The Sun. — London, England, 1868-12-19 00:00:00

~~~: '3:18 - . Crown Royal), of ived at y after- Louise, ing. gement o itituents !xpected as a go las been vent and e Royal time to that the he elec- —Green - ch from h, where )le. The view to r all pre- I strong the force stationed fixed for in the am , and ited that n of Mr. Cayley, election, anounoetl to have has been he Right Alondal his r°' is leaving lectors Of 7ouble 7. Jo u r nal d agai n°. t r. Clowe S w akes t he t it claitO ;ter p h P . m wit ite esP nastice - . f , EartoPP e Liberal w ho 1 ' ed by gr• the CO disraisse'it notice• tee of the teeting for ,ion affec t " committee . n f Mr. A ' l.' r ;ontrac tor! re attached iru stado e° ,' nenc e, and lie ma tter ns, and 0 tke his sea" 4., party ua, L n the ° ll vould go ° Lnd sPeedi b d esented ie '- Jr. in aieta berPi an ord er : ) , ticoro W bo order, t h y a ooP7 ' JV i tress n b ig les on is rePrese .folk-strl le 1 1 ° ° '. o t )e r, g aiti ted by tic undesollo3 r ( ineta nc ? 0 , ewe petitiebt bree ti g ot the ar ° ,, ti rt by the jo be be ar- iso ;. Vi e t :De wired t tie rered t° so i n the 70 rho petit' fot raterier Dee' l ~DB ' G 0 ak of f ir ' - f. rith the 0° unt :' Dee. 10. C ~' fr. Ar o 182,500,v" 01 7,0441 71 0 22,10'75° 4,000,05°0°0 /. 285,132' 32, 80825 bl 5.1 08 7, 4 181'653,461 / 27 8 , / 461, 6 0 9 g 2 6 6 d 4 3 703,1'1- / 4 / 0 2 2 1 j 1 , 5 >/ 1- 4 4 ,057,544)24' DBE . '`). fr. O 90' 2 ' 1 65 24 21 1 i- 0 i 238, 994 0 / 11,10 / 40, ' 3 5 1 00 / 7 1, 19 1, 91 1 7 ;6 0 / 0,1 0 / ? 2 66 ; 1° ' 6 9 9 15,° 0 , 60,00 k: il 12 0 0,. 13 1 , 80:633 , 00 , 100,00010. ,1 s 056, 0 v r u 0 / 9 5 . 10, 5 4057154 MONEY MARTKET AND CO lIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCI, CITY, Two o'CLocK. There was an improved tone observable in the market for British securities to-day, and we have to report a small increase in the price of Consols. In foreign stocks there was a decline in Peruvian, but Turkish seemed inclined to rally. American bonds receded a little. In miscellaneous shares hardly a single transaction took place, and what business was done was at yesterday's prices. The rate for good bills is about 2$ per cent. Consols are 921 1 1 3 - for money; ditto, for Ac ount, 92s ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 92i 4 ; New Three per Cents, 921 ; ditto 5 per Cent., Jan., 1873, 1031; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 210. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; ditto for Account, 212 ex div. ; ditto, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1021 ; ditto Enfaud Paper, 5 per Cent., Jan., 1872, 104 ; ditto Bonds 4 per Cent., under £l,OOO, 2 preen. . _ In the foreign market a fall of 11 per cent. has taken place in Peruvian Bonds of 1865, viz., to 771 to 4. Italian of 1861 and Spanish of 1867 are lower at 551 to 1, and 321 to 1 ; Turkish of 1865 have improved, being 371 to s ; Bra zilian of 1865, 77/ to 78 ; Chiliau of 1867, 96 to 97 ; Egyptian of 1864, 82 to 83 ; ditto of 1868, 731 74 ; Italian Tobacco Loan, 21 to 1 prem. ; Greek, 111 to 12 ; Mexican, 14 to 15 ; Russian of 1866, 89 to 90 ; ditto Nicolai, 651 to 1 ; ditto Orel, 781 to 79 ; ditto Moscow-Jaroslaw, 771 to 78/ cx div. ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 21 dis. ; ditto Charcow-Kremen tschung, 14 I dis ; Turkish of 1858, 59 to 61; ditto of 1862, 60 to 62. _ _ _ In Railway shares there is very little business. London and North Western are quoted 1111 to ; Great Western, 481 to ; Midland, 1111 121; London and South Western, 87 to 88 ; Great Eastern 41 to 1 ; Brighton, 48 to 1 ; South Eastern, 781 to a ; Metropolitan, 1011 to 1 ; Great Northern, 101 to 61; ditto A, 107 i to 81 ; Cale donian, 73i to j ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 164 to 17. _ United States Five-Twenty Bonds are 73- to 74k, being 1 per cent. lower ; Erie Raiway shares, 26- 27, a decline of s ; Illinois Central, 95/ to 96 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 391 to 1; and the Consolidated Alortgage Bonds, 41i to 42. In Bank and Miseellaneous shares prices remain as last quoted. No bullion operations of importance took place yesterday at the Bank. The Bangalore, from Alexandria, has arrived with £2,970. The Tanjore left Southampton yes terday for the East, with £56,500, of which £ll,OOO is in gold and £45,500 in silver, for Bom bay. On Wednesday last it was mentioned in advices from Frankfort that a report was current on the Bourse of a bill of the Portuguese Government which had been secured by a deposit of stock hav ing been protested at Paris and the stock sent for sale to Lisbon. It is believed, however, that this report was without foundation. With reference to the Viceroy of Egypt's Seven per Cent. Mortgage Loan, it is notified that the coupons due the Bth June, and also the bonds drawn for redemption, will be paid by the Anglo- Egyptian Bank. The half-yearly meeting of the East Indian Rail way Company is convened for the 31st inst. The half-yearly meeting of proprietors of the Colonial Bank will be held on the Bth of January. A petition for the winding up of the London Maritime Assurance Association is to be heard be fore Vice-Chancellor Malins on the first petition day in Hilary Term, 1869. Mr. Lewis IL Ilaslewood offers for subscrip tion at issue of £400,000 First Mortgage Seven per Cent. Sterling Coupon Bonds of the Chesa peake and Ohio Railroad Company of Virginia. These bonds, it is stated, are part of a series of £2,000,000, of which £1,200,000 have been retained for America, and £BOO,OOO for Europe. The present issue is the first moiety, and the remaining £400,000 will not be offered until 1870. The price is £75 per £lOO bond. Inte rest is payable semi-annually, in sterling, in London; the first payment being on the Ist of April, 1869, and 1 per cent. of the entire debt will be allocated annually for the redemption of the principal. The loan is announced to be for the purpose of completing the works from Coving ton to the Ohio River, and so reaching the valley of the Mississippi, towards which extension the company has received nearly $5,000,000 new sub scriptions to the capital stock, all of which is as yet unexpended. It is officially notified that " a settlement of the debt due by the Great Western Railway of Canada to the Government of Canada has been proposed to the board and subjected by them, subject to the consent of the shareholders," and that " a special meeting will be called at the earliest period for its consideration." The amount, according to the last accounts of the company which have been pub lished is £513,000. At an extraordinary meeting of the Irrigation Company of France (Limited), held yesterday, the directors stated the circumstances under which the late call of £5 per share has been made, and the chairman (Mr. R. S. Lane) remarked that it is the opinion of the board that possibly it would be more satisfactory to the shareholders that the under taking should be placed under fresh management. Ile and his colleagues, therefore, tendered their re signation. This was accepted by the meeting, and the following gentlemen were requested to fill the vacant seats—viz., Messrs. 