The Sun. — London, England, 1868-12-09 00:00:00

MARIiET AND CO AMEROIAL INTELLIOENCA, CITY, Two o'CLoci. Government securities were in better demand to day, and must be quoted the turn higher, the diffi culty between the Governments of Turkey and Greece giving business an impetus. Foreign stocks shared in the improved state of things, and Metro politan Railway Shares have gone up 4 per cent. The charge for loans is still 14 to 2 per cent. According to Mr. Reuter's telegram, this morn ing, the Three :per Cent. French Rentes were 71f. 3 5c. Flat. Consols are 924 4 for money; Three per Cents. Reduced, 924 ; New Tree per Cents, 921 a 4 ; Exchequer Bills, £lOO and £2OO, 24 per Cent., 10 prem• India Stock, 104 per Cent , April, 1874, shut ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 12 ; ditto, En laced Paper, 5 per Cent., 1872, 1054. In the Foreign 'Market business was on the in crease- Egyptian, Italian, Peruvian, Turkish, and theCharcow Railway Loan have risen 4 to 4 per cent. Prices are quoted :—Brszilian of 1865,78 to 4; Chilian of 1867, 96f to / ; Egyptian of 1864, £3 to 84 ; ditto of 1868, 734 to 74 ; Italian of 1861, 564 to 57 ; ditto Tobacco Loan,34 to 4 prem. ; Mexi can, 151 to 4 ; Peruvian of 1865, 814 to 4 ; Russian of 1866, 894 to 904 ; ditto Nicolai, 654 ; ditto Orel, 794 to 804 ; ditto Moscow- Jaroslaw, 784 to 79, ex div. ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 1 4 to I dis. ; ditto Charcow Krementschug, 4 dis. to 1 prem. ; Spanish of 1867, 334 to 4 ; Turkish of 1858 , 61 to 62 ; ditto of 1862, 62/ to 631 ; and ditto of 1865, 394 to 4. In the railway market stocks are firm, and with the exception of Great Eastern, which has declined -4 per cent., show a fresh rise. London and North Western and Metropolitan have im proved 4 per cent. ; South Eastern, Great North ern A, and Caledonian, 4 ; and Brighton 4. The others as last quoted. United States 5-20 Bonds are 744 to 4 ; Rrie Shares, 26 to I ; Illinois Central, 96 to 4 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 36/ to 371 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 374 to 38. For Bank Shares prices are improving slightly. City are 114 to 121 ; Imperial, 174 to 181 ; London and County, 514 to 4 ; London and West- Minster, 674 to 684 ; Union of London, 384 to 39 4; Anglo-Austrian, 74 to 8 prem. ; and Imperial Ottoman, 1 to 14 preni. In Miscellaneous Shares prices are as follows : National Discount, 114 to 121 ; General Credit, 2 to dis. ; International Financial, 14 to 14 44 . ; Hudson's Bay, 134 to II ; Telegraph Con struction, 154 to 4; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 3 11-16 to 13-16 ; and Anglo- American, 214 to 4. , A num of £96,000 in bar gold was se n t into the bullion office of the Bank yesterday. The Ville de Paris has arrived at Brest from N ew York, with £53,000. The directors of the National Provincial Bank of England will, at the approaching meeting, re commend a dividend at the rate of eight per cent. P e r annum, and a bonus for the half year of six Per cent., together equal to 20 per cent. per an num. The judgment given by Vice-Chancellor Malins 1.4 a suit instituted by the Mexican bondholders de termines the right to an appropriation of certain 1110r Ie3re which had been sent to Messrs. Baring from Mexico, on account of dividends. The holders of th e 1864 bonds claimed an equal right to the amount with the holders of the original 1851 loan, and the Vice-Chancellor upheld this view, and de creed that the money was divisible rateably among all the bondholders, according to the amount of their securities. It appears that the estimated value of the cargo, 311 the New York steamer Hibernia, wrecked off the Irish coast on her homeward voyage, is £lOO,OOO. It principally consisted of flour, grain, and provi sions. The vessel was insured at Lloyd's, and with Liverpool and Glasgow underwriters. She was of iron, and belonged to the Anchor Line of New York and Clyde steamers. At the meeting .of the Societe du Cable Trans atlantique Francais (Limited), held yesterday, the directors' report, which has already been published, Vas adopted. It was announced that the Right lion. Robert Lowe, M P., has resigned his post as Chairman cf the company, owing to his appoint- Xtent as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The directors of the National Provincial Bank of England have declared a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 6 per cent. for the half year, being equal to 20 per cent. per auritun. At the meeting yesterday of the Peninsular and Oriental St eam N av i gat i on Company t h e report of the directors was adopted, and a dividend of 3 per c ent. declared for the half year. At ,the extraordinary general meeting yesterday of the Angl o -E g ypti an B an ki ng C om p an y (Li mited) the r eso l ut i on prev i ous l y p asse d i n f avour _, f the fully paid- u p s h ares b e i ng c onve rted into 'mare s to bearer was confirmed. The ordi nar y genera l mee ti ng o f th e C r y s t a l Palace Company ~ will be held on the 23d inst. A P e cial meeting is also convened for the same day, for the purpose of considering the introduction of c bill into Parliament next s ession to enable the re q u ired to grant leases of pa r t s of their land not for the immedi a te o bj ec t s o f the company, a also to consider any notice of motion which m ay be duly submitted and appended to the re port." A ccording to a circular of Messrs. Arles-Dufour and 4 Co., o f L yons, the rev i val in the silk-market w il . tic ipated for November failed to occur. The I,lllter season for goods, both i n L on do n an d arlB 7 Was delayed by mild weather, while the ele ctions in the United States, as well as in Eng alicl) have also impeded the placing of orders. T he Continental advices attribute the resolve ro w tak en b y T ur k ey to compe l G reece to some Obse rvance of international obligations solely to the speech o f L or d St an l e y on th e 13th o f Novem ber last, in which he spoke of the inevitable peril ° . f the Ottoman Empire f r o m fi n a nc i a l co ll a p se and rebellion in its own provinces. The Sultan, it argued, in the face of such predictions from the ° reign Minister of one of the protecting Powers, could no longer exercise forbearance which was de cay. The to be construed only as a sign of helpless me cay. t , T he Indian railway companies are now an tAllneing the arrangements in preparation for the ' lt Yraelit of the half-yearly interest on their ea- A Petition to continue the voluntary winding up Of 'abject Trinidad Petroleum Company (Limited) hs "'"ieet to th e superv i s i on o f th e C our t o f Chancery t ° be heard before Vice-Chancellor Malins on th e 18th inst. A t a meeting of the contribut or i es o f the Una zi - ° . t ° Plantation and Trading Company of Natal (Lireited), held yesterday, Mr. James Waddell, Ohs of the li qu id a t ors , exp l a i ne d t h e past d ea li ngs and the present position of the liquidators, who th e re authorised to settle with the old comp an y on ° 4 68 of the circular of 28th November. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. a tiOV ERNILENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols bitt f a -n or Accoun t i„ T 3 per (lent 74i 17 0 2 i Per Cent. Jan. 1894 . it • 0 per Cont.., an. 1873 Dottitie, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 18 . 2 . 50 — E , for 30 yrs, expire sth April r u o (Red Sea Teleh,raph), Aug., 1908 — Do.-“'hog,uer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ut — pm o. 4:500 10 put 111, £lOO & £2OO Lo of England Stock, 4 per Cent p, °. itccouit i' ltl Etda 4 per Cent. Bonds — Colonialtiter Omni= Int • IN I ) IAN UOVERN3IENT SECURITIEE. V o a ~t, ock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 Shut D o yPening, for Account — D • 0 per Cent. Oct 1680 D ° ' ~11 0 : Cent. Oct. 1838 /4). u,ortiticatcs, , ____ ~\_• Lnfaced Pap e . 