The Sun. — London, England, 1868-12-23 00:00:00

. . THE SUN LONDO DECEMBER N,- W'EDNESDAY EVtNIVG R 23 1868 • . . • . .410. 5araar "..... ... . Anatt . ,16.1.••••••••••m050*.....r .... SHARE LIST. , BANKS rd 0 t-i EY ItiARIIET BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. --....e................. .-,--..-....---- ' Closing Business verse, The e uh me i C eAnoni O wntfaeh: E r(.o:F E tn ii - .IRAl E sloinnla S t dot P iltesehO O: P D OA E w iO sc E , 0 AR IR F OEND R sIi,Ira: O ehAgoe M syri i Depa,paenDoucEdrlsi policy CORRESPONDENT'. December afb l i .s Fe, S s, ri France o2anlni Greece,i. cti eos lc Share NAME. Paid. Price. done • inGINAIt Y 811..estIGS AND STOCKS. 3 per Cent. Consols 4 tlr AND Ditto for Account, Paid. Closing Business i 0 Do B lO 5 6 1: CO iMERCIAL .Nrkti.i.ici.git , - - ::1?: 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent 921 i 1 3hare Railway,. Price. lone. 60 Albion 100 Alliance. Limited 25 111 121 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 - et Bristol and Exeter ... .. 101 76 78 71 20 Anglo-Austrian - ' at Caledonian ........, .. . 100 73f 74/ 74 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 17 1 i 171 Do. 5 per Cent, Jan. 18; 3 ar, Ceutoriau .. Aenuities, 50 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. - 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 4 2,) Cornwall all If 3f difficulty in the East. It is certain that he has had inter- CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885... 125 6 3t. Dublin & 13el1aet J mite., Illn 77 ;9 40 Australasian st Dun„Perth, A Ab. June... 1.00 70 72 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 IS views with the Austrian, Prussian, Russian, and / 22. Business to-day was still on the improve, and Do (Red Sea Telewspli), Aug., 105... ..--_ Exchequer Bills. ,E 1 01111, '2 per Ct PM 2' East L0nd0n..... Consols were the turn higher. American Stocks Do.- ' £4OO par 10 i. , 0 15 - - 25 Baal: of Egypt event- '2O Bank of Otago, lini to 10 6 4 were inquired for at better prices than yesterday, Do. £l5O ez £2OO — 211 2 Pm 2) Do ,t Glicegow &S. Western.. 10s DO 51 25 Bank of South Austral ia.., all 31 33 ing to a despatch received by the Arenir National from but with respect to railway shares the market was 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 London, Lord Clarendon has been informed that the ' Louise, B tat: of Stock, 4 per Cent at Do. E. Angl. No. Z.. J. 100 7 8 very quiet. The demand for money was good, but Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds _ at ureat North oi Sootlanki.. 100 15 6 50 British North American ... all 41 # 5 French Minister is about to submit a project to all the I - ng. Inter-Colonial (Miniumst Great Northern ' OO 106 107 1064 6 20 Chartered of India, Austra -2 and the rates were not lower. INDIAN arOVERNMENT SECURITIES. st• Do. A stock lOO 107 it 9 lie, nd , China all 20 21 Powers, and that both diplomatists have, in consequence, I, Do, B stuck- ... 100 124 126 26 Chartered Mere. of India, entered into active negotiations. But the Journal de Paris Prince Consols are 925 j. for money; ditto, for Ac- Inlia :9, took, 101 per Cent., April 1874... Shut st GtS, and W. of Ireland.. 100 90 97 London, and China all 291 301 -- a. GE Western -Origina1.. 100 ILI. 481 481 20 City 6t Net- count, 924 i ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 924 4; New Do. Opening, for Account per (lent. .July, 1880 Three per Cents, 92,4 4 4 ; ditto 24 per Cent., Jan., Do.D°. 5 - a lio. IV . Mid. ()store . 100 `es e 8 10 Consolidated, line 1894, 744 ; Exchequer Bills £l.OOO, 24 per Cent., Do. 4 De p i e .t e ifi C c e a n te t s ., Oct. 1888 - 911 st Do. Newport lOO 28 11 at Eaucashire & Yorkehire lOO 1271 rat* 1281 74 40 Delhi and London, lim ... 24 . 2. • 30 East London, lint i el el 20 English and American, lim 10 ... ... be much more speedy in its operations. Apropos to the Eastern difficulty, I may mention that the Emperor has received the new Creek Plenipotentiary, oaeai ß in o rt:ae z trn o hetr s dsoiastt ß pi set ci a ehnr s il l le ot g euFt a s ai b idi. o e oevu . uneo i P ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 241 Do. Enfaced Pape., 4 per Cent Do. 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 - at Lou., Brigh.,& S.Coast.. 100 +B4 494 161 10) Do Scrip ............ all - - 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja -40-- 2. Do. 54 per o•!..rit. May 1879 1094 6t I on., Chat., and Dovei .. luo 16; 171_ 161 neiro. lim lO Itl prl 1 day, _ et Do. Metrop. Ex. A .... 100 - - 20 English, e coltish, and Aue e fine, India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; Do 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 Do. do. 1877 — et Lou. & North Weetere.. 100 112 1121 112 114 i tralian Chartered ill not ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1125 ; ditto En- Do. do. 1882 — et Lon. & South Westeru.. 100 67 es Man., Shet., cit Lincoln.. 100 471 48 47 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do i o rht h Yl i t has s oe t ro : v b i ei ne r : t r i hasn i bi mr d neageo k en w meo e t i p ne t the :t i n. on p t tell 2u I y i secret eyi:, , a t 1 1 3 3; t for 1 et Metropolitan ~ ...... 100 102/ 101 1021 3 new of 4 I OS very faced Paper 4 per Cent., 914 ; ditto 55 per Cent., IL. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 -....— Do, Bonds , 4 per Cent. £I,OOO deg. i May, 1879, 109 f ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 1 prem. ;par pia 10 Do. New rd .. 10 10 luf 20 Imperial Ottoman e 5 lonian lO 1 1 111 aer has ditto under £l,OOO, par. Do. under £l,OOO ' FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. st Metropolitan Dietrlet , all - - 10 Metrop. et. John's VI eel 6 - - 25 Do new all 27 29 6 pr i p Greece, 1 gales In the Foreign market Mexican Bonds improved . ...rgentine Republic, 6 per Cent 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 78 82 To-morrow the Marquis de Lavalette will send to all is 110 0 1, the price being now 15 154 ; New Spanish has Do., Scrip £45 paid .. - - at Do, t3irmln. & /herb)" 100 79 81 st North British ...... .... 100 22 33 80 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lira. 20 9 7 French representatives abroad the circular announcing 13 aal sir- gone up 1, and is now quoted 324 324, and Turkish Austrian Bonds 5 per cent . Do. 1859 631 st Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun... 109 - - st Nor.loastern-Ber wick .. 100 Jet 100 99f 100 London and Brazilian, line. 45 St 82 20 Do new 74 6 4 6 1 his advent to office. It will, however, be a purely formal oe/k•hroiasuo illustriousd I i s bt t i l eo e eu r n i issh such pert rhds Letter—rather otlan,itaaegtl yel ,Prince , eisisinu du iasb t pN h l oeeas Napo all -.. IC' - 24 Do. G. Nal pun:slum ..16.18.4 -.- sowing Five per Cents. are 384 384 ; Italian Five per Bririiian 5 per Ceat 00. li per Cent., 1852 - at Do Leeds ....... ....... 100 54 65 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 7 9 back-, 55i 56 ; Greek, 12f 12 ; and Egyptian Seven per Do. do. 1858.... 311 very Cents., 72Z 731. Do. do., 1860 - at Do Carliiie . • 60 London and County •29 40 61 • The Hondnras Loan is somewhat in demand, as Do. do., 1863 — st Do Stoc t. tic . Darling... 100 1:7 129 20 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 ... ... 43 all the Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 60 Loudon Joint 5t0ck....... , 1 55 56 N 10 Do New 1868 .. 2112 p si 8 1 eeoena, any one . :ultural is quoted, 89f 90f. Do Account 784 at North Staffordshire...... 100 44 65 20 London and South African: al 1 ) 12 The Italian Scrip is 22i prem. ; Azof Scrip, 324 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. - at North and S.-W. Junction 100 108 196 100 London & S.-Western, line 20 ... ... Such an annus funcstus is almost unparalleled in the 1 tumnal6o London &Venezuela, lime'. 121 ... ... history of France. I Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) - 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 ... •- [. 