The Sun. — London, England, 1871-02-08 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YESTERDAY. The Stock markets to-day opened with a dull appear ance. The tone, however, eventually became firmer, in consequence of the announcement that M. Gambetta had resigned, and that therefore the prospect of a dispute be ta Teen the two French factions had been considerably lessened, whilst peace appears more assured. The business doing in all classes of securities has been very moderate, and the fluctuations have again been trifling. French scrip has improved to the extent of one per cent., and German also has been rather stronger, but with the ex ception of a fractional enhancement in Italian and Turkish, foreign bonds shevv no change. The rail way market has been unsettled, and Caledonian Great Eastern, North Eastern, and North Western, have given way in value. Consols have been. firm, and 3-16 per cent. better, at 92, 921 for delivery and 92 1-16, 92 3-16 for March. Reduced and New Three Per Cents, 921, t.)21 ; Bank Stock, 242, 244 ; Exche quer Bills, Bs. to 13s, pm. India Five per Cents, 110, 1101, and India Bonds, 235. to 28s. pm. Colonial Govern ment Securities have been quiet, but firm, The transactions in English railway stocks have been to a limited extent, and the fluctuations have been trifling, being confined to a fall of / in Great-Eastern, North- Eastern, and North-Western, and of 1 in Caledonian. Metropolitan, 651, 66 ; Caledonian, 87k, 88 ; Brighton, 431, 44 ; South Eastern, 771, 77/ ; Great Northern, 124, 1241; ditto, A, 132 ,133 i ; Great Eastern, 38/, 39 ; North Eastern, 146 i, 140 ; Midland, 1271, 127/ ; North Wes. tern, 1291, 1291; and Great Western, 72, 721. Not much business has been doing in Indian railway Locks : Bombay, Baroda, and Central India have marked 1031, 1031 ; East Indian, 1091, 1091 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 104/, 1051 ; and Oude and Rohilkund, 1011, 101/. Canadian shares have been depressed, Great Western, 151. Transactions in foreign shares have been restricted; Lemberg-Czernowitz, 161; San Paulo, 21/; and Lombardo,,lsl. In the foreign bond market there has been an absence of 1 any important feature, but the tone has been favourable. It a li an (1861), have risen ; Tur kish (1869), 1 ; French Scrip is 1 per cent. better, at a, 11 prem. ; and German 1, at 21 to 22 prem., for first issue ; and / to 1. prem. for the second. Peruvian (1865), 892 to 901 ; Egyptian (1868), 74 to 741; Italian (1861), 541 to 54/ ; Spanish, 301 to 301; Turkish (1865). 611 to 61/ ; ditto Five per Cents., 41 to 42 ; ditto (1869), 52a to 52a ; Mexican, 13k, 137 4 ; United States Five Twenty (1882) Bonds, 901 to 90/ ; ditto (1885), 90 to 901. Bank shares have been quietly dealt in. London and Westminster, 621, 631 ; Imperial Ottoman, 111, ; Union of London, 39, 39/ ; Consolidated, 41, 4 9.16. In telegraph shares the transactions have been re stricted. British Indian Submarine, 6a ; Falmouths, ; China Submarine, 41 ; Silver's Indiarubber, 511; and Hooper's, 61. Miscellaneous securities have changed hands slowly. Credit Foncier of England, 2a, 3 ; General Credit and Discount, 7 11-16, 7 13-16 ; London Financial, 11/ ; National Discount, 111, In the Discount market today there has been fair de mand for money, and three months' paper has been taken at 21, 21 per cent. There has been a moderate supply of capital on offer. The Copdillera has arrived at Lisbon, from Valparaiso, with £63,500 in specie for London. No bullion operations have been reported at the Bank to-day. With the exception of Belgium bills, which me rather offered, there has been a good demand to day, and the rates of exchange have had au unfavourably tendency. Metropolitan District Railway Stock has had a heavy fall upon rumours of more capital being required. The ordinary stock is quoted at 284, 28 t , and the Five per Cent. Preference, 59, 60. The directors of the Credit Foncier of England wil recommend a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The meeting has been delayed to order to admit of the completion of the settlement with the Imperial Land Company. The report of the Miliwall Dock Company, to be pr 3- sented on the 24th instant, shews a decided increase in the business, resulting in an available total of 17,682, thus enabling the directors to declare a dividend of 3,-/ per cent. on the £302,440, of 5 per cent. preference shares, and leaving £209 to be carried forward. At a meeting of the London and South Western Bank Limited), it was shewn that there was an available balance for distribution of £6,165. A dividend at the rate of 6s. per share was declared which will absorb £2,665, (500 added to ieserve fund and 200 carried to credit of previous account, leaving a balance of £2,800, including rebate to be carried forward to next account.. At the meeting of the Wilts and Dorset Banking Com pany at Salisbuiy it was shewn that there was a net profit of £45,105, being an increase of £2,030 over the pre vious year. Dividends at the rate of 22 per cent. for the year were confirmed, and the balance of £1,105 added to the surplus fund, which now q.mounts to £104,218. The deposits held are £2,025,000, a decrease of £19,661. The directors of the London and North-Western Rail way Company intend to propose the payment of a divi dend of 7i per cent. per annum at the ensuing general meeting. The traffic return of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway shews an increase of £4Bl. FOREIGN EXCHANGES.—Amsterdam, three months' date, 120, 1201; ditto, short date, 11 171, 11 181 ; Rotterdam, three months', 120, 1201 ; Antwerp, ditto, 25 371, 25 421 i Paris, short date, ditto, three months' date, nominal ; Marseilles, ditto, 25 60, 25 70 ; Hamburgh, ditto, 13 101, 13101 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine, ditto, 120, 1201 ; Vienna, ditto, 12 65, 12 70 ; Trieste, ditto, 12 65, 12 70; St. Petersburgh ditto, '3Ol, 30g; Madrid, ditto, 481, 48; Cadiz, ditto, 49k, 49 ; Leghorn, Genoa, Naples, and Palermo, ditto, 26 75, 26 80 ; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 52, 521 ; Oporto, ditto, 524, 521, LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.—TuEsDA LATEST PRIDES.-AFTER 0 F FIG' lAL }lO CI ZA The prices under the lines indicate the business done. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. rh it e per Cent Consols 922 Viet 6pc Jan &July 1891 113 114 911, 21 DoApril &Oct 1883-85.. 112 113 Do for A ccouut 92, 1 Viet spc Jan & J uly 1891. 10111021 Tb i ee pet Ce t Reduced 921 922 102 921, 2, ti 2 Brazilian. 1865, 5p o .... 931 941 New 3 per Cent 921, 2, 2 Do Rail De ben 7 p o :. 991100} Exchequer Bills, March 8 13pm 992, 100 lls p Italian, 1815. 5 p a Do, June ut 8 13pun Peruvian. 1865. 5p co .. . . 8 - 91 9 - 01 8s pm 90 2. Sauk Stook 321 India 5 per Cents 1101 Russian. 1812. 5 p 0.. .. 841 851 India Bonds — 852 i pm Do Nicolas 4 r, c Can 6pc J an &JulylB77-84 104 105 682. 8, 1 1041 Spanish Do March &Sept. 104 106 30 , 2. i Do 5p a Jan 8 4 July .. 98 99 Turklsh.lBst , t. o 0 79 81 982 792, 2. 8 02 Do Inscribed Stook .. 97 99 Do. 1855.5 p a Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 99 100 , D 142, 1, 19 Ceylon 6 p c May and Do, 65 bp c N ov ember 1878 ....... , 106 108 61 2011onds.1 no Mauritius I. pc Jan and U. 5.- BSA 90 191 901. 2. 2. I. i July 1873 .. ... . ...... 102 104 Do do 1885 901 90i New S Wales s'p 01871-76. 100 101 New Zealand 6 p c 1891.. 108 110 94 1. i Do 5 p 0 ........ 