4 per (nut i;• 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 e' 5 i Per Ova. May 1679 — 4 5 per Qeut., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D.. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Do., Scrip £ 4 5 paid ... Austrian 13onda o per cont Do. 1859 631 Brazilian 5 per Ccut — 03. 14 per Cent., 1852 — Do. do. 1858....• — Do. do., 1860 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 — Do Account 774 81 B .enos Ayres 6 por Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) CuA., 6 per Cent. . — C .titian 6 per Cent — Do. -li per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent., ) o. 6 per co t. 1867 97 1 0. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo ibian, 6 per Cent. Dan in, 3 p ,t- Cent., 1825 — Danubian Principalities, 7 itr Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 844 Equador .New Consolidated, 1 per Cent E 6 .) pilau, 7 per Cent . Do Second Issue 1)'). .tint, Bonds — Do. ..£10t) Bonds ..... 821 Do. 1861 Do. Account D. , . .Esoo Bonds Do. I.IOC Bonds 854 English Scrip, 1868 74 1 Do do. £45 pd — dis Government Railway Dobai' tires GreeK 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd It ,:iau 5 per Cent., 1865 — 50. Account ... — Do Maremmana Railway — Slexicatt 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account . Do. 1864 9 1 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — .I] outovidoau 6 por Gent .• — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cint New Granada — Do 3 per Cen• — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) I Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. .. 811 1 Portuguese 3 per Ot., 1853, '6, 7,'9,. 60 ,' 2 ,': 38 1 Do. do. 1867 3Bl Do. do. Scrip, £2oipaid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds.. 90 Do. do. £B4 155. do B7l Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 904 Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway Sarlinian 5 per Cent — Do 41 por Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 -. Do Account - Spanish 3 per Cen . Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip pix Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1b62 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 64 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 _ Do Account - Do G per Cent., 1865 62 Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Du 6 per Cent., 1862 r: 22* Dividends on the aboTe payaole in London. Austrian o psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4* per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2* per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„ 6s* Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ...., French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. Do Account Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. zsi. Do. Account 53 7 CLOSING PRICES. Consuls, Money o2} x d Do. Account, Jan. 5 MARKE7 S-7 MS DAY. MARK LANE. LANE. Fresh up this morning the receipts of wheat from Essex and Kent were limited. The trade continued quiet for both red and white parcels, yet prices wore supported. With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. Iu all descriptions the transactions were much restricted, a about late rates. ITar. Dec. 8. Beatrice, of Gains- incesa of of Cam- hich pre last week 1 scarcely t is dull business ore pro yet pre - ing fresh o.is both top their r h a ps not lepressed ures, bat order to 1 to make medium iem. At combine enced by an ports, B ey. This onfidence in money ents, and ed to act pearances bright ; imodation rites will, bless and he down- mstances• very lan el. Low r were on wilt, a nd eidei de' es of tb ls y stiff in business in som e 111 Yar l3s ' ► value up ,ove 10 00 the lowe r oubled, a ast we ek ' their sc. o encour" iption bile possib lB , price, o.l' In this ed in 32% 10 and t " )t saleable day week. i n all de" y e n $0 fel l 39in. an C l per Pief h ° L u ng cloth per r yiieee• mtion, • out a l l closes dub, • added t° ;d. Jeen a COw g imp°Tt market to, been d °l ' of fa l3c o j T artrae ll . s alai at " I t bas il3ei° utry tra de ' kinds CO trado"; with prices le bus iness . 4 • taes s L ute r. s are a ce 0 s tyles Iler o f ie 811323 ly to corn " for a F3e : the b e3 ' 1 r 1 ;, colls lll/3 a ` s q was a t nalitY, 1)3 Thero , thei 1 1 0 f, lu irenlecj • g the sP ri : r f alli C- arable Or; Ddera " ol ocl i yers a ito a accor d ' Tye c i P m ited. ' ). er 3 0 •airly .°ll , crak es er ° L litie o !s. j3roi cil ly s° °l ; 0 ne trai• fo r orde r 06 )tee of TEv Cos s ' - ,01 1 110 13° . ,%, the rele Ztti r, )11, Clawci 06: °tit te Orit'it 1 % 81 P" ; tla 0• 114 V ) stiOo t/ 0 ;erc l3l/ O est- 4, i d e n a of ace fol.° io W as t ft body * Of To.- the , a te and 0 0/ °Ce tig° !.4 / I° b e ard I ",; bid d fOSI I W f 0 the r-40 - 0,1:, an ol d betto o he,o in 14 4 _ be it said a i ssO o f ady ° Alte r (Ist* st fee" airo° nl „ O P' tha t t 0 s o le 0 ,4 , a into a p io ,r to t be , o y e r ben / 0 0°' ) •bing tor seri of s of o, i 3e° st , the eitinfOellich o is pr-otorie :rods of ''' re los ° Eislo P l % t°, ll a f art for RDY P ele ct le d to it 't 3v poit 5 4 ids th- a O' to sul a : i poi ll of too laser COLONIAL. Sugar—Sales :are kith difficulty effected, and prices rule in buyers' favour. Barbadoes, 318 6d to 36s 6d; St. Kitts, 31s to 32s ; crystallised Demerara, 40s. Coffee—Only small parcels are brought to public sale, and the demand continuing limited prices have a downward tendency. Cocoa—For Trinidad there is a steady demand, and full prices are paid. Tea—The market is w9ll supplied ex recent arrivals, and wh ere sales aro pressed rather lower prices have to be accepted. TALLOW. Tho market is steady. Town tallow, 48s 9d ; Peters burg Y.C. on the spot, 50s 9d; December, 50s9d ; January, 51s 3d ; and March, 51s 9d. LIVERPOOL COTTON. December 9. Market slightly firmer. Sales probably 10,000 bales. The Price of Gold. The quotalim of gold at Paris Is about at par, and the short exchange on Loudon is 251. 170. per £1 sterling. On Comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £•i Is . 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears thaf , gold is about the same price in London and P,tris. The course of exoliange at tiew York on London for ill at GO days' sight was on the last date about 1 oi percent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gola from the Uni,ed states. FIRES.--Captain Shaw's official report shows that in the 24 hours between six o'clock on Monday morning and six o'clock yesterday morning the brigade was called to four fires, all of which were put out before any serious damage had been done. FLOODS IN YORKSHIRE.—For some days past rain has fallen very heavily in the West Riding, and the water has overflowed the banks of the Calder to such an extent as to cause the stoppage of great numbers of mills, and do much damage to property. In Dewsbury the flood was so great that the market-place was submerged, and the water rose to about half the height of the shop coun ters. The damage to property will, it is feared, be very great. UN ITED KINGDOM BAND OF HOPE UNION.—The annual soiree of this society, which seeks to train young people in habits of strict sobriety, is to be held at Free mason's Hall on Wednesday, the 16th instant. Benjamin Whitworth, Esq., M.P., is to preside, and among other speakers the Yen. Archdeacon Sandford is announced. Some blind singers are to give a selection of music. FREE CIIURCII OF ENGLAND.