of the deputation, those who had originated the banquet thought it advisable to give up the idea of carrying it out, the shame, if there be any, did not rest with the Reform League. There was one point upon which there could be no difference of opinion whatever, and that was in their cordially con curring with the sentiments so repeatedly, so ably, and so warmly expressed by Mr. Johnson for the speedy and amicable settlement of all questions in dispute between Great Britain and America. The PRESIDENT then called attention to a petition to her Majesty, praying for the release of the Fenian con victs. Its concluding passages ran thus :—" That after the late terrible civil war in America, in which so many lives were sacrificed, the United States Government did not resort to the principle of severe and now almost obsolete punishments on those who had been the cause of so much national disaster, but, on the contrary, sought, by the exercise of clemency, to induce thenceforth obedience to the laws and Constitution ; may it therefore please your Most Gracious Majesty to exercise your royal prerogative of mercy during this holy Christmas season, by restoring to their sorrowing relatives the political prisoners ; and your petitioners shall, as in duty bound, ever pray." Mr. Beales, and most of those present, signed ths petition. The meeting shortly after adjournect. MUNIFICENT BEQUEST.—The late Mr. Bairstow, of Preston, has bequeathed the sum of £5,000, free of duty, to the ,Albert Idiot Asylum for the Northern Counties. THE MAILS IN THE DESERT.—A newspaper Despatch of the 2Sth November from San Francisco com plains of the mishaps of the overland mails :—" The mails from the Ist of October to the 2nd of November, with a few exceptions, are scattered along the route, and will pro bably be ruined by exposure to the weather. Arizona advices to the 12th of November state that the Indians attacked a mail rider and escort near Wickenburg, and killed the rider and captured the bags, containing two weeks' Eastern and California mails." THE REPRESENTATION OF BRADFORD. —The Right Ton. W. E. Forster has issued his address seeking re-elec tion. Referring to the petition presented against his return, the right hon. gentleman says : " You are doubt less aware that my re-election would in no way affect the inquiry consequent on the petition which has been pre sented against my return at the late election, but as in that petition it has been thought fit to charge me with resorting to corrupt practices, I think it due to you and to myself to say that could I not repudiate the charge as absolutely void of foundation I should feel that it was an insult to the constituency to present myself again before it as a candidate." EXPLOSION ON THE RAIL.— An inquest has been held at Brighton on the body of one of the guards of the goods train in which an explosion of inflammable oil took place on Sunday morning. Neither the surviving guard, the night foreman, the engine-driver, nor the pointsman, knew anything of the contents of the truck containing the oil, nor bad any special instructions been received re specting its dangerous character. The truck belonged to the London and North-Western Railway Company, and had been loaded at the Canada Dock, Liverpool. The in quest has been adjourned to Monday next, on the under standing that evidence will then be forthcoming on the part of those who despatched the oil, and of the railway company. THE QUEEN'S CHRISTMAS CATTLE.—Previous to shis year it had been the rule to have an annual sale by auction at this season of her Majesty's fat stock of oxen at the Windsor Great Park. This year, however, Messrs. Buckland and Son have sold many of the Scotch, Welsh, and cross-bred at the fortnightly Slough sales, the re mainder being disposed of at the Southall markets, the prices averaging about twenty guineas each, which is rather under those of last year. On Tuesday last Messrs. Buckland and Son disposed of, by auction, the prize cattle fed on the Prince Consort's model farm exhibited at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show. The finest beast was bought by Mr. Webb, butcher, Windsor, for forty guineas, the others averaging £2B each. INAUGURATION OF THE JUNIOR ATIIENAXIII. On Wednesday night about 120 gentlemen, members of the Junior A thenwum Club, sat down to inaugurate the beautiful house in Piccadilly, which they have lately acquired by purchase from Mrs. Hope, the widow of Mr. Henry T. Hope, of Dcepdene. It was built about twenty years ago, by Professor Donaldson, aided by a French architect, who decorated the interior, and it is always re garded as one of the happiest specimens of the architect's skill. The house as undergone but very little altera tion, it having been so constructed as to meet the requirements at once of a residence, a gallery, and a club. It will be remembered that the house was for some years used by Mr. Hope for his Gallery of Dutch Paintings. Three or four of the rooms in the two upper stories have been thrown into one large room as a smoking room, and in this respect, perhaps, as well as in others, the new club is not to be surpassed in London. It already reckons about 500 members, although it has keen only aboOk* yeir4 in exidpm POLICE Ll' TELLIGENCE— This Day. ARLBOROUGH-S MEET. SENDING THREATENING LETTERS TO A DOCTOR.