The Sun. — London, England, 1868-12-29 00:00:00

MARKET AND CO AMERCIAL Lit; A CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Consols aro 921 ; for money; ditto, for Ac count, 92; ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 92; ; New Three per Cents, 92; j ; ditto 21 per Cent., Jan., 1824, 74. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 113/ ; ditto En faced Paper 4 per Cent., 911 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 8 10; ditto under £l,OOO, 15 prem. In the Foreign Stock Market there is very little change. Turkish Five per Cents. and Peruvian Five per Cents. are 1 better ; and Mexican Bonds and New Spanish Three per Cents. are / lower than last evening. The quotations are :—ltalian, 554 56 ; Mexican, 141 141 ; Greek, 11/ 12; ; New Spanish, 321 321; Turkish Five per Cents., 384 381 ; Peru vian Five per Cents., 78 781. The Honduras Loan is steady at 891 901. United States Bonds have improved consider abip, the 5-20's showing a rise of 1, at 741 741, and the Bonds of 1885 are 14 higher, at 721 73. The 10-40 Bonds remain at 71 711. In the railway market Caledonians and Great Western are lower, Great Eastern 1, Great Northern 1, ditto A 1, Midland I, North British and London and North Western 1. Metropoli tans are ; better, Brighton 1, and South Eastern 1. The quotations are :—Caledonian, 751 2 ; Great Western, 481 i ; Great Eastern, 40/ 4 ; Great Northern, 105 6 ; ditto A, 1071 8 ; Lancashire, 127/ 8; ; Metropolitan, 103 ; Midland, 1121 I ; Sheffield, 47 1 ; Brighton, 48; 4 ; North British 32 1 North Western, 111 f i ; North Eas tern, 921 100 ; South Eastern, 79 ; Chatham and Dover, 161 17. Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per Cent. Debenture Stock is 94 95. Anglo-American Telegraph shares have risen nearly 1, to 211 22. The Stock Exchange will be closed on Friday next, New Year's-day being one of the fixed holi days at that establishment. The sum of £13,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. The Tasmanian, from the West Indies, has brought £152,000 in specie (£83,000 in silver and £69,000 in gold) ; the Yorkshire, from Melbourne, £96,500 ; the Benvenue, from the same port, £94,500 ; and the Poonah, from Alexandria, £9,642. The total is £353,142, of which a large portion is expected to be sent into the Bank during the week. For the next few days there will be a full inquiry for money. The engagements for the end of the year, the half-monthly adjustments at the Stock Exchange, and the preparations for the opening of the next month, have already created an effect, and rates are tending upwards. The Bank of England is obtaining a very fair proportion of the bills on offer, the terms asked ou side approximating so closely to the three per cen minimum. It is intimated that the rate of interest on India Bonds will remain at 4 per cent., and will not, as was expected a short time ago, be reduced. The mail from Guayaquil has brought £742 on account of the dividend on the debt of Ecuador. The directors of the Egyptian Trading Com pany have announced a further return of 10s. 6d. per share. The annual meeting of the North British Aus tralasian Company (Limited) is called for the 12th January, when a dividend is to be declared. At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New South Wales, at Sydney, the report showed au available total of £79,507, and recommended a dividend at the rate of 16 per cent. per annum, which will absorb £75,000, and leave £4,507 to be carried forward. At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New Zealand, at Auckland, the report showed an avail- able total of £46,054, and a dividend was declared at the usual rate of 10 per cent., and a bonus of ss. per share, being equal together to 15 per cent. per annum, leaving £8,554 to be carried for- ward. A special meeting of the National Bank of Liver pool is called for the 7th of January, for the pur pose of abolishing the London committee of directors, which involves an expenditure , of £l,BOO a-year. The report of the Russian Ironworks Company for the year ending the 30th of June last, old style, has been issued. The sum of £12,435 118.7 d. stands to the credit of profit and loss account, and £24,300 have accrued from forfeited shares. Aftor paying certain debts, and placing £20,000 to re serve, there is a balance of £507 Bs. 9d. to be carried forward to the next account. The Anglo-Austrian Bank notify that they will be prepared to pay on the Ist January the coupon due on that day, at the rate of 6s. 9d. per share (being 5 per cent. per annum on £6 for the first half year, and 5 per cent. per annum on £7 10s. for the second half year), free of income tax. The directors of the Dutch Rhenish Railway Company announce that they have been em powered to pay a provisional dividend, as follows, viz.: 17s. 9d. on the shares paid up before Ist of May last ; 17s. 2d. on the shares paid up Ist of July last ; and 4s. 9d. on the new shares on which the third call was paid on Ist July last, making (£6) 721 paid. It is understood that the Spanish Provisional Government have concluded a financial arrange- ment with Messrs. Baring Brothers, and one wit! Messrs. Bischoffsheim and Goldscmidt. The former is on the security of the Morocco dues, and the latter on a deposit of internal Three per Cents. Dates from Rio Janeiro to the 2d instant have been received, but no mention is made of any en gagement or any defeat of the Brazilians at Villeta. The quotation of exchange had declined to 17d. to 171 d. The mail from South Australia brings dates to the 10th of November. The crops continued with a favourable appearance, and a good average yield was expected. A Cabinet had been constructed by Mr. Strangway on the 3d of November, which, upon the land question, proposes to retain the auc tion system, but to allow the option of paying 20 - - per cent. deposit as interest for four years' credit, after which the principal is to be paid. The gold digging at the Barossa and Jupiter Creek gold fielc's was continued, and gold is finding its way to Adelaide in considerable quantities, while an ex teneel area of country is now being worked, yield ing average wages to those employed. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. S per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, I per Cent. Reduced 92f It Now 3 per Cent New 2i per Cont. Jan. 1894 Do. i per Cent. o an. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for SU yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 190 E — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct — Pra Do. .C5OO Do. .£l.llO & £2OO — pin Sank of England Stock, 4par Cent Do. accsuit Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — later-Colonial Onanntna INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Iniia Mock, 10f per Cent., April 1879 Shut Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 18110 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. IUB — r.' Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Yap/. 4 per Cant 91* Do. 5 por Cot., Jan. 1872 , — Do. 5} per Cant. May 1879 — Di 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D.,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 — Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under .