The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-16 00:00:00

TIM SUN, LONDON, THUISDAY EVENING, DECOMER 16, 1869.

SHARE LIS7.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Closing Bnaines
Share; NAIR. Paid. Price done
10 Agra Limited, A all 101 11
10 Do B lO 3i 4 4/h
50 Albion l5 10 8
00 Alliance, United
20 Anglo Austran
20 Anglo-Egyptian, him all 22 226 p 221
20 Anglo-liungtriau
20 Anglo-Italia!, 1866, limited 10 6 4
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13
20 Do issued St 2 pm._ , , 5 5 4
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of OtagD, lint.
25 Bank of Sonia Australia all 30 32
50 Bank of Victcria, Austialia 25 37 39
10 Bank of Now Zealand all 151 101
50 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, and China all 17 18
25 Chartered Mere, of India.
London, and China
20 City ld 10 11
lOU Coloutal 25 141
10 Consolidated. lint.
54 Delhi and Loudon, lien ..,, 25 ... ...
50 East London, lint i 21 11
20 English and Aut.—lc:tit, lint 10 ...
'0 English Bank of ilk) de Ja-
neiro, Ihn ......
....•.
20 English, ..,cottisli, and Ans..
traliau Chartered •, all 161 164,
281 hung Bong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all 36 38
2SI Do new ll/ 4 5
100 Imperial, lim
20 Imperialo.to.nau l4 21 2il
z 5 lonian
........ all 10 22
25 Do new .................. 5 6 3
Lnd Mortgage of India, li ai 4 3; 3 1
100 Do sp. c..ueb5.1864, 50 all 76 76 t 0
)00 Loudon .Banki of alexice •
and South America, lint. 24 5 4
100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 15 33
20 -Do new i
- , 5 41
4
100 London &River Plate, lien. 40 11 13
15 Do new 10 11 2 p
20 Loudon Chart.of Australia all 23/ 241
20 London and County 2O 191 501 471 81
50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ..-
London Joint Stoek au 321 31!
London and South African al 8 9
100 Loudon & S.-Western, lint, 20 13 11
50 Loudon & Venezuela, Ern_ 121 ... ...
100 London and Westnainster. 20 571 '561
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm.. -
100 Merchant, lint 25 61 54
10 Metropolitan, lim.
00 Midland, -Jim—
-5 National of Australia
25 National ief Liverpool, lint l5 3 d 1p
00 National Provinc. of Ens'd 42 ...
10 Do .
50 National.. 39 ...
20 New South Wales all 41 43
20 North-Western
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all . 41 42
50 Provinc. 'tank. Curpo., limn lO 61 51
30 Provincial of Ireland 25 il,) 92
10 Do new, all ... ...
100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 25 14 1 5
100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6
'25 Union of Australia all 46 43
100 Union of Ireland, Hui
50 Union of London l5 87 3$

TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.

n Angio-Americanrei., iim all 101 201
10 Anglo Ilediter Tel., lint.... 15 17; 17; 171 I
st Atlantic Telegraph lO 141 1:1
st Do. S per cent.
St B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint 100 176 183
at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 1.0 25S 261
10 Do. New s 12 Up
25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO Id pr
5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 2i i
1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all i ip
10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim. all 61 74
2.5 Reuters Telegram all 71 St
20 Societe Transatlaut., lint— all 16 ist
st Submarine Telegraph
1 Do. Scrip all 11 1/
5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 7 71
5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 41 5 p

FRENCH HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY.

The third anniversary dinner in aid of this valu-
able institution took place at Willis's Rooms last
evening, under the presidency of Lord Napier of
Magdala, K.C.B. Upwards of 200 gentlemen
assembled on the occasion, and the company was of
a peculiarly cosmopolitan character. Several na-
tionalities were represented, including French,
German, Italian, Spanish, Belgian, Dutch, Ame-
rican, and Persian.