— James Henry Knowles, formerly a servant to Dr. Henry Parfitt, of Pall-mall, was brought before Mr. Knox by Herring, one of the warrant officers, charged with using threats and sending threatening letters to Dr. Parfett. Dr. Parfitt said--The prisoner was formerly my servant, and discharged on the 31st of October for general inattention and dirty habits. \\riffle in my service he threatened to burn my house down ; and since he left he has sent me threatening letters, which I well know to be in his handwriting. Dr. Parfitt handed the 'utters to Mr. Knox, one of which he read as follows: " Dr. Parfi t,—l suppose you got my letter on Sanday. I followed you froln Warwick chapel home. There's no mistake if I was a single man I would have been in .Newgate. I have not been in bed for three nights ; my wife 13 fast hurry• ing to her grave through your cruel treatment, and you and Mrs. Parfitt are the ones, with all your dupes, that still makes revenge rankle in my heart. . . . I have been offered many a situation without your recommendation, but something tells me you ought to be punished first You may thank God my wife was with me in o.dord-street when I met you, or I would Make a public show of you. I will linger till every stitch is off my back till I :_ee you. You are a perfect coward. I have composed a bit of poetry, and you shall have it for a Christmas box if you live so long. May God soon take my wife from me, for she would sooner die than speak of you or yours. But come what may, kindness or unkindness, I will have my revenge, so help me God.--I am a madman, "J. H. KNOWLES.", The second letter was in similar terms. Dr. Parfitt—l saw him yesterday in Pall-mall, evidently waiting for me. He was hanging behind a cart and looking through the wheels towards me. Mr. Knox—Was he in the habit of getting drunk? Dr. Parfitt —I never saw him drunk, but he could not take a good deal before he would get drunk. He gave way to passion. The Prisoner—Although I wrote the letters I never had any bad intention towards you. I have acted in a strange way, but it was through vexa tion. Ann Leonard and Emily how, two servants of Dr. Parfitt, spoke to hearing the prisoner threaten to tear down Dr. Parfitt's house. Anthony Herring, 60 C, said—Last night, about nine o'clock, I went to No. 10, Monmouth-street, and told the prisoner I had a warrant for his ap prehension, and he sail lie would go quietly. He said that Dr. Parfitt bad discharged him without a character, and he was determined to know the reason why. He said he had never assaulted Dr. Parfitt, but would have done so had not his wife been with him, and that he was touching Dr. Par fitt's private history, and meant to expose him, and that he would cover six sheets of foolscap. He also said that he was starving and could not get a situa tion, and that he would sooner be in prison than starve. The Prisoner—l have done wrong. lam very hasty, and at times don't know what I do. I have been in the army and a good deal abroad, and what vexed me was that the doctor would not give me the reason for discharging me. I hAve lived with other gentlemen, and was never complained of before. Mr. Knox —Before determining what I shall do in the matter, I would like to have inquiries made into the prisoner's antecedents, and I will therefore remand him. SHARE LIST. ORDINAUY dlin.iiNd AND STOCKS. there liallwaya. Closing _Business Paid. Price. done. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 76 78 st Caledonian ............ 100 74 711 734 sr, Cambrian.. 20 Cornwall all 34 34 ,t Dublin 62 Beliast Jane lO9 77 79 st lluu„rertb, Ab.J ann lOO 70 72 2 East London ~ . 20 uo i 5 2) Do 19 at Glasgow d 2 S. Western lOO 90 91 at Great Eastern .. OO 411 42 414 st Do. E. Aug]. No. 2.... 100 7 8 at Great North of Scotland.. 100 15 6 st Great Nortberu lOO 1(.6 107 at 110. A stock lOO 106 IL9 1081 et Do. B stock lOO 124 146 at GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO so 91 s (;t. Western 11)0 11. 181 481 A Do. South Wales lOO 5..) 18 5 8 , Do. W. Alid.