£l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 8 per Cent Do., Scrip ..t45 paid .. Anitrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 62 f Br ailian 5 per Cent — )o. 4} per Cent., 1852 — Do. do. 1858... — Do. do., 1860 Do. do., 1868 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 1) 9 Account -- ulat Dec.:2B. is Louise, orning. riuce and , yal), with this morn• 'GENCE. troopsbiP s on board harbour c noon ra' elter fro► swept the bud which apt. Colic ointed for iolence of in-of -war , arrived a .onport to hip at the Lied from 7rible, 19, se power , entered of wind , the south still fall fely moor therefore , ound. M however , .ouriug to e Terrible ;aekstalte s urning t° navigate d ill re-coal• autof ncourt 011 n R es erve the wh° lB the dock' swautleal the a 01 1 . _ w ill be , it being >team R e- L i with th e in futu re ;ss Da lt ' from the id, but `/ ler to ett" be broke' 1 ship 0r s s of 84 ' emission)' F 3 11 rtiallf ; dere, 11 ' ! xt, wh en the ir°3' wage r, Lug frog i Cores con, corps acis, ,nois 313 It. C aid' ; Staff' invalided icers an d yesterday ops °ming 1 she will )Iwich t° Sbe .e yes ter ' ?ears° t° period 01 %tinge to ry F. °' Jones to 3 S ON 3 prese ° re 1 11316 ' ees ppri le . m ust be gr 0111361 the Brjg: i he b Id vic).l3l_7 vice, be rut a Public r , to P O6 maineuts Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Gem, 6 per Cent. Ch.ilian 6 per Cent — !no. 4i per Cont.... — Do. 3 per Cent., Do. 6 per ce?t. 1867 — Do. 7 par Cent., 1866 C lo nbian, 6 per Cent. Danisn, 3 per Cent., 1825 . — Danubian Principalities, 7 par Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 ... Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 12 Egyptian, 7 per Cent — Do Second issue ••••• 0000000 Do..£sut, Bonds — D0..£100 Bonds Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. 4100 Bonds B5 English Scrip,:lB6B 721 f Do do. £45 pd — die Government Railway debentures Greet 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Account ... Do. Coupons -- Do. Account G tatenntla 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., lop. Ct., all pd Lt-t.iae 5 pet ccr t., 16,5 B4 :).. Account • Do Maremniana Railway ‘1 exi car, 3 per Cent .... Ditto for Account ...., Dn. 1864 Do a per Cont. Anglo-French , a onterideau ~; per Cent. • ,_ boorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada 34 Do 3 per Cen — ~ 92 14 Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) I — Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1365 Do Account •• 781 Po , tsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'. 374 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, .£2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cont. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Auglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., 82 Do. de. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds... Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 65 Sar hula!' a per Cent — Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent.. 1862 -. — Do Account. - Spanish 3 per Cen . 334 Do. Acc'.unt Do. 1867 Do. Account i — Do. New Deferred 3li Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do ,do, scrip — Turkish 6 per Cont.! ,„ . Do Account ... — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account •.. Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 644 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 384 . Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1863 614 1 Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Do 6 per Cont. 1864 Do 6 per Cont., 1862 I Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins — Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail sB} Do. 4 per Cant. Certificates .... French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Do Account - Italian 5 per CAnt. 1861, Ex. 2sf. Do. Account CLOSING PRICES. Consuls, Money 921 x d Do. Account, Jan. 5 92i xd IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THIS DAT. The SPEAKER took the chair at one o'clock. THE NEW MINISTRY. There was an unusual interest exhibited in the house to-day in consequence of the members form ing the new Ministry taking their seats on their re election. Mr. Gladstone on coming to the table to be sworn was received very warmly from both sides of the house, and having taken the oath and his seat for Greenwieh, the other members of the Govern ment were sworn in in the following order : Mr. Cardwell, Secretary at War, took the oath and his seat for Oxford. Mr. Layard, Chief Commissioner for Works, took ,he oath and his seat for Southwark. Mr. Lowe, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, took the oath and his seat for the London University. Mr. Bright, President of the Board of Trade, .00k his seat for Birmingham. Mr. Childers, First Lord of the Admiralty, took ,he oath - and his seat for Pontefract. Mr. Foster, President of the Council for Educa. ion, took the oath and his seat for Bradford. Lord John Hay, one of the Lords of the Admi ralty, took the oath and his seat for Ripon. Captain Vivian, one of the Lords of Treasury, took the oath and his seat for Truro. Mr. Goschen, President of the Poor-law Board, took the oath and his seat for the City of London. Mr. Stansfeld, third Lord of the Treasury, took the oath and his seat for Halifax. Immediately after the Ministers had been sworn, Sir R. Bourke, for King's Lynn ; Colonel Dyott, Mr. Wilson Patten, and the Hon. F. Dundas, took the oaths and their seats on the election as members of the house. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. Glyn, a new writ was ordered to issue for Louth, in the room of the Hon. C. Fortescue. Lord BURY called the attention of the house to the inconvenience attending the process of re-elect ing members of Parliament on their accepting office under the Crown, and gave notice that on the reassembling of Parliament he:should move the repeal of that section o f t h e act of Queen Anne, which rendered re-election under such circum stances necessary. On the motion of Mr. GLYN, writs were also ordered to issue for Clare, in the room of Sir C. O'Loughlin, Judge Advocate General ; for Wigton Burghs, in the room of Mr. Young, Solicitor- General for Scotland ; for Kerry, in the room of Lord Castlerosse, Vice-Chamberlain of the Royal Household, ; for Kildare, in the room of Lord 0 Elio Fitzgerald, Controller of the Household; for Mal low, in the room of Mr. Sullivan, Attorney-General for Ireland ; for Clackmannon, in the room of Mr. Adam, one of the Lords of the Treasury; for West meath, in the room of Colonel Greville Nugent, Groom-in-Waiting to the Queen ; and for Hawick, in the .10001 of Mr. Trevelyan, one of the Lords of the Admiralty. Oa the motion of Colonel S. KNOx, a new writ was ordered to issue for South Derbyshire, in the room of Sir F. Gressley, deceased. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of Mr. AYRTON, the house at its rising adjourned until:the 16th of February. Mr. ACLAND gave notice that he should bring forward his motion on local taxation on the 7th of March. Mr. O'BRIEN gave notice that on the reassemb ling of Parliament he should move for leave to bring in a bill to promote the purchase of small freeholds in Ireland. Mr. GOURLAY gave notice to move for leave to bring in a bill relative to the funds of trades' unions. ➢ir. CHARLET gave notice of his intention to call the ottention of the house to the condition of women and children engaged in brick-making. An HON. MEMBER, on tile part of Mr. Torrens, gave notice of a question relative to the building of dispensaries under the Act of 1867. The House then adjourned. LUXURIANT AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR.-MRS. S. A. ALLEN'S WORLD'S HAIR RESTORER OR DRESSINC never fails to quickly restore Grey or Faded Hair to its youthful colour and beauty, and with the first application a beautiful gloss and de lightful fragrance is given to the Hair. It stops the Hair from falling off. It prevents baldness. It promotes luxuriant growth; it causes the Hair to grow thick and strong. It removes all dandruff. It contains neither oil nor dye. In large Bottles Prioe Six Shillings. Sold by most Chemists and Perfumers Depot, MIS, High Holbarn The quotation 01 gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 251. 20c. per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Stint price of ►ie.lo4d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is - about 1 10th per cent. dearer in London than In 144 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1-68 SHARE LIST. diiBitll,o AND BTOCKb. 'share nallways. Paid. Closing Business Price. done. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 103 75 77 et Caledonian lOO 744 751 st Cambrian ... 20 Cornwall. all 3 14 st Dublin & Belfast Juno lO9 77 79 st Dun,,Perth, & 100 75 72 2) East London all 7 40 u 0 15 2 Do 10 .t Glasgow &S. Western IOU 90 01 at Great Eastern .. at Do. E. Aug). No. 2 l6O 7 IS St Great North of Sootlau ,at Great Northern lOO 166 WV at Do. A stock a. Do. 13 stuck lOO 124 1:6 at GtS, and W. of Ireland lou 00 97 s, lit. Western —Original 1(,0 4s 431 88 tt Du. South Wales a. Do. W. lot) •..4 46 di Do. Newport too 11 at Lauchsanirc a I orkalair IOU 1171 .2/q 274 at Lou., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 4ts 10J Do Strip It 1 on., Chat., and Dos . /-, at L/o. Jdetrop. Ex. A luo • Lou. & North 41 cater' t Lou. 44 South We:ilea, lOO e 7 I'o Mau., 6nel., St Linown low 474 4S st. Metropolitan. at Du Exteusi 100 18 1 I 10 tfio. Nev. rd 10 10 1 at Me rupotitan District. all 10 Metrop..3t. John'. 00 1 6 - at M tu.auct at Uo, liirniin. Dart,: at N JrtLi Brittsh . ..... lOU 1l .1 at Do. ICd., Yth. , & IU-3 at 1\ or.Kastern—Berwick lOO 64 1011 9/1 26 Do. G. N.E purohase 16.11.11 at Do Leeds ....... it Do York . 100 t 7 SS at Do Carlisle .... at Do Stoct. & ICO 1,7 :29 at North London .. 10 Do New 1868 . 2 14 2 p at North Staffordshire • lOU h 5 67 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 10S 106 10 Do Now £lO shares 7... st Rhymney at Shropshire Union 1 0 66 6a at South Devon at, South Eastern l6O 79 7.4 20 Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 13 at tau vale 10.) 115 15C 50 De. C .• at Wateriord & Kilkenny.. 10u 10 Waterloo & Whitehal.. 6 R , AILWAYS-PREFEMINOE SHAILES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 — BB ct Caledonian Qrs., N 0. . , lll at Do. Scot. N.E., 4. per cent 11l ••. ••• at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c 101 at Do. do. 7 per cent lel at Do. do. Ordinary 100 7$ $0 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroatk 101 'lO Cornwall, 5 per cent gea all ... .4 Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 106 11l at Do. let Class preference lOO ... at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct ll O... at (It. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 OS le t at Do do N 0.2 100 97 100 at Do do 6 per cent 10$ 106 118 at Do East Anglian Aip. c. 100 100 111 at Do do B 6 do. 100 at Do do 0 7 do. 100 ... st Do do No. 1, 6 p.c. 101 100 103 ct Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 at Do Norfolk i p.c. Ex. 1346 lie at Do do 6 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 at Great Northers, iper cent 1$ ... ..• et Do 6 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 10$ ... at Do 4, do do do 100 at Do S do at e p. c.pm. 100 ... at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... at' Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf lOr pf 100 st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 07 st GLWest.—Orig.k Jut:Rent chg., per gua.6 p.c lOO 102 104 at Do. Orig. (B. &U. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 96 100 it Do do 4; per cent. 1850 lOO $6 $8 it Do do 4 do do MI DO do 6 per cent. rederu lOO 91 96 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 68 72 st Do do do pref 100 ... it Do do Chester gua lO6 at Do do do 6 per Celtli lOO 160 1041 it Do do do to do 100 $6 101 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... it Do do 44 p.c los st Do do 4 ; 1859 lOO ... at Do do 6 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 107 109 t Do do 2d gua lOO 106 108 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO SS 92 at Do do 2d do 100 100 101 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... at Lancash. & Yurksh. 4: P.C. 100 1 0 135 at Do Barnsley, .E 6 Is 10(1 p.c. 100 at Do I p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 140 136 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 102 at London & Brighton, 4p. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ... it Do 6 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do 14)0 it Do 6 do N.. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent l9O at Do 6 do (W.E. Qt C.P.) 100 st DJ 4 do 1859 lOO it London, Chatham, & Dover I per cent lOO ... . at London and C. and Nuneaton 6 per cent lOO 110 110 st Do Bedford &C am b r id ge lOO 1 8 6 , at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO 88 91 it London and b.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 143 146 26.6 d. Du (Ports m. perp ans. 2s6d) all it Man., Shef., &Lancia. 6 p.c. 100 11;'• 117 6 Do .f. 6 all par 1 put at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 66 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent 6 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 136 it Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c 100 1.0 131 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 V5l at, Do 41 per cent. irredeein lOO 97 99 st Du Leicester & Wolin, 4 p.c lOO 89 91 st North ezitish, I p.c. No.l lOO ... st Do E. & 4p.e.S. & D lOO at Do N. 8., No. 2, i per cen.t lOO ... at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern —Cone. 4 p.c lOO 86 84 at Do 41 per cent, redeem—. 100 95 97 st Do G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. . . 