The noble room (Almack's) was handsomely and
profusely decorated with flags, banners, banuerets,
and shields, and ...the tables awere laid out with a
taste that was truly artistic. •
The hospital and dispensary, which is open to
all foreigners, is in Lisle-street, Leicester-square.
It was only founded two years ago, and it has been
eminently successful, having relieved 282 in-pa-
tients, and no less than 7,613 out-patients. The
report states that poverty, sickness, and exile were
dire calamities, and when they afflicted a man at
one and the same time he was indee 1 to be pitied.
It was fur such unfortunates that the hospital was
open, and it was one that could not fail to be ap-
preciated and supported by all benevolent and
generous hearts.

Lord NAPIER of MAGDALA, in proposing the toast
of the evening said that the institution had been
cordially supported by the Empress of the French,
the King cf the Belgians and all the members of the
Orleans family, a statement which was received
wits cheers. lie further stated that he had per-
sonally visited the hospital, and had found every
patient taken good care of, and radiant with hop.
He also praised the medical staff for-their gratuitous
assistance, and the sisters of charity for the valu-
able services they had given. It was impossible to
exaggerate the benefit of such an institution as this
to poor foreigners,who,exiles from their country,had
no one to whom to turn in their distress. Mr. Rim-
mel stated that the institution had expended about
£l,OOO a year sinze its establishment. Their in-
patients belonged to no less than 18 nationalities.
They kept their expenses as low as possible, and he
appealed to the meeting for their sympathies in sup-
port of these charities.
The toast was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm.

Among the distinguished personages who hon-
oured the committee by their presence on the occa-
sion were his Excellency Mohsin Khan, Pei sian
Ambassador; Mirza Mohammed Ali, Persian At-
taché ; bi 3 Excellency the Portuguese Minister
M. Delepierre, Belgian Secretary of Legation ; the
llaytian Chargé d'Affaires; Mr. Morse, American
Consul ; Mr. May, the Netherlands Consul ; Lord
W. Lennox, Colonel Dillon, Colonel Addison, &c.
The subscriptions announced during the evening
amounted to upwards of £1,200.
The health of Lord Napier was proposed in
French by M. Delepierre, and most enthusiastically
responded to by the company.

'The music, which was excellent, was performed
by Signor Romano, Signer della Rocca, Signor
Bellini, and Madlie. Rosa d'Erina. The whole
arrangements reflected great credit on Mr. E. Rim-
mel, the hon. secretary, who was indefatigable in
his endeavours for the enjoyment and comfort of
the company.

PARIS CORRESPONDENCE.

WEDNESDAY.

The position of the Ministry is the question of the day ;
and while countless reports are flying about and contra-
dicting one another, it is impossible to arrive at a definite
conclusion. Everyone agrees that the Ministry
cannot last as at present constituted, but how
long its members will retain their places, and
who will be their successors, is the problem. The Slide
thinks it futile to attempt a solution. How many
saviours of the situation, it asks satirically, have we seen
perish within the last eight days! "After Forcade,
011ivier ; after 011ivier, Darn ; and now here
is Forcade mustering his forces in the retreat,
and preparing 'for a positive triumph." In
truth, the favoured Minister of the Interior seems to bo
just at present the master of the situation, and the pro-
vincial journals, who are influenced by his friends, the
prefects, agree in declaring him to be the hero of the hour,
the man indispensable to France. One thing, at least, seems
clear. M. Emile 011ivier has at least had the good sense
to refuse to identify himself with the reactionary policy
of the Minister of the Interior. It is confidently asserted
that there is a complete Ptipture between M. 011ivier and
the Tuileri. s. The deputy of Var himself assumes a
mysteliou3 attitude, and denies all relations, direct or
indirect, with the Emperor. A junction between him and
MM. Buffet, Segris, and Darn was talked of a day
or two since, but the rumour had apparently no
foundation. The relations cf parties are more
confused than ever. . The temporary hope of
forming a strong and united party of moderate
Liberals, in which wo indulged for a few days after the
issue of the Centre programmes, has faded before the
unsatisfactory attitude assumed by la majoritd muette in
the Chambers on the occasion of the recent debates and
votes on the verifications. The Temps calls loudly for
the dissolution of the Chamber, which it believes to
afford the only chance of escaping from the present