The Sun. — London, England, 1871-01-25 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YESTZEDAY. Much quietness has been prevalent in the Stock Ex change to-day. Business has been to some extent sus pended, in consequence of the uncertainty as to the result of the Conference, the first meeting of which takes place to-day. It is also believed that some decisive news will shortly be received from the Continent, and this has had the effect of limiting transactions. The rail way market has been depressed, and Metro politan, Brighton, Great Eastern, North Eas tern, Midland, North Western and Great Western have given way in value. Foreign bonds also have been rather ogler. Console have been flat, at 922, 92110 r delivery and 821, 92i for the February account. Reduced and NOV Thrm per Cents., 921, 921 ; Bank stock, 2136, e3B ; Exchequer bills, Ds. to 15s. prem..; India Vrvo per Cents. have been done at 1101, 1.101 ; and India Bonds; 225. to Ws, prem. For English railway stcas there has been but little in, quiry, abd a general decline has taken place in prices. Metropolitan, North-Western, and Great Western have receded 1 ; Brighton and Great Eastern, 1 ; and North- Eastern and Midland, 1. Caledonian is quoted at 871, 87i; Great Eastern, 401, 401; Great Northern A, 135, 1351; Great Western, 711, 711; Brighton, 42k, 42i; North- Western, 1292, 130; Metropolitan, 652, 66; Midland, 1281, 1281; and North-Eastern, 146, 1461. The transactions in Indian railway stocks have been limited, but prices have been unch E anged. Bomballol y, B ar oda, and Central India, 103 1, ; ast Indian, ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1051, 61; Oude and Rohilkund, 1001 ; and Scinde, 101, 1. Canadian shares have been quiet. Great Western, 101. In foreign shares not much business has been doing. Lemberg-Czernowitz, 161; San Paulo, 211, ; and Lombards, 15. No feature of importance has been noticed in the foreign bond market. The tendency has been unfavourable, but no material alteration has transpired. Spanish have been rather easier, at 29 13-16ths, 29 15-16ths ; Egyptian (1868.) have been quoted at 75, 751; Italian (1861), 54, 541 ; Peruvian (1865), 90, 901 ; Turkish (1865), 59, 591; ditto Five per Cents., 411, 421; ditto (1869), 511, 511. French scrip, 21, 2 dis. ; and German I*, 11 prem. There has not been much inquiry for bank shares, never theless prices have been maintained. Alliance , have marked 121, Imperial Otloman 111, London and County 51, London and Westminster 641, and Union of London 381. In telegraph shares transactions have been restricted. British Indian Submarine, 7* ; Falmouth, 9*, 1; French Cables, 131 ; Hooper's Telegraph Works, 6i, a; Con structions, 24, 51. Miscellaneous securities have sold slowly. General Credit and Discount, 71 ; Hudson's Bay, 81, ; Thetis Marine, 81. Business in the discount market to-day has been devoid of animation. Large supplies of capital have, however, been offered, and the rate for negotiating three months' paper has not exceeded 21 per cent. The sum of £58,000 has been withdrawn from the Bank and £15,000 sovereigns have been sent in from Rio. The Tanjore from Alexandria has brought £96,963. There has been a moderate emand for bills to-day, and the rates of e xchange hav d e been without material alteration. At a meeting of the Roumanian Railway Bondholders, held this day, Mr. G. Schlotel in the chair, it was resolved that a committee be appointed to act in conjunction with the Council . of Foreign Bondholders, on behalf of the English holders of Roumanian State Railway Bonds, to represent their interests. At a meeting of the English and Foreign Credit Com pany a dividend of ss. 6d. per share was declared, absorbing £2,999, and leaving, after the appropriation of £1,155 to suspense account, the sum of £415 to be carried forward. The South-Eastern traffic return shews a decrease of £270 on the corresponding week of lsst year. That of the London and Brighton records a decrease of £719. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.-TUESDAY. LATEST PRICES.-AFTER OFFICIAL HOUR. The prices under the ithes indieate the business done. GOVERNMENT SECURITIER. Three per Cent Consols 921 921 DoADril &Oct 1883-85.. 112 113 921, 1, 1 1121 Do for Account Three per Cell t Reduced 921 921 102, 1 921.1 Brazilian. 1865. 5D o .... 931 941 New 3 9erCen4 on. I EgYPtien 19w. 7Do .. ... 81 83 Exchequer isille, March 10 Ow. Do Rail Deben ?D o ... 9911001 Pmo sa 2_ Do. June lO Win Italian. 1865, pa Pal Pstelvian 1865. 5D e ....- 971 -Bank Stock 2371. +0 Portilguese 1 869 3 P a'.. 31 52'1 India 5 per is 1101. 1 Russian. 1862. 5 p 0. , . .. 841 851 India Bmids — Mk, I pm DoNicouts 4D o Can 6 Do Jan&Julyll77-84 104 105 671, 1 104. 1, 4 B D annth Do March &Sept. 104 106 30, 29/ 1)0 5p c Jan & July .. 98 99 Turkisb.lBs4, 5p o 79 81 981 Do. 1855. h o .in 421 Do Inscribed Stock .. 97 99 42/, 1} x d Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 98 100 Do, 1865 6p c Ceylon 6 p c May and 591, 60. 591 November 1878 lO6 108 U. 8.5-20 Bonds. 6 p o 1333 901 901 Mauritius I; p c Jan and 9 0 4. i Newß July Wales 1873 .. . ...5 p c 1 . 871-76. 100 101 891, Do 891 ° 1 1885 891 891 New Zealand 6p o 1891 lOB 110 Do 10-40 Buds, 5Da Mt :•.1 881 Do spa . . ..... ... . . Do 5p c Consolidated 99/1001 ErieSha, 100 dol a — 1001. 991, 100 x d Illinois Central Shares.. 109in0j Do6poMaractieptlB9l 109 111 Atlantic and 0W It Con Do June & DeclB9l 108 110 Mortgage Bonds Viet 6p c Jan &July 1891 113 114 RAILWAYS. Bristol and EXOter 93 92 Do 2nd Pref Bonds .. 41 42 Caledonian B7l 871 411 871 Do 3rd Prof Stock .... 31 33 G rea t Eastern 4Ol 412 31; 401. i Grand Trunk of Canada Great Northern 1251, 1 172, 18 Do A 12411351 Greatlndian Pen gsn o 10511061 Great Western 72 721 106. 1. 51 8 72, 1, * Great Western of Canada 151 151 L an cashire & Yorkshire 12511361 151 Lou, 13 "rig 11 , an d S Coast 42 1 421 Do Op p Bonds , 1 5 73 .. 99 100 Do 51 do, 1 877-8 .. 421, 1 .. 95 97 Lon, Chat, and Dover 131, 14 Madras guar 5 1) a ...... 103 lst Lon and North-Western 1291130 1031, 3 130, 1, 291, ; N. Railway of Canada, Lou and South-Western 92 93 6p o Ist Prof Bonds .. 91 93 921 Gude and Rohilkund g Mau, Shef, and Lincoln 452 46 1 5 p o 46 1012, 1 Metropolitan 66 Delhi guar 5 pc Midland 12811982 101, 1, 1 129, 8; Bahia and San Francisco North British North-Easteni Consols.. 146 147 Belgian E Junction .. 21 21 1461, 1 Buenos Ayres Gt Sthrn 26 261 South-Eastern 752 761 261 761 Dunaburg and Witepak 182 181 Atlantic and St Lawmen 76 77 Dutch-Rhenish 22 23 Bombay. 13aroda, and 221 C en tral India. g 5 p 0.. 103 194 Eastern of France . 1031, 1, 4 Great Luxembourg .... 111 111 Buff and Lake Hnron ... 41 41 Lemberg Czernowitzgua Do 51 pc 80nd5,1872-3-4 79 81 7pa C a pe guar 6p c E as t Bengal guar 5 p c lO3 104 Northern oi France .... East Indian , g 5 p c 1108, 1,10 Recife and Sau Francisco Grand Trunk Canada Do Equip Mort Bud 1 San Paulo 114 guar 7p o 211 22 93 1,5 211. charge 6 P c 2 Do 21n1 do Bond s • • Do Ist Pret Solids 5Bl 591 15 581 Southern of France .... BANKING COMPANIES. Pd 1 Air L Bank IL) A .... 8 8i 20 Lou Char of A.nstrlia 231 20 25 Alliance iLI ........ 12} 132 20 London and County 50 . 1 51} 12/, 1 51, 501 10 Anglo-Austrian • ... 71 81pm 15 London Jolut.Stock mi •:61 18 6 20 Anglo-Egyptian (L) 22 221 20 Lon audWestmnster 631 64} 50 Brsh N American 51 52 RI, it, 4 20 Oh of India . Austrlia 131 141 10 Metropolitan Bl 9 25 Char Mere of India 20 22 20 Midland (Li 10 City .............. 11 12 20 New South Wales .. : - ;4 36 11i 25 Orntall3aukCorporn 41 42 25 Colonial .. .... ..... 