The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-03 00:00:00

VIFEBOAT SERVICES. —During the Storms of -ILI the present year the National Lifeboatlnstitution has contributed to the saving of 1,027 lives from various ship wrecks and 32 vessels from destruction. The Institution also expended £29,655 in the same period on its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition tog ranting £2,444 for rewards. The Committee of the institution earnestly appeal to the public for assistance to enable them to meet the continued avy demands on their 186 Lifeboat Establishments. Contributions will be thankfully received by the London and country bankers, and Johnthe Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the In 14,-street, Adelphi, London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Morning Performance every Wednesday and Satur day until Feb. 15. Children snd schools admitted at reduced prices to the following parts of the Theatre : Stalls., dress circle, and first circle, for Morning Per formance only. THIS EVENING (FRIDAY), Jan. 3, and every (-veiling until further notice, will be per formed a new and original Farce, by R. Reece, Esq., en titled HON EYDOVE'S TROUBLES. Characters by M •ssrs. Jos ph Irving, O. Warner, J. Monis; Mes dames Kate Harfleur and E. Melville. After which will be performed the Drury Lane annual grand Christmas Pantomime, written by E. L. Blanchard, Esq., entitled FAW FEE FO FUM ; or , Harlequin jack the Giant Killer. The gorgeously beautiful scenery by Mr. William Beverley. The characters in the opening: Miss Poole, afesdames Edith Stuart, Kato Harfleur, E. Mel ville, Carew, Blair, Corri, Amy Herbert, Hall, and Wide. Anais Tourneur, premiere danseuse ; Mr. Joseph Irving (his first appearance this season), Messrs. Moreland, J. B. Johnstone, Naylor, Pennington, Mitcheson ; Master Edwarl Lewis, Master Frederick Charles, and Master Russell, the living Miniatures; Master Percy Roselle. The Ilarlequinade includes the services of those popu pantornimists (forming a treble company), M ors. Boleno, C. Lauri, and Tom Dot, clowns ; M J eers. Barnes, Morris, and Master Russel, pantaloons ; Messrs. Cormack, S. Saville, and Algar, harlequins ; Messrs. Sidney and Jelien, sprites; Mdlles. Fanny Lauri, Adele Marion, and Eugenie Valckenacre, columbines. The Juvenile Christy's Minstrels Majilton the Gro tesque ; and the celebrated Skaters, Madame Fredreka and Mr. Elliott. Stage Manager, Mr. Edward Stirling. The masks, designs, and dresses, from designs by the burnorously-renowned Dyk-Wyn-Kyn. The music selected and arranged by Mr. J. H. Tully. The dances and action of the Ballet, and the general business of the children's scenes, arranged by Mr. John Cormack. Costumes by Mr. S. May and Mrs. Lawler. Private boxes, one, two, three, four, and five guineas ; stalls, 7s. ; dress circle, ss. ; first circle, 4s. ; balcony seats, 3s. ; pit 2s. ; lower gallery, is. ; upper gallery, 6d. Box-office open from ten to five daily. Doors open at half-past six, the performance to commence at seven o'clock. THEATR,E ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Bnckstone. TIIIS EVENING, A WIFE WELL WON. Messrs. Sothern, Buck tone, Howe, Kendal, Rogers, Braid, Weathersby, , and Robins After which, AN UTTER PERVERSION OF THE BRIGAND. Messrs, Compton, Kendal, Rogers, Clark, Braid, W e athersby, Johnson, &e.; Mesdames Burke, Wright, Dalton, Bx. Commence at Seven. R OYAL. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. THIS EVENING, Grand Combination of the Two Great Dram Is, THE COLLEEN BAWN and THE STREETS OF LONDON. Mr. and Mrs. Dion Boncicault as Myles na Coppaleen and Eily O'Connor, and Mr. Vining as Badger. Messrs. Dominick Murray, J. G. Shore, G. F. Neville, H. For rostor, H. Mellon, E. Atkins; Misses Elsworthy, E. Barnett, Rachel Sanger, and Mrs. Aildie. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. QUEEN'S THEATRE, Long-acre. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan. Till.; EVENING, Shakspere's Comedy of KATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO. Mr. H. Irving, Mr. W. H. Stephens; Miss E. Terry. After which, DOING FOR THE BEST; Mr. J. L. Toole. To conclude with THE BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS; Mr. J. L. Toole. Box-office open daily from Ten till Four. HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING, at Seven, THE TWO POLTS. Messrs Price and Widdicombe. After which, the Grand Comic Pantomime of VALENTINE AND ORSON; or, Harlequin the Big Bear and the Little Fairy. Mesdames Saunders, Goodall, White; Messrs. Garden, Odell Arthur; Mdlle. Montero, Miss Ellis, Lupino, Green, and the Great Little Itowella. 11 OYAL STRAND TREAT It E Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, KIND TO A FAULT. After which will be produced a Grand Christmas Operatic Oriental Extravaganza " THE CALIPH OF BAGDAD" Messrs. Thome., James, Turner, Murray; Mesdames A. Swanborough, Johnstone, Harland, Holt, iNewton, &c. To conclude with NOTHING TO NURSE. THEATRE Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, UP FOR THE CATTTLE SHOW. After which, at 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Fechter (his Bth appearance here), Mr. Billington, Mr. H. Neville, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin We')ster; Miss Carlotta Leclercq (her Bth appearance), Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis, &c. Commence at 7. OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE, New Management. Solo Lessee, Mr. B. Webster; Manager, Mr. 11. Wigan. THIS EV ENT....10, FROM GRAVE TO GAY. Messrs. Ashley H. Wigan, .Addison, and 0. Mathews; Mesdames L. Moore and To conclude with PETTICOAT PARLIAMENT. Messrs. R. Soutar and G. Vincent; Mesdames L. Moore, St. Henry, and E. Farren. _ Commence at Seven. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GUARDIAN NR. 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Tins DAY.—Morning, 7h. 9m.1 Afternoon, 7h. 32m. TO-lioßitow.