—We understan d that the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., has been in vited to lay the first stone of the proposed Free Church of England, at Upper Plaistow, Essex, the site for which was given by W. H. Worth, Esq., of Richmond-villa, who has been unanimously elected one of the council of the Free Church movement. NATURALISATION COMMISSION.--A meeting of the Royal Commissioners for inquiring into the laws of natu ralisation and allegiance was held on December 7. Pre sent—the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., the Right Hon. E Cardwell, M.P., Sir R. Phillimore, Mr. Baron Bramwell, the Attorney-General, tho Queen's Advocate, Mr. W. E. Forster, M.P., Mr. Montague Bernard, D.C.L., and Mr. Charles S. A. Abbott, secretary. IMPERIAL SPORTS.—At the battue at Compiegne on Wednesday last, not fewer than 1,371 head of game were brought down. The Emperor killed 179 ; Prince de Metternieh, 217; Count de Pourtales, 201; Prince de is Moskowa, 179 ; Count de Bolms, 171; Margitis de Moustier, 107 ; Duke d'Albuquerque, 97 ; Duke de Persigny, 91 General the Count de Montebello, 90; and Marquis de Chasseloup Laubat, 86. THE HINDLEY COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—Another death has resulted from the explosion at Eindley Green, and so raised the total number of dead to G. This last victim was named John Gerard, a detailer, 41 years of age, residing at Chapel-lane, Hindley. Ile was one of those employed in the dip workings on the day of the accident; he was severely burnt, and was one of the first batch of sufferers brought out after the explosion. Ho was at once taken home, where he died yesterday evening. The inquest was resumed at llindley Green yesterday. Seve al colliers were examined who were in the pit at the time of the explosion, and who related what they had observed. The inquiry was proceeding at the time our parcel was de spatched. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, .are the larges holders of Whisky in the world. Their old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exporte. tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Dunville and Co., Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, London W.Q —[Ad vertiseraentj RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SIIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Protßs of each separate year. Tin SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1868. BANKS, CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. ',nom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, TUESDAY, December 8. 4%. very large concourse, which completely swamped the accommodation of the Lyons Railway Company, assembled at Angerville to pay the last tribute of respect to M. Berryer. 2,500 people left Paris alone, and deputations arrived from all parts of France. MM. Gravy, Thiers, De Noailles, and others were the pall-bearers, and a great number of the notables of France was present. In accordance with the usual custom, a funeral oration was made in the_ village church by the Bishop of Orleans. When the service was over, the body was raised and carried to the cemetery, in which is situated the entrance to the family vault. As the general burial place is exceedingly confined in space, only a very limited number of those present could hear the final prayers. After those had been brought to a close, the clergy issued from the vault of the Bcrryer family, and the ceremony having then terminated, the public slowly took their departure. The trial of the poisoners of Marsci::es has terminated, as a matter of course, in a conviction. But the guillotine, that obsolete instrument of punishment, is not to be brought into rerpthaion, even in this extreme case. The woman Salvajo, she whose husband was drunken and idle, is supposed to have suffered :;one provncation, and has therefore received sentence of only twenty years' imprisonment. All the other crimi nals have been condemned to hard labour for life—a terrible doom, sufficient, one would think, to expiate even the crime of these poisoners. But if the French will not have capital punishment, why do they nut formally abolish it? Why should justice be in a measure discredited by-con tinual resort to the plea of "extenuating circumstances" in order to avoid the necessity of inflicting a sentence of death? The guillotine should be finally transferred to the lumber-room, and the punishment, which is virtually a dead letter, ought to be erased from the statute-book. The one or two cases in which capital punish ment has been inflicted in France during the last two or three months are certainly not such as to inspire the French people with any notion of the impressive effect of an execution. One man who was recently executed seemed utterly insensible to the terrors of the fate which awaited him. He refused clerical aid, on the ground that he did not want to be " bothered ;" and he walked to the scaffold smoking his pipe after a hearty breakfast. Another fellow who now awaits the last penalty of the law is a notorious glutton, and the prospect of cutting short his chance of consuming earthly edibles has but increased his appetite for them during the short space that - remains. He is preparing himself for another world by consuming enormous quan tities of food, and spending the majority of his time in sleep. Apart from the question whether capital punish ment is or is not good, it is decidedly bad in a country where it has ceased to be the recognised sentence for murder. _ _ The Lille magistrates have nobly sustained the credit of the Imperial Government by a sentence which they have just delivered. A young woman was charged with secreting a batch of Lanternes beneath her crinoline. She was found guilty of this enormous offence, and sen tenced to—two months' imprisonment and £4 fine. The " Great Unpaid " is nothing to the " Great Subservient and Servile." The Government still held trophies of the famous victory gained over popular turbulence last Thursday. Seventeen of the wretches then arrested are still in custody. It had been reported that the Duke of Frias—who married Lady Crampton, née Isabella Balfe—would be sent as Spanish Ambassador to England. The Pro visional Government has, however, discovered that the divorce case of the Duchess would be an obstacle to diplo matic business in England. The happy pair will therefore go to St. Petersburg. There is a report current that many of the jewels, &c., disposedof at the sale of the Duchess de Morny's diamonds belonged to Queen Isabella. THE WEATITEB TABLE.-THIS DAY. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHAANS AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing Business Price. done. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. dolt* 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 121 1 19 Do B lO 11 41 14 60 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 14 19 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 0 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~ . 6 ... ..• 21 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 81 33 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of Now Zealand all 17 19 10 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, knd China all 20 21 25 Chartered Mere, of India, London, and China all 30 81 20 City li 11 12 100 Colonial 2i 40 42 le Consolidated, lint. so Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lint 1 11 0 t 20 English and American, lien 15 ... ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint li ld pr 20 English, : cuttish, and Aug tralian Chartered : - .3; Hun , lion.; and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... .