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

MONEY MARKET AND CO AMERCIAL INTELLIGENok. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Business was by no means active, but neverthe less Consols improved to the extent of 8, 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 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 921 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 92k 1; New Three per Cents, 921 41. India Stock, 10/ per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1021; ditto Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent., 911; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 3 preen. In the Foreign market we have to note a rise of in Italian Five per Cents., which are now 551 56 ; Turkish Five per Cents. are I higher, at 37i 38 ; and Mexican Bonds are improving, being now 144 15 ; Greek Bonds have fallen 1, to 11 111 ; and Peruvian Five per Cents. are at 781 79 ; New Spanish Three per Cents. remain at 321 321; and Egyptian Seven per Cents. are 72 721. Italian Scrip has improved, and is now quoted 2/ 21 prem. ; Charkoff-Azof Scrip has improved 1, to 3f 3 die ; and the last Russian Railway Loan is 2 11 dis. The Hondnras Loan is steady, at 894 901. In the railway share market prices, with very few exceptions, remain at yesterday's quotations. Metropolitan Original and Extension stocks have improved 4, Brighton 1, and Great Western Caledonian stock, on the other hand, has given way 1. The prices are as follows : —Caledonian, 73/ 4 ; Great Western, 484 ; Great Eastern, 414 ; Great Northern, 1054 to 64 ; ditto A, 1074 to 1081; Lancashire, 1272 to 81; Metropolitan, 1021 4 ; ditto Extension, 984 994 ; Midland, 1121 1121- ; Sheffield, 471 4 ; Brighton, 48k 9 ; North British, 32 4 ; North Western, 1114 ; North Eastern, 994 100 ; 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 95k. The American Five-Twenties have improved to 731 74 ; the Bonds of 1885, to 72i 72i ; and the Ten-Forty Bonds are firmer at 7171}. 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 tensiye 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 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 1850; 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, allows an increase of £1,027, compared with the corresponding period of 1867. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. • per Cent. Consols - } 1 xd Ditto for Account, 8 per Cent. Reduced 9 21 I New 3 per Cent A OW 2/ per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cont. J an. 187 3 Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 125 6 Do (Red Sea Telei s raph), Aug., 1908 — Exchoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot — pm Do. £5OO Do. £lOO St £2OO — Pm Bank of England Stock, 4 por Cent Do. accouat Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — inter-Colonial Omnium INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 Shut Do. Opening, for Account — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Palm. 4 per Cent 914 Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per Gent. May 1879 — Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D.,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Arontine Republic, .6 per Cent ..... . ...... 75± Do., Scrip £45 paid ................ 4nitrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — 00.1 f per Cent., 1852 — Do. do. 1858..... — Do, do., 1860 — Do. do., 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 ) Cuba., 6 per Cent. - (Lilian 6 per Cent Do. 4} per Cent.... Do. 3 per Cent., N. Do. 6 per cent. 1867 Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo übian, 6 per Cent. uan stk 3 per Cent. 1825 , — Dan ibian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 B3 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent, k,cyptian, 7 per Cent —l Do Second Issue Do. £S , A, Bonds — Do. .£lOO Bonds .•••• Do. 1864 - Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. 4100 Bonds Bl English Scrip,:l868 Do do. £l5 pd — dis Government liailwav Debentures 9si 6 Greer 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — 0 0. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account kr aa.temala 5 per Cent .. — Ilonduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd Italian 5 per rent., 1865 — Do. Account ~ — ~J;y. -.--------. -0 . 22. y Las- sborne )ilation ,ver an nd the inclu- •ranged r than ant of • incal- wbiCb er took 0 corn . e. And ted, the to upon A Lord 3ountry of the modern )etually )erhapet all this, r one in here, a ildering clue to Ton tho with tud ye whereas a file of ;dle in a , it inaY Li that It to drag at onc e ' tle this an y one t occur ; it will Ilingsbe a Ltre, on e w as n ary r 3; °fl y e r tea , n t audi t interio r it of tile s - t heatre' only t: any t h “a 3tta 313 ,, ce pting: ; is wen the fi rst eau style, pre tty' r, urn 11P°- t Woo' c if , ti :ro l va irool or ie j jtr 5' of a le eo i t ' ant i ° Fr iir ev have ree e 64 of j the P li f he fell' c ° t overti o V. g e°tl of `, Va po Df u c er, 1 or 595 0 11 ' od 55 evil v i star e° il oe ° , l o l ero os - ,(1 3 )IWie ll 9 r it eg i p ithe.o ll `J laya l 1P o pc 1 ; w ere dr , ' ra ,fter o i f 4' Carg° ES• been Do Account .. 