98i 9.,ii Do 10-40 Limbs. al. 13 ° )1 89 891 Do 5p o ilousolliaieti 9 81 991 ErleSlia, 100 doll, all paid .._ 992, i. 81 Illinois Central Shares .. 108;1091 Do 6p c Alar &Septll39l 109 111 A Mantic and LI Wlt Una 1) 0 June & Dec18:11 108 11 0 Mortgage Bonds RAILWAYS. Bristol and Exeter' 9l 53 ito Ist fret 801ide.... 56 59 91 Do 2nd lief Bonds .. 411 421 Caledonian 879 Do 3rd !'ref Stock . .. 31 33 Great Eastern 391 9, 1 4 th P ref Stock •...... 172 189 Great Northern 1211 1 1043, 5.9 Do A 132 133 Great Western of Canada 189 153 1 1322, 151, 1 Great Western 713 729 Do 6p o Bonds, 1873.. 99 1 1001 72, 9 921 100 o, Lancashire A Yorkshire 13411351 Do 5/ d 1877-8 95 97 135/, 41 Do 5 p c pref. issued 80 par 2n tii Lou, Brigh, and S Coast 431 44 Madras guar spc 44 9, / N. Railway of Canada, Lon, Chat, and 1/over .. 14 141 6p o let Pref Bonds Lon and North-Western 129 1295 Dude and Rohilkund g 1291, 9. 9, 9, 1 5 pc Lou and South-Western 931 541 101 9 919, 33, 4, 35 Scinde, runiault. and Man, Sher, and Lincoln 45 451 Delhi guar ap o Metropolitan •, 655, 2 Bahia and San Francisco Midl an d .... 127 1271 g 7 p c 1271, 9 189 North British North-Eastern Consols 146,147 Buenos Ayres G t Stlirii .. 1'53 26. 1465, 7 Dimalturg and Witepsk 19 19 , South-Easteni Atlantic and St Lawn - xis) 76 78 Dutch-lthenish Bombay, Baratta, and Eastern of France central India, g 5 p c.. 103 le4 Great Luxembourg ~: 1031, 1 Lemberg Czertonvitzgua Buff and Lake Huron .. 41 41 7pc Do 51 pc 80nd5.1872-3-4 80 83 161 Cape guar 6p c East Bengal guar 5p c lO3 104 OttomiSmyrnit to Aidiul East Indian. gSI. a 1091. 1 9, 1 (Limited) guar 7p e .. 15 15' Gland Trunk Canada Do Equip Mort Vivi I 219 cliargm 61t c 92; 151, 15 Do ?lid do Bolide; • • 101 102 BANKING 0031PAN1ES. I'd Pd 1 Agra Bonk (LI A Bl 9 20 Lou Ch. of Austrlla 23& 24', • 81 241 25 Alliance (1.1 10 Auglo-Austria.n 20 A ug l o -Egyptian (L) 22} 22 37) x • PHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1871. 50 British N American 51 62 20 Lon and Westmnster 62 63 20 Ch of India, Austrlia 131 I4i 631, 21, 3, 21, 8a d 25 Char Merc of India 22 23 10 Metro p olitan 8 81 10 City 2 Colonial 4 Consolidated IL 41, 9-16 ad 25 Union of Australia.. 391 401 391 20 Eng. Scot. and Aus C 16 i 171 2 Imperial %Li 10 Imperial Ottoman 111, ( TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. !t1 I'd LOO Anglo-American LI 73 75 10 Great Northern .... 111 11l 10 Auglo-Meditru (L) llB 120 6 Great N. Chin a, and 119/ Japan Extension.. 8 8! 100 Atlantic — 5 Indo-European (L).. 10 12 100 Co 8p c — 10 Marseilles, Algiers, 13 British A ustraln (L) .31 3tdis and Malta (L) .... 51 61 4 7-16 10 Mediterrn Ex (L) .. 41 5 10 British Ind Eaten (L). 6 1 7 41 21 I'mn 6 13-16, I, 1 a and S. Pereira 4 3 die 10 British Indian Sub - dis marine, (L) 61, 7 20 Soc Trans France (L) 131 131 10 ChluitSubmarine(L) 5 4018 100 Submarine 237 242 41 no Scrip 2B 2) 10 Falmouth. Gibraltar, 10 W India & Paulin:m(lA 6 6 and Malta (Li 91 MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES Pd • Pd Anglo-Austrian Bud- 100 1)o 6p c Bonds. re holders' Certificate 1 3 deemahle 1870 62 64 10 BerlinWa:erworks(L) 151 161 30 Loudon lll, Fin Assoo(L) 19 18dis . lei } 30 Bolokow-Vaughan L) 32 37pm 4 Lou Gen Omnibus .. n2l 100 Boston City (U.S. Sterling e c ns t,n Navigation an . . 93289529 2 Lou & Prov Marine 1.4 f I.lplu 3 4 14 B o r P it & Fgn Marine 11 41 41pm 100 Madras Irrig. &Canal 25 Canada Company. 72 75 gSD c by Ind Gov. 100 102 10 Ceylon Company Ll 31 31dis 2 Mauritius Land (L) idol. Par 35 City Offices (L) 251241 dis 5 Natnl Disct Comp Li 115 12 10 111, 1 a d 20 Colonial (L) 5 Corn Union Assume° 41 41pin Merc Agency ILI .. 1i pm 10 Crdt Fonc of Eng (L) 21 3 5 N Zealand Loan and 3,2 L 3 1-16, 21, 3 Trust IL) . . 2 ..... 11 11 pin 100 Crystal Palace 100 Do Prof IDo6 p c Perp Deb 110 115 5 OceimMarinelnsur —l4llslpm 2 70 78 Ebbw Vale Steel Li .... 10 91dis 50 P and Steam ...... 44 46 10 Do do New. 1867 31 21,115 100 Viceroy of Egypt 7p o 30 : Mortgage Loan 77 79 50 Rhymney Iron 100 Egyp 9 p crroy Loan. 15 Do New 9 1 guar by Egyp (13 , 7.. 97 99 60 Roy sg all l /1 . a. 8 1 1 Steam 13 Fore-stWarehouse(Ll7l B:Pin Bpm x all 12 Tel Con and Main L) 263 261 100 Fgn and Colonial Gov 21 Trust 6p c Bonds.. 98 100 2 Thsmes and Mersey 78 G en Credt&Disni( l . l3-165-16 p m Marine lusur (I. 71, 11-16, 1%16. / 51 7 Hooper s Tel Works 1 Idis \ 6S 17 1111l1R01 1.8 Bay 45 1 ildrll)r Gut Per. and Tobacco 6p o Loan. guar by Italian Gov 88 90 89 81 81 5 Trust and Loan Co of Upper Canada .... I Ima Tel Works LI .... 501 515 5(7 Marine, Lvpooi (1 . , 57 6 ,, 1n 51i. 50/, 11 Soo(L) 21 lidisl) 3 Final) 20 Union Steamship (1.) 23 25 5 Interul 6 United Dis Corprn IL ;dis par 5 Univ Marine lusur J. ) 7 7/pin 20 it Irrig Can Cavour 1 31 12 12 Warrat t Finance.. 9 7 Ma All N ING SHARE LIST.—FEBRUARY 7. Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS. Mining Oilicee, 1, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, Londoi Market very quiet. Prices about the same as yesterday. Carn Brea. 1), 2 Chiverton Chontales (Gold), Cook's Kitchen, 19, 20 Devon Great Consols, Drakewalls, 1, 11 Don Pedro North Del Roy. 21. 2) East Caradon, East Lovell, 32), 331 East Pool, East Wheal Grenville, 21, 3 Frontino and Bolivia (Gold), —B., —a. General Brazilian, Great Laxey, 13, 19 Great Betallack. Great IN heal Vor. 51, 5) Hillgston Down. Marko Valley, 61, 71 New Beldon, New Lovell, 11. 11 North Crofty. 2), 21 Pary's Mountain, 3,3) Pevhalls, Perna) Wheal Virgin, Prince of Wales, 31s, 36a Providence Mines, Roman Gravels, 9, 91 Rosewall Hill and Ransoms United, South Condurrow, 4„ 5 South Frances, Sweetland Creek, ?I, 41 Tankerville, 121. 13 Taquaril(Goldl, 40s, 42s Tincroft. 48, 60 Trumpet Consols. Van Consols, 21, 3 West Chiverton, 46. 47 West Maria and Fortescue. 31s, 31s West F , eton. West Tankerville, Wheal Crel,or, Wheal Grenville. 31, 4 Wheal Kitty. St. Agnes, 9, 91 Wheal Margaret, \Wheal Mary Ann, Wheal Seton. Wheal thiy. 4, 41 MARKETS. METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, TIIESDAY.—This market was rather scantily supplied with meat to-day. The trade was better, and prices were somewhat improved. Beef, from 3s. 4d. pork, 3s. to ss. per Sibs. by the carcase. METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, 'NES DAY.—The supplies of hay and clover on sale at the market to day were moderate. The trade ruled quiet, but prices were without important alteration. Prime meadow hay, 130 s. to 1405.; inferior ditto, 110 s. to 120 s. ; prime fresh-cut clover, 1358. to 1475. ; inferior ditto, 115 s. to 1258. •, prime second-cut clover, 1265. to 1355.; inferior ditto. 105 s. to 115 s. ; and straw, 30s. to 40s. per load. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE ,MARKET, TUES DAY.-Sugar : The market continues inactive, and prices have a downward tendency. Crystilised Demerara, 38s. to 395. ; Ber bice, crystalised, 365. 6d. to 375. Coffee : Only moderate inquiries are made, and the market generally is quiet. Native Ceylon, 565. 6d. Cocoa : A steady demand prevails, and prices are well supported. Guayaquil sold up to 535. for fine. Rice : The market remains firm, at improving prices. Oils : Linseed oil firm ; London £3O 10s. to £3O 155. ; Hull £29 I 15s. to £3O ; month £3O 10s. ; March-April £3l bs. to £3l 10s. Rape oil rather quiet ; English brown, spot, £46 10s. paid ; March-April, £4B 15s. ; September--December, £44 10s. to £45. Metals : Copper steady. Tin moderately active • Straits, £132 105. to £133. Scotch pig iron steady at 51s. 71d. cash, 515. 