—Uxlol lOO 25 28 dt .110. Newport lOO 28 31 at Lancashire .8 1 orkelurv lOO 1174 .2r4 at Lon., Brigh.,& S.Cuatit lOO 484 494 19 10) Do scrip .. St FOll., (AJAL, auu luv IC: 171 14 it Do. lleletrop. Ex. A.... 100 Lou'. & 2 olUi 41 ester,' loU 112 il2l 1111 12 t Lon. 4 South Wester,, luu b 7 59 .t Man., Sliel., & Liueuip lOO 171 48 it Metropolitan . l,O 1(21 t 3 1021 1 st Do Extensi lOO 98 1 0 IJU. Ass. r 1 10 1 st Me ~ropoutau District. all - Metrop. at. JUIIII'S 1 00 i ti - st st S. JAW): 100 70 t St Nitta ISIS tIStI st D. & • 103 st Nor. ~i te,trn-llerwie: 25 Do. (4. N.E purohass ;5.13.1 - - st Do Leeds st Do York lOO t 7 83 St Do Carlis st Do Stocs. & 1,0 107 129 st North Lou lon .. lO9 122 121 10 Do Jew 1868 . ... 2 11 2 p st North Staffordshire . . 109 54 513 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ••• st Rhymney st Shropshire Union 1 0 55 53 st Soutn Devou st South Eastern lOO 79 74 20 Staines, Wok'ham,& Wok all 12 13 st L ata s ale .. 100 145 150 .0 Do.L •• • .. 5 3 4 st • Waterior u & Kilkenn).. 100 - .0 Waterloo & Whiteha.l.. 6 Eft iOO RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO st Do. Scot. N.E., 4j per cent lOO ... at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... . st D. do. Ordinary lOO 78 80 st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all st, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO at Gt. Eastern, E.O. Ex. No. 1 100 st Do do No. 2 100 st Do do 6 per cent 100 st Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 at Do do 0 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 st Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val. 1847 100 at Great Northern, 6 per cent le st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 at Do 4 j do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm 100 at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at, Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Great South. and Western 97 100 96 9 led 108 luo 103 IOU 103 69 71 (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO st G t.West.—Orig.&Jnt.-Rent 96 97 chg., per gua.p.c lOO st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO st Do do 4 1 per cent. 1850 lOO st Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO st Do do Birmingham gua lOO st Do do do pref lOO st Do do. Chester gus. lOO st Do do do 8 per cent. 100 at Do do do 5 do 100 st Do South Wales, gua . 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 44 p.c lOO st Do do 4 1 1850 lOO st Do do 5 at Do West Mid.-Oxford Ist g lOl at Do do 241 gua lOO at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO at Do do 2.d do 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 st Do Barnsley, £5 Os 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 at Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 at London & Brighton, sp. c. 102 104 95 10J 8i 88 7d 7s 93 95 65 70 150 161 05 100 10,i 112 106 108 88 92 1 0 135 130 ijs 97 1911 guaranteed, - No. I lOO ... st Do 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO ... st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ... st Do 4 do 1859 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent ••• st London and N. W., 0. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 100 111 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 8 91 at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchpl lOO 88 91 st London and s.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 141 146 28.6 d. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 256 d) all st Mau., Shef., &Linda. 6 p.c lOO lb 117 6 Do st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st. Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 at Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 u 143 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 07 vo stj Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 97 92 at Do Leicester & Wenn, 4 p.c lOO /39 91 st North Ural sh, 5 p.c. No. 1 lOO st Do E. &G.4p. c. S. (4.• D IUO at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO Lt Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4p c lOO 8 - 1.; at Do 41 per cent. redeem.-- 100 9,3 at Do 4 per ceut., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4, 25 Do York, U. &S. purchase lO 10 101 st Do Stcktn & Drliug. A 5 p.c lOU 104 110 at Do W, Hartlepool it. and 11 lOO 87 8.1 20 North Staffordshire lOs it , . Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101 los Do Tavistock Anns., 10s all 9 10 10s Du Fixed 44 per cent all 8 9 1.0.6. S. Last. (Itead. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 24 at Do 44 per cent lOO at Do Fixed 44 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. bt Ualedoniau 44 p c gua. st Do Scot. Ceti.' win. 7p c. 100 at Do 41 p irredeem all ... st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 st Do 5 do, 1862 100 3 :1 st Do New 5 do, 1863 100 87 sio at Do do 5 do, 1864 100 84 83 at Great Northern, 5p c irred 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent 100 st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 ... • st Great West., W. Slidl., 5p c 100 86 90 st Do Joint I..erpe. 5 p c,1865 100 85 00 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 101 105 20 Do Vale N eath peril. 