25 Do York, IL &S. purchase lO 10 16/ at Do Stektu & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 108 110 at Do W, Hartlepool .11. and. R lOO 87 81 20 North Staffordshire 10s S. Devon Annuities, 1 a all 94 101 10s Do Tavistoek Anus., 10e all 910 10e Du Fixed 44 per cent all 8 9 1.0.6. S. Last. (Read. Anns., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO ... st Do Fixed 41 per c en t lOO ... it Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 it Waterford &Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 41 RAILWAYS. -PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Diyidends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Cen. min. 7p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeem all at Do 4p c eon. jawed at 80 65 at Great Eastern 44 per cent. 100 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO at Do do i do, 1064 lOO et Groat Northern, 4p c irred lOO t Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO at Do Boston & Sleatd, 41 pc 100 at Great West., W. 11id1. , ip • 100 st Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 20 Do Vale Neath perp. ip • all at Kent Coast, G per cent, B lOO Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 at Lund., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Du do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do do 41 do, 1163 100 ... at Do do 0 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 0 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 ido at Lond , Chat., &c., 2a, 6 p.c ... Do do C 6 p.c at London &N. Western, 5p • 100 103 110 at London& S. Western, 41 p • 100 94 96 10 Man. Jhef. & Lin., i pc, 1665 all $ at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 108 at Do B 5 do 100 106 106 16 Do ip a opt. to conY. to Ord. IS Do Inconv. Vtk., Now Sept. Shares 1, 1869 all 11 lip 22 Doi p • con, into Old ip Stk., Aug. al, 1872 Bl 1 Ifp at North Britian, E. and G,i No. 1, per cent.... at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 at Do E., P., & Dun., 25, 4p• 100 at Do L.& , No. 2, p.• . . 100 1.. at Do N. 8.. per cent, 138 . 2 100 at Do E. & U., No. a, 5 p.• at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p • 100 60 la at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 ti 97 at Do Stock. & Dart., D 100 111 114 at North London, 41, per cost (Max. 0 per cent) ....... 100 102 104 at North Staffordshire ip c 100 at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 "'... at Do 5 do 1661 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 4 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & 41 p• 100 77 81 $7 t • Li ito 84 84 86 VO 86 v 0 103 105 14 20i 3 1 RAIL WAYS.-ELVES LEA SED , st 13irLenhead 100 Do. 41 per ce n t. Prefer al 1, l 101 03 103 t Buckingha ms hi re D o. st D at Chester and Holyhead lOO 64 at Do. if per cent. 6 at Clydesdale do. , guaranteed at Colchester Sto u r V a ll ey st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO li3 14 , 5 20 Gloster and Lean Forest all a Gt. Easu., hymn., &e., d p.c 100 ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6) at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 62 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref. If./1 95 97 be Hull and Selby all 103/ 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21. 213 at London and Blackwell lOO 93 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ••• it London, °nat., &c., 41 pc. 100 ••• it Do. Ccm. Fund, 6 do. 100 at London and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO et London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 t 2 at Lowestoft, gna 4 per cent lOO 79 83 at Do. do. 6 do. 61 Manch., Buxton. & Matlk all d ▪ 61 at Alidland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 91 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 60 Northern& East., 6 percent a ll 62 ift 40 Do. do. 6 do. all t N. Eastern--Hartlepool at N. West. A perp. prof, dp. c. 100 les 1▪ 10 at Do B minimum 1/ p.c lOO at hotting. & Gratith. it. & C lOO 92 94 '25 Preston and v 1 yre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 133 136 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 123 136 10 Do do 6 21 2,p at S. Yorksh. and ltiyer Dun 100 98 10e at Do 4 per cent guts lO , 79 el at Do 4 do at Yid. Station and Pimlico lO9 17d 180 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all at Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset 61 7f DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 117 119 st London and St. Katherine lOO 53 45 108 D °Deb. stock, 4 per cent ali ... ... Millwall Freehold Land st Dock. lOO 3! 38 st Southampton lOO 71 7d at Surrey CAM) llicrclikl „„ ~ „ At 111 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 12 12/ 12f 10 Do B lO 3 6 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Auglo-Austrian 20 Auglo-Egyptian, lim all 17 14 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 7 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 6 ••• 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 10 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 17 12 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 60 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China all 20 21 21 203 26 Chartered Merc. of India, London, and China 20 City lo 11 12 100 Colonial '2s 40 45 10 Consolidated, lieu. 60 Delhi and London, him 60 East London, lim 3 13 0 4 20 English and American, ira 19 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO Id pr 20 English, :, sottish, and Aus traliau Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do new 6s 100 Imperial, lim 2O 1 7 1 3 20 Imperial Ottoman io 1 1 111 ..‘ lonian all 27 79 25 Do new s pr 1p k 0 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 3 1 8 1 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 10 all 76 78 t 2 30 Loudon Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 31 32 20 Do new 71 61 6 1 100 London &Riyer Plate, lim. 40 7 9 2:4 Do new 10 14 If 20 London Chart. of Australia all 121 13 4 50 London and County 2O 50 51 4 i 20 Do new. iss at 20 p. m,lB pd ll ... ••• 50 London Joint 5t0ek........ 1 34 66 20 London and liouth African al 11 12 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 . ... 30 London & Venezu e l a, Jim_ 121 ... ... 100 London and Westminster. 20 051 564 100 Do Scrip, ice at 10 pm.. 29 621 6,1 (21 100 Merchant, lint 35 7 6 10 Metropolitan, lim all 34 71 100 Midland, Jim. . .. 29 1.1 pr 6 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim. 15 ... ... 100 National I'rovinc, of Eng'd 42 ... .. 10 Do 50 National.. SO 5 41 20 Now South Wales all 42 44 20 North-Western 7l 35 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 441 50 Proyine. Bank. Corpo., lim l9 I if 100 Provincial of Ireland 46 01 3$ 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 12 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 24 Union of Australia all 48 49 100 Union of Ireland, lim 60 Union of London l6 47 $1 CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR ORN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, MONDAY, December'2B. The announcement that the session of the Corps Idgislatif and the Senate will open on the 18th leaves much doubt on the important subject of the general elections. It is generally understood that the great tune qui pent will not come off until after the session is terminated, but this gives rise to some ♦ery grave considerations as to the fate of the partial elections which are now held in abeyance. Four constituencies, including that which was represented by M. Berryer, are at present vacant. The Government determined that it would not incur certain defeat in the district which returned M. Berryer, and run the risk of a check in one or two of the otber departments. It has, therefore, as its prerogative permits, resolved to suspend these elections, and to leave these districts for a time unrepresented. But this