10d. month. Tallow : The market is steady, but rather quiet. Y.C.. spot, 455. 6d. ; March, 455. 6d. ; June 455. ; October-December, 465. 6d. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.-The gradual decline in the value of cotton, which has gone on for a week, has caused a perceptible fall In the demand for both goods and yarns. There is now a want of animation in the market, and buyers refrain from entering into fresh contracts unless at some reduction in price ; but producers, though more willing to listen to reasonable offers than they were, even on last Friday, adhere still with much tenacity to their quotations : and the prices that would be taken to-day shew but a fractional decline on those accepted last Friday. Business is further re stricted by the uncertainty of the armistice in France leading to a peace, and also by the probability of dear money caused by the necessity for foreign loans, arising out of the present war. Yarns for the East are still in limited request. Home trade qualities are also quiet, and the coarser qualities a shade easier to buy. In goods the business doing is small, but of a general character. There are no large contracts reported lately. Quotations to-day :-Thirty-nine inch shirtings, seven pounds ordinary to best makes, 7s. 9d. N to Bs. 3d.•, diietto, ' eight pounds and quarter, 9 s. 3 d. to 93. 6d.• umber forts, mule goods, seconds, is. lid.; thirties , water twist, ls. ld. LEEDS TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.--The woollen trade so far as the cloth halls are concerned is very depressed. In the warehouses, both here, at Huddersfield, and Dewsbury, no doubt it is better, and average quantities of goods are delivered direct from the mills to the warehouses, besides which there is no doubt that makers of seasonable goods, and of best plain cloths, as well as of medium unions, are fairly busy. The tweed trade in this district is rather under a cloud at present. At Guiseley there have been more failures, in consequence of the winding-up of a deceased stapler's affairs. The debtors to the estate are compelled to sell off their stocks at a ruinous sacrifice. In the cloth market to-day busi ness has been really unimportant. The only buyers of import ance seem in the coloured cloth hall. There was one buyer from Bradford, but he bought nothing. The spring trade seems to get duller, instead of brisker, although it must not be over looked that the home orders in progress are more than an ave rage. The prospect of a stoppage of the war has made so far, but little difference. In mixture meltons, victorias, and mantle cloths, small parcels always sufficed to-day. HULL CATTLE MARKET, TUESDAY.-At this market to-day there was a good supply of English lean stock, especially drapes, which, where sales were effected, sold at last week's prices. Sheep was reduced in price in consequence of a delay in turnips. Hogs, 415. each, done. There was a limited business in pigs at 75. per stone. DONCASTER CATTLE MARKET, TUESDAY.-At this market to-day there was a good show, both in quantity and quality. Prices in beef were from Bs. to 9s. per stone. 3lutton from 70. to 9d. per lb. A larg amount of business was done. NEWCASTLE CATTTE MARKET, TUESDAY.-There was a slight improvement in quality at this market to-day, and a fair supply, which sold at fair rates. Beef, 6s. 6d. to 9s. 9d.; Pork, ss. 6d. to Bs.; sheep, 7d. to 90. ter lb. SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, TUESDAY.-At this market to-day the supply of both classes of stock was less than last week. There was a little improvement in the demand for beef, best qualities making in some instances 81d. per lb., but sid. as aeneral price. There was a steady trade in sheep, and t w he quotations were well maintained. The prices were as follos : -Beef, first class, 81d ; second, 70. to Bd. Sheep, from 71d. to 90. Calves, 7d. to 9d. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.-Opening Report. -Wheat opens irregularly; some parcels are offered at ld. de cline. Friday's prices generally asked. Flour the turn better. Maize declining. Closing Report.-There was a very retail trade at this market to-day. Wheat has been at a decline of ld. since Friday. Flour was rather better, owing to a continued export demand. Indian corn and beans is. lower. Oats and oatmeal without change. LEEDS CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.-Few millers attended market to-day, and those who were present were not ready to buy to any consid6rable extent. Last week's prices were hardly obtainable for wheat. Fine barley sold up to its figure ; but inferior qualities were is. per quarter lower. Oats and beans were firm. The average prices were as follows :-Wheat, 51s. 14d. ; barley, 375. 100. ; oats, 275. HULL CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.-There was a small supply of English wheat at this market to-day, which was generally in poor condition. Best qualities support last week's rates ; in other sorts a - slow sale, at rather less money. Little spring corn offering, and prices unaltered. Foreign, little passing, and prices unaltered. NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, TUESDAY. - There was a fair supply of wheat at this market to-day, but not a great deal was doing. Last Tuesday's advance, however, was obtained. There was a good demand for flour at the advance, and some business was done. No change in other articles. DUBLIN CORN MARKET, TUESDAY. - At this market to-day sales of Irish wheat were in buyers favour. Very little business was done in foreign wheat, and there was no altaration in the value of corn. Barley had a slow sale. Black oats were steady, but there was little doing in wheat. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY. -Opening report. -This market opened to-day without any improvement in the demand. Sales probably 8,000 to 10,000 bales.-Closing report. -Sales, 8,000 bales, including 1,000 for export and speculation. The market has been very quiet, and prices are 1-16 d. per lb. easier. CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, TUESDAY.-At this market to-day a fair business was done chiefly in medium kinds, which are wanted at stiff prices. CORK BUTTER MARKET, TUESDAY.-Ordinary no change. 160 firkins in the market. Mild cured no change. One firkin in the market. 2i 72 23 [8 20 39 41 41 5; NEW YORK YACHT OLUE.—Th6 following offi cers have been elected by the New York Yacht Club : James Gordon Bennett, jun., of the yacht Dauntless, commodore ; W. Douglas, of the Sappho, vice-commo dore ; and G. A. Osgood, of the Magic, rear-commodore. THE UNIVERSITY BOAT BACE.