781 9} Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'. 371 Do. do. 1867 37-1 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Do per Cent., 18 GO Do 3 - per Cent.; 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO 80nd5..,, 90 89/ Do. dO. £B4 lOs. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do? £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway Sar Tinian 5 per Cent 7l Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4i per Cent., 1862 -. — Do Account Spanish 3 per Cen Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account I 321 Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not 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., 1862 Do Account Do .£lOO Bonds 63k Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 e 6Ol Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent.: Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Du 6 per Cent., 1862 e Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull ... 581 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 231. — Do Account Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. z5l. Do. Account 531 CLOSING PRICES. Consuls, Money 921 I xd Do. Account, Jan. 5 BOURSE, Dec. 21.—Thi closed as follows : per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 69 60 Credit Mobilier End of month 2Bl 25 Credit Fonder 1515 End of month — see o'clock.—The market Cash Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... 570 Bank Shares 3150 ItaP.an Loan — ' End of month — Mexican Loan 24 Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Rome Debt Deferred RAILWAY, Western 574 Eastern .. 556i Sardinian . 5O l. Austrian Lombard 4lO North of Spain Saragossa .Roman 5O THE RUPIURE BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREECE. The Afoniteur at length refers to the rupture which has taken place between Turkey and Greece, and confirms the intelligence that the represen tatives of both countries had received their pass ports, and were preparing for departure. Th e 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. However 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 Patric 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 takeu, 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 future. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Bouthampton.....Jan. 2. Ditto, via Ylrseilles ........ . Dec 28 Ditto, via PioLama Dec 29. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Jan. 4 . Ditto, by French packet . Pec. 22. Cape Verde, by Brazil packet .. ....Jan. 4: Cape of Good El,pe. Ascension, and St. lielena....Dec. 28. China, Penang, and Singapore. via Southampton.. Jan. 2. Gibraltar. via Southampton Indta,via Southamuton ...... ••• • ...... ..... Dec. 25 unto, via Marseil.es Malta, ggypt, &c... ..... ..... ... ................. Dec. 26. Ditto, Marseilles Dec. Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton Ditto, Marseilles ~ Dec 13 Newfoundland .•••••••• —.Dec 30 Portugal .... ..... .... ........... ••• Jan. 4. United St a tes,. ana d a, C a lit ora i a , &c., by British Di i t l t i o tio b , y b C y an L a ii d i l t a e n d packet - .. ...Dec 19 packet packet . Doi 25 Ditto dittc (Baltimore) . - West Indies and Pazilio ;except Mexico and Baha- mas) Dec 2J West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Jan. 4 Fs ikland Islands Cuba-and Mexico .... .... Dec. 20. Bshamas, via New York D e c, 48. Bermuda, via llalifax THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, IF6B SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHAREB_AND STOCKS. DOCKS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 1 211 21 21} 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel.,lirn 10 4 ip 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all lb 16 et Atlantic Telegraph lO 27 29 281 et Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 id 10 Berlin Water Works, limn all 131 14 i 10 Do. New 6 3 11 100 Boickow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lira, all 3 / t 5 Do. New 4 11 01 SJ British American Land 44 16 18 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lO9 167 172 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 21 81 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 24 21 11d 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 6 44 91 1 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 41 21c1 30 City of Milan linprov. lim all a 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, Um all 2 8 50 City Offices, lint 25 24, 23/d / 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial 'Union (Assur) 4 p ip 10 Company of African Mer chants, limn. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 171 181 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent, all 104 1041 100 Do. 1882, 4 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint, all 14 2 50 Credit Fon.onlauritius lira lO 8 2 d et Crystal Palace lOO 19 21 at Do. Preference l9O 96 101 at Do. 6p. c Petpetual Deb. 109 155 110 20 Darjeeling, lint. ICI Eastern Assam, lint. „,d 50 East Indian Land Credit _ - - and Finance, lint. 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Goy all 87 88 871 81 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. am 6 bi 5 1 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 237 243 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim 21 i I 15 English and Foreign Credit 7 i b 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lira. 8 ... ..d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 6 11 11d 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr ip 100 For. & Col. Coy. Trust and -- - - Loan Scrip, issued at XS& all 831 841 50 Gellivara, lint. 2O 10 General Credit & Die., lim. 71 21 14 51 1 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 50 Home & Col Marine In. Um. 5 41 31d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 134 131 134 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... ... 20 Interns. Financial Soc. lim 5 11 11 20 Interns. Land Credit, lint 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 11 Icl 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) allj 31 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued se all 63 113 50 Land Securities, lim 6 31 243 25 London African Trading lO 7 5d 25 Lon. & Coded. Marine, lim 6 ... •••d 10 London County Land and. Building, lim. 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lim all 31 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all I 1P 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lim 30 23 221 4 Lon d. G en.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 1/ 2 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 22 17d 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 105 107 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint_ ........ 11 1 13 10 Mediterra. Ext on. Tea., lim.all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping lim all 32 37 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint l2l ••• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lim h 12 121 11/ 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lim. all 61 91 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 3 2d 10 New Consolidated Die. lim. 3 14 13 6 New Quebrada, lint, 44 0 44 34 25 New Zealand. Loan & Mer • cantile Agency,lim 2l I IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 10 Northern Assam Tea, Jim. 5 7 e 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 46 51 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In._ 64 181 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 141 15 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll ... ...d f Oriental Gas, Rm. 5 Do. New ............... 1 4 11 , 10 Otago and Southland 111 , vestment, lina ip 5 Ottoman Gas, lint., all 14 21 P 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mail lit* all 2 21 5 Do do. et Peel R. Land & Miner', Born 100 30 33 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 54 56 50 1 50 Do. New 1867 lO Id pr 25 Reuter's Telegram 24 30 353 50 lthymney Iron . all 19 20 15 Do. New 26 Rio de Janeiro City 1na., 1131 1' 20 Do. Gas, lira all 23 24 241 100 Royal Mail Stea m 6O 46 48 47 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 107 112 st Do. 6 p. c, G uar. Pref. 100 ... ... 20 Societti Fin. d'Egypte, lim. 10 7 6d. 20 Soci6t6 Gen.de l'Ernpire Ot. 9 3 4 P 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 23 South Australian Land st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 20 Telegraph Con. & Mai n., li m all 15 1 18 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint 2 21 24 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim Bl ... ... 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 1 1p 10 Do do. do. all ... .. 