5p c all 19/ 201 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 100 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1 1 st Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1853 100 ... at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ... at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 ... st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 bdu st Loud, Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p. c . at London &N. IVestern, 5p c 100 10 . 3 110 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 I/3 9 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc,1865 all 881 at Metropolitan a per cent lOO at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 105 107 at Do B 5 do 100 105 107 18 Do 5p c opt, to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1863 all 11 lip 18 Do Inconv. New Snares 16 1 fp 22 Do 5p c con, into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 1 11p at North British, E. and , No. 1, 5 per cent.— 100 ... at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... • at Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pe 100 st Do E. &G , No. 2 , 5 p.e st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c st Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 55' 57 mat North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 I 5 07 at Do Stock. & Dari., D lOO 112 114 st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 p ... 1850 100 . at .. 5 do 1861 100 ... at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 1864. lOO st Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 1 - 00 ... RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS; st Birkenhead lOO to 2 Pi 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 at Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 46 at Do. 51 per cent, st Do. b du. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO li;; 135 20 Gloater and bean Forest all a Gt. Easn., Ne &c., 4 p.c IW a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 64 7 . 2 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Lx., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West, W. Min., lit;ref. lou 95 97 50 Hull and Selby ............... all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle...... 100 21. 213 at London and Blo , ckwall ...... 100 93 95 at Do. 4,, per cent.......,. 100 at London, Whit., &c., 41 pc. 100 at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do. 100 ... st London and Greenwich ... 100 62 64 at Do. do. Preference... 100 st London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent... 100 79 83 tit Do. du. 6 do. 100 51 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk... all 5 1 5 st Midland, Bralford, Pref... 1 00 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) ...... all 50 Northern& East , per cent all 53 56 so Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastera —Hartlepool ... 10u at N. West. A perp. pret, sp. c. 1(10 10.) 110 at Do B minimum 1.-1 p.c.... 100 st Notting. & 100 92 91 23 Preston and 1% yre.. ......... all 44 46 Royston, hitch., and Sleep. IUU 1 33 135 at Shrewsbury an Hereford 100 133 135 10 Do du 8 • 21 2, p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun too 08 100 at Do 4 per cent gua... 10 79 81 st Do do all 97 u ur at Stition and Pimlico... 100 175 180 at West Cornwall L 7 20 West London, Class A....., all 13 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do .11 •• do C at Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 117 111 st London and St. Katherine lOU 53 55 100 D obeb. stock, 4 par cent al ~, „ Millwall Freehold Land ' st Dock lOO 34 38 -- st Southampton lOO 7 1 76 8t Surrey QtnutuvrciAl THAMES. ROBBERIES ON THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.— William Chance, a carman iu the service of the Great Eastern Railway, was brought before Mr. Flowers (who officiated for Mr. Paget), charged with stealing several parcels of tea, the property of, and in charge of, the Great Eastern Railway Com pany. Last night between the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock Charles Stenner and Islaic Pawsey, police-con stables, stopped the prisoner in Cable-street. Ile had two packets under his arms, and the officers asked what they contained, to which he replied " Stockings and aprons I bought some months ago, and I ant going to sell them to a mate of mine." The constables then said they were not satisfied with that statement, and took him into cus tody.. They had proceeded a short distance to wards the station-house when the prisoner said, " It's no uie deceiving you. The parcels were put on my own van by mistake, and I was not honest enough to take them back again. If you go to 183, Cable-street, you will fied some more." 