50 52 41 4 Consolidated (I, .• .. i /Om 25 Union of Australia.. 40 41 5 in, 1 x d (7 20 Eng. Scot. and Aus 161 171 13 Unioni of 4 London .. :-8 N 2) Imperial ‘l4 ........ 171 185 P Ir 171 10 Imperial Ottoman .. 11 lapm 111 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. Pd Fd 100 Anglo-American L) 73 75 6 Great N. China t and „.„, 10 An 119 IL) llB 120 Japan Extension.• 82 52 119 5 Indo-European (Li.• 10 12 100 Atlantic — 10 Marseilles, Algiers, , o ~ 100 no 8p c — and Malta (L) .... 82 10 British Australis (L).. 4 31dis 5t 41 10 M e diterrn Ex (1.) . 4 4i 10 British Ind Exton ( L ) . 6 i I 2i Puma and S. rcfc(L . 4 3 die 10 ish Indian Sub- dis marine, (L) Brit 7i 20 Soc Trans France ( 1.) 13 2 13 1 10 ChinaSubmarine(L) 5 4idis 131, 1. 1 1U Falmouth. Gibraltar, 100 Submarine 237 243 and Malta (LI 9 3-16, it. 2 10 W India& Panama (L) 5 h 51 10 Great Northern .... Ili 111 5 9-16, 1, .1, i ... MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES Pd Pd Anglo-Austrian End- 6 IntendFinan SocIL) 2 11dis holders Certificate 3 5 20 It Irric Can Colour 35 4 10 BerlinWa..erworkslLl 155 165 100 Doh p c Bonds. re -30 Bolekow-Vaughan L) 23 331tm deem ol° 1870 : 61 63 100 Boston City (U.S. 30 London Fin A ssoc(10 19 18dis p c Sterling Loan 94 96 4 1,011 Gen Omnibus •. 2 1 3 95 25 4 Brit &Fan Marine L ) 445 pm 2 Lois Z Prov Marine L) h 1 4 1 25 Canada Company. 7O y 2 3 10 Ceylon Company L 1 A 35dis 100 Madraslrrig. &Canal 35 C 1 0 ,9/ Offices (L) .... 255245(138 gsn c by Ind. Gov. 1.00 102 IC , OI 20 Colonial (V 5 Corn Union Assurnce 4 Cpm 5 NatnlDisetCouy 141 12 128 10 Crdt Pone of Eng iL) 2 5 25 12, 21 21 N Zealand Loan and 100 Crystal Palace 100 Do*Pref . ... ..—. 92 97 5 N Zealand Loan and 100 Do 6p c Pere * Deb lOO 114 Trust (L) ril Ebbw Vale Steel 14— 9: 9ldis 61 N Brits!' and Mere (L) 28# 281 100 Viceroy of Egypt 7p c OcesnAlarinelnsur l4i 15pro Mortgage Loan.... 78 80 20, 191 78 , 50 P and 0 Steam 46 47 100 N, gyp 9 cV'roy Loan. ~.. 10 Do do New. 1817 3 2 dig gua rby Egyp G 39.. 97 98 50 Rhymney Iron 97i 15 Do Now B5 91 THE SUN, LONDON,: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1871. 13 Fora-stWarehouse (L) 89 9:pm 60 Royal Mail Steam .. 55. 57 100 Fgn and Colonial (lov 12 Tel Con and Main T.) 25 t's9 Trust 6p c Bonds.. 98 100 259, 49, 59, 49, 59 9% 2 Thames and Mersey 79 Gen Credt &Met (L) par }pm Marine Insur IL .. 31 31 pu, 71 Tobacco 6 D c Loan. 14 Gen Stm Navigation 28 29 guar by Italian Gov 87 89 299 5 Trust and Loan Co of 7 Hooper's Tel Works Idle par - Upper Canada . .. 3 Ipm 69. 9, 'IL 5; 4 590 n 17 Hudson's Bay Si 82 20 Union Steamship (L) 23 f. 5 8 11-16, 9 6 United Dis Corprn (I , par 9 pm 45 Indrbbr,GutPer.and 5 Univ Marine lnsur (LI 69 7pm Tel Works L) .... 47A 489 12 Warrar.t Finance.... 9 7dis MINING SHARE LIST.-JANUARY 24. Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS. Alining Offieet, 1, St. Alichael's Alley, Cornhill, London. Good demand for Prince of W Crebor, Carn Brea, Great Vor, flatter. Carn 13rea. 40, 50 Ohlverton Valley. Chentales (Gold), 10s, 15s Cook's Kitchen, 181, 19i , Devon Great Console, Drakewalls, 235, 25s Don Pedro North Del Rey, 21. 2} East Caradon, 5, 5. East Lovell, 31, 32 East Pool, East Wheal Grenville, 31, 3i Frontino and Bolivia (Gold), General Brazilian, Great Laxey, 17, 18 Great Retallack, Great Wheal Vor, 9 Hingeton Down, Marke Valley, 7, 71 New Beldon, 158, 17s 6d New Lovell, North Crofty. 2, 21 Pary's Mountain, 3, 3} Penhalls, Perra,n Wheal Virgin, 30s, ns 6d 'ales, Grenville, East Grenville, , and Great Laxey. Taquaril Prince of Wales, 375, 39s Providence Mines, Roman Gravels, 91, 101 [tosewall Hill and Ransoms United, 11, 11 • South Condurrow, 41, 41 South Frances, Sweetland Creek, 32, 4 Tankerville, 13, 131 Taquaril(Gold), 41s, 4 - s Tincroft, Trumpet Consols. Van, West Caradon, West Chiverton, 411, 501 West Maria and Fortesoue. 265, 28s West Tankerville, Wheal Agar. Wheal Crebor, 125 6d. 15s Wheal Grenville. 4, 41 Wheal Kitty. St. Mines. 9, 91 Wheal Margaret, 81, 9 Wheal Mary Ann. Wheal lit,y, 3t, 38 MARKETS. METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, TUESDAY.-There were re fair average supplies of meat on sa l e here to-day. Th was quiet, but prices were without important change. Beef, from 3s. 4d. to ss. 2d.; mutton, 3s. 4d. to 55.; veal, ss. 2d. to ss. 6d.; and pork, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 81. per 81b. by the earcase. METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, TUESDAY. -The market to-day was moderately supplied with hay and clover. The trade was quiet, but prices were maintained :- Prime meadow hay, 130 s. to 140 s. ; inferior ditto, 1105. to 120 s. ; prime first-cut clover, 1365. to 1475. ; inferior ditto, 110 s. to 120 s. ; prime second - cut clover, 1265. to 1355. ; inferior ditto, 105 s. to 1155., and straw, 30s. to 40s. per load. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKET, TUESDAY. -Sugar : The transactions in both raw and refined are restricted, and prices were slightly easier. Barbadoes, low middling, and middling yellow, 325. to 335. ; crystalised Demarara, sound, 375. 6d. ; washed, 375. Coffee moderately active, and prices continue firm. Ceylon, small, pale, and good middling colony. 51s. 6d. to 685., and fine bold colony, 80s. to Bls. change 6d. per cwt. Tea : The market is steady, without at full rates. in prices. Rice is in fair request, Metals : Tin steady, but not active. Straits, £l3l to £132 for arrival. Chili bar copper, £64 to £65, according to brand. Spelter Silesian, £l7 15s. to £lB. Scotch pig iron, 515. 44d. buyers cash. Oils : Linseed quiet, at 305. London ; 295. 6d. to 295. 714. spot ;Hull, 295. 9d. month ; 30s. 9d, first four months. Rape oil quiet, but firm, at 475. to 475. 3d. spot, and 40s. firs t four mon th s . Tallow : The marke t is q uiet. Y.C. spot, . ; 455. 6d. March to 455. 9d. June ; 465. 6d. last tnree months. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.-This market to-day is tame and inactive, but without any alteration in the values of either yarns or cloths. For a week past there has been an absence of animation in the market, which has extended to every department of business, and yet in the face of a slackened demand producers have refused in almost every instance to make the slightest concession in price; whilst buyers for for ward delivery have not shewn any anxiety to effect pur chases, except at rates which would have shewn substantial concession in their favour. Whenever buyers require and can meet with • quick delivery of yarns, but especially of goods, they have been compelled to Tay full rates in every case, and the bulk of the transactions of the week have been confined to purchases for quick delivery. Tele grams, dated 21st, from Calcutta and Bombay, report the former market dull and lower, the latter steady ; and as these markets are well supplied both as regards stocks and future supplies, there is hardly any business doing for them. Yarns for China are in little request, but firmly held ; the same applies to thirty nine inch shirtings for that quarter. Buying for the Continent and Germany has been very restricted, partly owing to the frost. Home trade fabrics are still quiet. The market closes very steady, and the business in consequence restricted. LEEDS TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.