• 231 Do n ew lf 1 1 100 Imperial, lin t tO 17 13 20 Imperial Ottoman li 1 11 114 1 4 lonian all 27 39 25 Do new 5 pr ]p 20 Lnd Mortgage of Intli•t, lint 4 6: 4 2 I 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lBsl, 30 all 176 78 82 781 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 9 7 100 Loudon and Brazilian, lint. 48 82 27 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 London & River Plate, lint. 40 2 4 25 Do new 10 11 11 20 London Chart. of Australia all 831 841 50 London and County 2O 61 62 51 20 Do new iss at 20 p.m,16 pd ll ... ••• 42 50 London Joint Stock 1 351 861 ii 20 London and south African al 1 12 100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 ... ••• 60 London &Venezuela, lim l2l ... ••• 100 London and ‘Vestmiuster 29 41/ 69 671 81 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 411 4 5 1 64 8 4 1 100 Merchant, lint 25 7 6 10 Metropolitan, lint. 100 Midland, 1int...... 2l 1.01 pr 5 National of Australia 26 National of Liverpool, lint l5 ••• 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do . 42 ... ..• 10 National.. II 54 11 20 New South Wales all 42 44 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 42/ 48/ 421 10 Pros' inc. Bank. Corpo., lint. 10 4 51 100 Provincial of Ireland B3 69 51 10 Do new, all ... ... 100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, lint 26 13 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 111 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 47 49 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London l 5 BE 40 894 40 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim. all ... .. 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 7 1 d pr 10 A.nglo-Mexican Mint all 11 17 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 28 80 st Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 0 7 3d 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 131 144 14 10 Do. New 6 8 11 Di 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lira. 6 Do. New 4 li o 80 British American Laid 44 18 17 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 165 170 I 20 British Indian Tea, lim. 20 British Ship Owners 74 29 Canada Company all 67 73 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim ti 54 11d 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 6 44 si 26 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 41 s4d 30 City of Milan ImproT. lien all 4 10 26 City of Moscow Gas, lira all 2 3 3 60 City Offices, lint 26 52, 211 d 60 Colonial, lim Do. .., 60 Commercial Vnion (Assur) 3 p l ip 10 Company of African Mer chants, lien. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 171 184 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. .. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 42 per cent. all 103/ 1041 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 104 106 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 1021 1041 04 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 11 24 2 SO Credit Fon.of Mauritiuslim lO X 2 d st Crystal Palace lOO 23 26 et Do. Proference l5O 97 102 at Do. 6 je. c Perpetual Deb lO2 157 111 20 Darjeeling, lien. I 0 Eastern Assam, lira. Bl ..• ..d 60 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lim 20 East India Taiga. & ()anal all 17 is 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Uua. by Egypt. Gov all 901 911 SO 20 Egyptian Com. & Traci. liar 6 44 4,1(1 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 235 240 10 Do. New 8 9 lip 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lira 2 1 - i i 16 English and Foreign Credit 74 3 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim $ ,„d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 6 14 14d 20 Fore-street\Varehouse,lim l2 pr 11) 100 For. & Col. Goy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B6 all 831 $4l 84 LO Gellivara, lien. 2O 10 General Credit & Die., lim. 71 2 It 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 2e 50 Home & Col Marine lu. lim 6 41 31d 10 Hung Kong and China (ins all 20 Hudson's Bay all 16 131 131 1 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, Um. 25 Indo-European Tel., lint._ lu 20 Interna. Fluaneial Soc. limn. 20 Interns. Land Credit, lien. 6 6 4,1 50 Italian Land 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 2 21 31 100 Do. Gp. c Bds., redeem. 1470, issued 50 Land Securities, 25 London African Trading lO 7 bd 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lien 6 ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lien. 5 Lond. Provincial Tel, all 34 $1 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all / IP 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lien SO 23 221 4 LoncLUen.Onanibus.Co.lin t . all 14 2 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, 1ien........., 25 22 17 d 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 id pr at Madras Irriga. & Can'. Gua. p. c. by Indi a Gov. 10 Mauritius Land , C redit, and Agency, 1ien...... 11 11 id 10 Mediterra. Exton. Tel., am all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping, lint all 36 41 50 31illwall Iron Worle Um 12/ ••• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co, lint. 25 National Discount Co., lim 5 12 12 1 13 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3d 10 National Stea m Ship, lien. all 81 94 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lira. 6 3 2d 10 New Consolidated Die. lint. 8 11 Id b I\ ew Quebrada, lien, .... ~,4.4.0 44 3 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer • =Mile Agency,lira ... an• 21 1 Ip 25 New Zealand Trust . Loan, Bin 10 Northern Assam Tea, lira 5 7 6 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral., Una lOO 38 42 60 North Brit. & Alerean. In_ 64 15 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 141 15 56 Oriental Financial, Oriental Gas, BM. ..... all 7 74 5 Do. New ..............1) .... 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, 5 Ottoman Gas, 10 Panama, New Zealand,' and Australian R. Mail lira all 2 21 • 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land ,t Minerl, umloo 82 84 60 Peninsu. & Oriental Steal* all 61 56 .50 Do. New 1867 25 Reuter's Te1egram ,,.,.. ..:; . . 24 80 50 Rhymney Iron 16 Do. New .............. mt all 6 4 6 25 Rio de Janeiro City Int 1' all 131 191 ~ 20 Do. G as, l i nt all 23 24 100 Royal Mall Stearn ......... 60 48 50 46 st Scottish Aust. Invest., Jim, 100 110 114 st Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 ••• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lien. 10 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de rEmpire 01. 8 3 4 P 50 S. African Mort. & Inv,, Jim 6 ••• ••• 26 South Australian Land .., all 86 86 at Submarine Telegraph 1 De‘ 5crip,,,,,,.,,,, all 1 4 20 Telegraph Con. & Main„lim all 154 161 151 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurtnco), lien 2 24 2/ 20 Trinidad Petroleum, 84 10 Trust &Agency of Ataa.,Hra. 1 1P 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 6 Id p SO Union Marine L'pool, Han. 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lien all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., Inn 6 11 I#d S U. Kingdom Tel, Cu, 41 51 8 Do. 10 per cent. Pro f , . 1: 8 4 8 1._ :11 18 11 1 20 10 UunpipveerrsAaslsletamariin,eea, (Ilra n.i.),11m 281 7 3 30 Van Dieman's Land 7 00 Viceroy of Egypt, per all cent. ( ilortgago Loan•.• a ) 73 761 76 50 Warrant Finance, lint. l2 12 10d SO W est ta alndialien m.......... ... :.. a 11• n ...a c o. Steam, 20 4 sti 20 W W ea a tL re o h n o d u o s n es Wharve 0 14 COLONIAL UOVJMNMENT SECUKITIL British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872............•• 100 Do. 1885.. lOO Can.Gov.6p.o.Jan. , J 6 July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb.& Aug lOO 105 lo Do. sp. o. Mar. dr Sept lOO 1 0 5 10 Do . sp. o. Jan. Jo July lOO Do. sp. c. Inscribed ak l OO 9; ;1 sou C a p ' , G. Hope, 6 p. 0 .187 3.• 108 102 101 l Do.AplatOot 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90.• 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 ...• 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and lb Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 11, Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873,-- Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. . .... 100 106 LOB Do. 1882, May and . Nov lOO 106 Ns Do. 1895, Feb. (St Aug lOO 106 198 Melbourne Corporatn 1867-75, 6 per colt,- N.11.(40v.6 •• 100 N atal 6 p or, Apl Oct lOO 1 0 2 104 Do 6p 0. May & Nov lOO 105 108 N. S. W. 5 p.c., '7l to '73 lOO 09 101 Do. 6 p.c. 1888 to MO lOO 99 109 101 Do. 5 p.c. rd. '37 to '75 lOO gy 101 - N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891 lOO _ Do. 5 percent.... DoJan, A p‘l, July, .• 100 974 984 - DJ 6p c. Mar .1; oept '9l :GO 108 11U -- Do Ju e ,16 Deo , 1 , 91 ..• llO 809 fDo Prey.. 1 Atait ld. L v - itrie4l az 2, 1596 ) Nova Scotia 6p. e.Jan... and Jnly, 1875 Do ISt6 lOO 101 103 Queenslnd. 6p. c. 'B2 5 100 105 106 108 Do 1891 • • lOO 1054 1064 B. Austral. 6 p 0.1862 77 lOO _ Do 1878.02 lOO 10S 110 Do It 93 1908. lO3 107 leg Tasmanian t, po, 169 5 .• 100 108 107 Do rd. 1693 to 1391 lOO 1(7 108 Victoria 6p.0. Ja..%July lOO _ Do. 101 lOO 112 113 D. do, April .16 00t..s lOO 109 110 1071 METEOROLOGICAL Rfi ORM Extreme Sea Wednesday, !''''a '.I I 0 Dec. 9, B. T. ..' 0 D. 1 to' F. W. W It. to I p. A 8 a.tu, 1 12 9 -- Na!rn Aberdeen Leith 4 hields ... 30'21r. ?45 ,347 N.W. 2 3 I . j c.f. o'24 ' , 2 •;carborougl'i 3017 r. I4o j 36 E.N.E. 2 5 N.E. Lob 0'25: 4 Varrnouth 3o'o2r. '43 40 N. 4 5 S.S.W. Le. , o'l6 5 Fielder \ Ulu haven Skudesiites -- — -- Ardrostiatt Green castle 301 Ir. 145 ,44 H.W. 2 5I N N.E. o.re o'ol Holyhead (Ayer pool Valentia 3o'lfr. j 47 45 3 j 5 I N.N.W. c.ro j o'o4' 3 . Cape Clear 3o'oBr. ;45, 43 S.W. 2 i 6 N.W. Ic. I 01 , 7, 4 Roches Ft. 30 14r. 143 j 41 N. 1 i 7 N. c.b., —j 2 Penzance Plymouth Weymouth 3016 r. i4B; 40 N.H. 3j 6 W. r.c.!0'34; 2 Portamo uth , 30'1l'r. i4O , 8 N.B. 2j 7 i W.S.W. c. j0'921 2 London „ ,30 15r. 144; 42 i N.N.E. 3 ' 6 SW. r.c.!0'13 (Ypearisliez: 3tlCr. 46 '42 N.N.E. 5 8 W. r.o. o'os' 4 Brest L'Orle li t .. Rochefort Biarritz Coruuna — _ ..._ _ Brum Is Paris -_ _ Strash ourg — _ -- _ _ _ _ _ Toulon ; 30135. 50 -- N.W. 7 7 W.N.W. f.b. 5 Heart's Co ntent (9 a.m, local time) —_ _ _ _ ___ MILT ARY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Brigadier-General Lefroy, R.A., at present hold ing the office of President of the Ordnance Select Committee, has been appointed Director-General of Ordnance and Commandant of the Royal Ar senal, Woolwich, and we are informed that Colonel Milward, C. 8., R.A., Aide-de-camp to the Queen, Assistant-Director of Ordnance, will be Deputy- Director-General of Ordnance, and Deputy-Cotn mandant Royal Arsenal. The want of a supreme head over the vast establishments in the Royal Ar senal has long been felt, the departments having worked independently of each other. The constitu tion of the present Ordnance Select Committee will be considerably modified. Emign J. W. Graves and Ensign S. Phillips, 23 Battalion of the 15th (Royal Iris!) Regiment, from the depot at Colchester, embarked at Gravesend yesterday on hoard the slip Flying Spur, for Melbourne, to join the service companies of that regiment. Au order Ins been issued from the War 0111c3 announcing the intr9duction into the service of a new description of wrought-iron muz zle-bolding 10-inch 18-ton gun, of which the fol :owing is the official teJlin:c.d deserip ion : Length of gun, 14ft. 2in. ; mean weight of gun, 18 tons 241 b. ; mean preponderanc..-, Bevt.t. lqr. 241 b. ; length of bore, 145.5 in. ; length of riling, 118 in. ; calibre, 10in. ; "A" tube tough steel. This new description of ordnance is of the general type re presented by the 7,8, and 9in. guns. They are rifled upon the Woolwich system with seven grooves, having a twist increasing from one turn in 100 calibres at the breech to one turn iu 40 calibres at the 'nuzzle. The only guns of this nature which have as yet been completed-8 for her Majesty's ironclad ship Hercules --are specially vented in the following manner :—The vent enters the bore at llin. from the end, and upon the right-hand side, at an angle of 45 deg. to the vertical axis on the transverse section, and directed to the axis of the gun. The vent consists of a steel bush, lined with copper, screwed in from the exterior against a platinum tip screwed up from the interior. This tip has a flange, or button shaped head, protecting into the bore, as a means of preventing the gas escaping into the joint. A projecting head is left upon the bush to enable it to be removed when required by a spanner. The bottom of the vent is enlarged to a diameter of .32in., tapering up to .222 in. (the diameter of the vent channel) in a length of one inch. The guns are sighted in the ordinary manner at a deflectional angle of Ideg. 10min., hut this angle is only to be regarded as provisional. They are fitted with " plates, metal, elevating," and " pivots." The caseable faces are graduated for the application of the road tangent scale. Mr. W. B. Robinson has, by direction of the Ad miralty, visited Sheerness for the purpose of in specting the dockyard works and accounts. The Rev. Father Michael Conway has been ap pointed Roman Catholic Naval Chaplain at Sheer ness, at a yearly stipend of £l2O, vice the Reverend Father Lee. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Sub-Lieuteuaut George Iyat, to the Juno ; W. A. Stevens, assistant paymaster, to the Impregnable : George M. Jackson, assistant paymaster, to the Pembroke ; John B. Creagh, assistant paymaster, to the Cambridge ; and Chas. E. Tremaine, assistant paymaster, to the Valiant. The following appointment has been made in the Naval Reserve :—To be Lieutenant, T. Augustus Fox. LIQUID FUEL AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR COAL. The experiments made from time to time prove the practicability and expediency of employing mineral oils as a substitute for co have been fol lowed by the adoption in many c tses of the former material instead of the latter for the purpose of generating steam for manufacturing purposes. While the completesubstitution of liquid fuel for coal is now considered impracticable, it has been proved, in mak ing the tests by which that opinion has been arrived at that liquid fuel possesses many important ad vantages. Though numerous plans projected for the purpose of procuring the adoptiont of oils for coal leave been followed by failure, the burning of liquid fuel has been brought into practical working, its use being now so adequately under stood that it can be exactly arranged and fully controlled. lu some of the more delicate pro cesses of iron manufacture liquid fuel has been employed with beneficial results. Creosote, the oil used, is burned in an ordinary reheating furnace of large size. A fine clear fl ame envelopes the form of iron which is being heated, and under ordinary circumstances the material is ready for fashioning in little more than half the time required when coal is used. Another advantage afforded is that, as the heat is equal in every part of the furnace, it is never requisite, as some times happens when coal is used, to replace the metal in the furnace to complete the shaping of it. The finished article, whatever it may be, is produced with the metal much less " fatigued" thait usual. The creosote is converted into vapour in an auxiliary boiler, and the vapour is sup plied through a coil of pipe which takes the place of