The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-10 00:00:00

WEST INDIES AND MEXICO.

Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St.
Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, New Orleans, Porto Rico,
Haiti, Santiago de Cuba Guadeloupe, Martinique.
JAPAN, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC, AND

CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama).
Leave St. Nazaire on the Bth of each month for Mar.
tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon,
Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Guayra, Porto Ca-
bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo,
Cayenne, Jrc., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union,
San Francisco, China, and ,Japall.
Hand books, with full details of all the routes of this
company, can be had of

STRINGER~ PETtiBBROKE, and Co.,
Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.C.

EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.
For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in
Situations of Trust.
Chairman— General Sir FREDERIC SMITH, K.H., F.R.S.
Policies payable during Life—lndisputable—Not liable to
Forfeiture.
Annual Income exceeds Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Pounds.
The Annuity Tables, offering special advantages to Annuitants,
and full particulars of the popular Principles of this Society, will
be found in the New Prospectus, which will be forwarded to
applicants post free.
HENRY LAKE, General Manager.
316, Regent-street, and 17, Waterloo-place Pall mall, London.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HEAD OFFICES:
Royal Insurance Buildings Lombard-street, London.
Royal Insurance Buildings North John-street, Liverpool.
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
Total Annual Revenue exceeds £Boo,ooo
Accumulated Funds in hand .£l 500 000
, ,
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Life and Annuity Funds....
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES—
Exemption of Assured from Liability of Partnership.
BONUSES among the largest ever declared by any Company.
Profits divided every five years.
All new Life Insurances now effected will become entitled
to an Increased Share of the Profits.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Premiums in 1867 £163,553.
REDUCTION OF DUTY.—Since this first took place the increase
of business of the ROYAL has exceeded that of any other Office,
as shown by Government Returns.
Prompt and liberal settlement of Losses.
JOHN H. McLAREN, Manager.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.

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(.-/ItIONEY AND BUSINESS.

New York, Jan. 29.—According to Mr. Adam Moffatt's
report the week's receipts of cotton at American ports
amount to 89,000 bales since the Ist of September, and
taken by spinners direct 1,590,000 :bales. Shipments to
England, 19,000 bales ; to France, none ; to the Continent,
4,000 bales ;. and sinca the Ist of September, 680,000 bales;
stock, 380,000 bales. Market quiet, but steady. Mid-
land Upland, 111-16 cost and freight per steamer.
New York, Feb. 3.—According to Messrs. Neill's report
the receipts at all ports for the past four days have been
32,000 bales, against 42,000 same time last week. Exports
to Great Britain 8,000 bales, against 12,000 same time last
week. Export to France 4,000 bales, against none same
time last week. Exports to other foreign ports none,
against 4,000 bales same timo last week. Total exports
for four days to all European ports 12,000 bale; against
16,000 same time last week. New Orleans, Feb. 2. —Mid-
dling Orleans, 12: ; low midding, 12, laid down in Europe.
Markets active, with an upward tendency.
Messrs. Stokes, and Co. have received the fol-
lowing telogra.ms from their New York correspondents :
"Ne w York, Feb. 3.—Four days' receipts of cotton at all
port; 30,000 bales; approximate estimate of receipts for
the week, 85,000 bales; same week last year, 94,000 bales.
Price of middling upland, Jail down in Liverpool, 121 d.
Tone of this and all Southern markets a shade quieter.
Now Orleans, Feb. 3.--Middling from this port, laid down
in Liverpool, with all charges, costs 12d per lb. Sa-
vannah, Feb. 3.—Middling costs, laid down in Liverpool
with all charges, 12}d par lb. Galveston, Feb. 2.
Good ordinary from this port, laid down in Liverpool,
with all charges, costs 120. per lb. These quotations
include an allowance of 6 per cent. for loss in weight.