-The cloth halls this morning were better attended by buyers than on any market houses during the past fortnight. There we e a few out-town represented, including London, Glasgow, and Irish firms. The oerations on the part of these houses were but of p a limited character. Bradford and other shipping houses are on the alert as usual for buying thick woollens for army purchases, the demand for France being particularly active, with few goods to meet the requirements. In the demand for spring goods by the home trade, buyers were scarcely so active as on Saturday, yet in meltons, tweeds, and coatings there were some moderate sales, and plain cloths are in fair request. The number of Canadian buyers in the town is increasing, but up to the present time they have not operated very largely. The general trade in ordinary woollen goods for Germany is improv ing, now that the navigation to Homburg is opene,d. CLEVELAND IRON TRADE REPORT. - MIDDLESBO ROUGH. TUESDAY.-The iron market was well attended to-day, but very little business was done,• stocks having increased so much, owing to the holidays, which has had some effect on the market, and pig iron is not so firm as it was in price. No. 3 may be again quoted at 465. 6d. The rail trade is still slacker, and there are very few inquiries. Should this state of things continue, some of the mills will be put on short time. Ship building is very active, and the demand for plates and angles is brisk. HULL CATTLE MARKET, TUESDAY.-At this market to day there was an increased supply of English horned stock, with a better demand. Mulch cows fetched from £l2 15s. to £l7. Heifers £l2 to £l3 10s. Calves, 20s. to 30s. There were a few drapes bought up at fair prices. There was nothing doing in sheep. There was a moderate trade in pigs, at unchanged prices, DONCASTER CATTLE MARKET, TUESDAY.-At this market to-day the show in both beasts and sheep was large. The quality was rather variable, but of an average. Best beef realised 98 , . 9d., and mutton from 7d. to 91d. per lb. There was a fair quantity of business doing, but last week's prices were scarcely maintained. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, TUESDAY.-There was a large show of beef at this market to-day. The quality was middling, but active trade was done at 3d. per stone lower than last week. There was a slow sale for sheep, at firmer rates. Pork was brisk. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.-Opening report.- - Wheat opens with a quiet tone at this market to-day, at an ad vance of 2d. to 3d. per cental. Flour was 6 d. up. Maize and beans Is. dearer. Closing Report.-Wheat closes steady, at an advance of 2d. per cental over last Friday's prices. Flour is relatively dearer. Maize was Is. higher. LEEDS CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.-At this market to-day wheat was firm at last week's rates, and a good business doing. Other articles without change. HULL CORN MARKET, TIIESDAY.-There was a small supply of wheat at this market to-day. Farmers held for an advance of Is. per qr., which was realised for all day samples, but in ferior sorts were unaltered. Foreign wheat sold fairly at last week's rates. Barley, beans, and oats sold for rather more money. Tares have advanced 2s. per qr. NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.-This market was firm to-day, at Saturday's prices. English wheat was 545. to 60s. per qr. ; best Dantzic, 628. Flour was 375. to 395. per sack. Oats, 255. to 28s. DUBLIN CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.-Irish red wheat was ed. dearer at this market to-day. Foreign wheats were 3d. to 6d. dearer. Flour was a little more in request, at late rates. Slow sale of barley. White oats no change. Black oats were in good demand. Maize was ls. dearer. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY. - Opening Report.-This market opens steady to-clay, and the improve ment noticed yesterday still continues. The sales will probably be from 10,000 to 12,000 bales. Closing report.-The improve ment noticed in our market yesterday has bhen further de veloped to-day. American descriptions have commanded higher rates. The market closes with a firm tone. Sales, 12,000 bales, including 2,000 on speculation and export. CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, TUESDAY.-There was a fair business do ne at this market to-day, at steady prices. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, TuEsDAL-This market was steady. Little doing. Cash price nominally 51s. 6d. CORK BUTTER MARKET, TUESDAY. -Ordinary firsts, 1465., seconds 1445., thirds 1265., fourths 1135., fifths 975., sixths 635. 260 firkins in the market. Mild cured-firsts 1525., seconds 1515., thirds 1355. 6 firkins in the market. The Italian papers say that the cause of the Government dispute with Tunis was a quarrel between the Italian Agricultural Society and one of the servants of the Bey. The latter, without hearing the other side, decided in favour of the former, and caused wrests to be made in the society's establishment, creating disorder and occasioning loss. The Italian Consul demanded satisfac don, which was refused, and diplomatic relations were broken off in consequence. • THE OPENING OF THE WAIL—Mr. Forster, in a letter to the Times, gives his grounds for making the statement to which Mr. Otway objected, that Prussia had acted in accordance with our advice in reference to the withdrawal of the Prince Hohenzollern as a candidate. " Lord Granville (Mr. Forster writes) in his despatch to Lord A. Loftus of July 6, after saying that in the pre sent state of opinion in France the possession of the Crown of Spain by a Prussian Prince would lead to great and dangerous irritation, expressed his hope that the King and his advisers would discourage such project. That this project, was discouraged by the King of Prussiais, I think proved by the statement which by his order was made to the French Ambassador on July 13, that he approved Prince Leopold's renunciation of his candidature in the same sense and to the same extent as his Majesty had pre viously approved his acceptance." HUNeARIAN MlSERS.—Ladislaus Chillanyi, the possessor, according to Perth newspapers, of 2,000,00011., recently died at Eperies, in Upper Hungary. He was 86 years of age, and had never had any illness. His elder brother Anthony died a few years ago through his un willing,ness to purchase any medicine, and they vied with each other in parsimony. They ate so little that it was a wonder how they could keep body and soul together ; their furniture was in a ruinous condition, and their dress was so old and threadbare that the original colour could not be distinguished. Anthony wore no clothes in the house, as he was afraid of wearing them out. They hardly ever gave alms, but the younger brother once handed a 10 kreutv,er piece to a beggar, requiring nine kreutzens in exchange. They never subscribed a penny to benevolent purposes, and they once thought of be queathing their property to some person with a threat that he would incur their maledictions if he spent any of it. They have taken precautions against the principal being diminished. They have left 100 florins to the ]'ranciscans for a yearly Mass. They never paid or re ceived visits. It was remarked at Ledislaus' funeral that the brothers would certainly have risen from their graves had they known the expense incurred in conducting the ceremony. CONFESSION OF A MURDER. A person giving the name of William Squires, was charged, upon his own confession, at Bow-street Police- a court, with murdering Emma Jacks on, six years .ago, in brothel in George-street, St. Giles's.