the usual fire, the supply of vapour requisite to produce the desired heat being regulated by a stop cock, in the same way and as easily as the supply of illuminating gas to an ordinary burner. Iu the gene ration of steam for marine purposes the maximum theoretical efficiency has in som cases been almost reached. The chemical composition of the fuel used for the purposes specified appeared on experiment to possess a maximum evaporative power of 13.0231 b (converting water at GO degrees Fahrenheit into steam at 212 degrees), and in the practical trials an evaporative duty of 12.5361 b. was obtained, or the maximum less about half a pound. With addition al care in regulating the supply of air and other de tails it is expected that au evaporative efficiency of 131 b. of water per llb. of oil burned will be obtained. Taking the average duty of coal at 71b of water per llb of coal buned, the weight of oil required to fuel a vessel would be only about one-half that of the necessary coal. Further, calculating that a ton of coal, as stowed on board a ship, would occupy 43 cubic feet of space, and that 31 feet would suffice for a ton of oil, the quantity of oil equivalent in efficacy to a ton of coal would occupy only 17 cubic feet, so that the saving in stowage space would amount to GO per cent. of the space required for coal. Now that something like a specific estimate of the Value of liquid fuel has been ascertained in a considerable number of industrial projects, there is little doubt that its use for other mannfacturing purposes will be gradually developed. For marine purposcls, however, there are many obvious diffi culties in the way of its adoption • — . 7 inies. Her Majesty held two Privy Councils this day at Windsor, at the first of which the late Ministers were present, and delivered up their seals of office. Subse quently the honour of knighthood was conferred upon the late Solicitor-General, R. Baggallay, Esq., Mr. Baron Cleasby, and Mr. Justice Hayes. Previous to the second council Mr. Childers and Mr. Bright were sworn in as Privy Councillors, and took their seats at the board ac cordingly. The seals of office were then handed over to the new ministers. THE OUT-GOING AND IN-COMING MINISMS. The members of the late Ministry arrived at Windsor t‘t 12.50 this day, and had an audience with the Queen, ititen they resigned their seals of office. The new Ministers arrived shortly after, and had an audience with the Queen. THE WESTERN FISHERIES.—Sane large catches of fish were taken on the Devon and Cornish coasts during the past week. Herrin; in greater abundance than for some years past, and disposed of at from 2s. to 2s. Gd. per 120. Upwards of 130 tons of sprats wore sent to the London markets. Good catches of fine whiting, and a large supply forwarded to Loudon, sild in Devon and Cornwall at the rate of 8, 10. and 12 fora shilling. About 110 hogsheads of pilchards have been taken on the Cornish coast. LUXURIANT AND BEAUTIFUL ITAIR.—MRS. S. A. ALLEN'S WORLD'S HAIR RESTORER OR DRESSING 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 Price Six Shillings. Sold by most Chemists and Perfumer Depot, 266, High Holborn IX£LANA' Barometer corrected and 'educed to i 2 deg. a sea level. The letter r.. riving ; 1., steady—indicate dilectlen of moticrof t e mercury within last 14 hairs. Thermon eter exposed in shade Extreme roles with its Direction during teat 24 hours. Z.—calm Weather: slcy ; e.—clouds. detached f.—fog ; h.—hai I.—lightning ;rel.—misty, hazy :o.—overcart. ; r.— TOM ;11.—snow t.—thunder. Itaicdall , snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours Sea disturbanea. REMARKS. A remarkably rapid increase in barometrical readings has taken place since yesterday over the whole of the British Isles, shewing that pressure is in a disturbed condition. Much of this increase has occurred since last evening —on the Channel coast the rise since six o'cl ck has been almost Olin. Readings at present are high and very uniform. Temperature is considerably lower. The wind yesterday on the Channel coast was strong from the S.W., but continued easterly in northern districts. This morning light and variable winds are prevalent except in the Bay of Biscay, whcre they are strong from the W. Some rain has fallen at most stations. The weather is cloudy, with fog and mist on the E. coast. The Liberals of IVallingford have filed a petition Against tho return of Mr. Stanley Vickers. The new Dean of Cork is tho Rev. A. Edwards, son-in-law to the late Bishop of Derry, and rector of Tam. laght Finlagan, in that diocese. 1 he Queen has sent ZlOO in aid of the Swiss Inun dation Relief Fund. The total amount already subscribed is £2,853 Bs. The damage done to property during the recent election riots in Monmouthshire is estimated at from £6,000 to £7,000. At the Chester Assizes on Monday four men were sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from three to six months for rioting at Landlach during the Mid-Chcshire election. The Echo appeared on Tuesday. It is a sheet of four pages, half as large again as the Pall Mall Gazette, and i , printed tln thned paper. In polities it supports Mr, Glad- stone. An Art Exhibition v►as opened at Bolton on Mon day—Mr. Anthony Trollop delivering the "inaugural" ad dress. During his speech ho related an incident of his recent canvass. fie asked a man for his Vote, and was told th:tt he Lad bettor go home and write another novel. A petition against the return of Sir R. A. Glass, the Conservative member for Dewtllo7, ban been r.re sented. 'The petition alleges bribery, treating, ati , l intimi dation. The seat is claimed for Mr. Thomas Lloyd, the Liberal candidate. We hear from Stafford that the threatened peti tion against the return of Colonel INleller, the Conservative member, will probably be abandonol in consequence of the avowed determination of the Conservatives to retaliate by filing a petition agaLst the return of Alderman Pechin. A vacancy is created in the representation of Bir mingham by Mr. Bright's acceptance of the office of Presi dont of the Board of Trade. The election will protably take place next week or the w. ok after. No opposit'on to the right bon. gentleman is expected. Mr. J. S. 11. S. Eric Drat Las wriacn a denial of tho statements, that it was not his int.ution to contest the borough of 'Wareham r.t the coming election, and that he bad been hurt whih out bunting. Ito does inteLd offering himself as a candidate, and his address is to bn issued forthwith. The cases against 12 Cons,rv:ltives of bre:ling into a Liberal committee-room at Euhun were resumed at Dolton on Monlay. After hearing a peat deal moro evi dence of " bottling," th 3 magistrates decided by a majority that the charges had been answered, and al the defendlnt were therefore dinnissed. Another member of the parliamentary bar, Mr Veruna Ifarcourt (" Ilitstorieus"), having obtained a seat in Peri'moot, 14 now diaqualtfled (pro tom.) from praotising at that bar. Lek, NON6lon Mr. Burke, Q.C., Mr. Calvert, Q. 04 and Mr, &want 80111014 rotirod, an , l now it II rumoured that other gOingel pr omlnwo are obnut to ltmw the Po. nPin#lll#7 ftlFeAr . 'hare Railways. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 103 76 78 st Caledonian lOO 741 75 741 et Cambrian 21 Cornwall. st Dublin & Belfast J unc lOO 77 79 t Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc lOO 79 72 2 i East London. 20 Do 15 21 Do 10 et Glasgow &S. Western lO3 91 52 at Great Eastern .. 'OO 411 411 421 2 11 at Do. E. Angl. No. h lOO 7 8 et Great Northot Scotland lOO 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 106 107 100 et Do. A stook—. lOO 1071 108 1071 st Do. B stock lOO 124 .126 at GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 90 97 • (it. Western —Original lOO 4,1 11 481 et Do. South Wales • Do. W. 311d.