(From the Springfield Republican, Jan. 23.)
NEW Yonx, Thursday Evening.
The money market was active this morning, at 7 per
cent. on call, but later in the day capital was more plenty,
and the market closed easy at 6 to 7 per cent. Prime busi-
ness paper is discounted at 7 to 9 per cent., but there is not
much doing at present, The assessor of internal revenue
for the district, including Wall-street, claims that the
Government tax on the capital of brokers extends to money
borrowed by them on call. The members of both boards
of brokers and cf the gold exchange have taken steps for
testing the validity of this very singular claim. The Express
says the bears of Wall-street are disappointed at their
failure to break the great bull speculation on the Stock Ex-
change, by hounding the Legislatures of several Western
States after the railway, and inducing them to reduce the
fares on the roads. The leading railway shares were
freely offered on this programme. The bears are now
smarting under this new defeat, and preparing to resort
to the old trick of locking up greenbacks. There has
been considerable consultation to-day, and a movement is
on foot to lock up $25,000,000 of greenbacks. The parties
to this new combination comprise many who were long of
stock on the great Erie lock-up and panic of Oct -
her. Sterling exchange is quiet, at 1091 to Mt.
Gold is dull. It opened at 1351, declined to 1351, and
closed at 135 i to 1351. The clearances at the Gold
Exchange Bank were $43,000,000. There have recently
been some heavy purchases by stock operators to cover
gold borrowed in December against stock collateral;
and which they sold to get currency. There are rumours
of a lock-up of gold. Government Securities are dull, but
steady; State Bonds active. •The railway market opened
firm, but declined soon after, and with fractional reactions
so continued until one o'clock, when prices started, and
subsequently advanced, closing strong. The special fa-
vourites were Rock Island, Reading, old Southern, Pitts-
burg, Pacific Mail, Canton, and Mariposa preferred. Ex-
press shares were active and higher this morning, but
closed with a decline of 1 to 2 per cent. from the highest
point. Pacific Mail fell nearly 3 per cent. on the pressure
of sales, but recovered before the close. The sub-Treasury
receipts to-day were $4,841,815, payments $3,112,229 ;
balance $85,652,994.

(From the NC9O York. Tribune, Jan. 23.)
Money worked easily at 6to 7 per cent. on call. Go-
vernment brokers were offered large amounts, which they
were unable to use, and the offering to stock houses at
legal rates was in excess of their requirements. Commer-
cial paper is easier at 7to 9 per cent. The rumour that
another lock-up was to be engineered in order to break
the market appears to be without foundation. As a specu-
lative movement, affecting stock operations, this artificial
mode of affecting values may be justified, but past expe-
rience proves conclusively that it has but little, if any,
effect on speculators, but causes distress to every mer-
cantile interest in the country. Brokers go into the mar-
ket and pay the rates asked, while merchants are unable to
negotiate their paper at any price, and the movements of
all legitimate business are stopped for the benefit of a few
money-lenders. Congress has taken action upon two bills
which should be immediately passed in justice to the
public. Ono is to stop the making of loans upon green-
backs, and the other is to change the mode of making the
quarterly statement, allowing the Controller of the Trea-
sury to call for a statement at any time he may choose,
instead of having one day for all the banks to make their
returns, as is now the case.

Sterling Exchange is active at an advance of per cent.
on quotations. London, 60 days, 109: to 1091; London,
sight, 109 f to 1091 ; Paris, long, 5.161 to 5.15 ; Paris,
short, 5.132. to 5.121; Antwerp, 5.171 to 5.161 ; Swiss,
Z,.171 to_ 5.161 ; Hamburg, 36 to 361; Amsterdam, 41 to
111 ; Frankton, 31 It, --zrmureuf ro-g• Po;
711 to 711. At the last Board the market was lower on
the general list. Michigan Southern was strong at 951
to 95f ; Toledo and Wabash, 62f. St. Paul stocks were
weak. The Common sold at 701, and the Preferred at
921. At the close the market was steady at quotations.
Governments closed firm.

(From the Philadelphia Public Ledger, Jan. 22.)