—The Oxford crew went twice to Iffiey and back on Monday. A s M r . Benson was suffering from indisposition, Mr. Woodhouse held the rudder-lines. The practice of the crew was re stricted to paddling and short spurts, not exceeding 30 strokes per minute. They will go into strict training on the 22nd February (Ash -Wednesday), which will give the president another fortnight to make any changes he may find beneficial. The Cambridge crew were also out on Monday, and are reported to have done remarkably well. It is thought that the race will take place in the last week of March, though the precise day will probably not be settled until the crews come to their London train ing quarters. THE CENTRAL CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE. On Tuesday, a meeting of the Central Council and deputed members from provincial Chambers was held at the Salisbury Hotel, Fleet-street, London, Sir Massey Lopes, Bart., M.P., in the chair. There was a large attendance. The Chairman, on taking his seat for the first time as president, said he was deeply impressed with the impor tance and usefulness of Chambers of Agriculture, because they were a great power, a recognised power, and bad considerable influence on the councils of the nation. No class of persons had suffered more from want of combination, co-operation, and organisation than the agriculturists, and he believed if the same unity had existed some years ago as now existed, many of those ex ceptional burdens which had be en imposed upon egricul tural industry would never have been successfully placed upon them. (Hear, hear.) Now they had legitimate means which they had never before possessed of making themselves heard and ventilating their grievances. When these chambers were first established they met with a great deal of suspicion and a ntagonism—they were looked upon as a sort of trade union combination of tenant interest as against that of the landlord, but he need not say there was never any ground for those objections. (Hear, bear.) The discussions which had characterised their proceedings had been most temperate and moderate, and the language conciliatory ; and even on this question of landlord and tenant the language had been more calcu lated to do away with those comparisons than to give cause or reason for them—to cement rather than to dis turb the amicable relations, which he hoped would always exist between landlord and tenant. (Hear, hear.) During the six years the Chambers had baen established they hai done good work. There were no less than 00 chambers affiliated with the Central Chamber, and in con clusion the chairman threw out several valuable hints, which if acted upon would, he believed, considerably in crease the usefulness of the chambers. The Chairman read the report of the Local Taxation Committee, which congratulated the Chamber on the pro gress which had been made. Courts of quarter sessions had in most cases petitioned Parliament on the subject. and the committee had determined to pursue the same course with regard to Boards of Guardians. The com mittee were of opinion that the question should he brought before Parliament as early as possible in the ensuing session, and if the Government did not throw out in the Queen's Speech au intention of dealing with it, the committee suggested that a deputation from the Central Chamber, or others interested, should wait upon the Government, and urge the necessity of a speedy conside ration with a view to a full and impartial inquiry into the whole matter. Mr. Horley (Warwickshire) moved, and Mr. Bence seconded, the adoption of the report, which was agreed tc. Professor Bund (Worcester) moved, " that it be an in struction to the Local Taxation Committee to use such means as they think fit to diffuse useful information throughout the large towns of the country upon the subject of local taxation." Mr. Caldecott (Warwick) seconded the motion. Mr. Andrews (Somerset) suggested that means should be taken to get grand juries to make a presentment on the fubject. The Chairman remarked that one great difficulty they met with was that in large towns the smaller tenants did not pay their rates to the tax-gatherer, but to their land lord in the rent, and the interest they took in the matter was consequently limited. The amount levied in local taxation was twenty millions annually, eight millions being for local purposes, which was expended for the benefit of those who contributed, and the remaining twelve millions for imperial purposes, and as that was universal in its object it ought to be levied on all classes. This, he considered, was the strong point in their argument. The resolution was then put and carried. A long report of the courts on Fire Insurances was read and adopted, and ordered to be printed and circulated throughout the provincial chambers. Mr. T. Rigby (Cheshire) then moved " that this Coun cil in receiving the report of the joint committee on weights and measures, adhere to its former resolutions to the effect that all agricultural produce, except liquids, should be sold by weight only, and that the cental of 100 lbs. is the standard most easy of adoption ; and that chambers of agriculture be recommended to petition the Legislature to pass such enactments as will establish this plan." He argued that weight was the best estimate of the value of grain, and was the fairest method of dis posing of it. The fact that maltsters and dealers were opposed to the system was in itself sufficient to chew that they gained an advantage over the farmer. Mr. Willson (Leicestershire), seconded the resolution. Mr. Wills considered that it would be impossible to carry out the metric system, and hoped the Council would not pledge itself to any course of action. Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P., urged the importance of the metric system, and pointed out the advantage it must be to have a uniform system throughout the world. France, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Belgium, Italy, and Switzer land had already adopted the system, and it would next year become compulsory in Germany. He believed the Government were prepared to bring in a bill which would make it permissive ; but what he wanted was that it should, after the lapse of three or five years, become compulsory. (Hear, hear.) If the public took up the subject, warmly, and petitioned the legislature he had no doubt, but that the result would be the introduction of the metric system into England. Professor Leoni Levi also advocated the system, and said the inconvenience of the change suggested was greatly magnified. It had not been attended with the slightest inconvenience in any country where it had been adopted, and by the time it became compulsory in England it would be known thoroughly throughout the country. Captain Cragie moved as an amendment " that this Council, appreciating the advantages of the recom mendations contained in the report of the joint committee, is yet of opinion that it is desirable in the first place to afford facilities for an increased ac quaintance with the metric system, by introducing instruction in its principles in public elementary schools." He declared himself a strong a strong advocate of the metric system, but said it was necessary that all classes should be trained to it before it was introduced. Mr. G. F. Muntz (Warwick) seconded the amendment. After some discussion, Mr. Rigby agreed to withdraw the words after " weight only," and the amendment having been added to the resolution, it was put, and unanimously adopted. Mr. Hodson (West Kent) moved—" That this Council urge the Government, when renewing the general licensing system of the country to consider the unjust pressure of the Malt Tax upon the growers of barley, and upon the labouring classes who are the great consumers of beer." Mr. Arkell (Swindon) seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The meeting then broke up. It is intended to call out the Irish Militia in May next. This is a practical answer by the Government to the taunts of the " national" press. TURKISH IRONCLAD& —The two new ironclads which have been for some time in course of construction at the Tersaneh in the inner Horn, are now completed, and are said to do great credit to the Turkish Government and its employ4s. The engines and all the fittings of these vessels are the work of the Imperial factory at Yali-Kiosk. —Levant Herald, January 25. " THE FIGHT AT DAME EUROPA'S SCHOOL.”