prerogative extends only to a period of six months. By law, after an interval of half a year from the time that a seat becomes vacant, it must be filled up. Now, one of the scats at present vacant became so on the 19th Nov. If the law be complied with, the latest date for returning a deputy for this district must be the 19th of May. The session will not be over by that day. I hear that business is to he pressed, and M. niers is said to have given his opinion that all interpellations, except the most urgent, are likely to be refused. But with all the expedition imaginable it is hardly possible that the session could be terminated by the 19th of May. If, then, the law be coin plied with, these partial elections might as well take place now, and the inconvenience to these con• stituencies of non-representation be put an end to, since, except by illegal means, the seats cannot be kept open until the general election. But are these illegal means to be employed? Will the Government arbitrarily suspend the election of these deputies until the return of the whole? The Opposition papers begin to fear that such will be the case, and are already protesting against the probability. Marshal MacMahon is now in Vienna. His sudden trip to the capital, at which the greatest sympathy with France is supposed to prevail, gives rise to many sinister conjec tures as to probable action in the East, &c. The political barometer is not, however, affected. An energetic revival is to be notified at the Bourse. Rentes have gone up to 71, and Italian and Turkish securities are two per cent. higher than at one time during the month. The Eastern question does not affect finance here. Everything is superb in appearance. The intervention of France has been attended with al least one good result. That annoying little difficulty, the Pontifical Debt, has at length been disposed of. It has been settled that the bonds of that portion of the debt which appertains to the provinces annexed to Italy shall still be considered as part of the Papal obligations, and shall be marked only by the seal of King Victor. Italy will account, through France, for the interest of the bonds, which will be free from the tax which is levied on other Italian securities. The Marquis de Moustier is no better. Prince Napoleon is also ill, or, according to the official accounts, so indis- posed as to be unable to receive visitors. Count d'Eulenberg, the Prussian Minister of the Interior, who has been attacked with the small-pox, is the third, but not the last on the list of illustrious invalids. The mortality and disease among the great men of France has been such that people are inquiring whence the now race of states men is to come. M. Pinard, the deposed Minister of the Interior, has accepted an appointment for his brother and another for his brother-in-law, hut so far be himself appears to have made up his mind for a candidature at the next election. According to the Figaro, Lady Mary, sister of the present Duke of Hamilton, is shortly going to be married to Prince Hohenzollern, brother of Prince Charles of Roumania. A subscription has at length been opened to the memory of 31. Berryer. It is headed with the name of 31. Thiers. Some of the journals, and first the Gaulois, have published a statement that at a fire which recently took place in the house of M. Troplong, President of the Senate, a number of pictures properly belonging to the Louvre were found In bis drawing-room. This statement has been followed by others to the effect that public paintings have been found hanging on the walls of other drawing-rooms, one in particular being that of a very high personage. These reports, which have excited considerable attention, have not yet been denied. The Public sets up a lame defence, which is neither denial nor excuse, but which virtually admits the fact that such scandalous appropria tions of public property have been made. The revelation is anything but creditable to those whom it concerns. A letter from Madrid says that General Prim received rather a peculiar Christmas•box—the 25th of December, as in England, being the great presentation day in Spain. This gift consisted of a small coffer, containing a little model of a gallows and another of a guillotine, with a pretty correct representation of the individual to whom it was addressed, and these words engraved in silver letters at the bottom of the box, " One or the other." The perpe trator of this pleasing little joke has not been discovered. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. -~--- - LTEOROLOGICAL RETORTS. Extreme Sea Tuesday, P. 0 Dec. 29 B. T. W. 11 to F. D. WR. to 8 a.m. 12 9 Nairn 2906r. 35 32 W.N.W.I 1 3 W.N.W.,c 12113 1 Aberdeen Leith Shields Scarborough 29'32r. 33 32 S. 1 5 W , b.o.,0•01 2 Yarmouth 2914r. 37 35 S.S.W. 4 10 N.W. r.m 022 3 Helder Cuxhaven — nucleonics _ Azdr °soon Green castle 2910 r. 37 36 S.W. 3 4 S.W. s.r ci(ll6 Holyhead Liverpool Valencia 2921f. 40 37 W.N.W. 4 7 N . h.rc 0 '27 4 Cape Clear — Roches Pt 29'2lf. 37 /35 S.E. 2 6 o.b. o'3o 2 Penzance Plymouth Weymouth 29'30f. 49 48 W. 4 9 W . 1c.r.1 7 2 Portsmouth 29'32f. 45 45 S.W. 4 10 W.N.W.,c.t r,0'42 4 London CpeGrioNez Brest L'Orient 29'35f. 52 52 S.S.E. 9 8 W.S.W. r. o'os 6 Roch efort Biarritz Corunna — Brussels Paris Strasbourg — _ Toulon 2 3o'o9r. 54 52 W.S.W. 1 5 N.W. b. 2 Heart's Con tent (9 a.m, local time) EXPLANATION Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The letter r, rising ; f, falling ; s, steady—indicates direction of motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during las: 24 hour'. Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; c. —clouds. detached ; fog; h.—hail ; I.—lightning ; m.—misty, hazy ; ix—overcast, dull ; t— rain ; s.—snow ; I.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted) daring last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. Pressure in the north has recovered somewhat from its late de pression. In the south, however, though there has been an increase (amounting at Yarmouth to half an inch since six p.m.). a rapid de crease has recommenced, which is greatest at the entrance of the Channel. Pressure is much more uniform than it has been of late, but there is a difference of half an inch between Itochefort and Penzance. Temperature has remained nearly the same. A heavy gale from the westward was felt yesterday on the Channel coast and on the S.E. coast of England. At the entrance of the Channel the wind has backed, and is blowing from the south-eastward. On the Scotch coast there is a clear sky, but in the west it is cloudy, and rain is falling in the south. Heavy rain, with thunder and lightning, is reported from stations on the Channel coast. The weather continues very unsettled, especially in the south. The sea is rather high at Plymouth. All coasts were warned yesterday. The noise about the Nottingham election becomes greater. Mr. Chas. Seely the lute candidate, writes, in answer to Sir Robert Clifton's challenge —I do not reply to Sir Robert Clifton's telegram and letters because I deny his right to question me. If ho thinks that b 3 silly bluster ho can influence me in any way he is much mistaken. As ho his pledged himself to bring the matter before the House of Commons