-Morning, Bh. 2m. Afternoon, Bh. 36. m. 3 :;, d. - ' 117 " 111 , 1 4 IJ-, LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1868. The New Year's Reception at the Tuileries is sure to attract general attention ; but it does not seem to have been quite so important this year as usual. The Papal Nuncio was the spokesman of the Diplomatic Body, and the EMPEROR replied to him in general terms, declaring that he was happy to commence the New Year surrounded by the re presentatives of the different Powers. "I am able," added he, " to affirm once more my constant desire to maintain the best relations with them," concluding by expressing his thanks for the good wishes they had expressed concerning France, his family, and himself. Further on, in reply to the Archbishop of Paris, his MAJESTY said that the prayers he addressed to heaven for the Empress and himself affected him deeply, for he felt con vinced that they sprung from a " noble heart." " I know that you do not separate religious in terests from those of the country and of civilisa tion." What with one thing or another it must be confessed that the Emperor NAPOLEON has had a very difficult part to play in framing his answers to these communications, fur the existing circum stances are so very complicated and peculiar that the utmost caution is required in order to prevent any collision of interests, and any misapprehension that could inevitably arise if so important a per sonage said too much or too little. The Moniteur du Soir seems to take a favourable view of public matters, and even goes so far as to say that the year begins under favourable auspices, because peace is not disturbed in any part of Europe. It is satisfactory at any rate that this authority should be so sanguine as to the appearance of things, but still we cannot help entertaining grave doubts as to the success which is attributed to the power of diplomacy to deal with those awkward questions which abound at the present time. The Moniteur lays great stress upon the failure which has attended the " anarchical attempts" iu Spain, England, and Italy, and argues from that circumstance the progress of the various countries in peace and prosperity. One remark here met with may be questioned as to its accuracy, namely, that which sets forth the manner in which France has " understood how to reconcile the principle of authority with the regular exercise of wise and fertile liberty." As a complete con tradiction to this may be mentioned the statement made in the Chamber of Deputies concerning the ten or twelve newspapers which had been " cited" before the "Juge d'lnstruction,"on account of having contravened the decree of February respecting sum maries of debates in the Chambers. As M. GUERXLT truly said, how were the journals to estimate public opinion without making it known precisely ? M. RouHER made some ingenious excuse or other to prevent discussion ; but the fact remains, and can not be gainsaid, that France has not a free press, and if the Emperor NAPOLEON desires to leave a glorious record of his reign in the annals of Europe, he must change his policy in this important parti cular. The Yorkshire working men have been busy in getting up a political association of their own, and we are glad to see such traces of political vigour among the sturdy mechanics and artisans of the north. The association at Armley is professedly Conservative ; but, in fact, it matters less by what particular name such gatherings call themselves than that they should address themselves to the conside ration and discussion of the affairs of the day with intelligence and moderation. These associations are calculated to do great good in promoting the political education of the people. They hear the great questions which agitate the time spoken of by well informed men, who address them in a very different tone from the mob orators who are in the habit of declaiming before them. To hear the arguments on the other side, whichever it is, examined and an swered, is a very different thing from listening to the reckless abuse professional agitators pour upon all who differ from them. These associations, too, bring the men of different ranks and classes into contact, and help much to remove local and pro fessional prejudice. They promote a cordiality and unanimity of feeling, a sense that all are alike in terested in the good and efficient government of the country. They are thus calculated to help greatly in bringing the new voters under the Re form Act to a level with the older and more expe rienced of their fellows. The Armley Association has no particularly dis tinctive features. The principal address was by Mr. KENDALL, who occupied himself in reviewing the legislation of the Whigs and examining their policy by the test of their famous motto—" Peace, Retrenchment, and Reform." He showed that their influence had in many instances been exerted in the oppositedirection. Their mismanagement of Reform is an old story, and their manner of " drifting into war" is also nothing new. Mr. KENDALL was also severe upon them for the heavy addition to our national burdens which they incurred in the Crimean War. There was little or no difference of opinion among the speakers, and the "inaugural banquet," as it was styled, passed over with flying colours. A similar demonstration was made yesterday in Cambridgeshire, though the object was more de finitely partisan in its chara3ter, and the persons present belonged chiefly to the upper claims. The Earl of HARDWICKE, the Lord Lieutenant of the county, took the chair, and defined the objects and nature of the society which they proposed to establish. Its principal aim was the registration of Conservative voters for the county, and they wished it to include subscribers of all ranks, so that it was proposed to fix the annual payment at a low rate, leaving those whose means or inclination prompted them to give more to supplement their subscription by donations. As we have said, the meeting was principally of a local and party cha racter; still we are glad to see these signs of politi cal life, which argue well for the future. There is much to be done still in the way of social and ad ministrativo reform, and it will need the strength and energy of all parties to carry it out. Fenianism is still rife in Ireland, and the greatest care is being taken to stop its course and check its ravages ; but so far as lacing it down is concerned we cannot say that the efforts of the authorities have as yet been crowned with that success which their zeal and assiduity deserve, and which the wishes of all lovers of peace and order earnestly desire. We learn that " extraordinary precautions" have been adopted by the military authorities in the South. Lord STRATHNAIRN has gone on a special mission to Cork, and the garrison has becu largely increased. This is a very necessary thing to do, for the greatest excitement seems to prevail in that direction, and too much vigilance can scarcely be exercised. At Queenstown the men-of war are closely guarded, and patrolle.l by boats. Another very wise thought has been to remove the poWder from the Martello towers. Lilac .ight sig- IHE SUN, LON YON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1868. als h? xe been established between ships and forts, and altogether it can scarcely be said that any expel lie ant has not been