—We understand that the Rev. H. W. Pullen, M.A., Minor Canon and Librarian of Salisbury Cathedral, and the author of "The Fight at Dame Europa's School," about to resign his Cathedral appointments, which h e has held since the y ear 1863, with the intention of devoting himself for the present to literary work.—Salis bury Journal. THE WESTERN FISHERY.—Many Cornish boats had very profitable takes of herrings during the past week, and the whole of the salted herrings—the produce of the enor mous catch by Mount's Bay boats off Plymouth a few weeks ago—were sold at 255. per hogshead. Active pre parations are being made at all the fishing stations for the mac kerel season, and a few hogsheads of fine fish have already been taken and forwarded to London. THE LATE MR. WILLIAM HAYES.—The late Mr. William Hayes, senior conveyancing counsel of the Court of Chancery, enjoyed a high reputation among lawyers. Mr. Hayes was called to the Bar in 1818, but had before that time practised as a conveyancer. At that time the business of conveyancing had not been subjected to the sweeping changes of modern reforms, and Mr. Hayes was one of the few persons acquainted with the old property law. The late Lord Langdale described him as the " most farsighted lawyer he had ever known." Mr. Hayes's acquirements were not limited to his professional pursuits ; be was a classical scholar of some repute, and contributed to the literature of his profession. His treatise on the Elements of Conveyancing reached a fifth edition and was highly appreciated, and his brochures in the Solicitors' Journal were brilliant sketches. His advancing years occasioned his withdrawal of late from general society, where his animation rendered him a general favourite, and he retired from ordinary practice ; but he retained till his death the post of Conveyancing Counsel to the Court of Chancery. THE WAR. BOURBAKI'S ARMY IN SWITZERLAND. GENEVA, February 3. The hopes which were based on the reported generosity of the Germans have, unhappily, been disappointed, for General Manteuffel has not countermanded the pur suit. An ominous despatch which arrived yes terday says that fighting is going on up to the very frontier, and the conquerors are pitiless. Nine hun dred men have been interned at Neuchatel. Twenty thousand French were near Pontaller, close by the frontier, and four thousand of these were pushing on to Sainte Croix, where the Swiss division, commanded by Colonel Bontemps, is stationed. In fact, they are crossing , the frontier anywhere and in any way, they came even over the mountains, though the frost is terrible. Swiss charity is exerting itself the utmost. The very children are buying cigars for the " poor French." The entry of the army began on the Ist at 5 a.m., and by the afternoon of that day an immense quantity of muni tions and artillery, including mitrailleuses, were brought across the frontier; but the Germans, late in the day, made a great effort to cut off the retreat of the fugitives near Fort de Joux and Verriers. It cannot, therefore, be said that Prussia acquiesced in this retreat, for she is endeavouring to prevent it at all hazards, wishing to take the army into Germany. Otherwise we must sup pose the desperation of the pursuit is only intended to augment the booty and increase the number of the dead, and it is impossible to believe this. The French were massed in large numbers in the Val-de-Travers, and a good many got into the canton de Vaud. Some melancholy spectacles were to be seen along the frontier. The whole of the population of little border villages have come into Switzerland with such of their goods as they could carry, bringing them in carts drawn by horses, cows, or men, and all weeping. Switzer land, though neutral, has to bear her share of the burdens of war, and has already contracted a loan of 15,000,000 f.. though she will be in some degree indemnified for her expenses. The Convention agreed on between Gene rals Clinchant and lerzog provides that the French army shall deposit its arms, its artillery, its equip ments and munitions, which shall be restored to France after the establishment of peace, and after the settlement of the expenses incurredby Switzerland. Further arrange ments are to be made respecting the horses, and the waggons which brought food and luggage will return empty to France. The carriages bearing the treasure and the mails will be given into the keeping of the Confede ration, which will give an account of them, independent of the settlement of expenses. The execution of this article is entrusted to the supervision of a mixed commission of French and Swiss officers. The officers of the fugitive army are to keep their arms, horses, and effects. The Confederation decides on the places of internment. The generals have the privilege of choosing their place of residence. The officers will be sent to Zurich, Lucerne, St. Gall, Angovia, and Interlaken. They must give their parole in writing that they will not leave the place of their internment without permission. They must provide for themselves, being allowed, for the staff, 6 francs per day, and for other officers 4 francs. They may wear civil costume if they like. Should they break their parole, they will be sent to Luziensteig. Swiss troops are to guard the French soldiers, in the pro portion of from one-fifth to one-tenth of those guarded. The French soldiers will have daily I lb. of meat, 1i lb. of bread and vegetables, and 10 centimes in money. The non-commissioned officers will have 25 cents. They may get employment if they like, but are not compelled to do so, and their corre spondence will be free. They are under the Swiss military law in case of insubordination, and are expected to be in doors at 8 p.m. The Federal Council has under taken to pay the loan of 15,000,000 f. necessi tated by this influx of residents, in six years. Great uneasiness ha s been created in Geneva by the report that some of the French troops were passing through Gex, and were aiming at reaching Lyons, with out having to enter Switzerland by the road between Geneva and the Jura. But in case they should be pur sued by the Prussians, the war would rage along the frontier, and all the available forces of Geneva have been called out to meet the emergency. Every preparation has been made to receive the unex pected guests, and even ecclesiastical buildings arranged for their reception, being warmed, lighted, and sup plied with wine. Collections are being made on behalf of the prisoners. The whole ordinary system of affairs is thoroughly disorganised, and for several days the export of merchandise has been suspended. Orders have been given at all the railway stations for the immediate supply of bread to Neuchatel. THE PROVISIONING OF PARIS. Up to Saturday evening 17 trains of provisions hack arrived in Paris, and the work of revictualling proceeds on all sides. The English War Department and Admi ralty are assisting. All day on Sunday, and again on Monday, forty labourers were engaged at the Royal Victoria Yard, Deptford, preparing two thousand tons of provisions, principally salt beef and preserved