I look forward to his doing so with much satis faction. A case of child poisoning has been the subject of Inquiry by tho Leeds borough coroner. A child aged twenty months, the daughter of Charles Parsons, barber, Richmond-road, Bank, drank from a bottle some carbolic acid, which had been used for disinfecting purposes by the child's mother, and died soon after from the poison. The coroner's jury, whilst returning a verdict of accidental death, censured Mrs. Parsons for not keeping dangerous chemical in some place of perfect security. The 's Countess of Derwentwater" is now prepar ing fol'a bOW trial at London, to set aside the decision of the magistrates at flexham as to "her ladyship being an obstruction on the highway." We understand that Mr. ALOHA, Q.C, has been retairiel to watch the case ou behalf f. her ladyship. The illturs of her ladyship caused by the fatigue and wet, whilst encamped at Dikter), is quite gone. She occupies her time in arranging the "family papers" for a fresh start for the recovery of her estates. A disgraceful case of sacrilege is reported fror' Rochdale. The Church of St. Mery's was highly decorated for the Christmas festivities, which appears to have given offence, for on the conclusion of one of the services, some person remained behind and tore down the banners and flowers decorating the altar, broke up and scattered on the floor two immense candles, tore the altar cloth, and carried away two large brass candlesticks and a brass vase with the inscription upon it "LH.S." Igo tllca of the perpotmtore POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH- STREET. A CAB PROPRIETOR 'COMMITTED FOR SHAMEFUL CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—NIGHT CAB HORSES.--Jas. Fisher, a cab proprietor, living at Retreat-place, llomerton, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following cruelty to a horse : An officer of the Royal Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals watched the case. From the evidence of Sergeant Bentley, 13 C, it appeared that at 3 o'clock that morning he saw the prisoner driving a horse attached to a four-wheel cab in Oxford-street, and as the prisoner was flogging it in an unnecessarily and cruel manner he stopped him and examined the horse. The sergeant found that the inside of the thigh and the tail were bleeding, and that there wen 3 spots of blood on the whip. The animal's shoulder was very sore, and the coronet of one of the fore feet was cut through. Barns, the gapler, said the horse could scarcely stand—in fact, was only fit for the knacker. Mr. Tyrwhitt supposed it was the sort of horse taken out at nights. The only answer the prisoner made to the charge was that another of his horses had bitten its shoulder. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner had not the same excuse as a driver might have had, as he was a proprietor. He considered the prisoner a cruel man, and it was a great pity that the cat was not inflicted on his own back. The prisoner would have to pay 40s. or a month. MISCELLANEOUS, 10 Anglo-American Tel., lint , all 211 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 10 1 f p VI 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 14 14 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 26 28 et Do. S per cent. lOO 70 74 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, lim 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 4 7 id 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 131 14 14 10 Do. New 4 6 61 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. S Bombay Gas, lim. 6 Do. Now 4 li Of 6) British American Land 44 16 18 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lO4 167 172 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 11 81 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and InTest anent, lim ll ti lid 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A. shares 10 City Discount, lim 6 41 $} 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 41 61d 30 City of Milan Impro7. lan all 5 14 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint.,, all I S 50 City Offices, lira 25 Ili 28id 50 Colonial, Ulu. Do. - - - .221 50 Commercial Union ( Aesur ) 5 . 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Marine, lint. 11 ..d 10 Fairbairn Engineering i 11 lid 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. GOT. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 831 S4l 50 Gellivara, lint 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lim 7l 2" 11 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 50 Home & Col Marine In. lim 6 41 Sid 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's Bay all 13i 131 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lim. 10 20 Interns. Financial Soc. lim. 20 Interns. Land Credit, lim I 50 Italian Land 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 100 Do. (I p. c. Bde., redeem 1870, issued 20 all 50 Land Securities, lint 25 London African Trading lO 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, inn 6 10 London County Laud and Building, lira. 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lira all 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 60 Lond. Financial Asso., lim 10 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 et Madras Irriga. & Can]. Gua. 6 p. c. by India Gov. lOO 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim.. 10 Mediterra. Even. Tel., lint all 150 Merchant Shipping, Inn_ all 50 Millwall Iron Works, lira. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lim. 25 National Discount Co., lint 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 10 National Steam Ship, Jim. all 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 10 New Consolidated DJs , lint 6 New Quebrada, lira 4.4.0 2$ New Zealand Loan & Mer cantile Agency, lim 2l 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim ...............a, 10 Northern Assam T ea, lim. 5 10 Do. B et North Brit. Austral,, Jim lOO 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In ei 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 50 Oriental Financial, lint ll 5 Oriental Gas, lim. SDo. New........ 1 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lint 2 5 Ottoman Gas, lim all It Panama, New Zealand, and A.ustralian R. Mail lint all 21 11 I 6 Do do et Peel R. Land & Miner', lint 1 0 e 11 12 60 Peninsu. & Oriental Stems all 49 61 421 60 Do. New 1867 lO Id d 2$ Renter's Telegram 24 27 SOp $0 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lins all 17 18 20 Do. Gas, lint all 231 24} 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 44 46 441 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO 107 112 et Do. I p. c. Guar. Pref lOO 20 Societi Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO 7 ed 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire 01 I 11 4p 50 B. African Mort. & Inv., lint I 25 South Australian Land et Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 20 Telegraph Con. & 161 17 20 Thames and Mersey Marino (Insurance), lint 3 21 24 20 Trinidad Petroleum, 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lirn. 1 4 1p 19 Do do. do. ail .. 