'l'. Cave, M,P., A. Young, W. Morris, Edward Thorston, and Thomas Briggs, who will report to a future Meeting. With reference to the wine products in Austria and Hungary, a statistical report has just been is sued by the Imperial Agricultural Society in Vienna, which, according to the last returns, showed the production to be 394,911,052 gallons of white and red wines, of the value of 130,933,484 florins. Of this quantity Hungary produced no less than 217 millions of gallons, while Croatia, Slavonia, and lower Austria contributed each be tween 15 and 16 millions, the other districts sup plying the remainder. The cheapest class of wine is sold at ,about Bd. per gallon, while the superior classes range from 6s. 6d. to 13s. 6d. It is understood that the Lord Mayor yester day granted a summons against each of the sur viving directors of Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), on information, lodged by the com mittee of the Shareholders' Defence Association. The summons is returnable on the Ist January. Great regret has been expressed in the City at these proceedings, a belief in the entire absence of criminal intention on the part of the individuals implicated being very general. At the same time doubts are entertained whether the action now taken may not affect prejudically the realisation of some of the assets of the concern, and so render necessary a further call on the contributories to enable the liquidators to meet the promissory notes due in March. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 8 per Cent. Reduced 921 f New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 Do. 5 per Cent. da n. 1873 A :unities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — E xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct pm Do. k5OO , Do. £lOO & £2OO — pm Aotak of England Stock, 4 per Cent Do. account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — l uter-Colonial Omni= INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Anditt sLock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 Shut Do. Opening, for Account 212 D o. 5 pmen C t July 1880 Do. 4 psi Cent., Oct. 1858 Do. Certificates -- Do. Enfaced Yap. 4 per Cent _ Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 , lO4l Do. 54 per Cent. May 1879 —44 D) 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — 1882 - D. Dcb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000 Do. undor £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING :PRICES. Ar4entine Republic, 6 per Cent . Do.; Scrip £45 paid ... Austrian Bonds 5 per cent 1859 _ Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent., 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... Do. do., 1860 — Do. do., 1863 — • Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Uo Account 7B B ..enos Ayres 6 por Cent. DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. (Lilian 6 per Cent — 'to. 4k per Cent.... .. — Do. 3 per Cent., 1. o. 6 per ce t. 1867 — 1 0. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo übian, 6 per Cent. Den .s ti 3 per Cent., 1825 , — Dan ibian Principalities, 7 ler Cent — D ) 8 per Cent., 1867 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. 68ypttan, 7 per Cent — Jo Second Issue .. •• ••• •• U.l. C 5 at. Bonds 79 80 Do. .£lOO Bonds • •••• Do. 1864 - Do. Account D. , . £5OO Bonds Do. 1100 Bonds Mt English Scrip,:1868 Do do. £45 pd — dis Government Railway Debentures...— 96 5/ Greek 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Aeccunr Do. Coupons ._. Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd It 4 Han 5 per Cent., 1565 00. Account . Do Maremmana Railway — %lex icar. 3 per Cent -- Ditto for Account Dn. 1863 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — A outeridean 6 per Cent. .: — 4loorksh imperial 5 per Ceut New Granada l4l 1 Do 3 per Gen — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) 1 — Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 771 81 Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2,'b Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cant., 1862 ... Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds._ 891 Do. do. £B4 158.- d 0...,, -- Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B9l 4 Do. do! £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway Sardinian 5 per Cent ....., lio 4 7 )er Cent. (Uriburren) ...“ _ Jo 44 pi. Do 4i per Cent., 1862 - - Do Account - - Spanish 3 per Cen .:.. — Do. Account — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferrea — 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 — Ft Turkish 6 per Cent.! ....... Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account 611 Do £lOO Bonds 61 3 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 D J Account Do 6 per Cent, 1866 • 59 61 Do 4 por Cont., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent.: Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Du 6 per Cent., 1862 f: 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 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French lientes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2,5 f. Do Account - Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 551 CLOSING PRICES. Consuls, Money 321 f xd Do. Account, Jan. 5 921 ± xd .ee o'clock.—The market BOURSE, Dee. 17.—Th closed as follows : Bank Shares 3175 ItaEau Loan End of mouth — Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes 331 Homo Debt Deferred ...... 32 Cash Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean • Southern..... 6.32 f q per Cent. End of month.— 3 per Cent End of month 7O 32} Credit Mobilier End of month 298 75 Credit Foncier —1525 End of month — RAILWA Western Eastern .. s6li Sardinian Austrian 646f Lombard 416; North of Spain 7O Saragossa Roman 55 111A1►KE7 S-IHIS DAY. RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. bt ClAledulllAll 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c lOO et Do 41 p irredeem st Do 4p e con. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 8 , et Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 87 SO st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 84 8i st Great Northern, 6p c irred lOO ... st Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO ... st Do Boston &Sleatd, 41 pc 100 ... st Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 86 00 IA Do Jointperpe. 5p c, 1865 100 85 v 0 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 105 10.5 23 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 124 201 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO S Lane. and York. New 44 per cent till July, 1871 2 I 1 st Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 st Da do 41 do, 1863 100 tat Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 Bdo st Loud , Chat., &e., 2.1, 6 p.c St Do • Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do du C 6 p.c 100 st London &N. Western, 5p c 100 103 110 st Loudon& S. Western, 41 p c 100 03 95 951 10 Sian. bhef.& Lin., 5 pc, 186 3 all 881 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO st Midland, A S per cent pref lOO 105 107 st Do B 5 du 100 10e 107 18 1)0 5p c opt. to COOT. to Ord. Sept. 1, 1869 all 11 11p: 18 Do lawny'. New Snares 16 22 Do Ip e con. into Old Stk.:Aug. 11, 1872 Bl 1 11p st North British, E. and tl No. 1, 6 per cent-. 100 ... st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 st Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pe 160 st Du E. & , No. 2,6 p. a st Do N. 8.. i per cent, 180:2 100 st Do E. & 0., No. 2, 5 p.o at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p a 100 66 67 Est North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 a 5 st Do Stuck. & Dan., 100 112 114 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 4 per cent) st North Staffordshire a, p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 3 do 1661 100 st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 1861 st Victoria St. & 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS; st Birkenhead ll2O 92 98 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all 101 103 st Buckinghamshire st Cheater and Holyhead lOO 54 56 st 1)0. 