01 1 ells. ; and the Krementschug Loan is 21f dis. Cuba, 6 per Cent. 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 25 621 6'l 631 The France announces that further trouble between the t ut the American Five-Twenties have improved. The °annul 6 per Cent at Shropshire Union st South Devon E 0 56 65 100 43 46 100 Merchant, litn 10 Metropolitan, lira 25 7 6 all 01 71 Hanoverians and the Prussian Government is probable. it eight price now quoted is 74 744 ; the Bonds of 1885 are , 1 „ . 4 1 per Cent.„. - at South Eastern lOO 79 7 4 100 Midland, lien. 4 better, viz., 72f 724 ; and the Ten-Forty Bonds, Do. 3 per Cent., 6 National of Australia rometer Do. 6 per cent. 1867 25 National of Liverpool, lint. 16 ••• -• r Y w or k 7l 714. Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 10 6 0 6 _ .. 3 _ ... - 4 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... be carried out, to subscribe a sum sufficient for the main - 10 Do tenants of their late monarch. adviceo In the Railway Share Market Caledonians are; C lo übian, 6 per Cent. ........., 60 National S lo t % W V a a t L e e r r l I ° o r o ci A 4 W K h i l i k t e e h u a n . Y l. • : The Imperial yacht Jerdme Napol6on has been ited :-- better, Great Western 4, Great Northern A 1, Danish, 3 per . Cent.,. 1825 . Danubian Principalities, 7 par Cent - -- - 20 New South Wales 20 North-Western 71 ... ... made the corpus vile of a new experiment, r drier North Western 4 ; but Great Eastern are 1-16 Do lit per Cent., 1867 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND !TOOKS '. . - 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 481 st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 - 86 88 50 Provinc e Bank. C or p o., li m. 10 6 61 The principl e o f th e ve l oc i pe d e h as b een appl i ed I Froal lower, Great Northern f, Metropolitan i, Midland Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. - Eeyptian, 7 per Cent - et Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... ... 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 91 9S t o navigation with considerable success, the Jdrome ather is 4, and South Eastern 4. The prices are as fol - Do Second Issue 3 fallen, lows :—Caledonian, 74 4; Great Western, 484 i ; De. .£5Ol, Bonds - 83 at Do. Aberdeen, gut), 6 p.c.... 100 ... ... st Do. do. 7 per cent. 100 ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 12 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 . . Napoleon making six knots an hour against the t wind. The velocipede, like everything else that becomes c _ !d ;still Great Eastern, 41 14 ; Great Northern, 105, Do. .£_lo o o Bonds 1864 1 •' • st D. do. Ordinary... 100 75 65 at Do. Midland 100 Union of Ireland, lira 22 .. the " rage," has developed into a nuisance. It is the bane j ,t would 6 ; ditto A, 1074 to 108 i t ; Lancashire, 1274 to 81 ; Do. Account Do. .£5OO Bonds - 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gas... all ... ... überant Metropolitan, 1024 i ; ditto Extension, 984 995 ; Do. £IOG Bonds B5 st ; Dundee, Perth, and Aber- MISCELLANEOUS, horses and knocking down old women with equal impar ii Frost Midland, 1124 1124 ; Sheffield, 474 Z ; North English Scrip, - 1868 731 i deen Junction lOO 104 157 10 Anglo-American Tel., line all 211 214 211 4 4 tiality. It has been interdicted in all the public gardens. t ., st Do. lit Class preference lOO ... ... Do do. £45 pd — dis 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., line.- 10 1 fp 101 Lly mild British, 32 f ; North Western, 1114 12 ; North Government Railway Debentures, 96 5 1 - . at (alas. & S.W. gua.s per et.. 100 ... ... at tte.Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 97 100 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 16 Mdlle. Patti has given her farewell performance at the r h Eastern, 99f 100 ; South Eastern, 784 4 ; Chatham Et Atlantic TelegTaph lO 26 29 28 Italiens. The operas selected were the " Sonnambula." favour - at Do do N 0.2 100 96 54 at Do. 8 per cent. a fi n r first t o h f e th ' e cT la ra tt v e i r a . ta l about.' and and Dover, 164 17; Brighton, 484 f. Greet 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups 4 Do. Acccunt Do. Coupons - at Do East Anglian A: p. c. 100 100 155 25 Australian Mort. Land and _6 i The In American securities Eries have risen 4, to 26 Do. Account ) f rain.' 265 ; and Illinois Central Stock is firm at 95 954. Guatemala 5 per Cent .. - st Do do 0 7 do. 100 ... st Do do No. 1, 4 p.c. 100 100 103 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim. 9 7 1d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim. all 121 141 Emperor lessamvT save remember hr oe rl convict wivietaho2 w f 4t h h who so somes Ao Petersburg. y w o a u m r r O e U a t de t rs o a w n i i l s l l d a o n u d b t t o . utwghef incident-has eldr lkea l h i n s at e t irynd act —l ys s o a f y the thatf or there e a and wasth a e t v . t a d stilt Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Gt., all pd 891 Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 st Do Norfolk speeEx.lB46 100 ... ... 10 Do. New 6 $ if 100 Bolckow Vaughan, line pa r d o n been is tftweet thiswhfollow,eerilytreyeai-reign. rewarded b y the leter 50 are 394 394, and Consolidated Mortgage Bonds Do. Account . — st Do do 5 p.c.Wae. Val. 1847 100 . .„ Bombay Gas, lim. 0 mu ch 41 415. Do Maremmana Railway at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 ... .., 5 Do. New 4 If Of at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. e. pm. 100 ... .., Unit)sl9 MinistersCatto/i ect , estimates one ever that y Queen Isabella has it -5) British American Land 44 16 18 pUrpOSe• Anglo-American Telegraph shares have declined 'Ditto for Account Olex , cak 3 per Cent 15 at Do 4; do do do 105 ... ... st Do i do at 4p. c. pm. 100 ~, ~, st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., Jim. 100 167 172 ;7 days; : l in th e 4, being 214 f ; the Eight per Cent. Preference, Do. 1864 — st Do Leeds, Bradford, and 20 British Indian Tea, line ... all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners created The 790 senators, or one every sixteen days, and distributed )ur it v iolent 31 4 ; and Atlantic Telegraph Original is 28 29. Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French uontevidoau 6 per Cent . — Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... ... et] Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 .., ~, 29 Canada Company 10 Canadian Loan and Invest- all 67 72 )ur ad" ' In Bank and Miscellaneous shares the prices re- 11 oorish Imperial 5 per Cent (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 ment, lim 24 21 5,6 T -I h 4 o h iv o i n o o n u it r e s u , r o i r m o s n , e fo e r v t e h r o y s tz u d d a t 3 i - m s o e 20 Ceylon Company, Inn. ontinue main as last quoted. New Granada Do 3 per Cen at; Gt. West.-Orig.& Juteßent 20 Do. A shares lets to The sum of £2,000 in gold was taken to the Do. Deferred et Do. Oreg. (S. a; H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 9.1 100 10 City Discount, lini 25 City of London Real Pro- 6 44 51 the gallantry of Lieutenant Cecil Johnson, the English 1 of th e Bank yesterdaly. Do Laud Warrants (flectaree) I - at Do do 4, per cent. 1850... 100 Si SS st Do du 4 ao do ... 100 70 78 76 Ti perry, lim 8 41 Sid 30 City of Milan Improv. line all i to officer who is so indefatigable in the destruction of Chinese 8 ' avy ra id About £657,000 in Australian gold is now on Peruvian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do Account .. 791 I at Lo do 5 per cent. redeni. 100 93 96 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim... all 1 g pirates. J ry high' the way to this country, of which about £190,000,at Do du Birmingham gua.. 100 65 70 st Do do do pref... 100 ... ... 60 City Offices, lim 26 11 1 230 "We learn through Saigon," says the Pattie, "that the Poi-t guess 3 per 0t., 1 1: 6 5 7 3, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2; 375 71 8 Do. do. 50 Colonial, him n -C g ehsutf establishedad , has esi r e bt m yo a fka n et i e : p e e s ru t . ep: the on s l : st Do do Chester gua, lOO .