The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-01 00:00:00

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THE LONDON SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS.
The results of the election in the Westminster division
were as follows :---

FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL.
William Henry Smith, 13,602; Viscount Sandon, 7,119 ;
the Rev. Alfred Barry, 6,057 ; the Rev. James Harrison
Rigg, 5,721; Charles Edward Mudie, 4,875. Lord
Howard of Glossop, the Roman Catholic candidate was
not elected.
SOUTHWARK.—The successful candidates are the Rev.
Mr. Mee (Church of England), 5,835 ; Mr. Lafone,
5,711 • Mr. Wallace (Roman Catholic), 5,033 ; Mr. Ingle
(Wesleyan), 4,920.
CHELSEA.—The following is the result of the poll :
Rev. Canon Cromwell, 9,783 ; Lord Lawrence, 8,254 ;
Mr. Kiell, 7,763; Mr. Freeman, 7,133.

THE MONEY MARKET.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

On the Stock Exchange to-day the impression prevails
that the defeat of the Army of the Loire has ruined the
hopes of France, and that an end of the war is approach-
ing rapidly.
The funds are per cent. higher. Consols being quoted
93a to 93i for money, and 91i to 92 ex div. for the sth of
January.
Foreign Stocks are again firmer upon an active de-
mand. Turkish and Spanish have risen ; and Egyptian, 2.
English Railway Shares continue firm, but as compared
with last night the changes are very trifling. American
Securities are in demand, and prices generally show con-
siderable firmness.

Sydney advices announce the suspension of Messrs.
Thame,•Walder, and Co., wholesale grocers and spirit
merchants. The direct and contingent liabilities were
over £lOO,OOO, whilst the assets are £25,000.
The Glasgow Herald states :—" The advices from New
York report the failure of Messrs. White and Douglas,
produce commission merchants, one of the oldest houses
in the trade. Losses in butter and a heavy decline in
the value of hops are said to be the cause. The stoppage
of Messrs. David Gibson and Co., of Cincinnati, liquor
dealers, has also been announced, with liabilities esti-
mated at $600,000."
The Manchester Examiner states :7--" At a meeting of
the creditors of Messrs. Ayland and Jones, yarn agents,
&c., the statement submitted showed liabilities £1,935,
and assets £569. It was resolved to liquidate by arrange-
ment.,"
The following relates to the New Granada Debt :
" Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received the
following remittance on account of New Granada divi-
dends :—Santa Marta, £250 ; Cartagena, £6O ; Bogota,
£B,Ol5—making £8,329. Of the bills remitted from
Bogota £7,115 are drawn on Paris, payable in London,
and, therefore, not at present negotiable."
It is officially announced that electrical communication

is interrupted on the section of the cable belonging to
the Falmouth, Gibraltar, and Malta Telegraph Company
between Lisbon and Gibraltar. The fault, it is antici-
pated, is in shallow water, near Lisbon. The electricians
are at present testing. The company's maintenance
steamer Hawk is on its way to Lisbon from Malta.
It is stated that several new banking establishments
are in course of formation, and that with an improve-
ment in politics, the prospectuses of the Anglo-German,
Anglo-Turkish, and Anglo-Russian banks will shortly be
issued.