51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed 4O. at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gun. 6p. c l9O lz3 13b 20 Gloster and Dean Forest..,all .: Gt. Easn., Nu wm., &c., p.c. 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 62 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Lx., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., lieref lOO 95 97 Si) Hull and Selby all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 211 213 .st London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 it Do. 41 per cent lOO st London, Clint., &c., 41 p c lOO st Do. Com. Fund, sdo lOO at London and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 52 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 83 at Do. do. 6 do. 100 51 Manch.. Buxton, & Matlk all 5 bi at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 91 19 Mid lient Cray Line) 50 Northern& Last , 5 per cent all 53 86 50 Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern—Hartlepool 109 at N.West. A perp. pro, sp. c. 100 10J 110 at Do • B minimum 1 p.c, lOO ... at Notting. et Urauth. lt.er,C lOO 92 91 931 25 Preston and Vt'yre.. all 41 46 Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 133 133 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 10U 133 13.5 10 Do do 9 21 2, p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 9 8 100 at Do 4 per cent gua lO, 79 81 at Do 5 do all 799 at Viet. Station and Pimli co.. , 109 17 9 5 ISO st Weat Cornwall 20 West London, Class A....., all 14 18 20 Do do B all •• 20 Do do C ••• all 61 7I at Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset COVENT GARDEN. Supplies both of fruit and vegetables are abundant, and prices are barely kept up. The potato trade is very dull, except for the best samples, of which there is a scanty supply in general, though there aro large arrivals of kidney potatoes of fine quality from Belgium, realising 90s per score bags of about 110 lb each. VEGETABLES. — Cabbages, por doz., is to 2s; carrots, per bunch, Gd to 10d ; celory, per bundle, 1s to 28 ; cu cumbers, each, is to 2s ; endive, per . doz., is Gd to 28 ; potatoes, York regents, per ton, 120 s to 150 s ; flukes, do., 120 s to 160 s ; shaws, do., 120 s to 1808 ; seakale, per punn. 2s to 8s; spinnach, per bushel, 2s to 3s. HAY. Smithfield.—Prime clover, £5 108 to £6 Cs; inferior ditto, £4 5s to £5 ; prime hay, £5 5s to £5 15s ; inferior citto, .£1 53 to I 15s ; and straw, £1 os to .el. 14s LIVERPOOL COTTON. December 19.—Sales probably 15,000 bales, also 5,000 extra late yestereay. Market firm, advancing fully higher. The Archbishop Elect of Canterbury will hold his last ordination for the diocese of London to-morrow at her Majesty's Chapel Royal, Whitehall. The ordination sermon will be preached by the Roy. Ashton Oxenden, honorary canon of Canterbury and rector of Pluckley, Kent. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ELECT.—Ad dresses from the clergy of the two archdeaconries of Lon don and Middlesex, and other addresses of congratulation and good wishes, are to be presented to the Right Hon. and Right Rev. Dr. Tait, at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's, at two o'clock on Monday next. The Christmas performance of the "Messiah," by the National Choral Society, will be given on Wednes day, the 30th, at Exeter Hall. Miss Louisa Pyne (Mrs. Frank Bodda), Miss Lucy Franklein, Mr. George Perron, and Signor Toli are the principal vocalists engaged. The band and chorus number 700 performers ; and the whole will be conducted by Mr. George Martin. DRAMATIC, EQUESTRIAN, AND MUSICAL SICK FUND —On Thursday the thirteenth annual meeting of the members and subscribers to this fund was held in the saloon of the Theatre Royal Drury-lane—Mr. Benjamin Webster in the chair. The financial statement was read by Mr. Anson, by which it appeared that 1,148 cases of sickness and 25 cases of distress had been relieved, whilst medical aid and other benefits had been rendered to the necessitious members. It was a subject for congratula tion that, after passing through a season of unusual dis tress, the capital remained intact, and' a balance was carried forward. The cash in bankers' hands was £1,724 ls. 4d. The hon. officers were re-elected, and after the customary vote of thanks the proceedings terminated. DEATH OF SIR THOMAS GRESLEY, BART., M.P. FOR SOUTH DERBYSHIRE.—We regret to say that Sir Thomas Gresley, one of the Conserrative members for South Derbyshire, died yesterday afternoon at Mr Mandy's Shipley Hall, Derbyshire, after alew days' illness. On Thursday evening Dr. Gull, of London, arrived at Shipley, but medical skill was of no avail, as ho died as above stated. He was the eldest son of the late Rev. Sir William Nigel Gresley, of Netherseal, and was born in 1832. He was edi ;stied at Rugby. He was forms rly a captain in the Ist Dra oon Guards, and at ono time A.P.O. to a former Lord Lieuienant of Ireland. He maraed Laura Anne, daughter of Captain Robert Griffith Williams. PETERBOROUGH.—A Canonry in the cathedral hero became vacant on the 15th inst. in consequence of the death of Dr. James, aged 86. It is in the gift of the Right Rev. Dr. Magee, the now Bishop of Peterborough, who has but recently arrived from Cork. It is, we believe, the first piece of patronage that has fallen to his lordship as an English Bishop. HARROW SCHOOL.—OId flarrovians will hear with sorrow that Mr. Harris, the Lower Master, has been compelled by failing health to retire fr.m the labours which he has for 32 years discharged with such conspicu ous energy. The house which has been so long identified with his name will pass into the hands of the Rev. F. W. Farrar, ELS. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1868. SHARE LIST. BANKS Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 . 1 Agra Limited, A all. 114 124 12 10 Do B lO 54 64 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all' 18 19 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1666, limited 10 6 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do-issued at 2pm ~.. b ... ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim 25 Bank of South Australia all Si 53 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 87 30 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, bud China all 20 21 25 Chartered Merc. of India, London, and China all 30 31 30 20 City lO 11 12 100 Colonial 25 40 41 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and Loudon, lint 50 East London, lint 5 11 0; 20 English aud American, lim 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio do Ja nein). but lO 15 pr 20 English, ;cuttish, and Aus tralian Chartered 284 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 234 Do new :4 4 i 100 Imperial, lim 2O 17 18 13 20 Imperial Ottourtn lO 1y 11 114 1 22 lonian all 27 29 25 Do new 6 pr 1p 20 End Mortgage of India, Thu ' 4 3 4 3 4 100 Du sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 78 82 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 31 32 20 Do now 71 61 5 4 1 100 London & River Plate, lint. 40 7 25 Do new 10 11 14 12 20 London Chart. of Australia all 214 141 50 London and County 2O 50 51 20 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... 50 London Joint Stock 1 34 $6 35 20 London and South African al 1 12 100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 ... 