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada, 5 id p 5 SO Union Marino L'pool, lim 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., Jim 8 11 sia SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira all 4Z 31 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 21 3 1P 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lim 5 1 llp 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 3 4 30 Van Dieman's Land 281 7 g 7 per il o o f rt E ga gy ge p ) t, Loan all 751 761 00 Vi c c e e n r t o . y ( 50 Warrant Finance, lint. l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pacitle Steam, lint 25 4 3d 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO ••• ••• COLONIAL UOVERNIdIiaIT SECURITIE6 ...... ilr v it o i:al3 C iB o 9 l s u:bia• 6 7 1 ------ 0,00 ::: : 1 0ent.,1872.... - canlov.6p.o.Jan. , &July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug lOO 105 10 Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOO 195 10 Do. 6p. o. Jan. & 100 93 9 4 9 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk lOO 99 92 Cape (i.llope, 5 p. 0 .18 73 lOO 102 104 Do.Apl.&oot .1890-19 0 0 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 •••• 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 oot., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... lOO 106 LOS Do. 1882, May and Nov lOO 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug• ••• 100 106 108 Melbourne Corporatn., 1667-75, 6 per cent • • 100 _ N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July Natal 6 p et, Apl & Oct lOO Do 613 c. May & Nov lOO 106 108 N. S. W. 5 Ire. '7l to '7B lOO 99 101 Do. 6 p.c. 148 to 1896 100 99 IN 1001 i Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 lOO 90 101 N.Zcaland, 6p. et. 1831 lOO Do. 5 per cent.... DoJan,Aprl, July, o,t lOO 974 984 953 Do 6p c. Afar & Sept '9l lOO 108 110 -- Do J nue & Dec , 1 , 91 •••• 100 109 111 —j Do I'ruv. (.1 Auckld. ( b(rie3l &2, 1696... j 1 •9 - ova Scotia 6p. c.Jau... and Jnly, 1875 - Do 18e6.. Qucenslnd. Rp. 'B2 5 100 1: S 109 108 Do 1891 S. Austral. 6 p 0.186 J 77 lOO _ Do 1878 .94 lOO 103 110 Do 693 1908 lOl 107 108 Tasmanian pO, 1095 lOO 13.6 107 Do rd. 1693 to 189/. lOO 117 108 Vic Loria 6p.0. J A.& July . • 100 Do. lE9I .7 . 7 DO. ;10, April & 008..,, 100 109 110 104 i 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 reckoning 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 vatting 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, tnd the exploring party continue at work THE ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON RAILIV AY. The accident by paraffin oil on the isrignton 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 tome important evidence as to the properties of paraffin, a vesume 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 benzole, 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 refilled naphtha If 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 onstituent with regard to the inflammability of the article. 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 371 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 7apable 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. t 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 mento 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 suffi3iently 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 he 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 carried by Tuards explode the vapour? Dr. Letheby : If they had a moderate-sized aperture to admit it. Mr. Hawkins explained the construction of the railway hand 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 (,f 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, sailed 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 every 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. 13oth of the promoters of the Sunday Lec tures Bill, Lord Amberley and Mr. 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 ou 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 Sunclays. POLICE INTELLIGENCE--Phis 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. e t 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 Tuf ton-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 stoo# a little over. Barns, the gaoler, said the horse could scarcely walk. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the defendant on his own recognisance, and ordered Inspector Ternperley to take out a summons against the owner of the horse. THIRD EDITION, raid. Closing Busbies!, abate ' Railways. Price. done. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 76 78 784 at Caledonian ... 100 704 754 74 at Cambrian 20 Cornwall. . all 04 34 at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 77 79 at D un„ Perth, & Ab.Junc lOO 70 72 2i East London all 7 9 20 1)0 15 2) Do 10 at Glasgow &S. Western lOO 90 01 st Great Eastern .. .00 41 4 9 414 at Do. E. Aug]. No. 2 lOO 7 8 at ,lireat North oi Scotlantl lOO 15 .6 at Great Northern lOO 106 107 106 at Do. A. stock at Do. B stock lOO 124 123 at GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 90 97 at (I t. Western —Original lOO 464 484 4'4 at Do. South Wales lOO 50 58 s; Do. W. Mid.