The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-03 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

OSBOP.NE, Dec. 31.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Ler Royal High-
ness Princess Louise, drove out in the grounds
this morning.

His Royal Highness Prince Leopold walked
in the grounds.

LATEST INTELL MEN CB

(REUTER'S TELEGRASIS.)

AMERICA.

(Per French Atlantic Cable.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CLOSING PRICES.

Gold closed at 1201; the highest quotation dur-
ing the day was 1201; the lowest, 1191.
Sterling Exchange on London lOBl.
5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 ll3/.
44 " 1885 ll3.
44

44 1867 ll5l.
10-40 44
Illinois l3lg.
Erie
Cotton—Mid. upland 2510.
Petroleum—Standard White 3oic.
Flour, extra state, $5.30c. to $5.90c. Corn, old
mixed, sl.loc.

QUEENBTOWN, Jan. 3.

he Cunard Royal Mail steamer Palmyra, from
New York, arrived here at 3.40 this morning with
69 passengers, 15 of whom she landed, and de-
spatches, and proceeded to Liverpool. All well.

CROOKHAVEN, Jan. 3. 10.15 a.m.
The Inman steamer City of London, from New
York on the 25th ult., is now passing Browhead
Signal Station, en route for Queenstown.

CHINA.

HONGKONG, Dee. 13.

Sir Rutherford Alcock has been very insolently
received by the Governor of Nankin. An apology
was demanded and tardily made.

CHINA AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
GALLED Dec. 28.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Avoca, from Australia, arrived yesterday, and the
Travancore from China to-day.
The Simla leaves for Suez to-morrow.
The Avoca brought £280,000 in Australian
gold.

The Malta reached Melbourne on the 25th and
Sydney on the 28th November.

INDIA AND CHINA MAIL.
ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 2.
The Bangalore left at 11 a.m., and the Massilia

at noon to-day.

The former may be expected at Marseilles on the
night of the 7th, and the latter at Southampton
about the 15th inst.

FRANCE.

PARIS, Jan. 3.
The official journal of this morning publishes the
names of the new Ministry as follows :
M. 011ivier
Count Daru Foreign Affairs.
M. Chevandier de Valdrane Interior.
M. Buffet Finance.
General Lebocuf War.
Admiral Rigault de Genuilly Marine.
M. Segris
M. Talhouet Public Works.
M. Louvet
Marshal Vaillant lmperl. household.
M. Richard

A subjoined Imperial decree orders the separa.
tion of the hitherto combined Ministry of the
Imperial Household and of Fine Arts.

M. Parien has been appointed Minister of the
Council of State.

M.M. de Saint Paul and Duvergier hare been
nominated Members of the Senate.

BOURSE, Dec. 'M.—Three, o'clock—The marks t
closed as follows :

4} per Cent.
End of month... Italian rive., 56 60
3 per Cent -
End of month 72 45 Ottoman Loan ... 333
Credit Mobilier
Transatlantic 220 Spanish Threes ... 261
Credit Foneier 1722 50 Home Debt......
Paris Gas 1640 Deferred —

RAILWA'

__.... Cash.
Orleans ... 557
Western
Northern
... 1125
Strabburg .. 590
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... 5921
Sardinian
Austrian B2O
Lombard 525
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman 44

Under instructions from the Inspector-General
of Recruiting, Lieut.-Colonel Stewart, Bth Depot
Battalion, has been authorised to finally approve
recruits enlisted for the Royal Artillery at Col-
chester during the absenco on leave of Lieut.-Col.
Moubray, R.A. Lieut. Littledale, 29th Regiment,
is to embark to join the service companies by the
17th inst.

The dockyard at Deptford has recently been in-
spected by Dr. Bridges, on behalf the Poor La"
Board, with a view of utilizing some of the build-
ings as a temporary fever hospital, and an Admi-
ralty order has since been received directing
that the house formerly occupied by the Master
Attendant, with two other houses facing the river,
should be handed over for the use of the Poor Law
Board, for the purpose referred to.
The crew of the screw steamship Royal George,
72, Capt. Robert Jenkins, C.B. (late Coastguard
'ship at Kingstown), were paid off in the basin at
the Devonport dockyard on Friday, and her officers
and crew were turned over on Saturday to the
armour-plated screw steam corvette Pallas, 6, to
take the duty in the Kingstown division hitherto
done by the Royal George.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Lieut. Ralph L. Turton, to the
Wivern, commissioned ; Navigating Lieut. E. B.
Darcey, to the Euphrates ; Thomas A. Pickthorne,
staff surg., additional, to the Fisgard, for service as
visiting burg., under the Contagious Diseases Act,
at Plymouth, Dartmouth, Devonport, Ivybridge,
and Plympton ; Robert R. Hopkins, Arthur Hod-
con, and Walter B. Spence, assist.-paymaster, to
the Hector ; and Thos. Clayton, assist.-paymaster
in charge, to the Euphrates.
The Royal
paddle-yacht Victoria and Albert,
enaid spsti, .
o then
vlorfnercia L , in
gen, was paid out of com-
mission, the 31st of December,
1869,
a
again with the same comple-
recommissioned.'ioc
rnent of officers and seamen by Prince Leiningen on
New Year's-day.