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada .. id p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 4 4ip 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 16 United Discount Corp., lint I 11 lid 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 5 6 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 3 Sfp 20 Universal Marine(lu.), lim f 1 lip 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 21 31 10 Van Dieman's Land ...... 281 7 $ 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. ( Mortgage) Loan all 75 761 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 12 104 50 West India and Pacitl• Steam, lim. 2O 4 Id 20 WestLond on Wharves and Warehouses lO ii li II 4d li id if 4 63 66 31 21c1 7 3d if if i p 23 221 i li 2 22 17d ld pr 106 107 id 4 44 38 38 21 21(1 12 121 4 Sit 51 91 $ 2d 11 ld 41 1k I fp 1} 11 7 i 1 9 47 42 181 19j 144 14 7f 7f I iP Id 1p 11 21 ut V YJllati4 ALN ti k.k) t. - British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872 . . Do. 1845 lOO - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Jan. , S;July 1877-84 - Do. 6p. 0. Feb. & Aug lOO DO 111 - Do. sp. c. Mar. .4c Sept lOO 11'4:106 -- Do. 6p. 0. Jan. dt July lOO 83 94 HI - Do. 6p. c. Inscribed 5k IOO 90 92 - Cape G.llope, 6 p.c.1873 lOO 102 104 - Do.Apl.&Oot 1890-1900 lOO It/ 113 - Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 101 - Do. Jan.&July, 1891 - Do. 5 per cent. 16 April and 16 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 - C 4 7 1012. Nov 1875, 6p. c.- 100 108 110 - Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 - Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1 873 0- - Jan. and July Do. 1878... - Do. 1882, May and Nov lOO 106 308 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lO9 106 108 - Melbourne Corporatn., 1867-75, 6 per cent lOO - - N.13.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.ttJuly IGO 102 1011 - Natal 6 p at, Aplk Oct lOO -Do6 p 0. May & Nov lOO 106 108 --- N. S. W. 5 Ir.). '7l to '76 lOO 99 101 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 lOO 19 108 100 - 5 p.c. rd. '67 to '75 lOO 89 101 N.Zeuland, 6p. ot. 1141 /00 - • Do. 5 per DoJan, A prl, .1 u:y, 0 t..• 100 970 980 Do 6p c. Mar & crept '9l ll,O 108 110 Do June .t Dec , 1 , 91 - Do Proy. , 1 Auc c Id. - .trie 1 2, 1t..96 1 0 - Nova Scotia 6p. c.J au... - and Jnly, 1875 Do 1836.. Queenslnd. Bp. c. 'B2-5 lOO IC3 109 - Do 189 t - Austral. p 0.1869 77 lOO Do 1 / 7 8.92 - 100 mg Do 1893 1908 - Tasmanian t+ pc, 100 .4 108 - Do rd. 1893 to 189/. . 106 107 - Victoria 6p.0. Ja..tJto . 100 107 10 8 Do. 1891 4.. 100 - DO. 414 Apr' 4 t i 00 3OO 109 i THAMES. STEALING £5OO WORTH OF COCHINEAL.—Morris Myers, George Stevens, and Frederick Jefferies, charged with being concerned in stealing 24 bags of cochineal, the property of Walter Hartley, bonded carman, of Lower Thames-street, were brought up on remand. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution. Another man named Storey, in the service of Mr. Hartley, was originally charged with being con cerned in stealing a horse, van, and 21 bags of co chineal. five weeks ago. He was admitted as a witness for the Crown, and briefly deposed that while he was taking his tea in a coffee-shop in Le man-street, Whitechapel, his horse and cart, with the cochineal, were driven away. The empty cart was discovered in Stratford unattended the same evening. Several witnesses, police-constables, and others, proved that the prisoners Myers, Stevens, and Jef fries had been dealing with the stolen cochineal, and that they had sold a bag of it to a man named Hall, porter to a druggist, who acted under the directions of the police. The prisoners intimated to Hall that there had been a robbery of 24 bags of cochineal, and he offered to buy the whole of it. One bag only was sent to him, and two more were promised to be forwarded to him. He paid the prisoners £lO, but he never received more than one bag of cochi neal. Smart, a City detective officer, said that Hall acted entirely under his directions, and was re quested to offer 2s. 6d. per lb. for one bag of cochi neal and is. 3d. per lb. for the whole bulk. After some observations from Mr. Wontner, jun., and Mr. Gomm in favour of Jefferies and Storey, the three prisoners were committed for trial. W ESTMLNSTE R. AN UNLUUKY MISTAKE.—George Helens, a tall young man, was charged with assaulting Victor Didon, a very quiet-looking Frenchman, hardly understanding sufficient English to render himself intelligible. Complainant said that at five last evening on his way to Chelsea to visit a friend, he was ill treated by the defendant, who came up and struck him two or three times in the face, and bruised it very much. Mr. Arnold inquired what he had done to the defendant before he struck him. Complainant replied that he had done nothing, that he had not given the slightest provocation of any description. Defendant said that they were in the Compasses tavern together, and had same words, and on their leaving the complainant pushed him down in the gutter. Complainant declared that it was all a mistake. He had never been in any public house, nor had any difference with any one. lie was quietly walk ing along when he was attacked, as he described. Charles Cox, 210 B, sail that he found the com plainant bleeding from the mouth, and took defen dant into custody. lie found, on inquiry, that defendant was wrong about complainant being in the publichouse. Defendant was partially intoxi cated. Mr. Arnold said he would give no credit for hav ing been attacked by somebody die, and having made a mistake in supposing it was complainant. He committed him for 14 days. THE LATE SIR RICHARD MAYNE. Steps are being taken by the police to erect a memorial in memory of the late Sir Richard Mayne, Chief Commissioner of Police, the following appli cation having been submitted to the assistant Com missioners yesterday :—" We, the undersigned, of the Metropolitan Police, have heard with deep regret the death of Sir Richard Mayne, and are desirous of testifying our esteem and veneration of his character and uprightness in the discharge of his public duty. We therefore beg the authority yf the assistant com missioners to open a subscription in each division for the purpose of raising a testimonial or monu ment to his memory with the sanction of his family. The amount subscribed by each member of the force not to exceed one day's pay of the rank he holds, nor to be less than one shilling. The form of monument to be decided hereafter." The assistant commissioners replied to the above by expressing their entire concurrence in the pro position to raise a monument to the memory of their esteemed and valued chief. THE LATE GALES. WORTHING, Dec. 28. Yesterday niCY'laing a vessel, which turned out to be the brigantine 1 Elena, 170 tons, from St. John's, Newfoundland, was o :3,erved off Worthing with signals in her rigging for assLftanes (writes W. H. Dennett, Esq.). A gale from tilt; south west was blowing, and there was a very heavy se.; on at the time. In a short space of time the Worth ing lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, the Jane, was afloat, and the Hilena was quickly reached. Four of the crew of the lifeboat were then put on board the vessel, and she was safely taken into the port of Shoreham. ABERYSTWITH, Dec. 28. The following