The increased stringency in the New York money mar-
ket on Tuesday and Wednesday caused some little uneasi-
ness in this market yesterday, though we have no mate-
rial change to notice in rates. It is intimated that the
New York movement was artificial, and was initiated
by stock speculators, with a view of bettering their
operations in stock gambles, but that money at New
York is not really scarce, nor is there any proba-
bility in the natural course of trade balances
of its becoming scarce there for some time yet. This
market, however, is in such close connection with
that of New York, that any steadily maintained move-
ment there will be an influence here. Some few excep-
tional loans were reported there they the day before yes-
terday at 7 per cent. in gold, but subsequently the rate de-
clined to generally 7 per cent. currency. In this market
we continue the quotation of call loans on Government
collateral at 6 per cent., and on apprDved miscellaneous
collateral at 7 per cent. The discount rate for prime A 1
paper with the bill brokers is Bto 10 per cent. The stock
brokers' loan balances at the legal rate of interest. Our
banks, as well as those of New York, by their weekly
statements of averages, show abundant means at command
to meet all legitimate business demand upon them, and
quarter-day is too remote to have any special terrors in the
present. They are in a condition to make money, and
they will no doubt avail themselves of the opportunity.
Thera was a fair amount of business in stocks yester-
day, and the more speculative stocks showed a further
advance in prices. Government loans were unsettled,
some classes of bonds advancing it to s, while about an
equal number declined as much.

Major Robinson, United States Consul, at Strass-
burg, left last week for New York for a three months'
visit.

General G. S. Dodge, United States Consul, re-
turned home last week from Brooklyn, New York, bring-

ing with him a wife.

S. P. Dewey, Esq., of San Francisco, now in
Paris, gave a handsome dinner at the Grand Hotel last
Saturday to some twenty American families, among which
were General John A. Dix, American Minister at Paris,
Hon. A. G. Burlingame, Chinese Envoy; Mr. Murphy,
Consul-General at Frankfort-on-the-Maine, ezc.
It is reported at Washington that the Hon. E.
B. Washburne is studying French with the idea of coming
to Paris as American Minister. We know many friends
are urging him for the place, that he can have it if he
desires it, but how can we spare the bull-deg of the
Treasury from Congress ? —the honest, fearless, faithful
representative who stands up so boldly to combat all
schemes of plunder. Mr. Washburne has hats of friends
in any station he may occupy. General Dix has expressed
a desire to return home next spring.
Theodore F. Randolph was inaugurated on thc
19th January, in presence of a large assemblage of citizens,
at Taylor's Hall, enlivened by the military. Governor
Randolph, after receiving the official seals of office, made
a speech, which was frequently applauded.
Rev. T. D. Huntington has resigned the Pastoral
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It is reported that thenominion Government
will appoint Hon. Mr Howe Commissioner to Washington
to negociate for a reciprocity treaty.
Whelan is to be executed on the 11th instant,
and he has been sent back to Ottowa gaol. The applica-
tion for a now trial was argued before a: full Court of
Errors and Appeals, and the judges were found to stand
four for and six against granting a new trial. The pri-
soner's counsel was also defeated in his attempt to appeal
to the Privy Council of England.
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TEAT NORTHERN RAILWAY,

LINCOLN RACES.-SPRING ~IEETIIr G,

On TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, February 16 and
17, a SPECIAL EXPRESS TRAIN (in connection with
the 9.0 a.m. Express from King's Cross) will leave
GRANTHAM for LINCOLN at 11.31 a.m., arriving at
Lincoln at 12.10 noon.
Return Tickets will be available by this Train.
And on WEDNESDAY, February 17, a SPECIAL
EXPRESS TRAIN, conveying First and Second Class
Passengers, will leave LINCOLN for LONDON as
under:—

p.m.
Lincoln .. depart. 6.50
Peterborough , 8.15
London (King's Cross) arrive about 10.0

Return 'Tickets will 1:;e available by this Train

PONTEFRACT RACES, FEBRUARY 18 and 19.
For the convenience of those who may wish to visit
Pontefract Races, the 7.30 p.m. Ordinary Train from Lin-
coln to Doncaster will, on February 17, be mu through
from Lincoln to Pontefract, with First, Second, and Third
Class Passengers and Horses.
SEYMOUR CLARKE, General Manager.
London, King's Cross Station, February, 1869.

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the Storms
of the year 1868, the National Lifeboat Institution
contributed to the saving of 862 lives from various ship-
wrecks and 25 vessels from destruction. The Inwitution
also expended £20,433 in the same period on its Lifeboat
Establishments, in addition to granting £2.131 for re-
wards.