—Oxford lOO 25 28 at Do. Newport lOO 28 11 at Lancashire & Yorkshlrs lOO 1271 1284 197 i at Lou., Brigh.,& S. Coast lOO 484 494 404 10) Do Scrip at lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 16: 174 at Do. kletrop. Ex. A lOO -- at Lon. & North Western lOO 112 1124 112 111 rt Lou. & South Western lOO 87 69 at Man., Shet., & Lincoln lOO 474 48 st Metropolitan ...,. lOO 1024 103 1024 3 at Do Extension 100 98 he 10 Do. N ew rd st Metropolitan District. all 64 10 Motrop. St. John's oo 1 6 st litukaud st Do, Birmin. & Derby lOO ?V 81 st North British at Do. lid., Pth., & Dun lOO at Nor. hlastern—Berwiok 25 Do. G. N.E purchase 16.13.4 st Do Leeds. ...... st Do York lOO 17 83 st Do Carlisle .... st Do Stool. & 100 127 129 at North Lon ion .. lOO 122 24 10 Do New 1868 . st North Staffordshire . 100 84 id at North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 103 10 Do New £l9 shares 7 ... t Rhymney st Shropshire Union lOO 53 50 at South Devon .. st South Eastern lOO 79 7.4 20 Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 13 at Tau Vale i 0 Do. C st Waterford & Kilkenny lOO 10 Waterloo & Whitehail 8 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 80 68 it Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 2 ao it Do. Scot. N.E., 43 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per crust lOO st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 7S 10 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all fit, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO tit tit. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 97 100 104 it Do do No. 2 100 96 0) st Do do 6 per cent 100 106 108 it Do East Anglian ASp. c. 100 190 10S st Do do B 6 do. 100 it Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 10S it Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1346 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 it Do S p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pin. 100 st Do 43 do du do 100 st Do 6 do at sp.c. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO sti Gt. Nrth of Scotland, lit pf 100 it Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st] Gt. West.— Orig.& Jut.-lteut chg., per gua. S p.c lOO 102 104 st Do. Orig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4 A per cent. 1850 lOO 8 88 it Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO 93 95 at Do do Birmingham gua lOO 63 70 it Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gua lOO it Do do do 8 per cent lOO 150 160 it Do do do 5 do 100 95 114 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 43 p.c lOll st Do do 4 1 1850 11)0 it Do do 5 st Do West Mid.-Oxford Ist g 10) 103 113 st Do do 20 gm, 100 106 IU3 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 113 92 st Do do 20 do 100 it Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all it Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 e 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 38100 p.c. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Du 45 (Blackburn purch). 100 97 109 st London & Brighton, ap. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ... st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 st Do 6 du do lOO st Do 5 do Ne. 4. 100 st Do 7 per cent st Do 6 do ( \V.E. & C.P ) 100 St Do 4 du 1859 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover S per cent lOO st London and M.W., C. and Nuneaton 6 per cent lOO 109 111 st Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO 8 91 st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO 83 91 st London and s.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 143 146 25.62. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all ... st Man., Shef., &Lincln. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Do £6 all par 1 pail st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent. .5 st mil Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 at Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO 1A) 133 st Do 45 per cent. redeem lOO 97 kW st) Du 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 97 99 st Du Leicester & chn, 4 p.c. 100 80 91 st North British, s p.c. No.l lOO it Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., No. 2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 85 83 it Do 44 per cent. redeem.— 100 93 95 at Do G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8.13.4. 25 Do York, H. &S. purchase lO lo 101 it Do Stcktn & Drliug. A 5 p.c lOO 103 110 st Do W, liartlepoulil. and R lOO 37 89 20 North Staffordshire 10s S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101 108 Do Tavietock Anus., 10s all 9 10 :108 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 3 9 1.0.6. S. East. (Bead. Anne., 1.0.6) all 22 23 et Do 41 per cent lOO st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ... it Taff Vale No. I lOO 145 150 st Waterford &Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Con. miu. 7 p c lOO ... st Do 41 p irredeem all at Do 4p c con., issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 44 per cent. 100 77 81 at Do 5 du, 1862 lOO 814 at Do New 5 do, 1663 lOO 87 90 at Do du ado, 1364 lOO 84 83 at Great Northern, Ip c irred lOO at Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO at Do Boston & Sleard, 41 pc 100 . . st Great West., W. IEOI., 6p a 100 8 . 