—This is about the seventh person who has given himself into custody upon this charge. Police-constable , 143 E, stated that he saw the prisoner in Clarke's-buildings. He said he wanted to give himself up for the murder of Emma Jackson. Witness asked him if he meant what he said and he replied with an oath that he did—be had met her in a public-house in Charles street, and proceeded with her to a room in George-street, where he gave her 2s. After t hat she attempted to rob him, and he stabbed her with a knife, but did not mean to murder her. Witness took him to the police-station, where he was questioned by Ins p ector Harnett, but he (prisoner) did not seem inclined to answer. He was drunk.- - Superintendent Thomson stated thAt a woman named Emma Jackson was murdered on the 9th of April, 1863. She had been stabbed in the neck, and the man escaped.— The Prisoner :It is not true I murdered her. I know I told the constable so, but I did not do it.—The mother of the prisoner said that when he was in liquor he was quite mad. —Mr. Vaughan remanded the prisoner for a week. CONFESSIONS OF A. SCOUNDREL. An individual who at present it appears goes under the name of "T. D. Roundell of York," besides many other designations, has been preying upon society at large for some time past. A London legal firm have undertaken the laudable task of exposing this imposter, but it would seem with very little success. His specialite consists in getting up charitable movements, with the view of pocket ing the contributions. The circularupon which he is at pre- I sent trading is headed "Fund for the Benefit of Mrs. Gordon Widow of the late G. W. Gordon, of Jamaica," then follows an alleged committee, with Sir Charles Dilke as chairman, and many well-known names, including Mr. Jacob Bright, Mr. Charles Buxton, Mr. George Dixon, Professor Fawcett, Mr. Edward Miall, Mr. John Stuart Mill, Mr. Samuel Morley, Mr. T. B. Potter, and Mr. Charles Saville Roundell, as members ; with Mr. P. A. Taylor, as treasurer, and Mr. William Morgan, as hono rary secretary ; then comes his own name, under one of his aliases, as " assistant -secretary and collector." The list is followed by a well-written circular which is sent to his selected victims, and concludes with an intimation that he will have the p leasure of waitin g u p on them with a subscription list , to the whole being affixed the name of a respectable gentlem an in Birmingham. The legal firm in question some time ago sent a letter to the newspaper, exposing his cheats. It had the effect of eliciting a reply from the scoundrel himself, the letter being so remarkable that we subjoin the whole : " London, November 30th, 1870. "Messrs. Shaen and Roscoe.—Gentlemen,—With re ference to your letter in the Times of this mornin , , allow me as the person wanted,' to inform you that you need not put yourselves to any, further trouble. It will be quite useless. You may send letters to the London and provincial daily newspapers (most of which of Liberal politics, and the weeklies too includ ing the Manchester Examiner and Guardian, Leeds Mercury, Birmingham Post, and others, are de livered at my residence immediately after publication), but the only effect of it is to put me on my guard, and warn me that it is time I changed the and the subject. You may give whatever information you like to the detectives, it will be useless. They are wooden heads, and' never succeed in detecting anybody, unless they can meet with a confederate to split' upon his mate,' and I have no confede rate.' I was once in danger from informa tion' thus received ;' bnt being able to anoint the itching palms of the detective—' active and intelligent officer '--with some golden salve, I escaped. In this particular instance (of Mrs. Gordon's circular), I unguardedly, having taken too much champagne when giving the order, gave the printer my proper address, that he might send the proof by post ; but, recollecting this ; I changed my lodgings without delay. So 'even should the printers (a most respectable firm) see your or Mr. Chesson's letter, and send you my address as they have it, the information will be useless. And now, gentlemen, in conclusion, do not suppose from the tone of this letter that I glory in my shame.' Far from it. I loathe and detest myself. But having, while in a respectable position lost fortune and character by folly and extravagance, 1 have been led into doing things which had I been charged with at one time, I should have indignantly answered, Is thy servant dog, that he should do this ?' But I have not injured the funds of any society much ; for though I have received an enor mous sum of money, it was got because a personal appeal was made, and but a very small percentage would have been sent 9n (lamer to any advertisement or circular, without a personal request. If you wish for any communicat'on with me, advertise in the Times to the initials of my assumed cognomen. T. D. ROUNDELL. " Excuse this hurried note. I have not time to-day to re-write it." LAW AND POLICE. PAYMENT OF INTEREST.—The case of Rodger and others v. the Comptoir D'Escompte De Paris and others, was before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. It was an appeal from the Supreme Court of Hongkong. An action for trover, tried at Hongkong, resulted in a verdict for the plaintiffs for the sum in question, and the Supreme. Court declined to give interest on the money returned, on the ground that the Court had no such power. The rate of interest at Hongkong was at the rate of 12 per cent., and was claimed from the 12th September, 1867, to the day of payment. It amounted to between £3,000 and £4,000. Lord Cairns, in giving judgment, said their Lordships were of opinion that the Court below had power to carry out the order as to the payment of interest on the principal and interest, exclu sive of the costs, which, for obvious reasons, would be omitted. There was, however, a novelty in the matter, and as the Judge of the Court below was of opinion that he had no power to order interest, their Lordships would make no order on that subject, so that each side would bear its own costs. The interest to be at the usual rate allowed by the Court at Hong Kong. IMPORTANT ECCLESIASTICAL CASE.—On Tuesday the special case of Regina v. Cha,mpneys was argued in the Court of Common Pleas. The question at issue was the right of the very Rev. Mr. Champneys, Dean of Lichfield, to hold the rectory of a village some fifteen miles from the cathedral city. The emoluments, which amounted to nearly £2,000 per annum, were claimed by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, under a statue of Victoria, which pro hibited deans from accepting livings outside of their cathe dral city. The Dean held by succession, under a statute of Anne, which annexed the rectory to the deanery, and the case was, according to the Solicitor-General, unique. The court held that the recent statute had not repealed that of Anne, nor had it provided for the severance of the rec tory from the deanery. The Dean had not the option of accepting or refusing the rectory, as by virtue of his office of dean he was created rector of Tattenhill by statute. Judgment, therefore, must be for the defendant. IMPORTANT TO BANKERS.