additional particulars of the ser vices on Christmas-eve of the Evelyn Wood life boat, belonging to the National Institution, are now forwarded by Mr. John Williams :—He states that after the crew of three men of the smack Castle had been rescued by the lifeboat, and when the state of the tide permitted, efforts were made to save the vessel if possible. Six men were accordingly placed on board, and they endeavoured, with the help of those on shore, to get the vessel in, but it soon became evident that their efforts . were ineffectual. In rescuing the men from the wreck, which was fast breaking up, the crew of the lifeboat had to use almost superhuman efforts. The swollen state 4f the river, on account of a high flood and the fearful breakers on the bar, made it a work of extreme . danger, and before the whole of the men could be drought from the wreck the lifeboat had to make three unsuccessful attempts, during which one of the crew fell into the sea, and before he could be picked up had to battle for his life for nearly a quarter of a hour, for oars were broken, the cox swain's hand fearfully smashed, and one man left clinging to the rigging until dawn before he could be rescued from his perilous position. The inesti mable value of the lifeboat, which was also slightly damaged, and the well-tested mettle of her crew, were never before so clearly exhibited ; all concur in awarding praise to both. SUICIDE OF A TRADESMAN.—Mr. Win. Robinson Holmes, a grocer, of New-road, Newcastle, was found hanging by the neck in a store-room, on Friday last. He had been missing since Wednesday. The deceased, who was about 42 years el age, had been is a desponding mood for Pm. thug. „ 'THIRD E,DMON NOTIOE. The Third Edition of " The Sun" of last Evening WILII published In time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'Ciketc. LuNDON GAZETTE -LAST EVENING• WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 12. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on John Duke Coleridge, Esq , M.Y., her Ma jesty's Solicitor-General. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 28. The Q , leen has boen pleased to approve of Don Fran cisco Gisbert as Consul for Spain in the counties of Nor thumberland and Durham, to reside at Newcastle. ADMIRALTY, Dix. 24. Royal Marino Light Infantry—The following nrstned goutlernm hive bocn al , , ointed Lieutenants in tin Royal Marines: —Henry Vausittart and Parkins Heade. l ER,ItIBLE DISASTER 447 SEA. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO LIVES LOST. A portion of the passengers and crew of the Starry Banner steamship, trading between New Fork and Alexandria, has arrived in London, and reports the total loss of that vessel with 122 lives in a great storm on the 21st of December, some 700 miles off the coast of Ireland. It appears that shortly after getting into the Atlantic on her voyage home to New York the Starry Ban ner experienced very rough weather. After battling with it for several days it was thought advisable to seek a port of shelter, and Captain Summers accordingly ran for Southampton. That port was reached in safety, and, after a short stay there and some appearances of a more propitious state of weather, the Starry Banner once more steered out into the Atlantic on the 14th inst. She had not, however, been long at sea in this second at tempt when she experienced a succession of the most violent gales, extending over a week, and culminat ing in the loss of the vessel and the greater portion of those on board her. Great alarm was felt on board from the commencement of the bad weather, as the vessel was known to be old, and suspected to be not over sound, and also because the winds and waves were violent beyond the experience of the oldest sailors on board. On the 19th of Dec. the storm increased in intensity, and the waves swept over the vessel as if she were a mere log, carrying away or rendering useless the lifeboats. On the 20th the hurricane redoubled its fury, and all hope for the safety of the vessel was dissipated by the yielding of the bow plates to the fearful blows of successive waves. The fate which this made ine vitable was anticipated to a great many by a fearful catastrophe on board shortly afterwards. The great number of those on board, passengers and crew, were assembled in and about the saloon, as the only place where a little shelter could be secured. Suddenly a series of waves of the same character as those which had already smashed the bows, struck the saloon, smashed it into atoms, and washed it, and the greater part of those who had assembled within it, into the raging sea. A rough estimate—the time not being one for even counting the dead and missing—places the loss of life caused by this occur. rence at 100. The shrieks of the victims of this in cident, as they struggled amid the boiling and angry waters amid floating wrecks, were ap palling. A young officer of the United States army—cavalry branch—nobly distinguished him self at that moment. Casting aside a portion of his clothing, and tearing away from the sailors and others who endeavoured to restrain him in what they looked upon as absolute madness, he plunged into the sea, and by his skill as a swimmer saved a number of lives by bringing the drowning people within reach of assistance from the deck. This gentleman's name is Major H. Joy. By this time the vessel was rapidly breaking up, and the remainder of the passengers and crew took to rafts which had been hastily put together, leav ing the sinking vessel to her fate. So hurried were their movements th It no water or provisions could be secured, and in that helpless and unpro t.tate they were obliged to trust themselves to the mercy of the Atlantic. The captain, three mates, wit h 118 others, had perished ere this, and the re mainder, under the command of the chief officer, Mr. J. Van Burew, were buffetted about in a very hopeless state for three 'lights and two days, when, on the 231 inst., they were picked up by a French barque, and on Sunday morning landed at Bou logne. In all 42 persons, out of a company of 164, were safely landed in France after enduring great sufferings and the constant terror of an ever threatening death on board the rafts. With reference to the loss of the vessel we have received the following direct contradiction from a correspondent : " Lloyd's, E.C., 29th Dec., 1868. " The loss of the Starry Banner, steamer, in the Atlantic, reported this morning in most of the daily journals, is believed to be a hoax. No information of the character has been received at Lloyd's, and on reference to the American Lloyd's of shipping no such steamer as the Starry Banner can be found ; and letters received from their agent from Boulogne, up to 12 o'clock last night, make no allusion to 42 of the survivors having landed at that port on Sunday. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 19f ... 12 04 , i ,„ Do Rotterdam — ... 12 l f ... 12 lf Antwerp --... 25 37f ... 25 42k Brussels Hamburgh — ... 13 10} ... 13 10* Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-ou-the-M a i u . 120 k ... 120} Vienna ... 12 20 ... 12 3U ... Trieste — l2 20 ... 12 30 Petersburg Copenhagen.. ........ 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