resorted to to ensure the desired . end. had some of these precautions been taken at other places, no doubt we should not b ave heard of such attacks as those that it has been our painful duty to record, but still it must be rerne inbered that the Fenians are apt scholars in erica e, and have shown throughout their lengthened cow . se of villany that mixture of cunning and daring whi c... 11 is so dangerous to deal with, and so perplex ing to defeat. It will not do at this time, bow ever, to let ourselves be outwitted any longer, and it may safely be said as great credit will attach itself to those wht ) prevent any disturbance as to those who may sun leed in capturing any particular offender. We are glad to see that Dr. MORIARTY, the Roman Ca?,holic Bishop, has addressed a circular to his clergy, in which he condemns requiem masses and expressions of sympathy for the persons exe cuted in Manchester. This is a very proper thing to do, and we hope that his example will be fol lowed by others, for the sooner the practice is put a stop to the better, since under cover of a reli gious observance these evil men contrive to prosecute their treasonable devices and mature their deadly schemes. The impudence of some of these Fenian cons pirators equals their wickedness. An anony mous letter has been sent to Mr. Aurora accord ing to promise, and in this communication it is stated that the number of revolvers taken from his shop was sixty-three. Unfortunately as yet no traces of the plunder have been found by the police. Under the trying circumstances in which they are placed, it is so far satisfactory to find the autho rities in Ireland are doing their utmost, and with the decided measures which are being taken there and in this country it is to be expected that a short time will see the termination of one of the most uncalled-for and contemptible conspiracies that have ever disgraced the history of a civilised country. The intelligence which reaches us respecting the Abyssinian expedition continues to be most en couraging. The telegrams received from Aden, Dec. 29, report that the head of the second brigade was expected to arrive there the next day, and the Soiude horse and Bengal brigade before the middle of this month. Transports with necessary ma terials continue to arrive, and her MAJESTY'S steamer Star was engaged in completing her slimly of the coast. he intelligence from Senafe to the 11th instant reported the health and spirits of the troops as excellent, but it is dis heartening to find the mortality among the horses still so great. One regiment has lost 150 horses. Two very important items of news are both founded on reports ; still they are considered probable, and it is greatly to be hoped that they are actually true. One is that the Chief of Shoa has surrounded Magdala, thus cutting off THEODORE from his benevolent design of making it share the fate of Debra Tabor. The other is that the Egyp tian authorities at Massowah have received a letter announcing that the captives' chains had been taken off, and that there was every chance of their speedy release. This report, as we have said, is thought probable at Aden, but the means of transmission is somewhat roundabout. Meanwhile, the Bombay news reports that the latest news received there from Abyssinia was of a very cheering character, and the dlieulties in the way of au advance were gradually disappearing. The preparations for the departure of the troops yet waiting to embark were being pushed rapidly forward, and twenty elephants were despatched ou the 7th December, while an equal number were to follow. The number of mules, it seems, were not sufficient, and efforts are to be made to find them in Abyssinia itself. if they are forthcoming, then it would be better to get them on the spot, since the animals would have the double advantage of being acclimatised, and of being spared the journey. EunorE at the present day has but one oracles and the first day of the year has come to be re garded as the proper time for a significant utter ance. The Emperor of the FRENCH is expected, in receiving the foreign Ministers accredited to the Tuileries, to say something of international import ance. It is, perhaps, gratifying to the vanity of the grande nation, rather than conducive to the peace and goodwill of the rest of Europe, that this should be the case. If the rule of the EMPEROR were not that of personal government, if the military power of France were proportioned to its real requirements, and the employment of that power rested with the population of France, it would be otherwise. The Ministers of foreign sovereigns would be introduced to the EMPEROR without any apprehensions of such a syprise as astounded the Minister of Austria in 1859, a nd precipitated the campaign in Lombardy. As it is, they and the people they represent listen to the Imperial declarations as if the issue of peace or war depended upon them. The statesmanship and good sense of Europe has found no Power to enforce its treaties or to arbitrate on its dangerous questions. Hence the equilibrium of the Con tinent is seldom stable. A Power like that of France may at any time disturb it, and where irresponsible power exists we are perhaps too prone to credit it with sinister intentions. An importance is attached to the words of the Emperor of the FRENCH not conceded to those of the CZAR or the King of PRUSSIA, and not wholly due to their superior wisdom. The circumstances which gave a certain impor tance to the audiences yesterday were the large increase of the army on which the EMPEROR'S Government has insisted, in spite of very decided expressions of public opinion, and the critical state of the relations of France and Italy. The only sufficient motive for the large increase of the army was supposed to be the possibility of a war with Prussia and Italy combined. It seems certain that no consideration of these Powers singly would have given the motive for raising the French army to the extraordinary force of 1,200,000 men. The opportunity is past for interfering in the affairs of Germany. No French Minister is likely to pro nounce irrevocable decrees as to what M. BISMARCK will be allowed to do. On the other hand, how ever, it is stated at Paris that the bearing of Italian statesmen towards France has become defiant and almost insolent. Italy appears to be fully prepared for an active alliance with the North German Confederation, and it remains doubtful what policy the Court of Berlin might pursue in the event of the relations between Paris and Flo rence passing beyond angry expressions and defiant deeds. The more probable motive, therefore, for the increase of the French army was to isolate Prussia, not to attack her. There was certainly nc want of friendliness in the reception of Count Vo:, DER GOLTZ, the new Minister of the Confederation. The EMPEROR spoke of " the friendly understand ing between the two countries as a pledge of theii prosperity, and a guarantee for the peace o Europe." Unless Prussia be impelled hereaftel by greater ambition, and the EMPEROR governed by more reckless counsels and attended by a worse fortune than heretofore, these are not guarantees either of them will lightly throw away. That Italy singly should make war on France is out of the question. Among the late arrivals from England at Rome for the Zouaves are Messrs. Wallace, Tracy, Gerard , Muggeridge, Leonard', Duck, and three brothers, Peter' . Ambrose, and Christopher Kean. The Hon. Maxwell' one of the sons of Lord 'Terries, Messrs. Newsham and Johnson, from Ushaw, and several late students of Oscott are likewise expected shortly.