—In the Court of Bankruptcy, before the Chief Judge, the case of "Ex-parte, Adair and others in re Gross," was heard,which involved an issue as to the right of the justices of the eastern division of the county of Suffolk, to a balance which stood to the credit of the bankrupt, Mr. B. L. Gross, a solicitor of Ipswich, who was appointed to the office of treasurer of the rates, and as such had opened certain special accounts with the National Provincial Bank of England at Ipswich. The bankrupt has since absconded. The Chief Judge was of opinion that if the banker knew the money deposited with him by a customer did not belong to that customer, he could not apply it in payment of his own debt. In this case it was proved that the bank had full and distinct notice that all money paid into the account were moneys which had been entrusted to the bankrupt as county treasurer. The sums of £362 13s. 10d. and of £2,609 16s. Bd., standing respectively to the credit of the superannuation fund account and of the police account, and 'which the bank sought to appropriate in satisfaction of the amount due on the bankrupt's own private accounts, must therefore be paid over to the appellants, and the trustee must return the securities, which would be mar shalled in favour of the bank upon presentation of the usual mortgagee's petition. PURCHASING SOLDIERS' CLOTHING. —A case of purchase unlawfully of soldiers' necessaries has been brought before the Rochester city magistrates, a clothier named Barrall being charged with having in his possession a tunic and a number of great coats, soldiers' necessaries. The plea of the defendant was, that the clothes were purchased as those of discharged soldiers from a woman who attends the barracks on business. Some of the articles were identified, and the defendant was fined £5, and also ordered to pay £9, three times the value of the things identified. KINAHAN'S LL WHisicv.---This celebrated and most delicious old mellow spirit is the very cream of Irish Whiskies, in quality unrivalled, perfectly pure, and more wholesome than the finest Cognac Brandy. Note the red seal, pink label, and cork branded " Kinahan's LL Whisky. New \holesole Depot, 6A, Great Titchfield street, Oxford-street, W. THE WAR, THE GREAT SORTIE. [BY BALLOON MAIL.—FROM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE CENTRAL PRESS.] RUEIL, NEAR PARIS, January 19 (Evening). The long talked of sortie took place this morning, which has been so anxiously expected, and for which so many preparations have been made. Yesterday, a proolamation was issued by the Government, declaring that the enemy was killing our women and our children, and pouring shells into our hospitals. The cry "To arms," resounded on all sides, and those who could gives their lives would march on the 'enemy. Those who remained in the city would aocept, if necessary, the severest sacrifices to shew themselves worthy of their brothers. An order invested General Flo, the Minister of War, with the temporary command of the National Guard, the Gavle Mobile, and the army within Paris, during the absence of General Trochu, also of tke forts and advanced works. During the night there were one child, one woman, and four men killed by the bombard ment, and two children, seven women, and five men wounded. All this intensified the eagerness of the people. At midnight the troops were still traversing Paris, though more than 100,000 men had left by Porte Maillot. This morning the troops, under Generals Trochu, Ducrot, and Vinoy, attacked the Prussian positions in the neigh bourhood of Mont Val6rien. There was sharp fighting near the heights of Montretout which were carried by the French under General Vinoy. The Mobiles and National Guards behaved very well here, and never yielded for a moment. They took two barricades, and fought on in the streets of St. Cloud until they reached the Church, where they remained. In the houses near they made some fifty prisoners, who were miserable looking enough, and -dis played not the smallest unwillingness to be taken. In fact, they seemed to regard it as a joke, asking, in good French, which was the way to Paris. Two houses were on the highroad, the Maison Pozzo di Borgo and Maison Zimmerman. The National Guards and some Mobiles from the Lower Loire, barricaded these, under the com mand of a very able officer, M. Lareinty. The artillery, however, could not be brought up from the state of the ground. So far the movement on the left was entirely successful. Unhappily there was a break-down, as there always is, in the rest of the arrangements. The right column, under Ducrot, was two hours late in making the attack. This is attributed by some to the darkness of the night, and the difficulty of concentrating the troops, by others to the fact that Ducrot's and Bellemare's artillery both took the same road by mistake, and it thus became impassable for the infantry. However this may be, the fighting when the troops did get up was very heavy. Ducrot on the right mo ied towards the heights of La Jonciere. The centre was occupied by General Bellemare's force, which passed into the park of Buzenval by breaches in the wall. During the morning the mist was very heavy, and the fighting in the woods was severe. The French fought well, and with gr , ater tenacity than I have yet seen - during this campaign. Later in the afternoon, the enemy, who had been surprised in the morning, by the suddenness and vigour of the attack, brought up powerful reserves both of infantry and artillery. The French left gave way, and the troops were forced to retire from the heights. As La Bergerie had not been taken (at which point General Bellemare's attack had been directed), nothing of much importance had been gained, but the French had certainly stood their ground valiantly in several places. When the Prussians came up at dusk at Montretout, and poured their shells upon the district, the Guards gave way, but Lareinty, the com mander mentioned above, defended himself in his house, and refused to give up. He is still holding out. The war battalions of the National Guard fought well all through the day, and the loss on both sides must have been very severe. There is every sign that we shall return to quarters during the night, and that to-morrow my despatch will be dated Nam Paris. I send this to be posted in Paris in case a balloon should leave. PARIS, January 20. The troops have returned to their cantonments, and the war battalions of the National Guard to Paris. A flag of truce was sent this afternoon to the farm called La Fouilleuse to ask from the Prussian authorities for a suspension of two days to bury the dead, but the request is said to have been refused. The members of the Government have met to consider what course to adopt under the present serious aspect of affairs. Several of the Mayors have been sent for by the Minister of the Interior. There has been no engagement to-day, so we have leisure to speak of social subjects. The bakers, acoording to a notice issued by the Mayor a dry or two since, now only distribute bread to persons provided with a card for food. The ration for an adult is 300 grammes, price 10 centimee for a child, 150 grammes, price 5 c entimes. Up till now the ration has been 500 gitmmes (11b.) All frauds con nected with the cards will be punished under the penal code. Cultivators having wheat in reserve for sowing, and all holders of corn, have been ordered to declare it, under penalty of confiscation of the corn, fine, and 3 months' imprisonment. The corn will be paid for at the rate of 50f. per cwt. Any person giving information of corn, barley, or rye not declared will receive a reward of 26f. per cwt. The fires occasioned by the bombardment have given some trouble. The slaughter-houses at Grenelle caught fire, and so did the Wine Depot. The latter excited great apprehension, but the firemen subdued it with much ability. Several public buildings have been struck by shells. OFFICIAL REPORT. The Journal Officiel has published the military