10 Loudon & Venezuela, Um._ 124 ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 136 100 Do Scrip, ice at 10 put lO 631 541 61 31 100 Merchant, lint 2l 7 5 10 Metropolitan, lint all GI 7 4 6 1 100 Midland, 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim. 15 ... 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 10 Do 50 National.. 55 54 SG 20 New South Wales all 42 44 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 411 451 10 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 15 5 53 100 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 52 91 10 Do new.........., all ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 13 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 11 25 Union of Australia all 48 40 18 1 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London CORRESPONDENCE FROM PAP rs. (FROM OUR OWN C 0 RRESP ONDENT.) PARIS, FRIDAY, December 18. On his return to Paris from Compiegne, the Emperor was received in silence by a goodly crowd at the station of the Chemin de fer du Nord. He seemed to be suffering somewhat, and was obliged to have assistance in walking from the train to his carriage. His return was quickly followed by the official announcement of the Ministerial changes which no doubt the telegraph has alreadytransmitted to you. Some such change had been announced beforehand, but the list put forth by one or two of the Paris journals turned out to be only partly correct. M. Pinard, most inefficient and yet meddlesome of Ministers of the Inte rior, has received his conge, and the semi-official journals break his fall by stating that " his talents and services re main in reserve for the future which is open to him." The most important change is, of course, at the Foreign Ministry, where the Marquis de Moustier has been succeeded by the Marquis do La valette. It was given out some time ago that the first statesman was ill ; whether this illness was or was not only an attack of chagrin, caused by his approaching fall, I cannot say ; but certain it is that the illness was diplomatically convenient. It is a little remarkable that both the outgoing and the in coming Ministers should formerly have Leen Ambassadors at Constantinople. The latter is not wholly new to the foreign bureau. When, in consequence of the diplomatic defeat of M. Drouyn de Lbuys by Bismarck, in September ISCG, Napoleon, to the surprise of every one, summoned the Marquis de Moustier to Paris, it was the Marquis de Lavalette who held the Foreign portfolio till the new Minister arrived, and it was ho who issued the memorable circular of that month, expressing satisfaction at the results of Sadowa. His appointment now indicates that M. Rouher's influence has in no measure diminished. It is rather likely to increase by the appoint ment of his relative to the most responsible post of all save that which M. Rouher himself occupies. But the chief interest in this appointment is derived from the fact that the Marquis is believed to be a strong advocate of peace. His accession to office just now, when that ques tion with which of all others he is best acquainted has become seriously urgent, is viewed favourably by the Opposition no less than by the Government press. M. Gressier, the new Minister of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works, is about 53 years of age, robust in figure, by no means handsome:in features, and with a large head. At the bar he has no reputation for eloquence, but is considered 1171 avocat utile. He married the daughter of M. Chaix d'Est-Ange, who died fouror five years ago. The last act of M. Gressier's predecessor was to issue a circular respecting the employment of children in factories. He pointed out that the law was constantly infringed, and urged the importance of giving the children primary education. The semi-official Etendard almost despairs of peace. It says that all the news points to war. Referring to the popular manifestations at Athens, the Etendard adds : " When patriotic exaltation has arrived at this point, there is nothing more to expect from diplomacy. It is for the cannon to speak." The Constitutionnel will not, how ever, abandon all hope of preventing a conflict between the two neighbours. The Siecle is unfortunate. It has just lost another of its chief men, M. Louis Desnoyers, principal editor of the literary department. He died after four hours of ago3y. M. Ferdinand de Lesseps has declined to oppose M. Gambetta at Marseilles, so that the eminent lawyer will, in all probability, succeed to M. Berryer's seat without a contest. He has issued his address, in which he says he considers himself bound to accept the invitation which has been offered to him. The will of the late Baron James Rothschild has just been made known. He left to his wife 200,000,000 f., the Chlteau Ferrikre, whose art galleries are estimated at above 20,000,000 f., and his house in the Rue Laffitte at Paris. To his second son, Gustavus, he gave 200,000,000 f.; to his third son, Edmund, 150,000,000 f. ; and to his grandson, the son of the late Solomon Rothschild, 50,000,000 f. The rest of his fortune, amounting to above 500,000,000f.,'fa11s to the share of his eldest son, Alphonse. Legacies of no great magnitude were left to the employes and servants of the firm. 1,200,000,000 f. (245,000,000 sterling) is not a bad sum. It will be news to some of your readers that Afdlle. Nilsson, the charming songstress, is also a sculptress. The next exhibition of the Beaux Arts will contain a statue from her chisel. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. METEOROLOGICA L ItEroll TS. Extreme Saturday, Dec. 19, 8 a.m. D. W 29 118 r. 29 67r. 29 Glf. c.9*6lf. 29.6°f. 5.11 7 . z. E. S.S.W. vr. b.c. N . s.s.y s. o. m W. S. c. r. W. N.W. c.r. S.W. b.cca' W. jf. c. S. W. S. s.W. S. W. S. w, +01:/3 '0 22' ;o'l7. POLICEINTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A PITIABLE CASE.—Two little fellows, named Henry and John Ball, brothers, the latter being much disfigured in consequence of injuries he re ceived through an explosion of naptha, were brought before Mr. Knox charged with begging. The case having been proved by the police, Mr. Knox asked jif_either of the children's parents wa3 in court. The mother, a poor-looking woman, stepped for ward, and said that her husband was undergoing five years imprisonment, and that being in great distress she sent the children out not to beg, but to sell a few lights to get them some bread and coals. Iler boy John had once been seriously burnt through some naphtha he was sent for by a neigh bour having explode 1. In answer to Mr.. Knox, the poor woman said she was quite unable to keep the children. Mr. Knox said it was a most pitiable case, and the best thing he could do for the poor children was to scud theta to Felthnin, where they woul I be educated and properly c trod for. The children were accordingly taken to Feltham. ORDINARY bkIA.Li.Nb AND BTOCES. Share Railways. Paid . Closing Business Yrioe. done. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 76 78 at Caledonian lOO 734 71 at Cambrian . . lOO 20 30 20 . ... all 34 31 at Dublin A. Belfast June... 100 77 78 et Dun„ Per th, & Ab.Junc... 100 70 72 2, East London all 7 9 10 Do 15 21 Do 10 at 'Glasgow A. B. Western lOO 90 91 it Great Eastern .. .00 414 411 41 at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 7 8 at Great North of Scotland lOO 15 .6 at Great Northern lOO 1`.4 107 1061 g st Do. A stook et Do. B el•ock lOO 124 1:0 st GtS, and W. 01 Ireland lOO Vti 97 sc lit. Western ILO 4 1 481 481 •t, Do. South Wales luo 53 58 a. Do. W. Mid.