6 9 . 0 at Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1665 100 85 90 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 105 20 Do Vale N eath peril. 5p 0 all 191 201 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1 at 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 at Do do 6 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 4 do, 1866 100 ... at Do No. 7 6 do at Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c 100 at London& N. Western, 5p a 100 103 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 93 9 i 10 Man. blief. & Lin., I pc, 1365 all $ 84 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 105 107 at Do B 5 do 100 101 107 13 Do 5 p c opt, to conT. to Ord. Sitk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 11 11p 18 Do InconT. New Shares 16 fp 22 Do Ip o con. into Old _ _ Stk., - Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 1 11p 91 St North British, E. and (.1,1 No. 1, i per cent lOO st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 at Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4ps 100 at Do E. , No. 2, i p.c st Do N. 8.. S per cent, 1862 100 st Do E. & G., No. 9, 5 p.s at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p • 100 55 i 7 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 95 97 it Do Stock. & Danl., D 100 112 114 st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire ip c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 at Do 5 do (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 „, at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pa 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED ItENTA.LSJ st Birkenhead lOO la Ul DO Do. 44 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 st Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 56 st Do. 4i per cent, st Do. 4 do. et Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO it Colchester Stour Valley ... 100 at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c.... 100 123 145 20 Gloster and Dean Forest... all a Gt. Easu., Newru., &c., 5 p.c. 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 64 72 it Do. do. Wood brg. Ex., do. 190 69 72 at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Herat: 100 95 97 50 Hull and Selby all 109 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 211 213 at London and Blaekwall lOO 93 95 it Do. 43 per cent lOO at London, Cnat., p. c. 100 ,„ at Do. Cora. Fund, 5 do. 100 at London and Greenwich st Do. do. Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 b 2 it Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. bi Manch., Buxton, & Matlk , all st Midland, Braiford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Sent Cray Line) 40 Northernt East., 5 per cent all 53 i 6 SU Do. do. 6 do. all at IN. Eastern—Hartlep00l st N.W:Jst. A peril. pre, sp. c. 100 10$ 110 at Do B minimmulli p.c 100 .., ... st Notting. & Grauttr. It. & C IUO 92 94 25 Preston and ►V yre. all 44 40 . Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 133 195 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 193 135 10 Do do a 21 2,p st S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 98 100 fit Do 4 per cent ,gua 10 79 81 st Do 5 du all 97 90 se Viet. Station and Pimlico 100 175 180 st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 19 11 29 Du do B all ... ... 20 Do do C all 61 71 st Weymouth and Portland lOO .., ... st Wilts and Somerset st East and West India lOO 117 119 st Loudon and St. Katherine lOO 53 65 100 D °Deb. stock, 4 per cent al j ... ... liiillwall Freehold Land at Dock lOO 31 :16 st Southampton lOO 74 76 et surrey cvnaniercial BANKS; Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 .10 Do B lO 5 1 6 1 511 50 Albion 100 Alliance. Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 18 19 174 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 , 6 ... ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all SI 33 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, and China all 20 21 23 Chartered Mere, of India, London, and China all 291 304 20 City 100 Colonial 25 r,lO 44 41 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 80 East London, lim 6 15 01 20 English and American, lira Is ... ..