—Uxiore lOO 25 28 et 1)o. Newport lOO :8 11 et Lancashire ez I orkshix , lOO 128 2,4 12../ at Lon., 13rigt., S.Uttst lOO 481 49 4ig 1 9 10) Do Scrip alt st I•on.,Cilxt., and 1.10 It: 171 154 .9 Do. Metrup. Ex. A - et Lou. & North Vs oaten lOO 112 1:21 112 at Lou. .2 South i'Venteri lto b 7 aS at Mau., Shel., 1s Lincoln NO •71 48 at Metropolitan . ll.O 1( 1, .05 10111 41 : st Do Extensi 100 991 1 PI 100 10 uo. Aelh iu 10 1,1.) at Me rupolitan Distr . a. all 66 10 Metrop. J V 001 3 st M st IJu , Llifnau. 41z, 100 7t t 1 at North Brilistt st Uo. Ed., rth., & 109 at I or. tiasttru—BerwicY .. 100 1101 1051 991 4 25 Do. G. N.E purchase - ..16.13.4 • Do Leeds st Do York St Do Carlisle ......• 1e 121 100 st Do Stock. & Darling 1(0 127 129 at North Lou sou 10 Do New 1868. 2 11 2 p at North Staffordshire." lOO 44 5 at North and S.-\V. Junction 100 192 104 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... - • St Ithymney st Shropshire Union 1 0 81 53 at South Devon st South Eastern lOO 79 704 714 20 Staines, Wok'ham; & Wok all 12 13 at 'Lail S Sale i 0 Do. C at Waterford & Kilkenn) .. 10u -- Waterloo & Whlteha.l.. 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND kiTOGIS, st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 it Caledonian Qrs., No. 9 lOO ... ►t Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent 100 ~, it Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c 100 it Do. do. 7 per coast 11l st Do. do. Ordinary ill 73 80 st Do. Midland it Do. Dundee and Arbruatk 100 20 Cornwall, S per cent all 01 Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 117 it Do. lit Class preference lOO ..„ st Glee. & S.W. gua. S per ct lOO st (lt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 97 110 st Do do N 0.2 100 96 9.1 it Do du 6 per cent 101 196 118 it Do East Anglian.A ip. c. 100 100 103 st Do do B G do. 100 st Du do C 7 do. 100 it Do do No. 1, i p.c. 100 100 102 it Do E. Union 4p. C. gua. 100 69 71 it Do Not folk b p.c. Ex. 1846 101 it Do do i p.c.Wat.Val. 1847 100 it Great Northern, I per cent 10 113 st Do i p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 4, do do do 100 9) it Do I do at ip.e. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 it Great South. and Weatera (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 07 ill G t.West.—Orig.k Jut-Bent chg., per gua. I p.c lOO 102 104 it Do. Orig. (B. & 11. Ex). 5 p.c 100 95 100 it Do do 4 1 per cent. 1850 lOO 33 83 it Do do 4 do do it Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO 13 96 it Do do Birmingham gua lOO 65 70 st Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gua lOll st Do du do 13 per cent lOO 160 HO it Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 it Do South Wales, gnu,. 4 p.c. 100 it Do do 45 p.c lOO ~, ~, it Du do 41 1859 lOO et Do do 1 st Do West Mid.-Oxford Ist g IOJ 198 11.2 st Do do 2d gua lOO 106 111 106 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 16 92 it Do du 23 do 100 •• ~, st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Laucash. & Yorksh. I p.c. 100 1 0 135 at Do Barnsley, £5 8s 108 p.c. 100 it Do 6 p.c. (East Laucashiro) 100 130 135 it Do 44 (Blackburn purch). 100 97 Ili it London & Brighton, bp. e. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ~, "4. st Do b per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 it Do 6 do do lOO it Do 6 do N.. 4. 100 st Do 7 per cent 1 0 st Do 6 du (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ... it Do 4 do 1859 lOO ~. st London, Chatham, & Doter 3 per cent lOO it Loudon and N.W., C. and Nuneaton b per cent lOO 109 111 st Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO 3 91 st Do Shrcwsb'y & Welchpl lOO 83 51 at London and 0.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 141 146 28.60. Do (Portsm. peril ans. 2568) all ... at Man., Slier., 6:Linclu. 6 p.c lOO 113 117 6 Do st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 85 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent b at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Du Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 u 133 it Do 41 per cent. redeem WO 97 93 at; Du 4 per cent. irredoem lOO 97 v 0 it Do Leicester ,t Wehn, 4 p.c lOO 89 91 et North British, i p.c. Nu. 1 lOO at Do E. U. 4p.c.S. .t WO it Do N.B. No. 2, 5 per ceu.t lOO *** t Do Border Union, bi p.c lOO .., st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 56 at Do 41 per cont. redeem-- l0;► YJ 95 it Do U.N.E. 4 por cent., lOO 17 Du Berwick capital 8 13.4. ... 23 Du York, U. &S. purchase lO 10 14 it Do Stcktn & Drliug. A 5 p.c lOO 10S 110 it Do W, Liar tlepoul li. and it lOO 87 31 20 North Staffordshire lUit S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 9/ 101 10J Do Tavistock Anne., 10s all 9 16 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all E 5 1.0.6. S. Last. (Read. Anne., 1,0.0 all 22 2.1 it Do 41 percent lOO it Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO „ st Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 it Waterford &Kilkenny, 6pe 100 42 45 at Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c lOO ... st Do 41 p irredeem all ... st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65... at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 st Do 5 do, 1662 lOO Si sl st Do Now 5 do, 1163 lOO 37 10 ht Do do .5 do, 1804 lOO 84 83 st Great Northern, bp c irred lOO st Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO 1031 st Do Boston & Sleafd, 4/ pc 100 ... st Groat West., W. Jiidl., 4p e 100 86 90 st Do Joint porpe. 5 p c,1665 100 8 a 88 $7 at Do do 6p c irred., 1860 10) 102 101 20 Do Vale N each perp. bp • all 19/ 201 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 ll at Lund., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1648 100 at Do du 4 do, 1800 100 *** st Do do 41 do, 1861 101 st Da do 41 du, 1303 100 ... Bt Do do b du, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 b do, 1866 100 .. at Do No. 7 4do at Loud . Chat., &c., Id, 6 p.c st Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c at London &N. Western, 5p • 100 108 110 ot Lond Man. whet. V Wester n, Lin.,ö pl 6 1p 6 0 3 100 11 93 $ at Motropolitan 5 per cent lOO st Midland, A 4 per cent pref lOO 105 107 ift Do B 13 Do p o opt, to c on y, to 100 104 107 Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 11 14p 18 Do luconY. New Shares 16 1 1p 23 Du Ip • con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1372 Bl 1 Ifis at North Britian, E. and G,l No. 1, 4 per cent lOO st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 at Do E., P., & Dun., Id, 4p• 11l ... at Do L.& lx, No. 2, 5 100 at Do N. 8.. 4 per cent , 18 61 100 ...... at Do E. & G., No. 3, p.o 100 ... at Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 4/ p • 100 56 57 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 1.5 97 at Do Stuck, & Dart., D 100 111 113 at North London, 41, per cant (Max. 5 per cent) at North Stall ordshire bp c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1869 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 ... at Do sdo (Oh. Cross) 1603 100 •• at Do 4 do, 1801 et Victoria St. &Pimlico, 4/ p• 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st liirhenneiti 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 at Buckinghamshire at Cheater and Holyhead lOO 64 68 at Do. 64 per cent. at Do. 6 do. at Clydesdalo, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Vall e y .. • at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. C lOO 133 13:6 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all .., at Gt. Lap., No win., &e., 6 p.c Hal .. • at Do. K. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6; 71 at Do. do. Wood'arg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 et Gt. West, W. Mid., Here!. 100 96 97 10 Hull and Selby all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21. 213 at London and Blackwall lOO 92 94 931 at Ha. 41 per cent lOO . st Loudon, Coat., &c., 41 p C lOO ... at Do. Corn. Fund, 6 do lOO ... .. at London and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference IOU ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 t 2 at Lowestoft, gm). 4 per cent lOO 79 8;3 st Do. du. 6 do. . .. 61 'blanch., Buxton, &Matlk all 6 si at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 91 le Mid Kent ('.)ray Line) 10 IN ortternt East , A per cent all 84 66 10 Du. du. 6 du. all ... ... at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l ... ... at N.Weat. A perp. prof, ip. c lOO 105 110 at Du B minimum 11 p.c lOO ... .., at. Nutting. &CI rautii. it. a: U too LI I,t 25 Preston and %% yra. ... ltuyatun, Hitch., and Shep IOU 113 135 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 113 1,),1 10 PO do 6 21 2 p at S. Ycrksh. aid HiTer Dun 100 96 100 st Du 4 per cent gua lO 70 a li at 1)o 1 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico li/0 175 130 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 11 20 Do do B all . „ .. 20 Du do C all 6 4 .71 at Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ..: at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 117 111 st London and St. Katherina 100 53 55 DO Du Deb. stock, 4 par cent al Millsrall Freehold Land et Dock lOO 34 36 35 et Southampton lOO 71 76 St Surrey Goatizercial frump EDITION, SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) KIN GSBURY RACES—Tius DAY. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. The Metropolitan Handicap of 15 sous each, 10 ft, and 3 only to the Fund, if declared as under, with 200 added. Winners after public, tion of the weights (Nov. 30, at 11 a.m.) of the value of 50 sons 51b, of two or iou sovs 10lb extra. Winner ti pay 25 sovs towards &e. Three lades. The N Tito Lanib 2 Flatcatcher Twelve ran. nuyrEE.,. STEEPLECHASE Funny Man 'ill't.~ltl Infleinau Tea rau. SELLING PLATE. St. Patrick 'Vireo rao. HYDE HANDICAP. Life Guardmian Roving Maid 2 Prima Donna •• 3 Eleven ran. Won by a length. SELLING STEEPLECHASE. Faint Heart Frailty Susan Twelve ran. RACING FixT 1 JAN RES FOR 1869. ARY. Manchester FEBEC Streatham 11, 12 I Lincoln l6, 17 Harrow lB, 19 I Mansfield 18 I MAI 1, 2 VARY. Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford.... 25, 26 Derby Spring 25, 26 Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 Kingsbury l2, 13 Northampton l6, 17 West Drayton lB, 19 Durham 29, 30 Margate 29 Epsom 31), 31 Bromley 1, 2 Newmarket Craven...l2, &c. Streatham 16, 17 Eastbourne l9 Lewes 20, 21. Croydon... 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring 6, Jca. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St. Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Bath Is, 19 i Manchester 19, 20, 21 iCroydon 20, 21 llarpanden 2l. Epsom Summer .....26, ito. NE. Croydon 2 3 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer —.15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 libury Club 28 1 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park .....29, 80 LY. Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &o. Kingsbury 9, 10 Nottingham 13, 14 Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Southampton 22►, 21 Stamford ... 22, 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, SO Brighton B, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egtutm lO, 11 Wolverhairptou lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans Stockton lB, 19, 20 Canterbury....,.......24, 25 York 24, 25, 27 Plymouth . .28 Windsor August l2, 11 Derby Summer ..,81, Sep. 1 Weymouth .. 81, Sep. 1 ;MBER,. SEPT. Abingdon 2, 3 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Rich►nond 21, 22 Lichfield Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Kingsbury . 23, 24 Monmouth... 23, 24 Newmarket let 0at....28, ch. IBER. Bedford 5, 6 _ Leicester 7; 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9, 20 NOV] Worcester 2,3, 4 Liverpool 9, 10, 11. 12 Cheltenham l9, 20 Wost Drayton • 21, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Newmarket li'ton ...26, k. :AUER. Shrowabury 13, Ito. Leauliugton Hunt 23, 'ie. IRISH. MARCIL Bald:vie First Spring 18, 19 MAY. Baldoyle Second Spring 11, 12 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JAIN LIARY. Manchester l, 9 I St. Albans l9 FEBIWARY. Birmingham ,-, 9 1 Harrow:: 18, 19 Lincoln l6, 17 1 Derby •• 25 MAUCII. Liverpool 3 1 Cambridgeshire M 18 Rugby (Grand Mil.) B,. 9 West Drayton lB, 19 Kingsbury 12 , 13 Crowlierne lB, 19 A ['EH,. Aldershot 1, 2 I Croydon 22, 23 Brumley • AY. St. Albans JULY. Kingsbury 9 AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. West Drayton 21, 22 INDIA. (BY REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) Shere Ali's nephew, Abdool .Rahman Khan, at the head of 40,000 men, is menacing Cabul. Three Generals have been despatched to arrest his progress. 'The defeat of Abdool Rahman by Shere Ali has duce been announced by telegraph on the 21st ult. CALCUTTA, Nov. 18. The Viceroy reached Calcutta to-day. The cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, on the 13th instant, raged chiefly along the Arracan coast. Akyat suffered severely, and the rice crops was damaged, but no shipping casualties are reported. The Delhi and Unitalla railway was opened by the Viceroy on the 13th. General Parsons is dead. YOKOHAMA, Oct. 22. Political troubles continue. Details of the wreck of her Majesty's ship Rat tler have been received. She struck upon an un known reef in calm weather. The Mikado has attained his majority, and assumed the reins of Government. Foreign Mail Rama List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Now Zealand, via Eoutharaptoit.....Dee. ls . Ditto, via YArseilles Ditto, via P..kama ~razli.lsueuor Ayres, and Monte Video Jan. 4. Ditto, by French packet •• Deo. 22. Gape Verds, by Brazil paoaet Jo. 4. Cape of Goo-1 L.{,pe. Ascension. and St. 13. China, feasiol,•, and Singapore, via Southamptou..Dee. 5. dtibraitar, via soutliacapton India,via Southampton unto, via Marseiileit ialta, Egypt, &0... ............ Ditto, Marseilles Dec. 7 Mauritius, Cape of Good Ape, and Natal, via Sc uthams ton Ditto, Marseiiies ~ Dec. li. Newfoundland .. ...... ..... ......Deo US eurtugal .. United States, t. anada, California, Ste., by British packet - Dec 5 Ditto, by Canadian packet .. . Dei 9 Ditto, by L 1 ited tatcs packet . Ditto dal( (Baltimore) West Indies and Paoilio (except Mexico and Baha m . Dec 14, as) Dec. 17. West Coast of Africa, Madeira , and Te neriffe ...... Fatkland Islands ..................... . Jan. 4. Cuba and Mex i co •• • •'••'•.......... Dec. 29 . iisha.nas, via New York ..........................Dec. 2. Bermuda, via Halifax .... ....... .. Dee. 15. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam. ..........•••• Short ... 11 19} ... 11 19f Do 3 Ms. ... 12 1 ... 12 1 Rotterdam ...... — ... 12 1 ... 12 lf Autvferp - ... 25 32} ... 25 40 Brussels — ... 25 32i ... 2 5 40 Hamburgh — ... 13 10 ... 13 10 } Paris Ditto Ilfrasoill©s ... -- ... 25 35 ... 25 40 Fi ankfort-on-the-Main ... 120 ... 120 i Vienna _ „. 12 10 ... 12 15 Trieste — ... 12 10 ... 12 15 Petersburg Copenhagen... ....... Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz ... 48} ... 48i Leghorn Milan ... 27 5 ... 27 15 CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day, Tuesday, Dec. B.—Admission by season tickets, 1,341 ditto on pay ment, 700 total Visitors, 2,041. ,CH. UST. AUG OCT