—Uxloru lOO 25 28 at Do. Newport IOU 28 21 at Lancashire& lorkehlre lOO 1271 t2/-1 at Lou., Brigh.,& S.Coaat lOO 48/ 4111 48 10J Do Scrip all 41 I ou., Chat., and Dove; 1%.0 16: 171 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO at Lun. A. North IVusteri lOO 112 1121 1111 .1 Lou. A. South Western lOO 87 50 st Mau., Slid., A. Lincoln st Metropolitan . . lOO 1121 1 I 1011 1 at Do Extension lOU 98 1 0 974 10 Do. rd 10 lu 101 st MotropottLan Diatriet. all Metrop..st. John's oo 1 6 11.u.aiid at Do, din. in. St Derby lOO 7a 41 at N,rtu Bruddli . ..... at Do. Yth.. A. Dun lO9 at Nor. a:astern—Berwick WO 3)4 100 10) 93/ 2; Do. G. N.E pur.thast —16.13.4 at Do Leeds ....... st Do York at Do Carlitie . at Do Stoet. & Ico 127 129 st North Lou ion .. lOO 122 124 10 Du New 1868 . 2 11 2 p at North Staffordsidro.. at North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... at Rhymney at Shropshire Union 1 0 51 10 at South Devon . st South Eastern • 100 79 7.1 20 Staines, Wok'ham,& Wok all 12 13 et 'a an aMe .0 Do. C at Wateriord & Kilkenny.. lOU -- 10 Waterloo. Whiteha,l.. 6 RAILWAYS-PREFER NNCE SHARES AND SITOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 Sri at Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 2 lOO at Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO ... at Do. Aberdeen, gull 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... t Do. do. Ordinary lOO 73 31 at Du. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroatir 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent glut— all 54 Dundee, I'erth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... st Glas. & S.W. gull. 5 por et lOO ... st (It. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 97 100 at Do do N 0.2 100 9G 9) at Do do 6 per cent 106 100 118 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 100 103 st Do do B 6 do. 100 ... at Do do C 7 do. 100 ... st Do do No. 1, 6 p.c. 100 DO 103 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gull. 100 60 71 at Do Nor folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 101 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB-17 100 ... at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 , at Do 4 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 at Du 4 j do do do 100 ... at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ati Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 por cent lOO 96 97 . st) t . .West.—Orig.& Jut.-Itent chg., per gua.i p.c lOO 102 104 1031 st Do. Orig. (B. & 11. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 105 10) it Do do 4 i per cent. 1850 lOO 85 68 st Do do 4 do do st Bo do C. per cent. redem lOO 92 95 st Do do Birmingham gnu lOO 65 70 st Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gua lOO st Do do do 8 per cent lOO ISO 100 it Do do do 5 do 100 91 LA st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 it Do do 41 p.c los st Do do 4 1 1859 lOO et Do do S it Do West Mid.-Oxford Ist g lOl 103 112 it Do do 2d gua. 100 106 108 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 83 92 et Do do 2.1 do 100 it Du gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 WO Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 st Du Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 120 135 it Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 07 100 st London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 ... st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do Ns. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent st Do 6 du (W.E. & 0.P.) 100 st Do 4 do 1859 lOO ... it London, Chatham, & Borer S per cent st London and N.W., 0. and Nuneaton i per cent lOO 109 111 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 8 01 st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO 88 91 st London and s.-W. 7 p,c _ _ _ late 3d shares, lOO 141 146 25.6 d. Do (Yortam. perp ans. 2560) all ... at Man., Sher., & Linclu. 6 p.c lOO ll* 117 6 Do £6 all par Ipm at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent 4 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 at Do Bristol 6; Birth., 6p. c DOO Ito 133 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 so 84 Do 45 per cent. irredeein lOO 97 9') at Do Leicester &ffeLtu, 1 p.c lOO 89 01 at North British, 4 p.c. No.l lOO ... at Do E. Sz. U. 4p.c.S. Lt D lOO at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 8G Se at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 93 95 at Do 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital S 13.4. ... 25 Do York, H.& S. purchase lO 10 101 101 at Do Stcktn & Drling. A S p.c lOO 108 110 at Do W, Hartlepool H. and 11 lOO 87 8) 20 North Staffordshire lOs ti. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101 lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 9 10 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 1.0.6. S. Last. (Read. Anna., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO ... st Du Fixed 41 per cent lOO ••• ••• at Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 45 DOCKS. at East and West India lOO 117 119 st London and St. lia,therine 100 58 56 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all, Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 84 84 st Southampton lOO 71 7a .t Surrey cymialercial MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 211 211 211 1 10 A.nglo-Mediter. Tel., 1im.... 10 1 #p 10/ 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 Is et Atlantic Telegraph lO 27 29 st Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 0 7 id 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 131/14 , 10 Do. New 6 i 111 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay the, lim 5 Do. Now 4 11 01 30 British American Land 44 17 20 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lien. 100 166 170 20 British Indian Tea, lien. 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim ei el 15d 20 Ceylon Company, Hut 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 6 4/ li 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 41 31d SO City of Milan Improv. lim all b 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 2 3 21 50 City Offices, lien 25 24, 23/d 50 Colonial, lira. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 p ip 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 20 Continental Union Gam, lien. all 171 181 171 25 Copper Miners of England, prof. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 104 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 14 2 1 24 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim. 10 3 2 d at Crystal Palace lOO 20 22 20 420 st Do. Preference lOO 96 101 at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb. 109 105 110 20 Darjeeling, lim. IO Eastern Assam, lim. 50 East Indian Land Credit _ and Finance, Jim. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cont. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 891 891 81 8 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 44 41d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 235 240 10 Do. New 8 9 llp 4 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim 21 i 1$ English and Foreign Credit 71 4 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim. 8 ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineerino• 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 84 841 50 Gellivara, lam. '2o 10 General Credit & Dis., lint. 71 2 If 4 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 214 50 Nom a & Col Marine lu. lim. 5 41 3ad 10 llon,g Kong and China Chts all ... 