report of the 19th. The reports of the different commanders have not all been delivered, but a general summary of the operations can be given. The army was divided into three columns composed of troops of the line, Gardes Mobile, and National Guards. That of the left, under General Vinoy -was to carry the redoubts of Montretout, and the houses of Beam Pozzo di Borgo, and Zimmermann, that of the centre under General Bellemare, was to direct its attention to the eastern portion of the plateau of la Bergerie. The right division, commanded by General Ducrot, was to operate on the west part of the park of Buzenval, and at the same time to attack Longboyau. All the ways of communication to Genne villiers comprising railways were used for the concentra tion of these considerable forces, and as the attack took place early in the morning, the right division, which had the long distance of twelve kilometres to get over in the middle of the night, only reached its destina tion after the left division and the centre had begun the attack. At eleven o'clock in the morning the redoubt of Montretout and the houses fixed upon had been taken from the enemy, who left us sixty prisoners. General Bellemare reached the height of La Bergerie, but was obliged to employ a part of his reserve to maintain his position. During this time the column of Gen Ducrot entered the lines. His right established as Paten was attacked by formidable batteries on the other side of the Seine, which were responded to by his artillery and by Mont Valerien. The fighting was fierce at Longboyau, where great resistance was made from behind walls and the embattled houses which border the park. Several times the General brought up his troops to the attack without gaining any ground. At four o'clock the enemy made an offensive movement between the centre and right divisions of our troops, and executed it with so much violence that our men gave way. But they again came forward at the end of the day. The height was again carried, but night approached, and our efforts were stopped by the imp , ssibility of bringing up the artillery to take a fixed position. Under these circum stances it was dangerous to remain on the positions which had been so dearly purchased, because the enemy would have come up with troops in all directions the next morning. The men were weary with twelve hours' fighting and the night marching. We therefore re tired in the trenches between Mont Valftien and the Croch trd houses. Our losses are serious, but according to the Prussian prisoners the enemy has also sustained considerable loss. It could not be otherwise, after such a severe struggle, which, beginning at the dawn of day, was not over when night fell. It was the first time that on the same field of battle groups Df citizens were joined to troops of the line marching against an enemy entrenched in such difficult positions. The National Guard of Paris shares with the army the credit of having assailed these strongholds with great bravery at the cost of sacrifices which their country will appreciate. If the battle of the Nineteenth of January has not had all the results which Paris may have looked for, it has been one of the most important events of the siege, and one of those which speaks most highly as to the spirit of the defenders of the capital. PARIS UNDER THE SHELLS. The COvrespondance Havas, of the 21st, gives some details of Paris under the siege. Like other accounts, it pays a high tribute to the bravery displayed by the bat talions of the National Guard during the momentous sortie of the 19th. Numbers of officers were wounded. Two Prussians belonging to the Royal Guard have been received at the ambulance of the Sisters of France. They are both seriously wounded. The captain of another frig to is said to have been killed at Montruge. One of of our most popular painters M. Jeanron has had a narrow escape. He was crossing the Place St. Germain des Pres, with his son, when a shell burst close to where they were, and took off the hand of a youth just behind them. The enemy's fire is certainly slackening, but, according to the official account, the damage done is greater. The Val de Grace, the Hospital de Piti4, the Central Bakery, the Pantheon, and other great buildings, which are daily attacked, have not been struck for thirty-six hours. In the Fifth Arrondisement only two projectiles fell in that time, one of which fell in the court of the College of France, while the other burst in a private house in the Rue de la Parcheminerie, killing two children and seriously wounding their mother. The quar ter of the Jardin des Plantes receives its daily shells. One of these penetrated to the rooms of Mr. Milne Edwards, the distinguished Professor, and did great mischief. It has been remarked that the Prussians bring up their Krupp cannon during the foggy nights, so that they can reach those quarters which think themselves secure. Thus, two days ago, a shell fell on the telegraph office at St. Germain. The amount of the French losses on the 19th has been greatly exaggerated. According accounts received on good authority, they did not exceed 3,000 in killed, wounded, and missing. All this morning the streets leading to the Halle aux Bl6s have been blocked up by the. vehicles of agriculturists who are taking in bags full of rye, barley, and oats they had concealed or preserved for sowing. This will allow the Mairie of Paris to prolong the supply some days more. PARIS BILL OF FARE. The following are a few of the curiosities of the shops in the way of prices :-Preserved calf's head (? heel) 2s. Gd. per lb. ; sirloin of beef, in tins, at 6s. to Bs. per lh. ; pate de foes gras, white puddings, etc., 4s. per lb. ; horse fat, refined, 3s. per lb. ; mushrooms, fresh, 3s. per lb. ; small tins of prepared chicken, rabbit, etc., 7s. to 10s. ; tins of veal and ham pate, 245. ; pots of preserved larks, 245. to 30s. ; fat larks, 2s. each ; dry haricot beans, Bfr. the litre (7s. 6d. per quart) ; extract of meat ex hausted, but a soluble soup, selling at Is. Bd. a box suffi cient for seven quarts ; butters, fresh, 245. to 265. per lb., salt, 21s. to 28s. ; extra fine salt, 28s. ; fresh eggs-, 2s. each ; a fine turkey, 120 fr. (C 4 165.) ; rabbits, 325. to 365. ; and fowls, anything but large, 265. to 325. ; pigeons, about one third as dear as fowls. The Boucherie Anglaise, which deals in the greatest eccentricities of all, sells elephant meat at ss. to 16s. per lb. ; stag, at ss. to 10s. ; Thibe4 goat, at 8.. ; porcupine, at 6s. Bd. ; pate of elephant's tongue, from 2s. The elephant has had immense success, and the pate made from the liver is pronounced finer than any goose or duck foies gras ever eaten. The prices of some extra delicacies placed on sale by the Gcvernment the other day will give an excellent idea of the true value of such articles, as they were probably sold at cost price. Dutch and Gruyere cheese, 2s. 6d. per lb. ; pure refined grease, 2s. Gd. ; rice, sd. ; salt pork, 2s. per lb. A good dinner may still be had in Paris provided you can or choose to pay for it at the rate of a shilling or two per mouthful ; in this case you may still enjoy beef, mutton and veal, potiltry and game, not quite au naturel however. The carte of a dinner on the 26th of December, at a famous restaurant, included calf's head, turtle, and fillet of beef ; another dinner included stewed eels, roast rabbits, galantine of beef, etc., with horse sausage, dos d'anon en relere sauce chasseur and croquettes de rats a la duchesse The following is the carte of a restaurant, where usually the only difficulty is the multiplicity that embarrasses choice :-Soups, rice and onion ; hors d'oeuvre, beef sausage, horse tongue; horse a-la-mode, braise and aux choux ; terrine de rats de Norvege ; filet d'eine au beurre d'anchois ; cotelettes de millet a la soubise ; gigot de chien ; rice with chocolate, and in half a dozen other shapes. Fancy, if you can, ye who have studied or amused yourselves in Paris, the whole city without one traiteur or cremerie where an omelette, an ceuf a la coque, or a biftek aux pommes can be had for either love or money.