meats, such as are issued to the Royal Navy, for immediate transport to Paris. In the river, embarking a portion of these provisions, are her Majesty's ships Buffalo, M edusa and Valorous, and in a few days further freights will be taken by the War Department store-ships, Lord Panmure and Earl de Grey and Ripon, which are expected imme diately in the Thames from Ireland and the Western yards. Orders have also been issued, directing that the men and boys recently employed in the bakery at Deptford Victualling Yard are to be immediately re engaged, if possible for the manufacture of biscuits for the poor of Paris, and twenty-four ovens are to be kept at work night and day until further orders. Messrs. Peek, Frean, and Co., despatched to Paris on Saturday from ten to eleven millions of fine navy biscuits, weighing more than 700 tons, and occupying 10,500 packages. Grievous complaints are made by English firms, to the effect that they have been induced to send provisions, but could find no one to buy them. Messrs. Christy and Sons, of Fenchurch-street, write :—We sent goods to Dieppe for the revictualling of Paris, and although the French Government officials promised to take all after seeing invoice and bill of lading, yet when the steamer with our goods arrived on Friday there was no one there to receive our goods or purchase anything. There are several English firms in exactly our position, and we hear they are returning home, as no business can be done, and they have all their goods left on their hands, with the option of sending them to Paris or returning them to London. THE PARIS FORTS. A correspondent of the Daily News says that the damage to Fort Issy through the bombardment has been much overrated. None of the casemates have been entered by shells ; none of the magazines have been touched ; and though several guns have been disabled, the greater part of them could have been fired up to the last moment had the French chosen to fire. There is a small breach in the curtain of the southern front, just enough to indi cate what might have been done with time and perseverance. As a whole, however, the fort is less injured than most people at a distance had supposed. Its guns can never have been silent from inability to fire. Battered as Fort Issy was, it might have cost the Ger mans much trouble and loss to capture. Up to the moment of its surrender, it may be said to have been im pregnable by a coup de main. Fort Vanves was even less damaged than Fort Issy ; the barracks, though riddled through and through, have escaped being burnt, and there is no commencement of a breach in the curtain on the south front. PEACE WITHOUT TERRITORIAL CESSION. The following important statement of facts is given in one of the leaders of the Daily News :—Tho antagonism which subsists between the Crown Prince of Prussia and Count Bismarck is a matter of notoriety ; and on it some sanguine persons base their hopes of a future for Ger many which will defeat some sinister omens in its past and present. Heirs - apparent are, however, too habitually in opposition to the advisers and the policy of their fathers to make this divergence a very stable ground of trust. It might be better to rely on the concord between Count Bismarck and his future Sovereign. On one notable occasion, and one only, they are believed to have been in perfect agreement, and that was after Sedan. Unless very precise and seemingly authentic statements, which may one day see the light, made by persons of European re putation and unstained character, upon first hand information, are not merely mistakes of inference and plausible conjectures, but rest upon hallucinations of the senses of sight and bearing, the Crown Prince and Count Bismarck joined in urging the immediate conclusion of peace after the capitulation of Sedan ; and of a peace which, whatever securities it might have taken on behalf of Germany, would have left the territorial integrity of France unimpaired. The pious and sensitive King, to whom the horrors of war give such poignant anguish, was, however, not to be persuaded. A superfi cial sensitiveness is often, indeed, no index of a really humane disposition. It is an affair very frequently of the nerves, and not of the heart, and a too obstrusive and self-conscious piety represents in many cases so much deducted from a sound and practical morality. It is the veil beneath which crooked designs and arrogant self-seeking hide their real character from the mind and temper which foster them. The military party, with the King at their head, carried the day; and the war, the further prosecu tion of which was condemned alike by the statesmanship of Bismarck and the conscience of the Crown Prince, went on. LYONS AND THE CAPITULATION. LYONS, February 3. The news of the capitulation of Paris has produced a profound impression here. All through the South the military preparations are being actively pushed forward, and the mobilised legions are being sent off in all directions. The Municipal Council has just voted considerable sum for the purchase of muni tions of war, and for the manufacture of cartridges. M. Rouc is expected on a special mission from Gambetta, and, decidedly, the feeling of the people, as well as of the local authorities, is in favour of prolonged resistance. The following proclamation has been posted on the walls of the town : —"Citizens,—Evil fortune still hangs over us, and makes us pay dearly for the errors committed during Llie twenty years of the Empire. An armistice of twenty-one days has been concluded, with whose terms we are not yet acquainted. News from foreign sources acquaint ns that the armistice results from the capitulation of Paris. This would indeed be a great misfortune, but France exists else where than at Paris. We must remember that an armistice is a suspension of hostilities, and not a treaty of peace. Let us be firm and energetic, and above all things united ; let us maintain the spirit with which great misfortunes should be met, and we shall yet find that the resources of France can afford the means for preserving our country from perishing. The Municipal Council has resolved, in connection with the representation of the Central Power, to adopt measures for the preservation of the material honour of France and the Republic. Lyons by its protest, by the calmness of its attitude and the energy of its support, will facilitate the accomplishment of this task, so dear to all French hearts ! Vive la France ! Vive la Repub lique ! " Young Count von Moltke, who was taken prisoner at Le Mans, has been sent to Clermont-Ferrand. News from Brittany says that M. de Cathelineau has been entrusted by General Chanzy with the military organisation of the west. He has just issued a vigorous proclamation, denouncing the barbarities of the enemy, and calling upo n the whole population to rise and aid him. Providence has given them extraordinary means of defence in their hedges and fosses, behind which old men and young children become valiant defenders. There has been a rumour that General Clinchant effected an arrangement with Manteuffel, but this is altogether false, for the army retreated fighting the whole way. A deputation of citizens presented themselves at the Hotel de Ville, and submitted to the Municipal Council a programme which included war a outrance, a Government at Lyons, the nomination of a convention and a commission of 30 members, who must authorise all