- .. orkshir e by the Benvenue and Yorkshire, is fully due. The _ Set ip, £2O paid Do. S i e o i n t a l s ni i throne n i S t e h M t lie T r A a s e n t t ; c o l l e Do . . do. at Do do do S per cent. 100 140 160 f cn r oe i m e w n i dnlgy Kingt relations l o a tfi t i 50 Commercia;. Union (Assur) 3 i Bp SNO h strong former has been at sea 99 days, and the latter 89. Ruesiati 5 per Cent., 1822, £Bc - et Do do do 6 do 10e 15 100 10 Company of African Meta n i B bto According to present appearances, any arrivals Do 44 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 18p at Laid - will be sent into the Bank, there being no inquiry Do 3 per Cent., 1809 - at Do do 4 ; 1839... 100 ... .„ 25 Copper Miners of England, C well 00 ' for bullion for the Continent. Do 5 per Cent., 1862 at Do West Slid. Oxford Ist g loi 105 112 pref 71 per cent. 71 Thera Sir John Lubbock, as hon. secretary of theat Do do 2d gua. 100 106 108 100 Corporation of London all 4 7 Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent, all 104 105 - -4- r do. Do. Anglu-Dutch, 1864 . 4 , 8 £ 4 10 1 0 5 a. Bonds,,. d o .. .. _B9_4 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 53 V 2 100 Do. 187 e, 41 per cent, all 104 1061 METEOROLOGICAL EEPORTS. perator e Committee of London bankers, has announced that Do ' Do 1866 £lOO Bonds .„ at Do do 2d du 10i) ••• ••• 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent , all 1031 1041 n r4B deg' at a meeting held yesterday it was resolved that as Do. do' £B4 15s. do — 651 at Do gua. 64 per cent. 1863 100 ... , 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... .., 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 1e 51 2/ 50 CreditFon.of Mauritiuslim, 10 3 2 d Extreme Bea tl at !lig ht far as possible the various banks shall be closed on at Eaucash. & Yorksh. 6 P.C. 100 1 0 135 at Crystal Palace lOO 20 22 21 201 Wednesday, 1 - '''' • T. 0 n saDrioinNiaicuolr per Cent at Du Barnsley, .to Is Dm p.c. 100 .., .., st Do. Preference lOO 93 101 Dec. 23, B. T. ,° ' W 1e F. D. W et, to aneLhi e l Saturday next at one o'clock. Do 44 per Cent. (Ur . ibarren) - at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb, 109 104 110 8 a.m. i * 12 9 k at Do 44 (Blackburn porch). 100 97 150 20 Darjeeling, lim. - ,— • , 1118, 0 1 ' Although the intelligence from the Levant pre- at London A Brighton, 6p. c. I 0 Eastern Assana, line. 6 1 ... ...d • , Nairn 28•88 r. 41 j 29 S.W. 2 4 S.R.W. I c.b. _ 0 It DDoo Account st 1862 • 100 Aberdeen .. 2896 r. 39 38 Z. 0 3 S. c.b. -9 60 East Indian Land Credit variou s Bents no new point of a reassuring character, the Spanish 3 per Con , - guaranteed, No. 1 .6 666 st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. '2 lOO „, e and Finance, lim. - T eve long impression in the City becomes stronger that the Do. Account — at Do 6 do do lOO ... e . 20 East •India Irriga, & Canal all 17 IS Shields .., 290 , f. 29 i3B N.W. 2 2 W. C. - 3 ll' Scarborougb 29'03f. 40 40 \t ,B. 1 3 S.W. c.bo - 9 Ia trade great Powers will not allow the quarrel between32l 1 at Do S at Do 7 per cent do N.. 4 lOO lee •.. ... . • 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. rh a e lc i li: o ‘ i p Yarmouth.. 29'06f. 42 41 S.NV, 3 4 S.S.W. r.o. o'2B 3 IV Helder .... - - - - -- al - at Do 6 do (W.F.. & 0.P.) Iso .., ... - - - - 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Cuxhaven .. - - - - _ _ _ _ _ 4 , tenll Bll- ' Turkey and Greece to proceed to the extremity of Do . Do. Do. Account N l e B w 6 7D Deferred f I errea 514 at Da 4 do 1859 lOO Do. Account - - - - - -- -- - ieultar t ' l War. Do. Passive — at Loudon, Chatham, &Do rer 20 Egyptian Corn. & Trad. line 6 41 48 Ardrossan .. 29'02r. 45 43 S.W. - 2 7 S.W. c.m o'o3 3 W CaleGuar ype Holyhead e ern n ept e l a geo s al. t i l e .... .... 22 2 ,2299 8 : .• .. .0 001 6 2i : 1f, : . 444 4 14 1 545 1 1! 4444423302 W. I. s S.W.. . . v . - aid for .A good effect has been produced, both in America Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded .., S per cent lOO ... ... st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 237 242 pal at London and 1.F.W., U. and 10 Do, New 8 it) 12p - 9d• 43/1 and here, by the resolution condemnatory of re u- Do. Account . Nuneaton • per cent lOO 109 111 - 3 Eng. &Austral. Austral. Copper, lim 21 i. f - at Do Bedford & elambridge too 8 , 91 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 lb 4d raS 01111 diation and of President Johnson's suggestions, Do Government, 1864 Swedish rovincial Mo . Mortgage Loan at Do Shrowsb'y & Welcinele 100 88 91 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim. 8 .., .. d Roche a Pt. 29'14r. 40 '39 W.N.W. 2 7 S.W. c.b.,0'25{ 2 ' 1868 rleY 113 ; 9 .. just honourably passed, by the House of Represen- Do d 0,6 14 11e1 Do ;do, Scrip Pm late 3d shares, lOO 143 146 20 Fore-streetWarehousedim. 12 pr 1p Plymouth .. 29•22 r. 45 j 44 N.W. 2 5 W.N.W. c.f 10'33 3*l arns 1, 131 " ' tativee. This resolution ought to set at rest the Turkish 6 per Cent. st Mau., Shef., &Lincln. 6 p.c. 100 11 s 117 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B3" all 831 841 Weymouth 29•19 f. 48 1 46 W. 1 4 S.W. r.0.,0•60 2ee Portsmouth 29•17 f. 45 j 43 O.N.W. 4 7 W. r.c.11•03, 4 - rk Jane vexed question of the form of redemption of the Do Account - 29'08f. 44 i 43 W.S.W. 3 8 S.W. b.lo 013 el ] C'peGris Nez 29'08f. 46 ,44 W. 911 W. r. 10'08{ - 6 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 American debt. Brest ...... 29 26f. 50 110 W. 5 8 W.S.W. o. 0033 th Do Account Great inconvenience has been experienced in the at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c... 100 130 135 . 50 Horne & Col Marine In. lim. 5 41 31d Roch e fort -29•49 f. 46 Do £lOO Bonds at Do Bristol &Birm., 6p. c... 100 110 133 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... Biarritz .... 29'76r. 54 49 Ei.NV. 8 - - r. o'o4 6 'EA r C f g' half-monthly settlements at the Stock Exchange in Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — at Do 41 per cent, redeem... 100 97 94 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 131 Corunna.... - - - - - - - - - W Do Account . — st; Do 41 per cent. irredeem... 100 107 99 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar- Brussels .... - - - - - - - p = 3 5 2 5 2 66 2 1 11 : vv W w . . . S.W. S.S.W. c 0 .C. 0 0. 39 02 - - - at the foreign department, through thepractice of Do £l.ob Bonds 621 3 at Du Leicester &if chn, 4 p.c. 100 80 91. seilles, lint. - - - - - - W Strasbourg.. - - - - - - - - insecte cl adjusting differences by the taking in or lending Do 5 p er - et North Britieh, 4 p.c. No. 1... 100 ... ... 25 Indo-European Tel., line - - Cont. 1865 st Do E. &U.4p.c. S. & D... 100 ... .., am 1 331 upon stock instead of by tickets as in the railway Do Account - I 20 Interim. Financial Soc. lim. 5 11 11 Toulon ~.. 2911 f. 48 - N.W. -7 4 S.S.E. m.f. - 5 th SOITI share share settlements. The question has been once or Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed at Do Border Union, 54 p.c... 100 ... ..„ et N.-Eastern-Cons. 4 p.c.... WO 86 8i 20 Interns. Land Credit, lim 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 6 11 Id 20 Italian Irri.(Caual Cavour) allj 34 411 1 Heart's con tent (9 a.m. local time) - - - , - -- - _ _ _ _ re _ 1870, issued 9 11 0 , kiparta ° twice brought before the committee, and yesterday Venezuela 3 per Cent.' at Do 44 per cent. redeem-- 100 93 95 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem sh Do. A.ccennt - at Do U.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO u r a n a n d i d n and u .. d.. RI =PLANATION or Por ts ' it was resolved that the arrangement shall hereafter Do 6 per Cent. 1864 8.13.4. ... all 63 Mk 7 31 3 2 8 18 Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. di a re t c s u e o a n le ,ox v fp e om l. sedot The ioin. 2 ia. 'I." be by tickets. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ,' — -25 Do York, H. &S. purchase. 10 1U 101 st Do Stektu & Drling. AI pee. 100 108 llu g. Enginee.r 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lini. 6 ... - 1 1 0 letterf t the mer cu ry f , w trhtli ng lad ; a't steady-indicates hours. le of the There was a report yesterday that an injunction Dividends on the above payable in London. st Do W, Llartlepool 11. and R lOO 87 39 20 North Staffordshire n nn d dd o o Sn n e Ac C uf o rr i u i te n i ae : sl y ' Building, lira.. ..... . ........ 4 ..• ••• 8 shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours, a- Belgian, [ - W es ' had been obtained against the Metropolitan Dis t,Austrian a Per Cent. Ex 10 Florins ... _— Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. 10e Do Tavistock Anus., 105... all 910 5 Loud. Provincial Tel, lim all 31 34 Z.-calm. Weather ; b.-blue sky ; c.-clouds, detached ; f.-fog trict Railway restraining the directors from opening glOs Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 4 fP 20 Lend. & Provincial al;i:i : frie h.-hail ; 1.-lightning ; m.-misty, hazy ; 0.--overcast, dull ; r.- ril of 60 Loud. Financial Asso., lim 30 23 221 1.e.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 rain • s,-snow •t -t ~ . hunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted) isting the line. This turned out to be incorrect but it Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ... .. Dnich 25 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail at Do 41 portent lOO ... ... 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Colim all 11 2 50 Lond. and Gies deans last 24 hours. Sea disturbance, be n gincer ° ' tra ns pired that proceedings had taken place before M a rine s Vice-Chancellor Malins in connection with the Fr D en i c A li c lte co n u t n e t s, 3 par Cent., Ex. 2,5 f. - at Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 140 REMARKS. --, _.e.loi ~ , . e ----•-- _1 1_ .1_ il rs A r•nrslinf nr Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. 553 61 et Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 at Madras Irriga. &reel see- Barometrieni ',ea..-- ..........__ __. __ _ . . 2 Id pr isting of a gittee°' m a rifle ° 3, BoY 3I I order ° , n o f the Great inconvenience has been experienced in the half-monthly settlements at the Stock Exchange in the foreign department, through the practice of adjusting differences by the taking in or lending upon stock instead of by tickets as in the railway share settlements. The question has been once or twice brought before the committee, and yesterday it Was resolved that the arrangement shall hereafter he by tickets. There was a report yesterday that an injunction had been obtained against the Metropolitan Dis trict Railway restraining the directors from opening the line. This turned out to be incorrect, but it tra ns pired that proceedings had taken place before Vice-Chancellor MalMs in connection with the subject, the application being made by the gover nors of the poor of Emanuel Hospital. It was de ciped on the claim for land that the directors must deposit £10,475, with interest at 5 per cent., in the London and Westminster Bank. Up to Monday, Dec. 21, 673 miles of the French Atlantic cable had been manufactured and certified by the engineers. The Stock Exchange committee have appointed Monday, the 28th inst., a special settling day on the Allotment Scrip of the £2,000,000 new 5 per cent. guaranteed capital of the Great Indian Penin sula Railway Company, which is to be officially quoted. Do Account - Ihlian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. Account ssf 61 CLOSING PRICES. Consuls, Money 921 ad Do. Account, Jan. 5 921 ad RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOOLS. heir qua. woode ll) 5 d ci rince gill steam its ra° rtv lach i n erp the 13331 ropriat:eiri : ;oroln°" a a nd t" - „ All tile bows h ra pao9 l "; bed to el, ;saes , ali u , icblY 'and fitte of res, lee ; Si x oar g. Alto ressel ofe t e 35 hte o r e l , e icial it fte e t : h the P — a Ev glan ea a attach 0 lic e of th ISra ll ‘ er ; the s49l',' or h the yester' — ar pot ill be u h . e ran ted t- te rward e cr ess St ea m ipe cted o f tende rt o i va iral - 4 1 Ye state° Of the £BOO,OOO six per cent. mortgage bonds of the Pennsylvania Railway Company, for which tenders were invited, about £140,000 was subscribed at or above the minimum price, which was fixed at 85. The Anglo-Hungarian Bank have declared an interim dividend of 6s. 10d. sterling per share. The directors of the National Provincial Bank of England have again voted a bonus of 10 per cent. to all their officers and clerks on their salaries for the present year. 0 4 ous l° mar rc cey _ OO O l i n etry o f ; tell hl o 3 simpl e be en ,s ever 0' r maul 15 09 of 11 9 bit ~ in a no a „ r hea - ti e o f t band s ied r hera 3o c ol in la 41° ria ing fa 0)0 1 ' w cler ;ts heat a3' as the a nd P il v ls ;r l nde' l ; firs. 0 , Igoy o Tp.co l iff o ,er i,,fte ,r .. oi f o f the D , t IO rap , , r to o'" I e to" )wayr' ; e t , ) utio d i 'faC m ulcort The Master of the Rolls has made an order for the reduction of the capital of the International Financial Society to £1,500,000, divided into 1 50,000 shares of £lO each, with £5 paid thereon. The order may not possibly be drawn up before the holidays, so that the actual registration of the re duction may perhaps be delayed for two or three Weeks ; but, apart from these technicalities, the matter is complete. The Baltic Coffee-house will be closed on Satur day next. In Mincing-lane the sugar market will be shut from Thursday next till the sth of January, and no further public sales of coffee will be made till the 6th. At the meeting of the Ceylon Company (Limited) a dividend was declared at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, free of income tax. A general meeting of the Mexican Railway Com pany (Limited) is convened for the 30th inst. It appears from the following note that the money -lenders who obtrude their services on youths in the army or at college continue actively at work. Probably Christmas time and the close of the year, When debts accumulate, constitute a great period for these circulars : " Loudon, Dec. 22. • "Sir,—The enclosed circular has just been re ceived by my son, who is a freshman at Trinity College, Cambridge. "Such a system of presenting temptation to Young men should be exposed, and I am sure you Would be rendering a service to society by giving Publicity to it. 111ARKE7 S-7 HIS DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON. Deeenlber 23.—Sa1aa probably 10,000 bales. Market quiet and unchanged. MARK LANE. At Mark-line this morning there was a thin attendance of the trade. English wheat was in quiet demand at steady prices: Foreign moved off in retail parcels without altera tions in the quotations. Flour quiet. Oats are firmer with a fail inquiry. SMITHFIELD AND LEADENHALL. The supply of dead meat is large, and prices are rather lower. The beef trade is heavy, and a decline has taken place of 2d per stone. The mutton trade is a trifle firmer, and veal and pork are unchanged. "Your obedient servant, " S. L." " Carlton-chambers, 8, Regent-street, S.W., Loudon, December 18, 1868.' " " Sir,—l shall have much pleasure in advanc ing you any money you may require on your note o f band only, on much lower terms than those usually charged. " Should security be given, I am prepared to et tertain proposals at 5 per cent. per annum for a lo ng or short period. Advances made pending ne- Rottation. it " 'ln all transactions the greatest confidence is (lbserved, and communications will receive imme diate attention. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each esparate year, " Yours, most obediently, '" G. M. SimrsoN. " `2go commission or agent's fees charged.' " at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Lo Scot. Con. min. 7p c lOO ... at Do 41 p irredeem all at Do 4p n eon.. issued at 80 65 ... •.. at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO $ al at Do Now 5 do, 1863 100 87 60 at Do do 4 do, 1364 lOO 84 8i at Great Northern, ip c irred lOO st Do Pernianent 5 per cent lOO at Do Boston & Sleald, 41 pc 100 at Great West., W. Midi., ip e 100 86 90 at Do Joint perpe. 