-Food Journal. REPORTS OF TREASON IN PARIS. A short time back General Trochu published a notice in the Journal Officiel protesting against the reports of treason in high places which were generally current. These suspicions arose from the belief that . the French plans were betrayed to the Prussians. One sortie at least was suddenly countermanded for this reason and several districts where parks of artillery were to have been sta tioned all at once became the special objects of Prussian attack, the Prussians not knowing apparently the plans were changed. No suspicions could affect General Trochu, whose loyalty is above even slander, but they fell on his immediate coadjutors and the arrest of General Schmitz was re ported. In several staffs there are Bonapartists who dislike the introduction of the civil element into the army, and though these do not give treasonable information themselves, they discourage others, and sow discon tent. The ;Prance gave a voice to the various reports, and demanded that the numerous fo reigners in the staffs should be expelled. Those generals who habitually are pessimists were also denounced, and General Trochu was advised to look closely around him, to " put a stop to the manoeuvres of traitors." The Opinion Nationale asserted posi tively that a grand sortie was arranged for the 9th, but suddenly suspended because the Prussians were found to be massed at the very spots chosen for attack, at the moment for beginning action. The Opinion added that only sour generals were in the secret. The Siecle, to complete the matter, gave their names — General Trochu, Ducrot, Vinoy, and Schmidt. Upon this General Trochu thought it was, time to take decided action, and published the official denial. The French have evacuated the railway station a Arras. The Germans have cleared the northern country as far as Cambray. A. correspondent of the Standard says that Prince PrederiA Charles lost 18,000 men in the late battles around Le Mans. It is proposed to form a large floating hospital in Paris by means of pontoons upon the Seine, after the model of the well-known floating baths. The Electeur Libre says that General d'Aurelles de Paladine has been appointed to superintend the eleven camps of instruction formed in the provinces—a task for which his great organising ability especially qualifies him. In the last batch of Imperial papers published in Paris is a letter from M. Fould at the time of the Mexican Empire, demanding the abdication of Maximilian and Le return of the French troops. Unquestionably General von Goeben was heavily rein forced previously to his attack upon General Faidherbe a St. Quentin. In one day two regiments left the north side of Paris for Goeben's army. M. Pinard has been set at liberty, and, having been ordered to leave France immediately, has started for Geneva. It was proved that he had given copies of. the Drapeau to some of his friends, but the matter was not thought of sufficient importance to make a case of it. The mortality in Paris among the civil population shewed an increase in the second week of this year. The number of deaths officially reported was 3,982, against 3,080 of the preceding week. Smallpox caused 339 deaths, an increase of 10 ; typhoid fever 301, against 251; bron chitis 457, against 343 ; and pneumonia 390, against 262 shewn in the last return. Count Donnersmarck, the Prussian Prefect of Lor raine, has ordered all Poles to quit Metz and every other part of that province within eight days. The Poles are also ordered to leave Alsace. The Ostsee Zeitung justifies this measure on the ground of their fanatical hatred of Prussia and Germany, and their chauvinistic influence on the population. A correspondent writes :—" The bread which we now eat in Paris contains, it is asserted, a mixture of grains in the following proportions : Wheat, 30 kilos. ; barley, 20 ; rice, 30 ; oats 20 ;in all 100 kilos. Barley has been used in place of rye, but the latter is preferable. The wheat and barley are ground together, and the rice and oats are also ground together, in each case a dry grain being mixed with one containing more dampness." During the siege of Peronne, it is said that a free shooter managed to get through the Prussian lines, dis guised as a peasant, and conveyed a letter in his pipe, which was sent by the sub-prefect of Peronne to the sub prefect of Cambrai announcing the speedy surrender of the town. The Cambrai prefect begged the Peronne official to have patience and wait three days longer, fo General Faidherbe would come to the assistance of the town. Unfortunately, the freeshooter who was to take this letter back got drunk on the way, and the authorities at Peronne having no news, grew weary of holding out any longer, and surrendered the place. The Carlsrulte Gazette of Saturday says : —" It has ze cently been stated in the German press that French soldiers have been taken with rifles bearing the Enfield mark, and that consequently the French Government had procured weapons from the Government gun factory in England. According to the explanations of the British Government which have reached us, this supposition is entirety :in founded. It has been ascertained that during the Ame rican war several thousands of Enfield rifles were sold to the United States' Government which had been manu factured by private industry, and possibly out of mate rial sold by the Government. It is probable that these rifles, or a portion of them, have found their way into the market, and have been purchased by the French Government." THE PARIS CLUBS.—The clubs of Paris are not all closed, despite the bombardment. That of the Reine Blanche, at Montmartre, is often crowded. The other day a most stormy meeting took place. The noise of the cannonade was heard, which redoubled the excitement, and one of the speakers said that in a fortnight the bread would be exhausted, and they would be given up to the Prussians. They should not lose a moment in proclaiming the Commune. It was announced that a Council of War had been held at the Louvre, after which, as usual, the Prussians were informed of the result of the deliberations. Another speaker suggested that, as the Government allowed the Prussians to bombard them, they themselves should be bombarded at the Hotel de Ville. The assembly separated with cries of " Vive la Commune!" THE PARIS NATIONAL GUARD.