arrests. The Council re plied that as to the first three propositions they had themselves submitted them to the Bordeaux delegation, by whom they were well received, and they hoped to see them carried into effect. The town is gene rally tranquil, notwithstanding the gravity of the crisis ; but the clubs have held some stormy meetings. We must soon expect to feel the influence of the electoral agitation. At Dijon four candidates have been chosen. They are Garibaldi, Magnin, Dubois, and Jules Clarion. The pro gramme put forward is " The Republic one and indivisible ; not an inch of our territory." Garibaldi is likely also to be returned at Lyons. A central committee of resistance has been formed here by some private citizens. Bourbaki's death is again denied. He is now at Bescan con. The person who died in an hotel and was taken for n, was a simple colonel of infantry. THE SITUATION AT MARSEILLES. The news of the capitulation of Paris was only made, known in Marseilles by slow degrees, and with great caution. On receiving it in a private telegram from Lon don, the Prefecture stopped the transmission of the intelligence, and communicated it to the Government at Bordeaux, The latter professed no knowledge of it, and did not believe it. M. Gent published the answer the next day, and said he had asked for fresh information. When the news was confirmed by another telegram from London, which announced the surrender of the forts to the Prussians, the Prefect requested the papers not to publish it, because he expected to receive an official explanation. At last, on the 31st the dispatch which had been kept was published in a de mocratic paper. The people were sad and dispirited, but refrained from making imprudent demonstrations. The Radical journals protested against the elections, declaring that they would return a majority of Reactionists, Bona partists, and Bismarckians. The prefect seemed to share their doubts, for he sent in his resignation, declaring that he would serve under Garibaldi, the General who would not recognise the armistice. This was an erroneous supposi tion, for a dispatch from Garibaldi stated that he would have carried out the provisions of the armistice, only Manteuffel informed him that the three departments of the Jura, Doubs, and the Cote d'Or, were excluded from it. The resignation of the prefect has since been withdrawn. ELECTORAL MOVEMENT AT LILLE. The IncUpendance Beige, strongly anti-Bonapartist, says :—The electoral business is carried on after a certain fashion at Lille. The so-called National Committee, which was formed here in October, had already prepared a list of candidates in which figured many opponents to the Government policy. Among the 28 names put down, were six old official candidates of the Empire. In consideration of the brief space allotted for preparation, it was determined that the existing arrangements should not be altered before the Bth of February. The decree of the Bordeaux Delegation was received, which prohibited the can didature of old official candidates. The committee were unwilling to oppose the Goveanment decree, and greatly to their regret put aside the " ineligible " can didates, and supplied their places by others, among whom appeared General Changarnier, which was an extra ordinary thing, as the General had made known his wish to be on a Republican list. Scarcely had the new list appeared when the decree of Paris was made known which did not sanction the exclusive measures of the Bordeaux Government. The ci-devant officials declared that they should be reinstated, because the Paris decree was paramount. The Committee shared their opinion, and set aside the candidates they had selected in the second instance. This cavalier mode of dealing with a man like General Changarnier was considered highly inconsistent, and the eagerness with which the so-called National Corn. mittee returned to the previous arrangements was looked upon as significant of its Bonapartist sympathies and its latent desire to revive the old system of official candida tures in the forthcoming Assembly. The distress in Germany through the war is so great 0 that large numbers of people are emigrating to Belgium. M. Auspach, the burgomaster of Brussels, has started for Paris with a train of provisions for the distressed Belgians who are in that city. These provisions were supplied by the Committee for the assistance of the Belgians, which was established under the auspices of the Government, and also by the Bread Committee. General Trochu, in a letter declining to offer himself as a candidate for the National Assembly, foreshadows his s peedy retirement from political life : " I only consented to retain the Presidency of the Government because it was my duty to bear with my colleagues all the weight of our common responsibility. lam about to be discharged from it, and my part must finish with the events which gave it rise." The Swiss Federal Council has issued a long series of regulations for the supervision, accommodation, and pay of the interned French troops. The officers are to pro vide their own foo d and lodging, the superior officers being allowed for this purpose 6f. and subalterns 4f. per day. The privates are to have gof a pound of meat and lilb. of bread daily, and vegetables will be supplied them at a charge of ten centimes, which they will pay out of their allowance of 25 centimes per day.. A British officer pays a high compliment to Bourbaki's dash and enterprise in the Crimean war. At Inkermann he made a splendid charge in company with de Wimpfen, another gallant but ill-fated officer. " With admiration I remarked the chivalrous bearing and serene intrepidity of Bourbaki—as was said of Gouvion St. Cyr, " toujours h cheval hla tete des troupes." Both in person and in act he presented the beau ideal of a French general. He should have lived 70 years ago. Napoleon I. would have rejoiced in him." The young Duke of Bavaria who was shot by a Franc tireur the other day, at Broglie, was heir presumptive to the Throne of Bavaria, his brother, the present King Louis, being unmarried. Prince Otto Wilhelm Leopold Waldemar was born at Munich on the 28th of April, 1848, and consequently had not completed his 23rd year. He was the second son of King Maximilian Joseph 11. of Bavaria by his Queen Marie, daught er of the late Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, uncle of the presen t Kin g ; so ' that he was second cousin to the new Emperor of Germany. A GERMAN NAVAL VICTORY. —Intelligence has been received at Liverpool of a German naval victory in the Pacific. The news of the engagement is conveyed in the following despatch, dated Havana, Monday, January 23 :—" An encounter took place in the Pacific (the exact locality is not given) about the 20th of December last, between the Prussian frigate Medusa and two small French gunboats, named ,the Curieux and the Bruiox, which resulted in the sinking of both the French vessels. The Curieux I ( carried four brass 12- pounders , and the Bruiox two 'l2-pounders and a 24-pounder ; whilst the Prussian frigate (was armed with guns of a heavy calibre." There is no ',doubt but that the naval encounter took place somewhere inear the South American coast, as the French frigate iCercel, one of the swiftest and best-equipped vessels in the French navy, left Monte Video immediatefy after receiving intelligence of the fight, in search of the Medusa. The CAPTURE OF A PRUSSIAN FLAG.