• 20 English Bank of Rio deJa neiro, lira lO ld pr 20 English, 1: cottish, and A.us. tralian Chartered 28/ Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do new of I 1- 100 Imperial, lim 2O 17 13 20 Imperial Ottoman A 11 II 111 4 26 lonian. all 27 29 25 Do new 5 pr 1p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 31 sit .._ 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 80 all u 76 78 82 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, lira. 46 S 1 82 20 Do new 74 61 51 100 London &River Plato, lint 40 7 2 25 Do new 10 11 14 221 20 London Chart. of Australia all 2 3 5 34 5 22 4 3 5 50 London and County 2O 50 61 20 Do new.issat 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ••• 50 London Joint Stock 1 65 86 20 Loudon and gouth African al 1 1 12 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 ... ... i 60 London & Venezuela, lira l2l ... ..• 100 London and Westminster 2O 65 66 65 1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 62 63 624 4 100 Merchant, lim 25 7 6 10 Metropolitan, lim all 61 7 1 100 Midland, lim 2O 14 pr 6 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, him. li .. ... 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do 50 National.. 3O 61 66 20 New South Wales all 42 44 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 481 42/ 50 Proyinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 6 85 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 91 05 10 Do now.. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 12 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 . .. 25 Union of Australia all 48 49 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London MISCELLANEOUS. THE 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. The bail had been fixed at £l,OOO, and Mr. Slack, bootmaker, New Church-street, Edgware-road (rho 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 weresworn 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 the 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 she 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 Julies, 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. 11. Campbell and Lieut. A. Noyes will ,embark in charge of the troops. NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. " THE SUN" WILL BE PUBLISHED AS USUAL ON CHEISIIIAS-DAY. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TURKEY. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) CONSTANTrsorLE, Dec. 21. La Turquie of to-day says that Greece is making preparation for war on a considerable scale. It is announced that the departure of the Greeks from Turkish territory has been postponed for 30 days or three weeks. Hobart Pasba is blockading Syra with a force of seven vessels. LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING. [The Gazette of this evening contains the official returns of several of the new members of the Government re elected to serve in the present Parliament.] INDIA OFFICE, DEC. 8. The Queen has been graciously pleased to nominate and appoint the Right Hon. Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald, Governor of the Presidency of Bombay, to be an Extra Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 22. Bth Regiment of Hussars—Major-General John Charles Hope Gibsone to be Colonel, vice Lieut.-General John Lawrenson, transferred to 13th Hussars. 13th Regiment of Hussars—Lieut.-Gen. John Lawrenson to be Colonel. Gth Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet Cecil William son to be Lieutenant, Henry Fane Grant, Gent., to be Cornet. 4th Hussars—Major Alexander George Moore to be Lieutenant-Colonel, Captain William Chaine to be Major, Lieutenant Robt. Soames to be Captain, Cornet and Ad jutant Jas. Lay to have the rank of Lieutenant, Cornet Frank Gooch to be Lieutenant, George Dawes, Gent., to be Cornet. 21st Hussars —Cornet James Edward Kitson to be Lisa- tenant. Royal Artillery—Acting Veterinary Surgeon Middleton F. M. Case to be Veterinary Surgeon. 6th Foot—Lieutenant H. C. Montagu Turnbull to be Lieutenant. 12th Foot—Lieutenant Manfred John Sawyer to be Lieu tenant. 13th Foot—Lieutenant Albert Merritt to be Lieutenant: Lieutenant Henry Reginald Bate to be Instructor of Musketry. 19th Foot—Edward Werge to be Ensign. 21st Foot—Ensign Howard Melliss to be Ensign. 24th Foot—Ensign Heibert Michael Williams to be Lieu tenant; Ensign John Hoakyns to be Ensign. 25th Foot—Ensign Henry Chichester to be Lieutenant; Henry Grey Dixon to be Ensign. 31st Foot—Lieut. Richard Leir to be Captain ; Lieut. W. T. Deverell to be Lieutenant ; Ensign Frederick Ward to be Lieutenant Charles William Carfrae, Gent., to be Ensign. 36th Foot—Ensign Henry Wynne Pride to be Lieutenant; Ensign Ruberi Gordon Handeock to be Ensign. 7th Foot -Lieutenant W. Saunders Ford Feneren to be Captain, Ensign Augustus Carr Vilett Rolleston to be Lieutenant, James William Alexander Boothby, Gent., to be Ensign. 71st Foot—Ensign William Gillen to be Ensign. 