5p c, 1805 100 85 a 0 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 108 105 1031 41 2J Do Vale N eath perp. 5p e all 14 201 at Kent Coaat, 6 per cent, B lOO Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1 1 at Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do do 41 do, 1363 100 at Do do i do, 1665 100 ... st Do No. 6 i do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 6 do at Lend , Chat., le., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Me troy, Ex., .8 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c st London &N. Western, 5p e 100 108 110 at Loudon &S. Western, 41 p e 100 03 94 10 Mau. bhef. & Lin., i pe, 1865 all 3 81 at Motropolitan 5 per cent lOO lit Midland, A 5 per cent prof lOO 105 107 st Do B 5 do 100 10i 107 18 Doi p c opt. to cony. to Ord. - Stk., Sept. 1, 1669 all 11 lfp 11 Do bacons'. Now Shares 11 24 Do vis coo_ into Old Stk.,Aug. 31, 1372 si 1 1p sql et North Britten, E. and G i i No. 1, i per cont.." ••• 100 ••• it Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 10. it Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4p• it Do E. & , No. 2, b p.• IA Do N. 8.. I per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., No. 2, 5 p.o it Do E. & U., (Ordiry) 41 p • 100 bb 47 :st North Eastern, 44 per (Ant 1 0 • lib 97 - st Do Stock. & Dart., D 10• 112 114 it North London, 44, per coat (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire bp c lOO ..„ at South Eastern, 44 pc, 1859 100 ,„ „, at Do 5 do 1561 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1563 100 ... 1001 at Do 5 do, 1864 kit Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41, IA 100 ... RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS) at Birkenhead lOO 92 94 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 at Buckinghamshire at Cheater and Holyhead lOO it 36 at Do. 61 per cent at Do. b do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c l9O 1:13 133 20 Gloater and Dean Forest all „. a Gt. Easn., Newm., ex., 6 p.c 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ai t 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Hare' lOO 95 In 30 Hull and Selby all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle.— 100 21i 213 211 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 93 at Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Chat., Eze., 41 p c lOO at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do lOO ..„ 4 at London Paid Greenwich 6 1 00 62 at Do. do. Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 73 b 2 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 83 at Do. do. 6 do. 41 Mauch., Buxton, &Malik all b bi at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) i 0 Northernt East., 5 per cent all 53 i 6 i 0 Du. do. 6 do. all „.. at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l ..„ at N. West. A perp. prof, sp. c l9O 10f 110 at Du B minimum p.c lOO at Notting. &Grautti. E. & 0 lOO 92 94 25 Preston and 1% yr° . ... Royston, Ditch., and Shep lOO 133 135 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 12,5 10 Du do 21 9, p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 98 100 at Du 4 per cent gua lO 79 81 at Do b du at Vict. Station and Pimlico IU9 173 ISO at West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Du du B all 20 Do do C all 61 71 at Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 831 841 50 Gollivara, lira. 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., Jim. 71 2 7 If 15 General Steam Navigation 14 23 29 50 Home & Col Marine In. Jim. 5 41 31d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 131 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, Jim. 25 Indo-European Tel., lira lO 20 Interna. Financial Soc. bin 5 11 11 20 Interns. Land Credit, lint 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 6 11 Id 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) allj 31 4 21 100 Do. 6 p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 20 all 63 66 50 Land Securities, lien 6 34 24d 25 London Africaa Trading lO 7 68 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lim. . .... . 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. 'lin all 34 34 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 4 , 50 Lond. Financial A sso., Jim 10 23 221 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Colim. all 11 2 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lira 25 22 17d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 la pr et Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gua. p. c. by India Gov. lOO 10 6 107 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, ..... .. . 10 Mediterra. Even. Tel., Jim all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping Jim all 32 37 50 Millwall Iron Works, Bin 125 ••• ••• 10 Natal Laud and Colonise,- tion Co., ... Jim 9 3 1 2 4d 25 National Discount C0, , d0., l2 124 25 National Prov. Marine, Jim. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lira, all 85 9 1 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, Jim. 6 3 2d 10 New Consolidated DJs, lint. 3 11 1,1 5 New Quebrada, lira ..... ~.4.4.0 41 Si 25 New Zealand L oan & Misr. cantile Agency,lan 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, Jinx l4 11 10 Northern Assa m Tea, Jim 5 7 6 10 Do. B et North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 46 61 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 181 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 6 141 15 60 Oriental Financial, ...d Oriental Gas, Jim, 10 Otago and ooutniand vestment, 1ira..... g Id 1p 5 Ottoman Gas, lira.,, all 14 21 10 Panama, New Zealad, and Australian R. Mail lira all 2 24 Do do. st Peel R. Land & Minerl, lint 100 89 32 . 60 Peniusu. & Ori ental Steam all 64 1 6 60 Do. New 1867 lO Id pr 25 Reuter's Telegram ......,, 24 1 0 26 / 1 60 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New ......... all 14 I 25 Rio de Janeiro City all 171 181 20 Do. Gas, lira all 23 24 100 Royal Mail Steam it Scottish Aust. Invest , lien lOO 107 112 et Do. 6 p. C. Guar: Pref lOO 20 Societii Fin. d'Egypte, lira lO 7 6d 20 Socidte Gen.de l'Empire Ot 4p $0 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint 0••• ••• 26 South Australian Land ..• all 35 35 us Submarine Telegraph Do. 5crip,,,,,., all 411 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 151 16 164 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 1ira......... 2 2 1 2 4 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Jim.,, SI ••• ••• 10 Trust & Agency of Au s . , li m. 1 IP 16 Do do, do. all ••• 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. C ana d a 6 icl r 60 Union Marine L'pool, lira. 1 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 16 United Discount Corp., Jim. 6 11 Old U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lux. all 44 65 54 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 34 31p 20 Universal Marine(ln.), Um, 6 1 lip 10 Upper Assam Tea, Jim....... all 4 30 Van Dieman's Laud 2Bl 7 8 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (liortgage) Loan all 751 7 6 5 754 50 Warrant Finance, lira. l2 12 104 30 West India and Pacific Steam, lint 2O 4 Id 20 WestLoudon Wharves and Warehouses DOCKS. Barometrical pressures continue extremely low over these islands: the increase since yesterday has been very slight in Scotland and Ireland, whilst a diminution is reported on the Channel coast and in France. In the S.E. the fall during the night has been rather quick. At Nairn, where the pressure is lowest, the reading is OTin. below that at Rochefort. On the Scotch coast temperature is a little higher, but at other stations it has fallen. Winds yesterday were south-westerly, and blew rather strongly on the Irish coast and in the Channel, increasing to a gale from the S.W. and W. on the coast of France. In the S. of these islands winds have veered to the west ward, and are moderate, but on our E. coast are light from the S.W. On the coast of France it is still blowing hard from S.W. On the Channel coast heavy rain has fallen. The sky is clear in the N. of Scotland, but on other coasts it is overcast, whilst rain is falling in France. Hail is reported from Valencia. The sea is still nearly calm. The weather does not look more settled than it did yesterday st East and West India lOO 117 119 st London. and St. liatnerine 100 53 55 tOO D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent al, „, Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 36 at Southampton WO 71 76 at §urrey couunorcial COLONIAL LiOVSUNALENT staxicirtms British Columbia, 6 per ..... 