— IVeekly Revister. THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. BUCHAREST, Jan. 2. The Government has obtained a great majority at the elections ; 82 Deputies being supporters of the Ministry, and 57 belonging to the Opposition. LATEST INTELL LGEN Ch. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. ADEN, Dec. 20. The head of the second brigade is expected to arrive here to-morrow. The Scinde Horse and the Bengal Brigade will arrive between the end of De cember and the middle of January. Transports, with the postal and telegraph,staff, the commissariat, the ordnance, and other stores are passing daily en route for Abyssinia. Her Majesty's ship Star is engaged in lighting and buoying the Abyssinian coast. The survey is approaching completion. The steamer Scinde, from Massowah, arrived at Aden on the 18th December. She reports that the Egyptian authorities there had received a letter announcing that the captives' chains had been taken off, and that there was every chance of their speedy release. The report is considered probable here. Intelligence from Senafe to the 11th inst. states that the health and spirits of the troops were excel lent. The mortality among the horses continued. The 3d cavalry regiment had lost upwards of 150 horses. The weather was very cold. The advanced brigade was to remain at Senafe until the arrival of Sir R. Napier. It is reported that the Chief of Shoa had sur rounded Magdala. INDIA. (Via Trieste.) BOMBAY, Dec. 14. The second brigade of the field force leaves Bombay immediately, under Brigadier Welby. The third brigade, consisting of her Majesty's 45th and the 2d Native Infantry Regiments, follow in the course of the week. A transport is now under orders to sail for Vin gorla to embark 518 native infantry, constituting part of the fifth brigade. '1 he preparations for the departure of the third and fourth brigades from Bengal are being rapidly pushed forward. Sir Robert Napier and his staff sail in a few days. Twenty elephants were embarked on the 7th inst. for Abyssinia, and an equal number will soon follow. The latest news received here concerning the Abyssinian expedition is of a very cheering charac ter. The difficulties in the way of an advance were gradually disappearing, and it had been decided that the expeditionary force should enter Abyssinia by the Sooros Pass to Senafe. Notwithstanding the number of mules sent from Arabia, Persia, the Mediterranean, and elsewhere, there were not available more than one-third of the number actually required. It is believed that efforts will consequently be made to find them in Abyssinia itself. Notwithstanding the efficiency of the Sappers, it is doubtful whether any wheeled carriages can be taken by the torrent beds, which are the only high ways into Abyssinia. The resolution voluntarily winding up the Bank of Bombay has been adopted, and the new bank was registered on the 10th inst. All the shares have been allotted. CALCUTTA, Dec. 7. The intended weekly Indian mail service has given great satisfaction here. The arrangements connected with the Abyssinian expedition continue to occupy public attention. The 231 Punjaub pioneers have embarked for Abyssinia. Prior to their embarcation they were inspected by the Viceroy, who addressed them. The rest of the Bengal brigade is awaiting order to embark. The transports are all nearly prepared to sail. The chief part will be towed by steamers. Sixty-four of the principal merchants of Calcutta have memorialised the lieutenant -governor asking that wharfs and jetties might be constructed for landing goods, in order to obviate the dangers at tending the present inefficient system of landing in boats. The lieutenant-governor replied that he hoped the year would not expire without practical steps being taken with a view to a remedy. The traces of the late cyclone are fast disappear ing, and the distress resulting therefrom is not so great as was anticipated. Above £15,000 has been raised to relieve the sufferers. including the Govern ment subscription. The ex-King of Oude is now endeavouring to in vestigate and clear off his debts. The settlement of the Siam and Casserim frontier has been completed. Lieutenant Bagge has been authorised to proceed to Bangkok to have it con firmed and ratified. The treaty concluded by Colonel Fytche with the Government of Burmah was ratified by the Viceroy on the 26th ult. The King of Burmah has assented to the de spatch of an exploring party to Western China via Bharno, and has issued an edict to give it every assistance. Capt. Sladen is appointed leader of the party. THE NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION AT THE TUILERIES. PARIS, Jan. 2, Evening. Upon receiving the congratulations of the Papal Nuncio, as the spokesman of the diplomatic body at the Tuileries yesterday, the Emperor replied : " I am happy to begin the New Year as usual sur rounded by the representatives of all the Powers. I am able to affirm once more my constant desire to maintain the best relations with them. I thank you for the wishes you have been good enough to express in their name for yrance, my family, and myself." In answer to the Archbishop of Paris the Em peror said :—" The prayers you address to Heaven for the Empress, the Prince Imperial, and myself affect me deeply. They spring from a noble heart. I know that you do not separate religious interests from those of the country and of civilisation." AMERICA. NEW YORK, Jan. 2. The Cunard steamer, Cuba, arrived at Boston this morning. The steamers leaving for Europe to-day take out $1,500,000. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. —Gold, 1331 ; Sterling Ex change on London, 1101 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1081 ; Illinois, 1321 ; Erie, 72. Cotton, middling upland, 154. Petroleum, standard white, 241. SPAIN. MADRID, Jan. 2 (Evening). The Chamber of Deputies, ia its sittings of to lay, adopted the address in reply to the Royal Speech by 170 votes against 3. A bill has been brought in to make public educa tion obligatory. ITALY. FLORENCE, Jan. 2 (Evening). The Ministry has not yet been formed. There was a heavy snow storm here yesterday and to-day. Communication with Upper Italy is interrupted. MALTA. VALETTA, Jan. 1. The transport Orontes left here yesterday for England, with '79 military invalids, 12 women, 21 children, and Colonel Romer, of the Artillery, and his family. The transport Crocodile has just arrived, four days froth Alexandria. She brings 949 men of all ranks of the 27th Regiment, and the Royal Artil lery, under Lieutenant-Colonel Baumgartner. She will proceed on her voyage to-morrow, and is ex pected to reach Portsmouth about the 12th inst. A Norwegian corvette is reported ashore at Mitylcne. FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. 3. The Moiziteur of to-day mentions the reply of the King of Italy to the congratulations of the Presi dent of the Chamber of Deputies, and says that he appealed to the patriotism and moderation of the representatives. BOURSE, JAN. 2, Three o'clock. —The market closed as follows : 41 per Cent. End of mouth -- 3 per Cent End of month 6B 829 Ctedh Mobilier End of month 162 50 Credit Foucier 1337 50 End of month 1335 - iIAILWAI Bank Shares — ItaF.an Loan End of month 44 55 Mexican Loan 131- Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt 34 50 Deferred — Account Orleans ... 855 Northern 1162} Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... 550 Western Eastern • • . Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Roman.. 526 k 40 5021 343 f BANK OF FRANCE PARIS, Jan. 2. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Jan. 2. fr. C. Capital of the Bank., 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank Dec. 26. 182,500,000 - and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 }Totes in circulation 1,186,633,475 1,122,555,725 Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor 93,153,263 21 98,255,875 06 Current accounts, Paris 360,987,432 53 380,682,994 18 Do. branch banks 47,000,645 41,074,885 Dividends payable 9,513,968 75 617,170 75 Discounts and sundry 33,618,881 85 35,599,721 - interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not 786,196 31 8,534,240 03 930,376 76 930,376 76 distributed Sundries 7,140,856 80 7,288,982 74 Total CREDITOR. Jan. 2. Dec. 26. Cash in hand and in fr. e. fr. • :Branch banks Commercial bills over- due • Commercial bills dis- 4,686,373 64 416,212 46 counted, not yet due 272,324,908 03 249,548,098 71 Do. branch banks 272,209,465 246,629,596 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares 57,031,000 - 11,511,577 - 54,424,600 - 11,265,977 - 12,477,600 - 7,722,800 - 12,855,400 - 7;75000 - and debentures . Do. branch banks . Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the Stato (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Government Stock re- 37,224,800 - 28;084,250 - 37,162,000 -- 27,898,850 -- 990,300 - 942,4 A - 988,700 - 923,750 - 60,000,000 - serve Do. disposable Hen tes Immobalisees 12,980,750 15 12,980,750 14 35,983,737 90 35,988,737 91 (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Moak and landed proper ty branches Expenses of manage- 100,000,000 - 8,274,805 - 8,276,265 - anent Sundries 2,465,821 87 - 42,856,624 51 26,833,451 52 Total 1,955,435,621 99 1,909,190,499 75 Certified by the Senator Governor of the Bank of France (Signed) Roy LAND. CATHOLIC SY ATISTICS lAT ENGLAND FOR 1868. The official " Catholic Directory" for the year 1868, published permissa superiorum, has made its appearance. It gives, as usual, a statistical sum mary of the Church in England, Wales, and Scot land, and there is, considering the numbers in Great Britain, a considerable increase in the clergy, churches, chapels, convents, and monasteries since last year. The total number of bishops is of course the same—namely, one archbishop and twelve bishops (besides three retired bishops) in Eng land, and four bishops in Scotland. The number of priests in Great Britain amounts to 1,639, against 1,608 last year ; the number of churches and chapels are 1,283, against 1,207 when the last Directory was published ; the convents of women are now 227 in number, whereas last year they were 220 ; and, lastly, the monasteries number 67, against 63 last year. Total increase :-31 priests, 76 churches and chapels, 7 convents of women, and four monasteries of men. It ought, how ever, to be borne in mind that of the 76 churches or chapels which are mare this year than last, about a dozen are private chapels of convents or of various individuals ; also, of the four increase in the number of monasteries, three are merely houses in which two or three of the regular clergy dwell together for missionary work ; the fourth is the new Dominican Priory at Haverstock-hill. In the convents, or religious houses of women, the increase has been very great during the last few years, but it has been altogether, or with very few exceptions, amongst the non-cloistered, or active Orders, such as Sisters of Charity, Sisters of Mercy, and the like. The cloistered, or contem plative orders, hardly seem to increase at all, or very slightly, in this country ; but for nuns to conduct schools for the upper and middle classes, as well as to superintend poor schools, houses of refuge, and the like, the demand is far greater than the supply. The following is a summary of Catholic statistics for England, Scotland, and Wales during the last three years : Churches Religious Coin- Con- Yr. Priests. and Chapels. munities of men. vents. 1866 1569 1171 58 211 1867 1608 1207 63 220 1868 1631 1283 63 227 The number of colleges and largo preparatory schools are twenty-one. Of these, three—Ushaw, near Durham ; Oscott, near Birmingham, and Old Hall, near Ware—are specially under the Bishops ; Stonyhurst, in Lancashire, Mount St. Mary's, near Chesterfield, and Beaumont-lodge, near Windsor, are the property of the Jesuits. Ample forth in Yorkshire, and Downside, near Bath, are under the Benedictines. The Oratory, at Edg baston (Dr. Newman's school), belongs to the Oratorians. Ratcliffe College, near Leicester, be longs to the Fathers of Charity. St. Charles, Bayswater, is directed by the Oblates of St. Charles, and Sicklinghall, near Wetherby, is under the Oblates of Mary. Of the two hundred and twenty-seven convents, upwards of two hundred are for the education of girls, either rich, poor, or middle class.