The Committee of the institution earnestly appeal to the
public for assistance to enable them to meet the continued
heavy demands on their 198 Lifeboat Establishments.
Contributions will be thaukfuliy received by the London
and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis,
Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—
Grand Musical Festival, THIS EVENING (Ash
Wednesday). —The only West-end Theatre open.—Mr.
F. B. Chatterton has the honour to announce that he has
made arrangements for a GRAND MUSICAL FESTI-
VAL, which will take place THIS EVENING, on which
occasion the eminent tragedian Mr. Phelps will read selec-
tions from "Athalie ;" Mr. Arthur Sketchley will give a
portion of his celebrated entertainment; Mr. Andrew
Halliday will recite his sero-coruic poem from "Every
Day Papers," entitled "Robin." The following celebrated
artists will also appear • Mdlle. Liebhart, Miss Edith
Wynne, Miss Julia Elton, Madame Weiss, Miss Palmer,
Miss Poole, Miss Helene D'Alton (her first appearance),
Madame Sanerhrey, Miss M. Robinson, R.A.M., Mdlle. Amy
St. Lege Pigot, Miss Fanny Holland, Miss Annie Trafford
(her first appearance), Mdlles C;ara and Rosamunda Doria ;
31r. Vernon Rigby, Mr. W. H. Cummings, Mr. Wilbye
Cooper, Mr. George Perren, Mr. Wilford Morgan, Mr.
Temple, Mr. Renwick, and Herr Wallenreiter. Solo in-
strumentalists : pianoforte, Mdlle. Marot de Beauvosin ;
violin, Mr. Viotti Collins and Mr. H. Sternberg ; harp,
Mr. Frederick Chatterton ; band of harps (under the direc-
tion of Mr. Frederick Chatterton), Mesdames George
Dowell, Jessie Weippert, Holcombe, and Poncione ;
Messieurs Trust, Compton, Stratford, Putnam, and
Frederick Chatterton. The programme will also com-
prise a BALLAD CONCERT ; Selections from Ro-
sini's " Stabat Mater ;" Handel's "Messiah ;" Haydn's
"Creation ;" Mendelssohn's "Elijah ;" and Beethoven's
"Pastoral Symphony"— illustrated with cenic effects.
Ballot and Pantomime Action arranged by Mr. J. Cormack.
Chorus of 300 and Increased Orchestra. The Evening's
Entertainment under the direction of Mr. Edward Stirling.
Conductors, Herr W. Ganz and Mr. W. C. Levey; Director
of the Orchestra, Mr. W. C. Levey. • Private boxes, 1,2,
3,4, and 5 guineas; stalls, 7s. dress circle, Es.; first circle,
45.; balcony seats, 35.; pit, 25.; lower gallery, ls. ; upper
gallery, 6d. No half-price. Box-office open from 10 till
5 daily. Doors open at half-past 6. Commence at 7
o'clock.

THEATRE ROYAL,_ DRURY-LANE

Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F.B. Chatterton,

TO-MORROW will be perfor;ied MY WIFE'S OUT.
To be followed by the Great Christmas Pantomime, entitled
GRIMALKIN THE GREAT; OR, HARLEQUIN Puss IN Bocrrs,
ILND THE MILLER'S SONS, with new and magnificent Scenery
oy Mr. Wm. Beverley. Characters in the Opening by the entire
strength of the company. In the Harlecininade a Double Troupe
of Pantomimiets; and combining the grandest stage effects of
any Pantomime ever produced at this theatre. Doors open at
half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily.

THEATRE ROYAL, HA rMARKET.
Sole Lessee Mr. Backstone.
TO MORROW, BLUE DEVILS : Messrs. Howe, Rogers,
Buckstone. jun., and Miss Fanny Wright.
After which, HOME: Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Comp-
ton, A stley, &c, Mesdames Cavendish, Burke, Hill, &c.
Concluding with THE FRIGHTFUL HAIR. esers. Comp
ton, Kendal, Weathersby, Buckstone, jun., etc. ; Mesdames
Wright, Burke, Gwynn, &c.

Commence at Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI,
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER.

Directress. Mrs. 'Alfi-ed Mellon.
TO-MORROW, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE
TO CAMBERWELL. Mr. G. delmore, Mrs. L. Murray.
&t 15 to 8, THE DEAD HEART: Mr. Benjamin Webster,
Mr. Arthur Stirling, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Ash-
ley, Mr. Stuart, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Lennox Grey, &c.
Commence at Seven.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining.

st 3 Ni ghts.
TO-MORROW EVENINLaG, THE SECRET.
After which (at 8 o'clock) Dion Boucicault's new drama, in
f )ur acts, entitled AFTER DARK, a Tale of London Life.
Messrs :Vining, Walter Lacy, Dominick Murray. C. Harcourt,
J. G . Shore; 31iss Emma Barnet. and Miss Rose Leclercq.
Entirely new Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds and assistants.
To conclude with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY.
Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open
daily from 10 till 5.