20 Hudson's Bay MU 13 141 90 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, litu. 23 Indo-European Tel., lint lO 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lira 5 4 1 j 31 20 Interns. Land Credit, lint 6 6 40 50 Italian Laud 5 11 id 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) ellj 2 21 31 100 Do. 6p. c Bds., redeem 1870, issues 20 all 63 415 50 Laud Securities, lint 5 31 2; 25 London African Trading lO 7 50 25 Lou. & Gated. Marine, hut 6 ... 10 London County Laud and Building, lim. 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all I IP 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lira 30 23 221 4 Loncl.Gen.Omnibus.Co.litn. all 4 2 50 Lond. and Glaag. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 22 17d 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 la pr st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 105 107 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim. 10 Mediterra. Eaten. T e l ., li m . all 4 43 50 Merchant Shipping, all 36 41 50 51il1wa11 Iron Works, lint. 121 ..4 444 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 12 121 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 3 1 3 1 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 3 2d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim. 3 11 Id: 5 New Quebrada, lim 4.4.0 43 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer cantile Agency,lim 2l 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 5 11 If 10 Northern Assam Tea, lint. 5 7 5 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral., lint lOO 46 51 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 64 . 181 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 141 15 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll ... 5 Oriental Gas, lint, 6 Do. New 1 iP 10 Otago and Southland In _ _ vestment, Um -- -- 2 4d IP 5 Ottoman Gas, lim all 11 24 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lira all 2 24 5 Do do, st Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 32 84 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 54 66 60 Do. New 1867 lO 4d pr 25 Reuter's Telegram 24 80 35p 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 26 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lirs all 174 184 20 Do. Gas, ling__ all 22 24 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 46 48 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 107 112 st Do. 6p. c. Guar. I'ref lOO ... ... 20 Soci4te Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 8 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim. a ... ... 25 South Australian Land at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all ii r 14 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 154 16 164 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 24 21 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Jim B4 ... ... 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 4 1p 10 Do do. do. all .. .. p 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 4 id 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 6 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lira all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lint 6 14 eid SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 41 54 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 34 31p 20 Universal Marine(lu.), lim 6 1 14p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 8 4 30 Van Dieman's Land 284 7 3 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 751 764 751 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 4 3d 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses COLONL&L ItNA U SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1672.... Do. 1825 lOO Can.Grov.6 p.o.Jan.44July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug lOO 105 10 Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOO 105 10 Do. sp. 0. Jan. it July lOO 03 94 Do. sp. c. Inscribed 8k lOO 90 92 cape U. Hope, 6 p•c•1073 lOO 102 101 - Do.Apl.3tOrd 1690-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 16 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. St Autt.... 100 106 198 510bourne Corporatn 1667-72, 6 per COIL .•,.. 103 - N.8.G0v.6 .. 100 102 104 Natal 6 p cc, Apl,k Oct... 100 1)o 6p c, May Sc No 7 lOO 106 108 —N. S.W. 5 p.c., '7l to '75 lOO v 9 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 18116 lOO 99 102 Do. 5 p.o. rd.'67 to '75 lOO 09 101 N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891 lOO • Do. 5 per cent. DoJan, Aptl, July, 0•t lOO 970 984' 96 Do 6p c. Mar Sc Bcpt '9l lOO 108 110 -- Do June ct Deo , 191 —J Do Prov. , t Auck Id. ItO —j heries 1 dr,2, 1896 Nova Scotia 6p. c.Jan... and Jnly, 1875 - Do 18c6 _ 100 101 103 1061 Queenslnd. 6p. c. 'B2-5 100 ItB IC9 108 j Do 1891 . B. Austral. 6 p 0.1869 77 lOO Do 1878-02 lOO 108 110 Do 1893 1908 Tasmanian 6p c, 1895 lOO 106 107 Do rd. 1893 to 189/ Victoria 6p.0. Ja.lz July .• 100 1891 lOO 112 113 D 9. do, April Vol , 109 100 119 10i91 1 1 Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields Scarborough Yarmouth Helder Cuxhaven Skutt esmes Ardrossan Green castle Holyhead Liverpool Valentia Cape Clear Roche a Ft. Penzance Plymouth Weymouth Portsmouth London CpeGrisNez Brest L'Orient Roche fort Biarritz Corunna Brussels Paris Strasbourg Lyons .. Toulon Heart's Con tent (9 a-m -local time) N. N W. .N. 14, W.S.W. W. N.N. E 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 last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; c.—clouds, detached ; f.—fog ; h.—hail ; I.—lightning ; m.—misty, hazy ; o.—overcast, dull ; r.— rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted) daring last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. Pressure has risen at all stations since yesterday, especially in the N. and W., where the change is nearly four-tenths of an inch ; slight decrease has occurred during the ;light on tne E. coast. Read. logs are now very uniform in these islands, but that reported from Rochefort is o'3sin. higher than that at Shicl(l4. Temperature has fallen generally ; on the Scotch coast the change has been very sudden, amounting to 18 deg. at Nairn. Fresh to moderate south westerly winds were prevalent yesterday ; they have now veered to W. on the Irish coast and in the Channel. On the E. coasts the wind is light and variable. In the S.W. of England heavy rain has fallen, but the sky is now clear there ; on other coasts it is cloudy- Priscilla Biggadyke, convicted of the murder of her husband, will be executed at Lincoln on the 28th inst. Sir Thomas Gresley, Bart., M.P. for South Derby shire, is lying seriously ill at Mr. A. M. Mundy's, Shipley Hall. The Duke of Northumberland has granted to the United Free Methodists of Kirkwho]pington a site on which to build a chapel and a house for their minister. A rumour has reached us that Earl Spencer will probably have a public entry into Dublin on Wednesday next, the 23d inst. The Vacant Minor Canonry in Limerick Cathedral has, by the Very Rev, the Dean, been conferred on the Rev. Francis Ifereydth, A " Conservative alliance" is to be formed in South Warwickshire. Its object is to assist the Conservative Re gistration Association in disseninating Conservative prin ciples. The letter purported to have been addressed by Mr. Howell, secretary to the Befoi m League, threatening a Boston publican with prosecution for illegal practices at the