— The IProgres de Chdlons-sur-Saline gives the following account of the capture of the Prussian flag before Dijon :—" The ,column of the enemy was 3,000 strong, and the ;Garibaldians were about 400. Just as they were about being surrounded they made their way into an animal charcoal manufactory close by, barricaded themselves, and kept rp a rapid fire, inflicting heavy losses on the Prussians. However, the position became critical, but fortunately reinforcements arrived. At this moment the flag of the 61st Prussian Regiment was captured, and two accounts are given of this occurrence. According to one it was taken by a Mobilised soldier of our dephrt ment, and according to the other, Ricciotti Garibaldi, on coming out of the factory, perceived not far off the Prussian commandant, followed by the ensign, and rushing to meet them ran the superior officer through the body, and shot the ensign dead. This was the signal for the rout of the Prussians, and a bayonet charge drove them into the wood of Asnieres, where they took refuge for the night, leaving their killed and wounded on the field." WAR MATERIAL FROM THE UNITED STATES.— In the shipments of military stores from the United States to the European belligerents, France has been the principal purchaser. The shipments were small in the early part of the war, but greatly increased • afte r the capitulation of Sedan. Between the 3rd of September and the 4th of January the ship ments have amounted to 9,747,606 dole. The steamer Pereire in three trips to Havre took fire arms valued at 1,432,940 dols ; the Lafayette in three trips took firearms worth 2,171,395 (lois.; and the Ville de Pari s in two trips took firearms worth 1,927,263 dols. The steamers Erie, Ontario, and Avon, sailing to Cowes for orders, each carried arms, the cargoes being valued in the Aggregate at 4,216,008 dols. The shipments still go on. In New York a manufacturing firm is turning out daily a thousand muskets, of an improved pattern, for the French Government. Of the arms already shipped 75,000 were Enfield rifles, originally imported from England, and last autumn sold at public sale by the United States Government. A large number of the arms sold on that occasion have not yet been delivered, the purchasers in this case having been agents of the North German Government, who have forfeited a deposit of 10,000 dole., they not having complied with the conditions of sale. The artillery shipments to France have been small, the aggregate value being 150,000 dols. Harness in considerable quantities, and also 50,000 knapsacks, have likewise been shipped to Havre. Bread and flour have been sent there in moderate quantities. THE EASTERN QUESTION. --- - The Constantinople correspondent of the Independance Beige mentions a report which has been current in official circles for the last few days, without being mentioned in any telegram. It is said that a Treaty of Alliance has been concluded between the Cabinets of London, Vienna, and Berlin, whose principal, if not only object, has been to limit the designs of Russia in the East, and if neces sary oppose them by force. Turkey will naturally join this alliance, should Russia's conduct render an action of the other three Powers necessary ; but until that time it is the interest of the Poivers, and even of Turkey herself, to exclude her from the treaty. The denunciation of the Black Sea clause of the Paris Treaty gives, according to this arrangement, no ground for alarm, and the three contracting Powers will not require to have recourse to restrictions and guarantees. The report is one which needs confirmation. THE AMERICAN GRIEVANCES. GENERAL SCHENK'S CLAIMS. The instructions of General Schenck respecting the Alabama claims are said to be comprised within the fol lowing limits :—lf England will acknowledge the American view of the question, the United States will be content with a reparation no greater than the free passage of American vessels on the St. Lawrence Canal, and the re cognition of the right of non-Canadian fishing vessels to fish beyond the three-mile limit, following the line of the land, instead of being drawn from headland to headland of the bays. In this case, we are informed, the American Government will not ask for any pecuniary compensation, and will itself compensate the sufferer.; by the Alabama depredations. The difficulty, however, will be that the English Government will be powerless in respect of the concessions asked for by General Schenck, without the consent of the Canadian Leg;slature, and feeling in Canada runs very high on the points involved. General Schenck has instructions to treat on no other questions than those named, but these conceded, it is believed the old difficulty about the San Juan boundary would again be pressed.—Scotsman. ITSIFICENT DONATIONS.—The Middlesex Hos pital has just received a donatiGn of £l,OOO from " D.T.5.," being the third sum of a similar amount for which the funds of that institution are indebted to their anonymous benefactor. THE GERMANS IN THE METROPOLIS.—One of the most interesting and exciting sights to be witnessed in London is a fete night at the German Gymnasium, Old St. Pancras Road, King's-cross. Here on the general meeting night you find yourself as it were in the heart of Fatherland. All the surroundings are thoroughly German—decorations, speeches, conversa tion, drinks, pipes, smoke, eatables, music, waiters -- everything that meets the eye and greets the ear. The Turnverein was to be seen in perfection on Sunday evening. The London Germans were celebrating the capitulation of Paris and prospects of peace. The spacious hall was crammed, and the hilarity was great. The kneipwart, or chairman of the evening , was Herr Fritz Geyer. This gentleman opened the pro ceedings by reading some comic sketches from the Germito " Michel," having reference to the war, which cause d e immense amusement. He also read several pieces c° poetry of a more serious and patriotic character, which t roused the enthusiasm of the large audience to a grey height. At the conclusion of one by Von Konig, a member of the club, who composed it for the occasion, the curtai n hiding the stage at the end of the hall was dra o aside, and the new Emperor and his Court in state attire were disclosed to view. The general effect of this t° 3 ' expected tableau was very good, and the enthusiasm whicha it evoked exceeded anything that has ever been witness e s even at the German Gymnasium of London. When the excitement subsided, Mr. Raven stein, the p resideA f delivered a stirring address in German, in the course ° which he expressed his belief that Bismarck had ne/er : made the extreme demands on F rance attributed to 1111311; and that if he had, they would be rejected as too by the whole of Germany. The proceedings of the 1 did not conclude till some time after midnight. , p feSt [ADVERTISEMENT.I Holloway's Pills.—The hi e Wonder of Modern Times.—This incomparable nasc' e :oo increases the appetite, strengthens the stomach, ciellee the liver, corrects biliousness, prevents flatulency, P l - 11 1, 1 0 the system, invigorates the nerves, and reinstates s,o,it health. The enormous demand for these pills throueces the globe astonishes everybody, and a single trial convi ll op the most sceptical that no medicine equals Holloway' s Poe in their ability to remove all com p laints incidental t° a human race. 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