100 Do. 180.. _ 100 Can•Gov.6 p.o.Jau. , &J my 1877-84 Do. 6p. 0. Feb. &Aug lOO 105 10 Do. sp . laar. & Sept lOO 1 05 10 Do. bp. 0. Jan. 1 July lOO •3 94 95 Do. sp. C. Inscribed sk lOO 90 92 Cape G. Hope, 6 P• 0 •187 3.• 100 102 104 Do.Apl.&Oot 1090-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 18 80-90 .• 100 107 109 110 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 . 100 103 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c.. 100 108 110 1)0. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 107 Slaurltius, 6p. 0. 1878, - Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. .... • Do. 1882, May and Nov lOO 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. 1 AuC lOO 106 log Melbourne Corporate., 1867-7,i, 6 per tens lOO _ N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July lOO 102 104 Natal 6 p at, Apl & Oct Do 6pc. M & No 7 lOO 106 leB N. S. W. 5 ire. ' '7l to '73 lOO 09 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1890 lOO 99 WO Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 lOO DO NI N.Zealand, 6p. 01.1891 lOO Do. 5 percent.... - DoJan,Aptl,July,o-t lOO 976 986 95 Da 6p c. 51ar & ept '9l lOO 108 110 D, Ju , ie & Dec , 1 , 91 ••• lOO 109 11l —i Do Prov. I A4w.:ld. 1 rie 1& 2, 1896 .. j 1 - 0 - Nova Scotia 6p. e.Jan... - and July, 1875 Do 1506.. - Queenslnd. Op. C. '82 5 lOO 1(8 ICO 108 Do 18J S. Austral. 6 p 0.1869 77 lOO Do 1878.91 lOO 108 110 Do 693 190 - ; Tasinaidan p •• luu 207 Do rd. 189r3 to 189/ lOO 1(7 108 Victoria 6p.e. Ja.&J My lOO Do. 1891 Do. do, April & Oot lOO 109 110 1011 BOROUGH AND IPITALFIELDS. The demand continues good for the best descriptions. English regents, 60s to 120 s; York ditto, 70s to 160 s; Lincoln ditto, 70s to 100 s ; Scotch ditto, 70s to 1205 ; Dunbars, 80s to 140 s ; French, 40s to 60s per ton. MONEY IN NEVADA—The Virginia (Nevada) En terprise has the following :—" Parties from White Pine tell it as a fact that in the towas in that region lumps of silver ore are used as a circulating medium, and are found to answer very well in the absence of a suffi :iency of coin. Even at the gaming tables ore goes. The kind of ore used is the pure chloride, which is so rich as to be quite malleable. A miner, with a sack of this kind of cur rency under his arm, marches up to the faro table, takes out a chunk and plants it upon a card, call ing its value as he puts its down. For instance, the chunk is supposed to be worth fiva dollars ; the miner, as he puts down his lump, says—' Five dollars. The faro man picks up the piece, looks at it, and, if satis fied, says—' Five dollars goes ;' then wins the lump and throws it into a gunny sack standing behind him." Game is supplied from the market of Chicago to all the Atlantic cities, and the States from which it comes are Indiana, Illinois, lowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Mis souri. The first three States send prairie chickens, wild ducks, and quails. Venison conies from Wisconsin and Michigan ; wild turkeys, prairie chickens, and quails from Missouri. The shooting season commences about the 15th of August, but the game does not begin to come to Chicago in large quantities until cold weather sets in, when ship ments can be consigned to the East. During this autumn it is estimated that 30,000 quail, 25,000 prairie chickens, and 3,000 wild ducks have been sold in Chicago. The Nevada State markets are now supplied daily with fresh sea fish from San Francisco—bass, tom-cod, smelts, Rounders, /cc., which are preferred by many to Lake Tahoe trout. " Without discussing," says the Pall Mall Gazette, " the interesting paper on London charities and pauperism read last night by Dr. llawkeley at the So ciety of Arts, we may note one fact for the benefit of American readers who think we allow our poor to starve without stretching out a finger to boip them. In this metropolis alone .£7,ooo,ooo—for the benefit of Americans let us say 35,000,000 dollars gold—is spent in the relief of distress every year. When a visitor from across the Atlantic is accosted by beggars, he exclaims, Hard-hearted nation to permit all this.' Let such persons think of that seven millions, and do their best to prevent the poor-laws in their own country from ever getting into the plight in which ours are now. Perhaps, also, these same Americans will see reason to doubt whether they are doing any vast amount of good by distributing largesse to profes sional beggars as they pass through our streets." They do not profess to be doing a vast amount of good, but they believe that if one out or six be a real object of charity some good may be done, and if they find a pleasure knowingso reason whythatmos most of theyth soselit o h u e l y d h n e not gratify in th es theme,e giftss e w l vecs n see n are just such impostors as many directors. _ . The New Nation, a Republican newspaper, of Richmond, Virginia, has suspended publication. The Spiritual Light is the name of a new monthly paper just started in San Francisco. WRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE. News has just arrived of the wreck of the John Duncan, Captain Randall, which sailed from St. John, N. 8., for Liverpool, on the 2nd of November last, with a full cargo and a deck load of deals. Immediately after leaving port she encountered fearful weather, which continued up to the 10th, when it blew a hurricane from N.N.W. At night there was a tremendous sea running, and a heavy storm of rain and hail, almost every sea pooping the ship. The cabin skylight was washed away, and the cabin filled with water, the stores being washed about in all directions. An attempt was made to throw the deckload overboard, and two of the crew were washed away. The remainder of the seamen were then lashed to the standing rigging. At four p.m. on the 11th, the ship pooped a tremendous sea, which cleared the poop of everything, carrying away all the boats, hur ricane deckhouse, the wheel, wheel chains, four of the crew from the wheel, the captain, his wife, infant son, and a male passenger. The stern was knocked in, and the poop-deck torn up. The ship then broached to, split three lower topsails, and lay on her port beam ends, the sea breaking over and washing away the deck load. At seven p.m. the ship fell over on her broadside, with her masts and yards in the water. The fore and main topmasts were carried away, as was also the mizen mast, with all the yards; the decks were swept of every thing, and the port side torn up. The ship then righted, having her foremast and mainmast standing, but three of the crew were drowned. The weather continued fearful until the 13th, when it moderated, and some of the wreck was cut away from alongside to prevent the ship from breaking up. It was then found that all the provisions were destroyed, but a pig was found, and at once killed. The remainder of the crew suffered very much from want of fresh water and the eating of the raw pork, until the 17th, when a brig hove in sight, but bore away without offering any assistance. On the 23rd, the American brigs Dingo and Radboni fell in with the ship, and rescued the unfortunate survivors. The Malvern, a fine Liverpool ship of 1,341 