WO— On Monday, Feb. 15, a new Drama. entitled MARIE
ANTOINETTE, in which Mdlle. Beatrice will appear.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborongh.
ro- lotecco W, at 7.30, 'rut: 1:' LUti w HUNT. Messrs
Clsrke. Belford, Joyce; Mesdames But ..3n and Maitland.
After which, THE FIELD OF Tl. E CLOTH OF GOLD.
Messrs. Thorne, James, and Robson Mesdames M. Long-
more, F. Hughes, L. Maitland, &c.
To conclude with HUE AND DYE.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS,
HOLBORN.
Another change of Programme.—First appearance of DON
JUAN BARTO, a Mexican Grotesque, and the most astounding
Prestidigitateur ever witnessed. Without the aid of apparatus,
or con'ederaey of any kind whatever, he will perform, in the
centre of the v rena, feats of magic more wonderful than can
possibly be imagined. The Press in every city in America in
which he has exhibited unanimously proclaim him without an
equal. Hundreds of criticisms might be quoted in praise of his
exceeding cleverness, but one selected from a leading American
paper will probably be deemed sufficient: "We have seen dur
ing the past week," says the joarnal in question, " the perform-
ances of Don Juan Barto, the extraordinary grotesque, and are
compelled to acknowledge that his tricks of Prestidigitation are
truly wonderful. We have seen Hermann, Heller, Anderson,
and numerous other professors of the magic art, but we have
never witnessed any so dexterous, so complete in their perform-
ances, nor so truly beyond comprehension, as this celebrated
magician. We accord him the praise of being the best ;performer
that we have ever seen upon any stage„' In addition, Her Oscar
Caere and his Fifty wonderful performing Horses, and the un-
paralleled Scenes in the Arena, including A. Bradbury, Eng-
land's Champion Equestrian, A, Salamonsky, A. Carre, Mdlles.
Montero, Schwartz, Kremser, and Salamonsky, in a series of
unparalleled acts of horsemanship. Casteloi ti and the Brothers
Girardes in their Thrilling Ladder and Trapeze evolutions. The
Clowns Burgess and Loyal, the greatest grotesque of the day
"Many persons form their estimate of a circus from some of
those exhibitions which travel through the provinces; the Hol-
born Amphitheatre is as far above them as Patti's singing is
above that of a street ballad-singer."—Court Journal, Jan. 2.
Doors open at Seven, commence at half past. Morning Per-
formances Wednesday and Saturday, commencing at Half-past
Two.

GLOBE THEATRE-ROYA
Sole Proprietor ani Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry.

At 7. A HAPPY FAMILY. 7.30, CYRIL'S SUCCESS. 9.'0,
BROWN AND TITE BRAHMINS: Messrs. 3larshall, Warner,
David fisher, Andrews, Huriston. and T. Clarke: Mesdames C.
Thorne, L. Morgan, Brennan, Fountain. Arnold, Henrade, Be
rend, Hughes, and Stephens.

IT. GEORGE'S THEATRE, Regent-street,
Langham-place. Licensed by the Lord Chamberlain.
First app-srance, since 1862, of the ROYAL ORIGINAL
CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS (Proprietors, Messrs. WIL-
SOM and MONTAGUE), who will commence their Lon-
don season in the ahoy° theatre on Thursday, Feb. 11,
1869. The only Company of Christy's who have had the
honour to appear by special command before the Queen
and Court. Acting Manager, Mr. A. Nimmo. Evening
at 8, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 and 8. Private
boxes, £3 3s. and £2 2s. ; dress stalls, 55.; reserved seats,
Be. ; balcony seats, 23. ; admissit n, ls. Boxes and places
may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library ; at all the
principal musicsellers; and at the box-office.

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THEATRE-ROY AL DRURY- L AXE.
r•lole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
TO-MORROW, at 7, MY WIFE'S OUT. Followed by the
Grand Fantomime, PUSS IN BOOTS. Commence at 7.