election, is repudiated by Mr. Howell. A. memorial is to be presented to his Grace the Duke of Montrose by the officials of the Post-office thank ing him for his uniform courtesy and kindness during his tenure of office, and expressing the universal regret that is felt at his departure. Up to 8 o'clock on Thursday evening 207 copies of private bills were deposited at the Committee Clerk's office in the House of Lords, that being the latest time, under the Standing Orders of their lordship's Houserwhou bills could be deposited. The nave and choir of Ripon Cathedral have been fitted up with gas, and it is stated that a Sunday evening service will be commenced in the nave on the 27th inst., in lieu of that held in the Temperance-hall. It is proposed to form a volunteer choir at once, and thus secure a congrega tional service. A meeting was held at Drogheda, on Wcdncsday, for the purpose of taking into consideration the report of the committee appointed by thu 111,11 Peers and Commoners to confer with Government on the purchase of the Irish railways. The Mayor presided. Resolutions in favour of Go vernmout purchase of railways were adopted unanimously. A gas explosion took place on Thursday in a house at Wandsworth, by which a lady was thrown out of bed, the doors wero blown to pieces, and the roof was lifted off the kitchen. The shock was felt at least 150 yards from the house, and was thought to be an earthquake. The accident was owing to an escape of gas in the sitting-room. Dr. F. G. Lee wants another curate for All Saints, Lambeth. In the event of the Bishop of Winchester refus ing to license Lim lie will institute an appeal to the Arch bishop of Canterbury. It is rumoured that Dr. Lee, may possibly be himself the deft:44llc it the C9gt off , 4c49§1 6, tore.thennAl caret 013.. W.S.W. S.W. S.W. W.S.W. S.W. S.W. WESTMINSTER. EFFEC I'S OF SKY-LARKING.—MaryAnn Flynn was charged with st2aling, and Catherine Flynn with unlawfully poss.3ssing a watch and chain the property of the prisoner. John Sayer, a pensioner from the 104th Regi ment, said the prisoners were in the Two Brewer's on Wednesday last, and he being under the in fluence of liquor, got " sky-larking" with Mary Ann, who sat near him. They got up and went out together, and then he missed his watch and a purse containing half a sovereign from _his waist coat pocket. In cross-examination by Mary Ann Flynn, he denied giving her the watch to mind. Mr. Wm. Miller, a pawnbroker, of the Black friars-road, produced the watch which Catherine Flynn offered in pledge ; seeing it advertised as stolen, he stopped it and gave her in charge ; she said it was her husband's. George Powley, 228 B, proved that as the pri soner Catherine was being brought into court the other came in to hear the proce.edingi, and pro secutor identified and charged her. She gave up part of the chain. Both denied the charge, and were remanded for a week. THAMES. THE THREE FRIENDLY BROTHERS.—Anthony Bennett, aged 40 years, John Bennett, 28, and George Bennett, 27, watch-makers, were charged with being drunk, disorderly, and fighting in the Commercial-road, and assaulting Thomas Mackay, a police-sergeant, No. 20 K. There was another charge against George Bennett for tearing the policeman's cape. A few minutes before 3 o'clock this morning Mackay saw the prisoners in the Commercial-road. They were all :intoxicated, and making a great disturbance. George and John were fighting. Mackay separated them, and told them to go home. They refused, and began fight ing again. Mackay again separatel them, au I both men struck the officer and he took both into custody. They struggled and got away. Mackay was pursuing them when Anthony caught hold of him behind and threw him on the ground. A general fight then took place, and the constable, determined to secure oue of the belligerents, caught hold of John. George then attacked Mackay and tore his cape, which he valued at Bs. Assistance being at hand the three brothers were secured. The prisoners, in defence, said they were having a friendly struggle in the open road when the policeman interfere I and acted very roughly to wards them. Mackay said he did not strike either of the pri son ers. The prisoners said they were all very friendly— the most friendly brothers that ever livel The MagiArate—And fighting at three o'clock in the morning ? John and George are fined 255. each ; Anthony, who is not quite so bad as his brothers, is fined 20s. only. John Bennat said he would bring an action in a superior court against Mackay for tearing his coat. FIRE 11V CLERKEN WELL-7 HIS DAY. Shortly after 12 o'clock this (Saturday) morning a fire, attended with a great loss of property and wellnigh fatal results to at least a dozen persons, happened in the premises belonging to Mr. Curties, a wholesale and retail cheesemonger and ham mer chant, Myddleton-street, Clerkenwell. At the time of the disaster the whole of the residents were in their beds asleep, and it was with the greatest difficulty that they could effect a safe retreat. En gines, land steam and manual, were:quickly in at tendance under the direction of Mr. Bridges, the chief officer of the district, and the Lon don Salvage Corps, with Mr. Superintendent Swanston. With the aid of one of Shand, Mason, and Company's steam engines, and Beck and Co.'s patent hydrants the flames were ex tinguished, but Mr. Curties's premises were nearly destroyed, and those of Mr. Stead, grocer (No. 1), and Mr. Nutford, beershop-keeper, were damaged by water, &c. The losses will fall upon the Im perial and Guardian Fire Lffices so far as the in surances are concerned, but the principal sufferer was not insured. 711EATRICAL AND MUSICAL 17E2115. "King Theodore of Abyssinia" is to be intro duced at the Chatelet, Paris, with un-heard of splendour. There is no truth in the rumour that Miss Ada Swanborough has entered into a matrimonial alliance. The title of the Christmas Extravaganza at the Queen's Theatre is the " Gnome King, or the Fairy of the Silver Mine," and at the Holborn, " Turko the Terrible." We regret to state that Miss Nelly Moore is still seriously unwell. Mdlle. Lina Windle, the great danseuse, has ar rived in London. Mr. J. P. Crocker, one of the leading members of the Christy Minstrels at the St. James's Hall, takes his benefit on Tuesday next. Mr. Sothern re-appears at the Haymarket on Boxing-night. Miss Elise Holt joins the Olympic company, New York. Mr. E. Price will shortly become a member of the Holborn Theatre company. A preliminary meeting of music-hall proprietors has been held to consider the present state of the licensing system. It was adjourned until the first week of the new year, when a general meeting will take place. (From the Musical Standard.) The first two volumes of a " Universal History of the Theatre," by M. A. Royer, have just been published. - The Garman cities bid fair to be one-half monu ments ; one is now talked of to the great composer Gluck. A new opera, "Le Roi Georges," words and music by Ehrlich of Magdeburg, has been success fully brought out at Freyburg. The Suabian Mercury, in its critique on Costa's " Eli," recently performed at Stuttgart., says :—" It is a conglomeration of all possible styles, the result (..f which is ago style at all; it is constantly labour ing to attain the oratorio colouring, but never suc ccaling ; we are ever, and most unpleasantly, reminded of the opera, and that of by no means a good species of opera. There is no originality in the work, but much noise. Mr. Costa