'l'n;; parcels were opened, and found to contain Gibs. of tea. On proceeding to the rear cf the prisoner's dwelling, No. 183, Cable-street, the officers found in a yard several other parcels of tea, weighing, in all, 171bs. The officers also found four show cards in the same yard. The prisoner, a young man, who was in a very dejected condition, said he had no questions to akk and no defence to make. Inspector Russell, of the Great Eastern Railway Company's Police, here said--The prisoner is a carman on our railway, and upon the evidence you have given I beg leave to ask for a remand. The goods stolen were booked on our line. Mr. Flowers remanded the prisoner for a week. WESTMINSTER. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF A MARRIED WomAN.—Mary Ann Palmer, a respectable-looking woman, between 30 and 40 years of age, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in the Fulham-road, at four o'clock o.i the previous after noon. George Sharpe, 160 B, proved the offence. He found the woman creating a disturbance opposite the shop of Mr. Soamcs, pawnbroker. She was drunk. lie endeavoured to get her to go away, but she refused, and collected a large crowd of persons. Defendant said she never was drank in her life. She had seen her husband off yesterday morning to Brighton, and was quite sober. James Charlton, foreman to Mr. Soames pawn broker, Fulham-road, said that defendant had be haved herself very disgracefully at his shop yesterday. She came in the morning to pawn something, and was much offended at their requiring her to give her name and address, iu order that they might put i t upon the ticket as required by law. She then became so offensive that Mr. Siatnes told her that he would have no dealings with her, and re quested her to leave the shop, which she imme diately did, declaring that she would come again and annoy him whenever she liked. She repeated her visit at four in the afternoon drunk, and, seating herself in the jewellery shop, said that she would stop there and make as much disturbance as she pleased. She remained a length of time until put out by force, when she collected a crowd. Mr. Arnold said that her conduct had been very disgraceful, and committed her for seven days in default of paying a fine of lOs. THE RECENT G,4LES.-LIFEBOAT SERVICES. POOLE, Dec. 16. Last night (states Mr. G. N. Penney) rocket signals of distress were fired near this place, and the Manly Wood lifeboat of the Society was launched, and found the La Jeun Erneste on shore. The crew who were in a very exhausted state, were rescued by the lifeboat and brought safely to Poole. The vessel was on a voyage from Brest to Caen. Tne lifeboat also went to the Angustiue, from port i'Abbe to Havre, with salt, and rendered assistance, and that vessel is now safely in harbour. STABBING A WOMAN.—A notorious thief, named James Shaw, quarrelled with a woman named Christina M'Auley, in a house in Glasgow on Monday, and stabbed her several times in the abdomen with a pocket knife. The poor woman is still alive, but in a hopeless condition. After committing the deed the ruffian fell on his knees and begged the forgiveness of his victim. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exports. tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Dunville and Co., Belfast; or 4, BeAufort-buildings, Strand, Loudon W.Q . --[Acl- TatiAolll93at.l SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BROMLEY S TEPLECHASES.-YESTERDAY. BROMLEY HANDICAP. Mars 1 Contempt' 2 Nannie ___ _ 3 Twelve ran. STEEPLECHASE PLATE. Vision 1 Barumite . _ 2 Wild F0w1..... Ton ran. STAND PLATE. Verity Cheddington Wild Bee DO 000000 1 Six ran. RAILWAY PLATE. Lady Palmerston.. Wild Bee.. Peter.. 1 3 Eight ran. SELLING SPEEPLECIIASE. Toni C9ke La Pique Rapture 1 Ten ran. lIANI)ICAP HURDLE RACE, Lady Glenp Brown Jug Cromwell RACING FIXfUItES FOlt 1869. JANUAUY. Manchester 1, 2 FEBRUARY. Streatham 11, 121 Nottingham Spring.,.23, 24 Lincoln l6, 17 1 Chelmsford.... 25, 2t Harrow lB, 19 i Derby Spring 25, '26 Mansfield lB j MARCH. Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Blirewsbury spring 5, 6 War wick 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury l2, 13 orthampton l6, 17 West Drayton lB, 19 West Somerset 18, 19 Margate 29 Durham 29, 30 Epsom 30, 31 APEIL. Bromley 1, 2 I Newmarket Craven...l2, & c . Aldershot l, 2 Eastbourne l9 Catterick 8ridge.. . ...... 1, 2 Lewes 2U 21 Thirsk 6 7 Croydon... 22, 23 Saeathant 8, 9 I Newmarket Ist 6pring 26, &c. MAY. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 i Winchester ll, 12 I, York 11, 12 1 S. Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 i West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 20, 21 Harpenden 2l Epsom bummer .....2ô, &e. JUNE. .. Croydon 2,3, 4 1 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Newton 2,3, 4 Oldham 22 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 liibury Club 23 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 1 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 Chelmsford Hampton l7, 18 Sutton Pa r k .....29, 30 JULY. Worcester l, 2 1 Heading 15, 16 Newmarket July 6, <Scc. i Huutiugdon 2O, 21 Kingsbury .. 9, 10 i Southampton 22, 22 Pontefract 12, 13 1 Stamford ... 22, 23 Nottingham H, 14 1 iluoctwood 27, 28,29, 30 AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 Oxford Brighton Club 5 C anter b ury 24, 25 Lewes 6, 7 York. 24, 25, 27 Eguaui lO, X ll 1 Plymouth —2B Wolverhampton IU, 11 I Windsor August l2, 13 Windsor 12, 13 Derby Summer ..,31, S e p. 1 I St. Albans Stockton lB, 19, 20 1 SEP'f EIMER. Warwick... 7, 8 j Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Abingdon 9, 10 1 Kingsbury . 4 3, 24 Douca-ster ll, 15, 16, 17 j Monmouth... 23, 24 Richmond 21, 22 j Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &u. 21, 22 I OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9, 20 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 I West Drayton 2l, 22 Leicester 7, 8 Hereford 2l, 22 Newmarket 2 d 0ct...0ct...11, &c. Monmouth 9 3, 21 Chelmsford l9, 20 I Newmarket Irtou ...25, Sze. • NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, & c . Liverpool 9, IU, 11. 12 Leamington hunt ....23, &c. IRISH. MARCH. Baldoyle First Spring 18, 19 MAY. Baldoyle Second Spring 11, 12 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JANUARY. liopgrove 1 I Coverdale 6 Ma achester l, 2 St. Albans l9 FEBRUARY. Birmingham -, 9 I harrow lB, 19 Lincoln l6, 17 Dcrby . 25 11.1.111011. • Liverpool lt Ca,obridgeshire M. 18 1111;41iy (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 1 West Diaytou ll, 19 liiu6sbury 12, 13 Crewkerne 18, 19 A PiilL. Aldershot 1, 2 Croydon ...22, 23 Brumley I St. Albans JULY. Kingsbury 9 ....... AUUUST. St. All‘lin 3.., 17 00 f OBE WeA Drayton 21, 23 GREECE. (BY REUTERS TELEGRAMS.) ATHENS, Dec. 10, 6 p.m. The ultimatum given to-day by the Turkish Minister deman.led the dispersion, within five days, of the volunteers ; that the formation of other similar corps should be forbidden ; that the ships for the revictualling of Crete should be dismantled ; the Cretans who had sought re fuge in Greece should be sent back ; those persons to be punished by whom the Turkish officer at Syria was wounded; and, finally, that the Greek Government should conduct itself in conformity with existing treaties.; rge Turkish Minister leaves on Wednesday. INDIA. BOMBAY, Nov. 29, via Brindis'. The Bombay Gazette publishes a specal telegram stating that a sanguinary battle bad taken place at Bamiau between Shere Ali and his nephew Abdool Kalimau Khan, who was previously announced to be menacing Cabool. Abdool Kahman was utterly defeated, and fled to Balkh (as already announced by the Ludo-European Telegraph). AMERICA. NEW YORK, Dec. 16. The Senate has passed a bill permitting the reor ganization of the militia in those Southern States which have been admitted to representation. The Price of Gold. The course of exchange at 1c iv York on London for bal a at 60 days' si.,;llE was on the last date about 1.91 percent. At this rate (here is no profit on the importation of goIJ. from the Uni.cu states. lie quota , / An 01 gold at Paris Is about at par, and tto short exchange on London is 25/. WO. per sterling. on comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £•i &hid. per ounce tor standard gold, it a.ppe...ed Lila t gold i • about per cent. dearer in London than in P..ris. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Austrilla and New Zealand, via Boutharaptori Jan. 2 Ditto, via 'treadles DL , e dS Ditto, via Pi../..atna Da: 211. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Jan. 4. _ . Ditto, by Freneb. packet Cape Verds, by Brazil pieta Cape of Good Ll.,pe. Ascension, and St. fielena....Dee. 25. China, Penang, and Singapore. via Southampton—Dec. Gibraltar, via Southampton iudia, via Southampton ...... • unto, via Manse Les Malta, Cgypt, . .... Dec. 19. Ditto, Marseilles.. Dez. 17 Mauritius, Cape of Good I.lJpe, and Natal, via uthanas tou Mari. Dm. 1t Newfoundla b ...... . . Yortugal Jan. 4. United Ststes auach, CAtilornia, &c., by British . - - paaitet Dec 19. Ditto, by Canadian p tek - et Ditto, by t. i ited s,tatet3 packet Ditto dill( (Baltimore) Webt Indies and ;except Alexico and Baba- inas) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, aul Teneriite. Dee. !7. ru.tlind Islands Cuba and Mexico Ihtia.niu3, via New I ork Bermuda, via Halifax ....... The son of the late Kin°. o Theodore of Abyssinia has been during the summer mouths, and still is, residing at Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight. He goes regu larly to school at Bonchurch. Alamayou is still under the care of Captain Speedy, who brought him. to England.