9Gth Foot—Ensign Kenneth Malcolm Eliot Kerr to be Ensign. BREVET. The following promotions to take place in succession to Major-General Sir NV. J. Ridley, , who died on Nov. 27, 1868 : Brevet-Colonel Thomas Brooke, front Lieutenant-Col. half-pay, late 12th Foot to be Major-General. Captain and Brevet-Major Arthur Leahy, Royal Engi neers, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. _ _ Captain James Whittaker Barnes, 73d Foot to be Major. The following promotions to take place in succession to Major-General Edward Basil Brooke, Colonel 36th Foot, who died on the Ist December ' 1868: Brevet-Colonel Henry Dalrymple White, C. 8., serving with the rank of Brigadier-General, from Lieut- Colonel, half-pay Unattached, to be Major-Goneral. Major Thomas Esmoude, half-pay Unattached, to bo Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Morton Robart Eden, 56th Foot, to be Major. The undermentioned officers having completed the qualifying service with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel to be Colonels under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of the 3d February, 1866 :—Lieut.-Col. Hugh R. ilibbert, 7th Foot; Lieut.-Col. - William C. Trevor, 0.13., 14th Foot. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 12. Benjamin Smith Bradley, Esq., has this day boon pro moted to the rank of Navigation Lieutenant in her Ma jesty's Fleet. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Do Rotterdam._ — ... 12 1 ... 12 lk Autwerp — ... 25 37i ... 25 421 Brussels _ _... - Hamburg ti — 13* 104 ... 13 10i Paris Ditto Mraseilles _ Frankfort-on-the-Main Vienna Trieste Petersburg Clopenhagen.o ....... -- Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa ▪ 23 35 25 40 • 1201- 1201 , ... 12 2u 12 3u ... 12 20 12 32} ... 31f Sli 9 18 9 21 ... 6 26f 6 27k 471 474 48 481 • 27 10 27 20 27 10 27 20 27 10 27 20 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACING FIXT JAN Manchester FEBR Streatham 11, 12 Lincoln l6, 17 Harrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 MA. Liverpool 5pring......2, 3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 6, 6 War wick 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury . l2, 13 Northampton l6, 17 AP. Bromley 1, '2 Aldershot l, 2 Oatterick Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk 6, 7 Streatham 8, 9 Id. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St. Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Acmot .....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 10 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Kingsbury .. 9, 10 Pontefract 12, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 AUU Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egnam lO, 11 Wolverhampton lO, I 1 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans Stockton lB, 19, 20 SEPT. Warwick... 7, 8 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, le, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCT Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, Sm. Chelmsford l9, 20 .CH. NOV] Worcester 2,3, 4 Liverpool 9, 10, 11. 12 IRISH. MARCH. IRES FOR 1869. 'ARY. 1, 2 ;VARY. Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford.. 25, 28 Derby Spriug 25, 26 West Drayton lB, 19 West Somerset 18, 19 Margate 29 Durham 29, 30 Epsom 80, 81 IL. INewmarket Craven...l2, &c. Eastbourne l9 I Lewes 20 21 I Croydon... 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring 26, &o. .AY. West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 20, 21 Harpenden 2l Epsom Summer .....25, ctc. TNE. Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 Bibury C1ub...., 23 1 Stockbridge 24-, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park ...,.29, 80 LY. Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Southampton '22, a Stamford 22, 23 I Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 UST. Oxford Canterbury 24, 25 York 24, 25, 27 Plymouth ...26 Windsor August l2, 13 Derby Summer ...81, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 ;MBER. Western (Ayr) 22, 13 Kingsbury... 23, 24 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &a IBER. Cheltenham l9, 20 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket to. :MBER. Shrewsbury 15, &o Leamington Bunt ..„23, &a lialdnyle First Spring MAY. 18, 10 Baldoyle Second Spring 11, 12 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JAN UARY. llopgrovo 1 I Coverdale Manchester l, 2 St. Albans l9 FEBRUARY. Birmingham 8, 9 Barrow lB, 19 Lincoln l6, 17 I Derby .. 25 • MA Liverpool 3 Rugby ((hand Mil.) 8, 9 Kingsbury 12, 13 AP. RCA - . Cambridgeshire M 18 West Drayton lB, 19 Crewkerne lB, 19 LtIL. Aldershot 1, 2 Bromley 1, 2 St. Albans .. 13 Croydon 22, 23 1 - I ,; e s t Dray ....... 17 JULY. Kingsbury 9 AUGUST. St. Albans West Drayton.,,,, OCTOBER. ettiosT.,, ................................. 21, 22