— Weekly Register. ECLIPSES IN 1868.—1 n the course of the pre sent year there will be two eclipses of the sun, and a transit of Mercury over tho sun's disc. Sunday, Feb. 23, an an nular eclipse of the sun, invisible at Greenwich ; Monday, Aug. 17 ; a total eclipse of the sun, invisible at Greenwich; Thursday, Nov. 5, a transit _of Mareury over the sun's disc partially visible at Greenwich ; begins twentx 7 ne minutes past five a.m., and ends three minutes past nine a.m. HALIFAX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The monthly meeting of this chamber was held on Wednesday, the president, Colonel Akroyd, M.P., in the chair.. .The minutes of the last meeting having been adopted, a report was read by the secretary of the proceedings at the late meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce. The report was an elaborate statement of the resolutions, argu ments, &c., upon the subjects brought forward, and an account of the deputations to the Foreign-office, the Board of Trade, and to the Attorney-General. Mr. Hartley moved a vote of thanks to the deputa tion from the chamber to the Associated Chambers. The deputation consisted of the president, Mr. Wil liam Morris, Mr. Bowman, and the secretary. A letter was read from Mr. Lloyd, the president of the Associated Chambers, stating that the asso ciation would hold meetings in February, and asking if the chamber had any proposition to lay before the meetings. The chairman said therp was one subject which the Halifax Chamber submitted at the last meeting of the association—a recom mendation that the Government should take steps for effecting a commercial tariff with the Portu guese and Spanish Governments. The subject had been referred by the Associated Chambers to a tariff committee. The chairman stated that he had seen in the Leeds Mercury of that morning a paragraph stating that the Government had felt it their duty to abandon the notion of a treaty of commerce with Portugal and Spain. He explained that the full-bodied wines of Portugal, if above 26 de grees of proof, paid a duty of 2s. 6d. a gal lon, and the Portuguese Government asked for these wines to be reduced to the same scale as under the French tariff. It appeared from the paragraph that the Portuguese Government had taken the initiative in the matter. Portugal was an old ally of England, and some years ago Halifax almost solely supplied the Portuguese mar kets with low woollen cloths. He could not say how the market stood at the present time, but there was still no doubt a substantial trade done between Halifax and Portugal. It was important that the Government should be alive to the development of the trade of the nation, and he was sure that this decision of her Majesty's Government could not last long, the pressure for a change would be too great. He was somewhat surprised at the apathy of chambers of commerce upon this question, for he believed that a much more extensive trade might be done with the Penin sula if a treaty were effected. He had been in formed that a commercial treaty had been completed between the Papal States and this country, and on the basis of the French treaty. He contrasted the probable advantages of a treaty with Portugal with one with the Papal States, the trade with which, he said, was now of very limited extent. Some discus s:on ensued, and the sanction of the chamber was given to the chairman to bring forward the subject at the Associated Chambers' meeting. Mr. F. Smith made a statement as to the late conference of tradesmen with Mr. Redgrave, factory inspector, on the new Fac tory Acts. Mr. Smith spoke approvingly of the con ference, and the great amount of information given on the acts by Mr. Redgrave. Mr. Smith recom mended the publication of a full report of the con ference by the chamber, as a large number of trades men would come under the acts in this district. After some discussion it was decided to publish such a report. The chairman read a letter which he had received from the chairman of the Havre Chamber of Commerce, on the project of a Maritime Exhibi tion in that town in October of the present year. The chairman (Mr. Akroyd) said he admired the public spirit of the Havre Chamber in addressing the Chambers of Commerce of England. It was decided to reply that Halifax, not being a maritime town, could not lend material aid, but the chamber was much pleased with the friendly communica tion. It was announced that the annual meeting of the chamber would be held on the 17th of January. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA AND SOUTH-EASTERN. An extraordinary general meeting of this com pany was held yesterday at the offices, Gresham house, Old Broad-street ; Mr. Borradaile in the chair. The CHAIRMAN stated that the meeting was called to give effect to resolutions for reducing the share capital of the company from £1,000,000 to £250,000, in £5 paid-up shares. He said what they now proposed to do was supposed to have been done some years ago, but it appeared had not been done through some informality. Resolutions in conformity with the chairman's proposition were adopted, and the proceedings ter minated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. BRIXHAM. A short line of railway, 2k miles in length, from the Brixham-road station of the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway to Furzeham-common, Brixham, was formally opened on Wednesday. The railway was constructed by Mr. R. W. Wolston, for the benefit of the town of Brixham. The line passed through some heavy rock cuttings, and over em bankments about 18ft. in height. The event was celebrated at Brixham by a dinner, at whi c h Lord Churston presided. A handsome testimonial was presented to Mr. Wolston by the inhabitants in acknowledgment of the valuable services he had rendered the town by the construction of the rail way. CONSOLIDATED LAND COMPANY OF FRANCE (LIMITED). The general meeting of this company was held yesterday at Exeter Hall, Strand—Mr. A. Grant, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN stated that the meeting Was only held pro forma, in accordance with the pro visions of the Act of Parliament. There were no accounts or report. Since the last meet ing negotiations were pending with the land companies of France for reducing or removing liabilities that the company was under to the ex tent of £1,500,000. He had hoped those negotia tions would have been concluded before this, but he believed that in a very short time they would be con cluded. When the negotiations were concluded the shareholders would be called together again, and the position and prospects of the company would be fully explained. By the exertions of the directors the liabilities had been considerably reduced, and in that respect they had a hopeful future. The ultimate success of the company depended entirely upon some modification being obtained of the con tracts entered into by this company with the French companies. The meeting then passed a vote of thanks to the chairman, and separated. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND FOXIIUNTING IN NORFOLK.—There are no more enthusiastic supporters of the national sport of foxhunting to be found in England than the Royal owner of Sandringham and his popular consort, and foxes and pheasants have to exist together on the Royal domain. When the Prince of Wales first purchased Sandringham, foxes were unknown in the ex cellent preserves; but the Prince having become a sub scriber to the West Norfolk Hounds, which were then under the mastership of Mr. Henry Villebois, at once gave orders for foxes to be preserved, and several meets have subsequently taken place at Sandringham, with but indifferent'results as far as actual hunting was' concerned, but the immense fields of equestrians, carriage com pany; 'and the pedestrians which Lave attended have sufficiently shown the popularity of the fixtures, and on one previous occasion, when his royal highness gave a public luncheon to the gentlemen of the hunt, there w - ere more " swells" in pink and green, and on horseback Oita ever before were seen in the annals of the West Norfolk Nimrods. This was possibly partially duo to the love of the sport, but probably still more to the desire to be brought somewhat into close communion with the dignity, &c., which is supposed to "hedge about a prince." It cannot be said of Sandringham and the country thereabouts that it is ono of the best foxhuntiug districts in England, as it is not sufficiently open for that, but still in the nature of the ground there is nothing to prevent some good runs. Thanks to the faithfulness of Goss Overton, his royal highness's heed-keeper, in carrying out the wishes of the Prince with reference to the preservation of the "var mint," the woods at Sandringham this year are as full of foxes as possible. During the present Seftioll the Prince and his brother sportsmen have seen foxes in every wood. Liana and Wafer. „ . RTVIN _ . - C raga 1 a 0 '` " HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Jan. 2. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian, drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon ; and her Majesty drove out this morning, acconipanied by their Royal Highne, , ses Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold. 3PLEAN'S PICTURE GALLERY, HAYMARKET. Mr. Bierstadt's magnificent picture, " A Storm in the Rocky Mountains," and its companionp " The Rocky Mountains"—the great attractions of the late Paris Exhi bition, are now on view at Mr. M'Lean's Picture Gallery, o. 7, Haymarket, previous to.their reproduction in chromo lithography. Mr. Bierstadt's first large picture of the "Rocky Mountains" was thought by many to be the per fection of landscape painting ; but his present picture sur passes all his former efforts in tenderness and grandeur of expression. The "Storm in the Rocky Mountains" is in truth and in fact a noble picture. The quiet landscapes, lying in the mellow sunlight, its towering moun tains wrapped in storm clouds, and from the silent and icy fastnesses of which torrents bursts forth, and roll thundering down into the valleys, portray in a masterly manner the power and majesty of a coming storm. The picture represents a scene in the Rocky Mountains, in Colorado Territory, about eighty miles from Denver City. The snow peak, of which two spurs are seen rising above the clouds, is Mount Rosalie. The central foreground of the picture is a wooded bluff, looking down into a sun lighted and shadowy valley, with a broad stream winding through it, giving graceful outlines to the meadow lands, on which are scattered, here and there, wigwams and . groups of Indians. Further on, a broad lake, reflecting the tall hills surrounding it, lies silent and dark under the shadow of the coming storm. At the left, grey granite cliffs rise perpendicularly, three thousand feet, into the air; their sides scarred by the lightning and the storm; masses of fallen rock, torn off by the tempest, lie in confusion at their base. From their summit a torrent, rolling and foaming in its course, leaps from ledge to lodge, and finally falls, in feathery spray, into the glassy lake at their feet. At the right of the hike, rocky hills, piled one upon another, lift themselves into the clouds, their tops hidden from sight. The sunshine lies warmly upon them, and passing shadows flit wildly across their face. In the centre, beyond the lake, a gorge opens between rocky headlands, and winds into the distance until abruptly brought to a close by a towering cliff barring its pro gress. Over this cliff, from a lake , still beyond, a stream of water descends in a thin, misty veil, and creeps downward through the gorge int) the lake in the foreground. The farther lake spreads out, black and cheerless, under the pall -of heavy thunder clouds, which roll and toss above it. The effect of distance, in this portion of the picture, is marvellously wrought, and • the character of these masses of clouds, wind-tossed and big with thunder, is something wonderful. The idea of motion conveyed in them is skilfully represented ; they seem to surge and swirl before the sight, idi•aft over and over in massive forms, and rock to and fro like ships at sea. One of the most remarkable portions of this picture is the clouds which roll down over the surface of the distant lake. Their rounded forms, too, are strikingly portrayed, and the idea of height and distance in the snow peaks is admirably conveyed. M. Bierstadt has had the honour of receiving her Majesty's commands to attend with his pictures at Osborne, on which occasion her Majesty, after contemplating for some time the extreme beauty of the paintings, personally complimented the artist oia the great merit of Lis work. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY. r%fl. 2. The day after a holiday is proverbially dull, but I never remember Parisian scciety less lively than it is to-day. We are thoroughly wearied, and to add to our want of vitality we are entirely without news. Not even the Moniteur is published. As to the reception of the Diplo matic Corps, next to nothing is known. The Emperor's replies to the Papal Nuncio and to the Archbishop of Paris have been sent you by telegraph. To the infornaa. tion thus conveyed I can add that I have good grouncs for believing that none of the representatives of foreign Powers were absent except M. de Budberg, the Russian Ambassador, who is at present at St. Petersburg. The weather is already bitterly cold, and the Seine is frozen over, as are also the lakes in the Bois de Boulogne. Already the Skating Club is hard at work, and . some little cheerfulness will be afforded by tie fête which it purposes holding. The Princess Metternich and the Duchess of Mouchy have accepted invitations. Thiers has at length broken silence, a silence which 1f not painful has been at least irritating, seeing that everyone has been on the qui Dive to know his sentiments onthe army scheme at present before the Corps L6gislatif. He has now made a long speech strongly against the bill. In the course of his address, which was replied to by Marshal Niel, M. Thiers remarked : " I Oink that war, once declared, should be pushed forward vigorously, and carried into the enemy's country. A defensive war begins when one has been unfortunate. I add that it is little in accordance with our national character. But to hear certain arguments one would imagine that we have only the National Garde Mobile. What, then, would he the good of that admirable army which costs us more than 400 millions a-year ? Does the idea exist that it would be beaten ? Ido not say that you distrust it, but your hypothesis necessarily supposes that this army will have been unfortunate. You have been told of the immense forces of Russia, Prussia, and Italy. Those figures are chimerical. During the war in the Crimea the first could only put on foot 300,000 men. In Bohemia, where, how ever, the struggle was decisive, Prussia had only 380,000, and Italy at Custoza only 150,000. That phantasmagoria of figures must not be believed in ; they are fables ! In 1814, Napoleon—l know well that his person was worth 100,000 men—Napoleon, with hardly 80,000, defended France against the coalition with 280,000. Well, with an army of 840,000 or 860,000, whatever may happen, France could find time to organise her National Garde Mobile. France apparently is as military as Italy. Well, the latter was able rapidly to form 20 or 30 battalions of Garde Mobile, and send them into the south of the king aom. If you wish to make of this force a real army, you must give it cadres, and then it will cost you 20 or 30 millions, and that sum could be better applied in improving and equipping the active army." After a passage of arms with Marshal Niel, who held to the necesssity of thoroughly revising the old law, M. Thiers continued : " You, the Government, were wrong to insist on nine years' service, itgainst the opinion of those most conversant with Military matters, and at a time when the term is being reduced in foreign armies ; and you have lost more 143 j extending, as a compensation, the peri o d i n w hi c h th e b 21.11: may marry than you have gained by the additional year's service. And in the division into active army and reserve yoU will find interminable obstacles. Certainly, let us be ready, but let it be with the permanent army; and for this purpose 3ou must expend more on your forces during peace—at least 40 or 50 millions yearly. That is the truth, and the Minister of War knows it. Is the National. Garde Mobile an essential force? No. Strengthen the active army, which have to win the first battle, and, as everyone knows, the first battle won decides all. A Mobile Guard can be organised in a very short time, as e - perience has shewn. It has been done recently in Italy, and to say that it cannot equally be accomplished in France is an inadmissible hypo thesis. I have spoken as a Frenchman; and I refer the question to Providence and to you, sir, the Minister of War." The clause embodying the Mobile Guard system, as pro posed by Government, was carried by 210 against 44 votes. The post of Lady of Honour to the Empress, which was held by the Duchess of Bassano until the time of her death, has been conferred on the wife of Count Montebello, one of the Emperor's aides-de-camp. SINGULAR DEATH OF A LICENSED VICTUALLER. —On Thursday afternoon an inquest was held at the East India Arms, Naval-row, Poplar, on the body of William Henry Sharpe, aged 32. It appeared from the testimony of his wife that the deceased was a licensed victualler and landlord of the East India Arms. On Monday morn ing he kissed his wife and left the room. He had been up all night. Sometime afterwards she went into the yard, and saw the deceased in the water butt, into which he must have got by himself, as he was standing up in the water. He was quite dead, but it was evident that he had not drowned himself, as his hair and the upper part of his body were quite dry. It further appeared that the deceased had latterly been attacked with a fit of delirium tremens, con sequent on excessive drinking, to which he was much ad dicted. A post-mortem examination of the body was made, and it proved that the liver was so much swollen through drink that the heart and lungs were displaced by it. The cause of death was shock to the system, consequent upon the immersion. The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while in a state of insanity." SHIPBUILDING ON THE WEAR.—On the 31st of December, 1867, 85 ships were building on the Wear ; 33 of the number were sold, and 52 unsold. Fifteen of the vessels in course of construction are of iron, five composite, of wood and iron, and the remainder of timber. The largest iron vessel is a steamer of 1,100 tons, and the se cond in point of tonnage is a composite ship of 1,040 tons. Of the 15 iron vessels in course of construction Wee are crews. ~..........„..-.-......... MO Congo] New and India 239 to 29 The m commenc The fu: dine. D lower ; 11 341; Tu I prem. ; Egypt R; Of rail dined 1, 1141 ; Cr field, at 9 Lancasbi South Ef North IN to 301 ; to 48} ; to 18i. Ameri Five-tw( Erie Sha mer bein to 90. Indian Indian P East In( Railway Western Atlanl have ris Mortgag The N From shipmen butts. 5,826; 3,658 ; 4 tin, I,B'i The re up to the Lance of justment year. NI count of Govemm ciency Th© Ban' wards o has recei These cl fully as i though sid erable less than is in a v exceeds are the c Circe The r January lusPectoi The relit Inas Dili other re !tents it The -d -the 4th with wh current There vesterdo The ( X 112,0( The ( for £7,17, benture in 28i 3 and the under t Works. The a uaft bee of the At a Ocean I resolve( annual !tents : per slu added £60,00 be mad The Chilian which 1 16th in The to opp c Rail wa not ob short t Col. - has b, (3 8 Par , D B pe r Liw IsT ; carefi Do. Minn Do, LIM Dem Incre Iner( Incl.( Inert Incr( Deer Bulli Itese