—M. C. Thomas has addressed the following order of the day to the National Guards under his orders :—" It is with pride • the chief commandant of the National Guard pays tribute by means of this order to the courage displayed by the re giments of Paris engaged in .the battle of the 19th. He had the satisfaction of hear ing them praised on the field itself, by the several chiefs of the army under whom they fought. Engaged from daybreak, they sustained with vigour a struggle, which the state of the atmosphere rendered more difficult, until a late hour of the night, which alone put a stop to the fight. Not having yet re ceived the necessary instructions from the heads of divisions, the chief commandant cannot mention the names of those officers, non-commissioned officers, and guards who have fallen, or who have especially distinguished themselves. But he does not hesitate to state that from this day forward all France will say that on the 19th of January the National Guard of Paris, like the Army and the Mobile, has nobly done its duty. A BATTLE INCIDENT. One incident of the battle I must mention as very peculiar. A mari was shot on the field for a crime. He • was a private in the 119th of the. Line. He had for some reason or other, perhaps not expecting to be discovered, shot his cap tain in the battle. Summary justice was executed upon him. Half-a-dozen men were told aside to shoot him. He fell but not dead, it seems. By-and-bye came the " brancardiers," as they are called, that is, the stretcher-bearers, and see a, wounded, but living man on the field. They propose to carry him away. The soldiers of the regiment see what they are doing, and warn them off. They find that the the man they had shot is still alive. They lift him up to see if he can stand, intending to shoot him again ; but he falls flat on the ground with a heavy thud. A soldier levels his gun at him as he lies on the ground apparently quite conscious. The ball hits, but does not take effect. The man still lives. Then another soldier comes forward and fires. There is something wrong with his gun, and it does not go off. A third soldier then tries, and he at last succeeds. He sends a ball through the head of the poor wretch who had killed his captain. A battle is horrible enough in itself, but an execution like this in the midst of it is worse than all. Perhaps a few more executions would be of use to the discipline of the French army. The Republican authori ties are much too mild to the sins of the soldiers.—Daily News Correspondent. THE MEDIATION OF NEUTRALS.—An article in the Cross Gazette on the mediation of the Neutral Powers, says that certain statesmen are desirous of interposing on behalf of peace in the war between France and Prussia. Peace is naturally desired by all European States, but it may be asked why the general conscience did not awake in time to prevent the war, when Louis'. Napoleon, by a criminal act, troubled the peace of Germany ? When the Republic, with insensate blindness, preferred to con • tinue this criminal war to resigning themselves to the consequences of their reverses, it was then that the political wisdom of Europe might have interposed again, and have convinced M. Favre that France could not be specially privileged.' And how do these wise statesmen propose to deal with M. Gambetta, who reckons the days of his dictatorship by the number of his defeats? Let them watch their words and refrain from the least move ment for fear of aggravating the evil. The least word of sympathy will be taken as a promise of help, or, at least, as evidence that France in continuing the war will lessen the first demands of the victor. Any move ment on behalf of France will strengthen the resistance of the country, and support the dictatorship of Gambetta. Let the neutral powers openly declare- that further resistance on the part of France is useless, that France cannot refuse to suffer after disastrous war, the consequences she always imposed on others after a fortunate war. Let the neutral powers add their con viction that the sacrifices which Germany demands from France are destined to consolidate the security of Germany, and the peace of the world. Any other intervention would have the worst effect alike for France, for the in terests of justice, and for the peace of Europe. THE BOXER CARTRIDGE AND THE GATLIN& GUN. The information of the Army and Navy. Gazette on the subject of the ammunition for the Martini-Henry rifle is as inaccurate as its information with regard to the arm itself has hitherto been. Our contemporary stated last week that it had been informed " that the Boxer cartridge cannot be made applicable to the Gatling gun, and there are some doubts of its being made applicable to the Martini-Henry rifle." The fact is that no attempt has yet been made to apply the Boxer cartridge to the Gatling gun, but the Committee on Mitrailleurs has recommended that the Boxer cartridge should be used if possible with the Gatling—and there is no reason to anticipate any difficulty in the application of this construction of cartridge to this weapon. As to there being " some doubts" of the Boxer cartridge being made applicable to the Martini- Henry, a paper which deals with military questions ought surely to be aware that to the use of this cartridge the success of the Martini-Henry has been in no small degree due. Originally the inventor submitted solid metal cartridges with the Martini, and with these cartridges the arm gave satisfactory results (Report of Small Arms Committee, p. 31). Subsequently the Boxer cartridge was used, and it has from that time continued to be used with unbroken success. As considerably over one million of these cartridges have been expended in the course of the trials carried on by the committee, by the troops, and at Wimbledon, as the reports on the cartridges are as favourable as the reports on the arms, and as these reports have been presented to Parliament, and are therefore accessible to everybody who takes an interest in the subject, our contemporary's statement is inexcusably inaccurate. We understand that the adoption of the short-chamber Boxer-Henry cartridge for use with the Martini-Henry is as certain as is the adoption of the arm itself. Both recommendations will probably be included in one report—a report which is, we believe, expected to be rendered in the course of next week.—Pall Me'l Gazette. BOTJAIANIAN STATE RAILWAY LOAN.—A meeting of the holders of these bonds was held at the London Tavern on Tuesday. The loan was issued last year, and the first dividend, due on the Ist of January, was not forth coming. The Roumanian Government alleged that they had paid the money to the concessionaire, and refused so paY more without the aiithoriey of the Roumanian Chambers. The concessionaire, on his part, denied that he had received funds enough for the purpose, and a commission was now investigating the matter, while the Roumania n Chambers were also summoned to authorise the paymen t in the meantime. Lord Granville, on being appealed to , had promised to use his good offices with the Roumania° Government in the matter. A committee of bondholder s was appointed to watch over their interests, and the meeting separated. 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MARRIA.GES. ii, 0 On the 21st inst., at St. Jam es ' s Church H a tchalvt " - l iq Ch an dler, of Rye Hill Park, Peckham - ry e, to Allio"'f Eliza, the eldest daughter of the late Joseph Gall ° ' - Peckham. -., A nti ;h' On the 21st inst., at St. John the Baptist's, 11.-„(311-„'s town, Charles Stewart, Raymond-buildings, 111.3'011. inn, 0 Sarah Ann, youngest daughter of the late St' Cullen, Lynstead, Kent. DE A.TH S. w oof On the 22d inst., at his resid ence, the Ve ry Rev. Nic'llsDl Vincent W. Eyre, M. rector of the Catholic CV"' Hampstead, aged 56. On the 20th inst., Sir William Verner, Bart., age cl, 195, olr On the 22d inst?, Mr. Sam uel James Brown, aged 72. , „.,,,, 0 , London : Printed by GIDEON ACLAND BOY II , '',, 0 No. 112, Strand, Printer, and Published bY n'rhe THE SUN Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct ox Savoy, in the County of Middlesex. Weduesday, January 25, 1871.