The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-05 00:00:00

THE SUMTER.

Accounts received at Malta on the 30th ult. from
Gibraltar state that the Confederate steamer Sum-
ter has been sold at that place for £4,000 to an
English merchant, who came from Liverpool for the
purpose of purchasing her. The United States
Minister at Madrid has protested against the sale
which, he says, will not be respected by the Fede-
ral cruisers, as she is a Federal vessel seized by the
rebels at New Orleans. Instructions have been
asked from the home Government as to whether a
register is to be given to her. When the packet
left Gibraltar the Sumter (now changed to the Gib-
raltar) was bein
parator
coaled and getting a crew, pre-
y tg Starting
on her voyage to England.
The flew captain having steamed round the works,
Udder British colours, was immediately chased by
the Federal gunboat Ottawa, with her guns loaded
and men at quarter. On perceiving the Federal
vessel approaching the land within the three miles
limit, the Governor, Sir William Codrington, ordered
the batteries to be manned and the guns made rFady
for action, upon which the Ottawa sheered off. A
Federal sloop of war was also at Algesiras, watch-
ing the Sumter. If a register is granted to her she
will have to be escorted to England by a British
ship of war.

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Mr. Froude, we (Critic) hear, is about to resign
he editorship of Fraser•s Magazin*, which he has conducted
ever since the lamented death of Mr. J. W, Parker, the
younger.

Norfolk News) at Lord Stanley is
(says the Nor
e of Haywoodthem Hall,
pre-
sent on a vi-it to Richard Bagge,Esq., at
Lynn. His lordship has visited
the su n
disasters, and examined the localities and means adoptedrahland
to
remedy the evils.
Orders have been given that the Imperial hunt-
ing establishment, which since the Ist October last
has been at Compiegne, shall leave that place on the 4th
inst. for Fontainebleau, where they are to be kept until the
will end of September. The hunts at Fontainebleau
re-
commence in the course of the present month.
PORTSRIOUTEI, Jan. 4, 6 p.m.—The
gales of the
'past week have driven a large number of merchant
,8
ahips in from the Channel to the anchorages at St. Helen's
en
-Roads, Spithead, and the Motherbank. The weather con-
eues as unsettled as ever, a smart gale bet; ;,acceeded by
short lull, heavy <quails again succeeding in their turn.
On Friday, at 10 a.m., the barometer had fallen from 30.0
down to 29.6 during the previous 24 hours. At 10 a.m. yes-
terday there was but little difference, but at 10 a.m. to-day
it had fallen 21 tenths further. Since this morning the
mercury has remained steady, but several smart squalls
have occurred, heavy banks of clouds are driving rapidly
over the east end of the island, and the weather altogether
gears an angry appearance. The wind has ranged since
Wednesday from S. S.W. to N.N. W.
By a decision of the Minister of Public Instruc-
tion, the indemnities annually granted to the divisonal pro-
fessorsa of the colleges of Paris are suppressed, and their
zed salaries raised as follows :---Ist l 2 400 f •2d lass,
8.8
13800 fro ; 41,4984 800fx Won'
8, , c
1— I reripea.yeqt

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing
Share
100 Atlantic &St Lawrene. all 67 69
atk f Bom.,Baroda&Cent Ind 10, 1011 1051 1011 641 xn
1 Gu. 5 per cent.
20 Do. New ... . . 2 -
201 Buffalo and Lase Huron all 54 51
10 Do. Preference .... . all 72 ei
100
Bufralo,Brant&Godric.ll 10., 77 80
1
6 p. ct. bds. Aug.
1, 1872
100 Do. do. July 1873 100 78 75
100 Do. do. June 1, P-74 100 73 76
st Cleutta.&s. Eastn.(L' 100 103 105 Zn
st iCapeTown at Dock Scril 100 108 119
stock jEastn. Bengal gu. sp. e 100 105 It 6 1054 xn
stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 106) 1(74 107 1 4 In
20 Do. do. G Ext 5 1 I.in xn
20 Do. do. H do.
stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 22 (3 22/
100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 74 76
100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et all 64 66
100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 34 86
100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862
100 Do. do. 1867
100 Do. do. 1872
stock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 105 106 1051 I Xn
20 Do. New gua. sp. o l2 1 lip 121
20 Do. January, 1862
stock Gt. South.of India(Lim
guaranteed 5 per cent 100 1031 1041
201 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 121 13 121 1 1
201 Do. New 18 8 74d 10
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 98 100 100
100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8 all 91 43
10 !Indian Branch Limited 2 id 1p 24 1
stock 'Madras guar., sp. c.
stock Do. 41 p. o. Extensior 100 97 99
stock Dc. 44 do lOO 98
20 I Do. Fifth Extension. 2 X.ll
stock I Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100
50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 53
100 Do, 7p. c. &lortg. Bds. all
20 iNewßrunawick Candy
Class A Capital Share all 3 5
20 Do. do. B Capital do , all 3 6
N.RLC'da6 pc Ist hds . 100 83 95
stock .Scinde .......... (100 104 106
st Do. Delhi a 100 103 104 xn
Do. do 2 1 $ p 24 an
20 Do. Punjaub C 15 4 p
st Do. Do. . I 100 1031 1041 xn
stock , Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 1100 99 101 100 xn

COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July
1877-84
Do. 6p. c, Feb, & Aug-. 100 106 108 1073 7
Do. ap. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 106 108 108
Do, sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 973 971 971 1 xd
Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 97 97
Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 103 110 1093
Do.Ap & Oct, 18801 100 111 113
Do. 1890' 100 112 114
Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 111 113
Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100
N.R.Gov. 6 p.o.d a.&July 100 1043 1053 1041 xd
Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 -
N. S.W. G ov. 5 p C., 1866, 100 993 1005
Do. sp, c.,1871 to 1876 100 995 1005
Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 05 993 9 Xd
New Zealand 6p. cent., 100 108 110
I Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o.'
I sterling, 1875 ' 100 105 106
Queensland Gov. 6p. c 100 ICB 110
S. Aus G6p.c.1878.&up ; 100 109 111
- Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100
- 'Do. to 6 o.e. ArL&Oct.. 100 lc93 1091, 1093 j
BRITISH MINES.
2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 ip
Chnord Amalgamated 21 23
Devon G. Con..,"Tavist , 1 500 510
East Bassett (Illogan) 30 53 65
1 (East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. P 1P
I East Caradon ...... 1.14.4, 44 45 443
East Carn Brea... 3.0.0 11 113
iE. WI Russel (Tavistk. 7.19.0 33 S 1
ram.JzSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) 574 15 17
Great South Tolg-u5.... 17e 7 75
- (4. Wheal Vor (Helston' 40 6 63
'Grenville 6.15 c 43 6
Herod's-Foot 8.12 45 50
Hingston Downs 4.'7.0 23 21
ILady Bertha
Margaret (Ony Lelant 4 40 42
Mark e Valley..
4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 2k 3da pr
New Setun l9) 145 155
North Downs 25 23 21
S.WIOI Basset (11104-an ')..17.t 25 8
North Wheal Crotty
Par Consols (St. Blazey 15 5 6
20 Providence(Uny Lelnt., .1 43
South Caradon(St,Cleer, 14 385 395
3. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 23 21
Fran. (Mogan 18.1•.9 90 95
Stray Park
5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. 45 t
10 , Tin Crott 9 13 14
!West Basset (Illogan) ll 13 14
1W Cartdon (Liskeard) 5 26 28
West Seton . ..... 473 285 295
Wheal Basset (Illogan) 51 771 825
Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 473 525
810
wWhheeamlLKuidttyot(tU.Lelant)
22..100..68
971 3
Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 15 16
Wheal Seton 583 240 250 245
W heal Treiawney (Lis ) 7 163 173
Wheal Union 3.13 51 63

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 95
Cornwall, 5 per cent. guaranteed, 20;
Great Eastern, E. Union 4 per cent. guaranteed, 84;
Gt. Western ( verks & Hants Ext.), 5 per cent., rd. pf., 100 I
London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 961
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., £6, 5
North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 1044
South Wales, gua. 44 per cent., 1859, 101
West Midland, Oxford 2d guaranteed stock, 120
Ditto, Newp. 5 per cent. pref., Redeemable at 5 pm, 1021
LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS.
Buckinghamshire, 961
London and Chatham 4i per Cent., 901 90 /
Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 974 7
North Western, 17
Shrewsbury and Hereford, 137
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, 7; 8
Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 201 11
Eastern of France, 211
N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent. (lim.), 3"/ 213
Ottoman (Smyrna to Aldm), 12
Recife and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 1811
Royal Danish, 16 a
Sambre and Meuse, 101 —Ditto, 5I per cent. pref., 91$
San Paulo (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 10
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 231
West Flanders, 74
Western and North-Western of France, 21