tons, hence for San Francisco, is reported abandoned off Cape Hbrn. She left the M erse y on th e I s t A ugus t ; and f a lli ng in with heavy gales off the Horn, was abandoned off Sea Lion Islands, her crew being all safely landed at the Falklands. The barque Anne Powell, of and for Liverpool from Paraiba, with a cargo of sugar and cotton, has been wrecked at Sucena, a small port about six miles north of Paraiba, but the cargo would be saved. L. F. Pourtales, of the United States Coast Sur vey, who dredged along the course of the Gulf Stream, found that the bottom for four or five miles north-easterly from Florida consisted of common coral sand with very scanty traces of life. The next area, from ninety to three hundred fathoms, is a rocky floor made of a very hard limestone, derived from living shells. Life was abundant. The third area was the regular and common ocean bottom, from two hundred and fifty to 300 fathoms covered with the chalky remains of fora minifera. He also dredged the bottom of the ocean off the coast, and found, first, extending from the north of Florida to Montauk Point, near Block Island, Rhode Island, a bottom of silecious sand, perhaps 100 miles wide. Outside of it was a calcareous bottom, occupying the whole area south of Georgia. Between the two, off tho Carolinas, is a limited deposit of green sand, containing the foraminifera. POL CE LVTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH- STREET. PROVIDING FOR CHRISTMAS.—George Gill, a rough-looking fellow, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a case of port wine, of the value of 365., the property of Mr. Ludovic Noel, Italian warehouseman, No. 48, Old Compton street. Mr. Noel said that on the previous evening he was informed by one of his men that a case of wine was missing from his cart standing at his door, and on going up the street he saw the prisoner with the case on his head making off with it. 11e called out "stop thief," but the prisoner put it down and ran away, but was stopped and handed over to the police. Police-constable Hewitt, 84 C, said that at the station the prisoner said he was hard up, and did not know what to do, and that he took the case of wine to got something to eat. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was an impudent robbery, and committed the prisoner for three months with hard labour. WESTAILIN STE R. EXTRAORDLNARY DIFFICULTY.--John Ryan, a tall strapping fellow, was brought to this court charged with desertion from the militia, for which offence he had been duly gazetted. Daniel Packer, a sergeant-major of the 4th Mid dlesex Militia at Hounslow, said that the prisoner was re-enlisted for their corps on the sth of May 1865. The present charge of desertion was that he had altogether neglected to attend the training in the years 1866-7-8. t Mr. Arnold—l don't think I can adjudicate upon the matter. I can only deal with an offence com mitted within six months. Sergeant Magee—They have been dealt with be. fore. Mr. Arnold—lhat may be; the circumstance may have escaped attention at the time. Sergeant Magee---I think that you will find, sir, that under the Militia Act you can deal with the offence at any time whenever he is apprehended. After 1859 we could by the act take him at any time. We could. not before after five years. Mr. ArDoid took some time to look at the legal position of the case, and finally repeated that he had no power to interfere, and that as far as he wai concerned the prisoner must be discharged ; that all previous convictions were bad unless for an offence committed within six months. The sergeant took the prisoner away to the military tribunal. THAMES. EDUCATION AND CRlME.—.Richard Kingsbury, who said he was 16 last August, and who appeared in excellent ease, as far as clothing and feeding went, was brought up on remand before Mr. Ben son charged with being concerned with others in breaking into a forge in Grove-street, St. George's in-the-East, and stealing therefrom 47 old horse shoes and two bridle bits value 55., the property of James Florence, a farrier. One of the prisoner's confederates has been sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment and hard labour, ahother remanded until Saturday, and a third discharged. The prisoner was taken into custody the morning after the robbery while attending an evening school on the 15th instant. His lesson was interrupted by a police -constable named John Holmstran, 40 H, who took him to the station, where there was another of the gang, named Macham, who said to the prisoner, " You know only me and you went to the forge, and its only you and me that are in it." The The prisoner said, "There was another boy that ran away, you handed out the horse shoes ;" Mincham said, " No, you handed them out." IThe prisoner said he was innocent, and that he was qualifying himself for a situation by attending an evening school. Mr. Benson said the prisoner had been in Feltham Industrial School, and the only thing he appeared to have learnt there was hypocrisy, and was blending his education with crime. He asked the prisoner if he would consent to his disposal of the case. The prisoner made a great noise, rubbed his eyes with his cap without extracting a tear, and said he was innocent. Mr. Benson said there was ample evidence against the prisoner, who was seen at the farrier's smithy removing the horse shoes and other articles, and he should commit him for trial. A witness was called who did not answer. Mr. Benson—The prisoner must be remanded again until Saturday. ROBBERY IN THE LONDON DOCK.—James Frede rick Saxton, 26, a delivery foreman, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with stealing 22 cigars, value is. 10d., and 26 new corks, value Is., the property of the London Dock Company. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, defended the prisoner. Thomas Trinby, a constable in the service of the Dock Company, stopped the prisoner as he was about to leave the dock yesterday, and asked him if he had anything about him which did not belong to him, to which he replied in the negative. He searched him, and found 22 cigars and 26 new corks. The prisoner said he was in the oil trade, and had recently purchased the cigars and corks off a man in the dock. The prisoner was a delivery foreman at one of the warehouses, and had access to the cigars and the corks in store. Mr. Stoddart said that his client was a most re spectable man, who had been for twelve years con fidentially employed in the London Dock, and had charge of a vast amount of property. It was not to be supposed that a man like the prisoner would risk his reputation, his liberty, and his situation by pilfering a few cigars and corks. The prisoner purchased the articles taken from him off a man in the dock, and was about to take them home. Even supposing that the prisoner had become unlawfully possessed of the cigars and corks, for that was the offence charged against him, a small fine would meet the justice of the case. Mr. Benson said he could not accept the defence set up by the prisoner's advocate. He believed the prisoner had stolen the cigars and corks. Many poor men earning their 2s. 6d. per day only had been punished with imprisonment and hard labour for pilfering, and the prisoner was not to be excused because he filled a higher position. The position he was in ought to have taught him the value of honesty and truth, but he did not possess either. If it was a poor wretched labourer before him the sentence would have been 6 months' imprisonment and hard labour. Why should he pass over the offence of the prisoner because he was a delivery foreman in charge of a warehouse and well off. He repudiated the argument set up that mercy was to be extended to a man because he was in a good position. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for six weeks. Mr. Stoddart--Will you inflict a fine, sir? Mr. Benson—r Certainly not. THE PROVIDENCE (Row) NIGHT REFUGE. — Amongst the benevolent institutions worthy of particular notice at this season of the year, none stands more deserving of consideration and assistance than the Providence (Row) Night Refuge, Crispin-street, Bishopsgate Without, which is always open to houselesi men, women, and children from all parts without distinc tion of religion. The funds of the institution, we learn with regret, are very low—in fact, they are not sufficient to meet the current expenses, and, therefore, the assist ance of the benevolent is most earnestly solicited. A more deserving institution, or one that has conferred greater benefits upon those who unfortunately are compelled to seek its shelter we know not, and therefore we hope the hand of charity will be extended to it at this particular period, and thus enable those who superintend its arrange ments to give the poor objects that which will enable them, ou Christmas-day at least, to obtain the bare neces saries of life. The Licensed Victuallers' Almanack for 1869 has just made its appearance; as usual, it is crammed full of information interesting to the trade. It is carefully ar ranged throughout, and this year several improvements have been introduced which will, no doubt, give the highest satisfaction to its patrons. DuisvlLLE 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 Drench 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, London W.C . ,[Ad vertiesizient.] TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. " THE SUN " WILL BE PUBLISHED AS USUAL ON CHRISTMAS-DAY. THIRD EDITION , NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocs. TURKEY. (P.RUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Dee. 21. Hobart Pasha's fleet is cruising about Syra. The Porte insist upon the departure of Hellenic subjects. A disastrous collision has taken place near Smyrna between two Egyptian mail steamers ; one of the vessels foundered, but the details are as yet unknown. CHINA. NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Intelligence from Hongkong, via San Francisco, to the 16th inst., states that the British fleet had arrived before Nankin, and had demanded and re ceived reparation for the insults to the missionaries at Yangchow. The rebellion under Sing was progressing in Northern China. Proclamations against the Christians had been posted throughout the empire. The Imperialists in Japan had captured the chief town of the rebels. HONG KONG, N0v.17. The Chefoo gold nuggets have fully confirmed the finders, and also the natives, upon the question of the. remunerative character of digging. The Viceroy, Tseng-Kwo-fau, has yielded every point demanded in reference to the recent outrage upon missionaries at Yangchow. Her Majesty's ship Rodney, and other vessels, proceed to Nankin. It is reported that the French have decided to abandon their naval depot at Wosung, and to make Yokohama their future head-quarters in the ex treme east. The Canton Insurance Company has declared a dividend of $750 per share. INDIA. BOMBAY Dec. 5 (via Brindisi). The Pioneer states that the Cabul merchants confirm the assertion that the Russian authoritieS have virtually prohibited the import of all goods except indigo and mulls into Central Asia. The army of Shere Ali and his nephew were recently within a short distance of each other. The press generally discredits the reported battle in R amian. Lieutenant Brown, of the 18th Hussars, has been killed in a steeplechase. CALCUTTA, Dec. 1. The Delhi Gazette publishes a rumour that Shere Ali bad been taken prisoner, but the statement re quires confirmation. The Port Canning case has been postponed until January. The prospects of the crop are unchanged. It is stated that the Punjaub Tenancy Bill is giving universal dissatisfaction throughout the Pun jaub. JAPAN. YOKOHAMA, Nov. 5. The Japan rebels are still fighting doggedly. A descent has been made by Admiral Ermonotto in a frigate and seven ships upon the territories of Prince Todo, who was a traitor to the late Shio goon. Immense damage was done. Other princes have also been marked out for similar retribution. AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, Nov. 10. The Melbourne Cup was won by the Sydney horse Glencoe. The following gold ships have sailed for Englan d sinceLthe last mail :—The Kosciusko, 11,500 oz. the True Briton, with 26,250 oz. ; the Macduff, with 11,875 oz. ; the Lancashire, with 4,375 oz. ; and the Swiftsure, with 32,250 oz. SYDNEY, Nov. 7. Mr. Robertson is the new Premier, and Sir Win. Manning the Attorney-General. ADELAIDE, Nov. 10. Mr. Bagot is the chief of the new Ministry, and Mr. Strangways the Attorney-General. NEW ZEALAND. Advices from New Zealand state that a con siderable portion of territory has been abandoned by the sellers. The local forces are still disorga nised. Colonel Whitmore, who is commanding a large force of friendly natives, is advancing to attack the rebels. Foreign Mail racket List. MAILS DUE." Australia and New Zealand, via eouthampton Jan. 2 . Ditto, via Y rseillos ~WO. •• • .... . Deo 21 Ditto, via Flal= D 0 29. Brazil. Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Jan. 4. Ditto, by French packet ........Dec. 22. (Jape Verde, by Brazil paotet . ..... Jan. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension. and St. Helena.... Dec. 28. Uhina, Penang. and Singzpore. via Southampton.. Jan. 2. Gibraltar. via Southampton, India, via Southampton unto, via Marseilles • • • •• „. J an. 5. Malta, 6gypt, ......... ....... . Deo. 26. Ditto, Marseilles... Dec. Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via uthams ton Ditto, 3 1arseilles Dec. 13 Newfoundland Dco 30 Portugal .... .. . . .Jan. 4. United States , t anada, California, &a, by British .... packet /..•• •• • •Dec 19. Ditto, by Canadian packet Deo 25 Ditto, by L. Lited States packet Ditto ditt( (Baltimore) West Indies and Pa.rific (except Mexico and Baha mas) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe J an. 4 Fyikland Islands A telegram has been received announcing the arrival at Bombay on the 19th inst. of her Majesty's Indian troop-ship Malabar, with the 3d Hussars and draughts, which left Portsmouth in the Serapis on the 15th ult. By direction of the Admiralty the shipwright department of Sheerness Dockyard have received instructions to report to their lordships whether her Majesty's ship Mars,6B, 2573 tons, 400-horse power now in the Sheerness Steam Reserve, would answer the purpose of a quarantine ship at the Motherbank if her engines were removed. The subjoined Admiralty memorandum has been received at Portsmouth, and promulgated by order for the information of the Royal Marine forces : “Major-General Travers, C. 8., having tendered the resignation of his appointment as inspector- General of the Royal Marines, the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty have been pleased to accept the same, and have intimated that it is not their intention to nominate a succes sor." The unprecedented act of an officer voluntarily :resigning the highest prize in the profession to which he belongs has naturally given rise to much speculation, and there is some reason to suppose that Major-General Travers has been induced to take the step from a determination not to identify himself in any way with the reduco tion of the Royal Marine forces, and the consequent destruction of their present efficiency. The first of the measures for carrying this reduction into effect has just been accomplished at Portsmouth in the receipt of an.order from the Admiralty at Eastney Barracks, the headquarters of the Royal Marine Artillery, for the immediate discharge of 18 ser geants and 350 gunners of the Artillery. It would be satisfactory to know how those who have brought this about expect to replace so large a number of invaluable sea artillerymen in the event of any sud den emergency in our foreign affairs. The Espoir, 5, screw gunvessel, 428 tons, 80 horse power, when completed as a dredging vessel, is to be attached to Bermuda dockyard as a yard craft.