is, however, an excellent conductor." DusviLLE and CO., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exports tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Danville and Co., Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, London Ter c.r. l o'osl 1 b c. , c. ,010'— 1 r.o. 0'36, 2 1 r.c.01;6; 5 If c. 0 05 4 h. 0 22 , 4 c.rb o'3o 2 o.b. 0'70; 1 c. 10'12 2 c. !o'oB 1 cr.b l o'o9l_ 0.c.; _ 3 0. ,o'os, 3 r.c. 0'16; 5 0.r..0'171 3 TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. " THE SUN " WILL BE PUBLISHED AS USUAL Oki CIIP,ISTMAS-DAY. THIRD EDITION= SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK. NOTIOR The Third Edition of " The Sun" of lust Evening. Vral published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. THE SUEZ CANAL. -- c* --- A communication frotnM. da Lessens, in refer ence to the passage of the French Government schooner, the Leverctte, through the Suez Canals from one sea to the other, states that six vessels belonging to the Egyptian fleet ate also about to mike the transit. The writer adds :—" Thus then the route is open and practicable for vessels of small bur len. The light flotilla which the Viceroy is about to send to the Red Sea will complete the experiment, and in six months ships of from 2,000 to 3,0J0 tons will triuliphantly traverse the Isth mu, either sailing or by steam." SPOR rING INTELLIGENCE. RACING FI.XT JAN ;RES FOR 1869. lARY. Manchester FEBR" Streatham 11, 12 I Linzola l6, 17 ll•trrow lB, 19 Mansfield J 18 ,tiARY. 1 , 2 Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford.... 95 , 26 Derby Spring 2O, 26 MA' Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury l2, 13 Northampton l6, 17 IBC H. I West Drayton ......... 18, 19 West Somerset ......... 18, 19 Margate 29 Durham 29, so Epsom 30, 41 RIL. Newmarket Craven...l2, &T. Eastbourne l9 1 Lewes 20 21. Croydon... 22, 23 I Newmarket Ist Sprin g 26, eco. A.Y. I West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 1 Manchester l9, 20 , 2 1 Croydon 20, 21 Harpenden 2l, 1 Epsom Summer .....25, ,t , s„ NE. Newcastle 22, 23.,24 Oldham ....22 13i bury Club ......... ..... 23 iStockbridge ... 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park .....29, 30 LY. AP. Bromley 1, 2 Aldershot l, 2 Cattriek Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk ' 6, 7 Streatham 8, 9 Chester 4, 5, 6, - F Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St. Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 JI I: Croydon 2, 3,4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 J Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Kingsbury .. 9, 10 Pontefract 12, 13 Nottingham 13, 14 - - AUG Reading 15, 13 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Southampton 22, 22 1 Stamford .. 22, 23 1 Goodwood 27, 28, 23, 30 UST. 1 Oxford Canterbury 24, 25 York 24, 25, 27 1 Plymouth ..26 1 Windsor August l2, 13 Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1. Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egnam lO, 11 Wolverhatr pton lO, I 1 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans Stockton l3, 19, 20 SEPT] Warwick... 7, 8 A biugdon 9,10 Doncaster l4, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCT Bedford 5, 6 Edi u burgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9, 20 N OKI Worcester 2,3, 4 Liverpool 9, 10, 11. 12 IR ISH. MARCH. INIBER. Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Kingsbury... 23, 24 Monmouth Newmarket Ist 0et....28, dte. , BER. Cheltenham l9, 20 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 2i Newmarket 11'ton ...2D, &o. :MBER Shrewsbury 13, &o Leamington bunt 33, Baldoyle First Spring 18, 19 MAY. Baldoyle Second Spring --- 11, 12 WATERLOO MEETING —FEB.I7. (Ov©r Altcar.) Patron—Right ion. the Earl of Sefton. Tho Waterloo Cup, value £',6UO in specie, by subscription of £25 each; 61 subs; the winner to receive £5OO, and the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. F. Allison 33. Mr J. Ingleby 2. Mr J. F. Armistead 31. Mr It. Jardine 3. Mr J. Baku 35. Mr F. Johnston 4. Mr W. J. Barden 36. Mr J. Johnston 5. Mr F. 13 n - tholeinew 37. Mr H. B. Jones 6. Lord Binning 38. Mr W. J. Legh 7. Mr J. Blackstock 39. Mr S. C. Lister 8. Mr J. S. Bland 40. :Ur J. Lonsdale 9. Mr G. Blaushard 41. Lord Lurgan IU. Mr W. G. Borroa 42. Mr S. Mallabey 11. Mr T. Brocklebank 43. Mr C. E. Marfieet 12. Mr J. Brundrit 44. Mr W. H. Massey 13. Mr R. B. Carruthers 45. Sir C. Molyneux 11. Mr C. J. Chesshyre 46. Hou. C. C. Molyneux 15. Mr W. H. Clark 47. Mr T. Neville 16. Mr E. Croft 48. Mr It. Paterson 17. Mr J. Cunningham 49. lir T. L. Reed 18. Mr W. D. Daighton 50. Dr Richardson 19. Mr James Dunlop 51. Mr J. Savage 20. Mr J. Evans 52. Mr N. Saxton 21. Lord Girlies 53. Lord Sefton 22. Mr J. Gibson 54. Mr T. Smith 23. Mr W. M. Gilmour 55. Mr. J. Spinks 24. Col. G'oodlike 56. Lltd Stair 25. Mr A. Graham 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 26. Mr T. Green 58. Mr S. Swinburne 27. Mc C. A. Halley 59. Mr G. A. Thompson 28. Capt. 'fathom 60. Mr R. Todd 29. Mr J. Haywood 61. Mr B. W. Trinder 30. Mr J. Hodson 62. Mr R. C. Vyner 31. Mr J. Hole 63. Mr R. 11. Williams 32. Mr J. Hyslop E 4. Capt. Wyndham The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from the Cup Stake, for the 32 beaten dogs in the first round for the Cup; the winner to receive £lOO. The Waterloo Plate, value £lOO in specie, taken from the Cup Stakes, for the 16 beaten. dogs in tho first ties for the Waterloo Cup. The Great Waterloo Cup, 61 subscribers, at £25 each the money £1,600 -to be divided as under:- 1. Winner to receive . 1. Second ditto ... £5OO ... 200 2. Dogs to receive £5O each... 100 4. Ditto ditto 30 ditto... ... ... 120 8. Ditto ditto 20 ditto... ... 160 16. Ditto ditto 10 ditto... ... 160 1,240 Tho Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plato 360 £1,600 The Waterloo Purse, for the 32 dogs beaten in the first. course for the Waterloo Cup, amounting to £260, to be divided as under 1. Winner to receive 1. Second ditto 2. Dogs to receive .£l5 each... 4. Ditto ditto 10 ditto... 8. Ditto ditto 5 ditto... ea* £lOO 40.1 50 ... 30 ... 40 ... 40 16 £260 The Waterloo Plate for the 16 dogs beaten in tho second ties for the Cup, amounting to £lOO, to be divided as under : - 1. Winner o receive ... 1. coad ditto ... 2. Dogs to receive £7 lOs each 4. Ditto ditto 5 ditto ... £4O ... 25 •,. 20 £lOO COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 19f ... 11 19f Do Rotterdam — ... 12 1 ... 12 1f Antwerp — ... 25 37f ... 25 42f Brussels ... 25 371 ... 25 42f Hamburgh — ... 13 10f ... 13 10f Paris Ditto Mraseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120} ... 120 f Vi enna _ ... 12 2U ... 12 3u Trieste — ... 12 20 ... 12 32} Petersburg Copenhagen ..• 9 18 ... 9 21 Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz — 48 ... 48f Leghorn ... ... 27 .10 ... 27 20 Aldan ... 27 10 ... 27 20 Genoa — ... 27 10 ... 27 20 Naples Palermo — ~. 27 10 ... 27 20 Messina - ••• - 9 7 10 ... 27 20 Lisbon . Oporto — Itio Janeiro — New York — ... -. •.. 52i - ..... ... 52 ... MISS BATEMAN.—Tho engagement of this gifted lady draws rapidly to a close. The announcement of her benefit on Wednesday next, and last appearance but one this season, will be sufficient, inducement to ber host of admirers to crowd the house to overflowing; but, ea the principle of adding strength to strength, she is to appear nut only in the eminently duceessful new play of Tc Piotra,' but also in the two last acts of " Leah," by special re. quest. Ink ~, ~.• I 29 7 94 f.